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Technology experts and policymakers to discuss hydrogen economy

WHO: Four IEEE societies are sponsoring the conference: the IEEE Power Engineering Society, the Industry Applications Society, the Power Electronics Society and the Society on Social Implications of Technology, and IEEE-USA.

WHEN: 19-20 April (7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the 19th and 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the 20th)

WHERE: JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.

WHY ATTEND: To learn how hydrogen fuel will affect the future delivery of electric energy. Speakers and participants will focus on hydrogen production and delivery infrastructure, power generation technologies, system interface issues and case studies from North America, Europe and Japan.

NOTED SPEAKERS:

• Former U.S. Representative Robert Walker (R-Pa.)
  Chairman, Wexler and Walker Public Policy Associates
  As a legislator, made significant contributions to hydrogen economy R&D
  Will deliver keynote address, "Understanding the Challenge"

• "Hydrogen Economy" Author Jeremy Rifkin
  Will close the conference by speaking about the creation of the worldwide energy web and the redistribution of power on earth

CONTACT: To attend the conference, contact Chris McManes, senior public relations coordinator, IEEE-USA, at c.mcmanes@ieee.org or 202-785-0017, ext. 8356.

The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional society with approximately 360,000 members in 170 countries. Through its members, the IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. The IEEE produces 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed more than 900 active industry standards. The organization also sponsors or cosponsors more than 300 international technical conferences each year. Additional information is available at http://www.ieee.org.

IEEE-USA is an organizational unit of the IEEE. It was created in 1973 to advance the public good and promote the careers and public-policy interests of the more than 225,000 technology professionals who are U.S. members of the IEEE. For more information, go to http://www.ieeeusa.org.

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