Schedule 6:00 – Check-in and Networking @ Crooked Stave 6:30 – Dinner Served - Food will be catered 7:00 – Presentation 8:00 – Adjourn Summary: Generator Interconnection Processes/Challenges Tri-State received a total of 55 generator interconnection requests totaling over 8,000 MW in 2018 and 2019, nearly triple Tri-State’s Network load. By 2020, due to a severely backlogged generator interconnection queue, Tri-State initiated Queue Reform to transition its Large Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP) from a serial, sequential process to an annual cluster study process. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Tri-State’s Revised LGIP in January 2021. This presentation will discuss Tri-State’s transition from a serial, sequential process to an annual cluster study process, the state of the current generator interconnection queue, lessons learned, challenges, and potential future changes to LGIP across the country. Speaker(s): Ryan Hubbard, Room: Upstairs Meeting Room, Bldg: Crooked Stave , 1441 W 46th Ave, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80211, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/356032

IEEE members, friends, families and kids of all ages: You are invited to attend for Free this This year, the Denver IEEE is hosting the annual R5 Student Competition at the beautiful new Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center. Two of the competitions will be open to the public: Posters and Robotics. Universities throughout IEEE Region 5 were invited to send Student Teams to compete in the IEEE Region 5 Robotics Competition this Saturday, April 22. Winning Students and Teams will receive significant prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The 2023 student robotics competition will encourage cooperative behaviors between ground robots and small flying drones. Working together and leveraging the strengths of the Flying Drone and the Ground Robot, the two platforms will communicate to negotiate autonomously a series of simple obstacles. Both platforms may only communicate with each other to solve the navigation problem. At the afternoon session, two teams will compete against each other on the same Flying Field. Also on display is a Posters Session, addressing technical, engineering, management, or societal aspects of any subjects relevant to science, engineering, and technology. After judging, come talk to the students and see their poster work. Come spend a couple hours at the Hyatt Regency at this free event. Parking is free on the street, and is also available in the parking garage for a discount rate of $3. After parking, enter the hotel and review Terms and Conditions and get a name tag to enter to Ballroom. The drones and robots will be confined in their own fields, safely enclosed by a transparent plastic screen. Come see the fun! Agenda: 08:00 AM – 04:00 PM Student Robotics Competition 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM Student Poster Competition 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM Lunch Bldg: Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center, 13200 E 14th Place, Aurora, CO , Colorado, United States, 80011

Meeting for general administration and operation of the Black Hills Subsection Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/355503

Restart chapter operations post-COVID, this meeting will take advantage of the previously scheduled webinar. Anyone who wants to participate after the meeting just stay past the end of the webinar to provide contact information. Co-sponsored by: GRSS & REAC-TC Speaker(s): Rohit, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/360488

The evening will be a presentation by Mike Schmidt on "Wind Technology 101" and then a tour of the mechanics of the wind turbine that is used for teaching at LCCC led by Steve Hrkach. We are very lucky to have a chance to tour this unique facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Speaker(s): Mike Schmidt, Steve Hrkach Agenda: 6-6:30 pm Food and Networking 6:30-6:45 Brief Business meeting 6:45- 7:30 Mike Schmidt will Speak on "Wind Energy 101" 7:30-8:15 Steve Hrkach will lead the group to a display of the turbine machinery 1400 East College Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, 82007, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/354554

This event is a luncheon and tour of the Human Interaction and Robotics group. The group is within the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at CU Boulder. Their website states: "Our work lies at the intersection of research in human-robot interaction, artificial intelligence and robot control & planning with the goal of developing robot technologies that enable close, natural, and extended cooperation with humans." Directions and Parking: we will meet at 11am in room 1B70 at the Discovery Learning Center (DLC) ((https://goo.gl/maps/NckRsBbjjHWU8TmFA)). Guest (paid) parking is available in Lot 440 ((https://goo.gl/maps/tFuFiJTAom7WiiaH6)) and is a short 5 minute walk from the DLC. Agenda: - 11am: 11.20 -- Meet & Greet -- brief business meeting - 11.20:11:50 -- 30m presentation from Alessandro - 11.50:12.30 -- lunch - 12.30--1pm -- demos and lab tour Room: 1B70, Bldg: Discovery Learning Center, Engineering Dr., University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80302

This is an administrative meeting and the best place to learn about what is going on within the Denver Section or find volunteering opportunities. In Person attendance at Original Brooklyn's, 2644 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80204. Remote attendance via WebEx call-in: Denver Excom Meeting Hosted by IEEE Denver Section https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=m4fa1461a887d1a94fd52de51e94aa369 Tuesday, May 16, 2023 6:00 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes | (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada) Occurs the third Tuesday of every month effective 6/15/2021 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada) Meeting number: 596 761 562 Password: huVJgx2N7b7 Join by video system Dial 596761562@ieeemeetings.webex.com You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join by phone +1-415-655-0002 United States Toll 1-855-282-6330 United States Toll Free Access code: 596 761 562 Agenda: - Meals and Socializing 6-6:30pm - Roll Call, Introductions, and Verification of a Quorum - Additions to the Agenda - Officer Reports - Student/ Affinity Group / Chapter Updates - Committee Reports - Old Business - Other Items & New Business - Adjourn Original Brooklyn's, 2644 W Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/359116

Presentation: Bridging The Gap Between Robots and Humans Through Explainability Abstract: Robots are traditionally placed behind fences for autonomous pick-and-place tasks. Today, we are witnessing robots moving to work with humans. They will not only need to manipulate but also hand objects to people and explain when autonomy fails. In this talk, I will start with how I tackled challenges in mobile manipulation tasks in a collaborative environment and a better way to let objects go for fluent human-robot handovers. Then I will focus on high-level hierarchical explanation generation algorithms using behavior trees and finer-level references for preferred concise explanations. This includes reference production through a cognitive status-informed approach and mixed-reality robot behavior replays to reason about objects no longer present. Finally, I will discuss how augmented reality can enable physically limited robots to gesture. Co-sponsored by: Eric Ericson Speaker(s): Dr. Zhao Han, Room: 410, Bldg: Ritchie Engineering, 2155 East Wesley Avenue, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80208

IEEE Denver is looking for Senior and Higher Grade members to help Members upgrade to Senior Members. As you'll recall, each Senior Member candidate for upgrade needs two Senior or Higher Grade members to act as references for them. To help with this process, we bring Senior Member Candidates and References together on one Saturday a year to meet and review the Senior Member Candidates resumes and background so that the References can complete their part of the Senior Member Candidate's applications. Typically each Reference will act as a reference to 3 - 4 candidates and completing the reference part of candidate's application takes about 15 min. This event gives all involved the opportunity to meet and network with some of your fellow members. Based on past years Upgrade Events, it's a fascinating opportunity to meet with very accomplished members across a wide variety of engineering background and lunch is provided. Please bring business cards, your IEEE membership number, and something for notes so you can help complete your candidates applications on the portal after the meeting. Your help as Reference would be greatly appreciated by Denver Section and the Candidates. Please register below and we look forward to seeing you on May 20, 2023. Agenda: This will be an open event - For members wishing to be upgraded, you'll need about 15 minutes. As a Senior Member supporting those looking to elevate their membership, you'll meet with about 3-4 individuals. Lunch will be provided. Room: upstairs, Bldg: The Original Brooklyn's, 2644 West Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204

Come team up with your fellow members of the IEEE AESS-SPS Denver/High Plains joint chapter for a trivia night at Green Mountain Beer Company! Food from Chick Fil A and IEEE swag will be provided to IEEE members and guests. Please try to RSVP so we know how much food to bring! 2585 S Lewis Way #110, Lakewood, Colorado, United States, 80227

Pursuits in Near Space - A Technical Hobby at a Higher Level Systems that operate in the atmosphere above the inversion layer and in near-earth orbit have been limited to government funded efforts led by academic institutions, civilian space organizations like NASA & ESA or defense departments. The question is - how can someone with technical interest but a limited budget participates in these kinds of activities? Advances in software defined radios and standardized, small, modular spacecraft have enabled amateurs and citizen scientists to build and operate these systems. High altitude balloons and cube-sats have made these activities affordable and interacting with these systems is easier than ever, especially for those with some computer and electronics background. This talk will explore possibilities for using these technologies for the technical hobbyist, education, scientific research and informing the public. Speaker(s): Clyde Springen, Agenda: 6:00 to 6:10 PM - Open for participants to enter and network. 6:10 to 6:20 PM - IEEE LM and CTCN Business meeting and to introduce speaker. 6:20 to 7:30 PM - Formal Program and Q&A. Room: Community Room #1, Asian American Resource Center (AARC), 8401 Cameron Road, Austin, TX , Austin , Texas, United States, 78754, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/360451

Schedule 6:00 – Check-in and Networking 6:30 – Dinner Served 7:00 – Presentation 8:00 – Adjourn Real time application to intergration of DER in Microgrids/Power System Summary: The North American power grid is currently undergoing a massive transformation to decarbonize the existing energy supply by interconnecting huge amounts of variable renewable resources supported primarily by power electronics-based converters. Consequently, it becomes critically important to understand the changing grid dynamics and ensure its reliability and resilience. Cost: $5 to signupNote: Opal-RT will provide a cocktail hour with appetizers, a glass of wine, a plated dinner and dessert. Speaker(s): Dr. Aditya Ashok, Bldg: La Bouche Wine Bar, 1100 E 17th Ave, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218

5G has influenced the worldwide co-evolution of multiple standards in diverse areas and driven advances in various sectors, including telemedicine, smart grids, transportation, factories, satellite, IoT, and many others. The modern 5G wireless internet requires the integration of service-based applications, transport protocols, IP networks, and Radio Access, with quality of service vertically integrated by current 3GPP cellular protocols. As the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and 3GPP frame future capability beyond 5G, 6G wireless research ushers in an era of application scenarios involving Enhanced Mobile Broadband Plus (eMBB-Plus), Ultra-High- Speed with Low Latency Communications (uHSLLC), Secure Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (SURLLC). Emerging 6G trends also point towards an intelligence era across multiple 6G protocol stack layers. This presentation gives an overview of 5G evolution and what's next in 6G. Speaker(s): , Brian Kelly Agenda: 6:00 to 6:10 PM - Open for participants to enter and network. 6:10 to 6:20 PM - IEEE LM and CTCN Business meeting and to introduce speaker. 6:20 to 7:30 PM - Formal Program and Q&A. Room: 1, Austin American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, Texas, United States, 78754, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/362156

You Are Invited to the Free IEEE Picnic! Saturday, July 22, 2023. 10:30 – 2:30pm (This Picnic Is For You! Tell us what you would like!) Open to All IEEE Members, Guests, Families and Children with Adults. --------------------------------------------------------------- Goals: - Socialize – Good Food, Games, Prizes, Fun. Reserve Now, Spots Limited! - Promote IEEE Tech Societies and Affiliates. Chairs, bring your Bling and Society Information! - Promote IEEE Events of interest: Region 5 Student Robotics Competition, Circuit Design, Build Something Cool, Dine and Learn, Lectures and Presentations. - Provide a venue - for Students and members to meet other IEEE members already employed in companies of YOUR interest. Venue; Jefferson Park, 2290 Eliot St, Denver, CO 80211 Jefferson Park 2290 Eliot St, Denver, CO 80211, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80211