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This year, the 14th IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE 2023), from 29 October to 2 November 2023 will be held in Nashville, TN, USA. It is IEEE’s flagship conference on energy conversion systems and technologies, and is cosponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and Industrial Application Society (IAS). Besides featuring technical presentations and … [Read more...] about Society News– ECCE: First Ever All Women Keynotes

The IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Students and Young Professionals (S&YP) is a sub-group within the largest IEEE PELS community that supports and promotes S&YP who are interested in the field of power electronics. PELS S&YP is an excellent platform that provides resources and networking opportunities for S&YP, it offers many activities, such as conferences, webinars, … [Read more...] about Students and Young Professionals Rendezvous– The Revival of SYPS and Recent YP Activities

The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) is a non-profit organization that collects shipments data directly from its 42 semiconductor company members, and provides market analysis and reports back to its membership. Integrated device manufacturers (IDM) and fabless semiconductor companies who design and market semiconductors, either discrete or integrated circuits, are … [Read more...] about Industry Pulse– WSTS Introduces New Category: WBG Discrete Power Products

A Diverse Future Leadership event was held 6 September 2022 as part of the 2022 European Power Electronics (EPE) Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE) Europe held in Hannover, Germany. The Diverse Future Leadership event, sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society’s (PELS) Women in Engineering (WIE) committee, featured successful managers, both male and female, talking … [Read more...] about Women in Engineering– Diverse Future Leadership Insight From Successful Managers

The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) ( https://www.psma.com ) strives to identify and increase awareness and knowledge of trends that impact the power sources and conversion devices community. Several PSMA committees are focused on emerging technologies. The Energy Harvesting Committee (EHC) ( https://www.psma.com/technical-forums/energy-harvesting ) is focused on … [Read more...] about PSMA Corner– EnerHarv Workshop Facilitates IoT Ecosystem