POWER June 2012 - 6

SPEAKING OF POWER
Self-Improvement Strategy
P
OWER marks its 130th year of service
to the power generation industry
with this issue. Instead of
cake for the staff, we decided to celebrate
the milestone in a way that will
benefit our readers and supporters for
many years to come.
One of my greatest pleasures as the
editor of POWER is the opportunity to
work with many of this industry's best
and brightest. In my highly biased opinion,
POWER's editorial staff is unmatched
in its experience and knowledge of the
power industry, which in turn allows us
to consistently provide you with staffwritten
industry news and the best practical
technical information. Our work is
on display each time you open POWER
or one of our electronic magazines and
newsletters.
Always Room for Improvement
Still, there are always ways to improve.
I'm pleased to announce that David
Wagman has agreed to join the POWER
team. David will wear two hats-as
POWER executive editor and as content
director for the ELECTRIC POWER Conference.
By the time you read this, David
will be hard at work meeting deadlines
for the next issue of POWER and engaged
in early planning for ELECTRIC POWER
formation via other digital platforms.
To begin exploring the many options
for connecting with POWER, visit our
homepage: www.powermag.com.
POWERnews. Every Thursday morning,
our staff-researched and -written
enewsletter covering the most important
power generation industry developments
will arrive in your inbox-but
only if you subscribe, using the Subscribe
button at the top right of our
homepage. More than 54,000 satisfied
subscribers can't be wrong.
Careers in POWER. Looking for a
2013. I was pleased to hear many EP exhibitors
and attendees say that they will
be happy to work with David again.
David's name should be familiar to
many of you from his earlier role as
chief editor of a competing magazine.
Before that position, David spent five
years with the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory. Rounding out his 25
years in the energy industry were stints
with Financial Times Energy, Public Utilities
Fortnightly, and the National Regulatory
Research Institute. David also
has successfully launched new energyrelated
publications and managed large
conferences-experience that we will
leverage to improve our publications
and events.
Digital Upgrades
In response to many requests, we are
pleased to announce that POWER is now
available on the iPad. Each month you
will be able to download a complete issue
of the magazine and take it with
you wherever you go. Head over to the
App Store, search for " Power Magazine, "
and download the free app. It will allow
you to download the latest issue
of POWER to your iPad's Newsstand, at
no cost. Issues available for download
begin with January 2012. We are also
working to improve our delivery of in6
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new
opportunity in the power generation
industry, or searching for a new
hire? Your first stop should be the Careers
in POWER jobs board, where hundreds
of job-seekers and employers find
each other.
POWER and Social Media. Join current
discussions or start your own discussion
topic in our LinkedIn groups
(POWER magazine, ELECTRIC POWER,
Women in Power Generation, and Combined
Cycle Users' Group), or visit our
Facebook and Google+ pages as well as
our Twitter feed (@POWERmagazine)
for interesting, current news.
POWER blog. If you enjoy insightful
commentary on recent energy industry
events, then you should bookmark our
blog (www.powermag.com/blog). You
might not always agree with our blogger-editors,
but how much fun would
that be?
POWER Store. The Store is now open
for business. Use the link in the main
navigation bar at www.powermag.com
to find and purchase both old and new
titles. Several more are in preparation,
including a new compilation of Marmaduke
Surfaceblow's most interesting
stories, and will hit the shelves in the
coming months.
If you have an idea or suggestion for
how we might improve, or if you would
just like to reconnect with David, our
digital door is always open at editor@
powermag.com. ■
-Dr. Robert Peltier, PE is POWER's
editor-in-chief.
POWER | June 2012
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