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Unfortunately, the IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Conference and Exposition that was originally planned for Chicago in April 2020
and then rescheduled to October was
finally canceled due to the COVID-19
pandemic. The conference papers were
presented virtually in October and will
be available on IEEE Xplore. We will
see you in New Orleans, Louisiana, for
T&D 2022 in April 2022.
PES sponsored and cosponsored
meetings and conferences are listed in
the "Calendar" column in this issue.
The sponsored and cosponsored meetings are listed as virtual or canceled
(in some cases, there have been no announced changes to the original on-site
plans), and they may change as this issue goes to publication.

ents and was e-hosted by Alfredo Vaccaro, PES Awards and Recognition
Committee chair. There are also two
IEEE-level award recipients by PES
members included in the video lineup.
Access to the videos is open to anyone
and not just GM registrants. Share in the
reaction of our 2020 award recipients
by watching these videos; they can be
accessed from the PES home page at
www.ieee-pes.org or directly at https://
ieeetv.ieee.org/event-showcase/2020
-awards-IEEE-Power-Energy-Society.

PES Awards

Thank You

With the transition of the 2020 PES
GM to a virtual event, this year's PES
Awards Ceremony was also virtual.
The virtual ceremony included videos
to honor this year's PES award recipi-

This issue represents my second and final one serving as interim editor-in-chief
(EIC) during this period of transition. I
want to thank the guest editors, Barry
Mather and Guohui Yuan, for their re-

Society News
We are saddened to report the passing
of Patrick Ryan, PES executive director,
on Tuesday, 8 September 2020. In "Society News," we remember Pat's family,
his career, and his accomplishments.

spective efforts with the five articles and
two columns on the topic of DERs, as
well as Ben Kroposki for his early input
on planning this issue. I would also like
to thank all the authors of the articles,
columns, and features in this issue.
Once again, Robert Henderson went
above and beyond the call of duty in assisting with the editing of this issue, and
I thank him for his extensive efforts. As
a novice interim EIC, I appreciate the
guidance of Geri Krolin-Taylor, senior
managing editor, and Maria Proetto,
Shanon Nason, and Roseanne Jones,
of the IEEE PES Executive Office, for
their friendly advice and help on the
PES content. I would also like to thank
Mike Henderson (immediate past EIC)
and Steve Widergren (incoming EIC)
for their input and guidance. I ask you
all to support Steve in his new role. I
look forward to continuing to serve
as associate editor of History on the
IEEE Power & Energy Magazine Editorial Board.

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