NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

IERE EE-mail Magazine No.15
No.15 (23 JulyJuly 2012)

Contents- Message from IERE New Secretary General- Transitions in IERE Central Office Staff- Call for R&D collaborative projects- 12th IERE General Meeting and Korea Forum "Call for Paper"- Register Now: Expert Meeting on CCT in Xi'an, China<< Message from IERE New Secretary General >>Dr. Mikio Sato, the former IERE Secretary General, left his position on IERE at theend of June, and Mr. Tetsuo Matsumura has been designated to be as the new IERESecretary General.
By the article 7 of statutes of the IERE, Mr. Mark Dudzinski, the Chair of IERE,
appointed Mr. Tetsuo Matsumura as 5th Secretary General of the IERE, with theapproval of the Board.

The following message comes from the new Secretary General;
Dear IERE Members,“Open communication windows”
windows”
I have been appointed Secretary General of IERE July 2012, succeeding Dr. Sato. It isa great honor for me to join IERE which has long history since 1968 and has
contributed to the information exchange of R&D in the electric power technology fields
to be a global, cooperative catalyst for electric research, development, demonstrationand practical solutions.
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The former Secretary General, Dr. Sato operated the Mid-Term Action Plan for
2010-2012 and advanced quality improvement of IERE events. During his three years
term, we tried to make TIS activities more active and we also made a new framework
for IERE members to make possible to operate cooperative research activities.
I would like to prepare and operate next Mid-Term Action Plan from 2013 and try toenlarge communications within IERE Members and with other organizations.
I have been worked with human factors researchers in CRIEPI until June 2012, andlearned a little bit about human communications, human performances and others
which contribute reduction of human error and accidents.
To improve communication, “Johari window” is a famous model used to help better
understanding each other. Typical “Johari window” is normally shown like thefollowing figure, with its four windows.
“Johari window”
Known to others
Not Known to others

Known to self
Open window
Hidden window

Not Known to self
Blind window
Unknown window“Johari window” model for personal can be applied, I think, for communication oforganizations. For good communications, it is important to know each otherorganization, their demand and potentials at first, because smooth communications canbe accomplished through “Open window”.
IERE seeks to be a “Global Platform of Electric R&D, Technology Development andDeployment”. To provide the Global Platform of IERE members for communications, I
would like to promote communication services as Secretary General of IERE CentralOffice.

Sincerely Yours,

Tetsuo Matsumura,
Secretary General, IERE Central Office2

NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations<< Transitions in IERE Central Office Staff >>On July 1st, in addition to new Secretary General, two new Japanese staff;
Mr. Yukihiro Jinno and Mr. Teruo Takagi have joined IERE Central Office Staff.
Mr. Yukihiro Jinno came from Kansai Electric Power Company and succeeded Mr.
Toshihisa Kadoya. Mr. Teruo Takagi came from Chubu Electric Power Company andsucceeded Mr. Hiroshi Nakano.

<< Call for R&D collaborative projects >>IERE Central Office asks members to propose new R&D collaborative projects.
Please submit "Project proposal form" if you have the idea of R&D collaborativeprojects.
Please refer; http://www.iere.jp/NonMembers/RD_WG/index.html"Collaborative R&D Projects" has started since November 2011. Participants have toshare the work by providing technological knowledge, information, skills andmanpower. Basically, the costs will also have to be shared. Naturally, every participant
expects equal or comparable benefits from the projects.
The scheme of this activity allows any IERE member to propose and participate in theprojects. Proposals can be submitted any time to the Central Office, and once they are
accepted, it will be announced to all IERE members for asking their participation.
** Join the following projects **which were accepted to start by IERE R&D Working Group:
Project 1: "Transformer Insulating Paper Diagnosis; For a worldwide application ofmethanol as an innovative marker" (proposed by HQ)
Project 2: "Diagnosis Center for HV Current Transformers" (proposed by IIE)
Project 3: "Life-time Evaluation of Transmission Power Cables" (OF Cable)(proposed by KEPCO RI)All IERE members can participate in these projects if you are interested in.
Please submit "Application Form for participation" to IERE Central Office.
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NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations<< 12th IERE General Meeting and Korea Forum "Call for Paper" >>The 12th General Meeting and Korea Forum will be held in Seoul, Korea from 6 to 9
November 2012 co-hosted by KEPCO. The General theme of General Meeting is "PostFukushima". After the serious incident of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant,Power industries have faced a great many problems. As R&D divisions, we would liketo talk and discuss what we could and should take actions at the 12th General
Meeting.
The Main theme of Korea Forum is "Technologies overcoming Economic Depression
and Natural Disaster".
Venue & Accommodations
Sheraton Grande Walker Hill, Seoul
Address: Walkerhill-ro 177, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 143-708, Korea
Phone: +82-2-455-5000

FAX: +82-2-452-6867

URL: http://www.sheratonwalkerhill.co.kr/en/main.wh** Abstract Submission: No later than 31 AugustAugust 2012 **Please see;
http://www.iere.jp/NonMembers/Activities/Forum/Korea_Forum/PreAnnouncement.pdf<< Register Now! : Expert Meeting on CCT in Xi'an, China >>The Expert Meeting on Clean Coal Technology co-hosted by Xi'an Thermal Power
Research Institute will be held on 20 - 21 September 2012 in Xi'an, China.
Registration can be still accepted. Please register now!
This meeting is one of activities of TIS (Technological Issues and Solution) Asia which
has two working groups, Generation Working Group and Network Working Group.
As the activity of Generation WG in this year, we will hold Expert Meeting on "CleanCoal Technologies".
The Meeting has three sessions and technical tour to TPRI.
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NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations-Session1: "Coal Utilization - Future Directions and Regional Interest"-Session2: "IGCC & CCS"
-Session3: "Ultra-Supercritical (USC) Technology"
This meeting will comprise experts and professionals and the first expert meeting inIERE history. We encourage you to get involved.
Please see;
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