Paul Savage
CEO
Nextek Power Sytems, Inc. ( www.nextekpower.com )
Topic: tbd
Abstract: tbd
Biography:
Nextek Power Sytems, Inc. develops innovative technology based on DC standard that best promote renewable energy development. Nextek is supported by Next Energy which is part of Michigan Gov.

Paul Savage, CEO, was an outside Director prior to joining Nextek December 2002. A graduate from Haverford College, his background includes Bond Trading at CS First Boston and risk management at Lehman Brothers before joining start-up operations of Caterpillar's dealership in Vietnam, V-TRAC. Based in Hanoi, Paul filled 2 roles as the Director of Customer Finance and Marketing. He grew this green-field start-up to 87 employees, 5 offices and $22 million in sales in 2 years. This business was primarily back-up power systems from 20 kW to 2 MW.  He is a Founding Member of the Emerge Alliance Corporation, a consortium aimed at promoting direct current (DC) power standards for buildings.

Paul is a member of the Board of Directors of Winrock International , a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources.  He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative; the largest individual investor in Nextek; and the organizer and coach for the team which operates the Company today.

 A Message from the Conference Chair:

This year, the IEEE of Southeastern Michigan will focus the annual Fall Section Conference on the development, implementation, and commercialization of Green Technology in the Great Lakes Region. Our goals are simple: We wish to raise awareness of the diverse regional activity in Green Technology in the area. We will explore the research efforts, the opportunities for realizations, present examples of implementations, and discuss the business opportunities.

 Agenda:

8:00am – 9:00am Breakfast, Welcome Remarks, and Keynote
9:00am – 12:00pm Two Morning Technical Session Tracks
12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch, Awards Ceremony, Speaker Recognition
1:30pm – 4:30pm Two Afternoon Technical Session Tracks 

Registration: To be announced

Provided by the IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section and it's sixteen technical society chapters.

New Local Chapter Forming

We are forming a new chapter of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. If you are interested, see the discussion on the Section Online Community.

April 2008 Wavelengths Magazine

Wavelengths Magazine Sponsor D.L.S.

About Us

Detroit is the major city in Southeastern Michigan. However, the IEEE Section covers ten counties in southeastern Michigan and Ontario. Counties include: Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties in Michigan and Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

Major cities include: Windsor, Ontario; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Lansing, Michigan which is the State Capitol. We are the only U.S.A. IEEE Section that extends outside the U.S.

IEEE-SEM Email Alias - If you would like a your-name@ieee-sem.org email alias, just send and email to scott@ieee-sem.org with your name preference and address to forward to.  Our email server uses gray listing to help reduce email spam.

Chapter Chairs:  If you would like a webpage for your chapter similar to Chapter IV and VII (see side bar) drop me a line and I will help you get started.  scott@ieee-sem.org