H.G. Acres Seminar 2003: Water Power Solutions in a Changing Market
The 34th annual Acres Seminar took place on April 25th in Niagara Falls. Invited guests from many North American locations and a distinguished guest from Ghana joined Acres staff at the day-long work session, which was followed by an evening banquet overlooking the Falls. The next morning many delegates enjoyed a tour of the Sir Adam Beck I and II generating stations.
Originally a geotechnical seminar, the focus of the event has broadened in recent years to cover a wide range of topical subjects - among them earthquake engineering, waste management, and green power.
Today, hydropower can go a long way towards satisfying the need for renewable sources of energy. Although it is a mature industry, there is still abundant scope for enhanced efficiency and some additional development.
The keynote speaker for the day was Steve Gilchrist, MPP, Commissioner for Alternative Energy and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Ontario. He spoke of the energy future within the Province, and of present and future incentives to pursue new development projects. His talk set the stage for a number of presentations from industry, government agencies and Acres staff specialists.
SGE Acres employee honoured
Joanna Barnard is a member of the hydrotechnical group at SGE Acres, and is also an MBA student at Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland. On March 14th she was inducted into the Honour Society of Beta Gamma Sigma - the highest recognition of merit for any business student, anywhere in the world. Joanna's colleagues at SGE Acres, and all of us at Acres, congratulate her on this achievement.
Multiple Award Schedule contract from the U.S. General Services Administration
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We were pleased by the news recently that our U.S. offices in Amherst and Seattle have been awarded a Multiple Award Schedule contract from the U.S. General Services Administration for professional engineering services. Acres has been providing services to U.S. public and private clients for more than 50 years. Among our current clients are the COE, TVA, and BPA. Contact: Bob Egglink, regglink@acres.com |
Upcoming Events
ICOLD Congress June 16 - 20, 2003
Montreal, PQ
Acres is a conference sponsor for this event and will be exhibiting and presenting. Come visit us at booth 412.
Contact: Charlie Gibbs, NF, Project Manager, 905-374-5200
WaterPower XIII July 29 - 31, 2003
Buffalo, NY
Come by and see our exhibits for Acres International, Booth 712 and Synexus Global, Booth 710. Synexus Global is organizing their 2nd Annual Vista User Group Meeting and is also organizing pre-conference activities - theme: Hydro Plant Upgrades and Life Extension - Modern Methods, Tools, and Case Studies
