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Jun 27, 2007 IEEE PES Annual General Meeting, Tampa, Florida, "Intelligent Distributed Autonomous Power Systems (IDAPS)", by Professor Saifur Rahman, Manisa Pipattanasomporn and Yonael Teklu
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Mar 19, 2007 Tutorial at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) , Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Non-conventional Energy Sources: Market Survey and Commercial Applications", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Mar 18, 2007 IEEE PES Seminar at Power Cell, Ministry of Power, Govt. of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Electric Power Development in Bangladesh: Observations and Recommendations", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Mar 15, 2007 Panel Discussion at Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Hyderabad, India, "Renewables and Distributed Generation: Issues for the Future", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Mar 14, 2007 Tutorial at Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad, India, "Non-conventional Energy Sources: Market Survey and Commercial Applications", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Mar 13, 2007 Tutorial at the IEEE Kochi (Kerala) Section, "Non-conventional Energy Sources: Market Survey and Commercial Applications", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Mar 7, 2007 Invited talk at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, "Alternative Energy Systems to Address Climate Change Concerns", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Mar 6, 2007 Invited talk at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, "Alternative Energy Systems to Address Climate Change Concerns", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Jan 2007 Invited talk at the Institution of Engineers, Dhaka Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Opportunities and Challenges in Renewable Energy Applications in Bangladesh", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Sep 2006 Invited lecture at the University of Electronic Sciences and Technology of China, IT Now and Future Forum, Chengdu, China, "Critical Information Infrastructure Assurance: Its Challenges and Opportunities", by Professor Saifur Rahman [Abstract]
Sep 2006 Invited talk at the IEEE Richmond Section, Richmond, Virginia, "Wind Energy: Opportunities and Challenges for Offshore Applications", by Professor Saifur Rahman, George Hagerman and Manisa Pipattanasomporn
Aug 2006 Invited lecture at the 4th EAPC/PfP Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection & Civil Emergency Planning: Building Bridges between Stakeholders to Mitigate Disasters, Zurich, Switzerland, "Energy Networks for Sustainable Communication Systems and Mitigation of Civil Disasters", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Aug 2006 Keynote address at the 4th EAPC/PfP Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection & Civil Emergency Planning: Building Bridges between Stakeholders to Mitigate Disasters, Zurich, Switzerland, "ICT-Integrated Energy Infrastructure", by Professor Saifur Rahman
May 2006 Invited lecture to the student branch of IEEE at University of Pretoria, Petoria, South Africa, "Distributed Generation Technologies and Energy Efficiency Tools to Mitigate Global Warming", by Professor Saifur Rahman
May 2006 Invited lecture to the South Africa Section of IEEE and the South Africa Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) at Wits University, West Campus in Johannesburg, South Africa, "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change", by Professor Saifur Rahman
May 2006 Invited lecture to the South Africa Section of IEEE in Cape Town, Cape Peninsular University of Technology, South Africa, "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change", by Professor Saifur Rahman
May 2006 Invited presentation at the International Conference on Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), Cape Town, South Africa, "Distributed Generation Technologies and Energy Efficiency Tools to Mitigate Global Warming", by Professor Saifur Rahman
May 2006 Invited lecture at the University of Cape Town, Student Branch of IEEE, Cape Town, South Africa, "Distributed Generation Technologies and Energy Efficiency Tools to Mitigate Global Warming", by Professor Saifur Rahman
May 2006 Second keynote address at the International Conference on Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), Cape Town, South Africa, "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change", by Professor Saifur Rahman
May 2006 Keynote address at the International Conference on Industrial and Commercial User of Energy (ICUE), Cape Town, South Africa, "Energy Use and National Energy Efficiency Strategies in China, India, USA and the EU", by Professor Saifur Rahman
April 2006 Invited presentation at theChina Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing, China, "Global Energy Use, Distributed Generation and Energy Efficiency", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Mar 2006 Euro-Atlantic Symposium on Critical Information Infrastructure Assurance, Riva San Vitale, Switzerland, "A Comprehensive Approach to Critical Information Infrastructure Assurance", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Mar 2006 Engineering Education Seminar at the Institution of Engineers, Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Qualilty Engineering Education in the 21st Century: Role of the Professional Community", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Mar 2006 A Seminar Organized by the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Symposium on Quality Engineering Education in the 21st Century: Role of the Teaching Community", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Jan 2006 Engineers Forum on Sustainability, "Information and Communication Technology and Sustainable Social Services", Washington DC, by Professor Saifur Rahman
Dec 2005 The first Bangladesh Earthquake Symposium (BES-1), Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Impact of Natural Disasters on Critical Infrastructures", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Dec 2005 Joseph R. Loring Professorship: Investiture Lecture, Advanced Research Institute - Virginia Tech, U.S.A, "Energy and the Environment", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Oct 2005 Northeast CZM Partners Workshop -- Future Energy Needs and Impacts on the Coastal Zone, Virginia Beach, VA
" Wave and Tidal Power: Projects and Prospects", by George Hagerm
Oct 2005 Conference on International Experience and Potential Applications of Renewable Energy in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
"Distributed Generation Technologies and Energy Efficiency for the Mitigation of GHG Emissions", Keynote speech by Professor Saifur Rahman
Oct 2005 Invited Presentation at the Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
"Greenhouse Gas Emissions and its Mitigation Potential", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Oct 2005 Invited Presentation to Friends of the Earth, Hong Kong
"Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Climate Change and Renewable Energy", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Sep 2005 The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Consortium (EAPC/PfP) Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection & Civil Emergency Planning, Zurich, Switzerland
"Information and Communication Technologies: Powerful Enabler or Weakest Link.", Keynote speech by Professor Saifur Rahman
Sep 2005 The CI2RCO Workshop on Critical Information Protection Research and Development, Prague, Czech Republic
"Critical Information Infrastructure Protection: Overview of the R&D in the U.S.", Keynote speech by Professor Saifur Rahman
May 2005 Invited talk to the Singapore Chapter, IEEE Power Engineering Society, Singapore
"Distributed Generation Technologies Exploring the Opportunities", by Professor Saifur Rahman
June 2004 Presentation at Technical Session: Grid Reconstruction and Power Restoration Following Natural Disasters, 2004 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, "Some Lessons from Isabel: The Story of Three Utilities", Denver Colorado, 6-10 June 2004, by Michael Willingham
May 2004 Invited Presentation at the workshop on Nationwide Internet Access and Online Application, Dhaka, Bangladesh
"Telecommunication Needs for the Internet Infrastructure in Bangladesh", by Professor Saifur Rahman and Manisa Pipattanasomporn
May 2004 Invited Presentation at the workshop on Nationwide Internet Access and Online Application, Dhaka, Bangladesh
"Distributed Generation Solutions for Internet Access in Remote Areas", by Manisa Pipattanasomporn and Professor Saifur Rahman
Jan 2004 Invited Presentation at the Jadavpur University,
Kolkata, India
"Digital Library Network for Engineering and Technology" (DLNET): An NSDL Project, by Professor Saifur Rahman
Nov 2003 Invited Presentation to the Distance and Online Education Group
The World Bank, Washington DC
"Alternatives for Internet Connectivity in Schools", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Oct 2003

Invited Talk to the IEEE North-West Russia Section
St. Petersburg, Russia
"Distributed Generation Technologies A Sustainable Energy Solution", by Professor Saifur Rahman

Oct 2003 Invited Talk to the IEEE PES Istanbul Chapter
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
"Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Issues",
"Energy Management and Renewable Energy",
by Professor Saifur Rahman


Invited Talk to the IEEE Turkey Section

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
"Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Its Mitigation Opportunities", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Oct 2003 Invited Presentation at the IEEE Student Symposium
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
"Green Power History and Potentials", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Sep 2003 Invited Presentation at the European Critical Infrastructure Protection Workshop,
Frankfurt, Germany,

"Critical Infrastructure Dependency: A View from the United States", by Professor Saifur Rahman
Aug 2003

Invited Presentations in Australia and New Zealand by Professor Saifur Rahman
"A Sustainable Electricity Solution: Issues and Answers", presentation to the IEEE New Zealand South Section, Aug 16, 2003, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Presentation]

"A Sustainable Electricity Solution through Distributed Generation and Energy Efficiency", presentation to the IEEE New Zealand North Section, Aug 15, 2003, Auckland, New Zealand. [Presentation]

"Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Distributed Generation Technologies and Energy Efficiency", presentation to the Victorian Chapter, Aug 13, 2003, Melbourne, Australia. [Presentation]

"Distributed Generation Technologies: A Sustainable Energy Solution", presentation to the Western Australia Chapter, IEEE PES, Aug 11, 2003, Perth, Australia. [Abstract] [Presentation]

"Decision Making in an Uncertain Environment", presentation to the Western Australia Chapter, IEEE PES, Aug 11, 2003, Perth, Australia. [Presentation]

"Distributed Generation, Demand Management and Renewables: Issues for the future", presentation to the 79 annual EESA conference, Aug 8, 2003, Sydney, Australia. [Abstract] [Presentation]

"Distributed Generation Technologies: A Sustainable Energy Solution", presentation at the University of Western Sydney, Aug 8, 2003, Sydney, Australia. [Abstract] [Presentation]


Oct 2000 Presentation at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Baltimore Section, Technical Town Meeting "Globalization and Environment", by Michael Willingham.