It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 2nd Three-Corners Power Electronics Extended Collaboration (3-C PEEC) Workshop, a Special Event to be conducted on April 1–2 at the CPES laboratories in Arlington, VA, in conjunction with the 2023 CPES Annual Conference.
This year, over 450 in-person and online participants from over 20 countries and 25 states will join the 41st CPES Annual Conference. This year marks the conference’s expansion into the greater Washington DC metro area, highlighting CPES’ unique position as a global leader in power electronics. The 3C-PEEC Workshop this year focuses on “Moving Towards a Carbon-Free World by 2050,” where CPES, together with the European Center for Power Electronics (ECPE) and the New Generation of Power Electronics and System Research Consortium – Japan (NPERC-J), will immerse itself into a brainstorm session to explore what could be the global electrical energy system infrastructure necessary to power our planet.
The workshop will have over 12 position statements from experts in academia, industry, and government, 6 breakout sessions to plan and roadmap towards a carbon-free world, and two plenary sessions to discuss the role of power electronics in saving the world. Participants will also be able to tour the CPES laboratories in Arlington, VA, and participate in a student dialogue session. I would like to express my utmost gratitude to the outstanding organizing team, faculty, and students who helped organize this special event, but especially to the initiative and leadership of Fred Lee and Dushan Boroyevich, who firmly established the partnership with ECPE and NPERC-J nearly 10 years ago.
I would like to welcome you to the CPES and 3C-PEEC Workshop and wish you a productive and pleasant stay in Northern Virginia!
Yours sincerely,
Rolando Burgos
Professor, Director
Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES)