开始:VCALENDAR方法:发布开始:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - 2023‐24 IMechE Central Canadian Branch Program Virtual Meeting\n\nEvent Type: Technical lecture\n\nIndustry Sector: Powe r Industries\n\nSpeak Details: Peter Mulcaster\, Past Branch Chair\, PEng\ , CEng\, FIMechE\n\nDescription : Central Canadian Branch\n2023‐24 IMechE Central Canadian Branch Program Virtual Meeting\n\nTitle of talk: The Quee nston‐Chippawa Power Development ‐ Construction of the Sir Adam Beck I Gen erating\nStation 1917 ‐ 1922.\n\nDate &\; Time: 7:00 pm on Friday 16 Ju ne\, 2023 Zoom connection details to follow.\nVenue: Virtual. The Zoom lin k will be posted 7 days prior to the event.\nSPEAKER: Peter Mulcaster\, Pa st Branch Chair\, PEng\, CEng\, FIMechE\nDate &\; Time: 7:00 pm on Frid ay 16 June\, 2023 Zoom connection details to follow.\nVenue: Virtual on Zo om\nSPEAKER: Peter Mulcaster\, Past Branch Chair\, PEng\, CEng\, FIMechE\n \nAbstract:\nIn the early twentieth century\, Niagara Falls was the centre of North American hydroelectric \;power development and production. D uring this era\, Sir Adam Beck had a vision and a goal to \;provide ab undant electricity for the people and industries of Ontario. During World War I\, there \;was an increase in the demand for electricity. Accordi ngly\, Sir Adam proposed and had built at \;Queenston\, what was to be at that time\, the world&rsquo\;s largest hydroelectric power generating& nbsp\;station. This is an account of what led to the building of this faci lity and how this mammoth \;undertaking started producing electricity in early 1922. The talk will include an overview of early \;hydroelect ric power generation at Niagara Falls\, the life and times of Sir Adam Bec k\, the design \;concept of the generating station\, details of each s tage of construction and working conditions. \;Included in the talk wi ll be period maps and many black and white photographs.\n\n\nSPEAKER Bio:\ nPeter started his engineering career working in the automotive\nindustry in the UK and Germany. Upon arriving in Canada\, he continued \;to wor k in the automotive industry but has spent the major part of his \;car eer in the Information Technology (IT) industry working for IBM. At \; IBM\, he held a number of responsibilities: computer manufacturing \;o perations\, customer IT engineering solutions\, IT support &\; delivery and \;consulting. Peter obtained his Higher National Diploma in \ ; Mechanical \;Engineering from Bristol College of Science and Technol ogy and served as IMechE Central Canada Branch chairman from 1998 to 2000. \;Peter retired in 2011\, moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake and has \; taken up an interest in local history and wrote a book on the railway hist ory of Niagara-on-the-Lake. He is now working on his second book\, writing an account of the building of the Sir Adam \;Beck I Generating Statio n at Queenston from 1917 to 1922. \;\n\nLinks:\n\n1. \;The Flyer o f the Event\n2. \;The Recording of the Presentation by Mr. Peter Mulca ster\n\n\n\nContact Details: John White\nAddress: Canada.\n\n Alternative Contact: Peter Dennis\nAddress: Canada. DTEND:20230616T203000 DTSTAMP:20231022T112140Z DTSTART:20230616T190000 LOCATION:Virtual Event\, By Webinar\, Canada SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:2023‐24 IMechE Central Canadian Branch Program Virtual Meeting UID:f6e04400-48bb-49e0-a6ca-73ed11e4df5a END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR