February 9th Meeting Announcement: Solar Energy Short Term Output Variability

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 20:08:01 EST
Solar energy is an intermittent resource varying with season, location, and weather. Short-term variability (seconds and minutes) occur when clouds pass in front of the sun and the output of a photovoltaic (PV) system can drop from full power to almost zero in a matter of seconds and fluctuate up and down at high frequency as cloud fields evolve. The presentation describes the development of an empirical approach to understand and model short-term variability and to implement such a model to inform grid operators on the variability impacts they should expect from the solar resource deployed on their power grids. The presentation will be prefaced by an overview of the potential of solar electric generation for the US and the world. Click on the title link for this news item for additional information.

January 2012 Presentation Available

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:33:01 EST
On January 26, 2012, Laura S. Morris from the NYS Department of Health presented on Preventive Care for Chronically Ill Children in Medicaid Managed Care. Click on the title link for this news item to view the presentation in PDF.

7th Annual GIS & Public Health Conference: 2011 Theme: GIS and Community Health Planning

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:48:01 EDT
Jointly sponsored by the UAlbany School of Public Health's Center for Public Health Continuing Education and New York•New Jersey Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center. All sessions will be held at the University at Albany School of Public Health's East Campus facility located at One University Place, East Greenbush, New York. Parking is free and abundant.

Chapter Meeting

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:09:01 EDT
The Albany Chapter will meet for lunch and a presentation on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Our presenter will be Al Aumick, Department of Taxation and Finance (Retired). The topic will be New York Revenue Forecasts: The Intersects of Law, Politics and Time Series Analysis. RESERVATIONS: Contact John Michalke by telephone at 485-0315 or by e-mail at "John.Michalke @ labor.state.ny.us". Don't forget to indicate your entree choice when making a reservation. All reservations are due by 1:00 PM on Monday, April 18, 2011. This deadline will be strictly enforced, as our final entrée count must be submitted by 2 business days prior to the meeting. (If you only wish to attend the speaker's presentation and not for the luncheon, please inform us so that adequate seating can be provided.) Location: Central Steak (formerly, The Butcher Block Restaurant), 1632 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12205.

Website Redesign Underway

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:15:01 EDT
The Albany Chapter is revising its website. Comments, suggestions, and contributions welcomed.