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IEEE Smart Cities Initiative:
Advancing Smart City Technologies
HE IEEE SMART CITIES INItiative brings together
IEEE's broad array of technical Societies and organizations to
advance the state of the art in smart
city technologies for the benefit of
society and to serve as a neutral broker of information among industry,
academic, and government stakeholders. The organizers of IEEE Smart
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Technology Leaders
using preliminary charging stanxx
dards developed for heavy-duty
off-road vehicles and equipment
in the San Pedro Bay ports as a
springboard for pursuing statewide and federal adoption of standards to ensure consistent and
cost-effective charging requirements for all seaports.
Other elements include exploring
innovative charging options; accounting for how to manage increasing
loads associated with electrification
while achieving resiliency and energy
savings; and aligning the blueprint
with the California Public Utility Commission's Integrated Resources Plan,
the California Independent System
Operator's local capacity requirements process, and state transportation goals. Completing the blueprint

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communication networks and

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systems integration
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intelligence and data analytics
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forms.
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for the latest information on smart
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The Fifth IEEE Annual International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2019)
will be held in Casablanca, Morocco,
14-17 October 2019. The theme of the
conference is "Frugality and Inclusion
Paving the Way Toward Future Smart
Sustainable Cities and Communities."
The flagship conference sponsored by
IEEE Smart Cities, ISC2 2019 will bring
together policy makers, administrators, infrastructure operators, industry representatives, economists,
sociologists, academics, and other
researchers and practitioners to discuss and collaborate on issues related
to smart cities. The conference will
include panels, plenary talks, technical sessions, tutorials, workshops,
and exhibitions. Visit https://ieee-isc2
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by June 2019 will allow the Port to
seek additional funding for plan
implementation and infrastructure.

The Deep Dive
Toward Zero Emissions
The Green Port Policy marked the Port's
transition from regulatory compliance
to its game-changing pursuit of clean
air, water, soil, and sustainability programs. After the original CAAP was
adopted in 2006, early strategies
focused on incentives for participation
in voluntary programs, green practices
negotiated into leases, tariff requirements, and the ports' joint Technology
Advancement Program (TAP).
The results have been dramatic:
DPM emissions have dropped 88%,
SOx has plummeted 97%, and NOx
has fallen 56% since 2005, according

to the Port's 2017 Air Emissions Inventory. GHGs were not targeted in the
original CAAP, but the same strategies
resulted in an 18% reduction in GHGs
since 2005. All of this has occurred
while cargo increased by 12%.
TAP prototypes led to a number of
the breakthroughs incorporated into
today's large-scale demonstrations.
The Port's focus on cutting GHGs will
also aid in further reducing DPM, NOx,
and SOx emissions. Aiming high has
paid big dividends for the economy
and the environment and provides
ample opportunities to forge ahead
toward zero.

Biography
Heather Tomley (heather.tomley@
polb.com) is with the Port of Long
Beach, California.
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