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Calendar Archive, August 2009
Sponsors: IEEE History Committee, IEEE History Center
Cosponsors: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Drexel University; History and Sociology of Science Department, University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Henry Petroski, author and professor, Duke University (banquet keynote)
Place: Multiple locations in Philadelphia, PA
More Info: The conference includes a full program of historical talks, a banquet, excursions to the ENIAC Museum and the American Philosophical Society, and a workshop on oral-history interviewing. The historical sessions will take place at the University of Pennsylvania on the first day of the conference and at Drexel University on the second and third days. Conference registration is not required to attend the banquet on Thursday, August 6 at the Down Town Club. For more details and hotel information, see
www.ieee.org/go/historyconference.
Cost: Before July 17, IEEE members $250, non-members $275, student members $175, Life members $175. After July 17, add $25. Banquet only $75 ($85 after July 17). No banquet tickets will be sold after August 1. Go to the URL above to register online.
Time: 12:00-3:00 pm
Place: Cabin John Regional Park, Pavilion A, 7400 Tuckerman Lane, Rockville, MD
More Info: All interested IEEE members are welcome.
Contact: RSVP to Monica Taysing-Lara at m.taysinglara@ieee.org or 202-725-2225.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Northern Virginia Section Administrative Committee Meeting
Time: Dinner 6:00 pm, business meeting 6:30 pm
Place: Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute, Tower Room, 4300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 750 (7th Floor), Arlington, VA
Directions: From Ballston Metro Station (Orange line), turn right at top of escalator then left on the street. Proceed two blocks toward Macy's, turn right and walk one block to Ballston Point at the intersection of Wilson Blvd. and Glebe Rd.
If driving, see
www.ari.vt.edu/ari_directions.html. There is a parking garage in the building with a $1 charge for 3 hours. After 6:00 pm, there is limited free street parking.
More Info: All interested IEEE members are invited to attend.
Contact: Please use the IEEE vTools application to preregister at
http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/829
or contact Jeff Poston at poston@ieee.org or 703-983-7020.
Sponsor: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
Place: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
More Info: See the conference website at
www.geoinformatics2009.org.
Contact: Send questions to info@geoinformatics2009.org,
or contact Dr. Aijun Chen, Conference Secretary, at 301-614-5152 or
achen6@gmu.edu.
Sponsor: Women in Engineering
Time: 7:05 pm
Place: Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC
Directions: See
http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/was/ballpark/directions.jsp.
More Info: See the Washington Nationals vs. the Milwaukee Brewers with WIE members. All are welcome to attend!
Cost: $20 for IEEE members; $24 for non-members. Advance payment required.
Contact: If interested, please contact Katie Schaffold at katie.schaffold@ieee.org August 12. Payments must be received by August 15.
CORRECTED Topic & Speaker
Sponsors: Computer Society, American Society for Quality (ASQ) Section 509 Software SIG, Society for Software Quality (SSQ)
Speaker: Dr. Tim Kelly, University of York, UK
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Video teleconference with sites in McLean and Silver Spring. Addresses are provided at the registration link below.
More Info: All interested IEEE members and guests are invited to attend. Pizza and soda will be served.
Cost: Free
Contact: Advance registration is required to enter the facilities. Please register online at
www.asq509.org/ht/d/sp/i/2499/pid/2499.
If your plans change, please email
ankums@mitre.org to cancel your reservation.
Please send meeting announcements, corrections and comments
to ncac-scanner@ieee.org.
Updated 8/26/09
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