Upcoming Meeting & Events
Event 1: IEEE Charlotte Section Spring Kickoff Meeting at CPCC
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When: Thursday, March 28, 2013 6:00 pm
Where: CPCC – Main Campus Elizabeth Ave in LR 404, Learning Resource Center
For directions, view the following link: http://www.cpcc.edu/testing_assessment/folder.2006-08-17.2480723962
CPCC – Engineering Technology Division Hosts IEEE Charlotte Section for food, fellowship and planning for future meetings. CPCC has offered a tour of their advance facilities (see below)
Please join us to offer input and suggestions for future meeting, outings and tours to area businesses and manufactures.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WILLBE MADE REGARDING A PLANT TOUR IN APRIL. MUST BE PRESENT AT CPCC MEETING TO REGISTER FOR THIS TOUR.
CPCC Advanced Technology Center Tour Highlights include:
• Rapid Prototyping Lab, that includes four different additive manufacturing technologies. (CPCC’s latest metal 3D Printer) • Future Fablab that includes laser cutter, shopbot and other small machines used for quick personalized prototyping.
• Mechatronics lab, which includes robotic simulation of shop floor, and a chemical dispensing system.
• Student Maker Space, which includes space for student collaboration.
Note Guests and children over 12 years old are invited, bring your co-workers!
RSVP: By Tuesday March 26, 2013, 5 pm to bmagruder@ieee.org ================================================================================
Event 2: “From Bathtubs to Trend-Following Stock Traders: The Power of Adaptive Feedback Loops (In Other Words: How to Make a Million Dollars!)” by Professor B. Ross Barmish of University of Wisconsin
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When: Monday, March 25 at 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Where: Rowe 130 at UNC Charlotte
For directions, view the following link: http://coaa.uncc.edu/events-exhibitions/directions-parking
The speaker is a Fellow of both IEEE and IFAC for his contributions to the theory of robustness of dynamic systems. He is a renowned Professor in systems and control in the world. He has published more than 200 papers with more than 5,500 citations. Prof. Barmish’s lecture at UNC Charlotte is based on his recent research on the market and the methods that involve controlling a highly uncertain system. This research has broad impact to areas including business, finance, market, statistics, energy, science and engineering. Prof. Barmish will be presenting the prestigious Bode Lecture at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, the Flagship Conference of IEEE Control Systems Society, held in Florence, Italy in December 2013. So in some ways this will be a “pre-Bode Lecture” at UNC Charlotte.
No need to RSVP.
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Event 3: “Tablets...Smart Phones...Social Media - Connectivity and the Impact on Power System” will be presented by Dr. Arshad Mansoor, Senior Vice President, Research and Development for EPRI,
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When: Tuesday, March 26 at 12:30-1:30 PM
Where: 1332 EPIC at UNC Charlotte.
For directions, view the following link: http://epic.uncc.edu/directions
Abstract: The world continues to become more connected at a rapid pace with proliferation of smart phones, tablets, and social media. As related technologies evolve, sensors and computational ability will increasingly be embedded into virtually everything from cars to appliances to buildings. Significant opportunity is arising for the electricity sector to use connectivity to improve resiliency, better connect with customers, and improve operational efficiency. Dr. Mansoor will present some of the possibilities of these opportunities, discuss current research activities at Electric Power Research Institute related to this and encourage audience to look into new areas of research taking advantage of technologies related to connectivity.
No need to RSVP.
