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Northwest Florida IEEE
joint with
Northwest Florida ASQ
Monthly Section Meeting
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 6:00 PM to
8:00 PM
Location: DRS C3 Systems
645 Anchors Street NW, Fort
Walton Beach, FL 32548
Webcasting
via live broadcast at http://ewh.ieee.org/r3/nwflorida/
Reservations: If you
are planning to attend this monthly meeting, please make reservations with
the NWF IEEE Secretary, Doug Cross,
either via email
or by telephone at (850) 332-7900 ext. 105. IEEE and ASQ members
will both register with Doug Cross.
Presentation: DRS C3 Systems
Briefing, P5 Combat Training System (CTS) Overview, and Factory Tour
Host: Tom
Whittemore, DRS Range Systems Director
DRS Program Management,
Engineering, and Manufacturing Presenters: Tom
Whittemore, Dean Danielson, Mark Mello, Les Collier, Phil Krull, and Paul
Kertz
Presentation Overview. DRS
Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Parsippany,
New Jersey, is a leading
supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces,
intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense
technology, the company develops, manufactures and supports a broad range
of systems for mission critical and military sustainment requirements, as
well as homeland security. DRS C3 Systems, one of DRS Technologies prime
lines of business and located in Fort
Walton Beach, Florida,
has fielded and supports both test and training systems with a wide range
of air combat maneuvering instrumentation (ACMI) systems.
Tune in for an overview
of DRS, P5 Combat Training System, Engineering PRO-E Demo, and Factory
Tour: (Schedule to be adjusted accordingly)
6:00 PM
– 6:05 PM Welcome [Tom
Whittemore]
6:05 PM
– 6:15 PM Kick-off [Dr.
Maqsood Mohammed, NWF IEEE Chair]
6:15 PM
– 6:25 PM IEEE and ASQ
Announcements
6:25 PM
– 6:40 PM DRS Overview
Briefing [Tom Whittemore]
6:40 PM
– 7:05 PM P5 CTS Overview
[Dean Danielson, Mark Mello]
7:05 PM
– 7:25 PM Engr PRO-E Demo [Les
Collier]
7:25 PM
– 8:00 PM Factory Tour [Phil
Krull, Paul Kertz]
Flyer Attached
Refreshments: Pizza
will be served, compliments of the Northwest Florida
IEEE Section.
IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers
ASQ – American Society for Quality
DRS Point of Contact: Paulette January (850)302-3383 paulette.january@drs-c3.com
Driving directions from Pensacola:
1. Start out going EAST on E CERVANTES ST
/ US-90 / US-98 / FL-10A toward N
HAYNE ST.
(0.1
miles)
2. Turn RIGHT onto US-98
BR W / N ALCANIZ ST
/ FL-291 S. Continue to follow US-98 BR W / N
ALCANIZ ST. (0.4 miles)
3. Turn LEFT onto E CHASE ST.
(0.6 miles)
4. Turn LEFT onto US-98
E / BAYFRONT PKWY.
Continue to follow US-98 E. (36.1 miles)
5. Turn LEFT onto MARY ESTHER BLVD
/ FL-393 N. (0.8 miles)
6. Turn LEFT onto
ANCHORS ST NW. (0.3 miles)
7. End at 645 Anchors St Nw
Let’s
Get Educated to Improve Our Professional Standing!
This is your IEEE section!
For any feedback and questions, please feel free to use
the latest technology for communications such as email or even an older
technology such as telephone or even a facsimile machine. Let us know what other topics are of
interest to you. Also, let us know
how we can benefit you as an IEEE member even more. You have ideas, throw at us. You want to volunteer, please feel free
to take responsibility.
Very Best,
Maqsood Mohammed
Chair, IEEE NWF Section
(850)-729-6115
Dr. Maqsood
Mohammed
Northwest
Florida IEEE Women In
Engineering Affinity Group.
The NWF
WIE Affinity Group has met the requirements of the IEEE Regional Activities
Board Operations Manual and has been officially formed. The effective date
of the IEEE WIE Affinity Group’s formation is 25 September 2006. The
WIE meets prior to the IEEE Section Meeting. Meetings begin at 5:00 PM. At
these meetings, local members in the science and engineering field and
those that have an interest in promoting the field of science and
engineering come together to discuss issues and activities of common
interest. For more information, please contact Betty Carden at 217-5407, or bettycarden@cox.net
The WIE
sponsored a presentation entitled “Diversity as a Necessity in
Effective Engineering” on October 19th, 2006 provided by Bonnie
Kempke, a senior software engineer for DRS Training & Control Systems,
Inc. To view Bonnie’s presentation, please contact the IEEE Webmaster
at nwf_webmaster@ieee.org.
Job Listings. (posted 03/01/06)
Check
out the Employment page on our website for the new, local job postings.
Become an active part of the
Executive Committee.
If you
are interested in becoming involved in your local section or attending the
executive committee meetings, please send an email with your name and
interest to nwf_chair@ieee.org The Executive Committee Meetings are
held the second Tuesday each month via teleconference.
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