pIEEEdmont potentialpIEEEdmont potentialMark Stokes
Well, I had promised the Executive committee that I would publish a paper copy of the newsletter this month, however, it hasn't happened. I'll get one out for the September meeting. Just wanted to give you a few things to remember. First, the Piedmont section observes summer break for the months of July and August. There wil be no meetings during that time. In September, we typically kick off the fall with a plant tour. I am currently looking into a return to the GSP Airport. We have a number of future meeting topics and will be persuing them over the coming months. I will try to let you know as soon as I do about these meetings.
The first (as far as I know) totally Piedmont Section sponsored meeting went well. I am pretty sure all those present enjoyed their free dinner. I hope to be able to offer more of these free dinners in the future.
We still have room for officers in our executive committee. I urge you, if you're interested in serving the Piedmont section to check the newsletter archives for postings I have made ("Message from the Chair") about the many benefits to this type of service.
Next Meeting
June 21, 2001
Plastics and Composite in the EE industry
Mark Stokes
This month our topic will cover an area that is usually overlooked my mose systems engineers, the enclosure. This month's speaker is Tom Drye, a Technical Sales Representative from LNP Engineering Plastics. LNP produces cost-effective, high performance thermoplastic compounds. Through a secial "Liquid Nitrogen Processing" method, LNP uses a cryogenic process to grind plastic materials without them being broken down. LNP offers many "standard" products as well as offering special formulas for a specific need. During our meeting, Tom will be discussing the "Stat-Kon" - Statically Conductive and EMI/RFI shielding plastic composites and the "Konduit" - Thermally Conductive composites. For more information about LNP Corporation, please visit their web page at: http://www.lnp.com .
Meeting details:
Where: La Quinta Inn at Pelham Road and Haywood Road, Greenville
When: Thursday, June 21, 2001
Agenda:
6:30pm - Social 1/2 hour
7:00pm - Dinner
7:30pm - Program
As I mentioned, dinner is free for all IEEE members and students. Guest dinners will be $5. Please RSVP by Tuesday, June 19, 2001 to me at: m.stokes@ieee.org .For directions to the Inn, please call: 864-233-8018. I will provide a carpool at the Ramada Inn in Clemson. I plan to leave at or around 6:00pm (I will have a late model green Toyota Sienna).
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News from the IEEE:
NEW PUBLICATION: IEEE SENSORS
The inaugural issue of the IEEE Sensors Journal, the June 2001 issue, has been mailed to subscribers. The issue contains 95 pages. It will be available in IEEE Xplore in the near future. Meanwhile, the Table of Contents can be viewed at http://www.ieee.org/sensors.
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Non-IEEE News:
The Kronia Group, a group of scholars, researchers and scientists is proposing a radical new model of an "electric universe." They are hosting an upcoming world conference INTERSECT 2001. It will be of particular interest to electrical engineers because of the new information being presented.
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-Mark