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Volume 53-07 |
July 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newsletter of the Central Texas Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. Published monthly. Deadline for inclusion is the 25th day of the previous month. Send submissions, comments, questions to Dennis Ferguson, Editor, dferguson@ieee.org CONTENTS1. Section Activities2. Chapter Activities3. News & Information4. Local Conferences5. Other ConferencesIEEE EXTERNAL LINKS
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1. Section ActivitiesChairman's ColumnDear CTS members, Your section officers will be meeting on several subjects in the next few weeks. In addition to a strategic planning meeting at which we will discuss the future direction for the section, we will be entertaining several proposals to improve our general operating processes to help the membership. Among those will be a proposal to help offer certification by the section of professional development hours as earned at various local IEEE activities. We'll keep you posted on our plans on this topic. And in case you haven't heard, please join me as we wish the best to our San Antonio Vice-Chairman as she heads to Washington, DC to become "part of the problem." In her role as a Air Force Reserve Officer, Dawn Roberson will be assigned to the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for the next year. Dawn has been a sterling leader for us in San Antonio, serving as a champion for our engagement in such forward thinking activities as Engineers' Week and Future Cities, as well as providing general leadership for the section in the San Antonio area. We have been blessed to have her on our team, and we wish her well in her new assignment. Be safe in all your summer fun this coming month... particularly when the water sports, long drives, and the south Texas heat are in the equation. And thanks for all you do for the profession. Garrett Polhamus Back to TOP Membership DevelopmentHalf Price IEEE MembershipThat's right half price IEEE membership. Join IEEE for the first time and pay only one half annual dues. If you have been looking to join, but waiting for a good excuse, now is it. Go to www.ieee.org/join for details. Did you know about IEEE - myIEEE 1.7Did You Know - You can find out what are the most accessed documents in IEEE Xplore for the month. By selecting the Knowledge Tab in myIEEE, you will see the IEEE Xplore module located in the middle column. Here you will find a list of the top 10 documents accessed this month. Citations and their Abstract are available with quick links to the full article. IEEE Xplore has over two million documents on emerging and revolutionary technologies. GO TO myIEEE now at www.ieee.org/myieee Joe Redfield Back to TOP Section & Chapter News
Back to TOP Continuing EducationWebinars from IEEE Spectrum2009 ROBOTICS SERIES!
Back to TOP Student BranchesSt Mary's University - San Antonio (https://ieee.stmarytx.edu/) Trinity University - San Antonio University of Texas at Austin (https://ieee.ece.utexas.edu/) University of Texas at San Antonio (https://www.utsaieee.org/) Student Member NewsWhy You Should Stick With IEEEEach year about half the IEEE student members who graduate don't renew and move up to full members--they just drop out. But if they don't renew, these graduates will miss out on a load of benefits that could come in handy as they enter the workforce. Check out the top reasons you should keep your membership after you graduate at https://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/13927/40069599 Back to TOP Calls for VolunteersIEEE Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)The IEEE Teacher In-Service Program is sponsored by the IEEE Education Activities Board (EAB) and features IEEE Section volunteers developing and presenting technologically oriented subject matter to local pre-university educators in an in-service or professional development setting. TISP allows IEEE volunteers to share their technical expertise and to demonstrate the application of engineering concepts to support the teaching and learning of science, mathematics and technology disciplines. For more information about TISP, please go to https://www.ieee.org/web/education/preuniversity/tispt/index.html , or contact Dean Schneider at d.schneider@ieee.org. Back to TOP 2. Chapter ActivitiesMultiple Chapter Events
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| Topic/Title | Applying Correlation Radiometry to the Detection and Classification of Human Presence |
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| Speaker | Jeff Nanzer, Post Doctoral Fellow, Applied Research Laboratories University of Texas at Austin |
| Abstract | Correlation radiometers have long been used in remote sensing to synthesis large apertures using numerous small apertures. Inherent in the aperture synthesis process is that correlation radiometers respond to coherent radiation, filtering out radiation that is uncorrelated between the antennas. In this presentation, I will present some of our research into human presence detection which makes use of the coherent detection capabilities of the correlation radiometer. I will discuss a Ka-band radiometer system that we developed to detect stationary humans from a moving platform for applications such as site security and search and rescue, and will give some experimental results. We use both total power and correlation radiometers in conjunction to help remove responses from non-human objects in highly cluttered environments. I will also discuss other potential applications of the millimeter-wave correlation radiometer, including through-wall detection and activity classification. |
| Date/Time | Thursday, July 16th, 2009, 7:00pm |
| Cost | free |
| Reservations | Please RSVP attendence only to Jeremy Pruitt via email: jrpruitt@swri.org. |
| Location | 5th floor of the Roy F. Mitte Building Room RFM 5246, Texas State University, San Marcos |
| Notes | Dinner will be served. As this is the first meeting, officers will be elected and future meetings will be discussed. |
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No Joint Circuits & System/Solid State Circuits meetings are scheduled for July.
The joint Circuits & Systems/Solid State Circuits Societies normally meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. This meeting is open to the public and interested parties. Additional details will be posted at the website. If you have any questions about this meeting or this group, please contact seningen@ieee.org or dferguson@ieee.org
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No CPMT meetings are scheduled for July.
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No Computer Society - Austin meetings are scheduled for July.
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No Computer Society - San Antonio meetings are scheduled for July.
This is the annual summer break for the Computer Society and the next meeting will be September 15th.
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Topic/Title | From Employee to Entrepreneur |
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Speaker | Kevin Koym |
Abstract | Kevin Koym is Founder and CEO of Enterprise Teaming LLC, an Austin business incubator. Kevin is also Chief Architect of Bootstrap Austin, a 600+ member entrepreneur community, and has founded two other entrepreneur networks in Austin in 2002 & 1997, as well as building technology entrepreneur networks across the countries of Mexico and Chile. For more information, see https://www.techranchaustin.com. |
Date/Time | Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009, (Please note new meeting date in 2009 is 4th Wednesday of the month), Networking at 6:00pm; Business and Program from 7:00pm to 8:30pm |
Cost | $5.00 minimum charge for the restaurant. Supper is at optional extra cost. |
Location | China Star Restaurant, 6134 Hwy 290E, Austin TX, Westbound access road of 290E, just east of I-35 |
Notes | For more information, contact Ed Gordon ebg@ieee.org or Kai Wong kaiwong@ieee.org |
Do a friend a favor. Bring your colleague to grow the Consultants Network. The Consultants web directory is to be found at https://www.alesu.com/xltrp/ieeecons/listzero.htm
Do the Consultants Network a favor. Give a talk or get a speaker for one meeting this year. Email the bio and summary to the Chairman.
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| Topic/Title | Global EMC Regulations for ITE Products |
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| Speaker | Richard Worley, Sr. Engineer, Worldwide Regulatory Compliance Engineering and Environmental Affairs, Dell Inc. Abstract: This presentation will discuss of the strategies and challenges of developing an EMC compliant product for the Global markets. |
| Date/Time | July 22, 2009, 6:30pm social/dinner, 7:00pm program |
| Cost | none |
| Reservations | Not necessary |
| Location | National Instruments, Building C, 11500 North Mopac Expwy., Austin, TX 78759 |
| Notes | See https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/chapters/centraltexas/index.html for directions and parking information. This meeting is open to the public. |
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Topic/Title | Panel Discussion on "Career Transitions" |
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Speaker | Leslie Martinich Sylvia A. Stern Doug Russell |
Abstract | Helps you to identify your strengths and competitive advantages, to identify where you s hould focus your efforts, and to understand what to expect during a career transition. |
Date/Time | Thursday July 23rd, 2009 6:00-7:30pm |
Refreshments | Light refreshments are provided |
Reservations | Please RSVP to Christian Catalan at Christian.Catalan@amd.com. We need an accurate count to purchase refreshments. |
Location | Rio Grande Conference room at SVTC. - Map at https://www.sematech.org/corporate/map.htm |
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No Engineering in Medicine & Biology meetings are scheduled for July.
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The Engineering Management Society is becoming the Technology Management Council. Information about meetings can be found in the sections for Technology Management Council - Austin and Technology Management Council - San Antonio
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No Graduates of the Last Decade meetings are scheduled for July.
For more Information contact Jason Polendo jpolendo@ieee.org
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No Laser and Electro Optics Society meetings are scheduled for July.
For more information, contact Ray Chen
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No Life Members Affinity Group meetings are scheduled for July.
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No Power & Energy Society - Austin meetings are scheduled for July.
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No Power & Energy Society - San Antonio meetings are scheduled for July.
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| Topic/Title | EMC Regualtions for IT Products |
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| Speaker | Richard Worley, Dell |
| Date/Time | July 22, 2009, 6:30pm social/dinner, 7:00pm program |
| Cost | none |
| Reservations | Call Dale Ritzen (512) 651-5338 for details and directions. |
| Location | National Instruments, Building C, 11500 North Mopac Expwy., Austin, TX 78759 |
We encourage you, others in your organization, or other interested parties to participate in our meetings. The PSES meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, with the program starting at 7:00pm. For further information about the PSES, please contact Dale Ritzen at (512) 651-5338 or Gary Schrempp at gary_schrempp@dell.com.
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No Joint Signal Processing/Communications Society - Austin meetings are scheduled for July.
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No Joint Signal Processing/Communications Society - San Antonio meetings are scheduled for July.
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No Technology Management Council - Austin meetings are scheduled for July.
The TMC speaker for August will be Michael Cruess on "The Top Ten Things You Need To Know about Your IP" and September will be Allison Goodman, an Intel Engineering Program Manager from Folsom, CA, subject TBD. The group is considering a move from evening to lunch meetings and a more southerly meeting location.
Contact Leslie Martinich (lmartinich@ieee.org) for more information about the Austin TMC.
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No Technology Management Council - San Antonio meetings are scheduled for July.
Contact Nils Smith (nils.smith@ieee.org) for information about the San Antonio TMC.
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No Women in Engineering meetings are scheduled for July.
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From China to Africa to Europe to the Americas, fewer students are going into engineering. What's at stake if the number of qualified engineers fails to grow? The world may face an absence of innovation in critical areas like health care, alternative energy, communications, and environmental systems. Read what 2007 IEEE President Leah Jamieson has to say about the attrition problem at: Rethinking Engineering.
Most of us give no thought to the amount of energy our electronic devices consume. But what if access to your home computer, microwave oven, or hair dryer were limited or even prohibited by a 150-watt-hour power budget? Check out a video featuring a couple in Fiji who must make daily compromises due to the meager output of their own hydroelectric generator. Read the story at Electron Budgeting.
Cutting-edge engineering can have as much to do with making technology happen in near-impossible conditions as with building something completely new. IEEE Member Gertjan van Stam tackled the near-impossible when he helped build the first Internet cooperative in rural Zambia, in which users share costs of local Internet connection and wireless infrastructure and maintenance. Learn about his career at: Gertjan van Stam.
As the American space program faces a crossroad and other nation's race to reach the heights of the high frontier, scientists and engineers around the world are developing plans to build the technology that will define space exploration for a new century. Here's a cornucopia of coverage on where we stand now. Read more at: Mars.
Some experts believe that China could be the first to put people on Mars. Really? It could happen if China were to accelerate its rate of progress. But to do so it would have to depart from the top-down, by-the-book decision making that now prevails in other nations, according to noted space journalist James Oberg. Read more. China.
The start of 2009 marked the official kickoff of IEEE's 125th Anniversary celebration. IEEE is commemorating this milestone with a variety of activities surrounding the theme of Celebrating 125 Years of Engineering the Future. The official 125th anniversary mark is already visible on ieee.org, and is being used on IEEE publication covers and other materials throughout the year. The latest anniversary information is available on https://www.ieee125.org.
Major anniversary events include a series of celebrations in major world cities throughout the year:
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2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference (AVFOP) will be held September 22-24, 2009 in San Antonio, TX. For more information, contact Christine Bluhm at c.bluhm@ieee.org.
2009 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics will be held October 10-15, 2009, in SanAntonio, TX.
2009 IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics Conference will be held October 11-14, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk in San Antonio. Paper deadline is March 15, 2009. https://www.smc2009.org
2009 Frontiers in Education Conference will be held October 18-21, 2009, in San Antonio, TX. Abstracts are due January 14, 2009. More information, including the call for papers, can be found at https://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2009/.
IEEE Conference Search can be found at https://www.ieee.org/web/conferences/search/index.html.
See also https://www.wikicfp.com - A place to organize and share Calls for Papers.
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