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Newsletter of the Central Texas Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. Archives of The Analog can be found on the CTS web site here.Published monthly. Deadline for inclusion is the 26th day of the previous month. Send submissions, comments, questions to John Purvis, Editor, john.purvis@ieee.org CONTENTSGeneral Interest Local Chapter ActivitiesConferences, Events and Other MeetingsLocal IEEE Conferences, Events and WorkshopsNon-IEEE Meetings and Events of interest suggested by the membership MiscellaneousLatest issue of IEEE-USA Today's EngineerScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Events and Information Career Tips, Tools and Gadgets IEEE EXTERNAL LINKS
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General InterestChairman's ColumnThe
last weekend of January the CTS Section and Chapter Officers meet at
Texas State University for the semi-annual planning meeting. Over 50
chapter and student branch officers reported on the 2011 activities of
their chapters and their plans for 2012. It was great hearing about all
the different types of plans that the chapter leaders have for 2012. I
plan to attend as many as possible. Speaking of Texas State University,
on behalf of the entire IEEE Central Texas Section, we would like to
thank the University and the Texas State IEEE Student Branch for
hosting the Central Texas Future City Competition on January 21, 2012.
It was a great event and the 7th and 8th grade students all did an
excellent job on their projects. CTS is hosting a series of Lunch &
Learns for EWEEK, Feb 20-24. Currently there are two scheduled, but we
are still working on others. Please see the links below for more
information on the IBM and AMD events.
Central Texas Section EWEEK @ IBM -New Intelligence from Big Data https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/10447 Central Texas Section EWEEK @ AMD - Innovation Execution: Agility and Response to Market Dynamics https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/10443 Kenny Rice Back to TOP Membership DevelopmentHave you renewed your IEEE membership for 2012?
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Renew now to avoid loss of any of your IEEE benefits. If you have already renewed, thank you for being part of the Central Texas Section and the IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association. IEEE GOLD Professional Development Webinars IEEE Graduates of the Last Decade
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These webinars cover many of the important targeted to the GOLD member. Past topics include Professional Networking, Mentoring, Scientific writing, Project Management, to name a few. Past Webinars have been recorded and are ready for viewing at any time through your MyIEEE account. Go to https://www.ieee.org/gold for a list of past webinars and for a schedule of what’s to come. Did you know about IEEE – IEEE.tv Made possible by the members of
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Design of Low Complexity Phased Arrays for Commercial Applications |
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Dr. Amir Mortazawi, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Amir Mortazawi received the Ph.D. degree in electrical
engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, in 1990. He is a
currently a Professor of electrical engineering with the University of
Michigan at Ann Arbor. His research interests include millimeter-wave
circuits, phased arrays, power amplifiers, ferroelectric thin film
based devices and frequency-agile microwave circuits. Dr. Mortazawi was
the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and
Techniques from 2006 to 2010. He also served as an Associate Editor for
the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (1998–2001). He is a
member of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (IEEE MTT-S)
Administrative Committee. Dr. Mortazawi is a Fellow of the IEEE. |
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Abstract |
Recent
growth in advanced communication systems has drawn an increasing
interest in utilizing phased array technologies. Bandwidth intensive
applications such as real-time video streaming and emerging gigabit
wireless communications demand higher data rates than ever before. The
spatial selectivity of phased arrays can increase the channel capacity
and data rate without requiring extra bandwidth. Furthermore, the
spatial filtering nature of the phased array systems alleviate the
problem of multipath fading and co-channel interference by suppressing
signals emanating from undesirable directions. Unfortunately the high
cost of phased arrays has been the primary impediment to their
deployment in many large-scale applications. Often the major cost of
traditional phased arrays is associated with the high cost of phase
shifters. Several new phased array designs based on the extended
resonance technique and other approaches will be presented aiming to
significantly reduce the size, complexity and power consumption of the
conventional phased arrays. An overview of my work in the areas of low
phase noise oscillators, high efficiency power amplifiers and filters
with inherent switching capability will also be provided. |
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03-February-2012 10:00AM to 11:00AM (1.00 hours) |
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Building: ACES Room Number: 2.402 UT Austin Austin, Texas |
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We are looking for
anyone interested in presenting at
our next meeting. If interested please contact Jeremy Pruitt
@ jeremy.pruitt@ieee.org |
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Ultra Low Power Electronics in the Next Decade |
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Dr. Ajith Amerasekera (TI Kilby Research Labs) Dr. Ajith Amerasekera is a TI Fellow, IEEE Fellow, and Director of the Kilby Research Labs at TI. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1986, he worked at Philips Research Labs, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on the first submicron semiconductor development. In 1991, he joined Texas Instruments, Dallas, working in the VLSI Design Labs on circuit and device modeling of high-current effects in devices and circuits. Since 1999, he has been working on circuit design and IP development for TI’s CMOS technologies from 250nm to 32nm. Before taking up the role at the Kilby Labs, Dr. Amerasekera was Chief Technical Officer for TI’s ASIC Business Unit and Director of ASIC Technology Strategy. He has 30 issued patents, and has published over 100 papers in technical journals and conferences, as well as 4 books on Integrated Circuits. Ajith has served on the technical program committees of a number of International Conferences, and he is the Chair of the 2012 VLSI Symposium on Circuits. |
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We
are seeing a shift in electronic technology from centralized and
high-touch to ubiquitous and low-touch. Semiconductors are enabling the
development of intelligent systems that enable a more immersive
environment expanding the role and applications of electronic
technology. Driving this change is the availability of low-power
electronics for wireless connectivity and performance processing. In
the next decade, our ability to develop system-level solutions for
energy management, delivery and consumption, will determine the extent
to which the application space for electronic technology will grow.
Power management techniques developed in the last decade have focused
on process technology and circuit design techniques. As we move to
distributed intelligent systems, power reductions of another few orders
of magnitude are required. This talk looks at some of the key areas for
innovation ranging from ultra-low power chips for personal and health
technology to solutions for energy generation and delivery for
autonomous systems. The constraint for the development and deployment
of autonomous systems is access to the energy sources. In most
applications advances in battery technology together with some form of
harvesting and storage will be possible, provided the power
requirements are low. The present battery technology roadmap has a 2x
capacity improvement every decade, while the power demand will probably
increase at the rate of 2x every 18 months or so. Key areas for
innovation are in RF/analog, where achieving wireless connectivity with
high data rates will be a challenge for low power, the need for more
performance embedded processing, and the sensor technology, as well as
the battery, energy generation, harvesting, and management. The next
decade will see strong cross-functional design between multi-scale
systems engineers, circuit designers, and software engineers. |
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2/7/2012 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. |
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UT Campus ENS 314. |
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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 renhaoxing@ieee.org or zhuoli@ieee.org
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IEEE member benefits and membership upgrade will be covered. |
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| Speaker | Dr. Brian Young |
| Date/Time | Feb 16, 2012 / 6:00pm-7:30pm |
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| Location | Roundup conference room, Freescale (Building B) 7700 Parmer Ln, Austin, TX 78729 |
| Notes | For more information, please visit https://cpmtaustinchapter.org/
or contact Nanju Na at 512-286-9677 |
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iPlant Collaborative Infrastructure and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) |
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Dr. Dan Stanzione, Deputy Director of the Texas Advanced Computing Center Dr. Dan Stanzione, Jr. is the deputy director of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin. He is the Co-Director of “The iPlant Collaborative: A Cyberinfrastructure-Centered Community for a New Plant Biology,” an ambitious endeavor to build cyberinfrastructure and apply computational approaches to make significant advances in plant science. He is also a Co-PI for TACC’s Ranger supercomputer, the first of the “Path to Petascale” systems supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) deployed in February 2008 (at the time, the largest open science supercomputer in the world), and the upcoming Stampede supercomputer, which will be one of the 5 fastest computers in the world when it debuts in late 2012. Prior to joining TACC, Dr. Stanzione was the founding director of the Fulton High Performance Computing Institute (HPCI) at Arizona State University (ASU). Before ASU, he served as an AAAS Science Policy Fellow in the Division of Graduate Education NSF. Dr. Stanzione began his career at Clemson University, his alma mater, where he directed the supercomputing laboratory and served as an assistant research professor of electrical and computer engineering. Dr. Stanzione's research has always focused on getting science impact from advanced computing systems, and includes such topics as parallel programming, scientific computing, and system software for large scale systems. Dan is a member of the IEEE and IEEE Computer Society. |
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In
the developing world today, the average person consumes 25% more
calories than in 1960. This tremendous progress has come from
manysources: improved irrigation, new fertilizers, and the breeding of
hybrid species, to name a few. But there are signs that traditional
techniques forimproving production are stagnating while pressure to
produce more mounts. Limited supplies of water, fuel, and land combine
with climate change, population growth and changing food habits to put
increasing demands on ourability to grow plants. Surprisingly, the future of agriculture turns out to be a computational challenge. By exploring genomic and metabolic networks, scientists are gaining critical insights into how plants work, but the amount of data produced and the computational power required is growing exponentially. This session will describe The iPlant Collaborative, a large-scale project bringing high-end computing, data, and software resources to bear on the grand challenges of plant biology. |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 6:30 p.m. Networking and Gathering 7:00 p.m. Call to Order, Announcement 7:15 p.m. Presentation, with Q/A 8:45 p.m. Meeting Evaluation, Adjourn |
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Location |
HP (follow signs to and use employees' entrance) (map) 14231 Tandem Blvd Austin TX 78728 |
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None |
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Pizza and Drinks |
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Follow the Austin chapter on Twitter @AustinIEEECS, and please feel to tweet with our tag for relevant content to our community. We've officially launched the LinkedIn group for our the
Austin chapter of the IEEE Computer Society. Feel free to sign up
at the following URL: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=4064900. |
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Dinner, $15 Members, $4 students, $18 Non-Members |
| Reservations |
Please email Dr. Djaffer Ibaroudene, dibaroudende@stmarytx.edu
, or call (210) 431-2050 |
| Notes | See website for directions and parking, https://www.ieee-cs-cts.org |
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| Topic/Title | Building a Successful Consulting Practice. |
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| Speaker | Amy Holloway |
| Speaker Bio | Amy
Holloway has 17 years of experience as an economic development
strategist. After a decade of working for other firms, she
started her own practice, Avalanche Consulting, in 2005. Today,
Avalanche Consulting is a highly successful boutique consultancy that
has advised communities across the US, such as Miami-Dade,
Jacksonville, Charleston, Topeka, Helena, Greater Houston, and dozens
of others. Since its founding, Avalanche’s clients have generated
thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars in new capital
investment. Previously, Amy served as senior project
manager and vice president of economic development for Angelou
Economics and as an economic consultant at The Perryman Group.
She is a member of the International Economic Development Council and
the Texas Economic Development Council. Her BBA and MS degrees in
Environmental Economics are from Baylor University. |
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During
this presentation Amy will share insights about how to transform your
knowledge into a flourishing business. She will discuss how to
develop a package of services that sell. Audience members will
gain a better understanding of what makes a great consulting practice
and how to grow a profitable firm. At the end of the
presentation, Amy will facilitate a Q&A in which attendees can ask
for advice about their own consultancies. |
| Date | Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Networking at 6:00 pm; Business and Program from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm |
| Location | PoK-e-Jo’s, 2121 W. Parmer Lane at Lamplight
Village, Austin TX 78727 Do a friend a favor. Bring your colleagues to grow the Consultants Network. |
| Cost |
Cost: $5.00 minimum charge for the
restaurant. Supper is at optional extra cost. |
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| Notes |
Do a friend a favor. Bring your colleagues to grow the Consultants Network.
More information on Consultants Networks: https://www.ieeeusa.org/business/whatis.asp
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Sponsoring the Solar Technology Workshop, September
16. See IEEE Meetings section for
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The Engineering Management Society has become 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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| Notes | Welcome from the
new Chair of IEEE CTS GOLD, It is my pleasure to serve as the Chair for CTS GOLD. I am excited about implementing Social Events, Networking Events, Workshops/Seminars, Focus Groups, Career Guidance Mentorship, and much more. I am usually tied to a computer deep in the basement, as most Information Technology workers are, so I am truly excited to plan and participate in events that get me away from staring at a screen. I enjoy any chance to be outdoors, especially if it is with Remote Control 1/8 scale gas powered buggies, which is one of my favorite hobbies. I will plan an R/C event if other members enjoy R/C as well, just utilize my contact details below to let me know. As the GOLD Group matures, events, discussions, and useful resources will be posted on the following sites. Events: https://goo.gl/d8D0D Linkedin Group: https://goo.gl/aVi3O Facebook Group: https://goo.gl/2wQ4Z I am planning a kickoff event, so make sure you visit the resource pages above to get the latest news. Thank you, Troy Green Chair, IEEE CTS GOLD troy.green@ieee.org |
More information on GOLD: https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/gold/index.html
GOLD Launches Mentoring
Connection Webinar
Are you interested in becoming a mentor
or finding a mentor to help with your professional
development?
If the
answer is yes, check out a free new IEEE Graduates of the Last Decade
(GOLD) webinar aimed at
helping mentors and mentees connect with each other. Learn more at https://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/17953/32170
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Evolution of Timekeeping and Synchronized Time over the last 150 years |
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Ken Reindel, Director of Measurement Technology, National Instruments, and President, NAWCC Chapter 15 Ken Reindel is the Director of Measurement Technology at National Instruments, Inc. Ken has developed products in the test and measurement industry for nearly 33 years. He is presently responsible for development of new measurement capability for NI’s modular instruments products which cover precision DC to RF. Prior to NI, Ken was an R&D Director at Keithley where he spent 20 years developing precision products such as DMMs, nanovoltmeters, picoammeters, and multimeters, as well as front-end-of-fab metrology equipment. He also spent 3 years at IOtech, Inc. where he was VP of R&D developing precision and high speed data acquisition products. Ken also oversees the training and development of NI’s analog talent. He and his group have developed Best Practices training programs to help bridge the gap between college instruction and the real world of instrumentation design. In his spare time Ken enjoys antique clock restoration and designing batteries, synchronizers, winders and power conversion products for late 1800’s to mid 1900’s vintage self winding and electric clocks. |
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With
the introduction of the LeClanche cell in 1860’s as the first
“portable” battery, the world saw substantial changes in the way
timekeeping devices were designed. We will describe how inventors
learned more about the mysteries of electricity, and applied creative
ideas to the evolution of timekeeping devices using these new
technologies. In the 1880’s we see clever inventors
combining telegraph technology with new clock designs that could
provide synchronized time across the entire country to businesses,
schools, and transportation networks where the greatest need
existed. But a great quest remained to bring accurate,
synchronized time to the masses. We’ll see how Warren Telechron
revolutionized timekeeping again in the 1920’s and 1930’s with
precisely controlled power line frequency, again combining emerging
technologies to offer the best timekeeping available. Today, well over 150 years later, many of these standards are still in existence. But what lies ahead for these standards? Will GPS, WWVB and other “atomic” timekeeping and synchronization methodologies obsolete these early standards? And if they do, what happens to all of the existing technologies that remain dependent on them? We will explore these issues in combination with a few thoughts from the IEEE Power and Energy Society. There has been some media acknowledgement that the day is coming when the limits on line power frequency control will be relaxed substantially. The debate this creates centers around several key elements: 1. Will the consumer be informed that this change is coming? Why or why not? 2. If the change occurs, what will happen to devices that count on high precision frequency control? 3. How “loose” will the new frequency regulation be, and what will determine it? We hope to engage the Power and Energy Society in this debate, along with their latest update and opinion on where things will be short and long term. |
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February 20, 2012 - Reception 6-6:15pm, Presentation 6:15-7:30pm |
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https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/10387 |
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National Instruments Building C 1S13, 11500
N Mopac Expwy, Austin, TX 78759 |
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No meeting scheduled at this time.
For more information, contact Ray Chen
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| Topic/Title | Home Networking: Overview, Discussion of Sample Networks |
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| Speaker | T. Scott Atkinson, Tom O'Brien, Richard Wiggins & Ernest Franke |
| Abstract |
Scott
Atkinson will present an overview on the topic of Home Networking
technologies and then 4 members will present diagrams of their
individual home networks for discussion with the attendees. The topic
of Home Networking is one of the hot topics concerning those interested
in the development of technology. The home is one of the remaining
frontiers to develop integration of technologies that include power
(smart grid), security, entertainment, internet, HVAC, communications
and appliances. The network is the glue that will allow for all
services and home components to achieve full integration. |
| Date/Time | Thursday, 9 February, 2012 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM |
| Location | Lion & Rose British Restaurant & Pub 842 NW Loop 410 (Park North Shopping Center) |
| Cost |
We will order individually from the menu and the restaurant will prepare separate checks with gratuity added. |
| Reservations | Please RSVP to Tom O'Brien, tpobrienjr@earthlink.net by Tuesday, 7 February. |
| Notes |
This is a joint meeting with the San Antonio Communications & Signal Processing Chapter. |
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| Topic/Title | Beyond Readiness – An Assessment of Long-Term Challenges and Opportunities for Large-Scale PEV Penetration |
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| Speaker | Joe Redfield, Principal Engineer, Southwest Research Institute Joe Redfield has been working with advanced vehicle drivetrains for the past 18 years. He develops and leads programs associated transportation energy storage systems, drivetrain development, and the impact of vehicle charging on the Grid. |
| Abstract | Local,
state and federal infrastructure readiness programs are preparing our
roads for an increase in the large number of plug-in electric vehicles
(PEVs) expected to hit the market. This presentation provides an update
on what PEVs are expected to be available in the next few years and
looks beyond the current readiness programs of installing charging
stations. We will look out fifteen to twenty years at the challenges
and opportunities associated with the game-changing impact of charging
PEVs. |
| Date/Time | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 6:00 PM Social 6:30 to 7:00 PM Dinner 7:00 to 7:30 PM Business Meeting 7:30 to 8:30 PM Program 9:00 PM room closes for the benefit of long distance drivers and early risers |
| Location | El Gallo Mexican Restaurant, 512-444-2205 2910 S
Congress (directions below) Austin, Texas |
| Cost | $11 or $13 for IEEE members and accompanying spouses $14 or $16 for non-IEEE members $2 for Drinks Student members FREE and $2 for specials, $3 student visitors, and non-meal participants |
| Reservations | If you plan to attend, please RSVP to this invitation by sending an e-mail to ieee.pes.austin@zxtech.net. For further information, please contact Joel Sandahl via email: jsandahl@zxtech.net. |
| Notes | (See the map linked from the Website, https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/centraltexas/) From I –35: Exit at Oltorf and drive west. At S. Congress, turn left (south). El Gallo is about 500 feet past the next traffic light (Cumberland), on the right (west) side of Congress, directly across from the entrance to St. Edward’s University. From Ben White Blvd. (US290/SH71): Exit at S. Congress Avenue and drive north. El Gallo is about 600 feet past the next traffic light (Woodward), on the left (west) side of Congress directly across from the entrance to St. Edward’s University. |
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| Topic/Title | Ethics |
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David Howell, PE (Texas Board of Engineers) David Howell is the Director of Licensing for the Texas
Board of Professional Engineers. He has over 20 years of
engineering experience working for the State of Texas, five of them
with the Board. As the Director of the Licensing Division, he oversees
the review of all PE applications, Firm registrations, EIT
certifications and renewals in the State of Texas. The Licensing
division reviews more than 2,500 PE applications per year and handles
the renewals for close to 54,000 licensed Texas PEs and approximately
8,400 registered engineering Firms. The Licensing division also
coordinates the exams for more than 6,900 examinees each year. |
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| Date/Time | Thursday, February 23, 2012 6:00 to 6:30PM Social 6:30 to 7:00PM Dinner 7:00 to 8:00PM Speaker Presentation |
| Location |
Acadiana Cafe |
| Cost | Attendees shall order and pay for their own meals via room waitstaff. In addition the following fees are due for IEEE: $2 Members $5 Non-members $10 No meal ordered – applies to both members and non-members Fee waived for students Cash only please, No checks or credit cards. |
| Reservations | Please RSVP to Curtis Cryer @ 210-353-2159, or cbcryer@ieee.org For more information go to our web site https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/centraltexas/sanantonio/index.html |
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| Topic/Title | The world of Worldmark (aka "Everything you ever wanted to know about Labels and Labeling") |
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| Speaker | Not specified at this time |
| Abstract | So,
what are all the little labels you see all over everything with tiny
acronyms and markings all over them? Who makes them and how do they get
them to survive all the environmental hazards they are subjected to on
a daily basis? Join us at this meeting and find out! |
| Date/Time | February 21, 2011 6:30 - 8:00pm |
| Cost | None |
| Reservations | None |
| Location | Dell Parmer Campus, Parmer South Building 4, Victoria
Conference Room (just inside the visitor’s entrance) |
| Notes |
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.
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Making of a Multicore Processor |
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Dr. Syed ljlal Ali Shah, Data Path Systems Architect, Freescale Semiconductor Dr. Syed ljlal Ali Shah, is currently working at Freescale Semiconductor as Data Path Systems Architect. He has a Ph.D from Columbia University and has written over 35 academic and industrial papers. He is also co-edited a book published by CRC press and has multiple patents to his credit. Dr. Shah's interests are in wireless networks, Sensor networks, Water Management, IP networks and complex high end SoCs. |
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Abstract |
Convergence
can be defined at multiple levels. We can talk about transport
convergence where audio, video and data are now predominantly
transported using a converged IP and Ethernet technology. There is
functional convergence going on where similar functionality is offered
across multiple platforms be it desktops, PDA, Smart Phones, etc. And
then finally there is demand convergence, which is forcing OEMs and
Service providers to offer applications and services across different
platforms. This convergence is driving the industry in two dimensions: 1) Increase in speeds and feeds; and 2) Increase in the amount of processing required to process a flow, packet etc. This two-dimensional push in processing capacity and speeds & feeds is pushing the semi-conductor and processing industry in to building efficient (power/performance) devices. The answer that semiconductor industry is presenting is to move away from unicore solutions and to embrace multicore SoC. Multicore SoCs present their own challenges. In this talk we will discuss the motivation to move to multicore and the challenges faced by the industry in building large multicore devices. |
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February 16, 2012 |
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AT&T Labs |
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None |
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For reservation, please check https://comsoc021612.eventbrite.com |
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Home Networking: Overview, Discussion of Sample Networks |
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T. Scott Atkinson, Tom O'Brien, Richard Wiggins & Ernest Franke |
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Scott Atkinson will present an overview on the topic of Home Networking technologies and then 4 members will present diagrams of their individual home networks for discussion with the attendees. The topic of Home Networking is one of the hot topics concerning those interested in the development of technology. The home is one of the remaining frontiers to develop integration of technologies that include power (smart grid), security, entertainment, internet, HVAC, communications and appliances. The network is the glue that will allow for all services and home components to achieve full integration. |
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Thursday, 9 February, 2012 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM |
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Lion & Rose British Restaurant & Pub |
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We will order individually from the menu and the restaurant will prepare separate checks with gratuity added. |
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Please RSVP to Tom O'Brien, tpobrienjr@earthlink.net |
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This is a joint meeting with the San Antonio Life Members Affinity Group |
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For further
information, contact David Akopian david.akopian@utsa.edu |
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Certifications for PDHs will be
available. Doug will have a limited number of copies of his
book
available for purchase. int meeting with the Women in Engineering chapter |
Contact Leslie Martinich (lmartinich@ieee.org) for more information about the Austin TMC.
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| Topic/Title | Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship |
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| Speaker | Dr. Cory Hallam, Ph.D. – Director, Center for Innovation & Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE), UTSA |
| Abstract | Dr.
Hallam will discuss the progress made at UTSA in encouraging and
supporting the commercialization of innovative ideas, products, and
services generated by UTSA faculty and students. A tour will be given of the incubator created jointly by the Colleges of Engineering and Business. |
| Date/Time | Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm |
| Location | UTSA Main Campus, Tobin Building, West Campus Road |
| Cost | Attendance is free. |
| Registration | Please email Michael Frye (mfrye@uiwtx.edu) an RVSP by Monday, Feb 20 |
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| Notes | Receipts and
Certifications for PDHs will be
available. Doug will have a limited number of copies of his
book
available for purchase. Joint meeting with the Austin Technology Management Council chapter |
Contact Leslie Martinich (lmartinich@ieee.org) for more information about the Austin TMC.
May 14-17, 2012: 2012 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, San Antonio
J.W. Marriott Hill Country Resort,
San Antonio, TX, USA
https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/index.html?Conf_ID=18155
May 30 - June1, 2012: 2012 IEEE International Conference on IC Design & Technology (ICICDT)
Freescale Semiconductor 7700 W
Parmer Lane, Austin, TX, USA https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/index.html?Conf_ID=19537
June
3-8, 2012: 2012 IEEE 38th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)
Austin Convention Center, Austin,
TX. https://www.ieee-pvsc.org/
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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December issue of IEEE-USA Today's Engineer includes these features: