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Topic: ANS-EWS and IEEE Richland Section Joint November 17, 2009 Meeting features a recent control system upgrade to the Columbia Generating Station, a “Tricon Turbomachinery Control System for Integrated Turbine Protection and Reactor Pressure Control”.

The ANS-EWS and IEEE Richland Section features Graydon Strong, Electrical/I&C Design Supervisor at the Energy Northwest. Mr. Strong will present the new digital control system which replaces older technology controls resulting in significant improvements in reliability for the 1150 Megawatt Boiling Water Reactor.

Invensys Process Systems completed the fast-track controls upgrade with support from Sargent & Lundy. In approximately 10 months the system was installed in the simulator to support two cycles of operator training and six months later was operating with precision. The Tricon TMR system is also utilized for an all new turbine trip digital control scheme, including lube oil, thrust, vacuum and overspeed. The Tricon systems bring together more than 600 critical monitoring and control system I/O points from the turbine and generator. This must be quite an upgrade from the technology is replaces. Could it be that the original design precedes Mr. Strong?

Where: Clarion Hotel, 1515 George Washington Way, Richland WA

When: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
6:00 pm – Social hour with no host bar
6:30 pm – Buffet Dinner
7:00 pm – Presentation

DINNER RESERVATIONS are required by 12:00 PM Monday, November 16, 2009

RSVP by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 509-947-0988

PNNL and IEEE PES Richland Chapter joint seminar:

Topic: Increasing Security and Protection of SCADA Systems through Infrastructure Resilience

Date: Friday, November 13
Time: 11:00a to 12:00p
Location: PNNL EMSL/1077
Directions: http://picturethis.pnl.gov/picturet.nsf/by+id/AMER-67MSF8

Presenter: Professors Salvatore D’Antonio and Luigi Romano
Department for Technology of the University of Naples "Parthenope" in Italy

Description - Systems that manage and control infrastructures over large geographically distributed areas are typically referred to as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. The talk aims at presenting the approach we have taken in the INSPIRE (INcreasing Security and Protection through Infrastructure REsilience) project to improve the protection of critical information infrastructures. The core idea of the INSPIRE project is to protect Critical Information Infrastructures (CIIs) by appropriately configuring, managing, and securing the communication network infrastructure which interconnects SCADA systems, the key building blocks of CIIs. In order to do so, a self-reconfigurable architecture has been designed, which provides mechanisms for detecting, diagnosing, and treating faults and attacks which might compromise the correct operation of a Critical Infrastructure.

Biography - Prof. Salvatore D'Antonio is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department for Technology of the University of Naples "Parthenope", in Italy. His current research interests include network monitoring and management, intrusion detection systems, and information system security. He is currently Technical Coordinator of the INTERSECTION project and Project Coordinator of the INSPIRE project.

Prof. Luigi Romano is currently an Associate Professor at the Department for Technology of the University of Naples "Parthenope", in Italy. He was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer and Systems Engineering of the University of Naples Federico II from 2000 to 2005. His general research area is system dependability and security.

POC: Jeff Dagle This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (509) 375-3629

IEEE-USA Releases Second E-Book in Innovation Series

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IEEE-USA Releases Second E-Book in Innovation Series

WASHINGTON (16 October 2009) -- IEEE-USA has just released the second e-book in its new innovation series on "Doing Innovation: Creating Economic Value." Gerard H. (Gus) Gaynor, a retired 3M director of engineering, brings you "Book 2: Developing a Workable Innovation Process."

Gaynor writes that his new book "teaches the fundamentals related to the innovation process, presents various models with their limitations, describes the innovation design process, considers the issues in developing a process model, suggests a generic model and describes organizing for innovation."

Topics in the e-book include:

-- Status of Innovation
-- Innovation Process Models
-- Summary of Process Models
-- Working Toward an Innovation
-- Innovating by Design
-- Generic Innovation Process Model

You can purchase your copy of "Doing Innovation: Creating Economic Value – Book 2: Developing a Workable Innovation Process" at www.ieeeusa.org/communications/ebooks for the IEEE member price: $9.95. The nonmember price is $19.95.
IEEE members can purchase other IEEE-USA E-Books at deeply discounted member prices -- and download some free e-books.

To purchase IEEE members-only products and to receive the member discount on eligible products, members must log in with their IEEE Web account.

IEEE-USA advances the public good and promotes the careers and public policy interests of more than 210,000 engineers, scientists and allied professionals who are U.S. members of IEEE. IEEE-USA is part of IEEE, the world's largest technical professional society with 375,000 members in 160 countries. See http://www.ieeeusa.org.

Contact: Sharon Richardson
IEEE-USA Communications Assistant
Phone: 1 202 530 8363
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September ANS Meeting - Shock Physics

Click the following link for details: Meeting Announcement September 15 2009

Wireless Workshop in Bellevue WA, Oct 30-31

The IEEE Seattle Section is hosting a 2 day workshop on wireless communication technologies and applications. Think of this as 8 coordinated technical society presentations rolled up with food, beverages and networking opportunities. We invite engineers from the Seattle Section and neighboring Sections and engineering societies to join us.

Date: October 30/31, 2009 (Friday/Saturday)

Location: Bellevue Hilton, 300 112 Ave SE, Bellevue, WA USA

Program:

- Eight 90 minute sessions

- A networking reception

- Exhibits

Workshop Goals:

For several wireless technologies, we will address 5 questions:

- What is it?

- How does it work?

- How do you make it secure?

- What are the applications?

- Where do I learn more?

Technical Program Sessions:

1. Modern Wireless Systems and Networks: An overview - Sumit Roy

2. Mobile Broadband - Entering the 4G Decade - Peter Rysavy

3. Key Technologies in 4G - Titus Lo Wireless

4. Sensor Networks - Scott Cherry, Raju Pandey & Kevin Egan

5. Wireless Local Area Networks - Richard Paine

6. Wireless Medical Applications - Jim Ryan & Robert Hughes

7. An Overview of RFID Technology and Applications - Pavel Nitikin & Kambiz Rahimi

8. Wireless Personal Area Networks: Bluetooth, UWB and 60 GHz - Joe Decuir

See http://www.ieee-seattle.org/details/2009-10-30_ww09.html for more detail, and the schedule.

Registration and fees:

Go here for registration: https://www.123signup.com/event?id=jfkhv

- Registration includes: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 breaks and

a Friday evening reception.

- Early registration is $200 for IEEE members or PSEC society members.

- Early registration is $275 for non-IEEE members.

- Discounts will apply for unemployed; see the registration page.

- Discounts will apply for students; see the registration page.

- Higher fees will apply after October 2.

- Registration may be available at the door, depending on space available.

- Exhibitors: table top display rates start at $350

Venue:

The Bellevue Hilton offers room rates of $89 (single/double)

and $99 (quad) per night.

The Workshop room block expires: October 15, 2009.

Hotel parking is free. It is a half-mile walk from the downtown

Bellevue Transit Station.

Exhibition:

There will be a tabletop display exhibition on Friday, October 30 in the ballroom adjacent to the technical presentation room.

Continental breakfast, morning and afternoon breaks, and the reception with the speakers will be located in the tabletop display area.

A limited number of tabletop displays are available on a first come, first served basis.

Tabletop fees start at $350 and include one full registration.

For more information on the exhibition and to reserve your space, go to:

http://www.ieee-seattle.org/details/ww09_exhibitor_info.doc

For more information:

- See http://www.ieee-seattle.org/details/2009-10-30_ww09.html for updates.

- For Program questions, contact Joe Decuir, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

- For Registration questions, contact Richard Wilkins, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

- For sponsors or exhibitors, contact Janet O'Neil, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Credits:

The volunteers are from the Seattle chapters of: Computers, Communications, Microwave Theory and Techniques, Engineering in Medicine and Biology and Electromagnetic Compatibility. Two of the speakers are from Oregon Section.

PSEC = Puget Sound Engineering Council = all local engineering societies.

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