IEEE Richand Section

Events

IEEE Richland Section Educational Events, January 2008

IEEE Richland Section will hold a series of educational events using course materials from the IEEE Expert Now program. Course topics span a wide array of technologies and you will learn from leading experts in the field. Participants will also be able to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for maintaining professional certifications and career development.

The first three sessions are scheduled on Jan 29, Feb 26 and March 26, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on WSU Tri-Cities campus, Room TCIC 210. The topic for these first three sessions is professional development: Stuff You Don’t Learn in Engineering School: Skills for Success in the Real World – Module 1 to 3. The objective of the course is to help younger engineers and emerging project managers – indeed, engineers in all disciplines and all professionals – learn the soft skills that are important to be more effective and happier in the real world.

Besides the course material from IEEE Expert Now program, we will also have Dr. Ron Melton, a seasoned researcher at PNNL with rich engineering and management experiences, present his own views and answer your questions.

For more information about IEEE Expert Now, please see:
http://www.ieee.org/web/education/Expert_Now_IEEE/

For questions regarding these events, and to RSVP if you plan to participate, please contact:
Shuai Lu, IEEE Richland Section Educational Activities Committee Chair
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , phone: 509-375-2235.

Cost: The first event on January 29th will be free to all participants.
The second and third events in February and March will still be free for IEEE members, but will cost $5 for non-members (to partially cover the cost of course materials).

Location: WSU Tri-Cities campus – CIC building Room 210
Map and directions available at: http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/campus.html

EWS American Nuclear Society October Meeting Notice - Northwest Power and Conservation Council

The Eastern Washington Section of the American Nuclear Society presents Tom Karier, a member of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, who will be providing an update to the 20-year Electric Power Plan for the Pacific Northwest. Tom was elected to the council in 1998 and has served several terms as the Council Chair and Chair of the Power Committee. He has also been a board member for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and co-chair of both the Northwest Energy Efficiency Taskforce and the Northwest Wind Integration Forum.

Prior to working with the Council, Karier was an associate dean at Eastern Washington University from 1995 to 1998 and professor of economics since 1981. During this time he also served as a Research Associate for the Jerome Levy Economics Institute in Annandale, New York. He is the author of two books, Beyond Competition (M.E. Sharpe) and Great Experiments in American Economic Policy (Praeger), a dozen journal articles, and many more reports and Op/Ed articles.

The meeting will be held at the Shilo Inn, Richland on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 6:00pm. Please RSVP by noon Monday, October 20^th to Grant McCallum Via e-mail ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or leave a message at either 509-376-3162 or 947-0988.

IEEE Richland to hold 2008 PE class

The Richland Power Engineering Chapter of the IEEE is pleased to announce the 2008 PE Review Class, an event focused on engineering practices and industry experience for attendees to prepare for the EIT and PE Exams, which are a prerequisite to be licensed as Professional Engineer.

This class consists of ten sessions, one session each Tuesday 5:45-7:15PM starting August 12 and running through October 14. An additional Q&A session will be held on October 21 just prior to the Exams.

The text used for this class will be the Electrical Engineering reference Manual and practice problems by John Camara. Additionally the NCESS sample problems will be used.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Anyone who is preparing for the PE/EIT Exams for this October or next April should consider attending this PE Review Class. College students are encouraged to attend to gain knowledge about these important exams for their future careers even if they are currently not taking the PE Exams.

CLASS DATES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS
Classes will be held on Tuesday beginning August 12, 2008 and continue through October 14. There will be an additional Q&A session on October 21 just prior to the exams to answer any last minute questions.
All class sessions will be 1.5 hours long and will begin at 5:45 pm sharp. Classes will tentatively be held in the East building 218 of WSU Tri-city, in Richland, WA.

FEE SCHEDULES
Full-time Students: Free
IEEE Members: $150
Guests: $200

REGISTRATION & MORE INFORMATION
For registration or additional information, please contact Yousu Chen (509-375-6662, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Please register by August 4th so that we can accurately judge the size of the class. The Class is subject to cancellation if less than 10 people register.

IEEE Project Management Webinar

03 June 2008, 10:00 am Pacific (1:00 PM ET)

This free Webinar is designed for engineers, technical leads, project leaders and functional managers who want to practice the fundamentals of project management to help themselves and the groups they represent. Participants will learn basic project management techniques and how to apply them, whether at work, within the IEEE, at home or in the community. Participants will receive one complimentary IEEE-USA E-Book. For more information and to register, go to: http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/webinar-06-03-08.html

April 23 IEEE/INCOSE meeting: A Practitioner's View of Systems Engineering

Wednesday, 23 April 2008

IEEE Richland Section
&
The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Tri-Cities Chapter
will host

Dr. Myron Kayton
Kayton Engineering Co., Los Angeles
& IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society Distinguished Lecturer
Presenting
Practitioner’s View of Systems Engineering

Red Lion Hotel, Hanford House Richland

Agenda:

5:30-6:00 PM    Social
6:00-7:00 PM    Dinner -- Cost: $25
7:00 PM         Technical Program (no charge)

RSVP by COB April 18th:

To RSVP or for more information about this event (including menu) contact:

Xiao Ying Yu
372 4524 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Evelyn Hirt

375-4425 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it