| News And Announcements |
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Our Chapter Secretary will not be attending our May meeting...because he is climbing Mount Everest! Naim Logic, along with the other members of the Extreme Summit Team are climbing the mountain from the Tibetan side along the Northeast Ridge. As of April 21st, they had reached base camp. Above base camp are Advance Base Camp at 6440m and 3 other camps; the highest is at 8300m. In the “Death Zone” (above 8,000 meters or about 26,000 ft), the human body in a self-defense effort will start to stop its own functions in a kind of strange order (based on importance for survival) - digestion function will be stopped first. So at and above the last camp, food is not in the game anymore. You can send messages of encouragement to Naim, and read more about the summit team's itinerary and progress, using the Extreme Summit Team website. Naim says, "the only 'source of energy' needed to try and hopefully complete the final push to the top of the world are your messages. Your every single message means a few more steps towards the roof of the Planet: Mt Everest – 8,850 m or 29,035 ft. So, don’t be shy with your messages!"
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We would like to thank Barbara McMinn for serving on the chapter's Executive Board for the past four years. In addition to serving as Chair in 2008, Barbara served as Vice-Chair in 2007, as Secretary in 2006, and as Treasurer in 2005. You can view names and contact information for our 2009 officers here.
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We are pleased to announce that free lunches continue in 2009! (...if you're a student, that is.) College students attend (and eat) FREE at each IEEE PES Phoenix Luncheon. You don't have to be an IEEE Member to qualify. Please register in advance of the luncheon. (You eat free, but IEEE PES still pays for the food. So, if you register, please attend. If you already registed but can't make it, please cancel your reservation here.)
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If you are attending a luncheon meeting at the APS Deer Valley facility, please be advised that there are enhanced security measures in place. Visitors must now park only in the lot at the northwest corner of 21st Avenue and Cheryl Drive. Check in at the security guard booth as you enter the parking area on Cheryl Drive, then you will need an APS employee to escort you to the conference room. When you use our lunch registration form, be sure to indicate your employer; that way, we know if you are not an APS employee and will need an APS escort. Click here for a map to the APS Deer Valley facility.
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Have you considered becoming a Senior Member of IEEE? It's not as difficult as you think. Basically, you need ten years of professional experience, and your bachelor degree counts for three of those years. Find out more at the IEEE Senior Member Program website.
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| Schedule of Upcoming 2009 Events |
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| Thursday, May 21st |
May 2009 Lunch Meeting - Engineers Without Borders |
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Nick Labadie from Engineers without Borders, Phoenix Professional Chapter |
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APS Deer Valley Building N-1 Conf.Room E, 12 Noon Map |
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| June - August |
Summer Break: no PES Phoenix Chapter meetings will be held |
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| Thursday, September 17th |
September 2009 Lunch Meeting - Topic TBA |
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Speaker TBA |
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SRP PERA Club, 12 Noon Map |
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| Saturday, September 26th |
52nd Annual IEEE PES Phoenix Chapter Golf Tournament |
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Antelope Hills Golf Club, Prescott |
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| Thursday, October 15th |
October 2009 Lunch Meeting - Topic TBA |
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Speaker TBA |
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APS Deer Valley Building N-1 Conf.Room E, 12 Noon Map |
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| Thursday, November 19th |
November 2009 Lunch Meeting - Topic TBA |
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Speaker TBA |
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SRP PERA Club, 12 Noon Map |
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| December |
No PES Phoenix Chapter meeting |
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