Central Georgia IEEE Section 2013 Meeting History

ExComm Our Executive Committee meeting was on Thursday, the 21st of March at 6:30 PM. We discussed the upcoming year, charitable contributions, slate of officers, etc. We met at Macon GA Red Lobster. We had 11 to attend with three Mercer student section members join our group.
Please let us know if you have an issue or concern for the section.

March meeting Our March meeting was a visit to the Dixie Crows Exhibits at the Robins Museum of Aviation on the evening of Tuesday, the 26th of March. The Dixie Crows host the southeastern electronic warfare symphosium each Spring at Robins AFB.
The IEEE March meeting was a visit to the Dixie Crow Chapter of Association of Old Crows exhibits at the Robins AFB Museum of Aviation on Tuesday evening, the 26th of March, 6:30 PM. The Dixie Crows symposium is the southeastern electronic warfare conference. The Old Crows is the professional society for users, developers and maintainers of electronic warfare systems and components. The Old Crows work to preserve, promote and advance electronic warfare technology in the defense of our nation. Thanks go Wes Heidenreich and Sue Hall/Registration for our admittance to the Dixie Crows Tuesday symposium exhibits. Thanks to symposium chair Lisa K. Frugé and Dixie Crows President Karen Brigance.

IEEE SoutheastCon The 2013 Southeastern Conference was the first weekend in April in Jacksonville FL. The conference theme was "Innovationing for a Better Tomorrow." The conference was in Jacsksonville FL at the Hyatt on the Riverfront.
Larry Adams and Dan Bishop from our section attended.
Next year's event will be hosted by the Lexington KY section.

June Meeting The June IEEE Central Georgia meeting was a tour of the Bonaire 500/230/115 kV electrical substation located on Highway 247, south of Robins AFB on the west side of the highway. The meeting was an overview of a large electrical transmission substation. The station is owned by Georgia Transmission Company and operated by the Georgia Power Company as part of Integrated Transmission System. Located between the Scherer coal fired plant and the Hatch nuclear powered plant, electrical power is transmitted at 500 thousand volts through this station and on to Florida. We will meet at the entrance to the station at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The address is 300 Oak Avenue (US-129) Bonaire GA 31005 and is about a mile north of Highway 96 on Highway 247. For the GPS users, Lat 32.56601597 Long -83.60003304. Points of contact were Dan Bishop/Cell (478) 361-3300 and Curtis Lee/Cell (478) 718-7164.
Participants were encouraged to bring a hardhat and safety eyeglasses. Please wear appropriate footwear (like sturdy work shoes or boots). A brimmed hat, long sleeves, and bug spray/sunscreen was advised for those needing those items. The weather forecast called for 87F temperatures and partly cloudy skies.
Afterwards, we had dinner at Martin's BarBQue at Watson Boulevard and Highway 247 across from the main Robins AFB entrance. Thanks to Martin's for staying open after 8 PM for us.
Thanks go to Curtis Lee for setting up this tour.

2013 Officers The 2013 slate of officers for the IEEE Central Georgia section was reviewed by Past Chair Rick Noel. Rick reviewed and made his recommendations for the next year. The leadership slate was confirmed at the June meeting.
Thanks to our leadership for your continued service

October Picnic The IEEE Georgia picnic was on Saturday, the 26th of October at the Robins Museum of Aviation. We met from 11 AM to 1:30 PM. The IEEE Central Georgia section hosted this Martin Bar B Que catered event. Members from the Atlanta, Savannah, and Central Georgia sections enjoyed a nice lunch outside.
Thanks go to Curtis Lee for organizing the picnic.


November Meeting
The November meeting was a computer security presentation by Dr Proeller. Dr George J. Proeller is an IEEE lecturer and computer security consultant. The meeting was on Tuesday, the 5th of November. We met at 6:30 PM at the Macon campus of Mercer University in the Science and Engineering Building (SEB) auditorium. We had quite a few Mercer folks in attendance. Thanks go to Prof Donald Ekong for setting up the room for us.
Dr Proeller's presentation description is here.
Dr Proeller's biography is here.
Thanks go to Jill Gostin of the Atlanta IEEE/Atlanta Computer Society for organizing Dr Proeller's visit to the Savannah, Central Georgia, and Atlanta sections.

November Meeting The November meeting will be a computer security presentation by Dr George Proeller on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at the Macon campus of Mercer University in the Science and Engineering building.

December 2013 Meeting Michael Ivey spoke about power line design on December 3rd at 6:30 PM at the Georgia Power Macon assembly room. Georgia Power is located at 960 Key Street in Macon GA.
The presentation was an overview of various aspects of power line design. While electrical engineers may be called on for electrical design issues, they may also be involved in areas that are not strictly electrical. The presentation will include some details about planning, electrical, and mechanical design considerations.
Michael Ivey is a licensed electrician and a registered professional engineer in Georgia. He works in Moultrie GA at McLean Engineering, a power engineering consulting firm that has been in business since 1936. Michael has worked in the utility industry for more than 20 years and has experience in engineering and design of substations, transmission lines, and distribution systems as well as other utility areas including planning, finance, protection and control, system maintenance and system operations.
Thanks go to Michael for speaking to us.
Thanks to Curtis Lee for the use of the Georgia Power meeting room and the popcorn.

Future Meeting We will have a meeting for a presentation on programmable logic controllers by Keith Houston of Engleside Electric.
Thanks go to Marco Reyes for information on this presentation.


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