Unless otherwise specified, meetings of the Fox Valley Subsection are held
in the auditorium
at IIT's Rice Campus,
201 East Loop Road, Wheaton, Illinois.
The meetings are normally held on the
3rd Wednesday of the month.
Directions: Take Rt.56/Butterfield Rd. to the first stoplight east of intersection of Butterfield & Naperville roads.
Turn north onto East Loop Road (Big Bowl Asian Restaurant and Phillip's 66 Gas Station on the corners);
the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road.
More detailed directions and a map are available at:
https://www.rice.iit.edu/directions.html
.
Meetings and Events for this Season (beginning Sept. 2007)
(Click here for announcements from past seasons.)
25 SEPTEMBER 2007 (TUESDAY), 7:00PM - 9:30PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "WiMAX, Next Generation"
Speaker: Darcy Poulin, SiGe Semiconductor
Abstract:
One of the most interesting activities currently occurring in Wireless
is the rollout of WiMAX for true mobile broadband wireless.
The implementation of WiMAX has challenging, but exciting, consequences
for RF and system designers.
The presentation will primarily deal with the latest WiMAX system and
architectural issues to enable a successful WiMAX rollout.
Topics include a brief review of the 802.16 standard, existing and next
generation RF transceiver architectures, required and optional modulations,
worldwide regulatory compliance and basic implementation issues facing the industry.
Part of the discussion will include a comparison of WiMAX standards to 802.11.
About the Speaker:
Darcy Poulin brings to SiGe Semiconductor more than 10 years of experience in
RF engineering and IC design.
Prior to joining SiGe, he was senior applications engineer at IceFyre Semiconductor,
responsible for RF design, customer interaction, and RF test, validation, and
optimization of IceFyre's 802.11a radio.
Before that he worked as RFIC chip prime at Research In Motion (RIM) where he was
a founding member of the RFIC design group.
He also held the positions of senior RFIC designer and microwave engineer at
Nortel Networks.
Poulin has significant expertise concerning regulatory issues and also holds several
patents key to RF front ends.
He holds a bachelor of science degree with honors in engineering physics from Queen's
University at Kingston, and a Ph.D. in applied physics from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
7:00pm: Networking Time
7:30pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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IEEE Computer Society, Chicago Section
(contact: John Poust poustus@hotmail.com)
26 SEPTEMBER 2007 (WEDNESDAY), 6:00PM - 9:00PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "Windows Vista, cutting through the hype"
Speaker: Jeremy Hayek, Computer Systems Manager for IIT Rice Campus
POST-MEETING NOTE:
Jeremy Hayek's presentation
(Vista .ppt file) [484 KB]
Abstract:
Windows Vista - cutting through the hype to understand the real improvements in
Microsoft's newest operating system.
The presentation will start with a
historical perspective on past operating systems; it will then discuss the
current computing environment and the issues that led to the development of
Vista.
About the Speaker:
Jeremy Hayek, Computer Systems Manager for the Illinois Institute of
Technology, Rice Campus.
Mr. Hayek has an undergraduate and a graduate degree in
Information Technology, and is working on a PhD in technical communications.
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
6:00pm: Networking Time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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IEEE Fox Valley Subsection
Professional Engineers: this meeting qualifies for Professional Development
Hours
24 OCTOBER 2007 (WEDNESDAY), 6:30PM - 9:00PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "Issues in Outsourcing"
Speaker: Mark W. Werwath, PhD, Northwestern Univ., McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science
POST-MEETING NOTE:
Mark Werwath's presentation
(Outsourcing .ppt file) [288 KB]
Abstract:
This talk will discuss trends, issues and concerns with the current state of
high tech outsourcing, as well as the long term economic arguments and the
latest in outsourcing tools and technology.
The talk will include getting ahead
of the curve, freelancing as a mechanism for practicing your skills on your own
terms, and latest tools to help freelancers!
About the Speaker:
Mr. Werwath is a lecturer in the IEMS department, the Master of Engineering
Management program, and the Master of Product Development program at
Northwestern University.
His career has been mostly spent in industry, working for companies such as
Motorola and Northrop and has been focused on new product development and
project management of development engineering and systems implementation since
1989.
He is a registered Project Management Professional and has been teaching
project management at various schools since 1997.
Research Interests:
Mostly interested in the field of innovation.
Mr. Werwath's dissertation is a
meta-analysis of the field of innovation, encompassing both technical and
administrative aspects of innovation and predicting which organizational
behaviors are most conducive to innovative behavior.
Also interested in the topics of geographically distributed teams, leadership,
Organizational Development, and complex systems and chaos theories, which all
revolve around the main interest of managing project teams.
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PhD, Organizational Development, Benedictine University, May, 2003
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MS, Engineering Management, Northwestern University, 1986
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BS, Manufacturing (Mechanical) Engineering, University of Illinois-Chicago,
June 1981
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
6:30pm: Social/Networking Time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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IEEE Fox Valley Subsection
Professional Engineers: this meeting qualifies for Professional Development
Hours
14 NOVEMBER 2007 (WEDNESDAY), 6:30PM - 9:00PM at Elite Electronic Engineering, Downers Grove
Title: "Qualification of Military Electronic Systems"
Speaker: Steve Laya, Elite Electronic Engineering, Downers Grove
Abstract:
MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-810 are the most commonly cited qualification
requirements governing electronic equipment and subassemblies for military
ships, planes and vehicles.
But given the wide range of defense electronics and
considering the severity and range of military environments, the tests defined
in these specifications must be uniquely adapted to the needs of the
application.
This presentation will outline the process of tailoring MIL-STD
461, MIL-STD-810, and other test requirements to achieve a qualified military
product.
Though the context of the presentation will center on military
equipment, most of the considerations that go into defining these military test
requirements follow a rationale that can be applied to electronic equipment used
in other industries.
About the Speaker:
Mr. Laya is the Sales and Marketing Manager for Elite Electronic Engineering,
Inc.
In addition to his technical sales responsibilities he also leads the
development of new services for Elite and assists with the administration of
Elite's ISO quality and certification systems.
He is a member of the IEEE EMC
Society and the Society of Automotive Engineers.
He received his degree in
mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.
Location: Elite Electronic Engineering, Inc, 1516 Centre Circle, Downers Grove
RSVP to Kathy Barri at 630-495-9770
Time:
6:30pm: Social time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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EMC Society
IEEE Fox Valley Subsection
27 FEBRUARY 2008 (WEDNESDAY), 6:30PM - 9:00PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "Issues in Intellectual Property"
Speaker: Steven R. Trybus, Partner, Jenner & Block
Abstract:
This talk will cover trends, issues and concerns with Intellectual
Property -- licensing, patents, copyright, trademarks, foreign issues, etc.
About the Speaker:
Steven R. Trybus is a partner in Jenner & Block's Chicago office.
He is a member of the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice.
Mr. Trybus is AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer recognition for ethical
standards and legal ability.
Mr. Trybus counsels clients about a wide range of intellectual property issues
with a particular emphasis on patent litigation and counseling related to such
litigation.
He has represented clients in complex patent disputes involving a
wide variety of technologies including consumer products, pharmaceuticals,
software, polymers, catalysts, chemical processes, drug delivery systems,
plastic containers and various medical devices.
Mr. Trybus also counsels clients about infringement and licensing issues and
the protection of patent, trademark and copyright interests.
He has experience
in various other aspects of intellectual property litigation and counseling
including trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, along with associated unfair
competition and antitrust issues.
Mr. Trybus has significant experience in
patent interference proceedings, reissues and reexaminations (generally
associated with companion litigation) in the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
Mr. Trybus counsels clients regarding world-wide protection of
intellectual property and has overseen foreign proceedings including patent
oppositions.
His most recent work includes representation in litigation and
counseling for a leading health care company in various patent infringement and
inventorship disputes and representation of a start-up company in the field of
ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages.
Mr. Trybus graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1982 with a
Bachelor of Science Degree with high honors in Chemical Engineering and
obtained his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of
Technology, with high honors in 1986.
At Chicago-Kent College of Law, Mr.
Trybus was a member and then a Notes and Comments Editor of the Chicago-Kent
Law Review.
Mr. Trybus is also a registered patent attorney with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
STEVEN R. TRYBUS, Partner, JENNER & BLOCK LLP
Office: (312) 923-8307 Fax: (312) 923-8407 Email: strybus@jenner.com
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
6:30pm: Social/Networking Time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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IEEE Fox Valley Subsection
Professional Engineers: this meeting qualifies for Professional Development
Hours
21 MAY 2008 (WEDNESDAY), 6:30PM - 9:00PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "Test Driven Development for Embedded Software"
Speaker: James Grenning, Renaissance Software Consulting Co.
Abstract:
Test Driven Development is a state of the art software development practice
that can help lower defects and improve schedule predictability.
This talk describes and demonstrates the TDD development cycle.
When doing TDD,
developers get instant feedback that their code does what they intend.
Manually testing code is tedious, error prone, and non-reproducible.
TDD
relies on automating unit tests.
An open source test harness is employed to
collect,organize and automate unit tests.
TDD leads to more loosely coupled
designs that can be more easily ported to new platforms.
About the Speaker:
Mr. Grenning is the Owner of Renaissance Software Consulting Co., a Chicago
area consulting and training company.
James has been professionally developing
software since 1978.
He trains and coaches engineers and managers in better
ways to get software done.
James is bringing proven software development
techniques like Agile Development, Test Driven Development, and Object
Oriented Design to embedded software developers.
James coaches on three
continents in a wide variety of applications.
He is a regular speaker at the
embedded systems conference and has written articles for IEEE Software, IEEE
Test and Measurement.
James participated in the creation of the Manifesto for
Agile Software Development.
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
6:30pm: Social/Networking Time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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