Follow the
Central Texas Section in Social Media
- Join our LinkedIn
group - this group is limited to IEEE
members only
- Follow us on Twitter,
use the hashtag #IEEECTS
- Follow us on Facebook
- Join CTS on IEEE
Collabratec - an integrated online
community where technology professionals can network,
collaborate, and create - all in one central hub.
While there are some "members only" features of
Collabratec, it is open to the public to join.
- Slack - Several CTS members have begun using
Slack to exchange ideas and foster discussion. If you
are interested in joining the CTS Slack Team send an
email to Fabio Gomez ( fabio.gomez@ieee.org )
My Last Analog
This will be the last issue of The Analog that I edit
for the Central Texas Section. I have served as editor
of The Analog twice now: Feb 03 thru Feb 04 and then
again July 2010 thru Jan 2018. I have enjoyed the
hours spent putting the newsletter together for the
Section. I have also enjoyed the many contacts I have
made with IEEE volunteers within the Section, the
Region and Headquarters as I have gathered input for
The Analog.
I will remain active with the Section, particularly
with the Austin Life Member Chapter. I look forward to
seeing you all at one of the CTS meetings during the
coming years.
A new editor will take over with the February 2018
issue. If you are interested in assisting with this
monthly effort, contact the new Section Chair, Fawzi
Behmann f.behmann@ieee.org.
With a new editor will likely come new ideas on how to
format The Analog. If you have suggestions, please
take a few minutes to share them with Fawzi.
John Purvis III IEEE LSM, P.E.
john.purvis@ieee.org
https://johnpurvis.wordpress.com
Past Section Chair, Former Analog Editor
From the Central Texas Section Chair
It is with great
enthusiasm to serve IEEE Central Texas section as the
new chairman for 2018 and 2019. I want to express my
great appreciation to Leslie Martinich and her team for
leading the section over the past two years. Big thanks
to all for the work you do to make our Section a
terrific source of professional development for all our
members.
IEEE
Certainly, IEEE, the largest global technical non-profit
organization develops and publish standards but is also
embarked on a wide mission to disseminate information
with the underline mission of advancing technology to
service humanity. This mission is being carried out by
some 38 societies and affinity groups represented by
chapters working in harmony with sections and regions
along with some 1800 conferences a year. Among other
initiatives, IEEE has one of the largest repository of
papers and publications to serve academia and industry.
As many of you know that IEEE offers many humanitarian
projects in serving communities and address the needs of
K-12, students, and young professional, host job bank
and support career fair and training workshops. In US,
IEEE supports the government to what matters to IEEE
members through congressional programs.
IEEE remains in the forefront with regard to rapid
advancement in technology and use cases with special
initiatives and programs and hold focused events to
industry and academia and cover key topics such as
sensing, 5G, virtualization, analytics, use cases such
as green technologies, smart transportation, health,
public safety and the emergence of smart community,
smart city, state and government.
CTS plan is to relate these subjects and initiatives in
a digestible manner engaging local membership and the
extended community.
Who am I & Sample accomplishments in 2017
In 2017, I had the opportunity to serve as section chair
for conferences supporting over a dozen conferences and
events. I was also section PACE chair supporting
initiatives that are subsidized by Region 5.
I had the privilege to drive a consolidated program
leading IEEE Austin ComSoc & Signal Processing Joint
Chapters as well as IEEE Austin EMBS & Computer
Joint chapters in delivering intriguing topics on the
capabilities of the respective societies and applied to
some use cases.
I’m pleased to report that IEEE Austin Communications
Chapter has received a couple of Awards: Chapter
Achievement Award for North America (across 93 chapters)
and also Chapter of the Year Award globally (across 212
chapters). This is the second time that Austin ComSoc
received such double awards. The earlier was 2015.
At the international scene, I’ve been a keynote speakers
on a couple of conferences: PACT 2017 in Kenya and later
at MICC 2017 in Malaysia.
In addition as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, I had
opportunity to present on a variety of topics such as
IoT, 5G, cybersecurity, health, public safety, energy,
transportation and smart cities at diverse locations
such as Uganda and Kenya, Croatia, and several US
cities. I also had the opportunity to organize panel
sessions and workshops at BHI 2017, Himss/IHA
2017, ICC 2017, and Globecom 2017.
I’ve been active contributor in local community at
different venues such as Smart City Connect 2017,
Enterprise IoT 2017, BioAustin and Austin CityUP.
These activities have inspired me to organize an
IEEE Innovative Summit in Health and Technology held in
Austin on September 7 at TACC with over 120 in
attendance from medical community, industry, academia
and city of Austin presenting rich program brining
through leaders, physicians and technologists and policy
maker under one roof.
2018
Using this as backdrop, IEEE Central Texas Section team
with your support are working on building a
compelling and impactful programs that serve the
membership and become more relevant to the local
community.
We are seeking volunteers that like to innovate, create
and support CTS in the following areas:
- Support to GreenTech conference
- CTS newsletter (The Analog)
- Leveraging and monitoring impact of Social Media
- Integrating functions to make website interactive
- Others
If you are interested to help out, then please send me a
quick email at f.behmann@ieee.org
Please take note of monthly technical meetings planned
by CTS chapters can be viewed on the calendar of CTS
website https://sites.ieee.org/ctx/
and respond to the RSVP.
Beside, the technical meetings, here is examples of
activities planned for the next few months:
- IEEE CTS First Half Leadership Meeting that will
take place January 27 at San Marcus
- IEEE CTS Support to BDYHAX 2018 annual event,
Austin Feb. 2-4, 2018, https://www.austintexas.org/event/bdyhax-2018/328193/
- International Engineers Week (February)
- IEEE Support at SxSW (March)
- IEEE GreenTech 2018 of Smart City, Austin April
4-6
- https://ieeegreentech.org
- IEEE Future Leader Forum, Austin (July)
Say tuned for more details.
I hope to see you at some of these events!
Fawzi Behmann
Chairman, Central Texas Section
f.behmann@ieee.org
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Membership
Development
Have you renewed your IEEE membership for
2018?
It is easy to forget and easy to put
off. If you haven’t renewed your IEEE
membership, or don’t know if you have, go to your
MYIEEE account NOW and check at https://www.ieee.org/myieee
or call 800 678-4333.
OR just renew now to avoid loss of any of your IEEE
benefits at https://www.ieee.org/renew
.
If you have already renewed, thank you for being part
of the Central Texas Section and the IEEE, the world’s
largest technical professional association. We have a
lot planned for you in the CTS for 2018.
Visit https://www.ieee.org/membership
to view all YOUR benefits of IEEE membership.
IEEE Member Benefits
Have you looked at all the benefits you
receive as an IEEE member?
Are you taking advantage of all that IEEE has to
offer? If you’re like me, you probably know of a
few benefits and are taking advantage of
The latest IEEE member Benefits Bulletin is
available. Go to:
IEEE
Member Benefits for the latest on
- authoring through IEEE Collabratech,
- member discounts on insurance, UPS shipping,
computer purchases, and Wiley-IEEE Press,
- Continuing educational opportunities through
online learning and eBbooks, one free each
month. See the current offering through
14-Jan, “Women in Engineering – Book 4: Follow
Your Curiosities – Finding Success Through
Learning”
Did you know about IEEE – IEEE Collabratec
IEEE has created an online tool to assist
IEEE Members AND non-members in career development.
The IEEE Collabratec™ online community offers a suite
of productivity tools and is available to technology
professionals around the world with exclusive features
for IEEE members. Plus sign up is free to everyone.
IEEE Collabratec™ can help you:
- Connect with global technology professionals by
location and
- Access robust networking, collaboration, and
authoring tools dedicated to technology
professionals
- Establish a professional identity to showcase
key accomplishments
Go to Collabratec
NOW
You do NOT have to be an IEEE member to join IEEE
Collabratech.
Joe Redfield
CTS Membership Development Chair
Region 5 Membership Development Chair
J.Redfield@ieee.org
210-744-2968
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News of Interest to the Section
January eBook
Project
management skills are highly prized in any
organization. Engineers who can develop new plans
for critical corporation products, services,
internal process improvements and special needs
technologies; and then coalesce, manage and lead
others to make these things happen, are never
going to fear unemployment. And they are going to
have a great time working on interesting,
innovative, and sometimes groundbreaking,
projects. Project management is probably the most
important function young engineers can learn, (and
experienced engineers should continuously
develop), along with an ability to articulate the
value of what they, and their teams, are doing.
Project
Management offers readers a
framework for project management basics. This
eBook provides an ideal starting point for
engineering professionals who want to learn the
basics about this vital, career-building
competency. In clear-cut, direct language, author
and IEEE Senior Member Harry T. Roman explains the
concept of project management, offers steps to
build a successful team, and warns how not to
run a project team. He also provides historical
background on the history of project management,
including some interesting ties to technological
icon, Thomas Edison. Roman spent most of his long
career directing and consulting on more than $100
million worth of projects and programs in Research
& Development at Public Service Electric &
Gas Company (PSE&G) in New Jersey.
In what
is perhaps the most valuable chapter in the eBook,
Roman details what he believes are the steps to a
successful project team. It starts with
identifying and selling the problem that the
project team will address. The author warns
these tasks sound easy enough, but are full of
potential pitfalls. He encourages readers to make
sure the recommended project meets these five
criteria: The problem should be one the company
wants to solve; it must have value to senior
management; it must offer tangible benefits; the
solution is achievable within a reasonable
timeframe; and it is compatible with the company’s
investment philosophy.
According
to Roman, project management is a profound
leadership function. When properly combined with
management skills, it can help to make you a
complete manager—that rare individual who brings
real value to an organization.
From 1
January through 15 February 2018, you can get your
free eBook download, by going to:
Log
in with your IEEE Web account, add the book to
your cart, and use promo code JANFREE18, at checkout.
CALL FOR AUTHORS
IEEE-USA E-BOOKS seeks authors to write an individual
e-book or a series on career guidance and development
topics. If you have an idea you think will benefit
members in a particular area of expertise, please
email your proposal to IEEE-USA Publishing Manager
Georgia C. Stelluto at g.stelluto@ieee.org.
IEEE-USA serves the public good and promotes the
careers and public policy interests of nearly 190,000
engineering, computing and technology professionals
who are U.S. members of IEEE.Free eBook from
IEEE USA to IEEE Members
Zhuo Li Elevated to IEEE Fellow
Central Texas Section member Zhuo Li was
recently elevated to an IEEE Fellow. Congratulations
to Zhuo on his achievement!
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Volunteer
Opportunities
Texas STEM Connections
NOTE: Most
educators are open to negotiating dates/times if
you are interested in volunteering. Don't let
the date/time listed limit your engagement!
Contact the teacher and ask!
- Log into Texas STEM
Connections
- Volunteers:
Browse In-person Volunteer Opportunities OR
Virtual Volunteer Opportunities
- Filter
by zip code or other fields to narrow your
search
- Click
the "Show Interest" button for opportunities
that interest you and connect with the
educator making the request
CENTRAL
TEXAS OPPORTUNITIES - THIS JANUARY/FEBRUARY
Leander:
Whitestone Elementary STEAM Fair
Opportunity
January 5, 2018
Each grade level studies various science
topics throughout the year according to the
TEKS. However we are looking for ways that
children can have hands on experiences with
circuits, robotics, creation, etc. This is a
full day (8-2) school wide fair. The exhibits
should be hands on where students from grade k-5
can participate. teachers and PTA volunteers
will be on hand as well. We can provide tables
and chairs for booths. Learn more and connect in Texas
STEM Connections.
Del Valle:
STEAM Extravaganza at Del Valle ISD
Opportunity
January 20, 2018
The Del Valle ISD Technology Department
will be hosting a STEAM Extravaganza on
Saturday, January 20th. The event will be hosted
in combination with the Region 13 Area Robotics
Competition. Set-up begins at 8 am and the
family friendly event will run from 9am- 2pm.
Learn more and connect in Texas STEM Connections.
STEAM Fair
2018 at Wells Branch Elementary AIA
Opportunity
January 25, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
On January 25 we will be hosting our
second annual STEAM Fair at Wells Branch
Elementary Arts Integration Academy in Austin
from 5:30-7:00 P.M. There will be a variety of
tables with exhibitions, and all our students
will participate. Our Pre-K/Kinder students will
be doing an arts display with recycled 3D
robots, our 4th and 5th graders will be making
projects to compete to move-on to the Regional
Science Fair, and all grades are invited to
participate in making a project for our school
STEAM Fair. Each grade will have a table, and we
are looking for volunteers who would be willing
to be trained to be a Science Fair judge who
will judge projects hoping to move on to the
regional fair. We are also looking for vendors
who would be interested in participating. Learn
more and connect in Texas
STEM Connections.
University
of Texas Elementary School STEAM Career Day
Opportunity
January 26 8 - 11 a.m.
We would love the participation of any
and all STEAM affiliated careers to come to our
school and interact with our elementary aged
students. Careers including but certainly not
limited to architects, medical doctors,
engineers, designers, programmers, animal
experts, environmental experts, chemists,
archologists, physicists etc. are
welcome! Learn more and connect
in Texas
STEM Connections.
Webb
Primary and Middle Schools STEM Night (Community
Event)
Opportunity
January 30, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
This will be a K-8th Community STEM
Night. I am envisioning..Hands-on STEM activity
booths for K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th; Hands-on
Robotics Demo booth; A live demo for a big group
(Chemistry/Science); SPACE Booth. Webb Middle
School has a Robotics Club. Webb Primary has a
"Tech Girls" Club sponsored by the Girl Scouts.
Also, we will have our science fair projects on
display. We are in beginning stages of planning
this event...any ideas are welcome. Learn more
and connect in Texas
STEM Connections.
Science
Night at Galindo Elementary School
Opportunity
February 1 Evening
We are hosting a Science Night on Feb. 1
at Galindo Elementary School. We want our
students to understand that science is
everywhere, not just in the classroom, and that
it is fun! We are looking for organizations or
people in STEM careers to share how they use
science in a fun, interactive way. Learn
more and connect in Texas
STEM Connections.
Alternative
Energy Sources at Lake Travis Elementary
Opportunity February 8 or 9,
date/time flexible
We are talking about alternative energy
sources that may be used to save on natural
resources. The students need additional help
understanding the types of alternative energy
and the differences between natural resources
and alternative energy. Looking for volunteers
who can help share this information, practical
examples, share a hands-on activity or whatever
else might help our students better learn about
alternative energy sources. Learn more and
connect in Texas
STEM Connections.
Youth Code
Jam ATX
Opportunity
February 10 at 1 p.m.
Coding4TX is excited to partner with
Youth Code Jam SATX to bring this popular event
to our city with the inaugural Youth Code Jam
ATX! Approximately 100 students, in grades 3
through 8, and their parents or guardians will
attend, circulating a dozen stations featuring
different coding languages and CS skills, each
offering various activities or challenges. We
need YOU to help us develop, organize, and staff
those stations and provide a memorable
experience for these families. Youth Code
Jam mentors share their technical expertise with
students and help inspire the next generation of
computer science gurus. All we ask is a few
hours -- we'll also tempt you with pizza and a
free T-shirt! -- and a willingness to encourage,
guide, and inspire students! Learn more and
connect in Texas
STEM Connections.
Classroom
Science Days with the American Association for
the Advancement of Science
Opportunities February
15-16, Times Vary
The American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting is
coming to Austin in mid-February! For each city
that hosts our annual conference, we offer
opportunities for K-12 teachers, students, and
families. We believe that scientists can help
support good science education for all by being
in classrooms with teachers and students. This
can include giving a presentation about their
research and how they got interested in science
or volunteering for the entire school year. Sign
up for a Classroom Science Day visit and we'll
get you connected to a classroom! Learn
more and connect in Texas
STEM Connections.
Engineering
Week Demo and Meet and Greet
Opportunity
February 20, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
For Engineering Week, we hope to host a
mini-Fair for makers and tinkerers on the
afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 20. We are
tentatively looking at a time of 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Please note that Round Rock ISD is out of school
this day. Our vision is to have a
come-and-go events featuring several booths set
up with demonstrations and activities. Engineers
are welcome to bring their own cool displays, or
you can be a guide using the library's materials
(we have many construction sets, as well as LEGO
robotics kits, Dash and Dot, Ozbots, Squishy
Circuits, and Little Bits). We want to create a
fun environment that makes it easy for kids to
have conversations with real engineering
professionals, using the projects and kits as
easy ways to break the ice. Engineers
representing a broad range of fields are
welcome. We'd be particularly excited to have
women and people of color represented among our
guest engineers. Learn more and connect
in Texas
STEM Connections.
CENTRAL
TEXAS OPPORTUNITIES - FLEXIBLE DATES for
Volunteers
Austin:
STEAM (A for Arts) Professionals at Thinkery
Opportunities Weekly
Thinkery is
Austin's home for "why" and "how." A place where
science and families play side by side. Where
people connect with ideas by doing, making and
experiencing. It's a foundry for a new
generation of innovators and creative problem
solvers. And it's a heck of a good time. Each
volunteer would help lead facilitated activity
stations in our galleries. Below is a list of
some special days where the activities will be
focused on specific topics, or are our busiest
times....but we have needs weekly!
Engineering Day -
2/17/18
NanoDays - 3/24/18
Earth Day &
Space Day - 4/21/18
Scratch Day -
5/13/18
Cedar Park:
Pre-K Speakers Wanted to Showcase Careers
Opportunities Flexible on
Date/Time
Looking for a community worker
that can come and speak with my Pre-Kindergarten
class. We are learning about careers and would
be awesome for them to hear from people in their
community. We are also learning about science,
art, music any fun activities for these subjects
would be great for them. Learn more and
connect in Texas STEM Connections.
Austin:
What is an Engineer?
Opportunities Flexible on
Date/Time
I would like to expose my Four
Points Middle School 7th and 8th grade students
to different careers within the engineering
realm. I teach Project Lead the Way,
Gateway to Technology classes. In these
classes students use the design cycle to learn
about CAD, robotics, medical technology, the
human body, and architecture. Students have
a basic grasp of what an engineer is, but I
would like to give them more real world examples
of engineering careers. Learn more and
connect in Texas STEM Connections.
Austin:
Girls in STEM Mentor
Opportunities Flexible on
Date/Time
I am a middle school teacher
in Austin, TX at Four Points Middle School who
is looking for female engineering students or
female engineers to help mentor a group of girls
involved in our STEM Girls club. The club
meets for 30 minutes every other Friday
afternoon from 1:50-2:20 p.m. Learn more
and connect in Texas STEM Connections.
Austin:
Introduction to Engineering: Volunteers Wanted
to Excite Students about Engineering
Opportunities Flexible on
Date/Time
Students in the our Montessori
classrooms at Magnolia Montessori for All have
been learning about the laws and principles that
govern the universe, as well as conducting their
own independent research based on their
interests. Many of them are interested in
engineering and in creating their own structures
and machines. They are familiar with the design
process through our engineering elective, but
less familiar with the specific kinds of
engineering. I would love for this expert to
share their path to becoming an engineer,
particularly what they did/were interested in
between the ages of 6-9 that helped them to
become an engineer. I would love for them to
also share about the different kinds of
engineering that exist, and perhaps to spark the
students' imaginations with a unique or
interesting demonstration of any kind. I
particularly want the girls in our classrooms,
particularly girls of color, to feel like they
can become engineers if they want
to. Learn more and connect in Texas STEM Connections.
Austin:
Matter, Engineering, Weather, Butterflies:
Engineers Wanted for Classroom Activities
Opportunities Flexible on
Date/Time
We're exploring matter,
insects, weather and matter and would love an
engineer to join us in the classroom to showcase
how engineering connects with these topics. We'd
love the engineer to lead a hands-on activity
with our students and help our students through
the trail and error of the engineering design
process. Learn more and connect in Texas STEM Connections.
Austin:
roboARTS at Ann Richards School for Young
Leaders
Opportunities Flexible on
Date/Time
This class is a true STEAM
based course. Kids will learn how to leverage
their creativity and engineer robots to act on
stage. Sounds crazy, I know. But this program
will leave you with a huge smile on your face!
We are looking for volunteer robotics mentors
for an in-classroom experience. roboARTS is an
in-class, 12-week program that will allow the
ladies at Ann Richards to program robots and
implement these bots as autonomous characters in
their stories. Students will learn about
the story writing and engineering process. They
will generate their own stories and will learn
how to use logic, story telling and
troubleshooting to get the end result they
desire. Learn more and connect in Texas STEM Connections.
While many are moving away from spinning
disks in favor of SSDs, the majority of bulk data
storage is still on spinning disks. If you didn't know
it, not all disk drives are created equal. Most users
are well aware of the obvious differences: capacity,
rotational speed and on-board cache. There is a less
obvious difference in the drive's reliability.
Backblaze, a
cloud storage provider, uses thousands of different
disk drives. Each quarter they have been publishing
the failure rates for the drives they have in use.
Their latest report for Hard
Drive Stats for 3Q 2017 was released October 26.
One of the most interesting facts I found in the study
is that their is little difference in the annual
failure rates reported between consumer and enterprise
grade drives. Perhaps this information will be of
assistance the next time you afe faced with buying a
disk drive.
If you have comments, or suggestions as to something I
should mention in a future issue, please let me know
at john.purvis@ieee.org.
I look forward to reading your comments and
suggestions.
Continuing Education
IEEE Provided
Spectrum Tech
Insider Webinars
Learn from industry experts about
latest technology advances via our free Tech
Insider Webinars. This page lists upcoming and
available 'on demand' Tech Insider webinars. All
the live webinars are archived and are available
on demand for 12 months. IEEE members can also
earn PDH certificates for each webinar.
More Than 400 Courses Now Available on IEEE
Xplore
It’s easier to find IEEE’s more than 400
online courses now that they’ve been added to the
IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Known as the
eLearning Library, these interactive online
classes can be found in the library’s Courses
section. Based on tutorials and workshops
presented at IEEE conferences, the courses were
developed and peer-reviewed by experts in their
fields. Read
more . . .
Computer Society Webinars
Register now for our latest free live
technical webinars. Or check out our past webinars
at your convenience. See this site
more information.
Computer Society 2014 Professional Development
Courses
Expand your knowledge base by taking a
professional development course in your area of
technical interest. Half-day webcast formats (3.5
hours) enable you to quickly get up to speed in a
specific technology area without leaving your
desk. And each are at a low cost of $49. For a
limited time, sign up for three courses and
receive the fourth one for free. See the list
of training courses.
ComSoc Training
See this calendar
for
a list of upcoming courses.
Other learning opportunities
IEEE
e-Learning Library
IEEE Online
Education Portal
IEEE-USA Webinars
(attendees can earn professional development hours
-- PDHs)
Other Sources
CodeAcademy
Learn to code
interactively for free
Corsea.org
A web site that
provides an aggregate of university course
offerings. Their tag line is "Take the World's
Best Courses, Online, For Free." They have 16
course categories, most in technology areas from
16 major universities.
MIT Open Courseware
MIT OpenCourseWare
(OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all
MIT course content. OCW is open and available to
the world and is a permanent MIT activity. More
can be learned here.
Saylor.org:
Free Education
The tag line of the
Saylor website is "Harnessing Technology to Make
Education Free." Although Saylor.org does not
grant degrees, students can download a certificate
of completion for successfully passing the exam at
the end of each course. There are thirteen areas
of study that visitors can choose to explore,
including Computer Science, Chemistry,
Mathematics, and Mechanical Engineering.
University of Texas
Professional Development
UT Center for Lifelong Education
provides several courses (these are NOT free). The
list can be found here.
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Career
CTS
Job
listing
The Central Texas
Section receives job postings from time to time.
These are posted on the Section Web site. If you
have a job to post to the site, send the
information to cts-webmaster@ieee.org
IEEE
ResumeLab
IEEE members have a
new tool to help gain a competitive edge in the
employment process. IEEE ResumeLab is a new online
service that allows IEEE members to develop a
resume or curriculum vitae using specialized tools
tailored for each step of the job seeking process.
This new product is added to the list of offerings
that assist members as they find jobs and develop
their careers.
The IEEE
Job
Site
The IEEE Job Site
has undergone a makeover with new features and
easier navigation to better serve IEEE members.
Its still easy for IEEE members or IEEE member job
seekers to conduct job searches or create and
upload a resume, but with the use of HTML5
technology, the site boasts a cleaner layout and
crisp contemporary design making the IEEE Job Site
more user-friendly.
The IEEE-USA
Career Manager is organized into eight
categories designed to help you manage and advance
in your career:
* Career Management
Interactive Workshop
* Salary Service
* Consulting and Entrepreneurship
* Professional Development Webinars
* Employment Assistance and Job Search
* IEEE Online Distance Learning
* E-Book Library
* IEEE.tv
Student Branches and
Activities
St Mary's University - San Antonio (https://engineering.stmarytx.edu/ieee/)
Faculty Adviser: Wenbin Luo, email: wluo@stmarytx.edu
Branch Chair: Nicole Webb nwebb3@mail.stmarytx.edu
Co-chair: Jeremy Ramirez, jramirez91@mail.stmarytx.edu
Texas State University - San Marcos
Faculty Adviser: Larry Larson, email: Larry.Larson@txstate.edu
Branch Chair: Karina Paz, karinapaz@txstate.edu
Co-chair: Caden Sanders, email: cjs163@txstate.edu
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Trinity University - San Antonio
Faculty Adviser: Farzan Aminian, email: faminian@trinity.edu
Branch Chair: Connor Hahn chahn1@trinity.edu
Co-chair: Dakota Grusak dgrusak@trinity.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrinityIEEE
University of Texas at Austin (https://ieee.ece.utexas.edu/)
Faculty Adviser: Sriram Vishwanath, email: sriram@ece.utexas.edu
Branch Chair: Ali de Jong email: chair@ieeeut.org
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ieeeut
University of Texas at San Antonio (https://ieeeutsa.com/)
Faculty Adviser: Paul Morton, email: PaulMorton@utsa.edu
Branch Chair: Kasai Omar k.w.omar@gmail.com
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2018
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January
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Greater Austin STEM
Networking Forum
Thursday, January 11,
2018
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Hosted
by Texas STARBASE Austin at Camp Mabry
Connect
with STEM educators, organizations and
leaders across Central Texas. These
quarterly interactive networking forums
foster collaborations and strengthen our
STEM community as we share resources,
events, and ideas.
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IEEE CTS
Spring ExCom Meeting
07:00 AM to 03:00 PM
Join us for our IEEE Central Texas Section
Spring ExCom meeting where we will review
our recent past events and plan for future
events. Meet friends and make new
friends, enjoy breakfast and lunch.
Texas State University (TSU)
49 N Comanche St
San Marcos , Texas
United States 78666
Building: Roy F. Mitte Building
Room Number: 5th Floor
Agenda
07:00
Setup, Coffee, Sign-in, Networking,
Breakfast*
07:55
Call to Order, Approve Agenda
08:00
Roll Call / Introductions**
08:20
Chairman’s Report
08:50
Vice Chairs' Report (Austin & San
Antonio)
09:10
Secretary’s Report on L31
09:20
Treasurer Report
09.30
Financial Plan Guide (Training)
09:45
Break
10:00
Past Chair Nominations Committee Report
10:10
Section Committee Reports
11:00
Chapter Chair
Reports***
12:10
Lunch
13:00
Student Branch Chair Reports
13:45
Chapter Reports continued (if needed)
14:25
New Business****
15:00
Adjourn
*Breakfast tacos and other less substantial
things will be provided.
**During roll call, members should stand and
briefly introduce themselves and other
members of their committee to the other
attendees.
***Member reports should be supported by
Power Point slides as follows:
--Title slide,
Core Slides:
(1) Describe the mission to be carried out
by the local chapter/affinity group/CTS
committee. Include list of leadership team.
(2) Describe briefly list of accomplishments
in 2017. For chapters/Affinity group can be
list of topics and presenters and outreach
activities. For committee can be list of
deliverables impacting CTS and community.
Indicate if L31 was filed!
(3) Vision and mission for 2018. Highlight
objectives and initiatives planned for 2018.
Highlights needs and rational.
-- Other slides may be used as backup
Please send Joe Redfield and Raymond
Choo a copy of your presentation
slides for showing at the meeting. We will
need to have them by noon on Friday prior to
the meeting. Otherwise bring a USB drive
with your for Joe to copy.
Aus/SA chaptername_2018_SPM_your first
name.ppt
For example, SA_EMBS_2018_SPM_Sunny.ppt
**** New Business Motions
--Motion to adopt the CTS Guide on use of
V-tools Categories.
-- Motion to adopt the CTS LOP on Finances.
- Section -Officer Reports
- Chapter Officer Reports
- Student Branch Reports
- New business
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/156567
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February
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Junior
Academy of Science Science Fair
San Antonio https://www.arase.org/
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17-24
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Engineers
Week
February 17 – February 24,
2018
- Celebrate how engineers make a
difference in our world
- Increase public dialogue about
the need for engineers
- Bring engineering to life for
kids, educators, and parents
More
than a week-long event, Engineers Week
is a year-round commitment to making a
difference. This year's theme is Engineers
Week: Inspiring Wonder. Celebrate.
Volunteer. Connect.
Use #AustinSTEM
#EWeek2018 in all your social media
posts and let's showcase the great
things going on across Central Texas!
Saturday, February
17
Hosted by Thinkery
More
info to come! Check back later.
Saturday, February
17 and Sunday, February 18
Hosted
by American Association for the
Advancement of Science
Austin
Convention Center
Explore
interactive science exhibits, learn
about cool science jobs, and have your
questions answered by scientists! Family
Science Days is FREE and open to all-
featuring hands-on demos, shows, talks
by scientists, and other activities for
youth and their families. 11 a.m. - 4
p.m. each day. Register
online to avoid lines at the event.
Saturday, February
24
Hosted
by the UT Austin Women in Engineering
Program (UTWEP)
The
University of Texas at Austin
Girl
Day at UT Austin, including Introduce a
Girl to Engineering Day presented
by Halliburton and
the Girl Day STEM Festival presented
by Texas
Instruments is a free event
for K-8 students held on the Cockrell
School of Engineering and Natural
Sciences complexes on on The University
of Texas at Austin campus February 24th,
2018 from 12 to 5 pm. Over
8,000 students are expected to
participate in over 150 free-flowing
hands-on activities and demonstrations
hosted by volunteers, student
organizations, corporate partners and
community organizations. Students get
the chance to explore engineering,
science, math, and technology at their
own pace throughout the event. Girls and
boys are welcome! Register
online to
secure a space and to get all updates
and tips for participating.
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21-24
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Austin
Energy Regional Science Festival 2018
Austin https://www.sciencefest.org/index.php
Judges/Volunteers needed for
the Austin Energy Regional Science
Festival, February 21-24,
2018
Science
Fest is a competition for students
from 23 school districts and 12
counties who are advancing from
their local schools.
Junior (middle
school) Division and Senior (high
school) Division students submit their
projects in one of 17 scientific
categories, covering both Life and
Physical Sciences as well as Math and
Engineering. Judging is competitive
and the top three winners in each
category from both divisions advance
to the state fair in San Antonio.
The overall top six projects
in the Senior Division, called
"Best of Fair", advance directly
to the international competition.
Because
judging is competitive, we need
subject matter experts to
evaluate the projects. About 7-8
projects are assigned to each group of
judges (typically consisting of 3
people). After a group has
interviewed their
assigned students, group members
discuss the merit of each project and
jointly determine the ranking.
Seniors are judged in the morning,
Juniors in the afternoon. It is a 2-4
hour commitment, depending on the
amount of students in each category.
(The Junior Division Chemistry,
Engineering, and Physics categories tend
to be rather large, for example, and
have to be done in two rounds.) We offer
orientation sessions in the weeks
leading up to the fair.
Judging
for next year's Junior/Senior fair will
take place on Thursday,
Feb 22, 2018 at the
Palmer Event Center. Students will
register and set up their projects on
Wednesday, Feb
21, and projects will be
available for previewing that night
without students present. Links to the
abstracts will be made available the
week-end prior to the fair.
Elementary
students are judged on Saturday, Feb 24, 2018;
judging is not competitive and every
project receives either a 1st, 2nd or
3rd place ribbon.
We also need
general volunteers from Wednesday, Feb 21 to
Saturday, Feb 24 to
help with registration, project
set-up, monitoring the students’
well-being and assisting with the
awards ceremonies.
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March
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2
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Alamo
Regional Science & Engineering Fair
San Antonio, https://www.arase.org/
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4-8
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2018 IEEE
Applied Power Electronics Conference and
Exposition (APEC)
APEC focuses on the practical and
applied aspects of the power electronics
business. The conference addresses issues of
immediate and long term importance to
practicing power electronics engineer.
henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, TX, USA
https://www.apec-conf.org/
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7-8
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TBPE
Ethics Webinars
TBPE
continues to offer ethics outreach
presentations both in person and in a
webinar format for the convenience of our
licensees. The free webinars have been so
well received that we are now adding
additional events as needed. If you are
interested in scheduling a live TBPE ethics
presentation at your workplace, please refer
to our outreach page at: https://engineers.texas.gov/outreach.
These quarterly webinars provide an
up-to-date overview of agency activities,
case studies, and a review of professional
ethics topics. Ethics webinars are held
approximately one month prior to each
quarterly expiration date.
Future webinars are scheduled
for March 7-8, 2018; June
6-7, 2018; September 12-13, 2018;
and December 5-6, 2018. Webinars will
be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day.
Registration links will be posted 30 days
prior to the webinars at: https://engineers.texas.gov/webinars.html.
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24
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ExxonMobil
Texas Science & Engineer Fair
San Antonio, https://emtsef.utsa.edu/
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April
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2-3
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2017
National Electrical Code for Engineers
Workshop
Located at the Scottish Rite
Theater, next door to the Hampton Inn.
8AM-5PM
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4-6
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2018 IEEE
GreenTech International Conference of Smart
City"
Location: AT&T Executive
Facilities, Austin
This will be the 10th Annual GreenTech
Technologies International Conference. The
theme of the conference for 2018 is Smart
City.
The conference provides a forum for
government, industry, and researchers to
collaborate and present innovative
approaches on future framework, plans and
innovative technological solutions for
moving towards smarter green cities.
Stakeholders include municipalities,
utilities, equipment vendors, and residents
HELP NEEDED:
We are looking for volunteers to be part of
the Organizing Committee in the following
areas:
- Website support
- Event mobile app
- Event social media
- Communication & publicity
- Registration
- Sponsors/Patronage
- Help organize recruitment
- Help organize Startup Pitch
- Help with Industry call for proposals
- Help with Academic Research call for
paper
- Help with software tools and
multimedia promotion
- Help with contact for media &
publishing outlets local, state wide and
beyond
Please contact f.behmann@ieee.org
The GreenTech of Smart City conference
provides a forum with government, industry
and researchers and startups to collaborate
and innovate on future frameworks, plans and
technological solutions in moving towards
smart green cities.
For example, moving to a smarter grid will
reduce emissions by allowing greater
integration of renewables and more efficient
use of the energy they produce, integration
of smart vehicles which can act as storage
devices to reduce transmission losses and
promote cleaner transport and the
introduction of demand response mechanisms
to reduce demand.
By improving people’s experiences on the
road, in the air, at stores and at work,
technologies are moving us all toward a
better life and a better world.
Diverse Topical areas such as:
- Smart City Opportunities using Green
Technology
- Visions and strategies for city and
utility collaboration
- Transportation
- Consumer oriented innovation
- Demand control
- Buildings
- Case studies
- Renewable Energy Supply
- Smart Grid
- Smart Rural
The website https://ieeegreentech.org
provides more details.
There are several opportunities for
participation and support.
- Papers, workshop/tutorial submission -
due date Nov 10 (see ‘Author’ tab for
details and .pdf download for the
Technical Program )
- Panel sessions, presentations and
demos - due date Jan 8 (see ‘Author’ tab
for details and .pdf download for the
Industrial Program)
- Several Patron opportunities and
benefits - Platinum, Gold, Silver,
Bronze and others (see ‘Patron’ tab)
- Exhibitors (see ‘Exhibitors'
tab)
Case Study: Pecan Street Project
Case Study: Autonomous Vehicles
End Users: Industrial, Transportation,
Building Technologies
Light Talks - deadline for submission is
November 20
https://sites.ieee.org/ct-comsp/2017/10/15/2018-green-technology-international-conference-call-for-light-talks/
We welcome your participation and support.
If you wish to present or help, please send
a quick message to f.behmann@ieee.org
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7-8
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IEEE R5
Annual Meeting
Austin, TX
Sponsor: IEEE USA, R5 and CTS
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8-9
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2018
IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference
We are
pleased to announce that the submission
system for both, papers and posters for
the 2018 IEEE Texas Power and Energy
Conference (IEEE TPEC 2018) is now open!
The submission deadline for the full
six-page manuscript is November 10, 2017,
and deadline for the poster abstract
submission is December 1, 2017.
IEEE TPEC
2018 is technically co-sponsored by the
IEEE Power and Energy Society, the IEEE
Power Electronics Society, and the IEEE
Industry Applications Society. Papers
accepted and presented at the conference
will be published in IEEEXplore.
IEEE TPEC
2018 invites authors to submit
high-quality technical research papers and
posters from all areas of electric power
and energy engineering: power systems,
power electronics, and electric machines.
Topics can include, but are not limited
to:
Power
System Operation & Electricity Market
Power
System Protection, Monitoring, and Control
Synchrophasor
Technology and Applications
Power
System Reliability & Asset Management
Power
Systems Dynamics&Stabiity
Integration
of Renewables & Microgrid Optimization
Smart
Electricity Grid Technologies
Big Data
Analytics & Demand Response
Cyber and
Physical Security
Modeling,
Simulation & Control of Power
Electronics Converters
HVDC and
FACTS
Electric
Machines Design, Drive and Condition
Monitoring
General
information:
Conference
website: tpec.engr.tamu.edu
Date:
February 8-9, 2018
Venue:
Memorial Student Center, Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas
Organizer:
IEEE PES/PELS/IAS Joint Student Chapter
Email: tpecadmin@tamu.edu
Call for
Papers download: https://tpec.engr.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TPEC2018CPF.jpg
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March
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7-8
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TBPE
Ethics Webinar
Webinars will be held at 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m. each day. Registration links will
be posted 30 days prior to the webinars at:
https://engineers.texas.gov/webinars.html.
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May
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13-18
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2018 IEEE
International Workshop Technical Committee
on Communications Quality and Reliability
(CQR 2018)
Reliability & Quality of
Communication Networks
AT&T Conference Ctr
1900 University Ave
Austin, TX, USA
https://www.ieee-cqr.org/
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21-24
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NI Week
As 2017 comes to an end, make
sure you have secured your seat to attend
the best engineering conference in the
industry. Register now to save up to 60
percent by taking advantage of our early
bird pricing.
Register
now
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June
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6-7
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TBPE
Ethics Webinars
TBPE
continues to offer ethics outreach
presentations both in person and in a
webinar format for the convenience of our
licensees. The free webinars have been so
well received that we are now adding
additional events as needed. If you are
interested in scheduling a live TBPE ethics
presentation at your workplace, please refer
to our outreach page at: https://engineers.texas.gov/outreach.
These quarterly webinars provide an
up-to-date overview of agency activities,
case studies, and a review of professional
ethics topics. Ethics webinars are held
approximately one month prior to each
quarterly expiration date.
Future webinars are scheduled
for March 7-8, 2018; June
6-7, 2018; September 12-13, 2018;
and December 5-6, 2018. Webinars will
be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day.
Registration links will be posted 30 days
prior to the webinars at: https://engineers.texas.gov/webinars.html.
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10-13
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2018 IEEE
Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC)
This conference papers are dealing
with application, development, analysis,
testing, and service experience with
electrical insulation in electrical and
electronic equipment around but not limited
to the following themes: rotating machines,
transformers, cables, variable speed drives,
testing, outdoor insulation,
nanodielectrics, switchgear, new materials,
etc.
San Antonio, TX, USA
https://ieeedeis.org/eic
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July
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27-29
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IEEE
Future Leader Forum
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September
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12-13
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TBPE
Ethics Webinars
TBPE
continues to offer ethics outreach
presentations both in person and in a
webinar format for the convenience of our
licensees. The free webinars have been so
well received that we are now adding
additional events as needed. If you are
interested in scheduling a live TBPE ethics
presentation at your workplace, please refer
to our outreach page at: https://engineers.texas.gov/outreach.
These quarterly webinars provide an
up-to-date overview of agency activities,
case studies, and a review of professional
ethics topics. Ethics webinars are held
approximately one month prior to each
quarterly expiration date.
Future webinars are scheduled
for March 7-8, 2018; June
6-7, 2018; September 12-13, 2018;
and December 5-6, 2018. Webinars will
be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day.
Registration links will be posted 30 days
prior to the webinars at: https://engineers.texas.gov/webinars.html.
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November
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Texas Wireless Summit
IEEE Austin ComSoc is pleased to
sponsor the 2018 TWS - Texas Wireless
Summit.
The TWS for 2018 will be held at the
new EERC auditorium which coincides
with WNCG’s 15 year anniversary making the
combined events very special.
Details and registration are posted at
https://texaswirelesssummit.org/
Faculty organizers for TWS 2017 are WNCG
Professors Jeffrey Andrews and Sanjay
Shakkottai.
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December
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5-6
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TBPE
Ethics Webinars
TBPE
continues to offer ethics outreach
presentations both in person and in a
webinar format for the convenience of our
licensees. The free webinars have been so
well received that we are now adding
additional events as needed. If you are
interested in scheduling a live TBPE ethics
presentation at your workplace, please refer
to our outreach page at: https://engineers.texas.gov/outreach.
These quarterly webinars provide an
up-to-date overview of agency activities,
case studies, and a review of professional
ethics topics. Ethics webinars are held
approximately one month prior to each
quarterly expiration date.
Future webinars are scheduled
for March 7-8, 2018; June
6-7, 2018; September 12-13, 2018;
and December 5-6, 2018. Webinars will
be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day.
Registration links will be posted 30 days
prior to the webinars at: https://engineers.texas.gov/webinars.html.
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July
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8-12
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2019 IEEE
Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects
Conference (NSREC)
Conference offers a one day "Short
Course" and 3.5 days of Tehchnical sessions
consisting of 8-10 session of contributed
papers. The material presented is completely
related to the radiation environment and its
impact on electrical components and
materials
San Antonio Rivercenter Marriott
101 Bowie St
San Antonio, TX, USA
https://www.nsrec.com/
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October
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27-30
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2019
IEEE Sensors Conference
Austin, TX
Sponsor: IEEE CTS and Sensors Society
Conference Bid deadline: 30 Aug
2016
Notification of Venue selection: October,
2016
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Local Chapter Activities
The IEEE is organized into Societies and Special Interest
Groups. The full list as well as a link to join each
can be found here.
The
Central Texas Section has several Society and
Special Interest Group Chapters with their own local
activities as listed below. Note that some Joint Chapters
represent more than one Society.
You can subscribe to an RSS feed of all Central Texas
Section meetings that have been scheduled through vTools here
Click Meetings to see the next 180 days of
planned CTS activity.
ALL of the Chapter
Technical meetings are open to the public!!!
The
Central Texas Section Chapters
Antennas &
Propagation/Microwave Theory and Techniques (AP/MTT)
The EMC and MTT/AP Society Chapters are Jointly sponsoring
an Antenna Workshop on September 27. See IEEE
Events for details.
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Council on Electronic Design
Automation (CEDA)
NOTE: Being a member of the following IEEE Societies makes
you eligible to be a member of CEDA: AP, CAS, C, ED, MTT
and SSC. However, you need to go to the IEEE
web site and sign in to be added as a FREE member of
CEDA. See this PDF
for detailed instructions.
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Join
CTS CEDA on LinkedIn
The CEDA chapter normally
meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. This meeting is
open to the public and interested parties. Additional
details will be posted at the website. If you have any
questions about this meeting or this group, please
contact zhuoli@ieee.org.
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Joint Circuits and
Systems/Solid-State Circuits (CAS/SSC)
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RF Harmonic Oscillators Integrated in Silicon
Technologies
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Pietro Andreani received the M.S.E.E. degree
from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 1988, and
the Ph.D. degree from Lund University, Sweden, in
1999. Between 2001 and 2007 he was chair
professor at the Center for Physical Electronics,
Technical University of Denmark. From 2005 to 2014
he had a 20% position as analog/RF designer at
Ericsson AB in Lund, Sweden. Since 2007, he has
been associate professor at the dept. of
Electrical and Information Technology (EIT), Lund
University, working in analog/mixed-mode/RF IC
design. He is also the head of the VINNOVA Center
for System Design on Silicon, hosted by EIT. He
has been a TPC member of ISSCC (2007-2012), is a
TPC member of ESSCIRC (chair of the Frequency
Generation subcommittee since 2012, TPC chair in
2014) and RFIC, and Associate Editor of JSSC. He
has been an IEEE SSCS Distinguished Lecturer since
2017. He has authored numerous papers on harmonic
oscillators and phase noise.
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As one of the truly fundamental analog functions
in any wireless/wireline application, the
voltage-controlled oscillator keeps attracting a
great deal of well-deserved attention. In this
presentation, we will investigate the mechanisms
of phase noise generation in harmonic oscillators,
including some recently published general results,
after which we will analyze both classical and
emergent oscillator architectures, describing pros
and cons for each. Various techniques to achieve a
very wide oscillator tuning range will be
illustrated as well.
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08 February 2018
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/48493
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Location
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2501 Speedway
Austin, Texas
United States 78712
Building: EER
Room Number: 3.646
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The joint Circuits & Systems/Solid State Circuits
Societies normally meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
This meeting is open to the public and interested parties.
Additional details will be posted at the website. IIf you
have any questions about this meeting or this group,
please contact zhuoli@ieee.org.
Components, Packaging and
Manufacturing Technology (CPMT)
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Joint Austin Computer Society (C) and Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society (EMB) Chapter
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DATA & ANALYTICS:EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH THAT DRIVES PRODUCT STRATEGY
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Donna Imam of Austin, TX based tech firm
Inteleaf specializing in b2b emerging technology
product research, conceptualization, marketing,
and product experience design. https://linkedin.com/in/donnaimam/
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How to do Emerging Technology Research that
Drives Product Strategy
Is your company is exploring Internet of Things
(IoT), Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
(AI), Blockchain or other emerging technologies?
This presentation and workshop will teach you
Inteleaf’s emerging technology research process
which we’ve developed and have used for our
clients successfully.
Who should attend:
Are you responsible for technology or product
strategy at your company? Are you trying to figure
out how to learn and discover what you don’t know
yet? Are you asking “What do I need to know to be
able to have a discussion with my perspective
customers?”
This workshop is for you.
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Date/Time |
23 January 2018
6:00 - 6:20 PM Open networking meet and greet
6:20 - 6:30 PM A word from Austin Internet of
Things Group, IEEE Austin ComSoc/SP and EMBS/CS
Chapters and ProductTank Austin.
6:30 - 8:00 PM Feature presentation / workshop
8:00 PM Q/A, Networking
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Location |
9505 Arboretum
Austin, Texas
United States 78729
Building: AT&T Labs
Room Number: #220
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Reservations |
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/49193
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Notes
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Inteleaf will give away multiple Renesas Synergy
Platform based IoT development kits.
Joint meeting with Austin Computer/EMB, ComSoc/SP
Societies with Austin Internet of Things
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San Antonio Computer Society (C)
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CPS Energy will talk on the Future of
Energy. Further details in the e-mail
invitation
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16 January 2018
07:00 PM to 08:30 PM
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1 Camino Santa Maria
St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas
United States
Building: University Center
Room Number: Conference Room B
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https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/155902
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Central Texas Consultants
Network Affinity Group
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Do a friend a favor. Bring your colleagues to grow the
Consultants Network.
More
information
on Consultants Networks
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EducationSociety (E)
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Electromagnetic Compatibility
Society (EMC)
The EMC and MTT/AP Society Chapters are Jointly
sponsoring an Antenna Workshop on September 27. See IEEE Events for details.
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Refreshments
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Electron Devices Society (ED)
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Engineering in Medicine and Biology
(EMB)
(see Austin Computer Society for
information on Austin EMB Chapter activities)
Topic/Title |
Bioeffects of Lasers |
Speaker |
GARRETT POLHAMUS, PHD, PE
Garrett obtained his BS in Mechanical Engineering,
and MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering with a
concentration in Biomedical Engineering, all from
UT Austin. He served 20 years as a military
officer in the USAF conducting and leading
research, with assignments in Texas, Maryland,
England, and the Pentagon. Following his military
experience, he was a Technical Fellow with
Northrup Grumman (TASC). He then returned to the
USAF as a civil servant, where he led the
Bioeffects Division of the Air Force Research
Laboratory (AFRL), and was responsible for
directing all research on biological effects of
radiofrequency radiation, lasers and chemicals. He
also served as Acting Director, Human
Effectiveness Directorate, AFRL, and Acting
Director, Defense Laboratories Office, Office of
the Secretary of Defense. He has served on
advisory boards for UT San Antonio,, and for the
Biomedical Engineering Department, UT Austin. He
currently serves as Vice-Chairman for the San
Antonio area of the Central Texas Section of IEEE.
Garrett retired in January 2017, and resides in
San Antonio with his wife, Hattie.
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Abstract |
Lasers and their applications have proliferated
since Maiman developed the first laser in 1960.
After the first use by the military in Vietnam,
there has been significant research to ensure the
safe use of lasers in combat. In addition, the
biological effects of lasers has become a topic
of intense study. There have been many
applications of lasers in biology and medicine,
though the mechanisms of effects in many cases are
poorly understood. Nevertheless the development of
new laser systems and new applications will
continue in the future, and additional research
will be required.
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Date/Time |
30 January 2018
6:00 - 6:20 PM Open networking meet and greet
6:20-6:30 A word from IEEE San Antonio Chair
6:30- 7:30 Speaker's Presentation
7:30-8:00 Q&A, Netwroking
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Reservations |
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/155735
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Location |
110 E Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas
United States 78205
Building: 7th Floor
Room Number: Tron Conference Room
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Young Professionals
(YP/GOLD) Affinity Group
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Follow the Young Professionals on Facebook
More
information
on YP/GOLD
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Instrumentation and Measurement
Society (IM)
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Photonics Society (PHO)
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For more information, contact Mikhail Belkin
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Life Members (LM) Affinity Group
Life members must be at least 65 years of age and
have been a member of IEEE or one of its predecessor
societies for such a period that the sum of his/her age
and his/her years of membership equals or exceeds 100
years. When an individual achieves Life member (LM)
status, their basic membership dues and Region
assessments are waived on 1 January of the year
following attainment of LM status.
More information on LM
Austin Life Members
Affinity Group
Topic/Title |
TBD
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16 January 2018
02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
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PoK-e-Jo's Smokehouse
2121 West Parmer Lane at Lamplight Village Ave.
Austin, Texas
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https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/156883
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Notes
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Check vtools entry above for details of the
meeting
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The Austin Life Members Group meets monthly. Except when
meeting jointly with other groups, the Life Members meet
on the third Tuesday each month. Meetings usually begin
with informal networking from 2:00 to 2:15 p.m., followed
by presentations from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. by experts in
topics of interest to IEEE Life Members.
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San Antonio Life Member
Affinity Group
Topic/Title |
Joule's experiment on the heat equivalent of
work
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Speaker |
John Engelbrecht
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Abstract |
John Engelbrecht has developed a modern version
of James Joule's famous 1843 experiment to
determine the heat equivalent of work, e.g. heat
capacity or specific heat of water. The
experiment will be performed during the
presentation. Further details will be
available in the e-mail notice.
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Date/Time |
18 January 2018
11:30 AM to 01:30 PM
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Location |
8633 Crownhill Blvd.
San Antonio, Texas
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Reservations |
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/155898
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Notes
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Our new location is La Fonda behind Magic Time
Machine on 410: 8633 Crownhill Blvd. San Antonio
TX 78209
The room will seat 60, the old location is closed.
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Austin Power and Energy Society
(PE/PEL/IA/IE)
Topic/Title |
Power Plant Control
Rooms, then, now and the future |
Speaker |
Gene Grindle, P.E. of
Western Farmer Electric Cooperative
Gene Grindle graduated from the Georgia Institute
of Technology with a Bachelor of Mechanical
Engineering. He also holds a Master of Science in
Engineering from the University of Texas at
Austin. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in
the states of Georgia and Utah.
Gene’s entire career has been in the power
generation and power distribution sector. He is
currently the Plant Manager of Western Farmers
Electric Cooperative’s Hugo Plant in Fort Towson,
Oklahoma. Prior to that he held positions as
Senior Manager in charge of EDF-RE’s OCC (their
North American control center that remotely
operated over 140 wind, solar, and battery
installations) in San Diego, California, Plant
Manager of Deseret Power’s Bonanza Station in
Vernal, Utah and a number of other project
engineering and management positions in the power
generation space.
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Abstract |
Gene will discuss control
rooms. --Where we were, where we are, and
where we might be going. Gene has dealt with
vintage control rooms and control technologies
that were constructed in the 1940’s and 1950’s, he
as upgraded plants to modern distributed control
systems, and he has managed remote control centers
that controlled hundreds of remote sites across 8
time zones simultaneously. His experience
has informed his thinking about how far we have
progressed and improved in this area. His
experiences have also given him some awareness for
the down-side of these modern improvements.
Gene will share some of what he has experienced,
what he has learned, and some ideas and concerns
about the future of control rooms/control centers.
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Date/Time |
23 January 2018
Check In - 6:30 to 7:00 PM
Social & Business Meeting - 7:00 to 7:30 PM
Program - 7:30 to 8:30 PM
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Cover 3
2700 West Anderson Lane
Austin, Texas
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Reservations |
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/49044
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San Antonio Power and
Energy Society (PE)
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Product Safety Engineering Society
(PSE)
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Austin Joint Signal Processing/Communications Society
(COM/SP)
Topic/Title |
DATA & ANALYTICS:EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH THAT DRIVES PRODUCT STRATEGY
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Speaker |
Donna Imam of Austin, TX based tech firm
Inteleaf specializing in b2b emerging technology
product research, conceptualization, marketing,
and product experience design. https://linkedin.com/in/donnaimam/
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Abstract |
How to do Emerging Technology Research that
Drives Product Strategy
Is your company is exploring Internet of Things
(IoT), Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
(AI), Blockchain or other emerging technologies?
This presentation and workshop will teach you
Inteleaf’s emerging technology research process
which we’ve developed and have used for our
clients successfully.
Who should attend:
Are you responsible for technology or product
strategy at your company? Are you trying to figure
out how to learn and discover what you don’t know
yet? Are you asking “What do I need to know to be
able to have a discussion with my perspective
customers?”
This workshop is for you.
|
Date/Time |
23 January 2018
6:00 - 6:20 PM Open networking meet and greet
6:20 - 6:30 PM A word from Austin Internet of
Things Group, IEEE Austin ComSoc/SP and EMBS/CS
Chapters and ProductTank Austin.
6:30 - 8:00 PM Feature presentation / workshop
8:00 PM Q/A, Networking
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Location |
9505 Arboretum
Austin, Texas
United States 78729
Building: AT&T Labs
Room Number: #220
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Cost |
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Reservations |
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/49193
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Notes
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Inteleaf will give away multiple Renesas Synergy
Platform based IoT development kits.
Joint meeting with Austin Computer/EMB, ComSoc/SP
Societies with Austin Internet of Things
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San Antonio Joint Signal
Processing/Communications Society (COM/SP)
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Sensor Council (SC) - MEMS &
Sensors Chapter
Chapter
Web Site
Membership in the Sensor Council is free if you are
already a member of one of the sponsoring IEEE
Societies. Those Societies are: AES, AP, BT, CAS, COM,
CPMT, C, DEI, ED, EMB, EMC, IE, IA, IM, MAG, MTT, OE,
PE, PHO, RA, SP, SSC, UFFC, and VT.
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Joint Systems, Man & Cybernetics
Society (SMC) & Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Society (AESS)
AESS Chapter of the Year Award
2016 for US-based chapters
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Austin Technology and Engineering Management Society
(TEM)
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Contact Leslie Martinich (lmartinich@ieee.org)
for more information about the Austin TMC.
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San Antonio Technology and
Engineering Management Society (TEM)
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Women in Engineering Affinity Group
(WIE)
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Join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month at Cirrus Logic,
800 W. 6th St. Austin, TX 78701
Contact Leslie Martinich (lmartinich@ieee.org)
for more information about WIE.
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