Janet O’Neil, Editor, with Barry Wallen, Chairman of the
IEEE 1998 International Symposium on EMC. Barry is with Criterion Technology.
If you attended the IEEE 1998 International Symposium on EMC held in Denver, Colorado, you’ll know that there was plenty of action in Denver! It wasn’t just the bucking broncos supplying the action in Denver, but the over 2,600 people who attended the symposium. The weather in Denver was perfect during the symposium week and the symposium facilities were top notch. You’ll read more about the highlights of the symposium in this newsletter. Don’t miss the new article on the experiments presented in Denver by Andy Drozd. Since the experiments are becoming a “show within a show”, so to speak, you’ll want to know more about this increasingly popular part of the annual IEEE EMC symposia.
As I did last year at the Austin symposium, I traveled the exhibit halls, conference foyers, and social events in Denver with clipboard in hand to see what was new with our members. I picked up quite a bit of interesting news which I’d like to share with you......
Allen Fischer of Fischer Custom Communications, missed his first symposium in years due to the arrival of his first born, daughter Emma Violet. Congratulations Allen and family!
Mike Bogusz of Nortel in Calgary, Canada, was overheard saying (and I quote), “I read the EMC Society Newsletter cover to cover!” Bob Hofmann was resting his weary feet one day. The day before, he climbed Mt. Maroon (14,200’) in Colorado. Bob advised that he arrived early in Denver to “do some real work!” To date, Bob has scaled 50 of the 54 peaks in Colorado which are over 14,000’ high. Now that’s a lofty endeavor!
Steve Majkowski of Lucent Technologies spent two weeks prior to the symposium sightseeing. Highlights of his trip included a stop at a hotel dubbed the “Western White House” due to Teddy Roosevelt’s frequent visits there when he was President. Steve also stopped to photograph Arches National Park in Utah and visited Pike’s Peak. Allan Woldow advised that his visit to Denver was a sentimental one as he has two children who graduated with Master’s degrees from the Colorado School of Mines. Clayton Paul looked very relaxed in Denver and no wonder, he’s “retired” to a new home in Macon, Georgia where he has a four-acre fish pond. Speaking of new homes, Scott Bennett is building a new home near the “crowded” town of Carr, Colorado (total population is 35 people). For Brazilians, Vanderlei Parro and Jose Carlos de Souza, this was their first IEEE EMC symposium. It was hard not to miss these cosmopolitan attendees with their stylish attire. Finally, Maria Sabrina Sarto, a Researcher at the University of Rome, “La Sapienza”, advised she had just received a Professorship at the University. She is the youngest female professor in electrical engineering in Italy.
With the EMC Society Newsletter, we have a new Associate Editor for Education.
After six years, Kimball Williams is stepping down. Maqsood Mohd, as the new Education Committee Chairman, will replace Kimball as the new Associate Editor for Education. Many thanks to Kimball for his contributions to the EMC Society Newsletter over the years.
In looking to the future, the IEEE 1999 International Symposium on EMC in Seattle, August 2-6, promises to be another great symposium. Keep in mind that in 1999 the symposium will be the FIRST week in August so plan on attending with your family. There’s lots to do in Seattle and the weather is always perfect in August. The first week in August is also “Sea Fair” week which means there will also be lots of city sponsored fun activities. (It also means you need to book early for lodging and tours.) Keep up to date with the Seattle symposium by visiting the web at https://www.seattleemc99.org
See you there if not before!