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Next General Meeting: Thursday, February 26, Compatibility of the Electric Power Source and Load

At our next meeting, José Escamilla and Curtis Cryer of CPS Energy will help us understand the importance of matching source and load in the management of electrical power distribution. His presentation, titled, Compatibility of the Electric Power Source and Load, is expected to lead into a questions and answer session on how we can reduce our overall power consumption by good management practices.

The meeting will be held at Grady's Bar-B-Q on San Pedro (no. 4). If you plan to attend, please RSVP to John A. Brogan, 210-342-0586 or jabrogan@ieee.org. For more information and directions, please see the announcement.

Medium Voltage Technial Conference, Monday-Thursday, April 6-9, 3M

3M has scheduled a 4 day technical conference on medium voltage cable technology and techniques at their Center in Austin, Texas. The conference will focus on the science behind the technology as well as 3M products and how they can be applied to solve problems encountered in practice. There is no fee but you must register to attend. For more information on the conference please see the announcement or email or phone Mario Hernandez at 3M electrical products and services, 512-426-9077.

Congratulation to the 2009 Officers

The membership has spoken and elected the following officers and members of the Chapter Committee for 2009: We particularly thank John Brogan for filling two positions until a member steps and volunteers to be Treasurer.

President, John Brogan, CPS Energy
Vice-President, Steven Mouser, Grubb Engineering
Secretary, Christina Gaydos, Grubb Engineering
Treasurer, John Brogan, CPS Energy
Webmaster, Don Drumtra, UT Austin
Past Presidents, Steven Mouser and Scott Walowsky
Past Vice-President, Gary Winters

The 2008 and 2009 officers wish all happy holidays and the best of new years.

Continuing Education

Certificates. This meeting is credited as one hour. You may pick up your CE certificates for IEEE meetings at the meeting.

Many Thanks to Tom White of KENS-TV

Thank you Jerry Paonessa, Assistant Technical Director of KENS-TV/DT Channel 5, for taking us into the world of TV stations and explaining the transition of Television transmission from analog to digital. It was an enlightening presentation.

Updated 2009 February 17 by Don Drumtra