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In this issue:

1. October Dinner Meeting
2. November Dinner Meeting
3. December Dinner Meeting

4. 7x24 Exchange Fall Conference
5. New Senior Member
6. Pre-college program
7. Thought for the Day

Thursday, October 21, 2004 (This is next Thursday--register now!)
Sponsored by the Power Engineering Society, Kansas City Chapter

Menu: Grilled Chicken Teriyaki Served over Steamed Jasmine.

Register: october @ ieee-kc.org.
Note your name and the names of those in your party.

Speaker: Rick Bush

Topic: Power and Politics: The confluence of business, politics, and technology in the electric utility industry.

Today, the electric power industry is under extreme stress. We have seen our industry follow the airline and telecommunications into the maelstrom of deregulation. As tough as deregulation has been in the industries that went before, at least these industries saw lower prices.

In the power industry we've experienced higher prices, major staff reductions, uneven re-regulation and industry consolidation. We've seen major blackouts that have rocked the utility business and 
routinely makes front page news. What gives? Is the electric power industry that much different from other deregulated industries?

Rick Bush, Editor-in-Chief of Transmission & Distribution World, worked as a research engineer at Georgia Power for 22 years. Rick will share his perspectives on an industry in transition and share the impact of a decade of restructuring on the engineers who design, build, operate and maintain North America's power network. Rick has been very active in the IEEE, even promoting Engineering on television.

Location: Wyndham Garden Hotel, I-435 & Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS.
Ph: (913) 383-2550.
Dir: Exit I-435 Metcalf Ave N. Go 1/4 km to 107th St. Turn right. Take immed. right @ BP. Go 100 meters; hotel is on your left.

Times: No-Host Social Hour: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Dinner Hour: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Presentation: 7:30 - 8:30PM

Charge: Dinner $25/20* for members & guests, students $15. No charge for presentation.
*The second price reflects your registration discount, if you register by the deadline.
Dinner reservation deadline is noon on Monday, October 18.

The cash bar at mealtime now offers added variety to your beverage options:

• House Wine $4.00
• Domestic Beer $3.50
• Imported Beer $4.00
• Bottled Water $2.50
• Soft Drinks $2.00

Register: October @ ieee-kc.org.
Note your name, daytime phone #, and the names of those in your party.

Professional development hours do apply.

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Thursday, December 09, 2004
Sponsored by PACE, Kansas City Section

Meal: Roasted Catfish: Roasted catfish with rice pilaf and seasonal vegetables.

Register: dinner @ ieee-kc.org.
Note your name, daytime phone #, and the names of those in your party.

Program: The Essentials of Time Management: 45 minutes that will save you hours.

Speaker: Mark Lamendola. Mark speaks professionally on this topic to a variety of audiences, most recently at a Urology Conference in October.

Location: Wyndham Garden Hotel, I-435 & Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS.
Ph: (913) 383-2550.
Dir: Exit I-435 Metcalf Ave N. Go 1/4 km to 107th St. Turn right. Take immed. right @ BP. Go 100 meters; hotel is on your left.

What: This is the group's Fall Conference. The 7x24 started holding spring and fall conferences in 1996.

When: The conference is the15th of October--this Friday!.

Where: Harrah's Casino, North Kansas City 

How much: $75.

More information: http://www.mindconnection.com/7x24 

Continuing in its tradition of innovation, IEEE is taking the lead in developing a new non-discriminatory global pre-college technology education program. The program, emeritbadges.org, will be directed globally towards pre-college boys and girls.

Emeritbadges.org has developed hands-on electricity and electronics instructional material based on the Boy Scouts merit badge requirements. Instructional material for computer education is being developed. Any student (boy or girl) can use the program to enhance technical literacy and learn more about viable engineering and other technical career options.

Emeritbadges.org Project Director Ralph W. Russell, II (from the IEEE Richmond, VA Section) said this non-discriminatory program would be promoted globally through IEEE and youth programs such as World Organization of the Scout Movement and The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The next use of the new global pre-college electronics education material and hands-on kit will be at the 2005 National Scout Jamboree in Caroline County, VA, USA. Over 35,000 scouts will attend the Jamboree from the USA and several other countries. Please note that our very own Mark Hartfiel donates time to this scouting activity.

Project leaders have started discussions with national and regional Girl Scout leaders to develop a method of incorporating the emeritbadges.org program into the Girl Scout program. The next step will be to start discussions with the global World Organization of the Scout Movement and The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

The 2005 Jamboree will be held at Fort A. P. Hill in Caroline, Virginia. The Jamboree will start on Monday, 25 July 2002 and end on Wednesday, 3 August 2005. The Jamboree needs hundreds of volunteers who can serve as Assistant Instructors at the Jamboree Electronics Merit Badge booth for at least two days. You can find additional project and volunteer information at http://www.emeritbadges.org.

Technical skills without people skills are like a boat with only one oar. Paddle wisely.

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