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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IEEE-KC Electronic NL, 17NOV2004

In this issue:

  1. November Dinner Mt Review
  2. December Dinner Meeting
  3. January Dinner Meeting
  1. Engineering Week Conference
  2. March Dinner Meeting
  3. April Dinner Meeting
  4. Thought for the Day

 

1. November Dinner Meeting Review

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Danielle Rodenbough, a professional speaker and trainer gave a lively, interactive, and educational presentation that had us thinking, learning, and laughing.

Working Styles is a fun and intriguing way of identifying your natural tendency of working with others, and identifying the styles of other people.

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Everyone had a great time. We captured some moments on camera--click a photo for the full image. Join us in December!

 

2. December Meeting

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

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

Register: december @ 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. This program will show you how to accomplish more, accomplish better, and reduce stress while doing so.

You'll see how to identify and eliminate the largest timewasters, and how to use time as your ally. Turn time into opportunity, and opportunity into achievement. You have only so much time in every day. You can't create more, but with the right approach, you can optimally manage what you've got.

Speaker: Mark Lamendola speaks professionally on this topic to a variety of audiences, and most recently spoke 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.


Times: No-Host Social Hour: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Dinner Hour: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Presentation: 7:30 - 8:45 PM

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, December 06.

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

Each meeting provides one hour of professional development.

 

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3. January Dinner Meeting

Thursday, January 20, 2003
Sponsored by the Communications Society

Meal: TBA.

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

Speaker: Denis P. Ferland,

Program: True BASIC. Denis P. Ferland, a professional programmer from Indianapolis, Indiana who frequently programs in True BASIC, will give us an overview of the language and what it can do for non-professional and professional programmers today. One of his themes will be to contrast Object Oriented Programming (as done in the Microsoft .NET environment) to True BASIC.

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, with possible continuation of Q&A

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.
*The second price reflects your registration discount, if you register by the deadline.
Dinner reservation deadline is noon on Monday, January 13.

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

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** NO-SHOWS WILL BE BILLED FOR UNPAID RESERVATIONS. **

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4. February Engineering Week Conference

Fourth Annual National Engineers Week Conference.

The theme for the 2005 EW Conference is biomedical--it's not the next big thing. It is the big thing. Find out more about it.

The conference is Wednesday, 23 February, 2005.

Registration is not yet open.

Note for CEU seekers: This conference provides 8 PDHs.

 

5. March Dinner Meeting

Thursday, March 17, 2005
Sponsored by the Power Engineering Society, Kansas City Chapter

Menu: TBA.

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

Speaker: TBA.

Topic: TBA.

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, with possible continuation of Q&A

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, January 13.

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

Each meeting provides one hour of professional development.

 

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** NO-SHOWS WILL BE BILLED FOR UNPAID RESERVATIONS. **

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6. April Dinner Meeting

Thursday, April 21, 2004
Sponsored by the Computer Society, Kansas City Chapter

Meal: TBA

Register: april @ ieee-kc.org.
(You will need to paste that into your e-mail client and remove the spaces.)
Note your name, daytime phone #, and the names of those in your party.

Program: TBA

Speaker: TBA

Dinner 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
Tour: 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, April 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: april @ ieee-kc.org.
Note your name, daytime phone #, and the names of those in your party.

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** NO-SHOWS WILL BE BILLED FOR UNPAID RESERVATIONS. **

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7. Thought for the Day

We all have different perspectives and viewpoints. We can use those differences to separate from each other, or we can use them the way a chef uses different ingredients to cook a truly sumptuous meal.

 

Wishing you the best,

Mark Lamendola
IEEE-KC Publications Officer

 

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