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1. October 20 Dinner Meeting
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 Note: The program is longer than normal, so there are some schedule adjustments--see below. Menu: Romano Chicken Parmesan Pan Seared Romano Chicken On A Bed Of Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce And Seasonal Vegetable. Register: October @ ieee-kc.org. Program: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell What was Maxwell like as an infant? What was the tragedy at eight years old that profoundly influenced his life? What unique means of transportation did young Maxwell use to escape a cruel tutor? What memorable event occurred on his first day of school? When did he publish his first papers, and what were they about? What did Maxwell have to do with the rings of Saturn? Why
did he lose his job as
a professor? Why did he have a hard time getting another job? What was
his wife like? What is
Maxwell's legacy to us? The answers to these questions provide insight
into Maxwell the
person and add an extra dimension to those four simple equations we have
studied ever since. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn more about James Clerk Maxwell from a world-recognized authority.
Location: Wyndham Garden Hotel, I-435 & Metcalf
Ave, Overland Park, KS.
Charge: Dinner $25/20* for members & guests, students $15.
No charge for presentation. The cash bar at mealtime now offers added variety to your beverage options:
Each meeting provides one hour of professional development. ***************************************************************** ** NO-SHOWS WILL BE BILLED FOR UNPAID RESERVATIONS. ** ***************************************************************** |
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Thursday, November 10, 2005 Please note, this is the SECOND Thursday. Sponsored by the Power Engineering Society (PES) and Graduates of the Last Decade (G.O.L.D.), Kansas City Chapters Menu: Catfish. Baked Catfish With Rice Pilaf And Seasonal Vegetables Program: John Clayton will present an overview of IEEE Std. 998;
Guide for Direct Stroke Shielding of Substations. The intent of the
guide is to provide design information for the methods historically and
typically applied by substation designers to minimize direct lightning
strokes to equipment and bus-work within substations. The general nature
of lightning will be presented and the problems associated with
providing protection from direct strikes will be described. Location: Wyndham Garden Hotel, I-435 & Metcalf
Ave, Overland Park, KS.
Charge: Dinner $25/20* for members & guests, students $15.
No charge for presentation. The cash bar at mealtime now offers added variety to your beverage options:
Register: november @ ieee-kc.org. Each meeting provides one hour of professional development. ***************************************************************** ** NO-SHOWS WILL BE BILLED FOR UNPAID RESERVATIONS. ** ***************************************************************** |
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Thursday, December 08, 2005 Sponsored by PACE, Kansas City Chapter Menu: Shrimp Pomodoro. Tomato Basil Sauce With Sautéed Shrimp On Linguini Pasta With Seasonal Vegetables. Register: December @ ieee-kc.org. Program: Russell Harrison of IEEE-USA speaks on "Congress and Engineering Progress, 2005 - 2006. Location: Wyndham Garden Hotel, I-435 & Metcalf
Ave, Overland Park, KS.
Charge: Dinner $25/20* for members & guests, students $15.
No charge for presentation. The cash bar at mealtime now offers added variety to your beverage options:
Each meeting provides one hour of professional development. ***************************************************************** ** NO-SHOWS WILL BE BILLED FOR UNPAID RESERVATIONS. ** ***************************************************************** |
| Jan 19. Dinner meeting sponsored by the Consultants Network. Contact Fred Granville, at flg @ flgnetworking.com (remove the spaces to make that e-mail address work). |
For location and registration, see http://www.mindconnection.com/7x24Location:Black & Veatch, in Overland Park, KS. Program:Actual presentation times are subject to change 0700 to 0800: Registration and breakfast 0800 to 0809: Greeting and opening comments. 0810 to 0910: Lightning Protection Myths and Facts. Mark Harger, Harger Lightning Protection. www.harger.com 0911 to 0925: Break, networking 0926 to 0929: First round of door prize drawings 0930 to 1010: Renewable Energy. Ryan Pletka, Black & Veatch. www.bv.com 1011 to 1025: Break, networking 1025 to 1030: Second round of door prize drawings 1030 to 1130: Cooling System Design Practices.
Jun Yang, Critical Facilities Senior Consulting Engineer; Syska Hennessy
Group, Inc.
www.syska.com).
1131 to 1325: Lunch, networking 1326 to 1334: Third round of door prize drawings 1335 to 1500: Sprint PCS Mobile Power Platform. www.sprint.com. This is a tour. 1500 to 1520: Evaluations, sponsor attributions, door prize grand drawings, closing remarks. 1520: Adjourn |
6. New Senior Members
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Congratulations to Naresh C. Bhavaraju and Jinpeng
Xiao, for elevation to Senior Member. For information on what it means to be a Senior Member and how you may qualify, see www.ieee.org and click on "Membership." Just follow the links to learn about elevation to Senior Member. |
7. Role of an Officer
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What is a Section Secretary? This is a far more important role than many people realize. The Section Secretary does far more than just take EXCOM meeting minutes. This is truly an executive position. Serving in this position is excellent training for serving as Section Chair or moving into a Region 5 role. It's also good background for any engineer wanting to develop those in-demand managerial skills for a position as a project management or department manager. When a seasoned manager accepts this role, then the EXCOM has a real advantage. If you are interested in serving as the 2007 Section Secretary, contact the 2006 Secretary nominee so you stay "in the loop." You can see who that is on the Officer Nominations Page (hint: search the page for "Kirk Duncan"). You can find Kirk's contact information by clicking on the Officers link at the top of any page. Little known fact: The Section Secretary is responsible for publications (newsletters, Website, and so on). In the KC Section, the Secretary oversees an appointed volunteer. And in recent years, the folks in Piscataway have centralized many of the administrative duties the Secretary was formerly charged with. Some people are very diligent Secretaries, and this prepares them to be knowledgeable and competent in other officer positions. Some people accept the title for their resume, but fail to take advantage of the position--shortchanging themselves more than anyone. From the IEEE Region 5 Officer Training Manual, we see the this for the Section Secretary: *** Function: Administrative manager of the Section. Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Records minutes of Executive Committee and Business meetings. Authority: 1. Generates all Section correspondence delegated by Section Chair. Relationship: Reports to the Section Chair. Reports: 1. Provides an annual summary of all meeting activity of the Section, Subsection(s) and
Chapters to the Section Chair.
*** The Officer Manual
may seem not to reflect recent changes in the IEEE--as noted earlier,
many of the administrative duties are now centralized in Piscataway. But
the Secretary still must ensure those resources are being used properly. |
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Wishing you the best,
Mark Lamendola
IEEE-KC Publications Officer
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