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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IEEE-KC Electronic NL, 11 October 2006

In this issue:

  1. October Dinner Meeting
  2. SWMO Subsection Meeting
  3. November Dinner Meeting
  4. December Dinner Meeting
  1. January Dinner Meeting
  2. February Dinner Meeting
  3. New Senior Member
  4. Thought for the Day

 

1. October Dinner Meeting

Thursday, October  19, 2006
Sponsored by the Power Engineering Society, Kansas City Chapter

Menu: (Note your choice when you register.) Chicken Teriyaki

  • Sweet chicken teriyaki with fried rice and fresh sautéed vegetables
  • Vegetarian option: Sautéed vegetables served over chow mien.
  • Gluten-free: Entrée with double vegetables and no rice.

Program: Lightning, Wind, and Squirrels: Factors That Cause Power Outages

Continuous electric supply is essential for modern living. Any interruption in availability of electricity causes major disruption in people’s lives. Although the reliability of electric supply is very high in the USA, people and utilities would like it to be even better.

However, it is impossible to avoid interruptions. Humans cause some interruptions, but a large number of them are due to natural causes, such as weather and wild life. This presentation will examine the effects of lightning, wind, and squirrels on the electricity distribution system of Manhattan, Kansas. Basic concepts of distribution system design and reliability will be discussed.

Indices commonly used by industry to track reliability of electricity distribution system will be presented. Finally, the speaker will share his experience in applying probabilistic models to study the impact of lighting, wind, and squirrels on power outages.

Anil Pahwa is Professor and Interim Head of Electrical and Computer at Kansas State University. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1983. Dr. Pahwa is a Fellow of IEEE.

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 - 6:00 PM
Dinner Hour: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Program: 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 16.

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 #, meal selection, 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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2. Southwest Missouri Subsection Meeting

Thursday, November 9, 2006

All of these meetings will be held at the Café Restaurant, 3527 W. Kearney St., Springfield, Missouri (Dinner 6:00pm, Program 7:00pm).

 

3. November Dinner Meeting

Thursday, November  16, 2006
Sponsored by G.O.L.D., Kansas City Chapter

Menu: (Note your choice when you register.) Beef Florentine

  • Grilled flank steak smothered in a cream sauce on top of a bed of spinach with a side
  • of sweet potatoes and glazed carrots. This is gluten-free.
  • Vegetarian Option: Creamed spinach with sweet potatoes and glazed carrots.

Program: In Pursuit of Intelligent Wearable Health Monitoring Systems.

Presenter: Steve Warren, Ph.D., Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Kansas State University.

Wireless body area networks (WBANs) offer unprecedented opportunities to monitor state of health without constraining wearer activities. Component-based infrastructures can be put in place that allow wearable monitoring environments to be configured ‘on-the-fly’ and still be far more flexible than traditional “telemedicine” products.

Early instantiations of these mobile point-of-care systems are now realizable due to the convergence of technologies such as low-power wireless communication standards, plug-and-play device buses, handheld computers, electronic medical records, and the Internet. To increase acceptance of personal monitoring technology while lowering equipment cost, advances must be made in interoperability (at both the system and device levels) and security.

This presentation presents an assessment of current WBAN technology, an overview of the technologies required to deliver intelligent care in ambulatory environments, and a summary of work underway to this end in the Medical Component Design Laboratory at Kansas State University (KSU). KSU efforts target the use of interoperability standards such as ISO/IEEE 11073, Bluetooth, and Health Level 7.

 

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 - 6:00 PM
Dinner Hour: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Program: 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, November 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: november @ ieee-kc.org.
Note your name, daytime phone #, meal selection, and the names of those in your party.

Each meeting provides one hour of professional development.

*****************************************************************

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

*****************************************************************

 

4. December Dinner Meeting

Thursday, December  14, 2006
Sponsored by PACE, Kansas City Chapter

For information, contact Dave Kasper
pacechair @ ieee-kc.org

 

5. January Dinner Meeting

Thursday, January 18, 2007
Sponsored by the Consultants Network

For information, contact Fred Granville, flg @ flgnetworking.com

 

6. February Dinner Meeting

Thursday, February 15, 2006
Sponsored by G.O.L.D., Kansas City Chapter

For information, contact Chris Zugelder, zugelder @ ieee.org

 

7. New Senior Member

Congratulations to Yu-Ping Wang for elevation to Senior Member status.

To find out more about what a Senior Member is and to see of you qualify, go to www.ieee.org and click on Membership. Follow the links and you'll easily find the information.

 

8. Thought for the Day

Do you think more about how well your design meets the end-users needs or how technically impressive your design is?

 

Wishing you the best,
Mark Lamendola
IEEE-KC Publications Officer

 

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