IEEE-KC Electronic NL, 29 November 2006
In this issue:
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- December Dinner Meeting
- January Dinner Meeting
- February Dinner Meeting
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- March Dinner Meeting
- April Dinner Meeting
- Thought for the Day
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1. December Dinner Meeting
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Sponsored by PACE, Kansas City Chapter
Menu: (Note your choice when you register.) Cobb
Salad
- Crisp Romaine with grilled chicken, avocado, tomato, green
onion, boiled egg and bleu cheese. This is gluten-free.
- Vegetarian option: Cobb salad without grilled chicken
Program: The CReSIS Project Update and Remote
Robotics Investigations. The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS): Ice Sheet
Remote Sensing From Top to Bottom
Speaker: David Braaten, Professor, Geography and Deputy Director,
CReSIS University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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Abstract
The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) at the
University of Kansas is conducting and fostering multidisciplinary
research that will result in advanced technology, new data sets, and
numerical models for a more accurate determination of the mass balance
of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets and their contributions to
sea-level rise.
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Ice sheet mass balance is one of the
largest unknown factors in sea-level change, and all current mass balance
scenarios do not account for the rapid changes to ice sheets that are now being
observed.
Because
of the immense size and complexity of these ice sheets, data from
satellite and airborne platforms, combined with ground-based, in situ
measurements and observations, are needed to accurately assess their
mass balance state.
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CReSIS is developing sensors and platforms that will allow us to
measure ice sheet characteristics over an entire drainage basin of an
ice sheet. One of these systems, a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), can
characterize the ice-bed interface at fine resolution in both the cross-
and along-track directions. Field experiments have been conducted at Summit, Greenland and in
West Antarctica using the SAR, a depth sounder that can also image deep
internal layers in the ice, and two high resolution snow accumulation
radars. An overview of CReSIS, a description of the systems and field
experiments, and some sample results will be presented.
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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 December 11.
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: december @ 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. January Dinner Meeting
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Thursday, January 18, 2006
Sponsored by Consultants Network, Kansas City Chapter
Menu (Note your choice when you register.) TBA
Program: Blogs: What You Need to Know.
Presenter: Russ Swall, founder and CEO of Visionpace
Russ will discuss a brief history of blogging, how it has evolved, a brief
technical overview
and why it should be important to you, why you may want to create your own blog...and
if you do,
some tips on what to do, what not to do and how it may make your company more
profitable. He'll
talk about who's blogging these days and some of the ways you can plug in to
this firehose of news
and information. He will also briefly point out some of the related technologies
that comprise
Web 2.0.
Russ has been developing software for over 25 years, beginning with a TRS 80 in
1979. He began Visionpace in 1992. Visionpace is a local software development
company, delivering custom software applications using an agile process. They
also provide IT infrastructure services and offer coaching to other developers.
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 January 15.
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: january @ 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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3. February Dinner Meeting
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Thursday, February 15, 2006
Sponsored by G.O.L.D., Kansas City Chapter
Menu: (Note your choice when you register.) TBA
Program: IEEE-USA staffer Russ Harrison will be
joining us on Feb. 15th to discuss the new 110th Congress and how it
will affect engineers. Mr. Harrison will provide insight into Congress'
thinking on issues such as Intellectual Property Protection, Innovation
and Immigration. Finally, he will discuss ways that individual engineers
can influence and educate Congress
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 February 12.
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: february @ 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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4. March Dinner Meeting
Thursday, March 15, 2006
Sponsored by the Computer Society, Kansas City Chapter
For information,
contact Hjmanshu Gupta, hgupta @ holland1916.com |
5. April Dinner Meeting
Thursday, April 19, 2006
Sponsored by the Communications Society, Kansas City Chapter
For information,
contact Shiva Narayanabhatla,
Narayanabhatla.Shiva @ mail.sprint.com |
6. Thought for the Day
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How did conversations go during Thanksgiving gatherings with
friends and family? Consider, for a conversation starter in the upcoming holiday
gatherings, asking people to name their favorite gadget that didn't exist ten
years ago. This can easily branch off into all kinds of interesting discussions
in which everyone can participate. |
Wishing you the best,
Mark Lamendola
IEEE-KC Publications Officer |
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