• 24 Feb: Station Grounding (IEEE 80), presented by Rich Kiel (Chair of IEEE 80 Working Group).
• 03MAR: Stationary Batteries (IEEE 450, 485, 1189 etc.), presented by Ed Rafter (member of several of the Stationary Battery Working Groups).
• 10MAR: Intra-Station Networks (IEEE 1615, 1613, IEC 61850), presented by Andre' Smit.
• 17MAR: Design of Station Cable and Raceway (IEEE 422, 525, 1185), presented by Terry McWhirt.

Each session includes a buffet dinner and 3 hours of presentation. The price for the seminar is:

• $150 for IEEE members who are members of the PES or the IAS.
• $225 for everyone else.

Attendees will get PES Chapter certificates for 3 PDH's for each session.

Dinner will commence from 5:30 PM, and the Presentation will begin at 6:00 PM.

The venue is the Wyndham Garden Hotel - Overland Park, located at 7000 West 108th Street Overland Park, KS 66211. Their phone number is (913) 383-2550.

For additional information, contact:
pes - seminar @ ieee - kc . org
(remove the spaces).

The IEEE, Kansas City Section has agreed to sponsor the 2011 IEEE Radar Conference, to be held at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, MO the week of May 23-27, 2011.

As will be established in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU):

As a co-sponsor with the Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society of IEEE, the Kansas City Section will be entitled to a percentage of the monetary surplus of the conference as determined by the respective party’s sponsorship contribution.  The IEEE Radar Conference is the preeminent conference in the field of radar held annually in the US and is attended by world-renowned experts in radar systems and advanced radar technology.

Details and contact information are coming soon. If you have any questions in the meantime, contact radarconf @ieee.kc.org (paste into your e-mail client and remove the spaces; we don't do live e-mail links due to spambots).

From our 2008 Section Secretary, Debby Dilks:

Over sixty high school teams (from all over the metro area and beyond) converge upon Hale Arena to pit their robot's skills against each other. I compare the competition to a mix of an invitational basketball tournament and a rock concert. Last year we almost filled Hale Arena with parents, siblings, teachers, high school administrators, sports coaches (to check out the competition, I am sure), school groups, volunteers, and general spectators.

Fast Facts about the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition

• 1,686 teams (as of 1/02/09)
• 42,150 high-school students
• Teams From the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Turkey, and the U.K.
• 40 Regional events in the U.S., Canada, and Israel; seven District competitions and one State Championship in Michigan
• FIRST Robotics Competition Championship at the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, GA, April 16-18, 2009
• Robots are built in 6 weeks from a common kit of parts provided by FIRST, and weigh up to 120 lbs. (excluding battery and bumpers)

I am on the Regional Planning Committee for KC FIRST (www.kcfirst.org) to get volunteers for the high school Robotics competition to be held February 26-28 at Hale Arena - Kemper, in Kansas City. The event starts at 8 a.m. and goes until 4 or 5 p.m., but volunteers don't need to be there all three days or even all eight hours. If you can give me just two or four hours, that will help.

Admission is free/Parking is $7, if you just want to come down and see what it is about. But if you want to join in the fun, I am in-charge of the Practice Field and I would like to get eight or more volunteers to work either Friday or Saturday.

Other volunteer positions include:

• Ambassador
• Ambassador Coordinator
• Assign As Needed
• AutoDesk Attendant
• Awards Assistant
• Crowd Control
• Field Assembly/Disassembly
• Field Repair/Reset
• Field Supervisor
• Game Announcer
• Head Referee
• Judge
• Judge Advisor
• Judge Assistant
• Lead Robot Inspector
• Lead Safety Advisor
• Lead Safety Glasses Attendant
• Lead Team Queuer
• Lead Website Evaluator
• Machine Shop Attendant
• Machine Shop Shuttle Driver
• Machine Shop Staff
• Master of Ceremonies (Emcee)
• Official Scorer
• Pit Administration Supervisor
• Pit Administration Support
• Pit Announcer
• Practice Field Attendant
• Referee
• Registration System Assistant
• Registration System Supervisor
• Replacement Parts Attendant
• Robot Inspector
• Safety Advisor
• Safety Exit Monitor - Championship
• Safety Glasses Attendant
• Scholarship Attendant
• Scorekeeper/Field Power Controller
• Team Queuing
• Team Social Attendant
• VIP/Media Check-in Table
• Volunteer Lounge Monitor
• Volunteer Registration/Information Table Website Evaluator Website Evaluator Advisor

Please visit https://my.usfirst.org/vims/

If you have any questions, please send email to volunteer @ usfirst.org (remove the spaces)

Thank You for volunteering for FIRST.

Aerotek is working with a client that needs an Electrical Engineer for a 2 month or longer contract position.

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• Electrical Engineering Degree from a credited university.
• Power/Design experience.
• Working knowledge of ETAP Software and recent experience.
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• Must have 3+ years of experience.
• Good attitude and can work under pressure.

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Two: Sr. Electrical Engineer

Aerotek is working with a client with a permanent job in the KC area, 70-75K.

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• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 5-8 yrs exp.
• Building electrical system design.
• Commercial exp desired, healthcare exp a plus.

See more details at www.thingamajob.com/jobs/Kansas/Sr--Electrical-Engineer/1880893. Please send resumes to jerejohn @aerotek.com.