IEEE-KC Electronic NL, 05 MAR 2009
Brought to you by the IEEE, Kansas City
Section. www.ieee-kc.org
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KC Section and Chapter
Meetings |
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For details and reservation
information, go to
www.ieee-kc.org and click on the
Meetings
link.
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March Dinner Meeting. Thursday,
March 12, 2009.
Sponsored by the Computer Society.
Presentation Title: Aviation weather radar. Our speaker is
Troy Robinson, of Garmin International.
Many thanks to
Garmin for its continual support
of the IEEE.
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- April Dinner Meeting. Thursday,
April 09, 2009.
Power Engineering Society, Kansas
City Chapter.
Something Good Resulted from the Blackout of 2003 -
Synchrophasors.
Mike Kelly of the University of Missouri, Kansas City will
provide the shocking details.
- May Banquet. Thursday, May 14,
2009.
Sponsored by the IEEE, Kansas City Section.
The topic will be State of Missouri Engineering Education.
(speaker TBA, Mr. Forsee or Dean of UMKC Engineering).
- June Dinner Meeting. Thursday,
June 11, 2009
Sponsored by the Communications Society.
Contact Todd Gardner (new ComSoc Chair) for info.
- July Dinner Meeting. Thursday,
July 9, 2009.
Sponsored by the Consultants Network, Kansas City Chapter.
Building an Engineering Consultancy. Dr. Gary Blank.
- August
Dinner Meeting. Thursday, July 9, 2009.
Sponsored by the Power Engineering Society, Kansas City
Section.
Topic: The Future with Hydrogen.
- September Dinner Meeting.
Thursday, September 10, 2009.
Sponsored by the Computer Society, Kansas City Section.
Rich Marshall, P.E., will present It's About Time.
This is a discussion of computing systems that require clock
synchronization and the technology by which it is achieved.
- October
Dinner Meeting. Thursday, October 8, 2009.
Sponsored by the Medical and Biomedical Engineering
Society, Kansas City Section.
The topic is Smart Prosthetics.
- November
Dinner Meeting. Thursday, November 12, 2009.
Sponsored by the Communications Society , Kansas City
Section.
This presentation is titled, Smart Grids - What are they?
What will secure them?
- December
Dinner Meeting. Thursday, October 8, 2009.
Sponsored by the IEEE Society , Kansas City Section.
State of Kansas Engineering Education (speaker TBA, Board of
Regents or Dean of KU Engineering)
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PES Seminars |
The Power Engineering Society, Kansas City Chapter, is
sponsoring a seminar that consists of a series of presentations on different
dates:
- 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
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Radar Conference |
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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). |
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Two Job Openings |
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One: Electrical Engineer/ETAP Software
Engineer Aerotek is working with a
client that needs an Electrical Engineer for a 2 month or longer
contract position.
Qualifications:
- Electrical Engineering Degree from a
credited university.
- Power/Design experience.
- Working knowledge of ETAP Software and
recent experience.
- Has experience in doing studies with
short circuit, arc flash, relay coordination, and transient
stability.
- Must have 3+ years of experience.
- Good attitude and can work under
pressure.
This position would interview and start
ASAP. If you meet these qualifications send your resume to aball
@aerotek.com and call 913.981.5350.
Two: Sr. Electrical Engineer
Aerotek is working with a client with a
permanent job in the KC area, 70-75K.
Qualifications:
- 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. |
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- Technical courses, programs, seminars, lectures, lunch and learns, and
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- Technical resources. A technical book or Website you found particularly
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- Job openings.
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Thought for the Day |
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Do you look at the big picture and then get the details
right, or just look at the details? |
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