This is a planning meeting for the Lehigh Valley WIE Affinity Group. Interested Lehigh Valley Section WIE members or prospective members are welcome to attend. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/413837

Dive into the exciting world of electronics and radio by building your own FM radio at our next workshop! Perfect for anyone from beginners to those with some soldering skills, this session lets you create a radio that can transmit signals up to 10 meters, all on a simple 9-volt battery. What You'll Do: - Get Hands-On: Solder components onto a PCB and make your own antenna. You'll learn about radio design while sharpening your soldering skills. - Tweak the Tech: We'll give you the basic code, and you can play around with it to improve your radio's signal or add cool features like song controls. - For Everyone: Crafted by our IEEE team, this project is tested to be fun and educational, no matter your skill level. Why Join? You'll not only pick up new technical skills but also walk away with a mini radio station you've built yourself. It's a great addition to your resume and a fun way to spend some time. Catch you at the 'Build Your Own Radio' workshop—turn your curiosity into a cool project! Co-sponsored by: Penn State University-Harrisburg Room: EAB 213, Bldg: Educational Activity Building (EAB) , 777 W Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States, 17057

Collecting information on individual animals’ vocal and movement behavior is important in many ecological and behavioral applications. However, gathering this information in wild animals may be especially challenging, time-consuming, invasive, or disruptive. This talk will describe a non-invasive method we engineered for gathering behavioral data for individual wild birds at large scales. We gather acoustic data using an array of 49 autonomous recorders. Audio is precisely time-stamped and synchronized using GPS receivers onboard the sound recorder. To estimate birds’ positions, we created tools for automated song detection and localization in OpenSoundscape, an open-source Python package for bioacoustic analyses. In particular, we create machine learning algorithms to detect the songs of each species, use a spatial-matching algorithm to match up detections of the same sound event recorded on multiple microphones, then estimate the position from which each sound event was sung. I will discuss several applications of these new techniques, including mapping individual birds’ home territories, estimating bird population sizes, observing birds’ movement and behavior, and creating libraries of individual birds’ distinctive voices. Speaker(s): Tessa Rhinehart, Agenda: mac Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/413370

REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED! For Virtual attendance, we have extended the registration deadline through April 2, 2024. Please see details below for registration. The IEEE-KC PES/IAS Joint Chapter is pleased to announce its Technical Seminar Series for Spring 2024! This year we will be returning to an in-person hybrid format, although we will also offer a virtual option. Please see below for location details. Regional Transmission Operations Topics This evening's seminar will cover various topics related to the current state of energy markets and how they are changing to meet the needs of evolving power systems. We will first explore the impacts of newer variable energy resources and changing demand patterns and what challenges they present for energy markets. We will then cover the generation interconnection process from the transmission owner's perspective, covering the studies and agreements that must take place in order to bring new resources into the energy market. Topics for this year are: - April 2 (Tuesday) - Regional Transmission Operations Topics - April 9 (Tuesday) - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/410789) - April 16 (Tuesday) - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/410796) - April 30 (Tuesday) - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/410798) Fee Schedule: - Student Members - $25 (in-person w/meal) - $0 (virtual or in-person w/o meal) - IEEE Members: - $35 (in-person) - $15 (virtual) - Non-Members: - $40 (in-person) - $20 (virtual) - Corporate members: $140 per seat for all four events (in-person)* *Please contact the PES officer team for corporate registration. PES Officer & Volunteer team contact information: - Evergy: Jason Weil ([email protected]); Luis Gonzalez ([email protected]) - Burns & McDonnell: Mahfooz Hilaly ([email protected]); Jason Ottens ([email protected]) - Siemens: Chris Dyer ([email protected]) - Kiewit: Tony Locatelli ([email protected]) - Black & Veatch: Soham Ghosh ([email protected]) - Univ. of Central Missouri: Mohammad Sadi ([email protected]) Parking Directions: Please enter the campus from the south side on 90th Street. Follow the diagram below to locate parking and the main entrance to the building. Speaker(s): Andrew Calvert & Blake Poole, Dr. Antonio Conejo Agenda: Doors to the in-person event open at 5:00pm. Dinner will be served at approximately 5:00pm as well. The evening's seminar will include two presentations and will begin promptly at 6:00pm CDT. Each presentation will include 1 break, as well as a short quiz and survey. Completion of the quiz will be required to receive a PDH certificate. Kiewit Engineering, 8900 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, Kansas, United States, 66219, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/408955