We welcome spouses and partners to a day of activities on Saturday during the joint meetings: Agenda: IEEE Region 1 & 2 Companion Program Saturday June 3, 2023 Price per person: $75 Breakfast at Hotel (on your own) 8:30 AM: Depart from Hotel Lobby (https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/phlvfdt-the-alloy-king-of-prussia/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-DH-PHLVFDT&y_source=1_MTM3MjczNi03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D) 301 West Dekalb Pike, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 9 AM to 11:30 PM: (https://www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm) (guided tour) - 400 N Outer Line Dr, King of Prussia, PA 19406 (*) - One of the Park’s seasoned guides will ride along with our group and provide interpretation at each tour stop, including Muhlenberg’s brigade (reconstructed soldiers’ huts), the National Memorial Arch, Washington’s Headquarters, the Grand Parade ground, and more. 11:45 PM to 1 PM: Lunch at (https://blackpowdertavern.com/) - 1164 Valley Forge Road Wayne, PA 19087 (*) - Martha Washington Lunch which includes soft drinks, iced tea, coffee, hot tea, soup, salad, and pre-selection of one of three (3) different sandwiches. 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM: (http://americantreasuretour.com/#2015-promo-video-section) - One American Treasure Way, Oaks, PA (*) - 45-minute guided tram ride of the largest part of the museum (1:30 or 2:30) 5:00 PM: Return to Hotel * NOTE Regions 1 & 2 will cover the cost of transportation… Other Possible ideas for your stay: - (https://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/) - (https://www.simon.com/mall/king-of-prussia) - (https://kingofprussia-towncenter.com/directory/) - (https://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/philadelphia/) - (https://www.vfcasino.com/) - (https://www.karamoorwines.com/) The Alloy, a DoubleTree by Hilton , 301 W. Dekalb Pike , King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19406

Negotiating Your Professional Services Agreement: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly In this free webinar, we will discuss the importance of a well-drafted professional services agreement. We will talk about some of the critical risk management provisions that should be addressed in all professional services agreements and discuss ways to deal with poorly drafted provisions proposed by clients. - Discuss the importance of contract negotiations and insight that may be gained from the process; - Identify important contract provisions that are frequently the subject of difficult negotiations; - Consider the risk management implications associated with poorly worded provisions and ways to modify the language; and - Learn about the potential advantages associated with favorably-drafted provisions. This series is being presented in partnership with the (https://www.ieee.org/membership/discounts/index.html). Co-sponsored by: IEEE Member Discounts Program Speaker(s): Colleen M. Palmer, Esq. Beazley Group, Agenda: IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. For information regarding upcoming webinars or to visit our vast webinar archive, please visit: https://ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/ --------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE members can take advantage of exclusive and discounted pricing on insurance and a variety of products and services (where available) that can add up to substantial savings. Discover what IEEE Member Discounts can offer you. This program is offered exclusively to active IEEE members. Visit: (https://www.ieee.org/membership/discounts/index.html) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/350052

Distinguished Lecture: Title: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Communications and Radars Abstract: In recent years, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have shown promising abilities to control and manipulate electromagnetic (EM) waves through modified surface boundary conditions. These surfaces are electrically thin and comprise an array of spatially varying sub-wavelength scattering elements (or meta-atoms). Through careful engineering of each meta-atom, RISs can transform an incident EM wave into an arbitrarily tailored transmitted or reflected wavefront. Recent developments in RISs have opened exciting new opportunities in antenna design, as well as communications and radar systems. RISs - wherein meta-atoms are embedded with active components - lead to the development of low-cost, lightweight, and compact systems that can produce programmable radiation patterns, jointly perform multi-function communications, and enable advanced radars for next-generation military platforms. This talk will introduce RISs and their various applications in designing simplified communications and radar systems, wherein the RF aperture and transceiver are integrated within the RIS. For example, dynamic reconfiguration of the RIS aperture in a wireless communications transmitter facilitates beam steering, frequency agility, and phase modulation without conventional front-end devices such as phase-shifters, mixers, and switches. We will present our recent work on reconfigurable RIS control, RIS-enabled direct signal modulation, and deep learning-based RIS design. Finally, we will present deploying RIS as a reflector in the wireless channel for aiding non-line-of-sight radar and joint radar-communications. Bio: Kumar Vijay Mishra (S’08-M’15-SM’18) obtained a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and M.S. in mathematics from The University of Iowa in 2015, and M.S. in electrical engineering from Colorado State University in 2012, while working on NASA’s Global Precipitation Mission Ground Validation (GPM-GV) weather radars. He received his B. Tech. summa cum laude (Gold Medal, Honors) in electronics and communication engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (NITH), India in 2003. He is currently Senior Fellow at the United States Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Adelphi; Technical Adviser to Singapore-based automotive radar start-up Hertzwell and Boston-based imaging radar startup Aura Intelligent Systems; and honorary Research Fellow at SnT - Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg. Previously, he had research appointments at Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Bengaluru; IIHR - Hydroscience & Engineering, Iowa City, IA; Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, Cambridge, MA; Qualcomm, San Jose; and Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Dr. Mishra is the Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Communications Society (2023-2024), IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) (2023-2024), IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (2023-2024), and IEEE Future Networks Initiative (2022). He is the recipient of the IET Premium Best Paper Prize (2021), U. S. National Academies Harry Diamond Distinguished Fellowship (2018-2021), American Geophysical Union Editors' Citation for Excellence (2019), Royal Meteorological Society Quarterly Journal Editor's Prize (2017), Viterbi Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015, 2016), Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017), DRDO LRDE Scientist of the Year Award (2006), NITH Director’s Gold Medal (2003), and NITH Best Student Award (2003). He has received Best Paper Awards at IEEE MLSP 2019 and IEEE ACES Symposium 2019. Dr. Mishra is Chair (2023-present) of the Synthetic Apertures Technical Working Group of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) and Vice-Chair (2021-present) of the IEEE Synthetic Aperture Standards Committee, which is the first SPS standards committee. He is the Vice Chair (2021-2023) and Chair-designate (2023-2026) of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Commission C. He has been an elected member of three technical committees of IEEE SPS: SPCOM, SAM, and ASPS; and IEEE AESS Radar Systems Panel. Since 2020, he has been Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, where he was awarded Outstanding Editor recognition in 2021. He has been a lead/guest editor of several special issues in journals such as IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. He is the lead co-editor of three upcoming books on radar: Signal Processing for Joint Radar-Communications (Wiley-IEEE Press), Next-Generation Cognitive Radar Systems (IET Press Radar, Electromagnetics & Signal Processing Technologies Series), and Advances in Weather Radar Volumes 1, 2 & 3 (IET Press Radar, Electromagnetics & Signal Processing Technologies Series). His research interests include radar systems, signal processing, remote sensing, and electromagnetics. 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The June meeting of the Excom for the IEEE NOVA Section will be a virtual Zoom meeting. An Enotice will request members to register to receive the Zoom link. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/362766

The (https://htb.ieee.org/) Ad Hoc Committee on SIGHT Best Practices is cooperating with a number of IEEE OUs including IEEE Philadelphia Section SIGHT, IEEE SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT, IEEE Bahrain Section SIGHT, IEEE Karachi SIGHT and (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/) to organise this Lecture as part of a Series of Webinars. IEEE Members, SIGHT Members and SSIT Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/352720) and participate. IEEE Members should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering. This Webinar will take place online at 10am Eastern Time / 3pm GMT+1 on Wednesday 14 June. Click (https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Empowering+Women+for+Sustainable+Climate+Resilience&iso=20230614T10&p1=179&ah=1). Registered participants will be provided with the link prior to the event. FOCUS Climate change and disasters are major challenges in most Asia Pacific regions. It is deeply shaping the lives of communities, women are extremely sensitive to these changes given their lack of access to essential resources such as land, finance, or information, and also affects food security, nutrition, clean water, health, and livelihood. In particular, remotely habitant women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and other disadvantaged groups bear the brunt of climate change due to the social inequalities that limit them. Climate change, in turn, widens the social and economic space, trapping communities in a vicious circle. This webinar will focus on how women can be empowered for tackling climate change, especially by using their knowledge, skills, and abilities to adapt and mitigate climate change. Speaker(s): Parkash Lohana , Agenda: 10am - 10:40am ET / 3pm - 3:40pm GMT+1 Introduction and Presentation 10:40 - 11am ET / 3:40pm - 4pm GMT+1 Discussion, Q&A Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/352720

With the United States' ambitious renewable energy goals, the demand for large-scale (>20MW) generator interconnection (GI) services has increased significantly, leading to longer interconnection queues and longer wait times for developers. Understanding how large-scale projects are studied in the interconnection process is crucial for developers, policy makers, and other stakeholders involved in the renewable energy sector. Transmission Service Providers (TSPs) are responsible for studying and evaluating large-scale generator interconnection requests to ensure the safe and reliable integration of new energy resources into the electric grid. TSPs use a variety of technical studies to evaluate the impacts of large-scale GI requests. These processes and technical studies can vary by region and can significantly impact the feasibility of a renewable energy project. This presentation will provide a high-level overview of the interconnection processes for large-scale generator projects in the United States. We will explore a variety of different study practices, including those in MISO, PJM, SPP, ERCOT, and TSPs in the Western Interconnect. The presentation will also touch base on challenges TSPs are experiencing with the volume of GI requests in queues across the country. Co-sponsored by: Apex Clean Energy Speaker(s): Sarah Davis, Sangeetha Rajasekeran , Jillian Huweart Agenda: 12:00 PM - 12:05 PM - IEEE PES Baltimore chapter introduction of the Speaker 12:05 PM - 12:40 PM - Presentation by Speaker 12:40 PM to 12:55 PM - Questions and Answers (Q&A) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/361500

Monthly meeting of Region 2 YP committee (chair, YP AG reps, YP volunteers). Anyone interested in Region 2 YP activities is welcome to attend! Agenda will include: - Introductions - Review of committee goals - Updates from YP and R2 - Upcoming events/planning - Open discussion Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/363914

Please join the Columbus Section Executive Committee and meet your fellow section members and guests. Meeting discussion includes administrative business, Technical/Affinity Society current and future events status. Society and Affinity chairs, if you are unable to attend the meeting, please send your section activities updates to Helen Winfrey [email protected] Student chapters are welcome to attend and network with the section members and officers. Please review the attached minutes and provide comments to Kavitha Bangalore (mailto:[email protected]) prior to the meeting. "Save the Date" 2023:- -National Airforce Museum Tour - 15 July 2023 Co-sponsored by: [email protected] Agenda: Agenda: Virtual ExCom Meeting 6:00 Welcome/Call Meeting to Order 6:15 Secretary’s Report: Approval of ExCom Minute Chair’s Report Vice Chair’s Report Treasurer Report 6:30 Professional, Society, Affinity, and Student Branch Reports 6:45 Old and New Business Discussions 7:30 Adjourn Room: Meeting Room 5, 4445 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43213, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/364100

We invite you to listen in as our IEEE member panel engaged with the semiconductor industry discusses ways that IEEE can engage meaningfully in global semiconductor opportunities. The conversation will be moderated by IEEE President-Elect Tom Coughlin. Our panel of volunteers will discuss potential opportunities, and we will invite any interested members to offer their thoughts on the discussion via the chat as well. Please note that this invitation is exclusively for IEEE members. Panelists include: * Bill Chen * Matt Francis * Kathy Herring Hayashi * Kathleen Kramer * Rakesh Kumar * Tim Lee * Dejan Milojicic * Jeewika Ranaweera Co-sponsored by: IEEE Educational Activities Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/364805

The IEEE Dayton Section ExComm invites you to gather for our quarterly membership meeting and social on Wednesday, June 21st at the Wandering Griffin Brewery in Beavercreek. Appetizers will be provided. This is a family friendly event. Agenda: Chairman's Opening Remarks Society/Chapter/Affinity Group Reports Treasurer's Report Report from recent R1/R2 meeting, NAECON Updates Election Cycle for 2023 Other Business Calendar Review Meeting Adjourn and Social Time Wandering Griffin Brewery, 3725 Presidential Drive, Beavercreek, Ohio, United States, 45324

Lehigh Valley IEEE WIE invites you to Happy Hour in Kutztown Tavern's beautiful bar area! Our last Happy Hour was such a success, so we're doing it again! All are welcome - IEEE members, bring a friend or colleague! Location: Kutztown Tavern, 272 W Main St, Kutztown, PA 19530 www.kutztowntavern.com Time: 5:00pm to 6:30pm, Thursday 6/22/23 - find us in the bar area near the IEEE WIE banner. Note that Kutztown Tavern's Happy Hour pricing ends at 6:00pm. Please register so we can plan. Kutztown Tavern, 272 W Main St, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States, 19530

Dr. John Hudiburg, NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCAN) Mission Integration and Commitment Manager will provide a description of NASA’s Artemis Program with a focus on the radio & optical space communications aspects of the missions. Co-sponsored by: IEEE-USA MOVE Program Speaker(s): Dr. John Hudiburg Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/364932

The design and manufacture of semiconductor chips is complex. There is significant terminology, processes and science to go from idea to physical part. If you are new to the semiconductor industry and want to learn about this field, this session is for you. Gain a high level understanding of how chips are made, including the terminology and ecosystems required. We'll also briefly discuss some of the careers required to fuel this amazing technical field. Speaker(s): Kathy Hayashi, Agenda: IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. For information regarding upcoming webinars or to visit our vast webinar archive, please visit: https://ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/ This program is offered exclusively to active IEEE members. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/361284