IEEE Northern VA Section Newsletter for May 2016
IEEE Northern VA Section Newsletter for May 2016
In This Issue
- Section Report
- Acknowledgements
- Congratulations
- Upcoming Events
- Survey
Section Report
Last month began with the elegant ambiance, engaging student displays and lightning talks, excellent food, and recognition for volunteers, new IEEE Fellows, science fair and robotics winners at the National Capital Area Awards Banquet. Two weeks later 49 IEEE members from 18 states* impressed the importance of R&D funding and improved grant application and reporting efficiency to their House and Senate representatives on Congressional Visits Day. Soon after a continual stream of young visitors played the theremin and turned the hand-cranked generator in IEEE-USA’s booth at the two-day, biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival.
May kicks off with three great technical talks on high precision time synchronization, 2D material integration challenges in nanoelectronics, and Time Modulated Arrays for RFID power and data transfer in the first week. The latter is one of four distinguished lecture talks scheduled by the joint Washington DC/Northern VA Microwave Theory and Techniques chapter. There are still a few seats available for the Conference Leadership Workshop on Saturday, May 7. Then on the 11th the TAB Ad Hoc Committee on the IEEE in 2030 will host a Webcast on the “Shared Governance of the IEEE Board of Directors, Assembly and the Enterprise Board”. Audio and slides from the April 13th webcast “Constitutional Amendment and Governance Implications” are available at http://taops.ieee.org/operations/tabin2030.html (you may have to re-enter the URL after entering your username and password).
In early June you can Build An Internet of Things Weather Station that measures temperature, humidity, and pressure and is yours to keep at the first Northern VA Section hands-on workshop of 2016 in Crystal City. Volunteers are also needed to staff the IEEE-USA booth at Awesome Con in Washington, DC; interested persons should contact Chris McManes. For a complete list of IEEE events in the area and more, visit the Northern Virginia Section website http://sites.ieee.org/nova.
Marty Schulman
2016 IEEE Northern VA Chair
Acknowledgements
For planning an awards banquet that was under budget and over-the-top enjoyable we thank last year’s Washington Section Chair Carolyn Carroll and Technology and Engineering Management Chapter Chair and February’s Leadership Training organizer Doug Holly.
Congratulations
At the April Admission & Advancement Panel in Georgia, Dr. Alfred Skolnick was elevated to Life Senior Member. If you have a combined ten years of experience with at least five of significant performance you may also be eligible. Read about and begin the process at the Senior Member Homepage, or watch for an elevation event in the section later this year.
It’s graduation time: please email nova.chair@ieee.org if you are receiving a degree in an IEEE-designated field this May or June.
Upcoming Events
Following is a list of events in May and early June brought to our attention that may be of interest to members. Inclusion in this list does not imply section involvement and registration may be required. Follow the link for details.
Wednesday, May 4, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
GPS-Free Time Transfer using Time Reversal (T3R)
Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/38763
Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Smart Beaming of RFID Reader for Data and Power Transfer
The Lyceum, Alexandria, VA
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/39149
Friday, May 6, 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Integration Challenges for 2D Materials in Nanoelectronics
GWU Science and Engineering Hall, Washington, DC
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/39560
Saturday, May 7, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Conference Leadership Workshop
DeVry University, Arlington, VA
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/38882
Tuesday, May 10, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
A Cryptologic Faux Pas, Patton at the Battle of El Guettar
National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/38146
Wednesday-Friday, May 18 – 20
STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference
Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
http://usnewsstemsolutions.com/
Saturday, May 21, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Young Professionals visit National Cryptologic Museum
National Cryptologic Museum, Annapolis Junction, MD
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/39213
Saturday, June 4, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Build an Internet of Things Weather Station
DeVry University, Arlington, VA
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/39229
Survey
The IEEE Foundation funds a variety of projects that directly benefit individuals and communities. (Designate 0.5% of eligible Amazon purchases to our philanthropic arm at https://smile.amazon.com/.) There are also other government and NGO-based humanitarian program opportunities in the Northern VA area. This month’s survey at http://ieee.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/R20049/2016-may-member-survey/ asks what type of community service has interested you in the past or would interest you in the future. Please respond by May 11th.
*This sentences was revised from the version emailed to members to include the higher, accurate member count and precise number of states represented.