Region 3 Newsletter Table of Contents

Front Page Message from our Director, Lee Stogner
Page 2 Ready, Set, Engage ...
Page 3 The IEEE Central Tennessee Section and Region 3 Recognize Tom Maddox for his Contributions to the IEEE
Page 4 IEEE-USA Government Fellowships: Linking Science, Technology & Engineering Professionals with Government
Page 5 IEEE Introduces IEEE Technology News - Looking for Editors
Page 6 IEEE Dayton Small Radio Telescope
Page 7 Region 3 Fall EXCOM 2010
Page 8-9 IEEE Southeast Conference 2011
Page 10 Career Survival in the New Millennium
Page 11 Past Region 3 Director Jim Howard Elected as the 2011 IEEE-USA President Elect
Page 11 L50 .... New ... Improved ...Shorter!
Page 12 IEEE-USA Panel Reveals How to Succeed in Today's Digital Era
Page 12 Plan Now for IEEE Sections Congress 2011
Page 14 2011 Conferences in Region 3
Page 15 IEEE Region 3 Executive Committee - 2011
Page 16 Outstanding Performance Award
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The HR-PES Short Circuit for April 2011

The March meeting on Arc Flash has been rescheduled for May 3rd, same Al Fresco in Newport News venue. The Speaker, Adeeb Hamzey safely returned to the States later than planned, but is back into his normal routine. That meeting will start earlier than the regular PES routine, so that Adeeb can return to the Richmond area that evening.
SoutheastCon was enlightening on opportunities to help Section and Chapter membership grow. Not grow in membership numbers, but grow our members as professionals in the engineering community. One focus is to increase the number of members who elevate in grade from Member to Senior Member. May newsletter will have criteria to elevate, and in June PES will schedule a couple of nights to support submitting all interested and eligible IEEE members of the section (PES Members is not a requirement for this). Contact jennifer.ammentorp@ieee.org if you would like to support this effort. More details and eligibility criteria will be posted in the May segment of the PES Short Circuit.
Another area important to the Section is engagement with our Student sections. This can be a win⁵ situation for the student, the member, the school, and the employer; as a mentor to even one of our five student sections. Dr. Nare at Hampton University illustrated many benefits to mentoring a student section. This access to entry level engineers is an excellent opportunity for the employer, having a more personal exposure to job candidates. Students get insight into the business culture through contact with mentors from the professional sector, and can improve the skills for entry into the job market. Universities win with an increased number of graduates getting hired, and the company acquires a job candidate who recognizes the value of investing in self development. The section sees higher retention of first year and GOLD members, stimulating the Section program and activities. Two hours a quarter from one member can make a significant difference in Section and Chapter activities.
Thank you for your participation in IEEE. HRPES is open to suggestions for meeting topics and venues that interest you!
Yours in Power,
Jennifer Ammentorp
Chair,
PES Hampton Roads

April 2011 From The Chair

Thank you to Mühlbauer in Newport News for the tour and demonstration of their manufacturing equipment in March. Everyone could relate to the products that their equipment is used to manufacturer, from driver's licenses and passports to subway tickets. It was interesting to see the new applications for RFID and other technologies on display for die sorting.
In April we will meet at ODU for a technical presentation from Ed Larsen of SquareD on NEC requirements for low-voltage circuit breakers. This is an excellent opportunity to hear from an industry expert in this area. Mr. Larsen is involved in IEEE standards as well as other standards organizations.
IEEE is still looking for a volunteer for the Secretary position, please contact officers-r3-hamptonroads@ieee.org if you are interested and would like to get involved.
Jason Naramore
2011 Chair
IEEE Hampton Roads Section

The Open Channel for April 2011

Inside The Open Channel

Front Page Selective Coordination with Low Voltage Circuit Breakers
Page 2 From the Chair
Page 2 Directions to ODU
Page 3 The HR-PES Short Circuit
Page 4 Upcoming Conferences
Page 5 Career Opportunities

Upcoming Events

Apr 28 Meeting
May 19 Meeting

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From the PES Corner - March 2011

PES is off and running in 2011! January was reporting and HR-PES qualified for High Performing Chapter in 2010. February was a small tour of AetnaWire Manufacturing Facility supported by Members Rick Williamson and Dawn Zhao. There was great positive feedback from this event, and it will be something PES does again in the future.
Feb 21st was the first HR-PES Chapter Awards presentation and Networking meeting at Kelly's Tavern in Hampton. Dawn Ostenberg presented Jennifer Ammentorp with the first Outstanding Engineer Award for establishment and continuation of the HR-PES Chapter.
HR-PES will be sponsoring two networking opportunities a year, as one means of linking student members with local professional mentors. This is very important for several reasons! Students need a link to future professions, Industry needs a personal link to future employees, professional membership can gain a better knowledge of local resources for their own career development as well as keeping abreast of the rapidly changing job climate in our area. If nothing else, remember the USA desperately needs more home grown engineers! Please look forward to future networking opportunities on vTools, even if you can only stay for a part of the meeting. This function is open to all IEEE members snacks provided cash bar available. Student advisors are encouraged to invite electrical engineering students to these events. This is a no cost event, but registration is required to reserve enough space, and an idea of how many appetizers to order .
The March Meeting for Arc Flash has been postponed. Speaker Adeeb Hamzey from the Richmond PES Chapter was on assignment in the Middle East at the start of the year and due to come back Feb 15th. This is part of why no abstract for the meeting had been posted on vTools. The Chapter's thoughts and prayers are extended to Adeeb and his family that they are all well safe, and the Arc Flash meeting will be rescheduled in the future.
The Chapter also welcomes Rick Williamson who has stepped up to fill the chapter's Vice Chair vacancy. Please welcome and thank Rick for his willingness to donate some free time in keeping the chapter rolling!
Your suggestions and feedback are welcome. Currently HR-PES is soliciting for topics and Venues for an April 6th meeting.
Yours in Power,
Jennifer Ammentorp
Chair,
PES Hampton Roads

From The Chair - March 2011

Mühlbauer Tour

Please join us for the March technical meeting, which will be a tour of the Mühlbauer facility in Newport News. The tour will include an interactive demonstration of their cutting edge manufacturing equipment used to produce ID Cards, Passports, RFID's and others. This is an exciting opportunity to visit a local high-tech business; I can say the Mühlbauer tour in 2009 was very well received by the Hampton Roads IEEE members. The tour is free to everyone (members, guests, and students), please register ASAP so that we can get a good count for refreshments.
I'd like to thank Mickey Wilson of Harger for his presentation last month on lightning protection systems. Jennifer Ammentorp, the Hampton Roads PES Chapter Chair, will be traveling to SoutheastCon March 17-20 in Nashville to represent the Hampton Roads Section in Region 3 activities. If you have any ideas on how IEEE can better serve its members, please feel free to email the officers list or myself so that we can relay this information to Jennifer. I would like to welcome Mr. Richard Williams to the IEEE HR Executive Committee; he will serve as the 2011 Section treasurer.
Volunteer opportunities are still available within the Hampton Roads Section, please contact the officers list if you are interested.

Jason Naramore
2011 Chair
IEEE Hampton Roads Section

The Open Channel for March 2011

Inside The Open Channel

Front Page Mühlbauer Tour
Page 2 From the Chair
Page 2 Directions to Mühlbauer
Page 3 From the PES Corner
Page 4 IEEE SoutheastCon 2011
Page 5 Upcoming Conferences

Upcoming Events

Mar 17 Meeting
Apr 2 Tidewater Science Fair @ The TED Meeting Meeting
Apr 21 Meeting
May 19 Meeting

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EWeek 2011 is ending with two banquets

Next week is EWeek ending with two banquets. Contact William LaBelle at w.labelle@ieee.org or 757.619.9050 for information and tickets.

Engineers Club of Hampton Roads 2011 Engineering Excellence Banquet
The Town Point Club
101 West Main Street, Suite 300
Norfolk, VA 23501
February 25, 2011
Social starts at 6 PM
Online reservations at www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=215861
Peninsula Engineering Council 2011 Engineer of the Year
Point Plaza Suites and Conference Hotel
950 J Clyde Morris Blvd
Newport News, VA 23601
February 26, 2011
Social starts at 6 PM
Online reservations at www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=213905

Help Address Global Humanitarian Challenges Through "Engineering for Change"

Dear Colleague:

As you may have noticed, IEEE has initiated recently several new efforts toward humanitarian and global development challenges. This undertaking represents recognition on our part of the great potential of our members (engineers and experts in computing and technology) to provide effective assistance and leadership in regions with under-developed infrastructure, and in areas where the infrastructure was damaged by natural or human-made disasters. Many of our IEEE members have told us that they have strong interest in taking part of such activities, and we have reached out to other professional associations to explore opportunities for joint action.

I am pleased to announce that as a result of these efforts, IEEE, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), and Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) have launched jointly a new online platform called EngineeringforChange.org (E4C). The E4C platform provides engineers, technologists, computing and networking experts, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local community advocates with tools to collaboratively address humanitarian and global development challenges. Members of the E4C community - working together - will design, apply and share knowledge to develop technical solutions for emerging challenges in local communities throughout the world.

The E4C Web site was designed to provide users with a convenient and user-friendly way to learn, collaborate, and share data, experience, and insights - leading to enhanced problem solving. As part of this growing community, E4C users will be able to:

• Post challenges and problems in order to gain understanding, perspectives and experience from other E4C community members;
• Work collaboratively and virtually on project teams;
• Make use of a growing, open-source archive of documented solutions and related information submitted by organizations from around the world;
• Keep updated with news and information related to the forefront of engineering and global development;
• Learn from expert practitioners on applying engineering in developing communities;
• Track projects of interest.

We are inviting you today to join the E4C community and share information and expertise on humanitarian projects that match your professional profile.

To learn more and become an active participant in this important initiative, visit the Engineering for Change Web site, the E4C Facebook page or Twitter feed.

Sincerely,
Moshe Kam
IEEE President and CEO

To get in touch with the E4C team and to provide user feedback, please contact their administrator .

The Open Channel for February 2011

Inside The Open Channel

Front Page Lightning Protection Systems for IT Data Centers
Page 2 From the Chair
Page 3 Directions to Clark Nexsen
Page 3 PEC 2011 Engineer of the Year Banquet
Page 3 From the PES Corner
Page 4 IEEE SoutheastCon 2011
Page 4 Upcoming Conferences

Upcoming Events

Feb 17 Section Meeting
Feb 20-26 National Engineer's Week
Mar 17 Meeting

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GreenCom Call For Papers

The IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications (GreenCom) explores a new way of conducting scientific colloquia in an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly way. The conference will not only discuss latest research results in saving energy with "green" communications technology, but also be IEEE ComSoc's first "green" conference with very low CO2 emissions that is conducted on a single track entirely online without requiring participants to travel.

IEEE GreenCom will cover a wide range of green communications including energy efficiency of communications as well as communications technologies for other green solutions such as smart grids, green buildings, and green logistics. The conference solicits original, unpublished research papers on the subsequently listed topics of interest. Both academic and industry contributions that report substantial results in green communications with a significant potential for energy savings are welcome.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Green Wireless and Fixed Line Communications

• Energy-efficient protocols and extensions
• Energy-efficient technology for network equipment
• Energy-efficient communications management
• Energy-efficiency in specific networks
• Measurement & profiling of energy consumption

Communications Technologies for Green Solutions

• Transport and logistics
• Industrial processes
• Communications for energy efficient buildings
• Energy harvesting

Smart Grid Communications

• Communications networks for Smart Grids
• Demand-response
• Distributed generation and storage

For a detailed list of potential topics and submission instructions, visit www.ieee-greencom.org/submit.html.
Important Dates

• Paper Submission Deadline: 20 March 2011
• Acceptance Notification: 1 June 2011
• Camera Ready Version Due: 1 July 2011

ODU's Engineering Unplugged 2011

 

The Premier Green Engineering Conference on Earth!

When: 12 April 2011, 8 am - 4 pm
Where: The TED Norfolk, Virginia
0.8 CEUs • 8 Contact hours
Green Building Experts • Wind Power and Supply Chain • Peer Networking • Roundtable Solutions • Energy Savings Gurus • Green Thought Leaders • Latest Products Services
For more information visit: www.engineeringunplugged.com or call 757-683-5479

Engineering Unplugged just got a "little" better

Old Dominion University's Green Conference, Engineering Unplugged not only provides the adult engineer and technologist with leading environmental experts presenting groundbreaking advances in green practices, engineering, and technology through round table discussions and educational tracks that provide continuing education units (CEUs) .. registering for the conference also offers your kids an environmental experience.
Treat your kids to an afternoon of fun, excitement and learning, as you both get dirty to keep the world green. By attending KIDS Engineering Unplugged events, your child will develop an understanding of environmental engineering, problem solving and teamwork through our simulated Gulf Oil Spill Project.

www.engineeringunplugged.com/conference/kids

Your child attends for free with your Engineering Unplugged enrollment!

Register for Engineering Unplugged 2011 within 24 hours of either session (February 15 and March 1) and get a free ticket to KIDS Engineering Unplugged.

Visit the conference website for details of the educational track at www.engineeringunplugged.com
An incredible turnout is anticipated for the third year of Engineering Unplugged, which is being held 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, at The Ted Constant Convocation Center at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. With actor and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr. serving as the event's special guest speaker and former Assistant Secretary of the Army John Paul Woodley, Jr. giving the keynote address, it is an event that can't be missed.

SoutheastCon 2011: Building Global Engineers

Nashville Airport Marriott, Nashville, TN, March 17-20, 2011

IEEE SoutheastCon is an annual IEEE Region 3 Technical, Professional, and Student Conference. It is the premier conference for the IEEE Region that encompasses the IEEE Southeastern United States and Jamaica. IEEE SoutheastCon 2011 brings Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science professionals, faculty and students to share the latest information through technical sessions, tutorials, professional development sessions, and exhibits. It is the most influential conference in Region 3 for promoting awareness of the technical contributions made by our profession to the advancement of engineering science and to the community.
IEEE SoutheastCon will feature the following student competitions:

• Student Paper Competition
• Student Software Competition
• Student Hardware Robotics Competition
• Student Website Design Competition
• Student T-Shirt Design Competition

Be sure to check the website for more information. Space is limited for some events, so we strongly encourage you to take advantage of early registration to make sure you will be able to participate in your chosen events.
Attendance and technical program participation from areas outside IEEE Region 3 is welcomed and encouraged. You do not have to be a member of IEEE to participate or attend IEEE SoutheastCon 2011, although membership is required in order to participate in student competitions. However, we do encourage you to investigate the benefits of IEEE membership. One immediate benefit is the reduced registration fee to attend.
For more information, please see our website at www.southeastcon2011.org

From the PES Corner - February 2011

PES has been busy behind the scenes. There is the Aetna Wire Tour on the 9th and the Arc Flash presentation from Adeeb Hamzy of the Richmond Chapter of PES on March 9th at Al Fresco in Newport News. Note that meeting starts a little earlier to accommodate Adeeb's return to Richmond that evening. Look for links to the meetings elsewhere in the newsletter!
For Engineer's Week PES will host a Networking social and volunteer recognition on Monday Feb 21st at Kelly's Tavern from 6:30 to 8. This event is free, and students are encouraged to attend bringing resumes and business cards. PES will provide appetizers, there is a cash bar and folks are welcome to order off the menu. This is going to be an annual event. The goal is at least two Networking Socials a year, another in the Fall.
I would like to acknowledge both Richard Williams and Rick Williamson for their joining the IEEE/PES team to keep the wheels spinning. If you see them at any functions please be sure to thank them for their time and effort.
There will be another tour of Surry for members of PES and IEEE the first full week of April. Anyone wishing to attend should e-mail me their availability and details.
The distinguished lecture will happen in Nov as a joint meeting with the Section, and if anyone has suggestions for a topic, please submit that soon.

Yours in Power,
Jennifer Ammentorp
Chair,
PES Hampton Roads

From The Chair - February 2011

Lightning Protection Systems for IT Data Centers

IEEE Hampton Roads begins our 2011 technical presentation series with talk from Mr. Mickey Wilson of Harger (www.harger.com) on lightning protection systems. This presentation should be of interest to a variety of local engineers with its implications in power as well as computer engineering.
The March meeting will be held at Mühlbauer in Newport News, and will include a facility tour. Mühlbauer manufactures a variety of products including RFID manufacturing systems. In March they will have a new die-sorter to demo. This is a chance to see some high tech electronics manufacturing equipment.
We have an exciting technical presentation series planned for the rest of 2011, including topics from academic research to industry. Please check the Hampton Roads Section website for updates regarding meetings.
The culmination of our 2011 schedule will be a banquet to celebrate IEEE Hampton Roads' 50th Anniversary. Please contact me if you have any suggestions about a technical topic for the meeting, and if you would like to volunteer to help with planning.
A few other upcoming meetings this year include:

• ECHR Engineering Excellence Banquet (Town Point Club) February 25
• Virginia Peninsula Engineering Council Engineering of the Year Banquet (Point Plaza Suites) February 26
• IEEE SoutheastCon 2011 (Nashville, TN) March 17- 20
• IEEE Sections Congress 2011 (San Francisco, CA) August 19-22

I would like to thank all of those who have continued to volunteer for the Hampton Roads IEEE Section. Currently we have open volunteer positions, and I encourage anyone who is interested to contact myself or other section volunteers at officers-r3-hamptonroads@ieee.org to find out more information. We can use help at any capacity, so please do not hesitate to contact us.
I look forward to seeing everyone Feb. 17th, please come participate and get in involved in IEEE!

Regards,
Jason Naramore
2011 Chair

2011 IEEE Military Communications Conference

2011 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM 2011) - 07 Nov - 10 Nov 2011, Baltimore Convention Center, MD, USA , IEEE Sponsor: Communications Society - COM.

2011 IEEE 42nd Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference

2011 IEEE 42nd Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference (SISC) - 30 Nov - 03 Dec 2011, Key Bridge Marriott Hotel Arlington, VA, USA , IEEE Sponsor: Electron Devices Society - ED.

2011 IEEE 61st Annual Broadcast Symposium

2011 IEEE 61st Annual Broadcast Symposium (BTS) - 19 Oct - 21 Oct 2011, The Westin Alexandria, Alexandria, VA, IEEE Sponsor: Broadcast Technology Society - BT.

The 24th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Photonics Society

The 24th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Photonics Society - 09 Oct - 13 Oct 2011, Marriott Crystal Gateway Arlington, VA, IEEE Sponsor: Photonics Society - PHO.

2011 Integrated Communication, Navigation, Surveillance Conference

2011 Integrated Communication, Navigation, Surveillance Conference (ICNS) - 16 May - 20 May 2011, Westin Dulles, Hearndon, VA, IEEE Sponsor: Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society - AES.

MILCOM 2011 CALL FOR PAPERS

 
The research, ideas and innovations offered by participants make up the heart of MILCOM 2011! Planning has already begun for five exciting tracks and one workshop-oriented track. Professionals in industry, academia, and government organizations from the U.S. and countries worldwide are asked to participate in addressing the latest technology in resilient, autonomous network operations. Click here for additional information on submitting papers.


MILCOM 2011 is soliciting unclassified and classified (up to Department of Defense Secret) technical papers as well as proposals for tutorials and panels on networks such as communications and information processing systems and infrastructure, weapons and battlespace technologies. Professionals in industry, academia, and government organizations from the U.S. and countries worldwide are asked to participate in addressing the latest technology in resilient, autonomous network operations.
Abstracts and Tutorial and Panel Proposals due 18 March 2011

60th Annual Tidewater Science Fair Solicits Your Support

Tidewater Science Congress
John Oakes, Treasurer
5016 Churchill Court
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
October 15, 2010
Dear Sir/Madam:
The Tidewater Science Congress solicits your support for the 60th Annual Tidewater Science Fair, scheduled March 12, 2011 at Old Dominion University's Webb Center. Since 1951, the Tidewater Science Fair has encouraged middle school and high school students from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach to become directly involved in the processes of research and develop the technical writing skills needed to clearly and effectively communicate the results of their experiments. By encouraging interest in the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), we hope to inspire and encourage students to study the "hard subjects" that prepare them for careers as leaders of the workforce of the future.
The Tidewater Science Congress encourages and assists teachers and school districts in developing science fair programs that conform to protocols that ensure that student projects will be eligible to advance from regional competition to the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Representing their schools at regional, state, and national level competitions gives important public and peer recognition to students who focus their interests, talents, and efforts on STEM. The honors these students earn in state and national competitions build the region's reputation as a place where parents can be confident that their children receive a quality education and businesses can be confident of finding a high quality workforce.
The restrictions associated with public funding prior to 2004 limited eligibility to participate in the Tidewater Science Fair to students from a limited number of public school districts. Since 2004, support from industry, professional organizations, and individuals has freed us from those restrictions and allowed us to open the Tidewater Science Fair to all public school, private school, and home schooled students from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach. This has given teachers and schools throughout Tidewater an incentive to include science fairs and science projects in their curricula by assuring them that their students will have an opportunity to advance to higher levels of competition.
Please consider a personal or corporate contribution to help the Tidewater Science Congress continue a 60-year commitment to encouraging young people to develop their interests in STEM. We must raise approximately $15,000.00 per year for expenses which include the costs of organizing and staging the fair in Norfolk and funding the Grand Prize winners' travel to Los Angeles in May to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Funds donated to the Tidewater Science Fair are accepted and administered by the Tidewater Science Congress, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service (TIN: 52 1385891). The Tidewater Science Congress will provide receipts for your tax deductible contributions and will recognize you as a sponsor in the printed Science Fair Program and at our website.

Contributions

The Tidewater Science Congress is eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. You can verify this status online by searching Internal Revenue Service Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations described in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Point your browser to www.irs.gov/app/pub-78. Our TIN is 52-1385891
Your contribution before February 2011 would be greatly appreciated. We will use your contribution to defray the expenses of organizing and staging the 60th Tidewater Science Fair and funding Grand Prize Winners' travel to the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Any balance on hand after meeting these expenses will be carried forward to support the 61st Tidewater Science Fair in 2012.
Please mail contributions to the address shown at the top of this sheet.
If you have any questions, please contact either
John Oakes, Treasurer, Tidewater Science Congress by e-mail addressed to john.r.oakes@cox.net or by phone at (757) 748-8560
OR
Ms. Dell Young, Executive Director, Tidewater Science Congress, by email addressed to dellandlarry@verizon.net or by phone at 757-460-1383
Levels of Sponsorship:

• Bronze: $1 to $250
• Silver: $251 to $1,000
• Gold: $1001 to $ 4,999
• Platinum: $5,000+

Please provide the information requested below and include this form with your donation. We will use this information to prepare a proper receipt for your donation, to recognize your sponsorship properly in the Tidewater Science Fair printed program and at our website, and to maintain donor records required to maintain our status as a tax-exempt charitable organization.

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