Jan 26
The next EXCOMM meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Panera on the Eau Gallie Causeway in Indian Harbour Beach.
The goals of this meeting will be to:
1. Meet and greet between new volunteers and seasoned volunteers – let’s make newcomers feel welcome.
2. Annual budget review
3. 2012 planning
4. Web presence discussion
Jun 2
Due to a large number of people unable to attend the scheduled EXCOMM meeting on June 6th, the meeting has been cancelled. The next EXCOMM meeting will be on August 1st.
The meeting will tentatively be held at Panera Bread in Indian Harbor Beach:
275 Eau Gallie Boulevard East
Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937
May 4
As you may or may not know, IEEE members are eligible for discounts on a number of categories of products and services, including Insurance, Travel, Technology, and Home/Office.
Formerly known as the “IEEE Financial Advantage Program,” the newly re-branded “IEEE Member Discounts” page can be found here. All members are encouraged to make full use of these discount opportunities.
Mar 28
Title:
Green Power & the Modern Grid
When:
Wed, Apr 6th 2011, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Pizza will be served from 6:30-7:00 PM courtesy of the IEEE Melbourne Section
Where:
A106, Skurla Hall, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne FL
Lecturer:
Mr. Jerry Ramie, IEEE EMC Society Distinguished Lecturer
ARC Technical Resources, Inc.
Sponsors:
IEEE Melbourne Section EMC & Comm/SP Chapters
Florida Tech ECE Department
Abstract:
The existing power grid is aging, overloaded, unstable and incapable of meeting the power quality needs of an Information Economy. This fast-moving overview of the modern grid, and renewable energy’s place in it, details the problems of the existing grid and the features of a modern grid architecture that can address these shortcomings. The various “roadmaps” proposed to achieve this vision are presented.
The Federal Government’s recently proposed economic stimulus package contains about $60 Billion for smart grid and green power investments in the next two years. With this much consensus for moving forward, the various choices in media to support the Advanced Metering Initiative are discussed, along with their relative strengths and weaknesses.
A major threat that is just emerging is the “reliability” threat of improper or inadequate EMC methods and testing in substations and generation plant. This threat and its remedies will also be explored. Remaining challenges will be identified and conclusions drawn.
Flyer:
http://my.fit.edu/seces/flyers/48.pdf
If possible, please RSVP prior to attending this talk by visiting http://my.fit.edu/seces/
Courtesy Parking Permits are available via the website.
Mar 28
The next EXCOMM meeting will be on April 4th, from 6:00 – 8:30 pm. It will be held in Auditorium P133 of Evan’s Library at Florida Tech.
Mar 17
Available here is a copy of the presentation about resumes, from the March 16th, 2011 Career Development meeting. Included is a list of topics discussed at the meeting, and a list of additional local and IEEE career resources.
The next Career Development meeting will take place on May 18th, from 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM at the Melbourne Public Library. Further details and registration information will be available soon.
If you have any questions, please contact Ed Kirchner at ed.kirchner@ieee.org .
Mar 12
The next presentation of Florida Tech’s Series of Electrical & Computer Engineering Seminars will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. The talk is entitled “Multi-Task Learning via Multiple Kernel-Induced Feature Spaces,” and will be presented by Dr. Georgios C. Anagnostopoulos. Please see the flyer for more information.
What: “Multi-Task Learning via Multiple Kernel-Induced Feature Spaces”
Who: Dr. Georgios C. Anagnostopoulos
When: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 10:30 – 12:00
Where: Room EC337, Olin Engineering Building, FIT, Melbourne Main Campus
Feb 17
Available here is a copy of the presentation about interviewing, from the February 16th, 2011 Career Development meeting. Included is a list of topics discussed at the meeting, and a list of additional local and IEEE career resources.
The next Career Development meeting will take place on March 16th, from 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM at the Melbourne Public Library. Further details and registration information will be available soon.
If you have any questions, please contact Ed Kirchner at ed.kirchner@ieee.org .
Jan 18
The next EXCOMM meeting will be on Monday, February 5th. The time and location have yet to be determined.
Nov 23
The following link will bring you to the recorded webcast from the October 23 IEEE-USA Career Survival workshop that was held in Cocoa Village. The workshop was a great success – those who attended the full day session were unanimously positive in their assessments that the information was interesting, and most importantly, useful. The webcast has been edited into 9 sections, so you can view the modules one at a time.
http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/cwpc/webcasts/
The Melbourne Section plans to hold a series of career management meetings as follow-ups to this seminar. Be on the lookout for more information soon!
