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October 2008
Volume 55, Number 3
Publication No:
USPS 580-500
“The IEEE Newsletter”
(North Jersey Section), is published monthly except June and July by The
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“AT” ieee.org (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22
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Seth
Jakel (sgjakel “AT” comcast.net)
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Leach (h.leach “AT” ieee.org)
The
IEEE North Jersey
Section Activities
October
2008
Oct. 1 – “NJ Section Meeting”,
Oct. 1 – “Overview of Signal Classification Techniques for
Wireless Communications” by Dr. Wei Su, NJ SP Chapter and SAC, 4:45 PM,
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202,
Oct. 2 – “2008 MTT/AP Symposium and Mini-Show”
– MTT-S/AP-S Chapter,
Oct. 4 – “Field Trip to Historic Speedwell the ‘Birthplace
of the Telegraph’”, NJ GOLD & WIE Chapters, Assemble between
Oct. 8 – “Engineers Meet:
History of Education in China” by
Oct. 13 – “User-Assisted Secure Association of Wireless
Devices” by Dr. Nitesh Saxena, NJ Communications
Society, 6:00 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202,
Oct.
14-Dec. 2 – “Project Management”
by Dr. Donald Hsu, North Jersey Section, Tuesday Evenings, 8 sessions,
6:30-9:00 PM, NJ International Bulk Mail Center, 80 County Rd, Jersey City,
NJ. Donald Hsu (yanyou “AT”
hotmail.com).
Oct. 15 – “The Development of Multi-Gigabit
Radio Technology for Terabit Wireless Personal Area Networks”
by Dr. Joy Laskar, NJ EDS/C&S Chapters, 7:00 PM, New Jersey Institute of
Technology (NJIT), Room 202,
Oct. 16 – “Life Grade Luncheon”,
Oct. 18 – “Edison West Orange Laboratory IEEE Milestone
Dedication”, Group tour at
Oct. 22 – “Multisensor Data Fusion
and Applications” by Professor Pramod K. Varshney, NJ AES
Chapter,
Oct. 23 – “Designing Current-Fed Switchmode Power Supplies
and Magna-Power Electronics Facility Tour” by Dr. Ira J. Pitel,
NJ Consultants' Network,
Oct. 23 – “Digital Signal Processing – Enabling the
Wireless Revolution” by Dr. Emad Farag, NJ VTS Chapter,
Oct. 28 – “Towards Robust Photonic Crystal Fiber Platform
for Chemical Sensing Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering”
by Dr. Henry Du., NJ LEOS Chapter, 5:00 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center (Intersection between Warren & Summit
Streets), Newark, NJ. Professor H.
Grebel (973) 596-3538 (grebel “AT” njit.edu).
Oct. 30 – “4G Mobile Telecommunications Systems and
Standards” by Dr. Raziq Yaqub, NJ SMC Society, 7:00 PM,
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202,
Upcoming
Meetings
Nov. 5 – “NJ Section Meeting”,
Nov. 18 – “Engineers Meet:
Design for Six Sigma Seminar” by
Nov. 21 – “Automatic Transfer
Switch Seminar” by Cathy Clausen, NJ PES/IAS, 9:00AM to
2:00PM, PSE&G, 80 Park Plaza, Newark, NJ.
Ronald W.
Dec. 12 – “Adjustable Frequency
Drives Seminar” by Dan Kupersmith, NJ PES/IAS, 9:00AM to
2:00PM, PSE&G, 80 Park Plaza, Room 101, Newark, NJ. Ronald W.
Members and Non-Members Welcome
PLEASE POST
NJ AES Chapter:
Multisensor Data Fusion and Applications
On
About the Talk
Multisensor data fusion
refers to the acquisition, processing and synergistic combination of
information gathered by various knowledge sources and sensors to provide a
better understanding of a phenomenon. It
is a fascinating and rapidly evolving field that has generated a lot of
excitement in the research and development community. These concepts are being applied to a wide
variety of fields such as military command and control, robotics, image
processing, air traffic control, medical diagnostics, pattern recognition, and
environmental monitoring. A number of
sensor networks are also being implemented where data fusion is a key
component. This talk will present a
brief overview of the field and will illustrate its potential by means of some
examples.
About the Speaker
Pramod K. Varshney received
the BS degree in electrical engineering and computer science (with highest
honors), and the MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the
All Welcome!
You do not have to be a
member of the IEEE to attend the talks but you need to email your name,
address, and citizenship to Dr. Naresh Chand by October 16. In your email, please use your subject as
“IEEE AESS talk”. A free buffet dinner,
starting at
Time:
Place: BAE Systems,
Information: Dr. Naresh Chand, (973) 636-7408,
naresh.chand “AT” baesystems.com.
NJ Communications Society:
User-Assisted Secure Association of Wireless Devices
On
About the Talk
Wireless
communication (such as over WiFi, Bluetooth channels) is vulnerable to the so-called
"Man-In-The-Middle" attacks. A
fundamental task, therefore, is to secure this communication. The primary challenge to boostrapping secure
communication is that the underlying wireless devices are ad hoc in nature. In other words, neither the devices have any prior
context (such as pre-shared secrets) nor do they share a common trusted on- or
off-line authority. However, the devices
can generally be connected using out-of-band (OOB) physical channels (such as
audio, visual) that can be authenticated by the device user(s), and can thus be
leveraged for establishing secure communication. In this talk, we will discuss some of our contributions
(ranging from cryptographic protocols to usability aspects) on using OOB channels
to establish secure communication among wireless devices.
About the Speaker
Nitesh
Saxena is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science
at Polytechnic Institute of NYU. He
works in the areas of computer and network security, and applied cryptography. Nitesh obtained his PhD in Information and
Computer Science from UC Irvine. He
holds an MS in Computer Science from UC Santa Barbara, and a Bachelor's degree
in Mathematics and Computing from the Indian Institute of Technology,
All Welcome!
You do not have
to be a member of the IEEE to attend.
Time:
Place: New
Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202,
Information: Dr. Nirwan Ansari (973)
596-3670 (nirwan.ansari “AT” njit.edu) or check http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/comm.html for the latest updates.
NJ Consultants' Network:
Designing Current-Fed Switchmode Power Supplies and Magna-Power Electronics Facility Tour
On
About the Topic
Switching power supplies in the tens of kilowatt power range have been slowly replacing traditional silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) based topologies over the past several decades. Voltage-fed hard-switched, soft-switched, and resonant converter configurations are commonly deployed in newer generation products. Current-fed power converters, the electrical dual of voltage-fed converters, is still another, but less known and used, power circuit alternative. The speaker will present the pros and cons of higher power, switch mode circuits and the evolution of his company’s product line.
The meeting will be held at Magna-Power Electronics and will conclude with a facility tour of a vertically integrated power electronics manufacturing operation.
About the Speaker
Ira
J. Pitel is President of Magna-Power Electronics, a company which he founded in
1981. Dr. Pitel is responsible for
research and development and manufacturing of its line of 3.3-750 kW DC power
supplies. In 1986, he joined
Dr.
Pitel holds 28 patents in the field of power electronics and is co-recipient of
the 1995 Society Prize Paper Award of the Industry Applications Society. He was honored as the Rutgers Outstanding
Engineering Alumnus in 2000. He is a
Fellow of the IEEE and has served in many IEEE capacities including Society
President of the Industry Applications Society.
He is a member of the Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi.
About the Consultants’ Network
Founded in 1992, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ encourages and promotes the use of independent technical consultants by business and industry.
CNNNJ Invites You to Join the Network For 2008
The IEEE Consultants’ Network of Northern NJ invites all engineers engaged in independent practice to join its ranks. We have recently revised our membership structure, hoping to make it even more worthwhile to participate.
For more details on member benefits and on sign-on requirements, please visit our website at www.TechnologyOnTap.org.
All Welcome!
Everyone
is welcome. Admission to the meeting and
plant tour is free. However, advance registration is required.
Time:
Place: Magna-Power Electronics,
Registration: Registration is required – for the
pre-meeting dinner and for the meeting/tour at Magna-Power Electronics. To
register, contact Robert Walker, (973) 728-0344.
Pre-Meeting Dinner: (for CNNNJ Members and invited guests only)
Information: For information and up-to-date meeting
status, call Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or visit our website at www.TechnologyOnTap.org.
NJ EDS/C&S Chapters:
The Development of Multi-Gigabit Radio Technology for Terabit Wireless Personal Area Networks
On
October 15, 2008, the IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems
Chapters together with the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a talk
on “The Development of Multi-Gigabit Radio Technology for Terabit Wireless
Personal Area Networks." The
speaker will be Dr. Joy Laskar.
About
the Talk
The development of millimeter
waves radios at the same cost structure of consumer electronic radios operating
in C-Band opens a new field of innovation for systems designers. The convergence of FR4 based Modules, CMOS
MMIC, Signal Processing and high efficiency PHY-MAC technologies will enable a
new generation of low cost high performances millimeter-wave systems. The feasibility of ultra high-speed wireless
transmission beyond 10Gbps has been demonstrated on a low power low cost platform. Power budgets well below the one hundred
pico-joules/bit range have been achieved.
One may expect that 100Gbps serial transmission with a femto-joule/bit
power budget can be developed in the near future. These advances will enable a variety of
volume millimeter-wave CMOS applications including: peer-to-peer ultra fast
synchronization and adaptive WPAN, automotive radar, out-door
point-to-point/point-to-multi-point links, portable radar, security, sensing
and imaging and medical applications
About
the Speaker
Dr. Joy Laskar received
the B.S. degree (Computer Engineering with Math/Physics Minors, summa cum
laude) from Clemson University in 1985.
He received the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1989 and 1991 respectively. Prior to joining Georgia Tech in 1995, Dr.
Laskar was a visiting professor at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign and an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii at
Manoa.
At Georgia Tech he holds
the Schlumberger Chair in Microelectronics in the School of Electrical and
Computer Engineering. He is also Founder
and Director of the Georgia Electronic Design Center, and he heads a research
group of 70 members (graduate students, research staff and administration) with
a focus on integration of high-frequency mixed-signal electronics for
next-generation wireless and wire line systems.
Between 1995 and Spring 2008 Dr. Laskar graduated 34 Ph.D.
students. He has authored or co-authored
more than 500 papers, several book chapters and three books (with another book
in development). He has given numerous
invited talks, and he has more than 40 patents issued or pending.
Dr. Laskar’s work has
resulted in the formation of two companies.
In 1998 he co-founded an advanced WLAN IC Company: RF Solutions, which
is now part of Anadigics (Nasdaq: Anad).
In 2001 he co-founded a next-generation analog CMOS IC company, Quellan,
which is developing collaborative signal-processing solutions for the
enterprise, video, storage and wireless markets.
Dr. Laskar’s honors
include the Army Research Office’s Young Investigator Award in 1995, the
National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award in 1996, NSF Packaging Research
Center Faculty of the Year in 1997, and co-recipient of the IEEE Rappaport
Award (Best IEEE Electron Devices Society Journal Paper) in 1999. He was faculty advisor for the 2000 IEEE MTT
IMS Best Student Paper award, was Georgia Tech Faculty Graduate Student Mentor
of the year in 2001, received a 2002 IBM Faculty Award, and the 2003 Clemson
University College of Engineering Outstanding Young Alumni Award. He was the 2003 recipient of the Outstanding
Young Engineer award of the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society and was
named an IEEE Fellow in 2005. For the
2004-2006 term, Dr. Laskar served as an IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer
and currently is an IEEE EDS Distinguished Lecturer. He received Georgia Tech’s “Outstanding
Faculty Research Author” award in 2007 and ECE’s Distinguished Mentor Award in 2008. Dr. Laskar served as General Chairman of the
IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2008.
All
Welcome!
You
do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.
Time: 7:00
PM, Wednesday, October 15, 2008.
Free buffet will begin at 6:15 PM.
Place: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT),
Room 202, ECE Center (Intersection between Warren & Summit Streets),
Newark, NJ. Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu/University/Directions.html.
Information: Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS
Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973)
596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).
NJ GOLD & WIE Chapters:
Field Trip to Historic Speedwell the "Birthplace of the Telegraph”
Remember
what the other "T" in AT&T stood for? North Jersey Section GOLD and WIE Affinity
Groups in conjunction with Central Jersey Section GOLD are jointly sponsoring a
field trip to Morristown's National Historic Landmark Historic Speedwell on
Saturday, October 4, 2008.
Come
tour the "Birthplace of the Telegraph" where Samuel Morse and Alfred
Vail invented the American commercial telegraph and the modern
telecommunications industry. Cost is
$4/adult, $3/child/senior payable at the door.
Online registration is required to get an accurate count for the
tour. Sign up at the GOLD website at: http://ewh.ieee.org/r1/north_jersey/gold/. Bring a friend, enjoy the afternoon learning,
interacting with your fellow members and win some door prizes.
The
group will assemble between 12-12:30 PM in the parking lot located on the
corner of Cory Road and Speedwell Avenue.
The group will be treated to a special guided tour exclusively for the
IEEE group. The tour will conclude at 4
PM. Afterward, the group will go to Cafe
Arabica (http://www.cafearabicanj.com/)
to network, mingle, and discuss future IEEE events.
The
National Landmark website and directions are at: http://www.morrisparks.net/speedwell/home.html
(973-285-6550).
Time: Assemble
between 12-12:30 PM in the parking lot, Saturday, October 4, 2007. Tour concludes at 4 PM.
Place: Historic Speedwell,
333 Speedwell Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960.
Cost: $4/adult,
$3/child/senior, payable up front.
Information/Questions: Contact
northjerseygold "AT" ieee.org.
NJ LEOS Chapter:
Towards Robust Photonic Crystal Fiber Platform for Chemical Sensing Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
On
About the Talk
This
presentation will focus on the strategy and the methods to integrate
surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) functionality with the emerging
photonic crystal fiber (PCF) technology in order to achieve a robust sensing
platform for ultra-trace chemical detection and molecular fingerprinting. SERS is referred to as the orders of
magnitude enhancement of the Raman scattering cross section in the presence of
a metallic nanostructure. PCF is a class
of optical fiber with axially aligned air holes along the fiber length. Key to realizing SERS-active silica-based PCF
platform lies in the controlled immobilization of Ag nanoparticles in the fiber
air channels. Highlighted in the
presentation will be (1) our theoretical study of the interaction of the
evanescent field with the nanoparticles immobilized on the guiding core for proper
selection of their size and the coverage density in consideration of resultant
light attenuation; (2) synthesis of colloids of Ag nanoparticles and their
general characteristics; (3) immobilization of the Ag nanoparticles on planar
silica substrates and inside the PCF using self-assembled polyelectrolyte
monolayers as intermediate; and (4) demonstrated feasibility of SERS-active PCF
platform with measurements of positively and negatively charged analytes in
aqueous solutions as examples.
About the Speaker
Henry
Du is Professor and Director of Department of Chemical Engineering and
Materials Science at Stevens Institute of Technology,
All Welcome!
You
do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.
Time:
Place: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT),
Room 202,
Information: Professor H. Grebel (973) 596-3538 (grebel
“AT” njit.edu).
NJ Section PACE, GOLD, WIE:
Engineers Meet:
History of Education in
On
About the Meeting
The discussion will be
about the history of education in
The meeting will include a
PowerPoint presentation with time for Q & A and an open discussion.
All are encouraged to
attend and invite your associates.
About the Speaker
If you wish to meet the
speaker, you will just have to come to the meeting.
Ying Wu, our guest speaker,
is a young women engineer with a BSEE from
All
Welcome!
Members and students from
all professional societies and engineering disciplines are welcome. We now have attendees from IEEE, ASME, NSPE,
ASCE and AEA. For information about these
groups see:
www.asme.org/sections/northjersey
CARE is the Congressional Advocacy Recruitment Effort. CARE is a voluntary network of IEEE members who are interested in public policy. To help go to www.ieeeusa.org/policy/care/.
Time: 66:30 PM to
Place:
Information: Paul Ward, (973) 790-1625, PWard1130 “AT”
aol.com, Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954, rtax “AT” verizon.net.
NJ Section PACE, GOLD, WIE:
Engineers Meet:
Design for Six Sigma Seminar
On
About the Course
The course will be
accompanied by a lecture on applying the tools of Six Sigma to real world
examples in the Information Technology industry and other transactional and
process based problem domains. This will
be contrasted with the traditional application of Six Sigma in manufacturing
domains. It will also compare the DMAIC,
DFSS and Lean "flavors" of Six Sigma.
After the seminar, the
attendee should understand the core concepts and key processes of Six Sigma and
tools needed to accomplish transaction and reliability improvements as well as
understand how they are applied to different problem domains.
Six Sigma improves both
product and process quality, reducing defects using a suite of tools that span:
statistical, analytical, and collaborative domains. The Six Sigma process has been extended to
take the initiative in developing better designs that avoid problems rather
than having to go back and correct them.
This is the Design-for-Six Sigma (DFSS) initiative.
About the Speaker
Kathi Kivi is president of
Superior Project Solutions Inc., which provides consulting services in IT
security, Six Sigma and project management.
Kathi has over 20 years of experience in housing, telecommunications and
government in the
All Welcome!
This talk is free to
attend, you do not have to be an IEEE member, invite your friends. But you MUST
register at ewh.ieee.org/r1/north_jersey/gold to insure an accurate count
of attendees.
Time:
Place:
Information: northjerseygold “AT” ieee.org, Paul Ward,
(973) 790-1625, PWard1130 “AT” aol.com, Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954, rtax
“AT” verizon.net.
NJ SMC Society:
4G Mobile Telecommunications
Systems and Standards
On
About the Talk
The
talk will be in four parts: Part-1 will be a brief introduction to 4G wireless
technologies; organizations involved in the standardization of 4G, and an
updated status of the work being carried out in those standards
organizations. Part-2 will cover some
IEEE-based efforts towards 4G that include 802.16e and 802.16m. Part-3 will mainly focus on 3GPP and 3GPP2-based
efforts in the standardization of 4G mobile telecommunications systems. The last part will provide some conclusions
and open the floor for questions and answers.
About the Speaker
Dr.
Raziq Yaqub is working as Executive Director, Toshiba America Research, Inc.,
All Welcome!
You
need not be a member of IEEE to attend, and there is no charge for
admission. Light refreshments will be
served starting at
Time:
Place: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room
202,
Information/RSVP: Dr. Mike Liechenstein (973-471-0721) or
E-Mails: (itsmikesju “AT” aol.com or zhou “AT” njit.edu). Please RSVP and check the electronic
newsletter for any changes.
NJ SP Chapter & SAC:
Overview of Signal Classification Techniques for Wireless Communications
On
About the Talk
Signal
classification is an important subject for military radio communications. With the revolution of digitizing communications
ever closer to the antenna, cognitive radios with programmable modulation
schemes and transmission rates have become a practical wireless communication
platform. Signal classification
techniques have attracted much attention recently by the commercial
applications in developing the next generation receivers with automatic
modulation scheme recognition and selection.
However, the technical expectations and goals in commercial cognitive
radios are quite different with that in military surveillance systems. A key research area is to develop new
algorithms with the real-time adaptive demodulation capability. An overview of automatic signal
classification techniques and the challenges in migrating current modulation
recognition methods into the cognitive radios will be discussed.
About the Speaker
Dr.
Wei Su received the BS degree in electrical engineering and the MS degree in
systems engineering from
All Welcome!
You
do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.
Time:
Place: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT),
Room 202,
Information: Yun Shi (973) 596-3501 (shi “AT” njit.edu),
Alfredo Tan (201) 692-2347 (tan “AT” fdu.edu), and Hong Man (201)-216-5038
(hman “AT” stevens-tech.edu).
NJ VTS Chapter:
Digital Signal Processing – Enabling the Wireless Revolution
On
About the Talk
The
advancement of signal process technology as predicated by
About the Speaker
Emad
Farag received his BSc and MSc degrees both in Electrical Engineering from
All Welcome!
You
do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend. There is no charge to attend.
Time:
Place: Alcatel-Lucent,
Information: Please reserve in advance to expedite badge
processing. For reservations, please
contact Stephen Wilkowski at (973) 386-6487 or at swilkowski “AT”
alcatel-lucent.com.
2009 EXCOM Nominations
The North Jersey EXCOM
announces the following slate of the officers for 2009.
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Chair: |
Amit
Patel |
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Vice
Chair 1: |
Sanghoon
Shin |
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Vice
Chair 2: |
Open |
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Secretary: |
Russell
Pepe |
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Treasurer: |
Pete
Donnegan |
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Members-at-Large: |
Dr.
Naresh Chand |
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Dr.
Kate Duncan |
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Seth
Jakel |
Nominations
are invited from IEEE members for the open position or any other position. If, you are interested in contesting any of
the aforementioned positions, please submit your name. In order to get on the election ballot, you
will need to be nominated by a IEEE member and seconded by another IEEE
member. In addition you will also need
twelve supporting signatures. If you
have any questions or need any further information, please contact Dr. Chandra
Gupta at c.gupta “AT” ieee.org.
Edison West Orange Laboratory IEEE
Milestone Dedication
The
Edison West Orange Laboratory IEEE Milestone plaque will be officially
dedicated at a ceremony to be held at the
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1:00 PM - Welcome and opening remarks by
Kirit Dixit, IEEE North Jersey Chairman, and others including the Honorable
John F. McKeon, State Assemblyman and Mayor of West Orange Township, NJ.
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The
plaque citation for this IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing
will read:
Thomas A.
Thomas Alva Edison, a West Orange resident from 1886 until his death in
1931, established his final and most comprehensive laboratory and factory
complex about one-half mile (0.8 km) north of here in 1887. Edison's visionary combination in one
organization of basic and applied research, development, and manufacturing
became the prototype for industrial enterprises worldwide. Work here resulted in more than half of
Reservations Required
For
further information and for reservations for the limited 11:30 AM group tour of
Edison’s Glenmont estate at Llewellyn Park, West Orange, NJ, contact Howard
Leach, Historian, at h.leach “AT” ieee.org or (973) 540-1283, or Ken Oexle,
Awards Chairman, at k.oexle “AT” worldnet.att.net or (973) 386-1156.
Time: Group tour at
Place: Group tour at
Information: Howard Leach, Historian, at h.leach “AT”
ieee.org or (973) 540-1283, or Ken Oexle, Awards Chairman, at k.oexle “AT”
worldnet.att.net or (973) 386-1156.
Industry Liaison Chair Position Open for North Jersey Section
The
North Jersey Section is seeking new volunteers to help conduct business for the
benefit of it membership. There are a
variety of positions open and available.
My name is Russell Pepe. I was
the Industry Liaison for the North Jersey Section for several years. I recently took on two positions, as
Secretary and Student Activities Committee Chair. I am seeking my replacement as Industry
Liaison. The main function for the IEEE
Industry Liaison is to foster collaboration with Industry.
For
more information, please feel free to contact Russell Pepe at rpepe “AT”
att.net; or visit the North Jersey Section website at http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/. We also encourage you to join us at the
Monthly North Jersey Business Meeting, held during he first Wednesday of each
month at 7:00 pm (free buffet dinner served at 6:00 pm).
NJ Section Seeks Training Facility
North Jersey Section Seeks Committee Chairs and Volunteers
The
North Section is seeking new volunteers to help conduct business for the
benefit of its membership. There are a
variety of volunteer positions open and available. They range from technical to non-technical,
leadership or just participatory. For
Society Chapter Chairs, you MUST be a member of the corresponding IEEE Society.
If
you would like to become involved with volunteering in some of these efforts or
positions or just become more informed about what is happening at the North
Jersey Section, please contact Dr. Chandra Gupta at c.gupta AT ieee.org. You are welcome to attend the Section
business meeting held the first Wednesday of every month to find out more and
other volunteer activities that require some help.
Some
committees needing volunteers include the following. Please contact the person indicated for
additional information.
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Engineering In Medicine and Biology Chapter Chair - contact c.gupta
below.
·
GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Affinity Group Volunteers and
Committee members needed - contact northjerseygold AT ieee.org
·
WIE (Women in Engineering) Affinity Group Volunteers and Committee
members needed - contact kduncan AT ieee.org
Additionally,
if interested volunteers would like to get more general information about the
Section, including a complete listing of all chapters and committees, visit the
North Jersey Section website http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/,
or contact Dr. Chandra Gupta c.gupta AT ieee.org.
Call for Fellow Nominations
Nominations are being accepted for the IEEE Fellows class of 2010. The rank of IEEE Fellow is the institute’s highest
member grade, bestowed on an IEEE Senior Member who has had an extraordinary
record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. The deadline for nominations is 1 March 2009.
Senior Members can be nominated in one of four categories: application
engineer/practitioner, research engineer/scientist, educator, or technical
leader.
The Fellows Web pages contain information regarding the history of the
IEEE Fellows program, the nomination process, access to the Fellows Nomination
Kit, lists of Fellows who are eligible to be references and more about the
Fellow program. Please visit the Fellows
website at http://www.ieee.org/fellows.
Life Grade Luncheon
The
PES Chapter and the Section will sponsor a luncheon for North Jersey IEEE Life
Grades (Members, Senior Members and Fellows) on Thursday October 16 at the
Hamilton Park Conference Center, 175 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 AM in the
Terrace area. Cost is $ 5.00 per person.
Advance
registration is required prior to Oct 9.
We can accommodate only 30 people.
Registrations will be processed in the order of receipt and will be
confirmed by return mail. Please complete
the following registration form and include a check payable to the North Jersey
Section IEEE in the amount of $ 5.00 per person.
Reservations cannot be accepted at the
door. For additional information
regarding the event contact Ken Oexle (973) 386-1156.
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IEEE Life Grade Luncheon
Registration NJ -
Name_________________________________________
Address_________________________________________
Phone
_________________________________________
IEEE #______________ Life Grade ____Yes
Return to:
Ken Oexle
Prior to October 9 and enclose $5.00 Check payable to NJ
Section IEEE
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL
AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS, INC.
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IEEE
NORTH JERSEY SECTION MTT-Society
and AP-Society Joint Chapter PRESENT 23rd ANNUAL
SYMPOSIUM AND MINI-SHOW |
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PLACE:
The conference presents a series of 8 lectures describing the state of the art in Microwave, RF,
Optical and Wireless, technologies by leaders in their respective fields.
MINI
SHOW FEATURING LATEST PRODUCTS - (
&
TECHNICAL SESSIONS (
Registration is on-site. Details will be in the October issue of the NORTH JERSEY IEEE NEWSLETTER and at http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/sep08_index.html#_THE_INSTITUTE_OF_2
ALL ARE WELCOME (IEEE
Membership not required). REGISTRATION IS ON_SITE
THERE IS NO CHARGE TO
ATTEND THE SYMPOSIUM OR SHOW.
FREE BREAKFAST / LUNCH
INCLUDED FOR ALL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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Chair / Exhibition: |
Kirit Dixit |
(201)
669-7599 |
kdixit “AT” microcomsales.com |
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Chair MTT/APS Symposium |
Har Dayal |
(973)
633-4618 |
har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com |
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Technical Program Chair: |
George Kannell |
(973)
437-9990 |
gkk “AT” lgsinnovations.com |
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Publicity: |
Arthur Greenberg |
(973) 386-6673 |
ahg1 “AT” alcatel-lucent.com |
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Event / Location Coordinator: |
Ken Oexle |
(973)
386-1156 |
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Event Coordinator: |
Russell Pepe |
(201)
960-6796 |
rpepe “AT” att.net |
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Event Coordinator: |
Peter Donegan |
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Event Coordinator: |
Willie Schmidt |
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IEEE
North Jersey Section Course
Project Management
Tuesday Evenings, October 14, 2008 through
Eight weekly classes (October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18,
25, December 2, 2008)
USPS, NJ International Bulk Mail Center, 80 County Road,
Jersey City, NJ 07097 (Checks should not be mailed to this
address)
IEEE North Jersey Section thanks USPS, NJIBMC for sponsoring this
course at its site
The North Jersey Section IEEE
is offering an evening course entitled "Project Management". Dice.com lists 5800+ Project related jobs in
the New York tri-state area daily! This course will help you to break down a
master project into manageable tasks, pinpoint possible solutions, and provide
information to keep the project under control.
Using Microsoft Project software, you will learn to accomplish various
project plans. In addition, it will greatly
enhance your business, communications and interpersonal skills.
You will receive the IEEE
certificate of completion when you finish the course. You may wish to take two Certification exams,
one in Project Management
administered by Project Management Institute from the knowledge that you
learned in this course. (This is not an exclusive PMP-PMI examination prep
course. No PDUs are issued for PMP
eligibility. CEU credits would be given
by IEEE)
Instructor: George
Sierchio, has 16 years of experience in owning and operating technical
consulting and training based businesses.
He has personally managed over 30 projects and developed/delivered
training to over 500 adult students on both business and technical subjects.
TOPICS
1.
Explain the need for a project manager
2.
Define SOW, PERT, GANTT, CPM, and Scope of the project
3.
Identify the team members, resources and plan for the strategy
4.
Calculate schedule, budget variances, and monitor project progress
5.
Manage changes, estimates, and communications
6.
Set a baseline, import tasks from MS Excel, export Project files to MS
Word
7.
Create and modify custom reports, templates and combination views
8.
Share resources and create a master plan loaded to Project Server
9.
Approve updates and conclude a project plan
10. Analyze global E-Commerce and
present student Projects
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WHERE: |
NJ International Bulk Mail Center, Jersey City,
NJ. (Checks should not be mailed to
this address) |
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WHEN: |
8 Tuesdays, October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11,
18, 25, December 2, 2008, 6:30-9:00 PM. |
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COST: |
IEEE (& affiliate) members $450; Non-IEEE members
$490. |
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CONTACT: |
Donald Hsu: yanyou “AT”
hotmail.com |
REGISTRATION: Project Management
Please mail the completed registration form with the
check (payable to “North Jersey Section IEEE”) to:
Donald Hsu
Co-Chair, Education Committee
IEEE North Jersey Section
Name: / Mr. /
Mrs. / Miss / Ms. /
_____________________________________________ _________________________________
˙ Non-member Ēemail
addressČ
˙ IEEE Member Member
#:_________________________ Member
of _____________________________ technical society
Employer:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Employer
Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home
Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business (day) telephone
#:___________________________________
Home telephone #:________________________________
Please enclose required fee payable to: North
Jersey Section IEEE
As soon as a completed registration form and the
payment are received, you are officially registered for this course.
Registration status will be emailed to you for confirmation.
˙ I wish to receive IEEE
Completion Certificate
˙ Tuition receipt will be issued only if this box is checked Signature:___________________________________________
NJ
Power Engineering Society/Industry Applications Society
Adjustable Frequency Drives Seminar
The PES and IAS Chapters will sponsor
a technical seminar on the topic of variable frequency drives. The session will be held on
Topics
Adjustable
Frequency Drives:
ü
Why use AFD's
ü
Motor Theory
ü
Drive Theory
ü
Energy Savings
ü
AFD Applications
ü
What are harmonics
ü
IEEE-519 Recommendations
ü
AC Drives and Harmonics
ü
Why Harmonics Matter
ü
How to Mitigate Harmonics
About the Instructor
The instructor will be Dan
Kupersmith, Senior Application Engineer with Eaton Corporation in
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The registration fee for this seminar
prior to November 26th will be $150 for non-IEEE members, $100 for
IEEE Members, $75 for GOLD Graduates (last 1-10 years) and $25 for students
with valid ID. The fee will be waived
for IEEE Life Member Grades with verification at the seminar. Registrations after November 26th
must include an additional late fee of $25.
The seminar fee includes lunch, refreshments and handouts. Non-members joining IEEE within 30 days of
the seminar will be rebated 50% of the IEEE registration charge.
If desired, IEEE Continuing Education
Units will be offered for this course - a small fee of $25 will be required for
processing. A total of 0.4 CEUs will be
offered. Please indicate if desired
below.
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Time: |
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Place: |
PSE&G, 80 Park
Plaza, Room 101, |
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Directions: |
http://www.pseg.com/about/directions.jsp
or |
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Information: |
Ronald W. |
______________________________________________________________________
Registration:
Register
via US mail to: Ronald W. Quade, PE
Eaton Electrical
Name____________________________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________
Phone__________________
Email____________________________________________________________
IEEE
#_________________ Student @________________ Non IEEE_____ Life Member______
Continuing Education Units: Yes $25 No
If CEUs are chosen, please include a $25 processing
fee
Payment Enclosed $_______________ Add $25 late
registration after
Make checks payable to
NJ Power
Engineering Society/Industry Applications Society
Automatic Transfer Switch Seminar
The PES and IAS Chapters will sponsor
a technical seminar on the topic of automatic transfer switches. The session will be held on
Topics
Automatic
Transfer Switches:
ü
Maintenance Bypass Switches
ü
Code considerations & service entrance applications
ü
Open transition, closed transition, soft transition
ü
Application of 3-pole vs. 4-pole
ü
Coordination considerations with other electrical distribution equipment
ü
Transfer Controllers
About the Instructor
The instructor will be Cathy Clausen
from Eaton. Cathy received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
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The registration fee for this seminar
prior to November 7th will be $150 for non-IEEE members, $100 for
IEEE Members, $75 for GOLD Graduates (last 1-10 years) and $25 for students
with valid ID. The fee will be waived
for IEEE Life Member Grades with verification at the seminar. Registrations after November 7th
must include an additional late fee of $25.
The seminar fee includes lunch, refreshments and handouts. Non-members joining IEEE within 30 days of
the seminar will be rebated 50% of the IEEE registration charge.
If desired, IEEE Continuing Education
Units will be offered for this course - a small fee of $25 will be required for
processing. A total of 0.4 CEUs will be
offered. Please indicate if desired
below.
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Time: |
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Place: |
PSE&G, 80 Park
Plaza, |
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Directions: |
http://www.pseg.com/about/directions.jsp
or |
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Information: |
Ronald W. |
______________________________________________________________________
Registration: Automatic Transfer Switch Seminar
Register
via US mail to: Ronald W. Quade, PE
Eaton Electrical
Name____________________________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________
Phone__________________
Email____________________________________________________________
IEEE
#_________________ Student @________________ Non IEEE_____ Life Member______
Continuing Education Units: Yes $25 No
If CEUs are chosen, please include a $25 processing
fee
Payment Enclosed $_______________ Add $25 late
registration after
Make checks payable to