June 2023 Meeting Announcements
Greetings R3 Members,
We are now charging into the second half of the year, and I hope that each member has been thoroughly engaged within their local Sections. These are the fun months that we should re-invigorate the membership with summertime socials and hopefully reclaim of our inactive members. Utilize this time to invite Young Professionals and WIE Affinity Groups to some fun activities. Take a look at the meetings scheduled for this summer and be sure to get your Section’s meetings announced next month! Post photos of your local in-person meetings and STEM events on our social media platforms and the Region 3 website, located at: https://r3.ieee.org/
June 2023 – Region 3 Announcements & Upcoming Virtual Meetings
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Announcements:
Are you interested in Volunteering within your local IEEE Section or within Region 3?
The 2023 Region 3 theme is: “Reinvigorating Our Volunteer Base”. You can volunteer for small things that make a big impact! Volunteering offers flexibility within IEEE. Through this platform, IEEE members will be able to advertise and search for volunteering opportunities, be it short- or long-term, local or remote, or requiring different skills. Also, inquire about micro-volunteer opportunities. Use the volunteer platform to sign-up, https://volunteer.ieee.org
Annual Awards Deadlines:
Corporate Awards/Medals/Recognitions (June 15): https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/nomination-guidelines/
IEEE Power & Energy Society Scholarship Plus Initiative (June 30): www.ee-scholarship.org
Standards Association Board Awards (July 31): https://standards.ieee.org/about/awards/
IEEE-USA Awards (September 15): https://ieeeusa.org/volunteers/awards-recognition/
Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Awards (October 15): https://mga.ieee.org/awards
2024 Region 3 Awards: 1 December 2023 (nominations will open in July)
Virtual and Hybrid Meetings:
Thursday – June 8th, 2023 (7:00pm – 8:00pm EST) Joint IEEE NOVA WIE
Women Tech Talk – Psychology & Technology By: Dr. Nikki Robinson
This is a joint event of several IEEE WIE Affinity groups from Northern Virginia, Baltimore, Piedmont, Richmond, and Huntsville Sections. Region 3 comes together to engage in an enlightening discussion with Dr. Nikki Robinson. She will cover how psychology has played a major role in her technology career from IT operations through cybersecurity.
She is a Security Architect as well as a Professor of Practice, and holds a Doctorate of Science in Cybersecurity, as well as several industry certifications (CISSP, CEH, MCITP, etc.). She recently completed a PhD in Human Factors and focused her research in blending psychology and cybersecurity. She has a background in IT Operations and Engineering, and moved into Security several years ago. Her expertise is in vulnerability management, security architecture and design, as well as integrating human factors into security engineering practices.
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/361907
Virtual Meeting Link: Will be provided a day before the event.
Friday – June 23rd, 2023 (12:00pm – 1:00pm EST) FWCS WIE & YP
One Engineer’s Journey, By: Theresa Brunasso, Region 3 Director
Join Theresa as she takes you over the path of her career, starting in Los Angeles with stops in Florida, Utah, Georgia, and Mars. It wasn’t what she expected, and it wasn’t always easy, but she wouldn’t change a thing. You won’t want to miss this very intriguing journey!
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/360184
Virtual Meeting Link: Will be provided to registrants before the event.
Tuesday – Aug 15th, 2023 (11:15am – 12:30pm CST) Huntsville Section
Nullspace Electromagnetic Solver: SW for Large-scale EMag Design & Analysis, By: Daniel Faircloth, PhD. – Founder and CTO of Nullspace
Nullspace, Inc. was launched as a spin-off from IERUS Technologies, an established defense contractor in Huntsville, AL. Nullspace focuses on delivering advanced engineering software for electromagnetics applications. Nullspace offers three products commercially: Nullspace EM – an EM simulation software designed for solving large-scale EM problems for defense, aerospace, automotive, and communications applications; Nullspace Prep – CAD and meshing pre-processor that integrates with Nullspace EM; and Nullspace ES – the world’s only commercial electrostatic solver for extremely large-scale design and analysis in quantum computing.
HYBRID Meeting: In this presentation, we will focus on challenging aspects of electrically large antenna designs. Phased array design and analysis is complicated through the necessary use of multi-layered radomes for environmental protection. Designers must be able to understand the impacts of the radome on array performance such as beam steering error and cross-polarization isolation. Similarly, graded-index lenses provide gain enhancement and reduce gain roll-off. However, they are historically complicated to design and produce. Nullspace EM empowers users to rapidly and accurately analyze these complex structures to ensure designs meet intended performance. Case studies will be presented for several realistic examples.
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/361007
Virtual Meeting Link: Will be provided to virtual registrants before the event.
Thursday – Saturday September 21st – 23rd, 2023 (8:00am – 5:00pm EST) Atlanta Section
IEEE ComSoc School Series Atlanta, Georgia: Next Generation Cloud Communications, In-Person Event
By: IEEE Communications Society, located at Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta
This ComSoc School Series event will be focus on next generation cloud communications. Cloud communications empower nearly every aspect of engineering and technology. The modern generation of communication technology is increasingly relying on the use of cloud communication to improve performance metrics like spectral efficiency, reliability, and less processing time. Cloud communications is a telecommunications engineering field university students should be familiar with and excited about. This ComSoc School Series event will bring together scholars, local professionals, Distinguished Lectures (DLs), and students to learn, connect, and get inspired about the latest innovations in cloud communications. In this program, students will hear lectures from industry leaders in cloud communications, explore leading edge concepts, be exposed to the latest innovations in the industry, and will have the opportunity to network with professionals and peers in the field. In addition, hands-on tutorials may be incorporated into the program for students to have an interactive learning experience.
Free Admission for IEEE student members, but they will have to add “ComSoc Student Membership” for only $1 additional, promotion ends July 2023.
Application Deadline is June 30th, 2023, for participation in this event.
Registration Website Link: https://www.comsoc.org/education-training/ieee-comsoc-school-series/2023-ieee-comsoc-school-series-atlanta-usa-event
Thursday – October 26th, 2023 (10:00am – 12:00pm EST) FWCS PES/IAS
Florida Laws & Rules and Ethics for Professional Engineers, By: Art Nordlinger
The Rules and Laws That Govern the Practice of Engineering in Florida. This course is at a basic to intermediate level. Covering these topics: Florida Statute 471 – Engineering, FBPE and FEMC, Florida Administrative Code, and Updates from NCEES and FBPE.
Ethics and the Practice of Engineering in Florida. This course is at a basic to intermediate level. Covering these topics: Basic Engineering Ethics Precepts, Florida Administrative Code 61G15, and Recent Cases and Examples.
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/359432
Virtual Meeting Link: meet.google.com/zoo-zybs-gdq
Looking forward to seeing you at an R3 meeting or event in the near future!
Sincerely,
Sonya Dillard, Chair
R3 Member Communications Committee (MCC)