September 2023 Meeting Announcements
Greetings R3 Members,
Hopefully, you all enjoyed your Labor Day holiday weekend. We ate waaay too much barbeque at my family cookout! It’s the end of summer and we should start engaging with our local IEEE Sections, Young Professionals, and student chapters. Networking opportunities for technology exchange meetups and plant tours are a few ideas that come to mind. Let us know what’s going on in your part of the region. Sections, please photos of your live and STEM events on our social media platforms and the Region 3 website, located at: https://r3.ieee.org/
September 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
We are pleased to announce that the Region 3 wiki is now live! Go to https://kb.ieee.org/r3 to get answers to your IEEE R3 questions. If you have more questions, leave a message on the page or email r3-ssc@ieee.org
SAC Training is Back! This is a one-stop platform for all questions regarding branch reporting, events, and funding. Register for upcoming training on this link. https://bit.ly/SAC-training Recordings for the past training sessions, are on the IEEE.tv on this link: https://ieeetv.ieee.org/channels/students
Introducing the R3 SAC Newsletter Series! With the leadership and initiation of Bailey Heyman, R3 Chair of the Students Activities Committee (SAC), we have launched an R3 SAC specific newsletter series targeted specifically for Student Branches and students for exploring IEEE opportunities. We will be posting these newsletters on the R3 Website. https://r3.ieee.org/
Annual Awards Deadlines:
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:
Monday – Sept 11th, 2023 (4:00pm – 5:00pm CST) Alabama Section
Ground Schemes & Resistance Grounding for Microgrid Applications,
By: Ms. Marlene McCartha, President of AC & DC Technologies
Join us as we delve into the nuanced realm of Ground Schemes & Resistance Grounding for Microgrid Applications. Additionally, we will have Mr. John Levine joining us to discuss system protection via these applications.
Microgrids have emerged as agile solutions to contemporary energy demands, fostering self-sufficiency and adaptability within communities. Against this backdrop, we will discuss the practical applications of ground schemes within microgrids. By emphasizing the tangible benefits of implementing robust ground schemes and resistance grounding techniques, the aim will be to underscore the pivotal role they play in enhancing the reliability, safety, and resilience of microgrid systems.
Please email RoyBrown@southernco.com after attending the event if you want a PDH certificate.
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/370138
Virtual Meeting Link: https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=m6fd2088de30d522e8737f8e469e8dbfb
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.
Registration Website Link: https://www.comsoc.org/education-training/ieee-comsoc-school-series/2023-ieee-comsoc-school-series-atlanta-usa-event
Friday – Sept 22nd, 2023 (12:00pm – 1:00pm EST) FWCS WIE and Young Professionals
Academic Trajectory & Professional Performance: A Study of Peruvian Women of Information Technology,
By: Nadia Rodriguez-Rodriguez, PhD – Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Lima Peru
In Peru, less than 1% of women graduate from Information Technology (IT) careers. Research shows that women’s participation in this field has continued to decline for the last 25 years. Women IT professionals have a particular profile characterized by superior academic performance and personality traits based on conscientiousness and emotional stability, important attributes to transit through academic environments where they represent a minority.
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/371082
Virtual Meeting Link: Will be provided to virtual registrants before the webinar.
Saturday – Sept 30th, 2023 (10:00am – 4:00pm EST) Region 3
Student Branch Leadership Conference – UNC Charlotte, NC
We are delighted to bring back the Region 3 specific Student Branch Leadership Conference! This is live event on the campus of UNC Charlotte. Also, the IEEE Student Activities Committee (SAC) has new virtual training series every few weeks. https://bit.ly/SAC-training This is a great way to learn and interact with other student branches globally within the IEEE.
For more Details, contact: bailey.u.heyman@gmail.com
Registration Website Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSCA4ddh2yyGajX_H6OuifTjqhl46lo8K2885koBRvPCZ2GA/viewform
Tuesday – October 3rd, 2023 (7:00pm – 8:00pm CST) Region 3 IEEE Day Event
“Making IEEE Your Professional Home to Grow in Your Career”, Moderator: Sharlene Brown, Jamaica Section
All members are invited to this IEEE Day event! IEEE Day is an annual event to promote engineering, where thousands of IEEE members in local communities join to collaborate on ideas that leverage technology for a better tomorrow”. Join us virtually in Region 3 as we host our session on “Making IEEE Your Professional Home to Grow in your Career”. We will have a panel of R3 Leaders discussing recruiting new members and volunteers, IEEE students achieving success on campus, what’s going on with WIE, Young Professionals, Professional Activities and member engagement/retention. Speakers will share with new university students, how they can grow in their career with IEEE as their choice of professional organization. This is a powerful hour of knowledge sharing that you don’t want to miss!
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/372575
Virtual Meeting Link: Will be provided to virtual registrants the day before the 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 your bright smiles in an upcoming meeting!
Sincerely,
Sonya Dillard, Chair
R3 Member Communications Committee (MCC)