Stephen Scearce, Hardware Director of Cisco's COE Electronics Packaging and Diagnostics, will present on the latest challenges in Signal & Power Integrity at 6pm at Schneider Electric, 1101 Shiloh Glenn Drive, Morrisville, NC. Prior to the presentation, Pizza will be available for participants to mingle and network. We welcome all who are interested in this topic. You do not need to be a member to attend. Speaker(s): , Stephen Agenda: 5:30 PM Social / Pizza 6:00 PM Presentation Room: Black Mountain Room, Bldg: Schneider Electric, 1101 Shiloh Glenn Drive, Suite 100, Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Khandakar Nusrat Islam will conduct a deep dive on her experience as an RF/Microwave Solutions Engineer at Keysight Technologies, where she excels in both engineering and project management. Specializing in RF solutions architecture and project oversight, Nusrat is instrumental in developing custom global solution delivery next-generation solutions at Keysight Technologies. Dr. Islam's career in technology is crucial for driving innovation and addressing pressing global challenges. Her work in developing cutting-edge solutions at Keysight Technologies not only advances engineering practices but also enhances connectivity and improves quality of life. By driving technological progress, she contributes to transformative breakthroughs that benefit industries and communities worldwide. Co-sponsored by: Martha Dodge Speaker(s): Khandakar Nusrat Islam, PhD Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434310

On WEDNESDAY, November 6, 1-2 PM, please join fellow IEEE ENCS Members for a Tour of The Math and Science Academy of Apex. We look forward to seeing you in person for a fun afternoon of lab tour, program overview and snacks. Meet and socialize with us at: 3570 Amberlight Rd, Apex NC 27502 Classroom 127 Tour is from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (https://www.tmsaapex.org/) Map: (https://www.google.com/maps/place/3570+Amberlight+Rd,+Apex,+NC+27502/@35.7401652,-78.9483905,672m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89ac94b989d47481:0x4a22ae96c69098a6!8m2!3d35.7401652!4d-78.9458156!16s%2Fg%2F11vxxn20hq?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) ​(https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSsMirhxmuSHCpVE8qCuxp9u4dczVU6SyGbs0xU0a_fAkE-RJ-n9xTMrr_H0WCfexjNBI84eBIUZrgw/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g1469138f3bf_0_18) We welcome additional volunteers. Please send email to Susanne.Proudlove@ieee.org (919) 579-3614 or Magreth.Mushi@ieee.org Co-sponsored by: Bruce Magruder and Magreth Mushi Agenda: IEEE/TMSA Apex Meeting TMSA School – 11/6/24 Wednesday 1pm – 2pm 1pm -1:10pm Introductions 1:10pm – 1:20pm The Importance of Robotics in STEAM at TMSA HS 1:20pm - 1:35pm Tour Labs 1:35pm – 2:00pm Discussion of XRP Robots and IEEE Room: 127, Bldg: High School (FRC Robotics Club), The Math and Science Academy of Apex (TMSA), 3570 Amberlight Rd, Apex, North Carolina, United States, 27502

Talk Title: PC Board Design and Layout for Low-EMI Power Conversion Presentation Outline: As a consultant for over 10 years, Kenneth has realized the root cause of many design issues revolves around the circuit board design and how the I/O and power connectors are arranged and filtered. Poor board designs and poor interconnect placement and filtering can result in radiated emissions, radiated immunity, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) compliance failures, among others. Bad designs often result in endless cycles of trial and error mitigation, compliance testing and board spins. This drags out the schedule and is very costly. In the presentation, Kenneth will explain how digital signals propagate in boards as electromagnetic fields. He will also explain how interconnect placement and poor filtering design and layout can affect the EMI performance. Once you understand this, then board stack-up, trace routing, filter design and interconnect placement should become very clear and you should be able to design a low-EMI board the first time! About the speaker: Kenneth Wyatt is principal consultant of Wyatt Technical Services LLC and served three years as the senior technical editor for Interference Technology magazine from 2016 through 2018. He has worked in the field of EMC engineering for over 30 years with a specialty in EMI troubleshooting and pre-compliance testing. He is a co-author of the popular EMC Pocket Guide and RFI Radio Frequency Interference Pocket Guide. He also co-authored the book with Patrick André, EMI Troubleshooting Cookbook for Product Designers, with forward by Henry Ott. He recently completed and released a three-volume “EMC Troubleshooting Trilogy”, which is now available through Amazon. See web for ordering info. He is widely published and authors a monthly column for the Signal Integrity Journal, has blogged for EDN.com for many years, has a monthly column, EMC Bench Notes, for InCompliance Magazine (starting 2024), writes regularly for EEWorld and continues to write for Interference Technology Magazine. Ken is a senior life member of the IEEE and a longtime member of the EMC Society. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/443500

Please note that this month's meeting is the third Wednesday and the time is 7:00 p.m. We need committee members, ExCom Voters and Leaders to help us with the election process approvals. - 2025 Elections - 2024 Banquet Election Committee members need to attend. Updates and announcements from local Leaders welcome. Everyone is welcome to come help us to continue building a new leadership team. IEEE EXCOM Committee, All section officers, and the chairs of the chapters, affinities, committees and subsection are expected to attend. Other interested members and guests are welcome. Advance registration is preferred. The November 20, 2024 ExCom Meeting is a VIRTUAL Webex meeting to ensure participation0000000. We will update the announcement if we decide to make it a hybrid event. Meeting Link for Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.: https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/meet/WX3ENCieee.org Meeting Schedule: 7:00 PM Agenda 8:30 PM Adjourn Please register so that your participation can count toward our Regional attendance. Your participation does make a difference. We need you to help us transition to new leadership and to honor and recognize member achievements. Remember that SoutheastCon 2025 preparation is in progress. Here is a useful link for the MGA operations manual: https://mga.ieee.org/images/files/CurrentMGA_Operations_Manual_2023_June_29_2023_CG_v1.1.pdf Agenda: IEEE Eastern North Carolina Section Executive Committee Remote Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, 11/200/2024 The Agenda will be updated with more detail prior to the meeting. 7:00 pm Convene Executive Committee (ExCom) (Magruder) Greetings, Introductions & Volunteer Interests (Magruder) Confirm Voting ExCom Member Attendance (Proudlove) Recognize Substitutes for Absent Voting Members (Proudlove) Review / Adjust / Approve Agenda (Magruder) Review / Approve Minutes of Past Meetings (Proudlove) Financial Update if needed (Pennisi) Meetings, Events and Approvals (Magruder) - Election Update from Election Committee - Site Visit Report: XRP Robots for APEX TMSA Robotics Engineering Program - Tour of (https://www.tmsaapex.org/) (TMAS) - (https://r3.ieee.org/xrp/2024/08/06/15k-grant-awarded-to-use-xrp-robots-for-stem-outreach/) - Upcoming: 2024 Awards Banquet - IEEE Matching Funds - Notification & CoPay - Program: (https://spectrum.ieee.org/mary-ellen-randall-2025-ieee-president-elect), MOVE, Awards (Abhinav Aggarwal), 2025 ENCS Old or New Business (Magruder) - Optional Updates from Leadership: - Awards and Recognitions: Abhinav Aggarwal - Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Chair: Tulika Jha - Computer Society: Geeta Nadella - Life Member Affinity Group: Clay Cranford - NCSU Chapter Chair: Mario Nava - Nominations & Appointments Chair: Joe Pennisi - Power Electronics Society: Jonathan DeMay - Student Activities Group: Sneha Narasimhan - Technology & Engineering Management Society (TEMS): Megha Ben - Women in Engineering Affinity Group: Eve Klopf - Young Professionals Affinity Group: Prakhar Lohiya - SoutheastCon 2025 activities, registration and travel in progress. < 8:30 pm Adjourn ExCom Meeting (Magruder) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/444158