IEEE Memphis Section Calendar of Events

IEEE EXCOMM Meeting

Scheduled for January 8, 2006 @ 6 pm. Location: Christian Brothers Univeristy (CBU), East Lounge of the Thomas Center. Dinner will be from the cafeteria and we will eat in the East Lounge. Cost of the dinner will be $6.00 (to be provided by IEEE for ExCom members) A map of the campus can be found at http://www.cbu.edu/Resources/map/ (East Lounge is in the Thomas Center - #9). We will be discussing membership development, planning the new year's activities, website development, and some other stuff.

MATHCOUNTS!

Volunteers are needed to help with MATHCOUNTS. Contact Russ if interested.

MATHCOUNTS is the nationwide math coaching and competition program for 7th and 8th grade students. It promotes student interest in math by making math achievement as challenging, exciting, and prestigious as a school sport. Students compete individually and as teams in written and fast-paced oral competitions.

Sponsoring Organization: Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers Memphis Chapter
Contact: Russ Walker rwalker@walkermckenzie.com
More information: www.tnspe.org

IEEE EXCOMM MEETING

IEEE EXCOM meeting at 11:30 AM.  The meeting will be held at the University of Memphis in the Engineering Administration Building (Central & Zach Curlin) - Dean's Conference Room.  Dr. Proffitt has kindly arranged for parking passes and he will be passing them out in the parking lot itself.

Engineers Week Student Contest

Volunteers are needed to judge the Student Contest. Contact Alan if interested.

The Engineers Week Student Contest is an opportunity for middle and high school students to express their creativity and demonstrate their ingenuity by working on concept projects designed to improve our quality of life. Judging criteria include benefit to society, creativity, feasibility, and presentation. Monetary awards are given to the winning schools.

Sponsoring Organization: Memphis-Area Joint Engineers Council
Contact: Alan Otts 901-413-4115, email aotts@ssr-inc.com

Engineers Week Kickoff Luncheon

The Kickoff Luncheon is the official start of Engineers Week. Proclamations from the City and County Mayors will be read, Featured Engineers from 20 local engineering organizations will be recognized, and the Memphis-Area Joint Engineers Council Award of Excellence will be presented.

Sponsoring Organization: Engineers’ Club of Memphis
Speaker: Robert Lipscomb, Director of Finance and Director of Housing & Community Development for the City of Memphis
Cost: $20 per person or $180 for a table of 10
Contact: Bob Sweeney 901-373-0380, email bsweeney@SRCE-memphis.co

Order of the Engineer Ceremony and Ethics Lecture, 1 PDH

Information about the Order of the Engineer and application are located at www.ascewtn.org, The Order of the Engineer was initiated in the United States in 1970 to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in the engineering profession, to bridge the gap between training and experience, and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the Engineer. Participants in the Order of the Engineer Ceremony take the “Obligation of the Engineer” oath, which states an Engineer's responsibilities to the public and to the profession. Participants receive an Obligation Certificate and a stainless steel ring that is worn as a reminder of an Engineer’s commitment to high ethics and professionalism. Any Engineer is eligible for induction if he or she has graduated from an ABET accredited engineering program or holds a license as a P. E. Students enrolled in ABET-accredited engineering degree programs are eligible to participate if they are within two academic terms of graduation. There are no membership dues. Family members are encouraged to attend and witness this impressive ceremony. Some sixty engineers, students, and family members attended this affair last year. Additional information may be obtained at the Order of the Engineer website at http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/index.html.

Time: 11:00 AM – Sign up for Ceremony participants begins, Lunch and Ceremony 11:30 - 1:00 PM

Sponsoring Organization: American Society of Civil Engineers, West Tennessee Branch. The Society of American Military Engineers will also be participating.
Cost: Luncheon $20 per person, ASCE Student Members - FREE.  There is an additional $15 charge for those going through the Order of the Engineer Ceremony which covers the cost of the ring and certificate.  Ceremony participants must purchase lunch.
Speaker: Sandra Knight, Tennessee Governor of Region 4 ASCE will make a presentation on Engineering Ethics. One PDH will be awarded upon completion of the program.
Contact: Please RSVP for lunch and return the application for the Order of the Engineer Ceremony to Dr. Roger Meier at rwmeier@memphis.edu, Fax: 678-3206, Voice: 678-3284 by COB Friday, February 16, 2007.   Ceremony applications must be filled out and returned in advance. 

Engineers Week Banquet

The Banquet is the closing ceremony for Engineers Week. Winners from MATHCOUNTS and the Student Contest will be recognized, along with Featured Engineering Students from Christian Brothers University, Southwest Tennessee Community College, and The University of Memphis. The Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers will also make its award presentations.

Sponsoring Organization: Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers Memphis Chapter
Speaker: Gerald Nicely, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation
Cost: Tickets are $30 each, Tables of 10 available
Contact: Jeff Old 901-351-9697, email jold1@midsouth.rr.co

EMBS Seminar

The Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Memphis and University of Tennessee Health Science Center hosts seminars on Fridays on The University of Memphis campus, Room 203 Engineering Administration Building (Engineering Auditorium), corner of Central and Zach Curlin streets, at 330p with refreshments prior to the presentation. Contact info: 901/678-3733.

Development of a Non-HEMA containing Hybrid Ionomer for Medical and Dental Applications
Aaron Puckett, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Professor of UMMC/Care Planning and Restorative Sciences

Topics: http://www.be.memphis.edu/seminar.htm

Science Olympiad

The Science Olympiad will be held on Saturday morning, February 24, at CBU. The event will host teams from area middle and high schools. Contact Brother John Monzyk, C.P. at jmonzyk@cbu.edu or 321-3446 for more information or to volunteer.

IEEE EXCOMM MEETING

The Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Memphis and University of Tennessee Health Science Center hosts seminars on Fridays on The University of Memphis campus, Room 203 Engineering Administration Building (Engineering Auditorium), corner of Central and Zach Curlin streets, at 330p with refreshments prior to the presentation. Contact info: 901/678-3733.

Surface Modification of Retinal Implants
Carmen Scholz, University of Alabama, Huntsville
Associate Professor of Chemistry; http://chemistry.uah.edu/Faculty/scholz
Associate Editor, Polymer International
Associate Editor, Bioactive and Compatible Polymers

Topics: http://www.be.memphis.edu/seminar.ht

Industry Apps/Power Engineering Society Chapter Meeting

The Industry Applications/Power Engineering Society Chapter will meet on March 7, 2007. The meeting is currently scheduled at the MLGW Administration Building Auditorium at 5:30 P.M. Mr. David Harris of Waukesha Electric Systems will speak. The topic is transformer specifications and a PDH will be awarded to attendees.

IEEE EXCOMM MEETING

Location: Christian Brothers Univeristy (CBU), East Lounge of the Thomas Center. Dinner will be from the cafeteria and we will eat in the East Lounge. Cost of the dinner will be $6.00 (to be provided by IEEE for ExCom members) A map of the campus can be found at http://www.cbu.edu/Resources/map/ (East Lounge is in the Thomas Center - #9). The CBU IEEE student Branch will be presenting papers.

The Science & Engineering Fair

The Science & Engineering Fair judging for the middle and high school students of Memphis & Shelby County will be Tuesday, March 20, in the Youth Building at the Mid-South Fair Grounds from noon - 3 p.m. The awards ceremony will be Monday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the Spain Auditorium in the Buckman Building at CBU. The special awards will be distributed before the overall winners will receive their awards. Contact Brother Ryan at kryan@cbu.edu or (901)-321-3444 for more information or to volunteer.

IEEE Section Meeting

Memphis Section meeting is scheduled for March 21, 2007. As more information becomes available it will be posted to the website.

EMBS Seminar

The Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Memphis and University of Tennessee Health Science Center hosts seminars on Fridays on The University of Memphis campus, Room 203 Engineering Administration Building (Engineering Auditorium), corner of Central and Zach Curlin streets, at 330p with refreshments prior to the presentation. Contact info: 901/678-3733.

Development of Composite Chitosan/Calcium Phosphate Materials for Bone Regeneration
Betsy Chesnutt, The University of Memphis
Ph.D. candidate, Biomedical Engineering

Topics: http://www.be.memphis.edu/seminar.htm

Boy Scout Merit Badge

The Boy Scout Merit Badge event will take place on Saturday, March 24. There are two sessions for each merit badge at 8-12am and 1-5pm. IEEE will sponsor 2 merit badges, Electricity and Electronics. The location for this event is the College of Engineering at the University of Memphis. Volunteers will be asked to serve at least one of the two 4 hour sessions. Chris Chiavario (cchiavar@gmail.com) is the contact for the Electricity merit badge and Alan Proffitt (aprofftt@memphis.edu), is the contact for the Electronics merit badge. Lunch for volunteers to be provided by IEEE.

EMBS Seminar

The Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Memphis and University of Tennessee Health Science Center hosts seminars on Fridays on The University of Memphis campus, Room 203 Engineering Administration Building (Engineering Auditorium), corner of Central and Zach Curlin streets, at 330p with refreshments prior to the presentation. Contact info: 901/678-3733.

Martine LaBerge, Clemson University, Clemson SC
Professor and Chair of Bioengineering

Topics: http://www.be.memphis.edu/seminar.htm

IEEE EXCOMM Meeting

Scheduled for April 13, 2007 @ 11:30 am. Location is the East Lounge in the Tomas Center at CBU.

IEEE Section Meeting and IEEE GOLD Kickoff Dinner

The IEEE Memphis Section and IEEE GOLD will have a joint meeting. The meeting will be held at Zinnie's. This will be the kickoff dinner for the new IEEE GOLD Chapter. IEEE GOLD is open to all IEEE Members who have received their first professional degree within the last ten years. You can find more information about IEEE GOLD at IEEE.ORG. Come join us at Zinnie's!

EMBS Seminar

The Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Memphis and University of Tennessee Health Science Center hosts seminars on Fridays on The University of Memphis campus, Room 203 Engineering Administration Building (Engineering Auditorium), corner of Central and Zach Curlin streets, at 330p with refreshments prior to the presentation. Contact info: 901/678-3733.

Magic Nanobullets: Nanophotonic Sensors and Cancer Nanomedicine
Raoul Kopelman, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
Richard Smalley, Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry, Physics and Applied Physics.

Topics: http://www.be.memphis.edu/seminar.htm

Improving Quality and Profit by Motivating Employees and PDH

All IEEE members are invited to a presentation by Tom Wagner on “Improving Quality and Profit by Motivating Employees.”  This presentation is part of a course in Quality Management at CBU and attendees will be awarded one PDH. The location is the East Lounge (across from cafeteria) at Christian Brothers University and will begin at 5:30 pm. The cost to attend is $6.00 and dinner will be provided. Here is a breif abstract:

" Motivated employees produce higher quality outputs. Moreover, motivated employees are measurably more profitable (lower turnover + higher productivity + lower cost = higher profit) and require less supervision. . This seminar covers the four motivational levers and participants learn a 4-step approach to motivating all types of employees."

EMBS Seminar

The Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society would like to invite section & non-section members to attend this very informative and interesting seminar. It will be held onThe University of Memphis campusin the Engineering Administration Building, corner of Central and Zach Curlin, in Room 202c..

EXCOMM Meeting

McAlister’s Deli, Poplar & Highland Shopping Plaza: 11:30am—1:00pm

PES/IAS & IEEE Memphis Section Meeting @ Fedex Forum

6:00pm in the FedEx Forum Lobby

MAESC 2007

MAESC 2007: May 17 & 18 Oxford, Ms

EXCOMM Meeting

McAlister’s Deli, Poplar & Highland Shopping Plaza: 11:30am—1:00pm

PES/IAS & IEEE Memphis Section Meeting: Arc Flash Hazards

6:00pm in the MLGW Admin Building (see pg 3 of May newsletter for more info). Join IEEE for a most informative and relevant course on the new Arc Flash Hazard standards contained in NFPA 70E. An arc flash is "a dangerous condition associated with the release of energy caused by an electric arc." During a flash, concentrated radiant en-ergy explodes outward, resulting in pressure waves, a high-intensity flash, and a superheated ball of gas. These events pose extreme -- even life-threatening -- hazards to electrical workers and can cause serious equipment damage. New standards developed by OSHA, NFPA, IEEE, and the NESC address these hazards and require risk assessments to be made. Your company is likely impacted by these re-quirements.

Financial Presentation: Crashproofing Your Financial Future

6:30pm at the Shoemaker Financial Office: 2176 West Street, Suite 110, Germantown, TN 38138 (see pg 4 of May newsletter for more info). The financial rules of the road are changing, and it's in your interest to prepare for what's up around the corner.