Corrected IEEE-Madison May Newsletter
Madison Section Newsletter
Vol. 24, No. 4 Serving IEEE Members of South Central Wisconsin May 2021
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IEEE-Madison Upcoming Meetings
IEEE PES/IAS: "The Changing Electrical Distribution System"
Thursday, May 20th at 12:00 Noon On-Line
Event Info
IEEE Section: "Data Center Modularity and Energy Efficiency"
Thursday, April 27th at 12:00 Noon On-Line
Event Info
Review of Previous Meetings
IEEE-Madison Committee Corner
IEEE-Madison Student Activities/Women in Engineering
News/Announcements
IEEE-Madison Slack Channel
IEEE-Madison Upcoming Meetings
IEEE PES/IAS: "The Changing Electrical Distribution System"
- Thursday, May 20th at12:00 Noon
- Virtual Talk
- Location:
On-Line (Link will be emailed from your registration information) - Please Register at the IEEE-Madison event page.
- Sponsored by IEEE-Madison PES/IAS Chapter
IEEE-Madison Section: "Data Center Modularity and Energy Efficiency"
- Thursday, May 27th at 12:00 Noon
- Virtual Talk
- Location:
On-Line (Link will be emailed from your registration information) - Please Register at the IEEE-Madison event page.
- Sponsored by IEEE-Madison Section
Talk Outline:
1. Status and examples of modularity in building construction
2. Status and examples of modularity in data centers
3. Energy efficiency (utilizing Liquid Cooling) in data centers
Bios:
Joe is regularly sought after to act as an advisor, by owners and financial firms, providing insights on the best tools, processes, and management techniques for achieving best in class efficiencies in cost, risk mitigation, schedule compliance, LEAN, IPD, facility operations and management.
Joe has formulated the key factors that differentiate successfully executed projects from the lackluster. Successful projects have engaged people that act as a cohesive team. A team that values transparent communication, creates an integrated & collaborative environment, and has a singular focus on value-adding execution. These teams also adopt learning and professional growth through evidenced-based, data driven continuous improvement.
For over 10 years, the integration of technology into the program/project lifecycle has been a major focus for Joe. He is an innovator in using technology to improve production, quality and team communications while reducing waste, cost and time on a project. This technology-driven approach is the platform that enables his teams to provide excellence through concept, design, construction and operations, while minimizing the loss of knowledge and data throughout the process.
IEEE-Madison Review of Past Meetings
The IEEE-ECN Meeting on April 15th at 7:00 PM on "Virtual Music Jamming with Low-Latency Networked Systems" was attended virtually by 55 members and guests from Region 4. Tom Kaminski gave an overview of the requirement for, and a demonstration of hardware and software systems to implement, systems for a musician or listener. The systems were built from available, inexpensive Raspberry Pi processors with off-the-shelf USB ADC/DAC components. Tom demonstrated both a peer-to-peer and client-server approaches to networked music jamming. Anton Kapela discussed some of the theory and limitations of the technology and possible future directions. The talks concluded with a live Jazz Jam provided by a group organized by John Lombardo (after a typical but short electronic tech foul up by Tom Kaminski). See the talk and jam session posted on IEEEtv at this LINK. Copies of the presentation slides are available HERE.
The IEEE-Madison Section Meeting on April 29th at Noon on "Productivity in Building Construction: BIM, Energy, & Software" was attended virtually by about 25 Region 4 members and guests. Josh Baysinger of Findorff showed how BIM is practically leading to increased productivity at a local builder. He also discussed the current and future use of robotics in building construction. Krishnan Gowri showed how BIM models can enable accurate Building Energy Modeling, allowing energy usage estimates concurrent with the building design phase. Dennis Knight discussed the process of standards development so that design tool smiths and designers can have inter-operable systems that make things such as virtual design walk-throughs, or energy modeling possible. The session is available at IEEEtv at this LINK.
IEEE-Madison "Committee Corner"
I have a variety of hobbies. I like to stay busy with rewarding projects, but like them at a comfortable pace. Woodworking brings me nice furniture; rock hunting gets me outdoors and near lakes; slowly learning Python helps keep me intellectually engaged; photography gives me large images to fill the picture frames I make; and exercise helps me stay young and interesting. Leadership in professions, social groups, and hobbies teaches others, which hopefully helps keeps society somewhat equitable and stumbling along.
Don Neumeyer, Secretary-Treasurer for the IEEE-Madison PES/IAS Chapter
I just registered for the Virtual PES General Meeting being July 25-29, 2021. The Advanced Program is open and quite detailed. I figured one could attend for less than a $1 per session and there is no traveling required!
- Grid Resiliency
- Resource and Transmission Adequacy for Future Power System
- Grid Edge – Devices, Control, Applications, and System Operation
- Impact of Climate Change on the Power Grid
- Late Breaking News Session
Browse the Advance Program to plan your personal conference experience and learn about specific session details, such as speakers, descriptions, format, and track at this Technical Program Link
IEEE-Madison Student Activities/Women in Engineering
The University of Wisconsin Student IEEE Chapter has proposed that Professor Bulent Sarlioglu be named as their Registered Student Organization (RSO) Advisor and that was approved by the IEEE-Madison Executive Committee (ExComm). The ExComm also approved a motion making Victoria Schrimpf, UW-Madison Undergraduate and RSO Communications Officer as the IEEE-Madison Section Student Representative (SSR). She will work with all of your Section’s student organizations (Branches, SB Chapters) to facilitate their engagement in IEEE student activities. We are still looking for a Student Activities Chair (SAC). There is also activity toward forming a Women in Engineering Affiliate Group for the Madison Section. If you are interested in the SAC, in helping to form a WIE Chapter, or have questions, please reach out to Hugh Schmidt, Section Chair (hfschmidt@wisc.edu).
News/Announcements
- Volunteers: Consider giving some time to the IEEE Madison community by volunteering. We need volunteers for: YP, ECN, LMAG, PES/IAS, Section Officers, and EMB. In particular we need a volunteer for Section Secretary and Student Activities Chair. We also are looking for volunteers to start a Madison Section Women in Engineering Affinity Group.
- Friday Afternoon Club: Investigations continue!
We investigated several options:
Zoom “Rooms”: https://zoom.us/zoomrooms
Gather.town: https://gather.town
Jitsi “Meet”: https://meet.jit.si
Spatial Chat: https://spatial.chat
Jitsi is very easy to use and is pretty much a cross platform system. It is free and open sourced, but there are limited sharing options for Mac and Linux. It works well on both iPhone and Android phones and almost any browser. Gather.town was recently used for the Biomedical Engineering Departments Student Project Poster Sessions. Over 350 people virtually attended, observed the student projects, and voted on the best ones.
Spatial Chat was the easiest to use with little training required – you only need a browser. It allowed up to three rooms for the “free” service, with up to 25 participants per room. The nicest feature was the ability to put up your own .gif image to note what is in a room. You only hear the people that you are nearest to when chatting and each showed up as an icon with video (if enabled) and audio. Both video and audio could be shut off if you just wanted to observe or listen in. Screen sharing was pretty easy.
IEEE-Madison Slack Channel Established and Open to IEEE Members
- What is Slack?: Slack is a messaging application that works on most modern computing platforms, including cell phones. Many organizations use slack to quickly connect with people and conduct business. You can share files and create sub-channels for discussion. IEEE-Madison is using the free version of slack that has limited features.
- Executive Committee Presence: Members of the IEEE-Madison Executive Committee have joined a Slack Channel and will be available to discuss issues you might bring up.
- For more: See this YouTube Video on Slack.
Also see this site: What is Slack? - Get an Invitation to Join the IEEE-Madison Slack Channel: at Slack Channel.
- Access it here: IEEE Madison Slack Channel
IEEE Madison Leadership
- Section Chair – Hugh Schmidt
- Section Vice Chair – Mike Stemper
- Section Treasurer – Matt Nowick
- Section Secretary – <open>
- Webmaster – Nate Toth
- PES/IAS Chair – Mike Stemper
- PES/IAS Vice Chair – Dan Ludois
- PES/IAS Secretary/Treasurer- Don Neumeyer
- EMB Chapter Chair – Dennis Bahr
- Life Member Affinity Group Chair – San Rotter
- Life Member Affinity Group Vice Chair – Charles Cowie
- ECN Chair – Matt Nowick
- Young Professionals Chair – Thomas Murphy
- Members at Large: Nate Toth, Clark Johnson, Craig Heilman, Dennis Bahr
Membership Upgrades
Those interested in upgrading their IEEE membership level should be aware that the process has been streamlined with much of it on-line. The application process can start with your application as described on line here. You will have to provide the names and IEEE numbers for three Senior Members in your field. The Madison Section Chair ( Hugh Schmidt, hfschmidt@wisc.edu ) can help, or attend the informal networking portion of the monthly Section meetings to meet the Section Board members and discuss your intention to elevate.
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