R5 June Newsletter
The Region 5 Community Connector Newsletter Promoting activities, information, and news to the membership |
June 2023
Membership Contacts: |
Hunter J Boudreaux – East Area Chair
Maciej J Zawodniok– North Area Chair
Christopher B Sanderson– South Area Chair
Faye Kann– West Area Chair
R5 EXCOM Roster can be viewed here: https://rosters.ieee.org/home.html
R5 EXCOM Meetings |
- January 29, 2022 Winter Meeting files are in Collabratec: @ https://ieee-collabratec.ieee.org/app/community/1314/IEEE-Region-5/files.
- September 16-18, 2022 Fall Meeting in Lubbock, TX (Virtual All / In Person by invitation) Meeting files pending
The R5 Fall EXCOM meeting was hosted at Texas Tech University and was organized by Dr. Bilbao and Dr. Gale. Dr. Bilbao hosted the tour of Texas Tech University Global Laboratory for Energy Asset Management and Manufacturing (GLEAMM) facility https://www.depts.ttu.edu/gleamm/
- IEEE Region 5 2023 Winter EXCOM Meeting and Audit Committee Meetings: The meeting was held on Friday Jan 27 – Sunday Jan 29, 2023 at Courtyard Marriott Springfield Airport, 3527 W Kearney Street, Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65803.ExCOM recommended Christopher Sanderson and Kenneth Rice for the R5 Director-Elect Candidates. There could still be a petition candidate, thus, this is not the final candidates slate for the Director-Elect position.
- 2023 Region 5 Annual Meeting and Student Competitions was held on Friday April 21,22 & 23 at the Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center, 13200 E. 14th, Aurora, CO 80011. More meeting details and highlight coming in July Newsletter
Audit Committee |
- Treasurer: Paul Cassingham.
- Audit Committee Chair, 4th Year: William Wylie (North) Billwylie@ieee.org
- Audit Committee, 3rd Year: Silke Spiesshoefer (East) Silke_Spiesshoefer@ieee.org
- Audit Committee, 2nd Year: Ernest X Njouondo (South) njouondo@ieee.org
- Audit Committee, 1st Year: Patterson, Tristan Hunter (West) tristanpatterson10@hotmail.com
POC: Director Bob Becnel bob.becnel@ieee.org
Spotlight |
CHIPS is more than chips… Workforce, Research and Innovation
Region 5 and IEEE-USA in DC to Meet with National Science Foundation and collaborate on bridging technology gaps
Brittany Hillyer (AR EPSCoR Outreach Director), Director Elect Matt Francis, Jennifer Fowler (AR EPSCoR Program Director), Dr. Kelvin K. Droegemeier (Past Chair, National Science Board) and Ed Palacio (IEEE-USA President) meeting at NSF EPSCoR Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
While many have heard of the CHIPS and Science Act, it is about much more than just semiconductors. Building a modern semiconductor industry requires a STEM workforce, and is critical to almost every industry in our region, including semiconductors. IEEE Region 5 is partnering with IEEE-USA on several initiatives to bring innovators together – from all sectors, and taking full advantage of the STEM focus provided by the CHIPS act.
On May 15-16, Region 5 Director-elect Matt Francis was joined by IEEE-USA President Ed Palacio as guests of the Arkansas National Science Foundation EPSCoR program at the annual NSF meeting in Washington DC. EPSCoR, Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, is one of the many focal points of enabling Innovation within the CHIPS and Science Act. This program focuses on enabling research and technology development in areas that are historically underinvested in. Under CHIPS, 20% of NSF’s budget is to go to EPSCoR states by 2030 – a significant increase from today. Region 5 includes parts of 8 of the 26 national EPSCOR jurisdictions, including the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Many Region 5 members are or have been EPSCoR funded researchers and students, and help grow the STEM workforce and related industry in their respective communities. During the meeting the IEEE team met with program directors from NSF and many states on ways IEEE-USA and Region 5 could help grow STEM workforce and bridge technology gaps.
2023 Region 5 Student Competitions
The 2023 IEEE Region 5 Student Competitions were held on Saturday, April 22, as part of the R5 Annual Meeting. Nearly 125 students from 25 colleges and universities across the region took part. Students competed in four events –
Circuit Design – Students were bused to the Colorado School of Mines for this event. The event was chaired by Dr. Hisham Sager, Asst. Professor of Electrical Engineering at CSM.
Ethics – Ten teams competed in this event, which was chaired by Dr. Steve Watkins, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Poster/Presentation – Seven winners from the Area competitions competed (eighth entrant was unable to attend due to weather). This competition was chaired by Dr. Neill Kefauver of the Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Robotics – Fourteen teams competed in two rounds of competition. This competition was chaired by Dr. Mike Mattice and Mr. Jim Harrer, supported by a team of fifteen volunteers
Graduating Seniors – The Graduation Class of 2023 was also recognized during the Awards Banquet with a token of recognition from Region 5.
Articles and Photos contributed by James Sipes: jsipes@ieee.org
Membership Development |
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- The Growing Role and Effects of Data Privacy Engineering on Technology
- IEEE TryEngineering Tuesday: Photonics
- IEEE Virtual Tech Talk: IEEE 802 Networking Standards— 802.11 Wireless LAN Standards
- And may more
Checkup out the many on-demand recorded panel sessions or register for upcoming events with industry experts IEEE Innovation at work.
Become an IEEE Senior Member
Senior member is the highest grade for which IEEE members can apply. IEEE members can self-nominate, or be nominated, for Senior Member grade. A few of the benefits include:
- Benefits of being an IEEE Senior Member
- Professional recognition by your peers and the IEEE
- Letter of commendation will be sent to your employer
- Senior Member Plaque to display
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Begin the process by asking your section leaders for support in reference writing and going to the IEEE Senior Member Website.
Region 5, Membership Development Chair J.Redfield@ieee.org 210-744-2968
R5 Conferences, Webinars and Professional Activities |
R5 Sections and Formation Date |
Section | Date | |
1 | Arkansas River Valley | June 20, 1994 |
2 | Arkansas | April 23, 1947 |
3 | Baton Rouge | February 5, 1955 |
4 | Beaumont | June 27, 1945 |
5 | Central Texas | May 23, 1930 |
6 | Corpus Christi | October 25, 1951 |
7 | Dallas | March 18, 1928 |
8 | Denver | May 18, 1915 |
9 | El Paso | March 7, 1940 |
10 | Fort Worth | January 5, 1956 |
11 | Galveston Bay | January 1, 1980 |
12 | High Plains | February 13, 2010 |
13 | Houston | August 7, 1928 |
14 | Kansas City | April 4, 1916 |
15 | Lafayette | November 11, 1970 |
16 | Lone Star | November 23, 2019 |
17 | New Orleans | December 8, 1933 |
18 | Oklahoma City | February 16, 1922 |
19 | Ozark | April 20, 1966 |
20 | Panhandle | June 12, 1947 |
21 | Pikes Peak | May 22, 1978 |
22 | Saint Louis | January 14, 1903 |
23 | Shreveport | January 14, 1903 |
24 | South Plains | May 4, 1955 |
25 | Southwest Missouri | February 14, 2009 |
26 | Tulsa | October 1, 1937 |
27 | Wichita | September 16, 1937 |
IEEE USA News |
Based on the success of a session held at the 2023 Region 5 annual meeting, Director Elect Matt Francis and Pikes Peak Section Chair David Bondurant will review details of the $52B CHIPS Act in the context of the fifty-year history of semiconductor and computer technology in a free webinar sponsored by IEEE-USA in July. You can register today at https://lnkd.in/gnq7bguF
IEEE-USA MOVE Vehicle
IEEE MGA News |
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