Standards knowledge can set you apart from your peers! Standards form the fundamental building blocks for product development by establishing consistent protocols that can be universally understood and adopted. This helps fuel compatibility and interoperability and simplifies product development, and speeds proof of concept. As standards are globally adopted and applied in many markets, they also fuel international trade. We will also talk a little about Utility Scale Battery Solutions and the standards that will be applicable to the Smart Grid of tomorrow. - The energy industry is undergoing a pivotal transformation where the electric infrastructure is changing to a more decentralized model toward more sustainable energy solutions. - With more than 80% of the total energy produced globally coming from fossil fuel-powered thermal plants, we are seeing a trend of reducing water consumption and altogether shifting away from this kind of energy production. - Energy efficiency initiatives and technologies are increasingly implemented across the globe. Speaker(s): Christopher Sanderson, SMIEEE, SMASQ, IEEE R5 South Area Chair, NSBE PI SIG, HKN Region 5/6 Governor, Room: B242, Bldg: Discovery Park, 3940 N Elm St, Denton, Texas, United States, 76207

We are pleased to invite Distinguished Speaker T. Scott Atkinson to Austin and be part of a special program prepared for IEEE Central Texas Austin member community. The event is sponsored by several chapters IEEE CTS ComSoc/SP/CTSoc, Computer/EMBS, LM, CTCN, ComSoc/SP of Lone Star section. In-Person Location: Ingram School of Engineering, San Marcos University Date: March 30, 2023 Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Including Networking and F&B Cost: none Talk Title: Space Communications, a Review Distinguished Speaker: Scott Atkinson, Treasurer, IEEE Lone Star Section, Chair, Life Members Affinity Gp, IEEE Lone Star Section, Chapter Treasurer: San Antonio Com/SP, Computer & TEMS Abstract: NASA’s reliable space communications and navigation (SCaN) networks are the backbone of all of NASA’s space missions, providing the critical communications services for all earth, space science, and human space missions. This includes all the telemetry, tracking, and commanding required by each spacecraft to transfer key data to the ground systems to manage space operations. Bio: T. Scott Atkinson, IEEE Life Senior Member, ComSoc Life Senior Member, Computer Society Life Senior Member and Technology Engineering and Management Society Life Senior Member, has been a member of the IEEE Communications Society since 1968. Over the years he has attended and participated in over 20 ComSoc Flagship conferences and was Executive Chair of the Globecom 2014 in Austin. In his career, he was initially in the U. S. Air force, serving as a Communications Officer. His next position was as a Communications Engineer working for Lockheed Electronics Company at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston. He worked on the Apollo Command Module/Lunar Module Communications system testing with primary focus on the Data Storage Equipment (DSE) essentially the black Box of the Command and Lunar Modules. Next, he served 14 years as a Communications Engineer and Project Manager for a Houston based company called Tenneco. Finally, before retirement, he worked for the San Antonio based United Services Automobile Association (USAA) as a senior Tech Support Engineer on their Worldwide Communications system. The main focus was on their telephone switching systems and voice/data integration. In retirement, he became an independent Telecommunications Consultant working for USAA and several other major clients before retiring completely in 2009. At that time, he became a full-time volunteer at IEEE for the Communications Society, Region 5 and the Member Geographic Area Board. His held two significant positions: Chair of the IEEE Geographic Unit Operations Support Committee and chair of the Life Members Committee. He occasionally provides presentations to IEEE units on Space Communications, major world telescopes and Home Automation. He is also on the ComSoc History Committee where he performs Oral Histories and supports their IEEE Milestone applications. He and his wife Margaret have two adult daughters and currently lives in San Antonio. If help is needed, please connect with: Prof. Semih Aslan, [email protected] or Fawzi Behmann, [email protected] Agenda: Agenda 11:30 am 11:35 am introduction 11:35 am - 12:35 pm Talk & Q& A 12:35 pm - 1:00 pm Membership 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Recap & Networking Bldg: Ingram School of Engineering, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, Texas, United States, 78666

Thanks to electronic enabling technologies, machine learning (ML) has gained momentum to get a pervasive paradigm in many applications due to the unquestionable results achieved. Yet, ML appears as a misused buzzword for attracting scientific interest and curiosity. The main problem of ML is the vastity of the tools and techniques mostly linked to neural network architec-tures. In this presentation, I will show how a niche of ML, based on statistical inference, could achieve highly reliable predictive models on reduced da-tasets. Instead of increasing the architectures to follow the algorithmic com-plexity, I will show a reverse approach, where the simplicity of the predictive models could be embedded in simple, low-power architectures. The main ad-vantages of these techniques are first to avoid complex elaborations, being suitable for edge computing, and secondly to develop tools on a robust mathe-matical background, such as multivariate analysis helping the developers to a critical understanding of the raw data. I will show results on different appli-cations based on spectral sensing information processing in precision agricul-ture and structural engineering and how this approach could be extended to any kind of spectral sensing (microwave, mm-wave, terahertz radiation, ultra-sound, optical, infra-red, mass spectroscopy). Speaker(s): Marco Tartagni, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/352167

Unmanned Systems Lab Tour on March 30th at 12pm-1pm in BSE 2.210. The Unmanned Systems Lab focuses on research with Machine Learning, AI, Swarm Robots, and Autonomous systems! We are limiting this event to 20 people, so please RSVP! Room: 2.210, Bldg: Biotechnology Sciences and Engineering Building, 1 UTSA Cir, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78249

This event will be a tour of the Walmart David Glass Technology Center (DGTC) facility located in Bentonville Arkansas. Space is limited so registration will be set to 30 maximum attendees. We will plan to split into two groups once we arrive. One group will tour the SOC while the other group tours the Forensics Lab, then we will swap. The SOC and Forensics Lab are hidden gems that provide several services to protect the company through digital forensics and working with various teams to monitor, detect, prevent, contain and eradicate potential threat actors in the Walmart environment. 805 Moberly Lane , Bentonville, Arkansas, United States, 72712

Viktor Podolskiy presents on "Unlocking diffraction: diffractive optics for generating and characterizing sub-wavelength information" MER Building #160, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas, United States, 78758

General IEEE Meeting Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

Subject: Cradle-to-Grave Digital - Challenges and Solutions Speaker: (https://isc.mst.edu/people/ri/mzawod/)the Region 5 North Area Chair Date, Time, and Location: March 30, 5:30pm in Woolsey Hall 323 Pizza and drinks will be provided for those that register. (https://r5.ieee.org/wichita/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2023/03/IEEE-Witchita-Section-Talk-ZAWODNIOK-20203-03-15.pdf) More Location Information (https://www.wichita.edu/academics/business/_documents/Woolsey_Hall_map_tour_flyer.pdf) (https://map.concept3d.com/?id=1128#!ct/65945,49926,45962,30623,30622,26035?s/) (https://map.concept3d.com/?id=1128#!ce/24624?ct/65945,49926,45962,30623,30622,26035,51577?s/) ***Seating Limited (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Wichita+Dwight+D.+Eisenhower+National+Airport,+2277+Eisenhower+Airport+Pkwy,+Wichita,+KS+67209/3934+Perimeter+Rd,+Wichita,+KS+67208/@37.702003,-97.3977948,12z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x87bae7510d274413:0x70ce9d8d7b888899!2m2!1d-97.4286988!2d37.6508529!1m5!1m1!1s0x87bae2e6ffcf6857:0x1e9421bc23b27232!2m2!1d-97.2896378!2d37.7186995!3e0) Having problems registering. IEEE is transitioning to a new user recognition system, that may require you to pre-register with IEEE at no cost to you, you can register at https://www.ieee.org/profile/public/createwebaccount/showCreateAccount.html. Remember your username and password. If you already pre register at this site and forgot your username and password use the (https://www.ieee.org/profile/public/forgotpassword/forgotUsernamePassword.html?url=https://www.ieee.org) Sign In option then choose (forgot password) note you still need the email address that you used previously. Room: 323, Bldg: Woolsey Hall, 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67260

We are pleased to invite Distinguished Speaker T. Scott Atkinson to Austin and be part of a special program prepared for IEEE Central Texas Austin member community. The event is sponsored by several chapters IEEE CTS ComSoc/SP/CTSoc, Computer/EMBS, LM, and CTCN In-Person Location: AARC - 8401 Cameron Rd, Room #8, Austin, TX (easy to reach from I35) Virtual connection will be offered to those who can't make it and select virtual in registration. Date: March 30, 2023 Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Including Networking and F&B Cost: none Talk Title: Space Communications, a Review Distinguished Speaker: Scott Atkinson, Treasurer, IEEE Lone Star Section, Chair, Life Members Affinity Gp, IEEE Lone Star Section, Chapter Treasurer: San Antonio Com/SP, Computer & TEMS Abstract: NASA’s reliable space communications and navigation (SCaN) networks are the backbone of all of NASA’s space missions, providing the critical communications services for all earth, space science, and human space missions. This includes all the telemetry, tracking, and commanding required by each spacecraft to transfer key data to the ground systems to manage space operations. Bio: T. Scott Atkinson, IEEE Life Senior Member, ComSoc Life Senior Member, Computer Society Life Senior Member and Technology Engineering and Management Society Life Senior Member, has been a member of the IEEE Communications Society since 1968. Over the years he has attended and participated in over 20 ComSoc Flagship conferences and was Executive Chair of the Globecom 2014 in Austin. In his career, he was initially in the U. S. Air force, serving as a Communications Officer. His next position was as a Communications Engineer working for Lockheed Electronics Company at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston. He worked on the Apollo Command Module/Lunar Module Communications system testing with primary focus on the Data Storage Equipment (DSE) essentially the black Box of the Command and Lunar Modules. Next, he served 14 years as a Communications Engineer and Project Manager for a Houston based company called Tenneco. Finally, before retirement, he worked for the San Antonio based United Services Automobile Association (USAA) as a senior Tech Support Engineer on their Worldwide Communications system. The main focus was on their telephone switching systems and voice/data integration. In retirement, he became an independent Telecommunications Consultant working for USAA and several other major clients before retiring completely in 2009. At that time, he became a full-time volunteer at IEEE for the Communications Society, Region 5 and the Member Geographic Area Board. His held two significant positions: Chair of the IEEE Geographic Unit Operations Support Committee and chair of the Life Members Committee. He occasionally provides presentations to IEEE units on Space Communications, major world telescopes and Home Automation. He is also on the ComSoc History Committee where he performs Oral Histories and supports their IEEE Milestone applications. He and his wife Margaret have two adult daughters and currently lives in San Antonio. If help is needed, please connect with: Fawzi Behmann, [email protected] or Kai Wong, [email protected] Agenda: Agenda 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Arrival on site & networking 6:00 pm - 6:10 pm Update & Introduction 6:10 pm - 7:15 pm Talk and Q&A 7:25 pm - 7:40 pm Recap & Networking 7:45 pm Adjourn Room: #8, Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Road, Austin, Texas, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/352775

Why Do Refineries and Chemical Facilities Continue to Have Catastrophic Incidents – Reliability the Missing Leg of the Stool. Speaker(s): Donald G. Dunn , 3000 N Loop 610 West, Houston, Texas, United States, 77092

Excom Meeting 2023 IEEE Events and Conference discussion at the WSU Campus March 31 at 8:30 am Rhatigan Student Center room 202 Wichita State University ** Limited Seating Breakfast will be available for those who register. (https://www.wichita.edu/services/rsc/eventservices/RSC_Building_Maps.php) (https://map.concept3d.com/?id=1128#!ct/65945,49926,45962,30623,30622,26035?s/) Bldg: Rhatigan Student Center 202, 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67208

The presentation is about using a battery-powered amateur radio station during a trek into the Everest region of Nepal. In years past this wasn't deemed to be very feasible but with the advent of new digital communication protocols developed for radio astronomy by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Joel Taylor, himself an amateur radio operator - everything has changed. Ken Goodwin will describe his trek in May/June 2022 to the Everest region of Nepal where he successfully operated his amateur radio station at 17,000 feet and above. The presentation will address high-altitude trekking, the hobby of amateur radio, high-frequency propagation, the FT4 / FT8 weak-signal digital communication protocols, and the problems overcome in the month-long trip. Speaker(s): KEN, Himayalan Taj, 1425 NASA Road 1, Houston, Texas, United States, 77058, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353438

Jessica Franklin will come to talk about cybersecurity and the FBI. Co-sponsored by: Robert Saunders Speaker(s): Jessica Franklin, 800 W Dickson St, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States, 72701

Drone Racing Event to act as a fundraiser Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

The IEEE-KC PES/IAS Joint Chapter is pleased to announce its Technical Seminar Series for Spring 2023! The seminar series will once again be hosted virtually via WebEx in 2023. Topics for this year are: - March 28 (Tuesday) - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/350787) - April 4 (Tuesday) - Smart Grid Topics - April 11 (Tuesday) - TBD - April 18 (Tuesday) - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/351620) Speaker(s): Dr. Sukumar Brahma, PhD, FIEEE, Agenda: The evening's seminar will include two presentations and will begin promptly at 6:00pm CST. Each presentation will include 1 break, as well as a short quiz and survey. Completion of the quiz will be required to receive a PDH certificate. A short break will be included between presentations. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/351506

Monthly CTS Exec Committee Phone Call - via Zoom. An email with reminder Zoom information will be sent to you before the call. Agenda: Proposed Agenda 1.Roll Call 2.Officers Update a. Chairman: - Sections Congress b. Vice Chair: c. Secretary: Chapter/Affinity Groups reporting & L31 d. Treasurer - Budget as of end of previous month 3. Special Events Update - PI2 Workshop on National Electric Safety Code 4. Students Brief Update: a. Student Branch Activities (Larry) b. Outreach Community Projects (Semih) 5. Chapters/Affinity groups & Chapter Vitality a. Life Members (Bill Martino) b. Consultants Network (Luis Bast) c. WIE (Leslie Martinich) d. YP (Haley Hirschfield) 6. Standing Committees/Coordinators Update a. Member Development (James) b. Newsletter/Website (Dennis , Martha) c. Sr. Member Upgrade (James) d. Finance (James) e. STEM (John Purvis), f. PACE (Norma), g. P&P (Tom) Zoom, Austin, Texas, United States

Officer meeting to organize events. Fayetteville , Arkansas, United States

Randal Moore will present a talk with pictures about he and his wife's trip to Antarctica a few weeks ago. Speaker(s): Randal Moore, Agenda: 11:45 Arrive 12:00 Order Lunch 12:10 Randal Moore Talk 1:30 Meeting Finished Room: Private Dinning Room, Abuelo's Restaurant, 850 Airport Freeway, Hurst, Texas, United States, 76054

Senior Design Project presentation part 2. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Beaumont Speaker(s): Dr. Cagatay Tokgoz, Room: 1103, Bldg: Cherry, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, United States, 77710, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353573

IEEE-USA Financial Literacy Series Webinar This session will provide insights on retirement income. Kyle Cunningham will address the differences between accumulation and distribution, the six risks of retirement, and relevant strategies for creating a sound and tax-efficient retirement income plan. IEEE-USA Financial Literacy Webinar Series - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/336480) View recording on demand here: https://bit.ly/webinar-1-11-23-yt - (https://bit.ly/webinar-2-8-23-yt) View recording on demand here: https://bit.ly/webinar-2-8-23-yt - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/336492) View recording on demand here: https://bit.ly/webinar-3-8-23-yt - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/336496) April 5, 2023 at 2:00pm ET (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/336496) This series is being presented in partnership with the (https://www.ieee.org/membership/discounts/index.html). Co-sponsored by: IEEE Member Discounts Program Speaker(s): Kyle Cunningham WMCP®, RICP® Wealth Management Advisor, Agenda: IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. For information regarding upcoming webinars or to visit our vast webinar archive, please visit: https://ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/ --------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE members can take advantage of exclusive and discounted pricing on insurance and a variety of products and services (where available) that can add up to substantial savings. Discover what IEEE Member Discounts can offer you. This program is offered exclusively to active IEEE members. Visit: (https://www.ieee.org/membership/discounts/index.html) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/336496

The dinner talk at Great American Steakhouse is back again! This time we will invite Dr. Javad Mohammadi, Assistant Professor in the Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin, to give us a talk on Multi-agent Sensing and Decision Making - From Smart Buildings to Electric Infrastructure. After the talk, we will have dinner and network with each other. The event is free to those who register by Sunday, April 2, and IEEE El Paso Section will cover an entrée for each attendee at the steakhouse. We look forward to seeing you! A fee of $10.99 will apply to those who register later than April 2. Abstract of the talk: The digital transformation of cyber-physical infrastructures is driven by connectivity and autonomy. The consequence of this transformation is that the system’s physical structure has become significantly more distributed, the number of cyber-enabled autonomous components has dramatically increased, and the inter-infrastructure interdependence has expanded. These cyber and physical transitions make system-wide inferences and decision-makings challenging. The energy system is an example of an infrastructure that is increasingly facing these challenges. The future electric infrastructure will differ from the current system by the increased integration of smart grid-interactive buildings, decentralized energy generation, widespread energy storage, communications, and sensing technologies. These advancements, combined with climate change concerns, and resiliency needs, are resulting in a more distributed and interconnected electric infrastructure, requiring decisions to be made at scale. The current centralized sensing and decision-making structures are not suitable to operate such highly decentralized systems. In this talk, I will consider multi-agent information processing problems and introduce a set of privacy-preserving, adaptive, and computationally efficient solutions. I will showcase applications in addressing the decarbonization and resiliency needs of energy systems from smart buildings to electric infrastructure. The proposed solutions are based on the consensus+innovations multi-agent framework, in which the consensus term enforces agreement among agents while the innovations updates ensure that agents’ constraints are satisfied. Co-sponsored by: University of Texas El Paso, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Speaker(s): Javad Mohammadi, UT Austin, Agenda: Meet and Greet: 5:30 - 6:00 PM Seminar: 6:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner 7:00 - 8:30 PM Great American Steakhouse, 600 Valley Chili Rd, Anthony, TX 79821, Anthony, Texas, United States

The field of deep learning is rapidly gaining traction in various domains and applications, and it has become increasingly crucial for both students and educators to adopt this technology to tackle complex real-world problems. MATLAB and Simulink are powerful and flexible platforms that enable the development and automation of workflows related to data analysis, deep learning, artificial intelligence, and simulation across a wide range of industries and domains. This presentation aims to introduce the audience to deep learning using MATLAB. During the session, we will construct a neural network from scratch and customize a pre-existing network using the MATLAB Deep Network Designer. This tool facilitates the interactive development, visualization, and training of neural networks, enabling users to fine-tune parameters and generate code for the network. The Deep Network Designer offers users the flexibility to choose between pre-trained networks or create their own, and its visual approach streamlines the workflow, resulting in a more efficient process. Speaker(s): Jon Loftin Room 3316E Patrick Taylor Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70803-2804

A visit and reverse career panel discussion with IEEE-HKN Board of Director Representative for R5 & R6; (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophersanderson/) and an Industry Guest, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesstein/). We will be discussing career strategies, career opportunities, and some partnering opportunities with IEEE-HKN. Be sure to register and learn together. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Student Branch Texas Southern University Speaker(s): Christopher Sanderson, SMIEEE, SMASQ, Charles Stein Room: Rm: 129, Bldg: Technology Building, 3100 Cleburne St, Houston, Texas, United States, 77004

LSS LMAG Officers Meeting Co-sponsored by: T. Scott Atkinson Agenda: 11:30 Lunch 12:15 Meeting 1:30 End Bldg: Slick Cafe SwRI, San Antonio, Texas, United States

A visit and reverse career panel discussion with IEEE-HKN Board of Director Representative for R5 & R6; (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophersanderson/) and an Industry Guest, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesstein/). We will be discussing career strategies, career opportunities, and some partnering opportunities with IEEE-HKN. Be sure to register and learn together. Co-sponsored by: IEEE-HKN UH Main Speaker(s): Christopher Sanderson, SMIEEE, SMASQ, Charles Stein Bldg: Engineering Building 1-Cullen, 4722 Calhoun Rd, Houston, Texas, United States, 77004

Adam Wray of White River Marine Group will give a presentation on his expertise with the data bus, and how he works as an Electrical Engineer at Bass Pro. Co-sponsored by: Southwest Missouri IEEE Speaker(s): Adam Wray, Agenda: Presentation Short meeting Final call for T-Shirt Designs Room: PCTR 2010, 405 N Jefferson Ave., Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65806

MOVE is offering Virtual, American Red Cross Training in a 2-part series. This class ..................... This is a 2-part virtual class. - Part 1: 11 Apr 2023 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET >> https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/346719 - Part 2: 18 Apr 2023 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET >> https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/346722 NOTE: This DOES NOT take the place of the official American Red Cross (ARC) Training. The GAP training series must be completed on the ARC EDGE training portal for GAP certification. Please use the above links to register for both training sessions. Co-sponsored by: IEEE-USA MOVE Program Agenda: - Part 1: 11 Apr 2023 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET - Part 2: 18 Apr 2023 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/346719

Officer meeting to organize events. Fayetteville , Arkansas, United States

Monthly Lone Star Section Executive Committee Meeting Room: 1.102, Bldg: 168, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78238, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/339970

This event will be an open forum and networking opportunity for IEEE members and City of Amarillo personnel. If you are a City of Amarillo, employee IEEE is sponsoring your attendance. You do not need to register using this event link but instead email Jonathan Hartman ([email protected]) or Steven Hudson ([email protected]) to indicate if you will be in attendance. As always, IEEE members, if you want to bring a guest, please do so. Feel free to forward this invitation to other folks you feel may be interested in the topic. I look forward to seeing you at the event! Jonathan Hartman Co-sponsored by: Hosted by PES and Consultants Network event Agenda: Lunch to start at 11:30 ~ 12:30 feel free to arrive at the time that is convienent for your schedule. 12:15 Introductions of attendees 12:30 Short 5-10min presentations (City of Amarillo & IEEE Consultants Network) 12:45 Open dialoge questions for each table or the entire group Room is reserved until 1:30 and networking can extend to this time. Room: CareXpress West, 600 S Tyler Street, 30th Floor, Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79101

General IEEE Meeting Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

The web of interconnections between today's technology and society is upending many traditional ways of doing things: The internet of things, bitcoin, the sharing economy, and connected autonomous vehicles are increasingly in the public mind. As such, computer scientists and engineers must be increasingly conscious of the interplay between the technical performance of their systems and the personal objectives of users, customers, and adversaries. Dr Brown will present recent work studying the design tradeoffs faced by a planner who wishes to influence and optimize the behavior of a group of self-interested individuals. A key goal is to balance the potential benefits of implementing a given behavior-influencing scheme with its potential costs; seeking to systematically avoid schemes which are likely to create perverse incentives. Dr. Brown will explore these concepts in two contexts: routing of autonomous vehicles in mixed-autonomy transportation networks and decision design for communication-denied distributed multiagent systems. He will ask "when is altruism good?" through the lens of the Price of Anarchy and a new conceptual framework that is termed the "Perversity Index," which captures the potential harm that an incentive scheme may cause. Ultimately, this work seeks to develop foundations for a theory of robust socially-networked systems which leverages the decision processes of automated components to enhance overall system reliability and performance. Speaker(s): Dr. Philip Brown, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353554

The IEEE Tulsa Section will host a poster competition on April 18, 2023 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at the Tulsa Community College NE Campus, 3727 E Apache, Tulsa, OK, in the Engineering Technology building. Students from all colleges and universities, including Stillwater, within the IEEE Tulsa Section geographic area are welcome to attend and present a poster. Setup is before the poster contest begins, email host for details. The Tulsa Area Student Research Poster Competition is sponsored by the IEEE Tulsa Section. It encourages the development of IEEE student technical communication skills and affords the local students an opportunity to present their research in a friendly and mentoring type environment. It also allows the professionals and students to network and encourages the students to ask questions about future career opportunities. IEEE Tulsa professionals will judge the posters and interview the students about their research. The Registration Form and Rules are available from the host, Tommy Henderson (email: [email protected]). Entries must be turned in before Friday, April 14th When: April 18, 2023, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (poster setup before event starts on April 13) Where: Tulsa Community College NE Campus, 3727 E Apache, Tulsa, OK in the Engineering Technology building Event Contact: Tommy Henderson (email: [email protected]) Rules: The Tulsa Area Student Research Poster Competition is sponsored by the IEEE Tulsa Section. It encourages the development of IEEE student technical communication skills and affords the local students an opportunity to present their research in a friendly and mentoring type environment. It also allows the professionals and students to network and encourages the students to ask questions about future career opportunities. IEEE Tulsa professionals will judge the posters and interview the students about their research. 1) Students presenting must be current IEEE student members in good standing. Other supporting team members (maximum of 5 members) are not required to be current IEEE members, however, they cannot be part of the interview process nor accept awards. 2) Participating students must attend one of the colleges/universities in the IEEE Tulsa geographic area including Stillwater. 3) Students do not have to be a member of a student branch. 4) This year, we will have only the undergraduate division for prizes. Prizes will be awarded to first through third place as follows: 1st $125 2nd $100 3rd $75 Payment will be issued to the university or college engineering department (where possible) to be distributed to the winning students. When the university or college is unable to receive the payment, the check will be written to the first author for distribution to the others. 5) May include up to five authors per poster. 6) Poster size is to be a minimum of 2’ x 3’ to no larger than 3’ X 5’. 7) Application and abstract must be submitted by 5pm of the deadline date. 8) The research presented must be authentic to the authors, and not simply an overview of current research. Areas covered in the poster should include a minimum of the abstract, data, method, results, references and /or acknowledgments and future research. Graphs and charts are expected and encouraged. 9) The poster must cover current electrical, electronics, computer science, telecommunications, or other technical topic that is part of an IEEE society or technical council (please see IEEE list of societies and technical councils for an idea of approved areas). 10) At least one author (IEEE member) must be present during the judging to answer questions by the judges. Co-sponsored by: PES/IAS/ComSoc/TCC Bldg: Engineering Technology building, Tulsa Community College, 3727 E Apache, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74115

In Person attendance at Original Brooklyn's, 2644 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80204. Remote attendance via WebEx call-in: Denver Excom Meeting Hosted by IEEE Denver Section https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=m4fa1461a887d1a94fd52de51e94aa369 Tuesday, April 18, 2023 6:00 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes | (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada) Occurs the third Tuesday of every month effective 6/15/2021 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada) Meeting number: 596 761 562 Password: huVJgx2N7b7 Join by video system Dial [email protected] You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join by phone +1-415-655-0002 United States Toll 1-855-282-6330 United States Toll Free Access code: 596 761 562 Agenda: - Meals and Socializing 6-6:30pm - Roll Call, Introductions, and Verification of a Quorum - Additions to the Agenda - Officer Reports - Student/ Affinity Group / Chapter Updates - Committee Reports - Old Business - Other Items & New Business - Adjourn Original Brooklyn's, 2644 W Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/354639

The IEEE-KC PES/IAS Joint Chapter is pleased to announce its Technical Seminar Series for Spring 2023! The seminar series will once again be hosted virtually via WebEx in 2023. Topics for this year are: - March 28 (Tuesday) - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/350787) - April 4 (Tuesday) - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/351506) - April 11 (Tuesday) - TBD - April 18 (Tuesday) - Electrical System Transient Protection Speaker(s): Jonathan Woodworth, Agenda: The evening's presentation will begin promptly at 6:00pm CST. The presentation will include 1-2 breaks, as well as a short quiz and survey. Completion of the quiz will be required to receive a PDH certificate. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/351620

MOVE is offering Virtual, American Red Cross Training in a 2-part series. This class ..................... This is a 2-part virtual class. - Part 1: 11 Apr 2023 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET >> https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/346719 - Part 2: 18 Apr 2023 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET >> https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/346722 NOTE: This DOES NOT take the place of the official American Red Cross (ARC) Training. The GAP training series must be completed on the ARC EDGE training portal for GAP certification. Please use the above links to register for both training sessions. Co-sponsored by: IEEE-USA MOVE Program Agenda: - Part 1: 11 Apr 2023 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET - Part 2: 18 Apr 2023 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/346722

IEEE Green Technologies in its 15th year is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19th - Friday, April 21st, 2023. On behalf of the Organizing Committee (OC), We welcome you to GreenTech 2023. The OC is actively planning the conference and will be updating our website with information as it becomes available. This will include information on keynote speakers, workshops, and panel sessions. Paper presentations as a part of the technical program will continue to develop as submissions are received and reviewed for final submission. Agenda: In 2023, visit our website for the latest information on keynote speakers, workshops, and panel sessions. https://ieeegreentech.org/ Denver, Colorado, United States

Officer meeting to organize events. Fayetteville , Arkansas, United States

IEEE-USA Webinar Series: How to Find A New Job In 2023 It's likely with a hot skill set, you'll end up with at least two or three offers in 2023, but how do you know which one is the best for you? Elizabeth Lions is the Author of "I Quit! Working For You Isn't Working for Me". She is a career coach and has worked with engineering and IT professionals, placing them in stellar companies and coaching them for over twenty years. Her client list includes leaders from Intel, MicroSoft, Global Payments and Boeing. She will join us and outline critical steps to take before accepting any offer, to ensure you have the right job in front of you. She will help you answer questions around salary expectations in job interviews, explain total compensation and perks you can ask for - and get - in this market. For more about her work, please visit (https://www.lionsology.com/) Speaker(s): Elizabeth Lions, Agenda: Register for the entire IEEE-USA "How to Find a New Job in 2023" Webinar Series: - (https://bit.ly/webinar-2-22-23-yt) Recorded 22 February 2023 (https://bit.ly/webinar-2-22-23-yt) - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/343495) 22 March 2023 - 12 PM ET/11 AM CT https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/343495 - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/343496) 19 April 2023 - 12 PM ET/11 AM CT (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/343496) IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. For information regarding upcoming webinars or to visit our vast webinar archive, please visit: https://ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/ Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/343496

This presentation will cover publicly known information on the 200 kW 1050 VDC silicon carbide (SiC) inverter technology development project in John Deere. The SiC inverter converts vehicle engine power into electrical power needed for the permanent-magnet-motor based electric powertrain used in heavy-duty construction and mining vehicles. The presentation will cover design, development, and test verification of WBG technology deployed in the successful realization of a power-dense (43 kW/Liter) high-temperature (suitable for 115°C coolant) high-efficiency (> 98% over entire range of coolant) SiC dual-inverter. Speaker(s): Dr. Brij N Singh, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353994

Life Member Meeting - all IEEE Members Invited Co-sponsored by: Richard Miller, Chair - Thomas E. Slack, Jr Agenda: 12:00 pm - 1200 hr. cst Social and Meal Order 12:15 pm - 1215 hr. cst Social over meal 12:45 pm - 1245 hr. cst Meeting starts with current business 1:30 pm - 1330 hr. cst New Business 2:00 pm - Motion to adjourn 4141 Ct Charles Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70115

IEEE Shreveport Section Spring Professional Development Meeting. A Professional Development Hour (PDH) can be earned by attending this event. An official IEEE Certificate will be issued to attendees who complete and submit a post meeting survey. Speaker(s): Ron Lewis, Agenda: 1) Greeting and Social Time - 5:30PM 2) Speaker Introduction and Technical Presentation. 3) Section Business 4) Ajourn Room: F203, Bldg: Bossier Parish Community College, Tentative Location, 6220 E Texas St, Bossier, Louisiana, United States, 71111

Most decisions have two requirements: They should be “good”, and secondly when others are involved, they should be agreed to. The normative decision model provides a decision tree with 8 critical factors that determine, not what a decision should be, but how the decision should be made. This talk use a common, relevant scenario – whether or not to require a team to terminate remote work and return to the office – to walk through the model. The talk will end with a discussion on how the model generalizes and provides alternatives for anyone faced with the challenge of making a good decision. Speaker(s): Karl Arunski, Agenda: 6:00 to 6:10 PM - Open for participants to enter and network. 6:10 to 6:15 PM - IEEE LM and CTCN Business meeting and to introduce speaker. 6:16 to 7:30 PM - Formal Program and Q&A. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353808

5G represent a major departure from previous cellular generations. It will not only focus on speed, lower latency and spectrum efficiency but will also empower several verticals including IoT, AI/ML collecting and aggregating data for edge computing and with 6G at edge intelligence - Edge AI performing analysis and generating insightful information for critical actions in real-time or non-real-time applications. Speaker(s): Fawzi Behmann, Agenda: Talk: 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Follow up questions: 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/352011

Region 5 Conference to compete with Ethics, Robotics, and Circuits. Denver, Colorado, United States

This workshop is focused on students branch operations and how as a student member, you can become effective leaders and find resources to support programs of your student branches. This workshop will be offered as part of the upcoming Region 5 Annual Student competitions program. Workshop presenters: Dr. Amardeep Kaur, Student Activities Committee Chair, Region 5 Jaiden Strong, Region 5 Student Representative Specifically, following items will be covered with open discussion and time for Q&A. - Why IEEE? - Where do you fit within IEEE? - What impact can you make as a student leader? - Resources available for student branch success - IEEE rebate and annual reporting - Virtual Speaker Bureau - Funding programs for specific type of activities - Types of activities for different sized student branches - Discussion and Q&A session Room: Conference Room VII, Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center, 13200 East 14th Place, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80011

On Friday, April 21st 2022 the Region 5 Annual Meeting, Student Competitions, and Awards Banquet will be hosted by the Denver Section. The Conference will be held in Denver. Co-sponsored by: Denver Section Agenda: For more information about the R5 Annual Meeting 2023 and Student Competitions, visit (https://r5conferences.org/) in late 2022 / 2023. Denver, Colorado, United States

2023 Region 5 Annual Meeting, Awards Banquet, and Student Competitions. Registration at: (https://r5conferences.org/register/) Co-sponsored by: Denver Section Agenda: Friday April 21, 2023 6 PM - 9 PM Welcome Reception Saturday April 22, 2023 8 AM - 5 PM Annual Meeting and Sudent Competitions 6:30 PM Reception 7 PM Region 5 Awards Banquet Sunday April 23, 2023 8 AM - NOON Annual Meeting Bldg: Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center, 13200 E 14th Pl, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80011

Circuit, Ethics, and Robotics competition Denver, Colorado, United States

Join us for a Young Professionals workshop. We will have a distinguished speaker, YP updates, networking, and a social walk outdoors! Denver, Colorado, United States