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2020 Virtual Section Congress The Answers…to Membership Engagement in a Pandemic
On Friday, April 9th – 11th 2021 the IEEE Region 5 East Area Chair and South Area Chair will be presenting at the 2021 Virtual Sections Congress on “The Answers…to Membership Engagement in a Pandemic” facilitated by Christopher Sanderson, R5 South Area Chair, and Matt Francis, R5 East Area Chair. Seminar Description: In March 2020,… Read more
Houston Section Receives 2020 Section Professional Development Award
Tweet Us / Facebook Us /LinkedIn Us / Contact Us IEEE Houston Section: r5.ieee.org/Houston Twitter: www.Twitter.com/IEEEHouston Facebook: www.facebook.com/IEEEHouston LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groups/4998372 IEEE Houston Section Receives the IEEE 2020 Section Professional Development Award Houston, Texas – August 27, 2020 – IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization for advancing technology for humanity, has awarded the Houston Section with the Section Profession Development Award. Each year… Read more
CenterPoint Energy Foundation awards Volunteer Grant to the IEEE Houston Section
The IEEE Houston Section would like to thank our Membership Development Chair Jerry Harness and the CenterPoint Energy Foundation for the $500.00 Volunteer Grant recently made to the section. Jerry works as an electric transmission planning engineer at CenterPoint Energy in Houston, TX. The CenterPoint Energy Foundation is the charitable foundation of… Read more
LNL Webinar: Electrical HRG (High Resistance Grounding) Challenges and Solutions
Neutral-grounding resistors (NGR) for industrial power systems are often selected without consideration of the nature of the loads on the system. Where a significant proportion of system demand is from adjustable-speed drives (ASD), unexpected performance problems, such as the NGR continually running hot without a detected ground fault, or NGR failure, can result. Modern HRG… Read more
Webinar: IEEEXplorer to your Next Career Opportunity
You may think that IEEEXplore is just a research database for discovery and access to journal articles, conference proceedings, technical standards, and related materials on computer science, electrical engineering and electronics, and allied fields, but did you know that you can also leverage it for more than just research? Wow, users can get that promotion, research emerging technologies to make that… Read more
Webinar: Solid State Transformers and Their Applications in Marine Energy Systems
The following webinar announcement is being shared as a request to the Galveston Bay Section. For additional information and updates please contact Dr. Zafar Taqvi PRESENATION: Marine energy applications are making huge strides in today’s world in the form of offshore wind, subsea power, electric ships, etc. With the push for smarter systems, it is… Read more
IEEE HOU Sec: Chair Message from Christopher Sanderson
The World Health Organization officially declared the novel coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic. This global health crisis is a unique challenge that has impacted many of our members of the IEEE family. I would like to express my concern and support for all the members of the IEEE community, our members, our families and all others… Read more
Calling for Nominations for the 2020 IEEE Region 5 Awards
CALL for 2019 NOMINATIONS IEEE Region 5 is accepting nominations for the following awards. Before applying online and to increase your likelihood for success contact the Awards & Arrangement Committee for help. We like to endorse and nominate those volunteers who support our Section’s growth, leadership, and retention goals. Awards are presented at the annual… Read more
Mobile APP for IEEE Members
Powerful features for IEEE members Trending Stay up-to-date with the latest news from IEEE Spectrum, IEEE The Institute, Social Media, etc. Communication Communicate with other IEEE members. Opt-in to receive push notifications from IEEE. Meetups Schedule, manage or join your own “informal” ad hoc meetups. Search for open meetups by location. Profile Management Easily edit… Read more
IEEE Life Membership Texas Technical Tour
Texas is the home to a number of centers of technical excellence of national importance, as well as several key IEEE historical awards including Milestones celebrating technological breakthroughs or turning points. These will form the basis for a number of technology-oriented visits throughout Texas organized by the San Antonio Life Member Affinity Group (LMAG) of… Read more