Welcome to the Buenaventura

IEEE Section for September, 2010

Sep 8 Computer Testing the Smart Grid Dave Gelotta, President and CEO of Quality Logic Overton Hall, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks 6:30 pizza and networking, 7:00 presentation. Sep 14 ComSoc Overview of Broadband Wireless Access Standard & Applications Dr. Arthur Wang, LinQuest Corporation Ciao Wireless, Camarillo 6:30 pizza and networking, 7:00 presentation. Sep 15 MTTS The Story Behind The Juno Metal Patch Antenna Arrays Neill Chamberlain, JPL Ciao Wireless, Camarillo 6:30 pizza and networking, 7:00 presentation. Sep 23 AES-LMAG Robotics After-School Outreach Program Rich Borgioli, Real Time Solutions Vitesse Semiconductor, Camarillo 6:30 reception, pizza, & networking; 7:00 presentation Sep 29 EMBS Rebuilding the Terminator! – Biomimetic Strategies for Dexterous Robots and Prosthetic Limbs, Dr. Gerald Loeb – USC Overton Hall, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks 6:00 reception, dinner, & networking; 7:00 presentation.

I’m attending the annual IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference in Buenos Aires, along with 2,000+ other people in the engineering field.  Brrr – it’s winter down here!

Congratulations to our Southern Area award winners, two of whom are from the Buenaventura Section:

• Dr. Charles Seabury, for his leadership contributions to the robotics teams of Conejo High Schools
• Geoff Lenart, for his leadership contributions to reorganize and rebuild the IEEE Los Angeles Council

They will receive their awards at our annual Section dinner/speaker event in October, Personal Security: Keeping Your Life Private on the Internet. This year’s event will be held at Los Robles Greens on October 14th.   Our new venue and pricing will make this event much more accessible than in years past.

Our neighbors are busy this month as well.   The San Fernando Valley Section is holding “DR to EPS Interconnection” on September 2nd, and Cal State Channel Islands is sponsoring “Stem Cell Science – A Revolution in Medicine” on Tuesday, September 7th.  I’ve included their flyers in the newsletter.

IEEE Region 6 is sponsoring a live webcast of “IEEE Smart Grid Workshop: From Appliance to Generator and Back,” an extensive, all-day Smart Grid seminar, on Wednesday, September 8.  Click on the hyperlink for workshop information and registration information.

Steve Johnson, 2010 Section Chair