Message from IEEE New Orleans Section Chair!
It is my pleasure and honor to write my first IEEE New Orleans Section Chair’s message. I look forward to working with the section, each chapter, and our members over the next year. I would like to thank the 2017 NOLA Section Executive Committee members for their service and all the volunteers that supported them. I also would like to congratulate the new 2018 Section and Chapter leadership.
For 2018, my vision is that the New Orleans Section will provide professional development, networking opportunities, and community outreach to the New Orleans metropolitan area. We will incorporate events to increase awareness of member benefits and foster membership development. Some upcoming events include Ethnics Night on March 8th and the UNO Student Robotics demonstration which will be held prior to the IEEE Region 5 Business Meeting and Student Competitions.
We welcome you to get involved and attend the IEEE NOLA Executive Board meetings held on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Your ideas, support, and interest in the Section will be greatly valued. Feel free to contact me or one of the ExCom members with any thoughts or concerns you may have.
Maryclaire Peterson, PhD.
Recent and Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events:
• February 28th — Computer Society TechTalk Meetup Group
• March 8th — IEEE New Orleans Section Annual Ethics Night
• March 8th — IEEE New Orleans Section EXCOM Meeting
• March 14th — Computer Society TechTalk Meetup Group
• March 15th — Joint IEEE New Orleans Section / UNO Student Branch
Meeting
• March 29th — Computer Society TechTalk Meetup Group
• April 4th — IEEE PES DER Short Course
• April 4th-6th — 2018 GreenTech Conference
• April 6th-8th — 2018 IEEE Region 5 Annual Conference
• May 14th-20th — NOLACON Information Security / Hacker Conference
• May 26th — BSIDES New Orleans
• Late May — Joint Communications and Computer Society Dinner
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The IEEE New Orleans Section will be holding its annual Ethics Night on March 8th at Landry ’s Seafood House from 6-9pm. It will be a night of good food, networking, and a chance to get your ethic PDH. We hope to see you there!
MENU: • Soup: Crab Bisque
• Choice of 3 Entrees:
• Fried Shrimp w/ French Fries and Onion Strings
• Grilled Salmon and Lemon Butter Sauce w/ dirty rice and seasonal vegetables
• Chicken Romano w/ Angel Hair Pasta and Roasted Tomato Cream
• Dessert: Bananas Foster
WHEN? Thursday, March 8th from 6-9pm 6-7pm — Networking Reception & Cash Bar 7-8pm — Dinner 8-9pm — Presentation by Norma Mattei
WHERE? Landry’s Seafood House Pontchartrain Room 8000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124
TICKETS? —$30 for each member and $30 for one guest —$20 for each student or retiree and $20 for one guest —$50 for non-members
PDH? All attendees will receive one professional development hour in professional ethics
DISTINGUISHED GUEST SPEAKER
Norma Jean Mattei, Ph.D., P.E. is professor and past chair at the University of New Orleans’ (UNO) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She has been active in ASCE for more than 20 years in local, regional and national leadership roles.
President-Elect Mattei sits on the executive committee of ASCE’s New Orleans Branch SEI/Structures Committee. The former Region 5 Director has served on ASCE’s Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering and the Committee on Licensure and Ethics. ASCE has drawn on her expertise for a number of media relations activities, including an interview with National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” on post-Hurricane Katrina conditions. Recently, she was spokeswoman for “Raised Floor Living,” a commercial that aired in the New Orleans’ region promoting elevation of residential structures above the flood plain.
In 2012, President Obama named Mattei one of three civilian members of the Mississippi River Commission, which researches and provides policy and work recommendations covering flood control, navigation and environmental projects. In that capacity, she helped oversee a drainage basin that covers 41 percent of the nation. The governor of Louisiana appointed her to the state’s licensing board for professional engineers, LAPELS. She also serves on the board of directors for both the Louisiana Transportation Research Center Foundation and the Louisiana Technology Council.
Before her academic career, Mattei worked for more than 10 years for various New Orleans area consulting firms as a project engineer. Those firms include Guillot-Vogt Associates Inc., Linder & Associates and Modjeski & Masters Bridge Engineers.
Mattei earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1982 and a doctorate in 1994, both from Tulane University.
Norma Jean Mattei, PH.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE 2017 ASCE President University of New Orleans Department of Civil and Envi-ronmental Engineering 2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, LA 70148
Upcoming R5 Conference and Robotics Competition
Source: r5conferences.org
Message from the IEEE Region 5 Director
The Central Texas Section will host the 2018 IEEE Region 5 (R5) Annual Conference. It will take
place April 6th – 8th, 2018 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin,
TX. Region 5 has more than 23,000 higher grade members, over 3,600 student members and
represents 7% of the world-wide IEEE
population. Region 5 is comprised of
26 local sections and over 90 student
branches.
The Region 5 Annual Conference is
structured as a weekend event that
includes Regional Student
Competitions, Regional Student
Professional Activities Conference
(SPAx), Regional Professionals Meeting, and the Regional Annual Business and Leadership
Development Meeting. All sections are encouraged to send a voting delegate to the Region 5
Annual Conference. The Region 5 Annual Business Meeting, held mainly on Saturday April 7th,
will cover a wide range of topics. Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to, Leader
Development, Officer Reports, Finances, Educational Activities, Membership Development,
Affiliate Group Reports, Development support, and updates on overall IEEE leadership
direction. The Region 5 Student Competitions, held on Saturday April 7th, includes Circuit
Design, Ethics, Robotics, and Technical Papers. All competitions are open to undergraduate
students. We expect over 30 Student Robotics teams competing! Students may start
assembling at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Friday evening.
This annual event is to be capped by a Saturday evening awards banquet that will feature a
guest speaker. At the banquet, we will recognize the winners of student competitions, and
recognize outstanding IEEE individuals and programs across the 26 Region 5 Sections.
UNO Robotics Team
In last year’s Region 5 Robotics Competition, UNO sent multiple teams, one of which won first
place. UNO students have expressed to the IEEE New Orleans Section that they plan to send
multiple teams again this year and to compete at a high level. In order to fund their projects,
the students have received donations from various sources and have created a GoFundMe
page to try to raise additional capital. If you would like to donate, the link is provided below.
We wish all of the students the best of luck and look forward to their success!
UNO Robotics GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/unorobotics
IEEE PES will be holding a DER Short Course on April 4th, 2018. The course will last from 8:00am to
2:00pm and will be located in the Entergy Corporate Building Room 2302. Participants will receive up
to 4 PDHs for attending this event.
IEEE 1547 Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems —
Tutorial and Workshop
Due to the increasing amount of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Interconnections with the
Electric Power System, the IEEE 1547 standard is going through a
major revision to address some of the technical issues associated with
high penetration of DERs i.e. grid support functionalities, etc.
Participants in this workshop will learn about the major changes to
the IEEE 154-2018 standard i.e. voltage regulation, response to
abnormal system conditions (including voltage and frequency ride
through), power quality, islanding, interoperability, etc. The
participants will also learn about the utility concerns/solutions to adopt the revised IEEE 1547
standard.
Presenter Biography
Clayton Stice is the Principal Engineer of Emerging Technologies for Grid
Coordination at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The Grid
Coordination group assists with efforts to maintain long term reliability of
the ERCOT grid by including and developing strategies for accommodating
Distributed Energy Resources. He joined ERCOT in 2016 and has over 10
years of experience in distribution systems with an emphasis on DERs and
interconnections. Clayton holds a BSChE and an MSEE from UT Austin. He
has been a member of the IEEE1547 working group and participated in
the IEEE1547-2014a addendum, as well as IEEE1547-2018 revision, and is
a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.
Meeting Agenda
Registration — 8:00am to 8:30am
First Session — 8:30am to 9:45 am — Review of IEEE 1547 family, Response to Abnormal EPS Conditions
Break — 9:45am to 10:00am
Second Session — 10:00am to 11:30am — Other updates, parameters and functions
Lunch — 11:30am to 12:30pm
Third Session — 12:30pm to 2:00pm — DER at ERCOT, Q&A, Wrap-up
IEEE PES DER Short Course
If your engineering interests are the needs of the industrial or commercial
sector, the Industry Applications Society (IAS) will be a valuable
professional connection. One of the largest special interest societies
within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the IAS
focuses specifically on the unique needs of industry and commerce. IAS is a source of professional
power to its nearly 10,000 worldwide members. Through a network of over 100 chapters globally,
regional events and national and international conferences, the society keeps members abreast of
current developments in the area of technology in electricity and electronics. IAS enriches both its
individual members and the industry as a whole through the sharing of specific industry-related
solutions.
Please see the section’s Calendar of Events for upcoming society events.
Communications Society
Founded in 1952 with the formation of IRE’s (the Institute of Radio
Engineers) Professional Group on Communications Systems
(PGCS), IEEE Communications Society has evolved into a diverse
group of global industry professionals with a common interest in
advancing all communications technologies.
Please see the section’s Calendar of Events for upcoming society events.
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Industry Applications Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) is the
world’s largest international society of biomedical engineers.
The organization’s 9,100 members reside in some 97 countries
around the world. EMBS provides its members with access to the
people, practices, information, ideas, and opinions that are shaping one of the fastest
growing fields in science.
Please see the section’s Calendar of Events for upcoming society events.
ComSoc Officer:
Richard Miller
EMB Officer:
Carlyon Bayer, PhD.
IAS Officer:
Dean Ruiz
Computer Society
The IEEE Computer Society is actively working on future meetings,
speakers, and topics for 2018. If anyone has recommendations or
suggestions, please contact Dr. Nathan Wallace. Below is a list of
upcoming/ongoing events within the Computer Society and related
associations:
TechTalk Meetup Group: https://www.meetup.com/IEEE-NOLA-CS
Meeting held every two weeks at Cascino’s Italian Grill, 1809 N Causeway Blvd.,
Mandeville, LA 70471
TechTalk Meeting Agenda
6:00—6:15pm: Networking & Food Ordering
6:15—6:30pm: Cybersecurity Update / Vulnerability Discussion
6:30—7:00pm: Group Project (Predictive Analytics & Machine Learning
for Sports)
7:00—8:00pm: Meeting Topic / Presentations
Upcoming Meeting Topics:
February 28th: “A Billion Vulnerable Devices: Analysis and Demo of
Spectra and Meltdown Vulnerabilities”
March 14th: “Motion Tracking and Airsoft Targeting via Raspberry Pi”
Future topics TBD
Joint Communications and Computer Society Dinner Meeting
Date: Tentative — End of May
Topic: “Software Defined Radios for Exploiting Wireless Vulnerabilities”
Related Local Events and Conferences
May 14th-20th: NOLACON Information Security / Hacker Conference
https://nolacon.com/
May 26th: BSIDES New Orleans
http://www.securitybsides.com/w/page/122997177/BSidesNOLA%202018
Computer Society Survey
We’d love to hear from you!!! Have a topic you are interested in? Like to learn how
to program? Take our survey at: https://sites.ieee.org/neworleans/cs-survey/
CS Officer:
Nathan Wallace, PhD
The Power & Energy Society (PES) provides the world’s largest
forum for sharing the latest in technological developments in
the electric power industry, for developing standards that guide
the development and construction of equipment and systems, and
for educating members of the industry and the general public. Members of the Power &
Energy Society are leaders in this field, and they — and their employers — derive substantial
benefits from involvement with this unique and outstanding association.
Please see the section’s Calendar of Events for upcoming society events.
Life members must be at least 65 years of age and have been a
member of IEEE or one of its predecessor societies for such a
period that the sum of his/her age and his/her years of
membership equals or exceeds 100 years. When an individual
achieves Life member (LM) status, their basic membership dues and Region assessments are
waived on January 1st of the year following attainment of LM status.
Please see the section’s Calendar of Events for upcoming society events.
Power and Energy Society
Young Professionals
IEEE Young Professionals is an international community of
enthusiastic, dynamic, and innovative members and volunteers.
IEEE is committed to helping young professionals evaluate their
career goals, polish their professional image, and create the building
blocks of a lifelong and diverse professional network.
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Please see the section’s Calendar of Events for upcoming society events.
Life Members
PES Officer:
Shreyas Pawale
LM Officer:
Tom Slack
YP Officer:
David Mayard
The IEEE New Orleans Section continues to support local universities (University of New Orleans,
Tulane University, and Delgado Community College) through meetings/events, sponsorship, etc.
We are very happy with the progress of our local IEEE student branches. Furthermore, we look
forward to seeing all of our student members compete at the Region 5 Conference, especially to
Robotics Competition. We recommend the leaders of local student branches to attend IEEE
EXCOM meetings and learn more about the IEEE as a global organization.
PACE
Student Branches
PACE (Professional Activities Committees for Engineers) is a grassroots
network of IEEE volunteers and committees organized at the section
and chapter level in the United States with support from their
respective regions and IEEE-USA. The goal of the PACE Network is to
promote the professional interests of IEEE’s U.S. members as well as provide a mechanism for
communication of members’ views on their professional needs. IEEE-USA’s success is attributed
largely in part to all the hard work out forth by volunteers from the PACE Network. In return, the
IEEE-USA National PACE Committee is working to better serve your interests with more programs,
better communication, and more opportunities for professional development.
Please see the section’s Calendar of Events for upcoming society events.
PACE Officer:
Leo Holzenthal
UNO Student BR:
Rujil Tuladhar
Tulane Student BR:
Will Skelton
Delgado Student BR:
TBD
Power and Engineering Society Webinars
IEEE PES Webinars consist of eight different categories that cover a wide variety of interests and
technical levels. Below are just a few of the archived webinars that are available.
Big Data, Enterprise Data Management and IT/OT Convergence
Analytics Use Cases and Foundational Components
SmartSacramento, SMUD’s Smart Grid Initiatives Project: Overview and Lessons Learned
Deep Learning and its Application to Power System Analysis
National Electricity Market (NEM) of Australia: Operation and Future Challenges
Risk-managed Active Distribution Network Planning
The Grid of the Future: Synchronous Condensers and STATCOMs
PES Student Activities and Opportunities (Spanish Version)
Integration of Distributed Energy Resources in Power Distribution Systems (Spanish Version)
Awards On-Line Nomination Workshop
Synchronous Condensers
Summary Paper for C37.243 IEEE Guide for Application of Digital Line Current Differential Relays Using Digital Communication
An Energy IoT Platform for Real-time Production and Delivery of Wind Power Generation Forecasts
Centralized Protection and Control (CPC) within a Substation
Advanced Voltage Source Converter Technology and Power Systems Applications
Reaching Success Through Mentoring and US Relationships
Digital Natives and Securing the Future Grid
The Operation of a Power Transmission Line With Injected Third Harmonic Voltage More information can be found at the following link: https://www.ieee-pes.org/professional-development/education/pes-webinars
UPCOMING WEBINARS
Energy Integration Assessment of Renewable-Dominated Regions Based on Stochastic Co-Optimization of G,T and
Probabilistic Reserves: A South American Case Study
IEEE Power & Energy Society Technical Webinar Series 22 March 2018 • 10:00 am Eastern
Presented by Ricardo Cunha Perez, Operation and Planning specialist, PSR SOLUÇÕES E CONSULTORIA EM ENERGIA LTDA
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Education and Careers
IEEE offers a wide range of learning, career enhancement, and employment opportunities within
the engineering sciences, research, and other technology areas. The goal of these programs is to
ensure the growth of skill and knowledge among professionals and to foster individual
commitment to continuing education among IEEE members, the engineering and scientific
community, and the general public.
https://www.ieee.org/education_careers/index.html
IEEE-USA Webinars - Earn PDHs
IEEE-USA Webinars 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.
In four easy steps, you can attend one of IEEE-USA’s free,
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You may also view dozens of Archived Webinars and
download supporting slides and documents, where
available.
*Most of IEEE-USA’s Webinars are hosted using Webex
software.
Member Benefits and Discounts
New Members
IEEE New Orleans Section Awards were given during Past Chairs Night in December 2017:
(Bottom-Left) Lawrence Hall received the James W. Joyner Fireman’s Award for stepping up
to help put out fires for the Section over the past year.
Tommy Mayne received the Freitag Award in recognition of his technical achievements and
service to the institute and the profession.
Full Name Join Date IEEE Current Grade Description Brandon Michael Aucoin 05-Feb-2018 Student Member
Nishant Dhungel 30-Jan-2018 Student Member
Daniel Wyatt Dickson 12-Feb-2018 Student Member
Maria Krystina Heitman 12-Feb-2018 Student Member
Monir Hossain 20-Jan-2018 Graduate Student Member
Jordan Anthony Means 30-Jan-2018 Student Member
Katua Patrick Mendy 20-Jan-2018 Student Member
Don Joseph Savoy 31-Jan-2018 Member
Junqi Wang 08-Jan-2018 Graduate Student Member
Peter Christopher Warwick 02-Feb-2018 Member
Kevin Yokum 09-Feb-2018 Student Member
AIYING ZHANG 08-Jan-2018 Graduate Student Member
Michael Zucconi 23-Jan-2018 Student Member
Robert little 23-Feb-2018 Student Member
Kevin A Mohammed 14-Feb-2018 Associate Member
2017 IEEE New Orleans Section Past Chairs Night
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• Get involved with the IEEE Standards Association
As an IEEE volunteer, you can take pride in participating in activities that interest you, while ex-
panding your knowledge of IEEE, gaining valuable management and leadership skills, and con-
necting with others in your profession.
For more information, please contact any of the New Orleans Section Executive Committee mem-
bers or go to: http://www.ieee.org/about/volunteers/volunteer_index.html
IEEE New Orleans Section on Social Media
Check us out on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter!
Our IEEE New Orleans Section Website has been given a facelift. Additionally, we now have active ac-
counts on various social media, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. On the Website, members
and prospective members can discover:
• Section, Society, and Affinity Group activities
• Meeting announcements
• Online registrations for upcoming meetings
• Archives of past meeting presentations
• Archives of past news items
• Calendar of upcoming events
In addition to the many resources offered by our section, we recommend that all members regularly
check ieee.org and any other related sites for information on conferences, elections, and other things.
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Volunteer Opportunities
IEEE New Orleans Section 2017 Officers
Officers:
Chair: Maryclaire Peterson, Ph.D.
Vice-Chair: Chan Wong, Ph.D
Secretary: George Bartlett
Treasurer: Lance Priez
Director 1: Lawrence Hall
Director 2: Tammy Lapeyrouse
Director 3: Nathan Wallace
Associate Director: Mike Walcott
vTools Coordinator: Paul Cassingham
Budget Committee: Lance Priez
Recent Past Chair: Cat Wong, Ph.D., PE, PMP
Chapter / Affinity Group Chairs:
Communications Society: Richard Miller
Computer Society: Nathan Wallace, Ph.D.
Engineering in Medicine & Biology: Carlyon
Bayer, Ph.D.
Industry Applications Society: Dean Ruiz
Power and Energy Society: Shreyas Pawale
Young Professionals: David Mayard
Life Members: Tom Slack
PACE: Leo Holzenthal
Student Branches:
Delgado Student Branch: TBD
Tulane Student Branch: Will Skelton
University of New Orleans: Rujil Tuladhar
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