Location:
Sector67
2100 Winnebago Street
Madison, WI
Snacks and drinks are available at Sector67
Please Register at the IEEE-Madison
event page.
Meeting: This meeting will give you a chance to meet
other ECN members socially and professionally. Be
prepared to tell everyone what you do and are interested in.
Possible Topic: Cellular Communications Projects.
August IEEE Meeting
"Engineers and Ethics"
Thursday, August 4th, 5:00-7:00 PM
Speaker: Steve Nelson, Von Briesen & Roper in Milwaukee,
WI
Fee:
IEEE Member $15, Non-Members $25, Student Members Free.
Location:
Pyle Center, Room 227
702 Langdon St
Madison, Wisconsin
United States 53706-1420
Beverages and Appetizers are included in the Registration Fee
Two Hours PDH credit toward PE certification in the Ethics
Category
if you stay for the talk and discussion will be given to those
who attend.
For PDH credit, be sure to include e-mail, IEEE #, and contact
address on registration.
Meeting Talk: "Engineers and Ethics: An Overview of
Ethical Standards that Apply to Design Professionals" The
talk will start with a review the ethical standards that
apply to design professional and discuss their key points.
It will then move on to examples of real life cases to help
the attendees get a flavor of the many ethical issues that
arise in the judicial system. Bring your attention and
questions for an evening of learning. The talk will be
followed by a discussion session on Ethics. For PDH
2-hour credit, be sure to stay for the second hour.
Speaker: Steve
Nelson is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk
Management Practice Group at Von Briesen & Roper in
Milwaukee, WI. Steve has extensive experience in litigation
and concentrates his practice in commercial litigation
including construction, professional liability defense ,
civil and business disputes, contracts and lease disputes,
toxic tort, OSHA counseling and citation defense, personal
injury defense, product liability, and Wisconsin fair
dealership law. He has litigated on behalf of clients
involved in complex construction matters including tunnel
and sewer construction, building construction, highway
construction and matters involving professional negligence.
Section News
Recording
of April ECN talk available
April
ECN Meeting: Tom Kaminski and Tim Chapman presented the
talk in the Cloud Servers. The talk was reviewed in the May
IEEE-Madison Newsletter available here.
Due to recent change in availability, the Camtasia Relay recorded
version of the talk is now available at this link.
Upcoming
Meetings
August Section Meeting: Steve
Nelson will give a talk suitable for the PE certification in the
Ethics category. The meeting is being held at the Pyle Center on
Campus and is also slated for an evening time. Come at 5:00 to
socialize and have appetizers. The talk begins at 5:30. Be
sure to register with you correct contact information if you want
PDH credit. In addition, if you want the full two hours of credit
offered through the IEEE PDH registration service, be prepared to
discuss ethics in the second hour. This should allow PEs to
meet the State of Wisconsin Ethics requirement renewal.
August ECN Meeting: Attend to
meet other entrepreneurs and consultants in the IEEE and related
organizations. The meeting is an opportunity for you to discuss
your entrepreneurial ideas and to market your consultant skills.
Come and hear what others are doing. Are you utilizing
cellular communication for projects? If so, let's discuss
it. Tom Kaminski will briefly discuss his recent cellular
equipment issues.
Volunteers Needed
Micro Volunteers: Do you
have some time to spare to help IEEE-Madison Section?
Perhaps you have a meeting topic that you would like to see us
host and could find a speaker. Maybe you have time to call
a few members who might have forgotten to renew their
membership.
Please consider sending some time helping with the Section
activities. Let me know (tjkaminski (at) ieee.org).
Regular Meetings
Section Meetings
The third Thursday of January through May, and September through
December is reserved for a meeting to provide recent research,
developments, trends and/or innovations in one of our membership's
technical areas.
Life Member Affinity
Group
The first Thursday of January, March, May, September and November is
reserved for a meeting on a topic selected from a broad range
including such areas as technology, science, history, culture and
leisure.
IEEE-MSN-ECN
Networking Meetings
Purpose: Presentations, Discussions, networking
Date: First Thursday of even-numbered months
Time: 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Sector67, 2100 Winnebago Street (East Side of
Madison)
Parking: Park in lot or on Winnebago Street.
Process: Members are encouraged to make introductions,
describe endeavors, and make request for: contacts in target
companies, needs, resources.
Contact: For assistance, call Tim Chapman 2 0 6 - 2 5 7 0
Membership Upgrades
Those interested in upgrading their IEEE membership level should send
their resumes or other information showing five years of significant
performance in an IEEE-designated field to Charles J Gervasi via email
at cj(at)cgervasi.com. Madison Section Board will attempt to find Senior
IEEE members knowledgeable in the applicant’s area of practice who may
be able to provide references. You are invited to attend the informal
networking portion of the monthly Section meetings (starting at 11:30am)
to meet the Section Board members and discuss intentions.
About IEEE
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Madison IEEE Section
The IEEE-Madison Section of the IEEE is a section in Region 4 of the
IEEE-USA organized to serve IEEE members in the Madison, WI area with
over 600 members. The 2016 Officers and Board Members are Charles
Gervasi - Chair, Matthew Bartlett - Vice Chair, Tom Kaminski -
Treasurer, Steve Schultheis - Secretary, Timothy Chapman - Webmaster,
Tom Kaminski - ECN Chair, Dennis Bahr - Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Chapter Chair, Ann E. Thompson - Educational Activities Chair,
Charles Cowie - Life Member Affinity Group Chair, Chuck Kime - Life
Member Affinity Group Vice Chair, Scott Olsen - Membership Development
Chair, Members at Large: Mitch Bradt, Clark Johnson, Craig Heilman,
Dennis Bahr, Sandy Rotter.
Job Openings
Check out WIEES.com
for electrical engineering jobs in Madison and the surrounding region.
This site is maintained as a service for electrical engineers. Jobs
are displayed starting with the most recent postings first. You can
filter results by location and job type. If you are hiring an
electrical engineer in our area, for full-time or contract work, you
can post the job in the Contact Us
section
on the WIEES.com site. Here is a sampling of the new job listings:
Senior
Electrical Engineer, Madison
Embedded Software Engineer at X-ES in Middleton
6-Month
RF Contract Project in Minneapolis
Contact Us
The IEEE-Madison Section has a number of volunteer positions open if
you are interested in helping out. Please direct any questions or
comments to Tom Kaminski (Newsletter Editor) via email to
tjkaminski(at)ieee.org.