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

Click here for Details and to Register

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,

live Webinars:

1) Search our listing of Future Webinars

2) Register online

3) Receive an email from our Webinar team with sign-on

info*

4) Sign on and learn!

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

Are you interested in getting more involved with IEEE? If so, there are numerous opportunities

where you can volunteer and get involved.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

• Connect with your local IEEE Section and Chapters

• Participate in a technical society or council

• Help organize IEEE conferences

• 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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