The Internet of Things: Home Automation and Beyond

DATE: Thursday, May 28, 2015

PLACE : Raffel’s – 10160 Reading Road (see below for directions)

• 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Social Time
• 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Dinner
• 7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. – Presentation

COST: $10- $15, See information in Reservations

ABOUT THE MEETING: The term the Internet of Things (IoT) was proposed by Kevin Ashton in 1999. This term originally described machine to machine (M2M) communications, but now includes connectivity of devices, systems, and services. By focusing on examples in home automation, this presentation will describe various IoT applications, services, and issues. After determining how many engineers it takes to turn on a light bulb we will conclude with a description of ongoing IoT industry efforts. Door prizes include a Raspberry PI computer ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Ted Longshore has 30 + years of industry experience in the field of RF communications. His product development experience includes satellite antennas, cellular radio base stations and handsets, Real Time Location Tracking Systems (RTLS), military VHF and UHF transmitters, and most recently telemetry transmitters and receivers. He earned a BSEE from the University of Cincinnati and a MSEE from the Illinois Institute of Technology and is currently the Arrangements Chair for the Cincinnati section of the IEEE.

MENU SELECTIONS: Buffet Menu: Baked Quartered Chicken, Three Cheese Lasagna, Meatloaf served in Brown Gravy, Rice Pilaf, Glazed Carrots, Caesar Salad, Fresh Fruit Salad, Buttermilk Biscuits, Chef’s Choice of Dessert

LOCATION: Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of (more…)

May 28, 2015    Internet of Things

June-August there are no Cincinnati Section meetings.

Mark your calendars!

Senior Design Presentations from UC & Miami University

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

DATE:    Thursday, April 23, 2015 

LOCATION :  Raffel’s – 10160 Reading Road (see below for directions)

TIME :   5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. –  Social Time

                6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. –  Dinner

                7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. –  Presentation

COST:    $10- $15, See information in Reservations

ABOUT THE MEETING:  

This annual meeting is the best senior design teams from The University of Cincinnati & Miami University Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering Technology, electrical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering Technology.  They will present and demonstrate their senior design projects.  (more…)

Renewable Energy, Distributed Energy and the Micro Grid

ABOUT THE MEETING:   

There is much talk these days of distributed generation, micro-grids, islanding and the smart grid – but what do all of these terms mean and what are the repercussions to existing and future infrastructure?

Discussion:  Mega Trends in technology and their relationship to the generation, distributed generation marketplace, micro-grids, nano-grids and beyond.  An overview of the more recent FERC orders and their repercussions on the industry will also be discussed in addition to the future of the energy markets, how to utilize big data and the transformation towards IoT. (more…)

The presentation was filled and well attended.  Thanks to all in attendance.

For the presentation presented at our February meeting please click the link:

Social Media

 March 4th;  5:30-7:30    Location:  222 E 14th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
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There’s an important transformation underway that impacts every individual and organization. It unifies and leverages the collective knowledge, talents and capabilities of employees, customers and partners. It drives and delivers more effective collaboration, engagement and productivity across the entire enterprise. And it’s loaded with significant benefits, opportunities and challenges.

 What is this transformation? It’s “Be Mobile Work Social”.

 IBM and Covinia are sponsoring the Be Mobile Work Social “Amp It UP!” Tour to help leaders of all ages within business, healthcare, government and education understand how this transformation will impact you and your organization’s success. Designed specifically for open-minded, forward-thinking leaders in HR, Operations, IT, Sales & Marketing, the Amp It Up tour is bringing fun, informative, experiential meet-ups to leading cities worldwide.

 This FREE program features awesome expert speakers sharing stories and insights about the transformation to mobile and social collaboration and engagement. You’ll also get to experience solutions from IBM, Apple and Twitter that will help you and your organization be more creative, productive and successful. And throughout it all you’ll enjoy a great atmosphere, fantastic food and drink, networking, and impactful takeaways. 

For more information and registration, go to www.bemobileworksocial.com/cincinnati/.

Event  Flyer:  http://bemobileworksocial.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BMWS-Website-Flyer-Download1.pdf

Looking forward to seeing you on March 4th!

Social Media & Professional Development: A Focus on LinkedIn

 ABOUT THE MEETING:

More than 330,000,000 business professionals use LinkedIn to stay connected and to advance their businesses and careers  Learn how to take advantage of the immense power of LinkedIn to further your career.   Topics will include:

• A cursory look at the Big 5 social media platforms and why LinkedIn is the best tool for professionals
• How to optimize your profile so LinkedIn can work more effectively for you
• How to research clients and competition to generate business
• How to build your personal and professional brand
• How to share expertise, increase innovation and promote events through LinkedIn Groups
• How to use the powerful search engine in LinkedIn for prospecting, job hunting and business intelligence
• How to use little known features to expand your network and amplify your reach
• How to apply proven techniques to stay top of mind with your connections
• Online Reputation Management and why is important to your career
• How to reconnect with long lost friends, colleagues and classmates

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Dave Hatter is a Partner and Solution Architect at Definity Partners, and has over 20 years of programming and consulting experience.  He graduated NKU with a BS Information Systems, and was named by his alma mater an Outstanding Alumnus, College of Informatics, in 2006.  He has written or contributed to 12 books, has authored more than 100 articles for  various publications, and has appeared as a technical contributor and SME on both radio and TV.  He has extensive experience as an instructor and public speaker, and has been on faculty at Cincinnati State for 10 years.  In his spare time, he (more…)

From our January section meeting, attached is a link that will allow you to view and download Professor Talaga’s presentation:

The presentation can be viewed and downloaded here: 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_zxKxNfYM01Ow3WE5-zSTbcjz_dDS8NlH7jgw_KMljQ/edit?usp=sharing

Registration is closed 

Duke Energy and the IEEE Cincinnati Section are pleased to offer a half-day technical presentation:

Transformer Design & Manufacturing

 Speaker: Ronnie Minhaz, P.E.

 Thursday February 19, 2015

 February 19^th  11:15am – 4pm  Presentation begins promptly at Noon.

Duke Energy  139 East 4^th Street, Cincinnati, OH  45202, James E. Rogers Auditorium

Cost is $20   Lunch is included.  4 Continuing Education Credits will be granted.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, seating is limited

 Part 1:      Transformer Design and Design Parameters

This presentation will be on the Basic of Transformer Design. The presentation will (more…)