Co-sponsored by: UW Bothell Student Branch Seattle PELS Chapter Meeting with UW Bothell Student Branch IEEE Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Krishna Shenai Speaker(s): Dr. Krishna Shenai, Agenda: 6:30 Pizza 6:45 Technical Presentation Location: Bldg: North Creek Events Center 18225 Campus Way NE UW Bothell Bothell, Washington 98011

Co-sponsored by: Seattle Chapter AESS IEEE Distinguished Lecturer Krishna Shenai will discuss a new perspective on power electronics reliability.  Join Skype Meeting       Trouble Joining? Try Skype Web App Join by phone   Toll number:         +1 (773) 917-4061,,30031919# (Dial-in Number)                                English (United States)     Find a local number   Conference ID: 30031919 Forgot your dial-in PIN? |Help     Welcome to Skype for Business Online Meetings. All participants who use the Join by Phone option must dial the full number for call access. Speaker(s): Dr. Krishna Shenai, Agenda: 6:00 Pizza 6:10 Technical Presentation   Location: Room: 1919 Bldg: 99 Microsoft Corporate West Campus 14820 NE 36th St Redmond, Washington 98052

"IEEE Smart Village communities and the Trailblazer Initiative." Presenters: Alexander & Olga Anderson "IEEE Smart Village, the humanitarian outreach program of IEEE and the IEEE Foundation, is inviting volunteers from the Seattle Section to join an initiative to develop and deploy a universal platform for computing, internet connectivity, and energy for off-grid communities. This technology platform will be one of the first demonstrations of the upcoming P2030.10 standard for DC microgrids, and will provide an instantly deployable, portable, modular solution to the needs of remote communities for ICT and energy technology supporting education, health care, capacity building, small business enterprise, and disaster response. Volunteers are eagerly sought who have experience in television white space, 3G/4G signal boosting, satellite communications, reliable computing systems for in-field applications, and community education programs."

IEEE Seattle Excom Meeting April 2018. Everyone welcome to join

IEEE Seattle Section Excom Location: Redmond, Washington

Co-sponsored by: Seattle Section and Seattle PES Join IEEE Seattle Young Professionals for the April 12th Startup Grind Event. The Seattle YP has partnered with Startup Grind to provide discounted tickets for IEEE members. The full cost of this event is $17 but IEEE members pay $5 + processing fee using “ieeetix” promo code. John Wantz is a serial entrepreneur that continues to believe that the future of consumer commerce will be won by distributing the disintermediation between sellers & consumer. John has founded and led three start-ups in Seattle, myaNUMBER, Comr.se Corp, and most currently SHOP, a retail blockchain protocol supporting the value exchanges between Shoppers and Brands. SHOP recently won the award for most innovative retail startup at Shoptalk 2018John architects conceptual design decisions behind the SHOP’s retail smart contracts, on-chain and off-chain data considerations, and strategies behind tokenized and trustless value exchanges between Brands and Shoppers. Driving long-term research and roadmap strategy, he is passionate about contributing to thought leadership as blockchain adaption grows. Agenda 5:30 pm Networking and Food 6:15 pm Fireside Chat 7:30 pm Fireside Chat ends Location:Bldg: OfferUp1745 114th Ave SE Bellevue, 98004 Location: Bldg: OfferUp 1745 114th Ave SE Bellevue, Washington 98004

This month we’ll be talking with Ken Lee and Jerry Hill both with TECO-Westinghouse Motor company.   As always, we will be at Brown & Caldwell in Seattle.   Meeting Agenda Introduction to TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company Snap Shot on LV and MV Motors and Controls, and Gearing solutions Field and Factory Services VersaBridge Medium Voltage Drive Building Blocks of Mains and Slices Modular Scalability for Voltage and Power Liquid Cooling, 2-Phase Cooling Technology Reliability Redundancy Communications and Tools Synch Transfer applications Operation, Project Supply, Training, Spare Parts   Ken Lee has been with TECO-Westinghouse Motor company for almost 11 years. He is based out of Denver, CO, and is the West Region Controls Specialist, with many years of experience in supporting customers and engineering firms with motors, controls, and systems solutions. Ken started his career in 1993 out of Minneapolis, MN working with servo motors and controls from Rockwell Automation’s Electro-Craft company.  He then managed territories in Central and Eastern Canada, out of Toronto, ONT, before relocating to Denver as the Mountain States’ Power Products Area Manager for Rockwell Automation – Allen Bradley’s Drives group. Today he works alongside his regional team members in supporting their customers with system solutions. Jerry Hill has been with TECO Westinghouse for 1 year and is based in the Puget Sound region as Sr. Field Sales Representative supporting all TECO Westinghouse products and services. Prior to joining TECO Westinghouse, Jerry spent 31 years in industrial electrical and rotating equipment service as Account Manager for a number of apparatus repair shops including two different former Westinghouse shops and GE Energy.   Location: Bldg: Brown & Caldwell 701 Pike St Suite 1200 Seattle, Washington 98101

IEEE Seattle YP is partnering with the Seattle Sounders to participate in “College Night” as a networking opportunity for both college students and Young Professionals. Participants will witness Seattle Sounders host Minnesota United for a lively match that is sure to bring lots of excitement. Agenda: The match starts at 1:00 PM at Century Link Field in Seattle on Sunday, April 22nd. Networking in Occidental Square will begin shortly before the match begins so please don't be late! 12:30 PM Networking Meet in Occidental Square 12:45 PM Walk to the stadium 1:00 PM Match starts 3:00 PM Event ends Location: 800 Occidental Ave S Seattle, Washington 98134

Co-sponsored by: IEEE PES Society & YP Celeberate IEEE PES Day with the IEEE PES Society and Seattle Young Professionals at Beardslee Public House. No fee or registration is required... simply show up on Sun April 22nd at 5pm. IEEE PES Seattle society will cover deserts and snacks. Location: 19116 Beardslee Boulevard #201 Bothell, Washington 98011

Power of a Grid: Why you need one. Now. Why grind it out when you can grid it out? Why let traditional project management methodologies and large scale process frameworks weigh you down, when you can easily drive innovation in the face of expanding and changing customer needs, tight timelines and shoestring budgets with my proven technique? I will teach you the fastest, most effective way to problem solve and project manage. Any situation. Any Project. You will walk away from this discussion with a proven, low-overhead project management problem solving technique that will immediately change how you approach your work and your life.   Speaker(s): Valerie Barber, Agenda: Power of a Grid: Why you need one. Now. Why grind it out when you can grid it out? Why let traditional project management methodologies and large scale process frameworks weigh you down, when you can easily drive innovation in the face of expanding and changing customer needs, tight timelines and shoestring budgets with my proven technique? I will teach you the fastest, most effective way to problem solve and project manage. Any situation. Any Project. You will walk away from this discussion with a proven, low-overhead project management problem solving technique that will immediately change how you approach your work and your life. Location: Room: 1919 Bldg: 99 14820 Northeast 36th Street Redmond, Washington 98052

Power of a Grid: Why you need one. Now. Why grind it out when you can grid it out? Why let traditional project management methodologies and large scale process frameworks weigh you down, when you can easily drive innovation in the face of expanding and changing customer needs, tight timelines and shoestring budgets with my proven technique? I will teach you the fastest, most effective way to problem solve and project manage. Any situation. Any Project. You will walk away from this discussion with a proven, low-overhead project management problem solving technique that will immediately change how you approach your work and your life.   Speaker(s): Valerie Barber, Agenda: Power of a Grid: Why you need one. Now. Why grind it out when you can grid it out? Why let traditional project management methodologies and large scale process frameworks weigh you down, when you can easily drive innovation in the face of expanding and changing customer needs, tight timelines and shoestring budgets with my proven technique? I will teach you the fastest, most effective way to problem solve and project manage. Any situation. Any Project. You will walk away from this discussion with a proven, low-overhead project management problem solving technique that will immediately change how you approach your work and your life. Location: Room: 1919 Bldg: 99 14820 Northeast 36th Street Redmond, Washington 98052

Co-sponsored by: Ieee Seattle section, IEEE signal processing Please come to enjoy the reception and lecture on "Ambient intelligence: adaptivity through artificial intelligence, machine learning, and biometrics in worldwide cloud-based environments" by Professor Vicenzo Piuri, IEEE fellow, past Vice President of IEEE worldwide Technical Activities and IEEE president elect candidate.  Delicious wine and delectable, networking with fellow IEEE members and officers. And invigorated with insightful future directions by Vicenzo Piuri.  If you are inspired, Please come to join us at the Columbia Tower Club for drink or dinner and be amazed at the fantastic view of Seattle at 75th floor. Speaker(s): Professor Vincenzo Piuri, Agenda: 5:45 pm  Reception--wine, cheese, appetizers, and delectables. Networking with IEEE members and officers. ( Free) 6:30 pm-8pm,  Lecture by Professor Vincenzo Piuri, IEEE fellow, IEEE Vice President for technical activities 2015, and IEEE President-elect candidate ( Free) "Ambient intelligence: adaptivity through artificial intelligence, machine learning, and biometrics in worldwide cloud-based environments." 8:00 PM   Optional,  After event gathering, dinner or drink at  Columbia Tower Club, 75th floor, 701 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA. A place with the incredible view of Seattle. (Paid by the participants. ) If you are interested to join the after event at CTC, please send email to event organizer, Dr. Sheree Wen at swen@ieee.org   Location: Room: 1919 Bldg: 99 14820 Northeast 36th Street Redmond, Washington 98052