Co-sponsored by: Joy Hui Join the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Seattle chapter as we partner with the Communications Society, Consultant Network, and the Vehicular Technology/Broadcast Trachnology/Information Technology/Intelligent Transportation Systems Society this month to bring you a short description of their fields, industry trends including 5G, and recent/upcoming activities, followed by a Q&A panel. Come to hear exciting news and bring your own questions, presented and answered by Society Chair Titus Lo and moderated by WIE committee member Joy Hui. Speaker(s): Titus Lo, Agenda: 6:00PM - Panel discussion and moderator questions 6:45PM - Open floor for audience questions 7:00PM - Conclusion Location: Room: 1919 Bldg: 99 14820 Northeast 36th Street Redmond, Washington 98052

Co-sponsored by: Seattle Section Affinity Group Consultants Network General information: The Women in Engineering (WIE) Society is partnering with Communications Society/Vehicular Technology/Broadcast Technology/Information Technology/Intelligent Transportation Systems Society this month to bring you a short description of their field, industry trends, and recent/upcoming activities, followed by a Q/A panel. Come to hear exciting news and bring your own questions, presented and answered by Society Chair Titus Lo, moderated by a WIE member.   Title: Trends and News in Communications, Vehicular, and Intelligent Transportation Technologies - 5G   IEEE-USA Seattle Section Consultants Network Affinity Group. Why should you consider joining this affinity group. Presented by the current IEEE Seattle CN Affinity Group Chair Alon Newton and moderated by a WIE member.   Speaker(s): Titus Lo, Alon Newton Location: Room: 1919 Bldg: 99 14820 Northeast 36th Street Redmond, Washington 98052

Co-sponsored by: AESS Power Electronics Society Chapter Meeting Speaker(s): Dr. Yue Cao, Agenda: 6:00 Pizza 6:05 Presentation Location: Room: 1919 Bldg: 99 14820 NE 36th St Redmond, Washington 98052-5319

Co-sponsored by: IEEE YP + IEEE PES Seattle Join IEEE YP for a networking event as we host Ralph Kliem on Saturday May 12th. The event scheduled is downtown Seattle with light food and beverages provided.  An insightful conversation and lecture will be presented by Ralph on titled Contemporary Project Management Tactics for Young Professionals. Professional Development Hours will be provided to those who request it.  The Event We are hosting a professional networking event. Students and YPs will have an opportunity to connect with professionals in industry and our guest speaker Ralph Kliem will be speaking about project management tactics. Complementary snacks and drinks will be provided! Registration Students and YPs RSVP here: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_registration/register/172060 Additional information: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/172060   Transportation Carpooling and ride shares are encouraged as parking may be difficult to find. If taking light link rails then get off at Capitol Hill station. Getting In When arriving at building dial 222 on the call box at the door. INSTRUCTIONS The event is held in the auditorum of Modera at Capital Hill. It's a large, open space with with screens and monitors - perfect for networking/presentation. Attendees will need to dial 222 in the dial box (and explain that they are here for an IEEE event) to get access the facility. There should be street parking available.    Address: 1427 11th Ave Seattle Dial 222 on the callbox to get access  Speaker(s): Ralph Kliem, Location: Bldg: Modera Capital Hill 1427 11th Ave Seattle, Washington 98122

Co-sponsored by: IEEE YP + IEEE PES Seattle Join IEEE YP for a networking event as we host Ralph Kliem on Saturday May 12th. The event scheduled is downtown Seattle with light food and beverages provided.  An insightful conversation and lecture will be presented by Ralph on titled Contemporary Project Management Tactics for Young Professionals. Professional Development Hours will be provided to those who request it.  INSTRUCTIONS The event is held in the auditorum of Modera at Capital Hill. It's a large, open space with with screens and monitors - perfect for networking/presentation. Attendees will need to dial 222 in the dial box (and explain that they are here for an IEEE event) to get access the facility. There should be street parking available.    Address: 1427 11th Ave Seattle Dial 222 on the callbox to get access  Speaker(s): Ralph Kliem, Location: Bldg: Modera Capital Hill 1427 11th Ave Seattle, Washington 98122

Co-sponsored by: IEEE YP + IEEE PES Seattle Join IEEE YP for a networking event as we host Ralph Kliem on Saturday May 12th. The event scheduled is downtown Seattle with light food and beverages provided.  An insightful conversation and lecture will be presented by Ralph on titled Contemporary Project Management Tactics for Young Professionals. Professional Development Hours will be provided to those who request it.  The Event We are hosting a professional networking event. Students and YPs will have an opportunity to connect with professionals in industry and our guest speaker Ralph Kliem will be speaking about project management tactics. Complementary snacks and drinks will be provided! Registration Students and YPs RSVP here: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_registration/register/172060 Additional information: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/172060   Transportation Carpooling and ride shares are encouraged as parking may be difficult to find. If taking light link rails then get off at Capitol Hill station. Getting In When arriving at building dial 222 on the call box at the door. INSTRUCTIONS The event is held in the auditorum of Modera at Capital Hill. It's a large, open space with with screens and monitors - perfect for networking/presentation. Attendees will need to dial 222 in the dial box (and explain that they are here for an IEEE event) to get access the facility. There should be street parking available.    Address: 1427 11th Ave Seattle Dial 222 on the callbox to get access  Speaker(s): Ralph Kliem, Location: Bldg: Modera Capital Hill 1427 11th Ave Seattle, Washington 98122

This month we’ll be talking with Rob Hilkemeier of ASCO Power Technologies, who will be accompanied by Matt Kinsel, Larry Blaine, and Newman Telischak.   Meeting Agenda Why use a Load Bank Types of Power Tested Typical Load Bank Applications Types of Load Banks Control and Operation Specifying Considerations Rob Hilkemeier Regional Technical Sales, ASCO Load Banks Rob has 20 years of Sales and Sales Management experience in the emergency power business; engine generators both in standby and prime power applications.  He is technical sales support for load banks to the Rocky Mountain West ASCO Sales Offices since 2015.  Rob assists ASCO personnel, contractors, consultants and end customers in the application of technical detail and product configuration to sell load banks into varied applications across multiple industries.       Matt Kinsel Sales Engineer, ASCO Power Technologies Matt serves as the technical Sales Engineer for ASCO in Washington and Alaska. He joined Larry in 2016 to start the new ASCO Sales Office in the Pacific Northwest. His areas of experience include schools, pumps stations, refineries, and data centers. Matt regularly travels around the Pacific Northwest to assist Engineers with their ATS applications and give presentations.   Newman Telischak Sales Engineer, ASCO Power Technologies Newman is a Field Sales Engineer for ASCO Power Technologies, and he joined the ASCO team in 2016. He works with consultants and electrical distributors in the states of Oregon and Washington. Newman’s focus is assisting consulting engineers design standby power systems in the healthcare, data center, and manufacturing industry Larry Blaine District Manager, ASCO Power Technologies Larry has over 30 years of experience in standby power switching and generator paralleling. He has assisted consulting engineers in designing standby power systems for health care, water and wastewater, data centers, manufacturing facilities, and other industries. Location: Bldg: Brown & Caldwell 701 Pike St Suite 1200 Seattle, Washington 98101

WiBotic provides plug-and-play wireless power and battery intelligence solutions for robotic applications. The wireless power product includes a transmitter and a receiver. When a robot approaches the transmitter, the WiBotic wireless power and battery intelligence solutions automatically detects its presence and wirelessly charges the battery – just as fast as a standard plug-in charger. Join us for a talk by WiBotic co-founder Joshua Smith on how their wireless systems work. Speaker(s): Professor Joshua R. Smith, Ph.D., Agenda: 6:00 pm – Networking and Refreshments (including drinks)6:30 pm – Introductions and Technical Talk7:15 pm –Wireless Power Demo from Wibotic8:00 pm – Adjourn Location: Room: 403 Bldg: EEB Electrical Engineering Bldg (EEB) Seattle, Washington 98195

Co-sponsored by: Alon Newton   Ever wish you could see how innovative hardware is designed? Well IEEE YP has a treat for you! We have teamed up with Microsoft's Device Labs to offer a once in a lifetime opportunity to tour the Surface laboratory! Building 87 on the Redmond campus is where the Surface devices come to life. On this 90 minute tour, you will get the chance to see state of the art equipment used to design multiple prototypes a day for their Surface Pros, Surface Laptops, and Surface Books. You'll also get to witness how color, material, and electronics are creatively merged together to create the devices worthy of the Microsoft name. Make sure to bring your curiousity! Space is limited to 15 participants so make sure to sign up today! Please make sure to respect the tour guides time by arriving outside the building at 3:50 PM    DIRECTIONS AND PARKING INSTRUCTIONS https://goo.gl/maps/32Jy7GYPEj92 - This will lead to Building 87 where the lab tour is. To get to the entry side, you need to be on the red road shown in the satellite view, not on the outer side of Building 87 (which is the 520 freeway).   Look for the "Visitor Parking" Blue sign and park there (next to 154th Pl NE). There are parking garage structures next to Building 87 as well. ONLY park in the visitor parking slots if any exist. Give yourself an extra half hour to park and check in for "Alon Newton" at the reception desk. Speaker(s): Tour Guide: Tom McDowell, Location: Bldg: 87 4729 154th Place NE Redmod, Washington 98052