Co-sponsored by: IEEE Seattle YP + Seattle PES The IEEE Seattle YP has formed a local partnership with Startup Grind; a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. Under this partnership, IEEE members pay a reduced fee for local Startup Grind events. However, the IEEE is further subsidizing the cost to only $5/person for the first 6 registrants with a PROMO CODE below. The event takes place on Tuesday October 3rd at 6pm with networking, drinks, and food among entrepreneurs in Seattle. At 6:45pm, an insightful business driven Q/A session with the speaker will take place. The discussion will be focused on how the speaker got started in their respective business space with guidance and recommendations for aspiring entrepreneurs.  PROMO CODE:  ieeetix  --- register Below using promo code: https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-seattle-presents-startup-grind-hosts-ta-mccann-during-startup-week-investor-advisor#/ I was previously VP of Product Strategy at Blackberry, focused on BBM (Blackberry Messenger), social applications (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Foursquare…) as well as the native Contacts apps after Blackberry bought my last company, Gist. I was the founder of Gist.com, a social address book sold to Blackberry in February 2011, as well as Jump2Go and 3 other web-based companies. I am on the board of Full Contact and Guidant and an active advisor to startup companies including Creative Live, Zooppa, EveryMove and Inkwell Media. I also spent 4 years at Microsoft in various roles on Exchange and Mobile Service Delivery Platforms. I like B2B and mobile stuff! Location: 111 SO Jackson St. Seattle, Washington 98101

The generation fleet connected to and serving our electrical grid is changing. For the western U.S. power system, these changes include retirement of very large nuclear and fossil-fired generation plants. Another change is the increasing presence of renewable generation, including inverter-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) generation. This presentation will focus on bulk power system characteristics and performance impacts due to these changes, including reduced fault currents and reduced stabilizing inertia. Discussion will include examples of traditional and newer technology solutions to mitigate the selected impacts presented.   Speaker(s): Charlie Vartanian, Location: Seattle, Washington

Join the IEEE Seattle Section to Celebrate IEEE Day! IEEE Day celebrates the first time in history when engineers worldwide and IEEE members gathered together to share their technical ideas in 1884. IEEE Day is officially October 3rd. IEEE Seattle EMC/MTT/AP/ED Joint Chapter Meeting Announcement Presented jointly by the IEEE Seattle Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society, Antennas and Propagation (AP) Society, ​Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society, Electronic Devices (ED) Society Joint Chapter Smart Antennas for IoT and 5G: Recent Advances for Commercial and Aerospace Applications An educational seminar at the Museum of Flight This is a free seminar to celebrate "IEEE Day" but you must register in advance to reserve your seat! Speakers  Professor Constantine Balanis of Arizona State University Jari Vikstedt of ETS-Lindgren Anil Kumar of Boeing Friday, October 6, 2017, 10 am - 3 pm The Museum of Flight ​9404 East Marginal Way Seattle, WA 98108-4097 See the seminar announcement for additional event details, speaker biographies, and abstracts There is no charge to attend this seminar, however, space is limited. Registration is required to obtain entry. ​ Attendee Registration ​There will be a "tabletop" exhibition in the same meeting room space where the technical program will take place. There are a limited number of vendor spaces available. Vendor Information & Registration