"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