Join us for a session on weather satellites. How are we forecasting and tracking these events such as tornadoes, ice storms, hurricanes and torrential downpours (flooding) using weather satellites? What is the technical engineering behind this science? How are we using weather balloons, satellites and tracking towers to follow these severe weather patterns? What kind of devices are we using to check humidity, pressure and temperature? What has changed over the last 20 years? Early warnings for tsunamis, tornadoes, wind shear, earthquakes and hurricanes. How is this saving lives? Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Speaker(s): Paul Doherty, AIA, IFMA Fellow, DFC Senior Fellow, Agenda: 7:00 am PST IEEE Announcements 7:02 am PST Introduction of Speaker 7:04 am PST Presentation 7:45 am PST Q&A Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436233

Nowadays, we have wireless connectivity with almost everything around us. We are connected to our home appliances, to our offices, to our healthcare providers among many other services and online streaming services. Our cars are connected to the network, connectivity is everywhere. This also means there is a large magnitude of wireless standards and bands that antenna systems within our devices and objects need to cover and be compatible with. Multi-antenna or wideband antenna systems were a hot topic in the past few years, but to cover the large frequency band differences between 4G (sub 6-GHz) and 5G millimeter wave (24, 28 and 38 GHz) bands, researchers have started exploring utilizing the same aperture to host multi-standard antenna systems to save space and costs. The term shared aperture, or antenna-in-antenna (AiA) has become a new topic with a wide spectrum of applications in future wireless systems and devices. In this talk, we will discuss the principles and methods of shared aperture antenna systems, and the concept of AiA with several detailed examples and design methods from recent literature. We will discuss the advantages of disadvantages of such systems from practical and performance aspects. In addition, we will touch upon some recent techniques of such shared aperture antenna systems with different technologies by introducing the concepts of Encapsulated Dielectric Resonator Antennas (EDRAs), shared slot multi-band antenna elements, as well as Connected Antenna Arrays (CAA) based shared slot shared aperture antenna systems. Co-sponsored by: University of Washington and Washington State University Speaker(s): Prof. Mohammad Sharawi, Room: 403, Bldg: Electrical and Computer Engineering, 185 W Stevens Wy NE, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/431617

Meet the candidates Saurav Bhattacharya, Pranav Chaudhary, Daniel Fisher, Dr. Youcef Abdelli and Dave Butcher IEEE Consultant Network. They will discuss the direction of the IEEE Consultant Network Seattle 2025. How you can get involved. How you can join. What benefits the IEEE Consultants can offer you. How you can play an active role in the Network. What events are planned for 2025. Don't miss the excitement! Get connected today. (https://60c89b22-fa84-4f7f-9915-ca0ea9310154.usrfiles.com/ugd/60c89b_3b28178339ed4aa4b5a32e3a612a4b01.pdf) Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Agenda: 12:00 pm PST IEEE Announcements 12:02 pm PST Introduce the speaker 12:04 pm PST Presentation 12:45 pm PST Q&A Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/443549

Join us for a session on the latest fire protection codes and standards. Find out what professionals are doing in the industry. Sit back and relax as we explore the state of the art monitoring system, sprinkler systems, and the special hazardous suppression system. Find out how the Code changed with the Fire Alarm and Voice Evacuation system and the IES updates to their exit and emergency lighting. NFPA 13 has updates to the sprinkler riser and hose systems and fire pumps. Find out what changed with the back flow preventors, fire extinguishers and kitchen hood fire suppression systems. Can we save you a seat? Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Speaker(s): Matthew Lausch, Richard Roberts, Jon Kapis, Scott Bailey Agenda: Fire Life Safety Mini Conference – Speaker Line up 7:00 am PST IEEE Announcements 7:02 am PST Introducing speakers 7:04 am PST Matthew Lausch, SET Mid-Atlantic Operations Leader at Jensen Hughes 7:30 am PST Richard Roberts, Industry Affairs Manager Honeywell 7:55 am PST Jon Kapis Senior Consultant Fire Protection Engineering, Coffman Engineers 8:20 am PST Scott Allen Bailey, CFPS, SET, Fire Safety Coordinator, Southern Power 8:45 am PST Salute to the Speakers and IEEE Prize Pack Giveaway Speaker Lineup Matthew Lausch, SET Mid-Atlantic Operations Leader at Jensen Hughes Richard Roberts, Industry Affairs Manager Honeywell Jon Kapis Senior Consultant Fire Protection Engineering, Coffman Engineers Scott Allen Bailey, CFPS, SET, Fire Safety Coordinator, Southern Power (https://60c89b22-fa84-4f7f-9915-ca0ea9310154.usrfiles.com/ugd/60c89b_1e21b8b292a04cb4a03d1343b7ddde80.pdf) (https://60c89b22-fa84-4f7f-9915-ca0ea9310154.usrfiles.com/ugd/60c89b_a3bb153d7cad42ccb183311ad6b51ff9.pdf) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436823

Join us for a night out on the town at the Kent Showare Center. Family, fun, networking! Get connected today. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Agenda: 5:00 pm Pre-game refreshments RAM Restaurant - Kent Station 5:30 pm Meet and Greet 7:00 pm Showare Center main event 8:30 pm Adjorn 512 Ramsay Way suite 4-103, Kent, WA 98032, Washington, United States, 98032