Please join the IEEE Seattle section Life Member meeting EXCOM Meeting on September 9th 7pm - 8:30pm 2025 Agenda 6-7 pm IEEE Seattle section Life Member Kick off meeting 7-8:30pm IEEE Seattle Section EXCOM meeting Please use the following for Parking link https://www.offstreet.io/events/2ZI2CZWK and enter your vehicle license plate. Co-sponsored by: Joe Decuir Agenda: IEEE Seattle section EXCOM meeting 7PM meeting start - August EXCOM meeting minutes - Seattle section Financial 2024 Financial Resuts upgrade from " Partial Sateisfactory" to " Satisfactory" - Election - Chapters an branch report - Items - Adjourn Room: Bannan 629, Bldg: BANN, Seattle University 901 12th Avenue , Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/499848

proposed agenda: - Present previous discussion and draft minutes: so they understand what happened - we plan to create intellectual property on industrial wisdom, targeted to Young Professionals and student members - Open issues: - Who generates it? E.g. members of the LMAG - Who reviews it? E.g. other members of LMAG, IEEE staff? - How to we publish it? E.g. videos, article(s), presentations by members of LMAG, IEEE TV? - Who has rights and responsibilities? - Present and discuss plans going forward: split into teams to illustrate/record/write up our industrial wisdom - Schedule next meeting(s) - Call for more volunteers to run LMAG; Joe is interim chair, Issac is interim secretary - We should conduct LMAG elections this year. Joe Decuir, IEEE Fellow UW Engineering Faculty M: 425-985-1562 E: jdecuir@ieee.org E: jdecuir@uw.edu Room: 629, Bldg: BANN, Seattle University 901 12th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/499856

EXCOM Meeting for IEEE PES Seattle Officers Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/492307

[] Abstract: The arrival of Wi-Fi 7 in early 2024, based on IEEE 802.11be, marks a paradigm shift in wireless networking—moving from single-link connections toward collaborative multi-link operation, enabling greater capacity and lower latency. With multi-link operation, Wi-Fi 7 can achieve a maximum throughput of 30 Gbps. While this peak throughput supports most existing applications, it falls short of meeting the strict reliability demands of emerging use cases such as the metaverse, augmented and virtual reality, robotics, and industrial automation. These challenges are driving the development of the next generation—Wi-Fi 8. To address these needs, the IEEE 802.11 Task Group bn has been established to define Ultra High Reliability (UHR) PHY and MAC layers. Their goal is to improve WLAN reliability, reduce latency, enhance manageability, and increase throughput across varying signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). In this talk, we will identify and describe the key PHY and MAC elements that will shape Wi-Fi 8, which will operate in the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands. We will also discuss the enabling mechanisms under design and present performance results where appropriate. Bio: Dr. Cheng Chen is a Senior Staff Wireless Standards Engineer at Intel Corporation. He leads Intel's standardization efforts on Wi-Fi sensing (802.11bf) and integrated millimeter wave (802.11bq) within the IEEE 802.11 Working Group, as well as Intel's Wi-Fi certification programs within the Wi-Fi Alliance. He currently serves as Editor for the IEEE 802.11bq Task Group, Technical Editor for the Wi-Fi 7 Technical Task Group, and Vice Chair of the Wi-Fi Sensing Task Group in the Wi-Fi Alliance. He previously served as Technical Editor for the Wi-Fi 6 Technical Task Group (July 2021–June 2022). Dr. Chen is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer for the 2025–2026 term. He is an active contributor and voting member of multiple IEEE 802.11 standards, including 802.11ay (Next-generation 60 GHz Wi-Fi), 802.11be (Extremely High Throughput), 802.11bf (WLAN Sensing), 802.11bn (Ultra High Reliability), and 802.11bq (Integrated Millimeter Wave). He also contributes to several Wi-Fi Alliance certification programs, including Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7, and Wi-Fi sensing. In recognition of his outstanding contributions across standards forums, Dr. Chen has received multiple awards, including the IEEE Standards Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to IEEE 802.11ay and the Wi-Fi Alliance Leadership Recognition Award for the Wi-Fi 6 launch. Dr. Chen earned his B.E. degree in Electronics and Information Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2011, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Co-sponsored by: Pradeep Kumar Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/497970

Summary: Built by the Army Corps of Engineers between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee Dam was the largest concrete structure in the world for decades. With the expansion of the third power station in 1974 made it the largest power plant in the world at the time. It still remains the largest power plant in the USA with a capacity of over 6 GW in three power stations. Tour Summary: The tour will start at 12:00 noon at the Visitor Center for a safety briefing. We will load into USBR vans and head to the Crown Point Viewing Area, North Dam, Banks Lake Headworks, Pumping Generating Plant, 3rd Powerhouse and top of the dam. Then back to the vans and visitor center by 4:30. Visit Requirements: · This is a hard hat, VIP tour of an operating power plant. Closed toe shoes and sensible clothing is required. Shorts, dresses, sleeveless shirts, tank tops, high heels are not permitted. · Photo ID is required for this tour. Unfortunately, US Citizens only due to the time it takes to perform background checks. US citizens will be asked to provide a copy of their ID sent directly by email or mail to the USBR at least one week in advance of the tour and will be required to present their driver’s licenses or valid ID the day of the tour. The email address of where to send your ID will be provided after registration. · No backpacks, fanny packs, bags, purses, etc., are allowed. Wallets fitting in a pocket are OK. Water will be provided along the way. · This is a technical tour for IEEE members and their quests. There is a shorter tour available for the public that may be more appropriate for others such as younger children. More info on the public tour can be found at https://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/visit/index.html · Coming early or staying late, the daily nightly laser show starts at 8:30 pm. · There is a significant amount of standing, walking and climbing stairs on this tour. · Photos are allowed in most areas of the tour. Restricted areas will be pointed out. - Registration opens Friday July 25th. To attend this tour, you will need register by August 29th, 2025. - There is a $5.00 members and their family and $10 non-member registration fee to attend this tour. If a family member or guest is attending with you, they will need to be registered separately. Agenda: Agenda 12:00 pm – Check In, Welcome, Introductions and Safety Talk 12:30 pm – 4:30 Tour of the switchyard, Banks Lake Headwork, Coulee Dam and Powerhouses Highway 155, Grand Coulee, Washington, United States, 99116