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Vol. 63, No. 06 Summer (June-July-August) 2018

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AlmanackIEEE Philadelphia Section Website

Membership in the Following CountiesPennsylvania: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia.

New Jersey: Burlington, Camden and Gloucester

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Message from the Chair Peter Silverberg, IEEE-LSM, P.E. IEEE revels in numbers. I won’t copy all the mem-

bership numbers because you can get them from MGA if you ask. The point I want to make is that IEEE resembles a balloon with a slow leak. While 2018 is 1% above 2017 the general trend is to lose 2% a year.

I know that the readers of this message are the most likely to keep membership. You showed enough interest to at least peruse this page. IEEE needs you to reach out to wavering members and non-members to increase the population of this section. We can’t solve the global problem, but we can act locally. Turn to others around you can make a case for joining or staying. The biggest cohort that shows the most turnover is young. Many discussions have cen-tered on the transition from student to Member. Dues represent sticker shock. Also, losses continue for those who hold Member (or Graduate student) cards less than five years. They don’t see value in fighting traffic to hear talks outside the immediate job. The immediate reward for membership is hard for them to see. IEEE expends marketing ef-fort on technical publications and the insurance programs. It is a little harder to market a prediction – “Five years from now you will not be doing the tasks (job) you have today.” That is where the IEEE membership helps. By being active locally

INSIDE THE ALMANACK (Entries are Hyperlinked point+ctrl+click) MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Message from the Chair....................................... 2 UPCOMING AREA EVENTS Maker Faire……………………………………… 4 IEEE WIE - Women in Engineering …………... 5 Sr. Member Workshop…………………………...6 RECOGNITION Barney Adler Receives Award…………………...7 NOTABLE PAST AREA EVENTS Delaware Valley Science Fairs (DVSF)………... 8 ELECTION TIIME Region 2 Elections……………………...………. 10 IEEE PHILADELPHIA SECTION Planning Calendar………………………........... 16 Section Notes…………………………………… 18 Sponsorship Program……………...................... 19 EVENT ADVERTISEMENTS IMS 2018 - Keynote Speakers………………… 20 IMS 2018 - 5G Summit …………….................. 21 WIE Eagle Stadium Tour……………………… 22 IEEE WIE Forum USA East………………….. 23 Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology……24 2019 American Control Conference……………25 PROFESSIONAL ADVERTISEMENTS EHS Manager/Professional……………………. 26 ALMANACK Published Monthly Nine Times per Year, January to May a Summer issue and September to December. Publisher: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] Section Office: [email protected] IEEE Section Night Meetings are conducted on the 3rd Tuesday of the Month, eight times per year, January through May and September through November. ADMIN. COMMITTEE (ADCOM) Meetings are conducted on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month: January through June and September through December. Members are welcome to attend the meeting only. Reserve a seat by calling Friday before the meet-ing. Phone: 484-270-5136.

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or in a society, you develop a helpful network. By delivering talks to chapters, you gain confidence. By actually volunteering to organize meetings, you learn many skills most useful throughout a ca-reer. As for me, I get to see friends about twice a month without making long drives. I think that volunteering to promote a technical profession is fun; perhaps you can also see it my way. Short news

The IEEE MOVE Vehicle was at the Court-yard Marriott on May 30. I tried to get a turnout to see it on short notice. As of this writing, I do not know how it did.

Michael Mayor just got notification from

SPS: (George Olekson writing on behalf of Nikos Sidiropoulos and five others). “Congratulations, it is my great pleasure to inform you that the IEEE Signal Processing Socie-ty's Philadelphia Chapter has been awarded Certi-fication! This Certification will be valid for four years, so the Chapter will be certified from 1 Jan-uary 2019 through 31 December 2022.” “Now that your Chapter has been certified, you will receive the following:

• A certificate of merit for the 2018 Chapter

Chair. • An appreciation certificate for each 2018

Chapter Officer.” What will be happening this summer.

Philadelphia Maker Faire is new for this re-gion. It will be June 24 at Pennovation Works (3401 Grays Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia) 10 am to

6 pm. We have taken a booth space. We could use a rotating staff in the booth. Our coordinator is John Iannuzzi and he will be looking for help:

[email protected].

Watch your emails for a more details. A big meeting will be at the Convention

Center. There is a flyer in the Almanack for the International Microwave Symposium, June 10-15. We are providing student volunteers. Attendance is projected to be 10,000.

Affinity groups WIE and YP have arranged

a VIP Eagles Stadium Tour June 23. That looks like real fun and only $10 for the food. Contact Kate McDevitt at:

[email protected]. A senior member workshop will use the

third Tuesday in June (6/19) at the Sheraton Uni-versity City Hotel. Kate McDevitt will need two cohorts to attend. If you want to advance from Member to Senior Member this is the time and place. Bring resumes and meet references. The other group is a cadre of references (Senior Mem-bers and Fellows) who know how to write. They are the helpful interviewers.

Our friends at the Engineers Club of Phila-

delphia have their annual meeting Thursday, June 21, at Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Down-town; 21 N Juniper St, Philadelphia, PA 19107; 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Highlight will be the George Washington Medal Presentation to John Grady, President of the Philadelphia Industrial



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Development Corporation (PIDC). Our section is an affiliate of ECP. I am a member. If you want to go, sign up at the engrclub.org.

Speaking of the club — the section could

nominate persons for Engineer of the Year and Young Engineer of the Year. Send your thoughts to me before the next ADCOM meeting (June 12).

Right now, July and August look unsched-uled. Some of our chapters might hold meetings so watch your emails. There will be elections at the Region and Society and upper levels of IEEE late in the summer. The Section votes in October. En-joy your vacation time and keep sunscreen handy. Like the movement of the moon in its orbit, section meetings will start again September 19.

Philadelphia Mini Maker Faire

Sunday, June 24, 2018, 10 am – 6 pm

Maker Faire Website

To be held at the:

Pennovation Center, Philadelphia

What is Maker Faire? Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curi-ous people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, ex-periments, projects.

We call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth. A family-friendly showcase of invention, crea-tivity, and resourcefulness.

Glimpse the future and get inspired!

https://philly.makerfaire.com/

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Women in Engineering (WIE)

IEEE WIE and Young Professionals invite you to join us for a VIP Eagles

Stadium Tour! Saturday, June 23, 2018

Pre-Social at Xfinity Live!

12 PM Stadium Tour

1:30 PM

Registration Contacts:

Kate McDevitt Maria Tabbut

WIE Chair: Kate McDevitt WIE Vice-Chair Maria Tabbut [email protected] [email protected]

Secretary: Nannette D’Imperio

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Save the Date

2018 IEEE WIE FORUM USA EAST Call for Papers & Participation

November 29 – December 1, 2018 White Plains, NY Information and Registration

Senior Member Workshop

A Senior Member Workshop will be

Scheduled at a later day

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IEEE Philadelphia Section Volunteer Barney Adler - Receives Award

From: <[email protected]> Subject: Congratulations on being recognized for your volunteer work with students Date: March 29, 2018 at 9:59:43 AM EDT To: "Adler, Barney" <[email protected]> Barney, Congratulations for being recognized for

your many years of volunteer work with thousands of stu-dents in the Philadelphia area. It was a privilege to per-sonally join you in some of your workshops in which you provided an effective way for students to enhance leader-

ship and other important professional skills, and to see the outstanding results in activities in the uni-versities they represented. A good example is the total of 46 Student Professional Awareness events and several SAC Student Conferences that schools in the Philadelphia Section have completed. You have been a major reason for this great success. Even more important is how your leader-ship and other student support activities have made

positive impacts on increasing the level of success for students in both their academic and working careers. By your demonstration of the value of ac-tive IEEE membership, I am confident that a much larger percent of students have remained life-long IEEE members. This is so important because the future of our organization is based on the success of programs for students. I was very pleased that IEEE-USA estab-lished the Jim Watson Student Professional Awareness Achievement Award because it recog-nizes outstanding, long-time volunteer profes-sional activities associated with our students, and you are so worthy of receiving this recognition. The Philadelphia Section has been a great resource for students for many years, and you are the star player. Congratulations and enjoy the spotlight at your awards banquet!

Jim Watson, PE President, Watson Associates Career Management Services IEEE National Speaker IEEE Region 2 SPAx Support Coordinator IEEE Columbus Section SPAx Coordinator

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Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2018 Awards Ceremony May 18, 2018

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Society for Science and the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation, announced Awards of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2018. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at the Intel ISEF 2018 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state, or national fair. This year's Intel International Science and Engi-neering Fair featured approximately 1,800 young scientists selected from 422 affiliate fairs in more than 80 countries, regions and territories.

Award winners from the Delaware Valley Science Fairs Biochemistry:

Rhea Malhotra, 15, 10th Grade, Moravian Academy, Bethlehem, PA The Biochemical Interactions of Cardiac Ion-Blocking Agents and Optical Coherence Tomog-raphy 'in vivo 'for Cardiovascular Diseases. Best of Categmy: - $5,000 Grand Award: First Place - $3,000 Special Award: Trip to the European Union Contest in Ireland Special Award: MIT- Lincoln Laboratory, Ceres Connection- Lifetime Naming of an Asteroid

Biomedical Engineering: Shehbeel Arif, 18, 1ih Grade, Central High School, Philadelphia, PA

Prostate Cancer Diagnostic Device: The Application of Multiplex Lateral Flow Immunoassay for the Detection of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). Grand Award: Third Place - $1,000

Prathysha Kothare, 15, 9th Grade, Parkland High School, Allentown, PA Unfolding the Mysteries of vWF: Experimental vs. Computational Studies of vWF's A2 Do-main. Grand Award: Third Place - $1,000

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Energy: Physical: Sathya Edamadaka, 16, 10th Grade, High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ RPAL: A Novel Low-Cost High-Efficiency Photovoltaic System Using Tunable Plas-monic Nanostructures. Best of Category: - $5,000 Grand Award: First Place - $3,000 Special Award: United States Navy, Office of Naval Research - $10,000 Special Award: Qatar Foundation- First Award - $1,000 Special Award: MIT- Lincoln Laboratory, Ceres Connection- Lifetime Naming of an As-teroid Special Award: IEEE Foundation- President's Scholarship Award - $10,000

Mathematics:

Karthik Yegnesh, 18, 12th Grade, Methacton High School, Eagleville, PA Braid Groups on Triangulated Surfaces and Singular Homology Grand Award: Second Place - $1,500

Plant Science:

Sophia Swartz, 18, lih Grade, Central Bucks High School- South, Warrington, PA Molecular-Based Genotypic Selection for Anthocyanin in Lactuca sativa. Grand Award: Fourth Place - $500

Since 1949, Delaware Valley Science Fairs, Inc. (DVSF) has stimulated interest in science, tech-nology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among middle and high school students in the tri- state region. Our vision is to bring parents, teachers and industry together to stimulate and nurture young people so that they can grow and develop into contributing members of the community. DVSF's philosophy is that students learn by doing. They learn how to think, how to identify prob-lems that need to be solved, and to design solutions to those problems.

For more information, visit www.DVSForg or call Henry Disston, President and Executive Director, at: 215-895-5840.

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Region 2 – Director Elections – Candidate Bio and Statement Emilio M. Salgueiro (Nominated by IEEE Region 2) Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Temple University Retired Consulting Engineer, Unisys Corporation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA www.linkedin.com/in/emiliosalgueiro

Emilio Salgueiro technical interests are in

Computer Architecture, Performance, and Ca-pacity Planning of large complex computer sys-tems. He is Adjunct Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University. He retired from Unisys Corporation after working very successfully as a Consulting Engineer for the System Analysis, Modeling and Measure-ment Performance Group. His area of expertise is in the private industry as well as Academia. As a Consulting Engineer Emilio worked in the Sys-tem Performance Analysis and Capacity Plan-ning. Manager in the System Analysis Modeling

and Measurement department and acted Director of Performance Engineering. Published MIPS ratings for all Unisys Mainframes. He obtained his academic education at the National Univer-sity of Mexico (BSEE and BSME 1980) and the Pennsylvania State University (ME ES, and post Master’s in AI 1990). He authored many proprie-tary papers, managed a multi-year research agreement with PSU and four+ years as Lecturer at the Pennsylvania State University, Malvern Campus

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities (S’74-M’78-SM’90) I have been an active volunteer for IEEE in multiple Boards and Committees. I currently serve as Region 2 Secretary; my participation in this po-sition provided me with broad acquaintance with IEEE Region 2 structure, understanding of organ-izational units at the regional and technical level. I also served on the IEEE-USA National PACE Committee representing Region 2 for many years, this provided me with good understanding of the IEEE-USA’s structure, nationwide IEEE-USA’s

organization units at the national, regional and technical levels. I am very proud of supporting ef-forts to serve member interests with more pro-grams, better communication and more opportuni-ties for professional development. I also served on the Philadelphia Section Executive Committee in various positions, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary. In the technical area, I am proud to be co-Chair of the Computer Society.

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Statement It is exciting to be nominated for R2 Director Elect during a time of change in our profession. Having worked at industry, academia, and served IEEE through multiple volunteer positions, has prepared me well for this role. Being retired from industry, gives me a great opportunity to serve better our Re-gion. I see great opportunities of growth for our region in the area of member retention, emphasis on high quality publications that meet the needs of practitioners, continuing education, and advocacy of the profession. Delivery of new benefits in innovative ways such as:

• Participation in the Industry Advisory Board

• Moderated panels and tutorials to allow members remain globally competitive

• Networking and Career opportunities to provide direct value to our members.

• Attract students at all levels on leadership and professional IEEE opportunities.

• Increase the number of volunteers from among our members by providing shorter, flexible and modular volunteer assign-ments.

• Region 2 needs a Director with the time, ex-perience and expertise to identify strategies that can broaden our base. I ask for your vote, support and involvement.

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Region 2 – Director Elections – Candidate Bio and Statement BARRY C. TILTON, P.E., (Nominated by IEEE Region 2) Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of Engineering, Vricon Systems LLC Oakton, Virginia, USA http://www.barrytiltonieee.org

Barry Tilton is Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of Engineering at Vricon Systems LLC. He has over 32 years’ experience as an Elec-trical Engineer in the aerospace field, and is a Li-censed Professional Engineer. A 20-year veteran of the US Air Force, he had over 1000 flight hours as test director, and worked as Chief Engineer, Chief Scientist, and Program Director for the US Defense and State Departments as well as several international efforts with countries on five Conti-nents.

Barry earned his BSEE from USC and MSEE from Northrop University. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and AIAA, and a Fellow of the American Geographical Society. He was twice Chair of the IEEE Northern VA Section, and currently serves as the IEEE Region 2 Technology Policy Coordi-nator. Barry is married to the former Elaine Belen and has three children.

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities (M’86-S’89-M’90-SM’05) Barry C Tilton, P.E. is a Senior Member of IEEE, who has both been involved with (and served in positions of leadership in) the organization and community for over 33 years. He has been a mem-ber of IEEE since 1986, and has been involved as a member, author, conference attendee and thought leader in the AESS and GRSS for most of that time, in Los Angeles, Colorado and Virginia. Upon retirement from the US Air Force, Mr. Tilton became active in leadership of several technical activities and MGA efforts in Region 2.

He has been Treasurer, Vice Chair and Chair (twice) of the NoVA Section of IEEE, and was rec-ognized in 2010 as Volunteer of the Year. He Chaired the Joint NoVa/DC SSIT Chapter for two years. He has supported IEEE as representative to the Future Cities finals four times. He currently mentors the NoVa Section sponsored (and award winning) Oakton High School Robotics Club. He has been Region 2 Technology Policy coordinator for over 5 years, actively addressing Region con-cerns in technology management and regulation from his proximity to the National decision mak-ers.

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Barry has served as Chair-Elect and Chair of the IEEE-USA Committee on Transportation and Aerospace Policy, where he took leadership roles in preparing the full technical programs for two successive IEEE-USA annual meetings. He has also run sessions at National and Region

gatherings on many occasions. Barry has also ac-tively supported the Government Affairs Commit-tee of IEEE-USA for several years.

Statement Greetings! I am honored to be a candidate for Di-rector-Elect of our fine organization. Working within my Section, the Region, and with IEEE-USA has given me critical opportunities to grow. If given the opportunity to lead the Region, I will focus on three qualities…Vision, Involvement and Passion. As the pace of change in our society accelerates, it is extremely challenging to succeed professionally when standards, policies and protocols are in con-stant flux. As leaders, we must have VISION – the ability to discern what changes will produce what results – and how to appropriately react and adjust.

Once the path forward is understood, we must be INVOLVED. It is not enough to take personal ad-vantage of change, it is our professional responsi-bility to help society adapt to the changes for the betterment of all. Finally, approaches to problem solving, outreach and community support must be infused with PASSION. Leading through change can be ex-hausting, and it is the passionate professional who will carry on - ensuring success. I look forward to meeting with your Sections and Chapters.

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Region 2 – Director Elections – Candidate Bio and Statement Philip M. Gonski, P.E. (Nominated by IEEE Region 2) Project Manager Burns Engineering Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Philip M Gonski, P.E. has been active in both the volunteer and professional community in the Phil-adelphia Area. After graduating from the University of Illinois – Urbana, Philip started his career at Sargent & Lundy, LLC, designing new power plants. Among his notable projects were the design of a biodiesel power plant on the island of Oahu, and later the design of one of the largest combined cycle power plants in the world in Saudi Arabia. While working at S&L, Philip took evening courses in Energy and Power Engineering and

earned a Master’s Degree from University of Illinois-Chicago. Philip currently works at Burns Engineering in downtown Philadelphia as a project manager for in-dustrial and energy clients, with a focus on advanced microgrids. In his free time, Philip enjoys the Philadelphia arts, traveling the world with his wife and jogging along the Schuylkill River Path, which runs through the heart of Philadelphia.

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities (S’04-M’07-GSM’09-M’09-M’11-SM’14) Philip has been an IEEE member for the past 13 years and is a Senior Member. During this period, he has served in the following volunteer positions:

• IEEE Philadelphia Secretary • IEEE Philadelphia Treasurer • IEEE Philadelphia Chairman (3 Years) • IEEE Region 2 East Area Chair (Present)

During this volunteer work for the Philadelphia Sec-tion, Phil was instrumental in developing a new website for the Section that was better able to represent the dy-namic nature of the region. During his tenure as IEEE Philadelphia Chair, the Section hosted multiple

Arduino and STEM outreach program, as well as the first IEEE WIE Summit. He also organized a career fair that saw approximately 15 companies in attendance. The event was well at-tended and led directly to several IEEE members gain-ing employment. In addition to IEEE involvement, Phil is active in other technical and outreach organizations and as been a vol-unteer at local science fairs and Future City competi-tions. His work in the IEEE and Professional community cul-minated in his selection as the IEEE Philadelphia ‘Young Engineer of the Year’

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Statement Our Region has been incredibly fortunate to contain some of the most dynamic Sections, with dozens of quality conferences and professional events. These events, such as the IEEE WIE Forum, have been in-credible at providing for the networking opportuni-ties that are crucial to IEEE’s continued viability. My vision for the Region is one where both profes-sionals and academics can find value in their mem-bership. Perhaps the most critical, is for us to con-vince companies that there is value in sponsoring their employee’s membership. As an IEEE member who made the transition from student member to full

member, I know firsthand that justifying the personal expense of dues was difficult without corporate sponsorship. In fact, I am among those who did not renew their membership after graduation. Like any organization, we need a value proposition to our members. I would plan to continue and build upon successful events and help foster new initia-tives for professional development and networking. The choice to join IEEE must be a clear one, which can only occur through increased outreach programs.

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PHILADELPHIA SECTION PLANNING CALENDAR Current Month: June-July-August

Date Activity June

June 10-15 International Microwave Symposium June 12 ADCOM June 15 Application for Project Funds from IEEE Foundation June 19 Sr. Member Workshop June 23 WIE Eagle Stadium Tour June 24 Maker Faire June 30 Send Sponsorship Donation to Future City

July

July 15 Application for project funds from IEEE Foundation July 30 Send sponsorship donation to Future City July 30 Application due for PES Scholarships

August August 6-8 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics

September September 11 ADCOM September 18 IEEE Night (Conflict with Yom Kippur) September 22 Maker Faire (NYC)

September 18? Sarnoff Symposium October

Oct 3? IEEE Day October 9 ADCOM

October 10 Volunteer sign-up mentors for Future City October 15 Voting closes for section officers October 15 New members get 15 months by joining in October October 15 Nominations due for Engineer of the Year (DVEW) October xx RISE October 16 IEEE Night

October 26-27 Electric Expo Oct. 26 to Nov. 4 ITC Meeting (Phoenix)

October 30 Voting closes for Engineer of the year

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PHILADELPHIA SECTION PLANNING CALENDAR Current Month: June-July-August

Date Activity November

November 2 Chairman starts to assemble ADCOM for next year November xx WIE Forum in White Plains November 13 ADCOM November 20 IEEE Night

December December 1 Application due for Region 2 Awards nominations December 1 SPM 18 - Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Conference at Tem-

ple. Dr. Joseph Picone, Chair. Co-Sponsored Philadelphia Section and SPS Chapter.

December 11 ADCOM December 11 Send sponsorship donation to Del. Valley Eng. Week December 31 Last Day to pay 2019 dues

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PHILADELPHIA SECTION NOTES

IEEE PHILADELPHIA SECTION OFFICERS Chair: Peter M. Silverberg, P.E.: [email protected] Vice Chair: Mark Soffa: [email protected] Treasurer: Robert Johnston: [email protected] Secretary: Chris Vaile: [email protected] Past Chair: Philip Gonski, P.E.: [email protected]

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE (ADCOM) ADCOM meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Sheraton University City, 3549 Chest-

nut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Members are welcome to attend. If you want to attend, reserve a seat by calling the IEEE Section Office by the Friday before the meeting.

DIECTORIES ADCOM Members SECTION Chapters Chapter Chairs Responsibilities ALMANACK STAFF

Publisher: Peter Silverberg, P.E.: [email protected] Editor: Michael Mayor, P.E.: [email protected] News and notices contact: [email protected]

IEEE Philadelphia Section Main Office: 11 Bala Avenue, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004, Phone: 484.270.5136

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ADVERTISEMENTS – Contact: [email protected]. The IEEE Philadelphia Section encourages placement of technical, professional, promotional and commercial advertisements. The Almanack is published ten times a year and is read by approxi-mately 4,000 members in over 150 key industries. The following rates are designed for the occasional advertisers. A more comprehensive set of ben-efits is offered in the Sponsorship Program (next page).

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PHILADELPHIA SECTION SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

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Platinum Gold Silver Bronze Cost per Year $3,500 $2,500 $2,000 $1,000 Awards Ban-quet1

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SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2018

VIP EAGLES STADIUM TOUR

IEEE WIE and Young Professionals invite you to join us for a VIP Eagles Stadium Tour!

The Philadelphia Eagles invite us to tour Lincoln Financial Field,

Home of the Eagles!

Meet us at noon before the tour at Xfinity Live! for food and

drinks. We’ll be meeting by 11th Street and Pattison Ave. entrance.

Free Parking for the event located in Lot K at Pattison Ave and 11th

Ave. We’ll meet in the Head House Lobby by the Eagles Pro Shop.

Tickets for the event are $10 for IEEE members and non-

members. IEEE member registration is available on vTools. Non-

members can pay at the start of the event.

Explore the home

of champions!

Press Box,

Locker Room,

and more!

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Pre-Social at

Xfinity Live!

12 PM

Stadium Tour

1:30 PM

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Tickets for IEEE

Members and

Non-members

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Free Parking

Lot K Pattison Ave

and 11th Ave

For more info. contact

Kate McDevitt

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Eighth Annual

IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium (SPMB18)

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

IEEE SPMB18 is a regional symposium intended to provide a highly interactive forum where bioengineering and signal processing researchers can collaborate on emerging trends in signal processing. We expect approximately 125 researchers to attend. We specifically encourage graduate students to attend and present their thesis or dissertation research. This is an excellent opportunity to network with leading professionals in your field and to form new collaborations.

Signal processing plays a vital role in applications ranging from medical electronics to data mining of electronic medical records. The enormous amounts of data that can be acquired from devices are enabling a new generation of technology based on big data. This symposium is intended to bring together a wide range of professionals interested in applications of signal processing medicine and biology. The symposium is sponsored by IEEE-USA, IEEE Region 2, IEEE Region 2 Philadelphia Section, Temple University, the Neural Engineering Data Consortium and NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering.

The symposium will consist of two plenary talks, two oral sessions and two poster sessions. Exhibits and demonstrations are encouraged as well. Interested parties should contact the conference organizers at [email protected] for further details. Please consult our conference archive for additional information about the history of this conference.

Symposium Topics: Traditional signal processing topics include: • Signal analysis (e.g., EEG, ECG, EMG)• Medical imaging (e.g., MRI, fMRI)• Machine learning, data mining and classification• Big data resources and applications• Signal processing methods in bioinformatics• Linear, nonlinear, and adaptive filtering and prediction• Time-frequency and non-stationary signal analysis

Applications of particular interest this year include: • Electronic medical records• Wearable healthcare devices• Data mining and analytics in healthcare• Security and reliability in wireless medical technologies• Biomedical nanosensors and wireless technologies• Biomedical instrumentation and electrical stimulation

If you have questions about the relevance of a planned submission, feel free to contact the technical committee at [email protected] for guidance.

Paper/Abstract Submission: Presenters may choose to submit to one of two peer-reviewed tracks: (1) Paper: An original four to six-page paper

for oral presentation.(2) Poster: A one-page abstract that will be

presented as a poster.All papers and abstracts are indexed in IEEE Xplore (search for “IEEE SPMB”).

Papers/abstracts can be submitted via email to [email protected]. Contributions must follow the approved conference formats. See IEEE SPMB Guidelines for more information.

Important Dates: Paper Submission Aug. 1, 2018 Notification Oct. 1, 2018 Early Registration Nov. 1, 2018 Final Program Dec. 1, 2018

Organizing Committee: General Chairs: Joseph Picone (Temple) Ivan Selesnick (NYU-Tandon)

Technical Program Chair: Silvia Lopez (Blackfynn)

Program Chairs: Nashwa Elaraby (Penn State) Amir Harati (Jibo, Inc.) Hansen Mansy (UCF) Iyad Obeid (Temple) Amrita Sahu (Altria) Robin Tibor Schirrmeister (Freiburg)

Industrial Liaison: Michael Mayor (IEEE SPS)

Publications Chair: Georgios Lazarou (USA)

Local Arrangements: Shawn Fagan (Temple) Eva von Weltin (Temple)

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2019 American Control Conference: Call for PapersJuly 10-12, 2019, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA (USA) (http://acc2019.a2c2.org/)

Operating Committee

General ChairDouglas A. LawrenceOhio [email protected]

Program ChairAndrea SerraniThe Ohio State [email protected]

Finance ChairRandal W. BeardBrigham Young [email protected]

Local Arrangements ChairGarrett M. ClaytonVillanova [email protected]

Publications ChairElisa FrancoUniversity of California, [email protected]

Publicity ChairSérgio PequitoRensselaer Polytechnic [email protected]

Registration ChairSe Young YoonUniversity of New [email protected]

Workshops ChairWei ZhangThe Ohio State [email protected]

Exhibits ChairDennis [email protected]

Vice-Chair: Special SessionsRafael FierroUniversity of New [email protected]

Vice-Chair: Invited SessionsAranya ChakraborttyNorth Carolina State [email protected]

Vice-Chair: Industry & ApplicationsStefano Di CairanoMitsubishi Electric Research [email protected]

Vice-Chair: Student AffairsAnouck GirardUniversity of [email protected]

The 2019 American Control Conference will be held Wednesday through Friday, July 10–12, at thePhiladelphia Marriott Downtown, located in the heart of Center City, Philadelphia. Philadelphia isthe birthplace of American democracy, and the home to the creation and signing of theDeclaration of Independence and the Constitution. It is also the City of Brotherly Love andconsidered one of the most European-like cities in the USA, captured by the across-the-streetReading Market and little Italy neighborhood. The city features a cultural diversity of food (andalso the original cheesesteak), exhibitions, and museums for all tastes throughout the year, aswell as outdoor concerts and festivals during summer.

The ACC is the annual conference of the American Automatic Control Council (AACC), the U.S.national member organization of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC).Society co-sponsors of the ACC are the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics(AIAA), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), IEEE Control Systems Society (IEEE-CSS), Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Applied Probability Society(INFORMS-APS), International Society of Automation (ISA), Society for Modeling & SimulationInternational (SCS), and Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

The 2019 ACC technical program will comprisepresentations in regular and invited sessions,tutorial sessions, and special sessions along withworkshops and exhibits. Submissions areencouraged in all areas of the theory and practiceof automatic control.

Call for Contributed Papers: Papers are invited in the form of regular manuscripts. There is noseparate short paper format. Papers must conform to the submission policy, detailed on theconference web page. All manuscripts should be written in English, be in a 2-column format, andbe 6–8 pages in length, with additional page charges applicable for pages 7 and 8.

Call for Invited Sessions: Invited sessions consist of 6 papers presenting a unifying themefrom a diversity of viewpoints. Proposals must clearly describe the motivation and relevance ofthe session. Proposals must be accompanied by full versions of each paper, which will beindividually reviewed together with the proposal itself.

Call for Tutorial Sessions: Tutorial sessions are a special category of invited sessions organizedto provide an introduction to a topic of interest. The format is structured around the main tutorialpaper (up to 12 pages) and talk (60 minutes) to bring the participants up to speed, followed bythree 20-minute presentations (with or without papers of up to 6 pages each) to give a picture ofthe state of the art. Tutorial sessions involving strong industry and academic collaboration arehighly encouraged.

Call for Special Sessions: Special sessions are focused events to spotlight emerging researchareas, funding opportunities, and other topics of broad interest to the conference attendees.Examples include industry-led, research sponsor-led, education-themed, and history sessions.

Call for Workshops: Workshops to be held prior to the conference are solicited on all relatedtopics. Proposals for workshops addressing novel control methodologies and nonstandard controlapplications, as well as workshops with strong tutorial value are encouraged.

Exhibits: Exhibitors are invited to showcase, demonstrate and market control-relatedpublications, software tools, prototypes, educational products, services, and jobs. Exhibits areopen throughout the conference to all attendees of the ACC.

Papers and session and workshop proposals must be submitted through the submission website.Submissions must conform to policies given on the conference website: http://acc2019.a2c2.org/

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610-583-9640Job Title: EHS Manager/Professional Reports to Director of Operations

ESH SummaryUtilizes resources/skills to support site(s) environmental, health and safety activities to maintain compliance with government environmental and safety regulations. Develops, implements, maintains and improves a variety of

Environmental, Occupational Safety and Health Programs. Supports a Uninterrupted Power Source (UPS) design and installation operation using battery technology as the source of power

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Monitors and ensures compliance with regulatory standards including OSHA standards and environmental regulations for local, state and federal programs. Investigates or reviews investigation of health and safety related incidents to determine root causes and develop and implement recommendations for prevention. Manages insurance claims. Develops and provides occupational safety and health training to a wide variety of staff including managers, supervisors and employees. Prepares reports and oversees health and safety records. Analysis of health and safety data to target injury prevention programs. Maintains current information in the field of occupational safety and stays informed on State, Federal and local legislation related to occupational safety. Develops, maintains, reviews, and revises occupational safety policies and procedures. Reviews safety data and other information to identify areas of risk and make recommendations for improvement. Conducts health and safety inspections to identify hazards and recommend controls. Oversees client pre-evaluation as it relates to ESH.

Chairs the State Certified Safety Committee. Develops, maintains and implements Emergency Preparedness activities, including hazardous materials training and response. Develops and implements motor vehicle incident prevention programs. Provides technical advice on environmental, health and safety issues. Maintains fire protection systems and equipment, mitigates building fire hazards. Performs site visits and evaluations. Oversees environmental compliance/recycling program. Collaborates with clients on safety concerns including, writing JHA’s and AHA’s Evaluates work operations and selects appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and other equipment. Provides focused technical expertise to promote workplace and product safety by identifying and monitoring potential hazards to people and property.

Writes reference procedures and standard operating procedures.

Job Title: ESH Manager/Professional Reports to Director of Operations Reviews and characterizes the environmental, health and safety aspects of new projects and equipment.

Offers technical expertise to internal and external customers.

Training Summary: Will organize, plan and execute training sessions for all of SurePower employees. Will also create consistency of content in training sessions. Oversee training in all key areas: battery install, pm maintenance, rentals, materials handling, safety, etc.

Must participate and successfully complete all training as required by the company.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Skills, and/or Experience Bachelor’s degree (ESH, engineering or related field) with 7 years ESH experience or equivalent, coupled with a proficient level of training skills. CSP certification preferred. Ability to be certified as a Forklift trainer, Red Cross Instructor, and OSHA Outreach Trainer. Must be proficient in understanding and application of OSHA, EPA, DOT, FMCSA, NFPA and workers comp regulations and concepts.

Knowledgeable and proficient in electrical safety & NFPA 70E, material handling, HAZCOM, fall protection, technical writing, lockout, spill response, driving safety, learning and training. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) plus the ability to learn company used applications.

Knowledge of electronic and mechanical concepts, including troubleshooting, is highly desired.

Company Information: Sure Power Inc. is the nation's leading supplier of uninterrupted power systems in the Mid-Atlantic Region, with facilities in Ridley Park, PA and Halethorpe, MD. We have been in business since 1994. SurePower is a successful growing business with sales in the $32mm plus range and 70+ employees.

We offer its employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes: health insurance, prescription plan, vacation, paid holidays, and 401K savings plan. Sure Power, Inc. offers great growth potential and job stability for the right individual.

COMPANY INFORMATION

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IF YOU HAVE INTEREST IN THIS POSITION, PLEASE RESPOND WITH A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO:

AL SKALISKY, MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES [email protected]

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