1. IEEE Baltimore Section Welcome Feb 2012

2. Welcome to the IEEE Baltimore Section Hello, As the Chair of the Baltimore Section of the IEEE, I would like to welcome you as new members. Whether you are a new IEEE member and/or have just moved into the area I, along with the Baltimore Section officers, invite you to join in our local activities, from our extensive Technical Chapter meetings to our educational activities for students. Please join us by getting involved to gain the most from your IEEE membership experience. The goal of this welcome presentation is to provide you with some idea of what we do and who you can contact for more information Walt Willing – 2012 IEEE Baltimore Section Chair http://ewh.ieee.org/r2/baltimore/ 8-Feb-142

3. IEEE Baltimore Section Officers 8-Feb-143 IEEE Baltimore Section Officers E-Mail Chair: Walt Willingwaltwilling@ieee.org Vice Chair: David Pricedavidprice@ieee.org Treasurer: Collin Krepps krepps@ieee.org Secretary: Kate Duncankduncan@ieee.org Please contact us if you have any questions Baltimore Section Executive Committee (ExCom) Meetings are typically held on the 2 nd Monday of each month at the National Electronics Museum See our website http://ewh.ieee.org/r2/baltimore/

4. Baltimore Section Composition: 12 Active Technical Chapters Over 30 technical meetings held in 2011 8-Feb-144 OrganizationSociety Chapter Chair E-Mail Aerospace and Electronic Systems David Price davidprice@ieee.org Antenna Prop Theory and TechniquesJoseph Everett j.everett@ieee.org CommunicationsCurtis Menyuk menyuk@umbc.edu Education SocietyDavid Bourner david.bourner@verizon.net Electron Devices/Solid State CircuitsNaresh Das ndas@arl.army.mil Electromagnetic CompatibilityBob Berkovits rjberkov@ieee.org Engineering in Medicine and BiologyCarole Carey c.carey@ieee.org Industry ApplicationsPatrick Marquez pmarquez@ieee.org Photonics SocietyAdil Karim Adil.Karim@jhuapl.edu Power Electronics SocietyRachel Krepps randre@ieee.org Reliability SocietyBurdette Joyner burdette.joyner@ngc.com Signal Processing SocietyRon Aloysius ronald_aloysius@ieee.org

5. Baltimore Section Composition: Affinity Groups / Student Activities 8-Feb-145 3 Affinity Groups GOLD, WIE, Consultants Network Student Activities Robot Challenge, Teacher In-Service Projects (TISP) Affinity Groups / Baltimore Section Chair E-Mail GOLD - Graduates of the Last Decade Ryan Janakryanjanak21@gmail.com WIE - Women in EngineeringCarole Careyc.carey@ieee.org Consultants NetworkWole Akposewole@ieee.org Student ActiviesNeville JacobsNevilleed@aol.com (Including Robot Challenge)Jay Gamermanjay.gamerman@ieee.org

6. 2011 Events Technical Society Meetings – Multiple Robot Challenge 2011 Step Event / April 28th –For Graduating Student Members Gold/WIE Picnic IEEE Day – NEM Museum Tour (10/6) IEEE USA Section's Congress support Continuing Education Courses 8-Feb-146

7. 2012 Events Technical Society Meetings - Multiple Robot Challenge 2012 - April 14th and 15th www.robotchallenge.com IEEE Milestone - June 21 st 2012 –B&O Railroads Howard Street Tunnel Electrification Continuing Education Courses PES E-Week Dinner GOLD/WIE Picnic 2012 Baltimore Metro Area Workshop – Fall 2012 –2 day, multi-track, practitioner focused workshop –www.ieee.org/metroeventswww.ieee.org/metroevents Please read our monthly e-newsletter WATTS NEW for the latest listing of local meetings and events –Emailed monthly to all section members –Also available on our website – See Newsletter link http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r2/baltimore/WattsNew/IndexWattsNew.html 7

8. Robot Challenge 2012 Engineering Challenge for High School Students Held in conjunction with the Baltimore Museum of Industry Tasks –1. Students build a Robot, keeping a detailed log. –2. Students prepare a Written Report about the experience, including schedule, problems encountered, and solutions. –3. Compete with teams from other schools over a course with hurdles. –4. Make Oral Presentation to judges. IEEE Volunteers run and judge the Challenge www.robotchallenge.com

9. IEEE Baltimore Section - Websites of Interest IEEE Home Site: http://www.ieee.org Where to start? www.ieee.org/startwww.ieee.org/start IEEE Baltimore Section http://ewh.ieee.org/r2/baltimore/ IEEE-USA – US Arm of the IEEE focusing on enhancing US Engineering http://ieeeusa.org/ 8-Feb-149

10. IEEE Services / Benefits / Activities My IEEE: Your own IEEE webaccount IEEE E-Mail Alias –Sign up for your custom IEEE e-mail alias –Allows Portable address for your professional e-mail IEEE-USA: US Arm of the IEEE –http://ieeeusa.org/http://ieeeusa.org/ IEEE Benefits – –See whats out there for you!! –www.ieee.org/benefits IEEE Humanitarian Activates –www.ieeesight.org 8-Feb-1410

11. Thanks for Joining the IEEE! Let us help you get involved! Get involved to gain the most benefit from the IEEE Thanks! The IEEE Baltimore Section ExCom 8-Feb-1411