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Range Improvement of RFID Tags

Please join the Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) for complimentary food and refreshments, networking, and a technical presentation led by Matthew Trotter.  The presentation “Survey of Range Improvement of Commercial RFID Tags with Power Optimized Waveforms” is authored by Matthew Trotter, Georgia Institute of Technology, ECE, and co-authored by Dr. Gregory D. Durgin, Georgia Institute of Technology, ECE.

Abstract

The power sensitivity of passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags heavily affects the read reliability and range. Inventory tracking systems rely heavily on strong read reliability while animal tracking in large fields rely heavily on long read range. Power Optimized Waveforms (POWs) provide a solution to improving both read reliability and read range by improving RFID tag RF to DC power conversion efficiency. This poster presents a survey of the improvements and reductions of common RFID tags’ power sensitivity using POWs. In addition, POWs are explained in detail with examples and methods of integration into a reader.

Event Details and Registration

Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Time: 11:30 am – 1pm, Beginning with refreshments and networking
Location: Georgia Tech Research Institute (256) 716-2177
1525 Perimeter Pkwy, First Floor Conference Room, Huntsville, AL

Everyone is invited; you do not have to be an IEEE member to attend.  To reserve your seat at this presentation, please RSVP by email to Rick Tuggle.

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Rick Tuggle
May 10th, 2010

Buried Capacitance in Printed Circuit Boards

You are cordially invited to a  Technical Presentation by the IEEE Huntsville EMC Chapter.  Mr. John Andresakis of Oak-Mitsui Technologies, will present “Use Of Buried Capacitance Layers In Printed Circuit Boards: Performance And Lessons From A Real World Example”.

A complimentary supper of “Fried Chicken with All the Fixin’s” will be provided, care of Mr. Mike Kirk, Agilent Technologies.

Abstract

Embedded capacitor technology has been driven by the need to save board area and/or reduce board size, increase functionality, lower costs and improve electrical performance. This technology has been utilized to enhance signal integrity, reduce impedance at high frequency and dampen noise, and not necessarily just to remove discrete capacitors.

We will show that by using thin core planes and simulation tools one can reduce the number of discrete capacitors and get better electrical performance. The actual number and type (size) of capacitors removed will be presented. In addition to discrete capacitor reduction, the amount of electro-magnetic radiation from the board (which can cause EMI issues) will be shown to be reduced by utilizing the embedded capacitor planes. This is attributed to the reduction in power/ground plane resonance. With a good predictive model, the decision to utilize embedded capacitors is simplified.

The meeting will be held at ADTRAN in the East Tower Lobby Conference Room. The meeting is open to anyone interested in EMC.  IEEE membership is not required to attend.

Please RSVP to Paul Stover by 11 May 2010 with your intent to attend.

I hope to see you there!

Event Details and Reservations

Date: Thursday, 13 May 2010

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Location: ADTRAN Inc. 2 East Conference Center Room #273

(Do not park in the visitor parking lot or try to use the main entrance to the East Tower.)

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Jack McFadden
May 10th, 2010

SOA, Now What?

SOA, Now What?

The IEEE Huntsville Computer Society presents IEEE Senior Member Roger Bolton with “SOA, Now What?”, an analysis of what the Service Oriented Architecture paradigm means to software engineers and architects, as well as how it affects corporate business models.

Much has been written about Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).  Some authors have even gone as far as stating that it is the best thing to happen since Object Oriented technologies hit the scenes.  Plus now that we have a SOA Manifest, we know that this trend is not dead.  But once you bite on that bullet, what does it mean to the rest of your software development practices?  Please join our meeting this month as Roger leads a discussion on the ramifications of adopting SOA.  This presentation will look at how SOA solutions affects the design, measuring, and testing of software.

Abstract

Roger will discuss how Service Oriented Architecture adoption as an organizational software strategy affects systems and software architecture development across a range of project types ranging from commercial, space, and defense domains.

Speaker Biography

Roger Bolton is an Associate Technical Fellow-Software Systems Engineering at The Boeing Company. He has over 25 years of software engineering experience in missile defense (MDA, GMD, Avenger), space systems (ISS, Chandra), and commercial enterprises (Chemical, Wastewater Treatment, and Forestry). Current interests include Architecture, Simulation, SOA, Modeling and Design, and Agile/Lean software development.

Roger  is an IEEE Senior Member and serves as Huntsville Section Secretary. Roger holds degrees from Southeastern Institute of Technology, Auburn University, and Southern Illinois University.

Event Details and Reservations

Lunch provided free of charge to all attendees, courtesy of Bo Ryals and TekSystems.

Date: Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Time: 11 A.M. – 1 P.M.  (Lunch starts at 11:15 am).

Location: Adtran, Inc., East Tower, 901 Explorer Blvd., Huntsville, AL

Please RSVP to Bob Robinson at robert.a.robinson5@ieee.org no later than Monday, May 23rd so that we can supply the caterer with an accurate headcount.  Click here for additional details.

Nominate an Outstanding IEEE Member for Professional of the Year

Do you know an outstanding person in our technical community?  This is a great opportunity to show your appreciation by recognizing his or her excellence.  Your nomination will be reviewed by our Awards Committee to select a winner of the IEEE Huntsville Section Professional of the Year (POY).   The Awardee will be recognized at the 2010 HATS POY Banquet.  To submit a nomination, please email the candidate’s name to my attention, on or before May 18.  Please contact me via telephone with any questions about this award.

Professional Of the Year Criteria

The Huntsville Association of Technical Societies (HATS)  provides criteria for recipients of the award.

He or she has:

1. Retained membership in the professional organization that is a member in good standing of HATS.  To be eligible for the IEEE nomination, this means that the candidate must be an IEEE member in our Huntsville Section.

2. Demonstrated excellence in some professional (technical or managerial) work or activity that is concerned with broad and beneficial technical, scientific, social, or economic consequences.  This excellence shall be exemplified in his or her workplace, in the professional organization in which they are participant members of, and/or in volunteer efforts.

3. Exhibited an extraordinary dedication, creativity, or leadership in that work or activity that results in excellent contributions to the technical and economic development of the City of Huntsville and the surrounding areas.

HATS POY Awards Banquet Details

Date: Tuesday June 22, 2010

Time: 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Location: The Westin Huntsville at Bridge Street Town Centre

Master of Ceremonies:  Greg Screws, WHNT NEWS ANCHOR

Program

Featured Speaker

Professional of the Year (POY) Award Presentations

Moquin Award Announcement and Presentation

More details may be found on the HATS POY website.

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Ron Ogan
May 5th, 2010

Job Strategies and Resume Writing Workshop

In this workshop, David McElhaney, Managing Partner at Global Recruiters, will share job strategies and resume writing techniques.  The classroom atmosphere will lend itself well to taking notes, so bring your current resume and writing materials.  Topics to be discussed include:

  • Resume writing strategies to help get you selected for interviews
  • Using the right words that get your cover letter noticed
  • Do’s and Don’ts of interviewing
  • Job search and networking strategies
  • How to successfully survive a layoff, and assessing if you are at risk
  • Networking techniques to get you noticed in various professional communities

Event Details

Date:  Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Time:  9:00 – 12:00 noon
Location:  UAHuntsville Shelby Center, Conference Room 109
Price:  FREE to community.  Lunch will be provided for the first 100 people registered

Presenter’s Bio:

David McElhaney has a diverse background with more than 30 years in business management.  He has a consistent and rapid track record of promotions, holding positions of Vice President-Health Systems, Vice President- Sales Operations, Vice President- Sales, Director of National Sales and Southern Regional Manager.

He has been involved in the recruiting and placement aspect of the business for almost his entire career and now owns and operates Global Recruiters of Huntsville.  Global Recruiters of Huntsville is a professional recruiting firm specializing in recruiting and placing top talent in the areas of IT, Engineering, HR and Sales & Marketing.  We are one of 180 offices networked across the country.  These other offices work in different specialties and we network together to enable us to assist each other in locating and placing candidates from all over the country.

How to RSVP

Click here to register by email to Sonya Dillard on or before 5/13/10.

You do not have to be an IEEE member to attend this event.

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Sonya Dillard
April 29th, 2010

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