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IEEE Eastern North Carolina Section PES/IAS Joint Chapter October 6, 2013 Roger Lawrence, Chair Z. George Gao, Vice Chair and Webmaster (2012) 1 HISTORY Established on 7 April 1975. Currently close to 500 members. Approximately 15% of the IEEE ENCS Section membership. 2 TODAY Technical Activities Sponsored Student Activities IAS Conference Support Membership Growth and Support Chapter Meetings 3 Technical Activities Technical Seminars – IAS Distinguished Lecture on automotive electric motor drives and power electronics. – Three other industry/academic seminars. Technical Site Tours – ABB SmartGrid Center of Excellence tour. – Tour of Shearon Harris nuclear plant. – Field visit SAS PV energy system. 4 Sponsored Student Activities Student Travel Grants at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2012 Industry Student Dinner at IEEE ECCE 2012 Travel Grants to IEEE North Carolina State University (NCSU) Student Branch 5 2015/7/7 IAS Conference IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 15-20, 2012. – Over 1200 people attended conference. – More than 700 technical papers presented. – More than 40 exhibitors participated at exposition. – A total of 8 tutorials were given to local Chapter members and attendees. 6 2015/7/7 Membership Growth and Support Endorsed Chapter members for senior member nominations and applications. Recognized IEEE members at Awards and Recognition Luncheon. Partnered with the IEEE Professional Activities Committees for Engineers (PACE). Organized a series of professional development and career training seminars for members. 7 2015/7/7 Chapter Meetings Location Refreshments and Networking Welcome Attendee Introductions Meeting Conclusion Social Climate 8 TOMORROW Continue to deliver superior membership services to Chapter members and the general public. – Technical Program - Distinguished Lecture(s). – Educational Program - Tutorial(s). – Social Program - Social Event(s). Aim at building open and collaborative environment in Research Triangle and its neighborhood. 9 VISIT US Visit our Chapter’s website at http://sites.ieee.org/encs/pes-ias/ 10 2015/7/7