Thursday, February 23rd

The Bridgewater Conference Center
10561 Sawmill Parkway
Powell, Ohio 43065

11:30 AM Registration 12:00 Noon Luncheon

Keynote Speaker: Bryan Palaszewski, NASA John H. Glenn Research Center

Come hear Mr. Palaszewski highlight the impacts NASA has made on to the average US citizen.

$25 Early Bird Registration*
$35 Late Registration (depending on availability, walk-ins may not be accepted)

Students FREE - Bring Your Resume!

*Registration begins January 9. Register by February 9 to get your early-bird discount!

Register online at http://ohio.apwa.net/events/8509/. Payment in advance via credit or debit cards strongly encouraged. Checks are to be made payable to “Ohio APWA” and mailed to Don Mares at Burgess & Niple, 5085 Reed Road, Columbus, OH, 43220.

Greetings!

Below please find the following Treasurer reports for December 2011:

1. December 2011 Banking Summary - Overall expenses by category
2. December 2011 Net Worth - Overall financial situation (including investments)
3. December 2011 Register Report - Transaction level data
4. December 2011 YTD Budget - All transactions to date compared to 2011 budget

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Jack Freund
IEEE Columbus Section Treasurer
trea...@ieeecolumbus.org

Dear IEEE Columbus Section Members,

The following positions will be available effective January 1, 2012.

1. Treasurer
2. Computer and Communication Society Chair
3. Webmaster

In addition we would like to fill the following new positions:

1. Educational Activities Chair
2. Student Activity Chair

If you have been an IEEE member for over a year at regular grade or higher and can volunteer a few hours per month to attend the meetings, I would highly encourage you to consider joining the executive committee. Your talent and fresh ideas will enable us to serve our members better and make our professional society stronger.

If you are interested in any of the above positions, or have any question, please contact John Golzy at jgo...@devry.edu.

It is our great pleasure to inform you that Dr. Hojjat Adeli, a professor at the Ohio State University, has been selected as a 2011 IEEE Fellow. He has a distinguished record of accomplishments that were highlighted earlier this year in Leadership in Engineering, published by ASCE (attached).

Dr. Adeli is a professor of civil engineering. He has contributed a great deal to computer aided engineering. IEEE awarded the Fellow grade for his contributions to computational intelligence in infrastructure engineering.

Please join me in congratulating Dr. Adeli for becoming an IEEE Fellow in our section. We will recognize Dr. Adeli at our 2012 Spring Banquet.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Refreshments:5:30 to 6:00 PM
Meeting: 6:00 to 7:00PM Earn 1.0 CPD Hours

Location: AEP Office, Conference Room 2C, 700 Morrison Rd., Gahanna, Ohio 43230

Abstract: This program will discuss the fundamentals of performing analysis of electric power markets and how this analysis can be applied to electric transmission system planning.

Presenter: Craig D. Lockwood P.E.
Craig Lockwood has over 7 years of experience in transmission system planning for electric utilities, including both system reliability analysis and electric power market analysis. He is currently employed by American Electric Power as a Lead Engineer and is heavily involved in developing AEP Transmission’s capability to perform market analysis. Prior to joining AEP, Craig was employed as a Transmission Planning Engineer at American Transmission Company, located in Wisconsin, where he performed both market analysis and reliability analysis in support of several Extra-High Voltage transmission projects. Craig holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.

Please RSVP to Richard Smelker by email to rdsmelker@aep.com by 1:00PM, December 22, 2011
Advise if you are a PE and/or IEEE Member

Greetings!

Below please find the following Treasurer reports for November 2011:

1. November 2011 Banking Summary - Overall expenses by category
2. November 2011 Net Worth - Overall financial situation (including investments)
3. November 2011 Register Report - Transaction level data
4. November 2011 YTD Budget - All transactions to date compared to 2011 budget

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Jack Freund
IEEE Columbus Section Treasurer
trea...@ieeecolumbus.org

Control Systems Society IEEE Columbus Section

Presenter: John Pax,BSEE, ME, MBA, Professor -
College of Engineering and Information Sciences

Location: DeVry University - 1350 Alum Creek Drive - Columbus, OH 43209

Enter Main Entrance; sign will be posted for meeting room number. Free parking.

Abstract:
An in depth analysis and discussion of hardware and software for device level networks for Programmable Logic Controller based manufacturing control systems.

Biographical Statement:
John Pax has been a project manager at Scotts Miracle-Gro and Exxon-Mobil for 16 years specializing in PLC based control systems and medium voltage power distribution for continuous process manufacturing. He currently teaches full time as a Professor at Devry University College of Engineering and Information Systems.

Agenda:
5:30 – 6:00 PM Social – light dinner
6:00 – 7:00 PM Roundtable
This event qualifies for PDH credit, certificates will be awarded

RSVP: Professor John Pax jpax@devry.edu 614 257-5053 by December 2nd

Greetings!

Below please find the following Treasurer reports for October 2011:

1. October 2011 Banking Summary - Overall expenses by category
2. October 2011 Net Worth - Overall financial situation (including investments)
3. October 2011 Register Report - Transaction level data
4. October 2011 YTD Budget - All transactions to date compared to 2011 budget

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Jack Freund
IEEE Columbus Section Treasurer
trea...@ieeecolumbus.org

Please join us for this exciting presentation!

See the attached flyer for details.

Date: Monday, November 14, 2011
Refreshments:5:30 to 6:00PM Meeting:6:00 to 7:00PM
Earn 1.0 CPD Hours

Location: AEP Office, Conference Room 2C, 700 Morrison Rd., Gahanna, Ohio 43230

Title: "An Engineer Without Boundaries"

Abstract: This program discusses why engineers should not blindly accept design work without determining who has the authority to require such a design and what codes and standards control the design. It can be a matter of life or death.

Presenter: D. Bruce Larcomb, P.E., P.S., FSFPE
Bruce Larcomb, has been involved with building and fire safety for over forty years. His experience with the insurance industry, state fire marshal,code development associations,state building authority and consulting gives him a unique perspective on the subject of code enforcement relating to building and fire safety. He is particularly proud of his grade of fellow with the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Bruce currently serves as the OSPE President.
He also serves as consultant for the review of candidates applying to take the PE, PS and EI exams offered by the Ohio Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors.
In recent years he has provided expert services on a number of legal cases.

Please RSVP to Richard Smelker by email to rdsmelker@aep.com by 1:00PM, November 11, 2011
Or questions to the Control Society contact
John Pax, Chair Control Systems Society, jpax@devry.edu, Devry University