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IEEE Eastern North Carolina Section PES/IAS Joint ChapterOctober 6, 2013

Roger Lawrence, ChairZ. George Gao, Vice Chair and Webmaster (2012)

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HISTORY

Established on 7 April 1975.Currently close to 500 members.Approximately 15% of the IEEE ENCS Section membership.

TODAY

Technical Activities

Sponsored Student Activities

IAS Conference Support

Membership Growth and Support

Chapter Meetings

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Technical Activities

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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.

Sponsored Student Activities

Student Travel Grants at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2012Industry Student Dinner at IEEE ECCE 2012Travel Grants to IEEE North Carolina State University (NCSU) Student Branch

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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.

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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.

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Chapter Meetings

LocationRefreshments and NetworkingWelcomeAttendee IntroductionsMeeting ConclusionSocial Climate

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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.

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VISIT US

Visit our Chapter’s website at http://sites.ieee.org/encs/pes-ias/

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