Chair's Column: Stand Back, I'm a Profesional. Engineering is a profession with an amazing range of specialties, and even within electrical engineering, there is such a great breadth of scope that no person can know all of it. Taking into account the varied sources of education and experience, it is almost impossible to judge a person’s competence by looking at one’s resume. [more]
IEEE-Chicago Section Awards Dinner: Please Save the Date. The Chicago Section will be holding its annual Awards dinner on Thursday, April 19, 2012 to recognize three Chicago area members recently elevated to the grade of Fellow. This is a great opportunity to meet the best of Chicago’s Electrical Engineering profession and to enjoy an evening of celebrating their achievements. [more]
ARM Processors Explained. Louis Giokas, an IEEE member active in the Fox Valley Subsection and the Computer Society hosted a discussion on ARM Processor Architecture in early December. ARM designs and licenses fast, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals and system-on-chip designs. [more]
Substation Exits Examined. The IEEE–Chicago Section Power and Energy Society recently hosted Bob Biddle, National Sales Manager/Field Engineer of Hendrix Cable. Bob is responsible for sales management of the Aerial Cable and Systems division. In his role, Bob oversees the sales force and provides education and field engineering duties for the US, including training, field installation assistance, technical design and input. Bob was on hand to discuss options for substation installation. [more]