Co-sponsored by: UConn Dr. Hulya Kirkici will give an overview of IEEE publications and policies including current changes in publication models, such as open access publishing. She will discuss new projects and tools including author/reviewer education, preprint services, conference publications and other strategic activities and goals of IEEE publications. The 1 hour talk and discussion with Dr. Kirkici will include variety of other topics ranging on publishing in IEEE journals, and her experiences as an IEEE volunteers, academic researcher, and educator. Questions from the audience are strongly encouraged. Speaker(s): Dr. Hulya Kirkici, Location: Room: 119 Bldg: Information Technologies Engineering Building (ITE) 371 Fairfield Way Storrs, Connecticut 06269

Co-sponsored by: Peter J. Kootsookos / Amalia Rusu This is a bring-your-own laptop, hands-on course in the popular and powerful open source Python programming language. Dan provides simple, straight-forward navigation through the multiple configurations and options, providing a best-practices approach for quickly getting up to speed using Python for solving signal processing challenges. Students will be using the Anaconda distribution, which combines Python with the most popular data science applications, and the Jupyter Notebooks for a rich, interactive experience. The course begins with basic Python data structures and constructs, including key "Pythonic" concepts, followed by an overview and use of popular packages for scientific computing enabling rapid prototyping for system design. Once a basic working knowledge of the language is established, students will create example designs including a sigma delta converter and direct digital synthesizer both in floating point and fixed point. This will include considerations for cycle and bit accurate models useful for digital design verification (FPGA/ASIC), while bringing forward the signal processing tools for frequency and time domain analysis. Speaker(s): Dan Boschen , Agenda: Thursday, May 23rd 8am-8:30am Registration/sign-in, coffee  8:30am-10am Topic 1: Intro to Jupyter Notebooks, the Spyder IDE and the course design examples including Delta Sigma Converters, GPS Code Generators, and Numerically Controlled Oscillators. Core Python constructs. 15 minute break 10:15am-12:00 pm Topic 1, continued. 45 minute lunch 12:45pm-2:45pm Topic 2: Core Python constructs, functions, reading writing data files. 15 minute break 3:00pm-5:00pm Topic 2, continued.   Friday, May 24th 8:30am-10am Topic 3: Signal processing simulation with popular packages including NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib. 15 minute break 10:15am-12:00 pm Topic 3, continued. 45 minute lunch 12:45pm-2:45pm Topic 4: Bit/cycle accurate modelling and analysis using the design examples and simulation packages 15 minute break 3:00pm-5:00pm Topic 4, continued, Final questions.    Location: Room: Registration: 216 Workshop: 317 Bldg: UConn Hartford Times Building 10 South Prospect St Hartford, Connecticut 06103

Join us for a technical tour of Dominion Energy's Millstone Power Station.  This will be an extensive tour hosted by Dominion and will include all major (accessible) components of the plant plus plant simulators.  Attendees should be prepared for a lengthy (approx 1 mile) walk.  Registration will be limited to 20 members, please register early to ensure participation.  Registration will close on August 8th. Please note: -The tour will start promptly at 6PM.  Please arrive prior to this time.  You may arrive as early as 5:30. -Once on the plant access road make the first right turn into the parking lot of the training building and park there.  We will be entering through the east facing door of the first building in the complex. -To enter the power station for the tour we need to be dressed appropriately.  Short sleeve shirts are acceptable.  Long pants are needed and footwear should be sturdy shoes, but no open toe shoes or sandals.  - Millstone is a secure facility.  All attendees must provide citizenship, address, company and social security number.  You may enter this information on the registration form.  You may provide your social security number to me directly (by phone) if you prefer.  You will need to present a valid state or federal issued ID (drivers license ok) at time of tour.   This is a great opportunity to tour this facility, I hope to see you there!  Please contact me with any questions.   Mark Wallace IEEE PES CT Chair markwallace@ieee.org 203/536-2397 Location: Bldg: Training Building 314 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385

A tour, and planning meeting at MakerspaceCT followed by a social hour(s) at City Steam Brewery.  Free street parking after 6pm! The Makerspace and Brewery are on the same block! The entrance to the Makerspace is on Talcott Street across from the Market Street Garage. Agenda: 6-7:30pm: Tour of the MakerspacerCT, and then discussing the construction of maze(s) for students participating in the micromouse competition.  8pm-10pm: Social Hour(s) at City Steam Brewery (942 Main St, Hartford, CT ) Location: Bldg: G. Fox. Building 960 Main Street Hartford , Connecticut

New venue for Excom meeting, MakerspaceCT.  Thanks to Don McMenemy for setting this up. Location:        MakerspaceCT - 960 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103                         There's free street parking after 6pm. Also the Morgan Street Garage is down one  block from the Talcott street entrance. Time:               6:30 PM – 7:00 PM Pizza and mingle                         7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Meeting Please RSVP to Gary by noon on Oct 8.