Volume 9, Number 5 IEEE SIOUXLAND SECTION NEWSLETTER February, 1998
http://www.siouxland.org
Tour of 3M Company
WHEN: Thursday, February 26, 1998
WHERE: Steak and Buffet Restaurant, 1815 Sixth Street, Brookings, SD.
ACTIVITIES: 5:30 Social
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Tour of 3M Company.
Our tour leader will be Duwane Corvell, Engineering Manager.
RESERVATIONS: All those who wish to participate in the tour must make reservations by 4:00 PM Tuesday, February 24. You will need to provide your name and company affiliation. Place your reservations by calling (605) 688-4526.
DIRECTIONS: In Brookings take the 6th Street exit off I-29 and head West into town. Go about one-half mile. The Steak and Buffet Restaurant is on the right (next to Burger King).
WEATHER INFO: In case of bad weather you may find out if the meeting is canceled by calling (605) 688-4526. Please drive with good judgment.
March Meeting with Frank Denbrock:
Engineering Challenges ¾ Worldwide
WHEN: Thursday, March 26, 1998
5:30 Social, 6:00 Dinner, 6:45-7:35 Presentation
WHERE: South Sioux City, Nebraska, at the Marina Inn
Engineers of all disciplines will be faced with a challenge as a way of life in the future. Challenge will continue to be a mainstay for the engineering profession throughout this country and around the world because of the dynamic changes ahead. Mr. Frank A. Denbrock, an IEEE distinguished lecturer, will give a review of the engineering feats of the past, present, and probable future. The common denominator of all the change and the challenge ahead can be summarized by saying engineers throughout the world have a common future ¾ many Challenges.
Mr. Denbrock has over 40 years of professional experience encompassing the planning, design, engineering, construction and management of transmission, substation, distribution, and electrical power system projects throughout the world. After graduating from Indiana Institute of Technology with a B.S.E.E. degree, he joined Gilbert/Commonwealth of Jackson, Michigan, where he worked from 1949 to 1986 as a designer and manager in the Energy Transport Systems Division. Beginning in 1986, Mr. Denbrock formed Denbrock & Associates, a consulting firm. He frequently provides expert testimony for forensic engineering services, including accident and failure investigations. He is a registered Professional engineer in twenty-three states, a Life Fellow Member of the IEEE, and Vice Chairman of the ANSI-C2 National Electrical Safety Code Committee. He is also active on IEEE Transmission and Distribution and Substations Committees, and has numerous publications and papers to his credit.
On This Page: Notes From the Web
Engineering Input Sought on
National S&T Policy Directions
Rep. Vernon Ehlers, vice chair of the House Science Committee, is heading a congressional Science Policy Study, which will describe a science policy vision for the next century, including strategies or recommendations to achieve that vision. House leaders hope this study will lead to development of a new, sensible, coherent long-range science and technology policy to replace our current Cold War-inspired science and technology policies which are now considered to be outdated. In addition to holding a series of hearings, forums, and roundtables, Rep. Ehlers has posed a series of questions and is inviting your comments and feedback.
Engineering occupies a unique role in the national science and technology enterprise and it is important for Congress to hear from engineers on the needs of engineering and engineering's critical contribution to our economic and national security. Visit the Science Policy Study's webpage (http://www.house.gov/science/science_policy_study.htm) for instructions (http://www.house.gov/science/comments1_10-23.htm) on how to submit your comments.
Technical and Business Consultants Sought to Work With Research-Disadvantaged States
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is recruiting consultants with experience in building successful research programs, S&T planning at the state level, promoting university-industry collaboration and related areas to take short paid assignments working with "historically disadvantaged" institutions in nineteen target states. Visit the AAAS Research Competitiveness Program webpage (http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rcp/webform.htm) for more information or to sign yourself up.
Participate in E-Week Survey on Technology and the Environmentally-Friendly Workplace
As part of the forthcoming National Engineers Week (http://www.eweek.org/1998/index.html) celebration on February 22-28, 1998, E-Week organizers are soliciting your thoughts on how the application of current technology will make the workplace of the future more environmentally friendly. Visit E-Week's on-line survey (http://www.eweek.org/1998/Engineers/survey.html) for more details and an on-line response form.
IEEE-USA Projects That Workforce Supply Can Meet Increasing Demand for High-Tech Workers
Demand for electrotechnology workers will increase at a strong but moderate pace during the next decade, according to a study by IEEE-USA, who also asserted that better utilization of the U.S. workforce would allow growth of the high-tech labor market to keep pace with demand. For more information visit http://www.ieee.org/usab/DOCUMENTS/NEWS_PUBS/PRESS_RELEASES/pr121997.html
This page is an excerpt from the IEEE website. See the complete interactive page at http://www.ieee.org/usab/DOCUMENTS/notable.menu.html
Call for Section Awards Nominations
It's time to be thinking about nominations for Siouxland Section Awards. Each year three Outstanding Engineer awards are considered, one for a non-student member of the IEEE Siouxland Section, one for a student member from Dordt College and one for a student member from South Dakota State University. The minimum requirement for an award is membership in good standing in the IEEE. The award criteria are educational and collegiate achievements 5%; IEEE activities 25%; other professional/technical activities 15%; civil and humanitarian activities 15%; continuing competence 15%; engineering achievements 25%; and professional registration 5%. Awards will be presented at the April meeting.
For more information, and for requests for nomination forms, call Madeleine Andrawis at (605) 688-4527, or e-mail her: andrawim@mg.sdstate.edu. The nomination deadline is March 26.
Call for Executive Committee Nominations
In order to serve you best, the Section needs you to make a nomination or two. If you know of a Siouxland IEEE member who could serve in one of the offices listed below, you should seriously consider making a nomination. It only takes a phone call. You may nominate yourself if you are interested. Nominations are due by March 26 and may also be made in person at the March meeting in South Sioux City. We will vote on the nominees at the regular May meeting, tentatively scheduled for May 28 in Sioux Falls.
To make a nomination, Call, write, fax, visit, or e-mail:
Mr. Dave Nuese
Missouri Basin Municipal Power Agency (MBMPA)
3005 W. Russell
P.O. Box 84610
Sioux Falls, SD 57118
Work Phone: (605)330-6965 Fax Phone: (605)334-9753 E-mail: daven@mbmpa.mapp.org
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