BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20150308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20141102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141203T032120Z UID:BAC2D22E-C0C5-1032-825E-0050568D3657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20141204T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20141204T193000 DESCRIPTION:Once a year the Pikes Peak Section meets at an Annual Business Meeting to elect Section officers\, present the "state" of the Section\, s olicit member comments and to simply share a meal and get to know one anot her. This year's annual meeting will be held on December 4 at Old Chicago. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING SPECIFICS: DATE\, TIME and LOCATION: Thursday\, D ecember 4\, starting at 6:00 PM and ending at approximately 7:30 PM at Old Chicago located at 4110 N. Academy Blvd. in Colorado Springs. This locati on is at the northwest corner of the intersection of N. Academy Blvd. and Austin Bluffs Parkway. The meeting will be held in a private dining area. Member spouses and significant others are invited and encouraged to attend . There is no admission charge. Members’ meals will be paid for by the Section. In addition\, a cash bar will be available. Old Chicago is we ll known for its casual Italian entrees and over 110 beer selections. Regi stration\, by using the following link\, is required. You must register by Tuesday\, December 2 at midnight. AGENDA: 1) Dinner 2) Election 3) Treasu rers Report 4) Open session for member questions and answers. OFFICER ELEC TIONS: The IEEE requires the Sections of hold annual elections for the sec tion positions of: 1) Chair\, 2) Vice-Chair\, 3) Treasurer\, and 4) Secret ary. The following four individuals have been nominated by the Section Exe cutive Committee: 1. Chair: Mr. Dave Cotton 2. Vice-Chair: Maj Constance H endrix (2014 Secretary) 3. Secretary: Mr. Michael Garland 4. Treasurer: Dr . Debora Elam (2014 Secretary) (Bios are given below.) MEMBERSHIP NOMINATI ON OF\, AND VOTING FOR\, CANDIDATES 1. NOMINATION: Members can nominate ot her candidates(s) for the above position(s) by nominating at the Annual Me eting For nominees to be considered the candidate(s) must be a current mem ber\, of the Section\, not an undergraduate\, and must have accepted the n omination. Although not required\, the nominee is strongly encouraged to a ttend the Annual Meeting. 2. ELECTION OF CANDIDATES. Election of candidate s will take place at the Annual Business Meeting\, December 4th by secret paper ballot. Technical Society Chairs will also be available to answer qu estions on their chapter interests. And this is a good opportunity to tell us what we’re doing good (and not so good) as a Section. REGISTRAT ION: You must register at the registration URL shown below no later than m idnight Tuesday\, December 2th in order to attend the meeting. (Needed to give the Restaurant a head count.) BIOS: 1. Maj Constance Hendrix is curre ntly a commanding officer in US Space Command at Peterson AFB here in Colo rado Springs. Previous assignments included Deputy Director for the System s Engineering Program and an assistant professor in the Department of Aero nautics at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). In this position s he was responsible for the operations of the Academy’s second large st engineering major which includes over 400 cadets\, the management of 6 courses\, and the cooperation of seven participating departments. She also has taught differential equations with circuit applications\, principles of Air Force electronics\, digital signal processing and intro to systems engineering to cadets majoring in electrical\, computer\, or systems engin eering. Maj Hendrix’s academic accomplishments include a B.S.E.E (U niversity of Florida)\, an M.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering (Air Force I nstitute of Technology)\, and a Masters in Business Administration (Univer sity of West Florida). She is a licensed P.E. in the state of Colorado. Ma j Hendrix has also published two papers on the use of a model-based Linear Quadratic Gaussian controller to mix both inertial and camera measurement inputs to provide navigation solution updates that allow a micro-sized he licopter to maintain hover. 2. Dr. Debora Elam is the Team Leader for the Software Engineering Process at New York Air Brake\, a Knorr-Bremse compan y. She is a senior software engineer with experience in PC-based and embed ded software development. She is also an adjunct professor for Colorado Te chnical University Online in the Information Technology and Computer Scien ce undergraduate and graduate programs\, and a consultant for MediaTechnic s Corporation\, which specialized in innovative technology for publishing and education. She holds graduate degrees in international relations from Troy State University and in computer science from Colorado Technical Univ ersity\; she completed her doctorate in 2011 with a dissertation on the im pact of process management on innovation in software development. She has been an IEEE member for many years and actively supported various local Pi kes Peak Section events. 3. Dave Cottonis an electrical engineer and holds professional engineering licenses in 50 states\, the District of Columbia \, and three Canadian provinces. He is a Senior Member of IEEE. With IEEE\ , Dave is a member of the International Committee for Electromagnetic Safe ty and the Communications Society. Dave received his BSE\, Electrical Engi neering\, University of Connecticut\, and two masters degrees\, an MS\, Te lecommunications and an ME\, Engineering Management\, both at University o f Colorado. He is registered as Chartered Engineer through the Engineering Council (UK) and the IET. Upon graduation from Connecticut\, Dave earned a commission in the US Air Force as a second lieutenant and was stationed at Electronic Systems Center\, Hanscom AFB\, MA. In 1989\, he was transfer red to the 5th Combat Communications Group\, Robins AFB\, GA. During this assignment\, he served in DESERT SHIELD/STORM. He left the Air Force in 19 92\, and went to the Atlanta area to work in the wireless sector. He first worked as an RF Engineer for BellSouth Mobility and PriCellular. He has w orked in the wireless industry for 20 years and in military telecommunicat ions for 9 years. He is the Director\, RF Compliance for Sitesafe\, Arling ton\, VA and works from his home in Woodland Park\, CO. 4. Mr. Michael Gar land: Bio not available at time of publication.\n\nAgenda: \n1) Dinner 2) Election 3) Treasurers Report 4) Open session for member questions and ans wers.\n\nRoom: Private Dining Room\, Bldg: Old Chicago\, 4110p North Acade my Blvd.\, Colorado Springs\, Colorado\, United States\, 80918 LOCATION:Room: Private Dining Room\, Bldg: Old Chicago\, 4110p North Academ y Blvd.\, Colorado Springs\, Colorado\, United States\, 80918 ORGANIZER:russbogardus@comcast.net SEQUENCE:4 SUMMARY:IEEE Pikes Peak Section Electrion of Officers and Business Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/30449 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br />Once a year the Pikes Peak Section meets at a n Annual Business Meeting to elect Section officers\, present the "state" of the Section\, solicit member comments and to simply share a meal and ge t to know one another. This year's annual meeting will be held on December 4 at Old Chicago.\n \n\nANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING SPECIFICS:\n \n\nDATE\, T IME and LOCATION: Thursday\, December 4\, starting at 6:00 PM and ending a t approximately 7:30 PM at Old Chicago located at 4110 N. Academy Blvd. in Colorado Springs. This location is at the northwest corner of the interse ction of N. Academy Blvd. and Austin Bluffs Parkway. \n\nThe meeting will be held in a private dining area. Member spouses and significant others ar e invited and encouraged to attend. There is no admission charge. Members ’ meals will be paid for by the Section. In addition\, a cash bar w ill be available. Old Chicago is well known for its casual Italian entrees and over 110 beer selections. Registration\, by using the following link\ , is required. You must register by Tuesday\, December 2 at midnight.\n\n\ nAGENDA:\n \n1) Dinner \n2) Election \n3) Treasurers Report \n4) Open sess ion for member questions and answers. \n\n\nOFFICER ELECTIONS: The IEEE re quires the Sections of hold annual elections for the section positions of: 1) Chair\, 2) Vice-Chair\, 3) Treasurer\, and 4) Secretary. The following four individuals have been nominated by the Section Executive Committee: \n\n1. Chair: Mr. Dave Cotton\n2. Vice-Chair: Maj Constance Hendrix (2014 Secretary)\n3. Secretary: Mr. Michael Garland\n4. Treasurer: Dr. Debora El am (2014 Secretary) \n(Bios are given below.) \n\n\nMEMBERSHIP NOMINATION OF\, AND VOTING FOR\, CANDIDATES\n\n1. NOMINATION: Members can nominate ot her candidates(s) for the above position(s) by nominating at the Annual Me eting For nominees to be considered the candidate(s) must be a current mem ber\, of the Section\, not an undergraduate\, and must have accepted the n omination. Although not required\, the nominee is strongly encouraged to a ttend the Annual Meeting. \n\n2. ELECTION OF CANDIDATES. \nElection of can didates will take place at the Annual Business Meeting\, December 4th by s ecret paper ballot. \n\nTechnical Society Chairs will also be available to answer questions on their chapter interests. And this is a good opportuni ty to tell us what we’re doing good (and not so good) as a Section. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nYou must register at the registration URL shown below no later than midnight Tuesday\, December 2th in order to attend the meet ing. (Needed to give the Restaurant a head count.) \n\nBIOS: \n\n1. Maj Co nstance Hendrix is currently a commanding officer in US Space Command at P eterson AFB here in Colorado Springs. Previous assignments included Deputy Director for the Systems Engineering Program and an assistant professor i n the Department of Aeronautics at the United States Air Force Academy (US AFA). In this position she was responsible for the operations of the Acade my’s second largest engineering major which includes over 400 cadet s\, the management of 6 courses\, and the cooperation of seven participati ng departments. She also has taught differential equations with circuit ap plications\, principles of Air Force electronics\, digital signal processi ng and intro to systems engineering to cadets majoring in electrical\, com puter\, or systems engineering. Maj Hendrix’s academic accomplishm ents include a B.S.E.E (University of Florida)\, an M.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering (Air Force Institute of Technology)\, and a Masters in Busine ss Administration (University of West Florida). She is a licensed P.E. in the state of Colorado. Maj Hendrix has also published two papers on the us e of a model-based Linear Quadratic Gaussian controller to mix both inerti al and camera measurement inputs to provide navigation solution updates th at allow a micro-sized helicopter to maintain hover. \n\n2. Dr. Debora Ela m is the Team Leader for the Software Engineering Process at New York Air Brake\, a Knorr-Bremse company. She is a senior software engineer with exp erience in PC-based and embedded software development. She is also an adju nct professor for Colorado Technical University Online in the Information Technology and Computer Science undergraduate and graduate programs\, and a consultant for MediaTechnics Corporation\, which specialized in innovati ve technology for publishing and education. She holds graduate degrees in international relations from Troy State University and in computer science from Colorado Technical University\; she completed her doctorate in 2011 with a dissertation on the impact of process management on innovation in s oftware development. She has been an IEEE member for many years and active ly supported various local Pikes Peak Section events. \n\n3. Dave Cottonis an electrical engineer and holds professional engineering licenses in 50 states\, the District of Columbia\, and three Canadian provinces. He is a Senior Member of IEEE. With IEEE\, Dave is a member of the International Committee for Electromagnetic Safety and the Communications Society. Dave received his BSE\, Electrical Engineering\, University of Connecticut\, a nd two masters degrees\, an MS\, Telecommunications and an ME\, Engineerin g Management\, both at University of Colorado. He is registered as Charter ed Engineer through the Engineering Council (UK) and the IET. \n\nUpon gra duation from Connecticut\, Dave earned a commission in the US Air Force as a second lieutenant and was stationed at Electronic Systems Center\, Hans com AFB\, MA. In 1989\, he was transferred to the 5th Combat Communicatio ns Group\, Robins AFB\, GA. During this assignment\, he served in DESERT SHIELD/STORM. He left the Air Force in 1992\, and went to the Atlanta are a to work in the wireless sector. He first worked as an RF Engineer for B ellSouth Mobility and PriCellular. He has worked in the wireless industry for 20 years and in military telecommunications for 9 years. He is the D irector\, RF Compliance for Sitesafe\, Arlington\, VA and works from his h ome in Woodland Park\, CO.\n\n4. Mr. Michael Garland: Bio not available at time of publication.\n<br /><br />Agenda: <br />1) Dinner \n2) Election \ n3) Treasurers Report \n4) Open session for member questions and answers. 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