BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230402T162444Z UID:0BA4EEDA-9735-47BC-A85C-60B79D2A473F DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230330T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230330T133000 DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite Distinguished Speaker T. Scott Atkinso n to Austin and be part of a special program prepared for IEEE Central Tex as Austin member community.\n\nThe event is sponsored by several chapters IEEE CTS ComSoc/SP/CTSoc\, Computer/EMBS\, LM\, CTCN\, ComSoc/SP of Lone S tar section.\n\nIn-Person Location: Ingram School of Engineering\, San Mar cos University\n\nDate: March 30\, 2023\n\nTime: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm\n\n Including Networking and F&B\n\nCost: none\n\nTalk Title: Space Communicat ions\, a Review\n\nDistinguished Speaker: Scott Atkinson\,\n\nTreasurer\, IEEE Lone Star Section\,\n\nChair\, Life Members Affinity Gp\, IEEE Lone S tar Section\,\n\nChapter Treasurer: San Antonio Com/SP\, Computer & TEMS\n \nAbstract: NASA’s reliable space communications and navigation (SCaN) n etworks are the backbone of all of NASA’s space missions\, providing the critical communications services for all earth\, space science\, and huma n space missions. This includes all the telemetry\, tracking\, and command ing required by each spacecraft to transfer key data to the ground systems to manage space operations.\n\nBio: T. Scott Atkinson\, IEEE Life Senior Member\, ComSoc Life Senior Member\, Computer Society Life Senior Member a nd Technology Engineering and Management Society Life Senior Member\, has been a member of the IEEE Communications Society since 1968. Over the year s he has attended and participated in over 20 ComSoc Flagship conferences and was Executive Chair of the Globecom 2014 in Austin. In his career\, he was initially in the U. S. Air force\, serving as a Communications Office r. His next position was as a Communications Engineer working for Lockheed Electronics Company at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston. He worked on the Apollo Command Module/Lunar Module Communications system te sting with primary focus on the Data Storage Equipment (DSE) essentially t he black Box of the Command and Lunar Modules.\n\nNext\, he served 14 year s as a Communications Engineer and Project Manager for a Houston based com pany called Tenneco. Finally\, before retirement\, he worked for the San A ntonio based United Services Automobile Association (USAA) as a senior Tec h Support Engineer on their Worldwide Communications system. The main focu s was on their telephone switching systems and voice/data integration.\n\n In retirement\, he became an independent Telecommunications Consultant wor king for USAA and several other major clients before retiring completely i n 2009. At that time\, he became a full-time volunteer at IEEE for the Com munications Society\, Region 5 and the Member Geographic Area Board. His h eld two significant positions: Chair of the IEEE Geographic Unit Operation s Support Committee and chair of the Life Members Committee.\n\nHe occasio nally provides presentations to IEEE units on Space Communications\, major world telescopes and Home Automation. He is also on the ComSoc History Co mmittee where he performs Oral Histories and supports their IEEE Milestone applications.\n\nHe and his wife Margaret have two adult daughters and cu rrently lives in San Antonio.\n\nIf help is needed\, please connect with:\ n\nProf. Semih Aslan\, aslan@txstate.edu. or\n\nFawzi Behmann\, f.behmann@ ieee.org\n\nAgenda: \nAgenda\n\n11:30 am 11:35 am introduction\n\n11:35 am - 12:35 pm Talk & Q& A\n\n12:35 pm - 1:00 pm Membership\n\n1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Recap & Networking\n\nBldg: Ingram School of Engineering\, 601 Univers ity Dr.\, San Marcos\, Texas\, United States\, 78666 LOCATION:Bldg: Ingram School of Engineering\, 601 University Dr.\, San Marc os\, Texas\, United States\, 78666 ORGANIZER:f.behmann@ieee.org SEQUENCE:8 SUMMARY:Space Communications\, a Review URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353744 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>We are pleased to invite Distinguished Speaker T. Scott Atkinson to Austin and be part of a special program prepared for IEEE Central Texas Austin member c ommunity.</strong></p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>The event is sponsored by several chapters IEEE CTS ComSoc/SP/CTSoc\, Computer/EMBS\, LM\, CTCN\, ComSoc/SP of Lone Star section.</strong></p>\n<p style="font-w eight: 400\;"><strong>In-Person Location: Ingram School of Engineering\, S an Marcos University</strong></p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">&nbsp\;</ p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Date: March 30\, 2023</strong></ p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Time: </strong>&nbsp\;11:30 am & ndash\; 1:30 pm</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Including Netwo rking and F&amp\;B</strong></p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Cos t: none</strong></p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Talk Title:</s trong> Space Communications\, a Review</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"> &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Distinguished Speaker:&nbsp\;</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400\;">Scott Atkinson\,</span></p>\n<p style="font-weight: 4 00\;">Treasurer\, IEEE Lone Star Section\,&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="fo nt-weight: 400\;">Chair\, Life Members Affinity Gp\, IEEE Lone Star Sectio n\,</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">Chapter Treasurer: San Antonio Com/ SP\, Computer &amp\; TEMS</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n <p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Abstract:</strong> NASA&rsquo\;s rel iable space communications and navigation (SCaN) networks are the backbone of all of NASA&rsquo\;s space missions\, providing the critical communica tions services for all earth\, space science\, and human space missions. & nbsp\;This includes all the telemetry\, tracking\, and commanding required by each spacecraft to transfer key data to the ground systems to manage s pace operations.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style= "font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Bio:</strong> T. Scott Atkinson\, IEEE Life S enior Member\, ComSoc Life Senior Member\, Computer Society Life Senior Me mber and Technology Engineering and Management Society Life Senior Member\ , has been a member of the IEEE Communications Society since 1968.&nbsp\; Over the years he has attended and participated in over 20 ComSoc Flagship conferences and was Executive Chair of the Globecom 2014 in Austin.&nbsp\ ; In his career\, he was initially in the U. S. Air force\, serving as a C ommunications Officer.&nbsp\; His next position was as a Communications En gineer working for Lockheed Electronics Company at the NASA Manned Spacecr aft Center near Houston.&nbsp\; He worked on the Apollo Command Module/Lun ar Module Communications system testing with primary focus on the Data Sto rage Equipment (DSE) essentially the black Box of the Command&nbsp\;and Lu nar Modules.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">Next\, he served 14 years as a Communications Engineer and Project Manager for a Houston based compa ny called Tenneco.&nbsp\; Finally\, before retirement\, he worked for the San Antonio based United Services&nbsp\;Automobile Association (USAA) as a senior Tech Support Engineer on their Worldwide&nbsp\;Communications syst em. The main focus&nbsp\;was on their telephone switching systems and voic e/data integration.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">In retirement\, he became an independent Telecommunications Consultant&nbsp\;working for USAA and several other major clients before retiring completely&nbsp\;in 2009. &nbsp\; At that time\, he became a full-time volunteer at IEEE for the Com munications Society\, Region 5 and the Member Geographic Area Board.&nbsp\ ; His held two significant positions: Chair of the IEEE Geographic Unit Op erations Support Committee and chair of the Life Members Committee.</p>\n< p style="font-weight: 400\;">He occasionally provides presentations to IEE E units on Space Communications\, major world telescopes and Home Automati on.&nbsp\; He is also on the ComSoc History Committee where he performs Or al Histories and supports their IEEE Milestone applications.</p>\n<p style ="font-weight: 400\;">He and his wife Margaret have two adult daughters an d currently lives in San Antonio.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\; ">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">If help is needed\, please co nnect with:</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">Prof. Semih Aslan\, aslan@t xstate.edu. or</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">Fawzi Behmann\, <a href= "mailto:f.behmann@ieee.org">f.behmann@ieee.org</a>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p s tyle="font-weight: 400\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">&nbsp \;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Agenda</p>\n<p>11:30 am 11:35 am &nbsp\ ;introduction</p>\n<p>11:35 am - 12:35 pm Talk &amp\; Q&amp\; A</p>\n<p>12 :35 pm - 1:00 pm Membership</p>\n<p>1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Recap &amp\; Network ing</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR