BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240105T185630Z UID:F3FAB384-35D9-4847-89B9-FD504D1C146D DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230605T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230605T133000 DESCRIPTION:National Inventors Hall of Fame Innovation Open Mic: Raising Vo ices WIE SIGHT STEM Activity & Museum Event\n\nThis STEM\, innovation\, an d museum tour event is funded and organized by IEEE Region 1 Women in Engi neering\, IEEE NJ Coast Section WIE\, IEEE NJ Coast Section PACE SIGHT Gro up\, IEEE NJ Coast Section Instruments and Measurement\, Computer Chapter. \n\nLive or Virtual (Hybrid) with Christine Girtain\, New Jersey Teacher o f the Year including visit to the AT&T Science & Technology Innovation Cen ter and Museum 200 S Laurel Ave in Middletown Township\, New Jersey. Tour the excellent Museum and Visit with IEEE Volunteers and Luminaries. Share your story with young STEM students\, teachers\, others.\n\nThere is a STE M kit based on the inventions of IEEE Life Fellow and member of the Nation al Inventors Hall of Fame\, Jim West\, including the electret microphone. Learn about inventors\, innovations\, and inventions.\n\nTarget Audience\n \nStudents aged 9 - 11\, Educators teaching ages 9 - 11\, Parents with chi ldren ages 9 - 11.\n\nIEEE Members\, Volunteers\, Luminaries\, IEEE SIGHT Group Members\, others interested in STEM\, History\, people interested in Innovation and Inventing.\n\nAnticipated # of Participants\n\n28 Students in a widely diverse at risk community aged 9 - 11 will participate in the "National Inventors Hall of Fame Innovation Open Mic: Raising Voices STEM Activity & Museum Event" and kits will be used across 4th graders at the school up to 50. Microphone materials will be used for 4th grade classes e xpected to reach approximately 100 students. Four (4) Teachers will partic ipate in this "National Inventors Hall of Fame Innovation Open Mic: Raisin g Voices STEM Activity & Museum Event" and will learn the curriculum\, mat erials\, program\, to continue forward with 4th graders in the future\; th ey will also Teach the Teachers ongoing. Two (2) PTO parents will be inclu ded.\n\nSeveral of the Teachers and IEEE Volunteers are parents. Several o f our IEEE Volunteers are Inventors\; one or more of our IEEE Volunteers i s designer of the interactive learning systems at the AT&T S&TI Center. 8 IEEE Volunteers have already been involved in the Planning Phase\; the tea m will hold online meetings and eNotices to invite IEEE members and volunt eers to learn about the program\, participate in a hybrid manner\, and or participate at the Toms River School on a different date to be determined and or the AT&T Science & Technology Center and Museum on 5 June.\n\nMembe rs and Volunteers will help\, tour the museum\, participate\, share their story.\n\nInformation about Jim West from the National Inventors Hall of F ame: James E. West\n\nElectret Microphone\n\nU.S. Patent No. 3\,118\,022\n Inducted in 1999\nBorn Feb. 10\, 1931\nMilitary Service: U.S. Army\n\nJame s West and Gerhard Sessler invented the electret microphone\, which has ad vanced the sound industry and become the standard microphone used in produ cts from music recording equipment to hearing aid devices.\n\nWest was bor n in Prince Edward County\, Virginia. His mother Matilda gave birth [at th eir family’s home](https://pages.jh.edu/jhumag/0903web/west.html)\, buil t by her father\, because the nearby hospital in the town of Farmville wou ld only admit white patients. West grew up wanting to understand how thing s work\, often taking apart items like his grandfather’s pocket watch to explore the inner mechanics. He also developed a desire to change how som e things work.\n\nHis curiosity was encouraged by his parents\, who initia lly expected him to pursue a career as a doctor. His mother was one of the human computers who became known as the “[Hidden Figures](https://www.s mithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped- win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/).” “She went from teachi ng at a school to working at Langley Research Center and was also an activ e officer in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peopl e\,” [said West](https://acousticstoday.org/being-a-black-scholar-james- west/).\n\nWhen Langley ultimately fired West’s mother in reaction to he r work with the NAACP\, this was one of many experiences that fueled his d etermination to advocate for greater diversity in STEM (science\, technolo gy\, engineering and mathematics) fields. “The topics of systemic racism and the increase in and acceptance of diversity have always been at the f orefront of my mind\,” [he said](https://acousticstoday.org/being-a-blac k-scholar-james-west/).\n\nWhile attending Temple University\, during his summer breaks\, West interned at Bell Labs. Here\, the workforce was more diverse than that of most other companies at the time. “I met [people] w ho looked like me\, who I wanted to be like when I grew up\,” [West expl ained](https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider/bs-fe-inven tor-james-west-20180418-story.html). Upon earning his degree in 1957\, he joined the company and began working in electroacoustics\, physical acoust ics and architectural acoustics.\n\nWest and Sessler\, a fellow scientist at Bell Labs\, worked together to develop a compact and inexpensive yet hi ghly sensitive microphone. In their electret microphone\, thin sheets of p olymer electret film are metal-coated on one side to form the membrane of the movable plate capacitor that converts sound to electrical signals with high fidelity.\n\nThe pair patented their invention in 1962. It soon beca me widely used because of its high performance\, accuracy and reliability\ , as well as its low cost\, small size and light weight. Today\, 90% of th e 2 billion microphones manufactured yearly are electret microphones\, and they are used in items from recording equipment and professional sound me asurement instruments to phones\, hearing aids\, baby monitors and toys.\n \nDuring his time at Bell Labs\, West was also instrumental in coordinatin g a summer research program designed to [improve diversity](https://acoust icstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Being-a-Black-Scholar-James-West-a s-told-to-Hilary-Kates-Varghese-1.pdf) for women and underrepresented mino rities throughout the operating companies of AT&T.\n\nWest brought his ded ication to advocating for STEM education and diversity in innovation to hi s involvement in National Inventors Hall of Fame® education programs and competitions. He has collaborated in the development of curricula for the K-6 [Camp Invention®](https://www.invent.org/programs/camp-invention) pro gram\, made personal visits to Camp Invention program sites and served as a [Collegiate Inventors Competition®](https://www.invent.org/collegiate-i nventors/) Judge\, encouraging innovators of all ages and backgrounds to p ursue their ambitions.\n\nA fellow of IEEE\, West served as president of t he Acoustical Society of America in 1997 and 1998 and is the recipient of the 2006 National Medal of Technology. He holds more than 70 U.S. patents and is currently a professor of electrical and computer engineering and me chanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr Christ ine Girtain\, \n\nAgenda: \n9:30am Volunteers and Attendees gather\n\n10:0 0am Students\, Teachers\, Parents arrive\n\nTour and STEM Activity\n\nPres entations by Volunteers\n\nLunch and Cake.\n\nAT&T Science and Technology Innovation Center and Museum\, 200 S Laurel Ave.\, Middletown Township\, N ew Jersey\, United States\, 07748\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.or g/m/362349 LOCATION:AT&T Science and Technology Innovation Center and Museum\, 200 S L aurel Ave.\, Middletown Township\, New Jersey\, United States\, 07748\, Vi rtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/362349 ORGANIZER:kit.august@gmail.com SEQUENCE:33 SUMMARY:National Inventors Hall of Fame Innovation Open Mic: Raising Voices STEM Activity & Museum Event URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/362349 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>National Inventors Hall of Fame In novation Open Mic: Raising Voices WIE SIGHT STEM Activity &amp\; Museum Ev ent <br /></strong></p>\n<p>This STEM\, innovation\, and museum tour event is funded and organized by IEEE Region 1 Women in Engineering\, IEEE NJ C oast Section WIE\, IEEE NJ Coast Section PACE SIGHT Group\, IEEE NJ Coast Section Instruments and Measurement\, Computer Chapter.</p>\n<p>Live or Vi rtual (Hybrid) with Christine Girtain\, New Jersey Teacher of the Year inc luding visit to the AT&amp\;T Science &amp\; Technology Innovation Center and Museum 200 S Laurel Ave in Middletown Township\, New Jersey. Tour the excellent Museum and Visit with IEEE Volunteers and Luminaries. Share your story with young STEM students\, teachers\, others.</p>\n<p>There is a ST EM kit based on the inventions of IEEE Life Fellow and member of the Natio nal Inventors Hall of Fame\, Jim West\, including the electret microphone. Learn about inventors\, innovations\, and inventions.</p>\n<p><strong>Tar get Audience</strong></p>\n<p>Students aged 9 - 11\, Educators teaching ag es 9 - 11\, Parents with children ages 9 - 11.</p>\n<p>IEEE Members\, Volu nteers\, Luminaries\, IEEE SIGHT Group Members\, others interested in STEM \, History\,&nbsp\; people interested in Innovation and Inventing.</p>\n<p ><strong>Anticipated # of Participants</strong></p>\n<p>28 Students in a w idely diverse at risk community aged 9 - 11 will participate in the "Natio nal Inventors Hall of Fame Innovation Open Mic: Raising Voices STEM Activi ty &amp\; Museum Event" and kits will be used across 4th graders at the sc hool up to 50. Microphone materials will be used for 4th grade classes exp ected to reach approximately 100 students. Four (4) Teachers will particip ate in this "National Inventors Hall of Fame Innovation Open Mic: Raising Voices STEM Activity &amp\; Museum Event" and will learn the curriculum\, materials\, program\, to continue forward with 4th graders in the future\; they will also Teach the Teachers ongoing. Two (2) PTO parents will be in cluded.</p>\n<p>Several of the Teachers and IEEE Volunteers are parents. S everal of our IEEE Volunteers are Inventors\; one or more of our IEEE Volu nteers is designer of the interactive learning systems at the AT&amp\;T S& amp\;TI Center. 8 IEEE Volunteers have already been involved in the Planni ng Phase\; the team will hold online meetings and eNotices to invite IEEE members and volunteers to learn about the program\, participate in a hybri d manner\, and or participate at the Toms River School on a different date to be determined and or the AT&amp\;T Science &amp\; Technology Center an d Museum on 5 June.</p>\n<p>Members and Volunteers will help\, tour the mu seum\, participate\, share their story.</p>\n<h1 class="inductee__title se ction-title">Information about Jim West from the National Inventors Hall o f Fame: James E. West</h1>\n<div class="inductee__meta">\n<p>Electret Micr ophone</p>\n</div>\n<div class="inductee__meta">U.S. Patent No. 3\,118\,02 2</div>\n<div class="inductee__meta">Inducted in 1999</div>\n<div class="i nductee__meta">Born Feb. 10\, 1931</div>\n<div class="inductee__meta">Mili tary Service: U.S. Army</div>\n<div class="inductee__description">\n<div>\ n<p>James West and Gerhard Sessler invented <a>the electret microphone\, w hich has advanced the sound industry and become the standard microphone us ed in products from music recording equipment to hearing aid devices</a>.< /p>\n<p>West was born in Prince Edward County\, Virginia. His mother Matil da gave birth <a href="https://pages.jh.edu/jhumag/0903web/west.html" targ et="_blank" rel="noopener">at their family&rsquo\;s home</a>\, built by he r father\, because the nearby hospital in the town of Farmville would only admit white patients. West grew up wanting to understand how things work\ , often taking apart items like his grandfather&rsquo\;s pocket watch to e xplore the inner mechanics. He also developed a desire to change how some things work.</p>\n<p>His curiosity was encouraged by his parents\, who ini tially expected him to pursue a career as a doctor. His mother was one of the human computers who became known as the &ldquo\;<a href="https://www.s mithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped- win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/" target="_blank" rel="noopen er">Hidden Figures</a>.&rdquo\; &ldquo\;She went from teaching at a school to working at Langley Research Center and was also an active officer in t he National Association for the Advancement of Colored People\,&rdquo\; <a href="https://acousticstoday.org/being-a-black-scholar-james-west/" targe t="_blank" rel="noopener">said West</a>.</p>\n<p>When Langley ultimately f ired West&rsquo\;s mother in reaction to her work with the NAACP\, this wa s one of many experiences that fueled his determination to advocate for gr eater diversity in STEM (science\, technology\, engineering and mathematic s) fields. &ldquo\;The topics of systemic racism and the increase in and a cceptance of diversity have always been at the forefront of my mind\,&rdqu o\; <a href="https://acousticstoday.org/being-a-black-scholar-james-west/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he said</a>.</p>\n<p>While attending Templ e University\, during his summer breaks\, West interned at Bell Labs. Here \, the workforce was more diverse than that of most other companies at the time. &ldquo\;I met [people] who looked like me\, who I wanted to be like when I grew up\,&rdquo\; <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/b altimore-insider/bs-fe-inventor-james-west-20180418-story.html" target="_b lank" rel="noopener">West explained</a>. Upon earning his degree in 1957\, he joined the company and began working in electroacoustics\, physical ac oustics and architectural acoustics.</p>\n<p>West and Sessler\, a fellow s cientist at Bell Labs\, worked together to develop a compact and inexpensi ve yet highly sensitive microphone. In their electret microphone\, thin sh eets of polymer electret film are metal-coated on one side to form the mem brane of the movable plate capacitor that converts sound to electrical sig nals with high fidelity.</p>\n<p>The pair patented their invention in 1962 . It soon became widely used because of its high performance\, accuracy an d reliability\, as well as its low cost\, small size and light weight. Tod ay\, 90% of the 2 billion microphones manufactured yearly are electret mic rophones\, and they are used in items from recording equipment and profess ional sound measurement instruments to phones\, hearing aids\, baby monito rs and toys.</p>\n<p>During his time at Bell Labs\, West was also instrume ntal in coordinating a summer research program designed to <a href="https: //acousticstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Being-a-Black-Scholar-Jame s-West-as-told-to-Hilary-Kates-Varghese-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopen er">improve diversity</a> for women and underrepresented minorities throug hout the operating companies of AT&amp\;T.</p>\n<p>West brought his dedica tion to advocating for STEM education and diversity in innovation to his i nvolvement in National Inventors Hall of Fame<sup>&reg\;</sup> education p rograms and competitions. He has collaborated in the development of curric ula for the K-6 <a href="https://www.invent.org/programs/camp-invention">C amp Invention<sup>&reg\;</sup></a> program\, made personal visits to Camp Invention program sites and served as a <a href="https://www.invent.org/co llegiate-inventors/">Collegiate Inventors Competition<sup>&reg\;</sup></a> Judge\, encouraging innovators of all ages and backgrounds to pursue thei r ambitions.</p>\n<p>A fellow of IEEE\, West served as president of the Ac oustical Society of America in 1997 and 1998 and is the recipient of the 2 006 National Medal of Technology. He holds more than 70 U.S. patents and i s currently a professor of electrical and computer engineering and mechani cal engineering at Johns Hopkins University.</p>\n</div>\n</div><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>9:30am Volunteers and Attendees gather</p>\n<p>10:00am Students\, Teachers\, Parents arrive</p>\n<p>Tour and STEM Activity</p>\n< p>Presentations by Volunteers</p>\n<p>Lunch and Cake.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR