IEEE Milestone "Weston Meters" Dedication Ceremony

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The IEEE Milestone "Weston Meters" will be dedicated at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, on Friday, September 23, 2016. The IEEE Milestone program recognizes technological innovation and excellence that benefit humanity through unique products, services, seminal papers and patents. As of 2016, more than 160 IEEE Milestones have been approved and dedicated around the world. The IEEE Milestone "Weston Meters" is the first Milestone installed at NJIT. It recognizes Weston's inventions and innovations that led to the first portable and direct-reading current and voltage meters, which were introduced in 1888-1893. These meters were based on research and development performed by Edward Weston (1850-1936) and the Weston Electrical Instrument Company. Weston was also a founding member of the board of trustees of what is known now as the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

The dedication program is as follows. From 10:00 until 11:30 am, there will be several presentations in 112 Eberhardt Hall to celebrate the "Weston Meters" Milestone in 112. Several presentations will highlight the inventions and the inventor. The IEEE President, Dr. Barry Shoop, will unveil a bronze plaque commemorating the achievement, to be placed permanently at NJIT. In addition to the main event (10:00-11:30), there will be a 09:00 am tour of the Weston holdings in the Robert W. Van Houten Library. Please register and add in the comment section of the registration if you would like to participate in the tour as well.

Everyone is welcome to attend this meeting.

Please register in advance for this meeting using VTOOLS to provide the meeting organizers an accurate head count. You can change/cancel the registration if your plans change.

For more information, please contact Adriaan van Wijngaarden (avw@ieee.org).

 


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  • 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
  • Newark, New Jersey
  • United States 07102
  • Building: NJIT - Eberhardt Hall
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  • Adriaan J. van Wijngaarden, IEEE North Jersey Executive Committee, E-mail: avw@ieee.org

  • Starts 01 September 2016 04:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 23 September 2016 12:00 PM UTC
  • No Admission Charge




Agenda

09:00-10:00    Tour of the Weston holdings in the Robert W. van Houten Library

Main Program

10:00-10:05    Welcome
  Prof. Moshe Kam, NCE, NJIT
10:05-10:10 Welcoming Comments
  Prof. Fadi Deck, Provost and Senior Execd. Vice-President
10:10-10:20 The Weston Legacy
  Dr. Eiju Matsumoto, The Society of Historological Metrology, Japan
10:20-10:25 Initiation of the Weston Meters Milestone
  Prof. David Haas, Milwaukee, School of Engineering
10:25-10:45 "Our Time Had Come" Electrical Engineers and the Birth of Modern America
  Dr. Mary Ann Hellrigel, IEEE History Center
10:45-11:05 Edward Weston's Inventions, Enterprises, and Commercial Projects
  Prof. Moshe Kam, NCE, NJIT
11:05-11:15 The IEEE Milestones Program and the Weston Meter Milestone
  Prof. Barry Shoop, IEEE President and CEO
11:15-11:20 Weston Meter Milestone Unveiling
  Prof. Barry Shoop, Dr. Eiju Matsumoto, Prof. David Haas and Dr. Adriaan J. de Lind van Wijngaarden (IEEE North Jersey Section Chair)

Local point of contact: Sheryl Baker (bakers@njit.edu), tel. (973) 596 2314.

Directions: http://www.njit.edu/about/visit/gettingtonjit.php

Parking will be provided in Parking Lot #7.