Italian buffet dinner - $17.00

Reservations required by 12:00 noon on Monday, 6 December, to Rick Molyet by phone at 419-530-8183, by e-mail to rmolyet@eecs.utoledo.edu or by using an on-line reservation form selected using the link below.

Section members requiring a visitor's parking permit contact Dr. Gerald Heuring by e-mail or by telephone at 419.530.8153.

Nine groups of EECS seniors will be presenting their design projects in Palmer Hall (PL-2700) on Wednesday, December 8. Each group presentation will take a maximum of one-half hour.

Students enrolled in the Senior Design course will present written reports and make oral presentations of their work in competition for prizes funded by Toledo Section IEEE. Awards approved by the Section Executive Committee at its February meeting are $300 (first prize), $200 (second prize) and $100 (third prize).

The winner will be sponsored to participate in the next IEEE Region 4 paper competition. The Institute Life Member Fund is expected to provide a total of $1,500 prize money for the Region 4 Student Paper Contest which shall be allocated as follows:

a) First Place - $800,
b) Second Place - $500, and
c) Third Place - $200.

We are soliciting participation by section members from Toledo Area companies and institutions to serve as judges. Members willing to assist this effort are asked to communicate interest by using the registration link below. Judging will be done using guidelines developed by IEEE Region 4 and available in PDF format. A judge's scoring worksheet is available on-line in PDF format.

The Toledo Section’s annual business meeting and election of members to the Section board of directors for 2005. Social period begins at 5:30 with dinner at 6:00, followed by program and tour of the Challenger Center (housed in the J. Schuer Center). Cost of the dinner is $17.00 per person.

Our Institute Night program in 2002 was a presentation of plans for the Challenger Learning Center of Toledo. Challenger Center has now been operating for some time and has recent, creative programs to report. Tour the Space Station and Mission Control Simulators! See what is now available to Northwest Ohio students, community youth groups and area businesses!

For information or reservations contact Gary Waugh by phone at 419-878-4966, e-mail to gwaugh@accesstoledo.com, or use the link to a reservation form below.

Physical limitations relating to safety and communications requirements for visiting groups touring the plant limit our tour group size to 18 individuals. This means early registration is important in order to accommodate those wanting to be a member of our group. An on-line registration link will take you to a form for use in reserving a spot on the tour.

All visitors must provide their full name and company affiliation and Libbey Glass reserves the right to refuse entry based on company affiliation.

They recommend dark clothing (won't show oil drips) and require heavy RUBBER, NOT LEATHER, soled shoes...no sneakers. If you wear glasses, they ask you to bring your own safety glasses as wearing plastic over-glasses with the headsets can become uncomfortable..

IEEE is providing a chartered bus to transport our members and guests for the approximately 2.5 hour tour through the site.

Attendees are encouraged to bring cameras. Also, attendees must wear appropriate clothing - long pants/trousers, and a full leather shoe. Personal safety equipment will be required for the tour. This equipment includes hardhat, safety goggles, and traffic vests. ODOT will provide all safety equipment, however members are encouraged to bring their own equipment if they have them.

Attendance is limited to a maximum of 38 persons. An on-line reservation form is linked to the button below.

We plan to reserve tables at Packo's for those wishing to dine with the group after the tour. Please check whether you wish to join the group at Packo's on the registration form.

Guests should arrive at the main entrance, labeled as such, and Dan Farkas will be there to greet you.

Helm Instrument is a global supplier of Process Control systems and Factory Automation used in the Metalworking and Metal forming industries. As a Rockwell Automation Encompass partner, Helm Manufactures a variety of specialty I/O modules for Allen Bradley PLC's.

Rick Wilhelm is president of Helm and has been with the company for over 33 years. He is a frequent speaker for various technical societies including the SME, PMA and FMA.

Advancements in Process Control and Factory Automation presentation topics include:
- Applying force measurement techniques
- Integrating force and position measurements for added machine protection
- Diagnosing machine and tool conditions with Signature Analysis
- Meeting OSHA and ANSI safety requirements with PLC based machine controls
- Achieving high speed position control with PLC based specialty I/O modules
- Networked machine controls featuring SPC charting and Downtime reporting
- Machine controls with Dynamic Internet Access.

6:00 PM Cash Bar, 6:30 PM Dinner ($15 per IEEE member / $5 per student/ $20 per guest), 7:30 PM Presentation. Reservations by June 21 @ 9:00 AM to Steve Root at 419-436-3119 (daytime), 419-447-8332 (evening); by U.S. Mail at 5219 N. SR 53, Tiffin, Ohio 44883; by e-mail to slrootpe@ieee.org; or by on-line reservation form using the link below. Please make checks payable to: IEEE - Toledo Section.

Fifteen groups of EECS seniors will be presenting their design projects in Palmer Hall (PL-2700) on April 27 and April 29. Each group presentation will take a maximum of one-half hour.

Faculty members coordinating the Senior Design Courses are Dr. Thomas Stuart and Dr. Ezzatolla Salari. Students enrolled in the Senior Design course will present written reports and make oral presentations of their work in competition for prizes funded by Toledo Section IEEE. Awards approved by the Section Executive Committee at its February meeting are $300 (first prize), $200 (second prize) and $100 (third prize).

The winner will be sponsored to participate in the IEEE Region 4 paper competition to be held in Milwaukee, WI, on June 1, 2004. The Institute Life Member Fund will provide a total of $1,500 prize money for the Region 4 Student Paper Contest which shall be allocated as follows:

a) First Place - $800,
b) Second Place - $500, and
c) Third Place - $200.

We are soliciting participation by section members from Toledo Area companies and institutions to serve as judges. Members willing to assist this effort are asked to communicate interest by using the registration link below. Judging will be done using guidelines developed by IEEE Region 4 and available in PDF format. A judge's scoring worksheet is available on-line in PDF format.

Italian buffet dinner - $15.00

Reservations required by 12:00 noon on Monday, 19 April, to Rick Molyet by phone at 419-530-8183, by e-mail to rmolyet@eecs.utoledo.edu or by using an on-line reservation form at http://www.ieee.org/toledo/.

Section members requiring a visitor's parking permit contact Dr. Gerald Heuring by e-mail or by telephone at 419.530.8153.

Visitor instructions, such as parking and gate access, are found by clicking on the link Fremont Energy Center . Driving directions are found using the link FEC Driving Directions.

Visitors arriving at the site should sign in with the guard and come back to the trailer complex and park around the trailers. They should come in to the Calpine trailer (the northeast trailer in the group). We'll have hardhats and slip-on glasses available for those that don't bring them. They should wear leather boots (steel toes not required).

View the Calpine Web Site relating to the Fremont Energy Center.

Section members requiring a visitor's parking permit contact Dr. Gerald Heuring by e-mail or by telephone at 419.530.8153.