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Chai r ' s Cor ner
By Ed Barrett
This is my last column as your Chicago Section Chair. It has been my privilege to work with
the Executive Committee on your behalf and I would like to take the opportunity to thank
them for their support and work. [MORE]
2014/2015 I EEE-Chi c ago Sec t i on Boar d of Di r ec t or s
The Nominating Committee of the IEEE-Chicago Section's Executive Committee is proud to
announce the 2014/2015 Board of Directors. [MORE]
EMC Mi ni -Symposi um
Some 17 or so years ago, the IEEE-Chicago Section's Chapter of the Electromagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) Society recognized that although there was an active EMC Society
present locally, the area did not have any EMC-specific shows. [MORE]
NFPA 70E St andar d f or El ec t r i c al Saf et y i n t he Wor k pl ac e
On average in the United States, one person is electrocuted in the workplace every working
day. Over 2,000 workers are sent to burn centers annually with related burn injuries.
[MORE]
EMC, EMI , What , Why, and Whi c h Engi neer i ng Rul es t o Appl y
The IEEE-Chicago Section's Chicago/Rockford Consultant's Network hosted Richard
Gillette, P.E. who presented on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic
Interference (EMI). [MORE]
I EC 61850
Smart Grid is a hot topic these days, but how is it put into practice? With a technical
revolution taking place in substation development, it is imperative that the industry embraces
the inevitable, IEC 61850. [MORE]

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Chai r ' s Cor ner
By Ed Barrett
This is my last column as your Chicago Section Chair. It has
been my privilege to work with the Executive Committee on
your behalf and I would like to take the opportunity to thank
them for their support and work. I've tried to keep you updated
on our activities throughout the year with the Chair's Corner.
A year ago the section adopted a number of goals and we did
reasonably well. A quick review of section accomplishments
against the goals follows:

Plan a Technical Conference - 2014 IEEE-Chicago Section
Symposium & Exhibition 11/06/2014
Plan and execute three PACE Meetings - Sponsored two section workshops
Support and participate in at least one history recognition ceremony - Shure IEEE
Milestone
Membership Goals - membership stable and a Senior Member elevation event
resulting in 35 new members
Engage Student Members - Participated in student activities and new student
branch in the Section
Active Entities - Reactivated the Computer Society Chapter
Industry Relations - continue to be active with trade shows and job posting on the
Section Website.
J uly 1st, the Executive Committee officers change and we will continue to have an
experienced leadership team consisting of Vickie Peters as Chair, David Richardson as Vice
Chair, Bob Hofmann as Treasurer, and Sharan Kalwani as Secretary. Many others have
agreed to continue in other section leadership positions. The Executive Committee Members
and roles for 2014/2015 are elsewhere in the newsletter. Thanks to each of you for agreeing
to serve the section for the next year.

I encourage our section members to consider joining us in a volunteer capacity. Experience
isn't necessary and IEEE will give you an opportunity to strengthen or develop your
leadership skills as well as provide networking with your colleagues. Please feel free to
contact me or any member of the Executive Committee to get involved.

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Future' Technical Symposium &
Exhibition organizing committee,
we invite you to submit an
abstract/brief for our upcoming
2014 IEEE-Chicago Section
Symposium and Exhibition, held
at Motorola Solutions,
Schaumburg, IL, on November 6,
2014.
We invite you to submit an
abstract/brief description to be
considered as a Session
speaker. Please prepare an
abstract and submit it to our
Program Chair, Dr. Allen Liao
(shaolin.liao.us@ieee.org) by
J uly 1, 2014, on one of the
following topics:

1)Career development &
intellectual property (IP)
2)Engineering skills & tools
3)Current technical trends
4)Future technical frontier R&D

Complete Call for Abstracts.



IEEE Chicago
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2014/2015 I EEE-Chi c ago Sec t i on Boar d of Di r ec t or s
The Nominating Committee of the IEEE-Chicago Section's Executive Committee is proud to
announce the 2014/2015 Board of Directors.

Section Chair: Vickie Peters
Section Vice Chair: David Richardson
Section Treasurer: Robert Hofmann
Section Secretary: Sharan Kalwani
Advisory Chair: Ed Barrett
Awards Chair: Saeed Kamalinia
Conference Chair: J ohn Zulaski
Education Chair: Connie Kelly
History Chair: George Thomas
Life Members Chair: J im Fancher
Membership Chair: Richard Fedrigon
Membership Communications Chair: J ohn Zulaski
Special Events Chair: Mehdi Ganji
Student ActivitiesChair: Robert Burke

If you wish to contact anyone from our 2014/2015 Board of Directors, their contact
information can be found on the IEEE-Chicago Section's Contact page.

EMC Mi ni -Symposi um
Some 17 or so years ago, the IEEE-Chicago Section's Chapter of the Electromagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) Society recognized that although there was an active EMC Society
present locally, the area did not have any EMC-specific shows. Even with an annual
International Symposium, most local people were unable to attend due to budget, calendar,
etc... A close group got together and started what eventually became the annual EMC-Mini
Symposium. It is interesting to note, that same core group of volunteers have served on the
IEEE-Chicago Section's Chapter of the EMC Board of Directors for over 20 years. Through
their efforts, two International IEEE EMC Symposiums have been hosted through Chicago.

On May 6th, the IEEE-Chicago Section's Chapter of the EMC Society hosted the 16th
Annual Mini-Symposium. Hosted at the Itasca Country Club, attendees were treated to a full
exhibit hall, numerous lectures, and vibrant discussion.

This year's event included presentations on:
"Fundamentals of EMC" Tom Braxton
"Human Factors" Bob Hofmann
"Hands-On Experience" LouAnn Devine
"VAC Nanocrystalline Components-The EMI Solution" Steve Hall
Professional Engineers were able to earn four Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits
for attending. Along with a tabletop show and numerous attendees, the IEEE-Chicago
Section's EMC Mini-Symposium remains a can't miss event as well as a great value for
continuing education.

There were over 20 tabletop exhibitors on hand sharing their knowledge with the
Professional Engineers in attendance.

Frank Krozel, Chair of the event, and his committee enjoy,
"creating a venue where discussion on EMI/EMC principles
can occur with other industry professionals." Frank goes out
of his way to recognize the many volunteers who make the
annual event a success.

For more information about upcoming events visit the EMC
Chicago website.

Exhibitors at the 16th Annual EMC Mini-Symposium
included:
Electronic Instrument Associates Central Inc., ETS-
Lindgren Inc., AR-Worldwide, In-Compliance, Parker
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Hannifin - Chromerics, TDK, Advanced Test Equipment
Rentals, Elite Electronic Engineering Inc., EM Test, Teseq,
Liberty Calibration Corp., VAC Sales USA LLC, HV Technologies, TRS Rentelco, Fair-Rite,
Teledyne-LeCroy, DLS Electronics Systems, Pearson, Wurth, Rohde-Schwarz, IEEE EMC
Society, Thermo Scientific, Tru Corporation, API Technologies-Spectrum Control, L&W
Power, Agilent, Copper Mountain Technologies

NFPA 70E St andar d f or El ec t r i c al Saf et y i n t he Wor k pl ac e
On average in the United States, one person is electrocuted in the workplace every working
day. Over 2,000 workers are sent to burn centers annually with related burn injuries. Often
these accidents are the result of an accidental arc flash experienced by an employee
working on or around energized equipment, NFPA 70E provides practical guidelines for safe
working areas relative to the hazards arising from the use of electricity.

Dave Dini is a Research Engineer and Corporate Fellow of the
Underwriters Laboratories (UL). He has 40 years experience at UL,
with special research interests including technology for electrical
safety in the home and workplace. He currently serves as Chairman
of the NFPA 70E Technical Committee for Electrical Safety in the
Workplace. Mr. Dini also serves as a member of an NFPA NEC
Code Making Panel and a principal member of the technical
committee for the NFPA 73 Standard for Electrical Inspections for
Existing Dwellings. Dave is a Senior Member of IEEE and a
registered professional engineer in the State of Illinois, and a Charter Member of the IEEE
Product Safety Engineering Society.

The Chicago PSES is a forum for Product Safety Professionals from all Industries to
network with peers and enhance their skills while also providing Product Safety outreach to
engineers, students, and others with an interest in the field.

The next meeting of the IEEE-Chicago Section Chapter of the Product Safety Engineering
Society will be J uly 23rd. For up to date information on the meeting, please visit the Section
Calendar or the Product Safety website.

Click to read more from the National Fire Protection Association's website.

EMC, EMI , What , Why, and Whi c h Engi neer i ng Rul es t o Appl y
The IEEE-Chicago Section's Chicago/Rockford Consultant's Network hosted Richard
Gillette, P.E. who presented on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic
Interference (EMI). Mr. Gillette's presentation covered the topic from introduction through
verification, with emphasis on engineering design rules. Targeted at EMI/EMC practitioners
of all experience levels, students from throughout the Section were encouraged to attend, as
was anyone who missed the EMC's Mini-Symposium in early May.

Mr. Gillette holds a Bachelor's of Science in Electronic
Engineering (BSEE) from the Illinois Institute of
Technology, a Masters of Business Administration from
Loyola University Chicago, and is a Licensed Professional
Engineer in Illinois. Mr. Gillette's experience includes stops
in production, as a technician, foreman, and sustaining
engineer. He started his career at Hallicrafters in the
design of radar countermeasures receivers. Mr. Gillette has
hands on experience in designing many military ECM
systems achieving MIL-STD-461, "Requirements for the
Control of Electromagnetic Interference Characteristics of
Subsystems and Equipments."

Retired from Northrop Grumman with 30 years of service, Richard serves as President of RF
Gillette, Inc. where he works part time as a consultant. Mr. Gillette is an IEEE Life Senior
Member, Charter Member of the IEEE Houston Consultants Network, and Director Emeritus
of the IEEE-Chicago/Rockford Consultant's Network.

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Future meetings of the IEEE-Chicago/Rockford Consultant's Network will be announced
upon assignment from the Palatine Public Library, where meetings are held. For up to date
information, please visit the Consultant's Network website.

I EC 61850
Smart Grid is a hot topic these days, but how is it put into
practice? With a technical revolution taking place in
substation development, it is imperative that the industry
embraces the inevitable, IEC 61850. J im Toepper has 18
years of data communications experience, 11 of which
are focused in the industrial automation space. During
this time, he has written articles for Automation World and
Control Engineering magazine. Recently, J im wrote a
whitepaper on cyber security for critical control systems.
J im's most recent role is focused on Business
Development in the power market. Throughout his career,
J im has worked at US Robotics, 3Com, Digi International,
and Moxa.

Recently, there has been a vast improvement in
networking technology that changes the dynamics of
what is possible for power system automation in the
substation. Technologies such as switched Ethernet, TCP/IP, high-speed Wide Area
Networks, and high-performance low-cost computers are providing capabilities far beyond
what was available during the design of many legacy substation automation protocols.

IEC 61850 is an important new international standard for substation automation that will
have a very significant impact on how electric power systems are designed and built. Mr.
Toepper focused on a high level of 61850, including the protocol, certification, and mindset.
He also shared insight into the networking and communications substation in relation to
61850 as well as common attributes to existing standards.

Legacy substation automation protocols and architectures typically provide basic
functionality for power system automation and are designed to accommodate the technical
limitations of the networking technology available for implementation.

As part of the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) Technical Committee 57
(TC57) Architecture for Electric Power Systems, the model-driven approach requires a new
way of thinking. The resulting automation will result in significant cost and performance
improvements in power systems.

Click for more information on IEC 61850 from the International Electrotechnical Commission.
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