[Orcnet-announce] ORCNET Meeting Notice - Thursday, July 22, 2010, IHOP

[Patrick H. Barrett]

BlankGreetings -

The Oregon IEEE Consultants' Network (ORCNET) meets regularly on the fourth Thursday of each month.

Details of our next meeting (Tomorrow night!) are below.

JULY ORCNET MEETING

WHAT
A Presentation - Designing a Low-Power Radio Transmitter Beacon, by John Shaw
ORCNET Member John Shaw (Shaw Technologies, Inc.) has recently completed the design of an ultra-low power, wristwatch format, radio transmitter beacon. Tonight he will discuss the project, including the requirements, design, construction, testing, software, and antenna theory.

WHO
Our Presenter, Dr. John Shaw, holds a B.A. in Psychology, a M.S. in Electronic Science, and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics. He has worked for Tektronix, The University of Portland (Asst. Prof. of Physics), Cycomm Inc., and Credence Systems, but has spent most of his career as an independent consultant. John is a member of the IEEE and the AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence).

John's expertise includes LASERS and electro-optic systems, embedded computer systems, Digital Signal Processing, r.f. and microwave design, mathematical algorithm development, and system simulation. He has taught University/Graduate level courses in Physics, Solid State Physics, LASERs, Microwave design, Optics, and Astronomy. He has also given microwave design seminars at Tektronix, Triquint, and Cascade Microtech.

His current consulting work includes medical products, medical product regulation, and UHF radio transmitter and receiver design.
You can learn more about John and his many accomplishments at www.shaw-technologies.com.

WHEN
Thursday, July 22, 2010, 6:00 PM to chat & eat, meeting begins at 7:00 PM (approx.).

WHERE
The ORCNET meets at the Beaverton International House of Pancakes (IHOP), located at the intersection of SW 158th & Walker Rd, across Walker Rd. from Fred Meyers.

IHOP, 15935 SW Regatta Lane, 503-614-8485.
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The IHOP's seating capacity is approximately 35 folks, so come early! Just ask for the Oregon IEEE Consultants' Network meeting, or the ORCNET meeting. We will be in the glassed-in room to your right as you enter.

REMINDERS!
Although our meetings are free and open to the public, ORCNET membership has its advantages. To join, just bring a check for $50 for annual dues to this meeting.

Membership dues for 2010 ($50) are due and payable now. Bring your check payable to the ORCNET, for our Treasurer, Brian Conley.

If you are an ORCNET Member, and your email address is listed in the "BCC" area of this email, then you may not have subscribed to the ORCNET Members list-serv. You must subscribe to be added to the list! All Members should subscribe! To subscribe, see the instructions at the bottom of this email, or at http://www.eeconsult.org/membership.html and http://wiki.eeconsult.org/index.cgi?MailingLists.

Our meetings at the IHOP are "no host", which means that you buy the food and beverages of your choice.

AGENDA
6:00 PM - (or thereabouts) Eat (optional) and chat.
6:45 PM - Show and Tell (if anyone brings toys!)
7:00 PM - Call to Order - meeting begins.
             - Officer Reports
7:15 PM - John Shaw's presentation
9:00 PM - (approx) - Adjourn

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THE ORCNET's REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
The Oregon IEEE Consultants' Network (ORCNET) meets regularly on the fourth Thursday of each month, except for a combined November/December meeting on the first Thursday of December.


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SHOW AND TELL THE ORCNET
Our "Show and Tell" sessions happen before and after most meetings, so bring your gadgets! Your latest circuits! LINUX tools! Your creations! If something interests you technically, then others in our group will be interested, too.
               
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ORCNET MEMBERSHIP:
If you've been attending our group, please consider becoming a member ($50 annually). Cheap! 
To learn more, surf to http://www.eeconsult.org/membership.html, or contact any ORCNET Officer (listed below).

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SURF THE ORCNET WEBSITE!
Are you seeking a technical expert or consultant? Thinking of becoming one? Considering joining our group? Surf to www.eeconsult.org.

Just want more information about the IEEE's presence in Oregon? 
Surf to http://www.ieee-oregon.org, 
and also be sure to visit the Oregon IEEE's newsletter website, http://ieee-beeep.org/, 
and the Oregon IEEE's events calendars 
at http://www.ieee-oregon.org/index.php?option=com_events&Itemid=56 
and http://calagator.org/events.

Note - The ORCNET is an IEEE "Affinity Group", similar in many ways to a Chapter of an IEEE Society.

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ORCNET MAILING LISTS
Our valiant webmaster has configured our mailing lists for usefulness and maintainability.
We offer three lists: 
    - one for members-only,
    - another for a general public discussion forum, and 
    - a third for our (infrequent) public announcements such as this one.

Both public lists allow recipients to opt in or out, at their own discretion.

Surf to http://eeconsult.org/members/index.html for information about subscribing or unsubscribing to our lists.

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QUESTIONS & SUGGESTIONS for the ORCNET? 
Email our Chairman, Pat Barrett, pbarrett at ieee.org or pat at barrettengineering.com.

Want to be added/removed from this list? 
Surf to http://eeconsult.org/members/index.html for instructions about subscribing\unsubscribing, or contact our Webmaster, below.


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2010 OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
Chairman - Pat Barrett, pbarrett at ieee.org
Secretary - H. Joe Tabor, harryjoe at teleport.com
Webmaster - (This position is presently open, with one possible candidate. Are you interested?)
Treasurer - Brian Conley, bconley at ieee.org
Program Coordinator - Henri Joyaux, HBJoyaux at ieee.com


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end of meeting announcement - See you There!
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