Earth Day Celebration Help us celebrate Earth Day! Hands-On Activities Become a Naturalist Practice your observation and question-asking skills while learning about ways scientists study nature. Plastic Pick-Up Can you navitage the maze to a more plastic-free future? Plants in Plain Sight Keep an eye out for guides posted around our exhibits to find special trees and learn fun plant facts. Eli Lilly and Company Visiting Scientist Dr. Rebecca Bercich Fiber Arts with Visiting Artist Emily Bennett Explore techniques such as standard loom weaving, circle weaving, and macrame to create your own work of fiber art. Bldg: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis , 3000 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46208

Join us for an exclusive tour of Endress+Hauser's state-of-the-art facility in Greenwood, Indiana! Explore our Process Training Unit (PTU), a full-scale, working process skid featuring cutting-edge instrumentation and controls, designed to provide hands-on training in a real-world process environment. Then, step into our Level & Pressure Production Center, where innovative level and pressure measurement devices are meticulously assembled and tested to meet the highest global quality standards. Discover how Endress+Hauser delivers precision, reliability, and sustainability in process automation, all from our LEED-certified campus in the heart of Indiana. Co-sponsored by: Endress+Hauser USA Agenda: We could split up into two groups. We can accommodate as many as 40 (20 start in the PTU / 20 start in level/pressure) Ideally we would start the tour(s) promptly at 5:30, with each tour approximately 45 minutes. For those interest dinner is available at the conclusion of the tours ~7:15/30 PM. A good opportunity for networking and discussions about what we have learned. Bldg: Process Training Unit, 2350 Endress Place, Greenwood, Indiana, United States, 46143

Have you ever wanted help completing a IEEE Committee application. IEEE, Technical Activities Board (TAB) and Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) will be accepting submissions for 2026 committee positions in May. Learn how to complete your application to get noticed. Learn more about the MGA N&A process at https://mga.ieee.org/board-committees/nominations-appointments. Learn more about the IEEE N&A process at (https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/nominations/index.html) To be eligible to be a Chair or a voting member of any Committee, except the Student Activities Committee, the individual must be a member in good standing and shall be at IEEE Graduate Student Member, Member, Senior Member, or Fellow grade. Please note that at this time, the N&A committee is only querying individuals for their willingness to serve and an appointment cannot be guaranteed. Appointments are contingent upon N&A's recommendation and approval by the appropriate Board, or appointment by the VP. Speaker(s): Kathy Land, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477908

IEEE SEM Chapter 1 - EXCOM Meeting Planning Agenda: IEEE SEM Chapter 1 - EXCOM Meeting Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/480478

- EGM’s Meta-Alert AI analytics software system and Multi-Sense Enhanced Line Sensors provide electric utilities with applications like Accurate Fault Detection and Location, Dynamic Line Ratings, Asset Health Monitoring and Vegetation Encroachment. - Partnering with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), EGM is advancing Accurate Fault Detection and Location (AFLD) to provide utilities momentary and sustained fault locations. This application helps utilities reduce SAIDI metrics by as much as 15%, which can be worth $50k-$500k per SAIDI minute. With this application the utility has the ability to detect and locate sustained and momentary faults. Momentary faults are leading indicators of sustained outages. Early detection of and elimination of momentary faults will increase grid reliability and can help prevent wildfires due to vegetation encroachment. Improved reliability also makes the grid more resilient which means during major events the grid is less likely to experience long duration outages. Public safety is also improved by cutting power to high impedance faults that may pose a problem locating the source of the outage. - EGM’s Dynamic Line Ratings (DLR) application and Asset Health Monitoring (AHM) provide visibility into the overall health of the electric transmission grid and the performance of the conductors, to keep the grid optimized. DLR provides real-time conductor thermal measurements, two-week conductor capacity forecasts, ensures grid safety and reliability, accelerates interconnection of DERs, and reduces transmission congestion and curtailments. Asset Health Monitoring (AHM) informs the utility of the conductor’s sag and line safety clearances. It can alert the utility when lines are slapping or galloping and can be correlated with weather and wind speeds to help the utility predict what may then become a sustained outage. Speaker(s): Ismael Mendoza, Jim Lynch Agenda: IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. For information regarding upcoming webinars or to visit our vast webinar archive, please visit: (https://ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/) (https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/rest/sign-up/2479DAB0-4089-43E7-925D-86AE0C1E6244?campaign=e0d52cef) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481262

We proudly present an IEEE foundation video documentary entitled: “The Bit Player“. One of Michigan’s famous sons, however not many Michiganians know about him – Indeed few know that Claude E. Shannon is also credited as the father of "Information Theory". You will learn more about him and at the same time get a refresher on the mankind changing impact Claude Elmwood Shannon made on the world today. This documentary was made in 2018 and brought to you by the (https://www.ieeefoundation.org/) who partially funded this along with the (https://www.itsoc.org/) The trailer for this 90-minute video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3OldEtfBrE&authuser=0 AFTER the movie - we can have a brief discussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcorn! :-) Trivia may also follow, so bring your Jeopardy hats too. We are celebrating this on the occasion of Shannon's birthday (April 30th, 1916). Agenda: 6:00 PM - Welcome, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop 6:05 PM - Documentary Start 7:05 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion 7:30 PM - Wrap Up Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/478996

We are proud to launch the Mentorship Pilot Program, an initiative developed by the IEEE Magnetics Society Chapters Committee, Education Committee, and Students in Magnetism (SiM) to foster an additional avenue to professional growth and career development within the magnetics community. Through this pilot initiative, mentees will receive valuable guidance and support to navigate their careers, while mentors will have the opportunity to refine their leadership and coaching skills by sharing their expertise. Please note that this program does not involve research mentorship. For this onsite meeting, Pizza and Refreshments will be provided. This program aims to: - Enhance mentees’ professional skills and career readiness - Support self-awareness, confidence, and emotional intelligence - Expand professional networks for both mentors and mentees - Facilitate career guidance - Build a supportive and engaged professional community Who Can Participate? - Mentees: MSc candidates, PhD candidates, and early-career postdocs - Mentors: Professionals with at least six years of post-PhD experience or those in academic/industry leadership roles (e.g., Assistant Professor, Senior Scientist) Co-sponsored by: University of Minnesota Room: 287, Bldg: Amundson Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

The IEEE Women in Engineering Oregon Section Affinity Group presents an inspiring event focused on the vital role of women engineers in advancing sustainable technologies and climate solutions. This event will highlight key innovations in renewable energy, battery storage, carbon management, and clean energy technologies, showcasing how engineers are driving impactful global change. Through expert discussions and knowledge-sharing, attendees will gain insights into emerging trends in climate tech and eco-friendly innovations. The event also provides a platform for networking and empowering the next generation of engineers committed to sustainability. Speaker(s): Simay Akar Koehler , Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479567

SEM Chapter 8 Officers AdCom meeting: Contact Scott Lytle: s.r.lytle@ieee.org for details and Teleconference phone information. Co-sponsored by: Scott Lytle Agenda: Agenda on-line: Contact Steve Tomba steve@epictek-llc.com for details. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/451647

Active dendrites form the basis for biologically plausible neural networks possessing desirable features of the biological brain including flexibility, adaptability, and high energy efficiency. A formulation for active dendrites using the notational language of conventional machine learning is put forward as an alternative to a spiking neuron formulation. Based on this formulation an online clustering unit (OCU) is developed as a basic neural building block, and its capabilities are demonstrated via an application from experimental neuroscience: spike sorting. Spike sorting takes inputs from electrical probes embedded in neural tissue, detects voltage spikes (action potentials) emitted by neurons, and attempts to sort the spikes according to the neuron that emitted them. Many spike sorting methods form clusters based on the shapes of action potential waveforms, under the assumption that all spikes emitted by a given neuron have similar shapes and will map to the same cluster. Clustering is challenging because there are natural variations both between different neurons and spike instances emitted by the same neuron leading to significant overlaps in the spike shapes. Using synthetic spike shapes, the accuracy of the proposed OCU is compared with a much more compute- intensive, offline k-means approach. The OCU outperforms k-means and has the advantage of requiring only a single pass through the input stream, learning as it goes. The overall capabilities of the OCU are demonstrated for a number of scenarios including dynamic changes in the input stream, differing neuron spike rates, and varying cluster counts. Speaker(s): Dr. James E. Smith, Agenda: 5:45 PM. -- Log on and check virtual meeting 6:00 -- Speaker INtroduction 6:05 -- Virtual Talk 6:50 -- Questions 7:15 -- Adjurn Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/480390

Let's celebrate May day with fellow entrepreneurs. This will be a great get to know each other and play games together. Would love to see what everyone is up too and network. Meeting at the I/O bar in Madison. Bldg: I/O Bar, 720 Williamson Street, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53703

Register by April 11 for Early Bird pricing! [] The Children of the CornCon Kids' Hacker Camp Returns May 3, 2025! Age appropriate activities for kids from kindergarten through high school. Note that children must be accompanied by a guardian at all times. Registration opens at 8:30 am. Events from 9 am - 4 pm Regular pricing is $25 for the first student and $10 for additional students per guardian, including soldering kit, lunch, snacks, and beverages. We will have kids' t-shirts to give away from 2024 CornCon. Scholarships are available; contact corncon@docent.org for details. Click (https://forms.gle/hBQpS2Bj5hT9dhBx9) if you would like to volunteer! Co-sponsored by: Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) and Docent Institute Agenda: Activities Include: - VR Tournament - Soldering - Capture the Flag Competition (Introductory and Intermediate) - Tearing apart and building a computer - Escape Room - Snap Circuits & Squishy Circuits - Electronic Graveyard - Coding Activities - Lockpicking - Games and Puzzles Bldg: Scott Community College Urban Campus, 101 W 3rd St, Davenport, Iowa, United States, 52801