IN Person ExCom Starting a bit later -- 7PM -- please be ready to order dinner by 7:10 or so Agenda: NH Section ExCom Meeting Agenda 7PM Wed. Jan 15th IN PERSON DINNER MEETING! 7PM Airport Dinner, Manchester, NH (yes, a bit later than prior dinner meetings) Please Register so we have a head count 1. Attendance Quorum check -- David Casper 2. approval of agenda including consent agenda Consent to approval of outstanding 2023 minutes (in the appropriate month's ExCom directory area) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10bSrj8mZMapJLPlc__rIC5zgkpe22-h4?usp=share_link Consent to approval of outstanding 2023 treasurer reports https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10bSrj8mZMapJLPlc__rIC5zgkpe22-h4?usp=share_link 3. Chairs Comments PACE committee -- Open Submissions in for Section Congress - Barbara Primary delegate, Visibility recommendation submitted Jim will be attending Region1/2 combined Board of Govenors meeting June 2-4 Parking lot: Review of how we handle budget, and possible guidelines on spending (target March meeting) -- Logically organize budget structure (after approval) A document with budget/funding considerations has been set up at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KAU8FhgJJOP8Z2GvM0xBbnfmeUaj-IMDYHWi0Xxxmhw/edit?usp=share_link 4. Action Item Report - Jim: Jim & Sri: publicity via social networks (funded - next steps??) - Jim/et al -- elevation committee 5. Chapter/Affiliate Group Activity & coordination Key action: identify one or two topics in your chapter/affiliate group area of interest and plan on which month you will try to organize an activity based on that. 6. Standing Committee Activities: -- Review/Approve Education Committee Charter -- Young Inventors == Virtual Judging for IEEE Events ... please let Jim/Brian know if you can help (occuring same week as our ExCom meeting!!) 7 Old Business --- Creating SSIT Chapter -- Ed Nelson; also interested: Henry Axtmayer; Bruce Hecht; others? 8 New Business 9 Next Meeting -- Wed. April 19 (Virtual) 10. For the good of the order -- 11 Adjourn to forum 12 Forum topics (upcoming events, etc) Discussion of budget/re-imbursement processes ========================== Our Leadership Team: Communications and Signal Processing Chair: Open Computer Society Chair: Wei Lu Vice Chair: Sridhar Raghavan Treasurer: Baris Kazar Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Chair: Laura Wierschke Secretary: J Michael OConnor Microwave T&T/Antennas and Propagation Chair: Elizabeth H. Schenk Vice Chair: Ian Armstrong Power and Energy Society Chair: Tom Mongeon Reliability Society Chair: Michael W. Bannan Robotics and Automation Society Chair: Sridhar Raghavan Affiliate Groups Consultants Network Chair: Raj Vayyavur Life Members Chair: Alan Schecter Secretary: J Michael OConnor Women In Engineering/Young Professionals Chair: Barbara Bancroft Education Chair/Community Brian Betts Student Activities May Wan History Committee Jason Hui PACE OPEN Bldg: Airport Diner, 2280 Brown Ave, Manchester, New Hampshire, United States, 03103-6828

Substations are an important aspect of our power delivery system. They provide a location to step up or down voltage, equipment can be removed from service for maintenance or because of a fault and system operators can remotely and or locally monitor many aspects of a substations. And like all things today, substations are also advancing with our digital age. During this talk, we will explore what is Digital Smart Substation (DSS). This includes features of a DSS, an overview of IEC 61850, substation SCADA / network basics and Centralized Substation Protection. All attendees will receive a certificate for one PDH. Co-sponsored by: Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) Speaker(s): John Bettler, P.E., Agenda: 12:00 PM - 12:05 PM - IEEE PES Baltimore chapter introduction of the Speaker 12:05 PM - 12:40 PM - Presentation by Speaker 12:40 PM to 12:55 PM - Questions and Answers (Q&A) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/348238

This interactive briefing will cover a variety of proven marketing techniques for growing your business. Sean Murphy will talk about building awareness and getting exposure to attract and sell your expertise, services, and products. Of particular value to consultants, this briefing will explore the tradeoffs between techniques that require more personal effort that are a better fit when you have less billable work, and techniques that are a better fit for when you are busy with client work and have less time to devote to avoiding a future dry spell. Speaker(s): Sean Murphy, Agenda: Introductions Speaker presentation Audience questions welcomed Networking Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/349635

The excitement for the Young Inventors' Program builds as we approach our premiere event, the 2023 Northern New England Invention Convention. On Saturday, March 18, we return to an in-person competition followed by a celebratory Awards Ceremony at the University of New Hampshire. However, we will also offer an option for inventors and judges to participate virtually, too. We need your help! IN-PERSON COMPETITION JUDGES Join us in-person for the NNE-Invention Convention. Judges will be grouped into teams of 2-3 and will be assigned to small sessions with 6-8 inventors. Students will present their inventions and judges will have time to engage in a Q&A. Judges must commit to participate in a virtual Orientation prior to competition day (TBA), participate in the in-person competition, and meet with your judge team to deliberate and make awards decisions. Judges can anticipate dedicating 6-8 hours total for the event. VIRTUAL COMPETITION JUDGES While most students will present projects in-person, we will offer the opportunity to present in a virtual format. This is a live, on-line meeting where judges and inventors can engage and discuss projects. Judges will be grouped into teams of 2-3 and will be assigned to a breakout room of 4-6 inventors. Students will present their inventions and judges will have time to engage in a Q&A. Judges must commit to participate in a virtual Orientation prior to competition day (TBA), participate in the virtual competition, and meet with your judge team deliberate and make awards decisions. Judges can anticipate dedicating 4-6 hours total for the event. ----- To coordinate IEEE awards, we will need to review candidates from both the virtual and in-person events and decide in real time at the in-person event. --- Please list your "Organization" as IEEE so the administrators know who will be providing input for IEEE. Co-sponsored by: UNH Young Inventors Program UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DURHAM, Durham, New Hampshire, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/347322