2015 IEEE IAS Q2 IAS ExecBoard Meeting
8QDSSURYHGMeeting Minutes
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Pisa, Italy
May 28-29, 2015
Room 40 (Aula 40)
CNR Venue
Meeting started later than usual at 9:00 am due to bus arriving late at hotel. Attendance for Thursday, May 28, 2015: D.
Durocher (President), J. Marcos Alonso, Po-Tai Cheng, David Eng, Corrine Fields, Mark Halpin, John Kay, Wei-Jen Lee,
Blake Lloyd, Gustavo Ramos Lopez, Peter Magyar, Massimo Mitolo, Subrata Mukhopadhyay, Mark Nelms, Clifton Oertli,
Ahmed Rubaai, Tomy Sebastian, Don Zinger
Guests: Giuseppe Parise (partial meeting)
Staff: Patrick McCarren, Lynda Bernstein
David Durocher, President welcomed attendees and Introductions were made, the meeting agenda was reviewed, Society
Fly Over.
Society Fly Over.pptx
Clifton Oertli (Electronic Communications gave his report and there was some discussion about offering conference apps
to IAS financially sponsored conferences. There was also an update on IAS’s involvement in social media. Three
motions were presented to the board on the above subjects.
Patrick McCarren, (IAS Executive Director) presented to the board highlights of the recent survey done of 2,000 IAS
members.
2015 Survey
Results.pptx
Action Item: Survey of student members to follow
Patrick McCarren/Dave Durocher – Update on Rooks Fund (IEEE Foundation). There will be a new fund established. The
IEEE Foundation will contact all donors to the old fund and will transfer money to the new fund if the donors agree. See
motion for details.
Blake Lloyd, (Past President, Chair of Nominations Committee) discussed term limits of sitting department chairs and
there was discussion of whether IAS should continue to enforce a 2/3 majority vote for department and committee chairs
that are up for re-election/appointment. The board discussed the pros and cons of having term limits and if there is a
need to have an additional mechanism in place to have board members that are not performing removed from the board.
This discussion resulted in a series of motions from the Nominations committee for approval of board members for the
2016 board and for candidates to be placed on the ballot for the 2015 society election.
Terms Discussoin
Q2.ppt
Patrick McCarren, Tesla Sponsorship
Patrick McCarren, IEEE History Center Proposal. Patrick presented a proposal to the board from the IEEE History
Center. The board declined the offer.
Massimo Mitolo (Treasurer) gave the society financial report and spoke about the 2016 budget. Department and
committee budgets are due to the Executive office the first week of June and will be presented to TAB in July of 2015.
Patrick McCarren presented information about the YPP Working Group
YP Initiatives.pptx
The consent agenda was prepared, led by David Durocher.
The Board was invited to attend a reception with the conference organizers and students of the IYCE Conference. Dinner
with be with the organizing committee at Chiostro della Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine (Pisa) with music and dinner
an informal occasion
Friday, May 29, 2015
Meeting started at 8:30 AM and began with presentation from conference organizer from IYCC, PEPQA and PECI. The
three groups of student volunteers are collaborating with each other to develop best practices and to assist each other in
running conferences.
Attendance: D. Durocher (President), J. Marcos Alonso, Po-Tai Cheng, David Eng, Corrine Fields, Mark Halpin, John
Kay, Wei-Jen Lee, Blake Lloyd, Gustavo Ramos Lopez, Peter Magyar, Massimo Mitolo, Subrata Mukhopadhyay, Mark
Nelms, Clifton Oertli, Avoki Omekanda, Ahmed Rubaai, Tamas Ruzsanyi, Tomy Sebastian, Don Zinger
Staff: Patrick McCarren, Lynda Bernstein
Motion to Approve Previous Meeting Minutes
Date: (March, 2015)
Moved: David Eng
Seconded: John Kay
Passed unanimously
2015_Q1_meeting_mi
nutes_unapproved.doc
Motion to Approve Consent Agenda
Moved: Clifton Oertli
Seconded: Don Zinger
Passed unanimously
Motions:
Nelms, Meetings Department
Motion to approve technical co-sponsorship of the 2015 IEEE Workshop on Power Electronics and Power Quality
Applications (PEPQA) to be held 2-4 June 2015 in Bogota, Colombia pending approval of an MOU.
Background: The IAS was a technical co-sponsor of this meeting in 2013, and a Board meeting was held in
conjunction with this student conference. The sole financial sponsor is the Universidad de los Andes – Student
Branch. The Colombia Section is also a technical co-sponsor. The standard IAS 20% paper limit on the number of
papers eligible for review will be included in the MOU.
Voted Electronically – passed April 2015
Oertli/ECC seconded by John Kay
Motion The ECC motions the IAS Board to allow us to subcontract the active management of all IAS social media
accounts for one (1) year. Costs are not to exceed $2,500/month, or $30,000 total.
Background In September of 2012, the ECC began IAS’s social media outreach by creating accounts with the
leading social media outlets. Since then, our social media presence has grown to over 7,000 followers. The ECC
team is at a breaking point, where we feel that in order to properly engage the Millennial generation, more time
and effort is required on a daily basis than is possible from a volunteer opportunity. The most successful
organizations are able to deliver meaningful and relevant content to their followers multiple times per day, engage
in discussions, and actively manage their digital presence. The next step in our journey of reaching out to the
subsequent generation is to have a more active role in social media.
♣ InterProse • Already performing similar services for PES and Smart Grid • Develop a content strategy plan first,
then manage three (3) networks • $2,500 per month (or $30,000/year)
♣ Grow Socially • $8,500 initial fee for creating a social media plan / goals • $1,000 per month (or $12,000/year)
after that • Only includes 3 networks (recommend dropping G+) • Comprehensive tracking/reporting
♣ Bee Keeper Group • $4,125 per month (or $49,500/year) • Comprehensive tracking/reporting
Passed unanimously
26 Oertli/ECC Seconded Mark Halpin
Motion The ECC motions the IAS board to refund I&CPS and ESTMP conferences for their use of the Event Mobi
app, for the following years and amounts:
I&CPS 2015 (CAD) 2,386.70
I&CPS 2016 (USD) 2,273.05
I&CPS 2017 (USD) 2,273.05
ESTMP 2016 (CAD) 2,386.70
Background Tim Driscoll is running the App implementation at both of these conferences. Tim’s efforts early on
allowed IAS to test-drive the EventMobi platform. This reimbursement reflects what future reimbursements would
be like.
Passed unanimously
27 Oertli/ECC Seconded by Blake Lloyd
Motion to reimburse financially co-sponsored conferences for the cost of purchasing an EventMobi mobile app up
to $2000 each. This program will be in effect for three years starting June 1, 2015.
Conditions:
• Must seek approval from IAS ECC Chair before making the purchase
• Only one (1) year will be reimbursed at a time, unless approved otherwise
• App development, implementation and management will be the responsibility of the conference Background A
number of IAS conferences are now using mobile apps in addition to printed directories. However, some of IAS’s
financially co-sponsored conferences do not have adequate finances to budget for the technology. Allowing these
conferences to recoup these costs will proliferate this useful technology and also incentivize the standardization of
a single mobile app platform (EventMobi).
Passed unanimously
28 Halpin/Zucker Student Grant Committee Chair, Seconded by Blake Lloyd
Motion: Modify the financial details of the Myron Zucker Student Travel Grant program for the IAS Annual
Meeting to the following:
For students selected in Regions 1-7, the maximum reimbursements shall be $300 for travel expenses. Expenses
for up to five nights (2 person shared occupancy) and one student conference registration shall also be
reimbursed. For students selected in Regions 8-10, the maximum reimbursements shall be $800 for travel
expenses. Expenses for up to five nights (2 person shared occupancy) and one student conference registration
shall also be reimbursed. In addition, there shall be no requirement that an awardee be an IEEE-IAS student
member. In the event that the IAS Annual Meeting is held outside Regions 1-7, all student reimbursements shall
be in accordance with the rules for Regions 8-10.
Background—This is a minor modification to the existing reimbursement policy for the Zucker Travel Grant
program at the Annual Meeting to reflect the fact that travel within Regions 1-7 is much less expensive that travel
into Regions 1-7 from Regions 8-10. These changes to the Zucker Travel Grant program also harmonize the
reimbursement policies for all student travel programs at the Annual Meeting.
Passed unanimously
Department and committee reports were presented between 10:00 AM and 1;00 PM (local time) see appendix for reports.
1:00 PM
1:05 PM
1:10 PM
Durocher
Durocher
Durocher
New Business – Journal of Display Technology discussion of journal
Old Business, none
Closing Remarks/Adjourn
Motion to adjourn: Blake Lloyd, Seconded by Wei-Jen Lee
The Board attended the Conference Gala at the San RANIERI hotel where President Durocher presented the IAS 50
Anniversary video and there was a celebratory cake cutting ceremony.
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Consent Agenda –Motions (passed by one motion on page two)
201
Rubaai, Publications Department
The Publications Department forwards a motion to approve a special issue on Fault Diagnosis. The
special issue shall include original material which appears only once in the archival literature. The
publication of special issue on Fault Diagnosis in IAS Transactions is permitted at the discretion of the
IAS Executive Board provided that all papers have undergone the standard peer review. This action is
aligned with IEEE Policy 6.4-Multiple Publication of Original Technical Material in IEEE Periodicals.
Background:
Special issues are organized in partnership with IAS Transactions EiC and require IAS Executive Board
approval. IAS rules require that papers be presented at an approved conference before they are eligible
for review for publication. The IAS ‘presentation first’ policy applies ONLY to IAS Transactions and IAS
Magazine. It does not apply to special issues or periodicals that we publish jointly with other IEEE
Societies. A general call for papers will be issued to invite well-known authors to submit papers which will
establish a new base of all papers. This action might actually bring new people into the IAS fold. The
Publications Department could consider publishing two issues of the Transactions in one production
cycle, a regular issue plus the special issue. A variation on this is to issue one physical issue which is
divided into two parts; an up-front highlighted section of special issue papers and regular issue papers.
This would work if the number of special issue papers is limited; say 10 to 15, so that the remainder of the
issue could be used to fill out our page budget.
202
Kay/Process Industries Department
This is a motion to seek a vote of approval by the IEEE IAS Board to establish a James A. Rooks Memorial Grant
Program fund held by the IEEE Foundation that addresses the shortcomings and replaces the existing James A.
Rooks Memorial Student Intern Program. The revised fund will include 1) An expanded scope beyond a maximum
of $8,000 spend per year applied to 4 student interns working at paper mills and 2) Remove the language
suggesting that the intent is to deplete the fund to zero. This revision will enable the IEEE IAS Pulp and Paper
Industry Committee to expand the scope of student and youth initiatives associated with this resource.
Background: The Rooks family has already reviewed this suggested revision and all current members/donors of
the family are in support of this initiative as defined in the Delegation of Expenditure Authority Agreement (DOEA)
draft by the IEEE Foundation . Since the Rooks family and the IEEE IAS are the most significant contributors to
the existing fund, approval of this motion by the IAS Board will be followed by a letter from the IEE Foundation
co-signed by Becky Rooks (representing the family) and the IEEE IAS Board designating support for this initiative.
As required by New York State law, donor permission must be sought to modify the purpose and use of a
restricted fund. Thus written permission will need to be sought from all 100+ of the past donors. The letter will be
sent to all other past donors dating back to the inception of the account in January 2007, signaling the intent of
the primary donors to modify the purpose and use of the existing fund and designate their respective past
donations to be used as defined in the DOEA draft. The letter will confirm written support and encourage the
balance of donors to consider the same. The intent is to establish and fund the revised James A. Rooks Memorial
Grant Program account using proceeds, replacing the existing James A. Rooks Memorial Student Intern Program
account. If, for instance, 80% of the historic donors of the existing account approve of this transfer, then 80% of
the current balance in the existing account ($175,479 as of March 31, 2015) or $140,383 would be transferred to
the new account. The PPIC would then be able to proceed to deplete the residual balance of the James A. Rooks
Memorial Student Intern Program account in accordance with the original Delegation of Expenditure Authority
Agreement (DOEA) and looking forward, use the new account based on a revised DOEA to expand the scope of
student and youth activities in the name of their valued and remembered committee member, James A. Rooks.
Below is the proposed text for the revised DOEA as authored by Ms. Karen Galuchie of the IEEE Foundation and
reviewed/approved by Ms. Becky Rooks representing the Rooks family and Mr. David B. Durocher, President of
the IEEE IAS, 2015-2016. This action is subject to final approval by the IEEE Technical Activities Board.
Delegation of Expenditure Authority Agreement: IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Fund of the IEEE Foundation
(F#1087) The IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Fund of the IEEE Foundation was established on 2 November
2007 as a way to memorialize James Rooks for his relentless compassion for young engineers combined with his
dedications to the Pulp & Paper Industry Committee of the IEEE Industry Applications Society. The Fund, which is
to be spent until deplete, supports grants (maximum value of $2,000 each) and certificates associated with the
IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Student Intern Program (Program). The Program provides up to four grants to
selected student interns to attend the annual IEEE-Industry Applications Society (IAS) Pulp and Paper Industry
Conference. Grants may be used to support the intern’s registration, travel and living expenses. To be eligible,
student intern must be registered participants of the conference and must be employed by a company that is a
participating member of the IEEE-IAS Pulp and Paper Industry Committee. As of the 31 December 2014, the
balance in the fund is $172,523. The sizable balance is a result of: Robust fundraising efforts, which garnered
more than $135,000 in charitable gifts Strong investment returns, which provided more than $52,000 in growth
over the life of the Fund Minimal program support payout, with total payouts of $12,709 compared to the
maximum possible payout across the seven year of $56,000.Proposed Modifications to IEEE James A. Rooks
Memorial Fund of the IEEE Foundation (F#1087): It is proposed that to increase the impact of the IEEE James A.
Rooks Memorial Fund of the IEEE Foundation (F#1087) the following modifications be approved by the PPIC,
IAS, IEEE Foundation and the Rooks Family.
1. Fund Type: Change the intended length the Fund will be in existence from ‘spent until deplete to provide longterm support’. Increasing the planned for duration of the Fund will ensure the Fund is managed in accordance
with IEEE Foundation held funds intended to last more than 10 years. For funds lasting 10+ years, program
expenditure is generally up to 5% of the prior 3 year investment average balance. 2. Program Support: Broaden
the purpose of the Fund beyond a single program known as the IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Student Intern
Program. In its place, the Fund could award an annual grant valued at up to 5% of the prior year fund balance to
the Pulp and Paper Industry Committee (PPIC) of the IEEE Industry Applications Society. This change will
empower PPIC to maximize the impact of the Fund and be responsive to changing needs, technology and
industry dynamics in determining the best use of the grant which would be restricted to ‘encouraging
participations of students and young professionals in the pulp and paper industry’. Possible uses for the grant,
which would be known as the ‘James A. Rooks Memorial Grant’, include, but are not be limited to: a. Student and
young professional travel support to enable attendance at the annual IEEE- Industry Applications Society (IAS)
Pulp and Paper Industry Conference
b. Scholarships for students pursuing a career in the pulp and paper industry
c. Webinars about the pulp and paper industry for students and young professionals
Process to Modify the Fund:
When the IEEE Foundation and IAS established the IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Fund of the IEEE
Foundation (F#1087) and solicited the donations, the purpose was very specific and did not allow for
modifications in future years. Under New York State law, donor permission must be sought to modify the purpose
and use of a restricted fund. Thus written permission will need to be sought from all 100+ of the donors.
The steps to obtain the required permission include:
1. IAS, the Rooks family and the IEEE Foundation all agreeing to the proposed modifications to the duration and
use of the Fund
2. IEEE Foundation drafting and sending a letter to all the donors to the IEEE James A. Rooks
Memorial Fund of the IEEE Foundation (F#1087) requesting approval to proposed modifications:
a. If any donors decline or do not respond, their gift must be used as originally intended – to support the
Internship program and spent until deplete as the fund was originally set up.
b. In the letter, we will also explain and gain the donors agreement as to plans for what
body within IEEE will be responsible for the annual grant in unlikely event that PPIC ceases to exist.
IEEE PID
Motion_Establish the Ja
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Nelms, Meetings Department
Motion to approve Courtesy Associates as the conference management firm for the 2016 IAS Annual Meeting to
be held 2-6 October 2016 in Portland, OR USA.
Background: Courtesy Associates has been the conference management firm for the IAS Annual Meeting since
2001. The IEEE and Courtesy can begin negotiations on a contract.
204
Nelms, Meetings Department
Motion to approve technical co-sponsorship of the 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois to be
held19-20 February 2016 in Champaign, IL USA pending approval of an MOU.
Background: The IAS was a technical co-sponsor of this meeting in 2015. The sole financial sponsor is the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Joint PEL/PE/IA Student Chapter. Other technical co-sponsors are the
Power & Energy Society, the Power Electronics Society, and the Central Illinois Section. No paper limit will be
included in the MOU like the MOU for the 2015 conference.
205
Moved by A. Rubaai, Seconded by T. Sebastian
Motion for IAS to co-sponsor (with PES) the Nikola Tesla award ($15,000) up to $7,500 annually, beginning in
2016 and for the term of ten (10) years until 2025. If an external corporate sponsor is confirmed, the US$7,500
sponsorship from each Society will be decreased accordingly. The award includes a US$10K honorarium (shared
equally among co-recipients if applicable), bronze medal(s), and certificate(s), as well as publicity and
presentation costs
IAS cosponsor Tesla
Award action 5-2015.d
206
Nelms, Meetings Department
Motion to approve technical co-sponsorship of the 2015 IEEE International Forum on Smart Grids for Smart Cities
to be held 11-13 October 2015 in Bologna, Italy pending approval of an MOU.
Background: The IEEE Smart Grid initiative, in collaboration with the University of Bologna, is organizing this
event. The IEEE Power & Energy Society is a technical co-sponsor. Other potential technical co-sponsors are
the Computer Society, Communications Society, and Power Electronics Society. Because of the small size of the
conference and the number of potential technical co-sponsors, the IAS 20% paper limit will not be included in the
MOU.
207
Nelms, Meetings Department
nd
Motion to approve a conference loan of $4,000 for the 2016 IEEE/IAS 52 Industrial and Commercial Power
Systems Technical Conference (I&CPS) to be held 1-5 May 2016 in Detroit, MI USA.
Background: The budget has been reviewed and approved at it meets the IEEE 20% surplus requirement. The
Southeastern Michigan Section and Southeastern Michigan Section PES/IA joint chapter will each provide a
$1,000 loan.
208
Nelms, Meetings Department
Motion to approve financial co-sponsorship of 17th International Power Electronics and Motion Control
Conference and Exposition (PEMC 2016) to be held 18-21 September 2016 in Varna, Bulgaria pending approval
of an MOU.
Background: The IAS was a technical co-sponsor of this conference in 2014. The conference steering committee
has submitted this request for financial co-sponsorship. The Industrial Electronics Society has agreed in principle
to become a financial co-sponsor of the meeting. The proposed financial breakdown is as follows: IAS (20%), IES
(20%), and Bulgarian organizers (60%).
209
Nelms, Meetings Department
Motion to approve technical co-sponsorship of the International Conference on Intelligent Green Building and
Smart Grid Conference (IGBSG) 2016 to be held 27-29 June 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic pending approval
of an MOU.
Background: The IAS was a technical co-sponsor of this meeting in 2014. The IAS Taipei Chapter was heavily
involved in the organization of the 2014 conference. The request comes from Po-Tai Cheng, Member-at-Large of
the IAS Executive Board and a member of the International Steering Committee for the conference. The IAS 20%
paper limit was not included in the MOU for that meeting.
210
Lloyd, Past President (Nominations)
Motion that Mark Nelms be appointed as 2016 IAS Meetings Department Chair.
Background: Mark Nelms has been Meetings Department Chair since 2006 and per IAS Bylaws a 2/3 vote of the
Board is needed for him to be eligible to continue in 2016.
211
Lloyd, Past President (Nominations)
Motion that Peter Magyar be appointed as 2016 IAS Chapter & Membership Department Chair.
Background: Peter Magyar has been Chapter & Membership Department Chair since 2009 and per IAS Bylaws a
2/3 vote of the Board is needed for him to be eligible to continue in 2016.
212
Lloyd, Past President (Nominations)
Motion that Ahmed Rubaai be appointed as 2016 IAS Publications Department Chair.
Background: Ahmed Rubaai has been Publications Department Chair since 2012 and per IAS Bylaws a 2/3 vote
of the Board is needed for him to be eligible to continue in 2016.
213
Mot
Lloyd, Past President (Nominations)
Motion that Mark Halpin be appointed as 2016 IAS Standards Department Chair.
Background: Mark Halpin has been Standards Department Chair since 2012 and per IAS Bylaws a 2/3 vote of the
Board is needed for him to be eligible to continue in 2016.
214
Lloyd, Past President (Nominations)
Motion that Clifton Oertli be appointed as 2016 IAS Electronic Communications Department Chair.
Background: Clifton Oertli has been Electronic Communications Department Chair since 2012 and per IAS
Bylaws a 2/3 vote of the Board is needed for him to be eligible to continue in 2016.
215
Lloyd, Past President (Nominations)
Motion to have a total of nine Member-at-Large positions on the IAS Executive Board in 2016.
Background: The Board sets the total number of Members-at-Large each year per IAS Bylaws. The number must
be between six and nine.
216
Lloyd, Past President (Nominations)
Motion to approve the following candidates for open positions on the 2016 IAS Executive Board: Elected
Positions (two-year terms):
Member-at-Large: Srikanth Vasudevan
Member-at-Large: Andy Knight vs Cheng-Tsung Liu
Member-at-Large: Chiara Boccaletti vs Fabio Freschi
Member-at-large: Tom Johnson vs Ayman El-Refaie
Member-at-large: Aldo Boglietti vs Ray Lee Lin
MSDAD Chair: Mohammad Uddin
IPCSD Chair: Po-Tai Cheng
Treasurer: Corinne Fields
217
Lloyd, Past President (Nominations)
Motion to approve the following candidates for open positions on the 2016 IAS Executive Board: Appointed Chairs
(one-year terms):
Awards: Mohammad Islam (incumbent)
Education: Iqbal Husain (incumbent)
Intersociety Cooperation: Peter Wung (incumbent)
218
219
220
Islam/Awards Department
Motion to approve Pragasen Pillay as the winner of 2015 IAS outstanding achievement award recommended by
OAA committee
Islam/Awards Department
Motion to approve Carlton Speck as the winner of 2015 IAS distinguished service award recommended by DSA
committee
Islam/Awards Department
Motion to approve Tiefu Zhao as the winner of 2015 IAS Andrew W. Smith outstanding young member award
recommended by AWSOYMA committee
221
Nelms/Meetings Department
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Motion to approve technical co-sponsorship of the 56 International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical
Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON) to be held in Riga, Latvia pending approval of an MOU.
Background: The IAS was a technical co-sponsor of this meeting in 2014.The IEEE conference application has
not been completed yet. No paper limit will be included in the MOU.
222
Nelms/Meetings Department
Motion to approve $15,000 for the 2015 IEEE International Future Energy Challenge Student Competition to be
held 13-22 July 2015 in Dearborn, MI USA.
Background: The IAS has been a sponsor of this event for many years. An MOU approved in November 2014
lists the IAS as a financial sponsor in the amount of $15,000. The purpose of the motion is to formally approve so
that the funds can be transferred.
Reports:
301, Hirofumi Akagi, Division II Director's Report, No report
302, Durocher, David
President's Report
IAS Q22015
Report_President.docx
303, Sebastian, Tomy
2015 Q2 report _
Sebastian.pptm
President Elect's Report
304, Mitolo, Massimo, Treasurer's Report
304-Treasurer's
Report Q2-2015.pptx
305, Lloyd, Blake, Past President's Report, No report
306, Zissis, Georges, Vice-President's Report, No report
401, Kay , John, Process Industries Department Report
402, Zinger, Don, MSDAD Department Report
MSDAD Second
Quarter Report - May 2
403, Lee, Wei-Jen, I&CPS Department Report
IEEE-IAS, I&CPS Q2
Report.pptx
404, Omekanda, Avoki, IPCS Department Report
0_2015_IPCSD-Repor
t_Q2-IAS-ExBoard_Pisa
501, Islam, Mohammad, Awards Department Report
2015 Q2 Awards
Dept.pptx
502, Magyar, Peter,CMD Department Report
503, Husain, Iqbal, Education Department Report, No report
504, Nelms, Mark, Meetings Department Report
504-Meetings Dept
Report May 2015.doc
505, Rubaai, Ahmed, Publications Department Report – discussion on J-Display Technologies Journal
506, Halpin, Mark, Standards Department Report
Standards
Department Report Q
507, Lloyd, Blake, Nominating Committee Report
2015-06 IAS
Nominations Q2.ppt
508, Mitolo, Massimo, Financial Planning Report, No report
509, Zissis, Georges, Long Range Planning Report, No report
510, Lloyd, Blake, Constitution & Bylaws Report, No report
511, Oertli, Clifton, Electronic Communications Report
512, Wung, Pete, Inter-Society Cooperation Report, No report
Liaison Reports –
Future Energy Challenge, Lonya Xu, no report
Sensors Council, Bob Lorenz, no report
Smart Village, Avoki Omekanda, Mark D. Kankam, no report
Transportation, Bruno Lequesne, Ayman ElRefaie, no report
2015 Q2 report
TEC.DOC
Smart Grid, Pete Wung,
Agenda Sections
1-199
Action Agenda
200-299
Consent Agenda
300-399
Reference: ExCom Reports
400-499
Technical Department Reports
500-599
Operating Department/Standing Committee Reports
2Q2015 IAS Board Meeting
Society Fly Over
IAS Executive Board
Society Exec Officers
President – Elect
Tomy Sebastian
President
David Durocher
Technical
Departments
MSDAD
Don Zinger
Process
Industries
John Kay
I&CPS
Wei-Jen Lee
IPCSD
Avoki
Omekanda
- Electrostatic Proc
- Ind Automation &
Control
- Ind Lighting &
Displays
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Cement IC
Electrical Safety
Metals IC
Mining IC
Petro Chemical IC
Pulp & Paper IC
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Codes & Stds
Energy Systems
Pow Sys Engineer
Pow Sys Protect
Rural Elec Power
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Electric Machines
Industrial Drives
Ind Power Conv
Power Electronic
Devices & Comps
Vice President
Georges Zissis
Treasurer
Massimo Mitolo
Operating
Departments
Standing
Committees
Awards
Mohammad
Islam
Constitution and
Bylaws
Blake Lloyd
CMD
Peter Magyar
- Long
List!
Electronic
Communications
Clifton Oertli
Past President
Blake Lloyd
Patrick McCarren
IAS Exec Director
Lynda Bernstein
IAS Administrator
Members-At-Large
J. Marcos
Alonso
AJ Marques
Cardoso
Po-Tai Cheng
David Eng
Education
Iqbal Husain
Financial
Planning
Massimo MItolo
Corrine Fields
Meetings
Mark Nelms
Intersociety
Cooperation
Pete Wung
Gustavo Ramos
Lopez
Publications
Ahmed Rubaai
Standards
Mark Halpin
- Trans
- IA Mag
- S1M
Long Range
Planning
Georges Zissis
Nomination and
Appointments
Blake Lloyd
- IAS
NL
Subrata
Mukhopadhyay
John
Malinowski
Tamas Ruzsanyi
- IAS
50th
IAS Focused Initiatives for 2015
Strategic focus: Globalization & Youth
Continue to evolve from an Administrative Board
to a Strategic Board
1Q2015 Board Meeting (Charlotte – March)
Strategic Discussion, engaging youth
Strategic Discussion, Should IAS benchmark conference
best practices
2Q2015 Board Meeting (Pisa – May)
Strategic Discussions on engaging youth, actionable plan
from survey, managing resources (budget)
IAS 50th Celebration (thanks Tamas & Lynda!)
Integrating Patrick into our Society
Chapter growth: Regions 1-7?
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IAS Focused Initiatives for 2015
Chapter growth: Regions 1-7?
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60
50
23
41
40
23
30
20
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10
9
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7
11
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Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Region 10
Section Chapters
SB Chapters
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Upcoming Changes for 2016
For conferences starting 1/1/2016, IEEE
technically co-sponsored events, or their IEEE
Organizational Unit (OU) will be charged a fee of
$1000 plus $15 per paper sent to IEEE Xplore®.
We are asking IEEE society and councils to
decide how the fee will be paid for their society
All fees will be covered by the society/council
All fees will be paid by the conference
Or the society/council will be able to decide on a
conference-by-conference basis how the fee will be
charged.
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Upcoming Changes for 2016
Conference Publications Committee – Duplication
of papers in IEEE Xplore®.
“A more recent version of this paper is available, which
can be found at <link to newer paper>. Readers are
invited to consult that paper instead. For archival
purposes, the paper as it originally appeared is
available here, but is the same in all material aspects
as the more recent paper.”
CPC will present to PSPB at June TAB Meeting
Louie Powell is our champion.
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IAS Spring 2015 Membership Survey
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Abstract
The purpose of the Industry Applications Society
(IAS) Member Survey was to measure satisfaction
with the society. IAS Higher Grade members
were surveyed using a self-administered, online
questionnaire. Results: Satisfaction and
likelihood to renew were very high.
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Key Findings
Three-quarters of respondents were satisfied with
their IEEE IAS membership while just 3% were
not and 22% were neutral.
Nearly all (85%) were likely to renew their
membership.
Respondents were most likely to join IAS to
access IAS publications (selected by 72%). A
majority also joined to access literature and for
professional networking (58% and 54%,
respectively).
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Key Findings
Preferred discount rates at conferences, CEUs and
PDHs, and participating in standards development
were not commonly selected reasons; each was
selected by 16% or less.
–Satisfaction was measured using a 5-point
scale in which 1 was the lowest possible
score (Not At All Satisfied) and 5 was the
highest possible score (Very Satisfied).
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Key Findings
Nearly all respondents (93%) said that an
important benefit of IAS was keeping members
up-to-date on industry trends and technologies.
Seven in ten said continuing education (71%) and
networking (68%) were important. A majority
was satisfied with each of these benefits.
Respondents were most satisfied with how well
IAS keeps them up-to-date with trends and
technologies at 77%
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Activities
63% of respondents had participated in at least
one of the seven activities listed in the survey.
Table 3 - Participation in Activities
Activity
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Participated In
IAS publications
38%
An IAS-sponsored conference
29%
Local IAS Chapter Meetings
23%
IAS Technical Activities
10%
Local IAS Section Meetings
9%
IAS Educational Activities and Tutorials
8%
IEEE Standards Development
8%
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Activities
Over six in ten respondents were satisfied with each of the
activities they had participated in. An IAS publication, which
was among the most frequently participated in, scored
highest in satisfaction at 93% followed closely by IASsponsored conferences at 90%.
Table 5 - Satisfaction with Activities
Activity
IAS publications
An IAS-sponsored conference
Local IAS Chapter Meetings
IEEE Standards Development
IAS Educational Activities and Tutorials
Local IAS Section Meetings
IAS Technical Activities
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Satisfied
93%
90%
80%
80%
72%
71%
67%
Social Media
Many respondents did not know IAS uses social media
(43%) and many do not participate in social media (38%).
16% said they follow IAS on LinkedIn while half as many
use Facebook (7%) to follow IAS. Twitter was used least
often at 1%.
Receiving information from e-newsletters (58%), paper
magazines (58%), and e-magazines (57%) were the most
preferred formats.
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Comments - positive
“None at this time.
Yes!”
You are doing well already.
“Just became an IEEE officer this year (Treasurer),
appreciate the opportunity to get more involved in
IEEE and to serve others. At this time, it is clear
to me that others in IEEE are very impressed with
IAS.”
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Comments – areas for
improvement
“The IAS website is in horrible condition. It must
be new or under construction because there is
little or no information--especially in the area of
publications and conference information.”
“I would like to get more about training/education
and all the good examples/ways about
connections between industry and university.”
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Worklist
Education
Webinars
Publications
Outline Benefits
Chapter Support
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6/17/2015
Long Term
Survey Lapsed Members
Survey Students
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6/17/2015
Board Member Terms
May 2015
Current Rules for Elected Positions
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Treasurer: 2 year term up to 4 years, subsequent appointment
possible but needs yearly 2/3 majority
Technical Department Chairs: "Approved by board upon
recommendation of technical department and N&A. Appointed by
Council vote“ – 2 year term
Operating Department Chairs, Standing committee Chairs:
“Recommended by N&A and appointed by President after
approval by Board” – Voted each year up to 4 years, after which
2/3 vote of Board required
Members-at-Large: “Slate approved by Board after
recommendation of N&A. Appointed by Council Vote” – 2 years,
can be renewed once and after 4 years requires 2/3 majority vote
of Board.
TAB requires 1.5 candidates for every elected position.
2/3 Majority Rule
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Way for Board to circumvent fixed terms
Asked IEEE on general practices / rules for Societies:
“The Societies/Councils have leeway in setting the length of a term, and
term limits. Terms are usually 1 - 2 years long, with term limits set at 2 - 3
consecutive terms. It is less usual for there to be specific language
providing for an over-ride of the policy. But it's not non-compliant with either
IEEE policy or Robert's Rules.”
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Do we want to change this by-law and if so to what – put in fixed
terms, no set terms with just yearly majority vote, other?
Impact to board of change:
Pro
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Ensures fresh blood on board
with new ideas/enthusiasm
Opportunity for other IAS
members to contribute
Gets rid of perception – “old
boys club”
Con
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Loss of board member who is
doing good job - inefficiency
Continuity in role (OD’s are
critical line positions) – ED helps
on this
Loss of institutional knowledge
Does 2/3 vote and discussion
feel like under extra scrutiny
IAS Young Professional Working
Group
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WG Members
Met via conference call on May 7th
Members
– David Durocher
– Georges Zissis
– Clifton Oertli
– Corinne Fields
– Wei-Jen Lee
– David Eng
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6/17/2015
Review of Current YP Resources
Travel Grants
Awards
Chapters
Rooks programs (Foundation)
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6/17/2015
New Initiative - YP Webinars
Topics
– Resume writing
– Creating a quality LinkedIn page
– How to network
– How to interview in person
– How to interview over the web (Skye)
Speakers/Volunteers
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6/17/2015
New Initiative - Mentor Outreach
Program
Storytelling – by members & at conferences
Personal experience on how where you mentored
Personal experience on how you are mentoring
someone now
Specific industry levels
Create an online mentor program
Create guidelines
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6/17/2015
New Initiative – IAS YP Website
www.ias.ieee.org/yp
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Links to outside resources:
Mentor Program
Student Grants
LinkedIn page
FB page
Student Awards
IEEE YP page
Job Postings
IEEE HKN
6/17/2015
Additional Ideas
Add YP member to WG
Focus group of YPs at the annual conference
Interact with students at conferences (Pisa)
Student survey
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Establish the James A. Rooks Memorial Grant Program Account
This is a motion to seek a vote of approval by the IEEE IAS Board to establish a James A. Rooks Memorial
Grant Program fund held by the IEEE Foundation that addresses the shortcomings and replaces the
existing James A. Rooks Memorial Student Intern Program. The revised fund will include 1) An expanded
scope beyond a maximum of $8,000 spend per year applied to 4 student interns working at paper mills
and 2) Remove the language suggesting that the intent is to deplete the fund to zero. This revision will
enable the IEEE IAS Pulp and Paper Industry Committee to expand the scope of student and youth
initiatives associated with this resource.
Background:
The Rooks family has already reviewed this suggested revision and all current members/donors of the
family are in support of this initiative as defined in the Delegation of Expenditure Authority Agreement
(DOEA) draft by the IEEE Foundation . Since the Rooks family and the IEEE IAS are the most significant
contributors to the existing fund, approval of this motion by the IAS Board will be followed by a letter
from the IEE Foundation co-signed by Becky Rooks (representing the family) and the IEEE IAS Board
designating support for this initiative. As required by New York State law, donor permission must be
sought to modify the purpose and use of a restricted fund. Thus written permission will need to be
sought from all 100+ of the past donors. The letter will be sent to all other past donors dating back to
the inception of the account in January 2007, signaling the intent of the primary donors to modify the
purpose and use of the existing fund and designate their respective past donations to be used as defined
in the DOEA draft. The letter will confirm written support and encourage the balance of donors to
consider the same. The intent is to establish and fund the revised James A. Rooks Memorial Grant
Program account using proceeds, replacing the existing James A. Rooks Memorial Student Intern
Program account. If, for instance, 80% of the historic donors of the existing account approve of this
transfer, then 80% of the current balance in the existing account ($175,479 as of March 31, 2015) or
$140,383 would be transferred to the new account. The PPIC would then be able to proceed to deplete
the residual balance of the James A. Rooks Memorial Student Intern Program account in accordance
with the original Delegation of Expenditure Authority Agreement (DOEA) and looking forward, use the
new account based on a revised DOEA to expand the scope of student and youth activities in the name
of their valued and remembered committee member, James A. Rooks. Below is the proposed text for
the revised DOEA as authored by Ms. Karen Galuchie of the IEEE Foundation and reviewed/approved by
Ms. Becky Rooks representing the Rooks family and Mr. David B. Durocher, President of the IEEE IAS,
2015-2016. This action is subject to final approval by the IEEE Technical Activities Board.
Delegation of Expenditure Authority Agreement: IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Fund of the IEEE
Foundation (F#1087)
The IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Fund of the IEEE Foundation was established on 2 November 2007 as
a way to memorialize James Rooks for his relentless compassion for young engineers combined with his
dedications to the Pulp & Paper Industry Committee of the IEEE Industry Applications Society. The Fund,
which is to be spent until deplete, supports grants (maximum value of $2,000 each) and certificates
associated with the IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Student Intern Program (Program). The Program
provides up to four grants to selected student interns to attend the annual IEEE-Industry Applications
Society (IAS) Pulp and Paper Industry Conference. Grants may be used to support the intern’s
registration, travel and living expenses. To be eligible, student intern must be registered participants of
the conference and must be employed by a company that is a participating member of the IEEE-IAS Pulp
and Paper Industry Committee.
As of the 31 December 2014, the balance in the fund is $172,523. The sizable balance is a result of:
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Robust fundraising efforts, which garnered more than $135,000 in charitable gifts
Strong investment returns, which provided more than $52,000 in growth over the life of the
Fund
Minimal program support payout, with total payouts of $12,709 compared to the maximum
possible payout across the seven year of $56,000.
Proposed Modifications to IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Fund of the IEEE Foundation (F#1087):
It is proposed that to increase the impact of the IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Fund of the IEEE
Foundation (F#1087) the following modifications be approved by the PPIC, IAS, IEEE Foundation and the
Rooks Family.
1. Fund Type: Change the intended length the Fund will be in existence from ‘spent until deplete’
to ‘provide long-term support’. Increasing the planned for duration of the Fund will ensure the
Fund is managed in accordance with IEEE Foundation held funds intended to last more than 10
years. For funds lasting 10+ years, program expenditure is generally up to 5% of the prior 3 year
investment average balance.
2. Program Support: Broaden the purpose of the Fund beyond a single program known as the IEEE
James A. Rooks Memorial Student Intern Program. In its place, the Fund could award an annual
grant valued at up to 5% of the prior year fund balance to the Pulp and Paper Industry
Committee (PPIC) of the IEEE Industry Applications Society.
This change will empower PPIC to maximize the impact of the Fund and be responsive to
changing needs, technology and industry dynamics in determining the best use of the grant
which would be restricted to ‘encouraging participations of students and young professionals in
the pulp and paper industry’. Possible uses for the grant, which would be known as the ‘James
A. Rooks Memorial Grant’, include, but are not be limited to:
a. Student and young professional travel support to enable attendance at the annual IEEEIndustry Applications Society (IAS) Pulp and Paper Industry Conference
b. Scholarships for students pursuing a career in the pulp and paper industry
c. Webinars about the pulp and paper industry for students and young professionals
Process to Modify the Fund:
When the IEEE Foundation and IAS established the IEEE James A. Rooks Memorial Fund of the IEEE
Foundation (F#1087) and solicited the donations, the purpose was very specific and did not allow for
modifications in future years. Under New York State law, donor permission must be sought to modify
the purpose and use of a restricted fund. Thus written permission will need to be sought from all 100+
of the donors.
The steps to obtain the required permission include:
1. IAS, the Rooks family and the IEEE Foundation all agreeing to the proposed modifications to the
duration and use of the Fund
2. IEEE Foundation drafting and sending a letter to all the donors to the IEEE James A. Rooks
Memorial Fund of the IEEE Foundation (F#1087) requesting approval to proposed modifications:
a. If any donors decline or do not respond, their gift must be used as originally intended –
to support the Internship program and spent until deplete as the fund was originally set
up.
b. In the letter, we will also explain and gain the donors agreement as to plans for what
body within IEEE will be responsible for the annual grant in unlikely event that PPIC
ceases to exist.
ACTION
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TO:
IEEE IAS AdCom – May 2015
FROM:
David B. Durocher, IEEE IAS President
SUBJECT:
Proposal for IEEE IAS to become a financial co-sponsor of the IEEE
Nikola Tesla Award
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The IEEE Nikola Tesla Award is an IEEE Technical Field Award (TFA), one of the
highest honors presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors, and is
administered by the IEEE Awards Board. The award is presented annually to an
individual or team up to three co-recipients for outstanding contributions to the
generation and utilization of electric power.
The Tesla Award is currently financially co-sponsored by the Grainger Foundation
and IEEE PES, with the Grainger Foundation sponsorship ending after the 2015
award presentation. In late 2014, discussions took place between IAS leadership
and an external corporate partner regarding opportunities for both to join IEEE PES
as financial co-sponsors of the Tesla Award. IAS currently sponsors two awards in
the IEEE TFA portfolio, the IEEE Richard H. Kaufmann Award and the IEEE
Transportation Technologies Award (cosponsor), and cosponsors the IEEE Medal in
Power Engineering. IAS leadership believes IAS should be more closely involved in
Tesla Award activities and has requested that IAS consider becoming a financial cosponsor of the Tesla Award whether or not support from the external corporate
partner comes to fruition. IAS leadership will continue to court this external
corporate partner for future engagement as a financial co-sponsor, but in the
meantime, recommends that IAS and PES jointly fund the Tesla Award starting in
2016. IEEE PES leadership supports and welcomes IAS’s cosponsorship and
participation in this prestigious award, and the Awards Board welcomes deeper
engagement with IAS through this award.
Annual costs for the Tesla Award are US$15,000, and would be divided equally
between IAS and PES, with a US$7,500 annual cost per Society. This includes a
US$10K honorarium (shared equally among co-recipients if applicable), bronze
medal(s), and certificate(s), as well as publicity and presentation costs.
If an external corporate funder is confirmed, the US$7,500 sponsorship from each
Society will be decreased accordingly.
PROPOSED ACTION:
Resolved that IAS financial support of up to US$7,500 annually to co-sponsor the
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award for the presentation years 2016-2025, shall be, and is
hereby, approved.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
• Commitment by IAS up to US$7,500 annually.
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ACTION
• If a corporate partner agrees to come on board, the annual contributions from
IAS and PES will be decreased accordingly.
PROS:
• Aligns IAS as a supporter of the IEEE Nikola Tesla Award, an IEEE Technical Field
Award, one of the highest honors presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of
Directors.
• Shares the costs with sister society IEEE PES so the entire financial commitment
of the award does not fall on IAS or PES.
• Provides additional visibility of IAS to IEEE Members and stakeholders worldwide.
• Opportunity for increased engagement of IAS in nomination activities for the
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award.
CONS:
• Annual financial commitment.
IMPLEMENTATION:
• IAS and PES will be recognized as co-sponsors of the IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
starting with the 2016 presentation.
• IAS will be included on all publicity and presentation materials including, but not
limited to, calls for nominations, presentation brochures, IEEE Awards Booklet,
and the recipient’s certificate.
• IAS will be billed annually starting in 2016 for US$7,500. If additional corporate
sponsorship is confirmed, the annual contribution will be decreased for IAS and
PES accordingly.
• Sponsorship is committed through the 2025 presentation. Prior to selection of the
2025 recipient, IAS and PES will have the opportunity to renew their support.
• Sponsorship is contingent upon approvals from IAS Adcom, TAB ARC, TAB
FinCom, and TAB.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The IEEE Nikola Tesla Award was established in 1975 through an agreement
between the IEEE Power Engineering Society and the IEEE Board of Directors.
The Award is named in honor of Nikola Tesla, an electrical engineer, a distinguished
Yugoslav-American inventor, and a pioneer in many fields, who is most renowned
for the development of the coil that bears his name and the a-c induction motor.
Presented to: An individual or a team up to three
Scope: For outstanding contributions to the generation and utilization of electric
power
Prize: The award consists of a bronze medal, a certificate, and honorarium.
Basis for judging: In the evaluation process, the following criteria are considered:
impact on technology, inventive value, breadth of use, leadership, and quality of
the nomination. "Generation" areas may include: automation, instrumentation,
control, generation planning, alternative forms (e.g., wind, solar, fuel cells, and
space power), conservation, safety, and reliability. "Utilization" areas may include:
conservation, biomedical (e.g., MRI, focused ultrasound, etc.), life quality
improvement for the handicapped, manufacturing systems, and robotronics.
ACTION
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Nominations are due 31 January annually and are reviewed by a selection
committee comprised of global experts in the field of power. A recipient is selected
and undergoes a rigorous approval process concluding with final approval by the
IEEE Board of Directors. The award is presented by the IEEE President or his/her
designee at an IEEE conference or meeting agreed to by the recipient(s) and within
the scope of their work.
More information about the IEEE Nikola Tesla Award, including past recipients, can
be found here: http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/tfas/tesla.html
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS, INC.
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY
President’s Report
David Durocher
Eaton Corporation
26850 SW Kinsman Road
Lake Oswego, OR USA
davidbdurocher@ieee.org
May 27, 2015
Attention:
Subject:
Location:
IAS Executive Board Members
Report to Executive Board
IAS 2Q Board Meeting – Pisa, Italy
CMD Sponsored India Chapter Visits, April 9-19, 2015
Accompanied by Dr. Peter Magyar we During the 8-day whirlwind tour, we visited some of
India’s technical institutes including:
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Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur, Kolkata, West Bengal
Gayatri Vidra Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous), Visakhapatnam, Andra
Pradesh
St. Joseph's College of Engineering SB IAS Chapter, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Hindustan University SB IAS Chapter, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Saint Gits College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala
Adi Shankara Insitute of Engineering and Technology SB IAS Chapter, Kalady, Kerala
Our visits included meeting with the faculty and students along with touring the electric
machines and power labs, many of which were updated with new equipment featuring the latest
in lab technologies. Peter is clearly a rock star among the students, with groups huddled around
him everywhere we went. This was eclipsed by Tomy’s brief spot at the end of the video when
the girls at Saint Gits College of Engineering started screaming when they heard their native
language. Great in-country support as well by Srikanth Vasudevan, our IAS CMD Chapter
Development Committee Chairwho traveled with us for the last two student chapter meetings.
Srikanth does an excellent job with the students and he provides a bridge for our Society in
assuring student branch chapters across India remain active. While in Chennai, we also met
with the local Professional Chapter leaders of the IAS to discuss among other things, need of
heir support for the upcoming IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference Chennai, India,
August 27-29, 2015. Interesting that none of the local chapter leaders were aware of this event.
One common issue discussed with nearly every student Branch Chapter was the significant
concern over the cost of IEEE ad IAS Student Membership. Most students are unable to afford
the $28 annual membership fee, so they wait until March and sign-on at half rate of $17. A
similar issue with Society membership, where students wait for a discount code to become a
member for free after March. These discounts are only available for first year members, so the
end result is “one year and out” student members. In some cases, the $500 subsidy for
formation of new Student Branch Chapters is used to help pay IEEE membership dues for the
student members. I’m sure this issue is not unique to the IAS. We need to discuss creative ways
to deal with this issue.
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS, INC.
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY
President’s Report
2015 IEEE IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, April 26-30, 2015
Attended the 2015 Cement Conference in Toronto, Ontario. Corrine Prince served as CIC ViceChair and the conference Technical Program Chair. Over 900 participants and ~160 exhibitors. I
was able to be included in the conference opening session and showed a few slides on the IAS
along with the 9 minute IAS video. We also were included in a fairly abbreviated cake cutting
ceremony during the Wednesday night awards banquet. From my view, it seems most of the
emotion around the PCA “hijacking” the conference has subsided. 2015 was the first year that
we switched over to the 80/20 PCA/IAS financial co-sponsorship. I heard that the local
committee was asked to be more “thrifty” in managing expenses so that the PCA could
maximize the profits. I didn’t notice that any corners were cut from previous years. There should
be a near record breaking surplus for the 2015 conference. Registration fees at $950 for earlybird IEEE or PCA member are the highest in our society. We did not sponsor an IAS Info desk
at this event which was likely a good decision.
2015 IEEE IAS Industrial & Commercial Poer Systems Technical Conference, May 6-8, 2015
Attended the 2015 I&CPS Conference in Calgary, Alberta. Rasheek Rifaat, PE was the Local
Conference Chair. He was elevated to IEEE Fellow this year via the IAS – great job! Again, we
were graciously afforded time during the conference opening ceremony to say a few words
about the IEEE IAS and then also show the long 50th Video at the conference banquet. The
local conference committee wore their IAS 50th shirts and a very active IAS student information
desk essentially doubled as the registration desk throughout the conference. Students were
from University of Calgary Student Branch PES/IAS Chapter are the most active in Canada.
Probably 8-10 students helped throughout the week including handing out door prizes at the
conference banquet. Doctor B. Shoop, IEEE President Elect was there to present the Harold
Kauffman Award to Chuck Mozina. Dr. Wei-Jan Lee did an excellent job presenting his vision of
the future for I&CPS, an inspiring message that is the topic of my resident’s message in the next
edition of the IA Magazine. Registration was 106, so significantly up from last year. We still need
to push to add the next generation of volunteers to assure a bright future for this important IAS
Department. Surprise of the week – it actually snowed during the banquet event which took
place just south of the Banff ski resort.
PES Portland Chapter Monthly Meeting, May 20, 2015
Attended the local monthly meeting of the PES in Portland to hear a presentation on “The
Future of the Power Industry”. The PES Board was there for their quarterly meeting and they
attended the session. PES has recently moved into the position of second largest society
behind the Computer Society.
Miscellaneous
We have started monthly conference calls with the IAS executive committee hosted by Patrick.
A good best practice to assure we have alignment and are moving forward with society
initiatives.
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS, INC.
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY
President’s Report
I participated in a conference call hosted by Patrick on May 7 to discuss our Young Engineer
initiatives. This group consisting of me, Patrick, Georges, Corrine, Wei-jen, David and Clifton.
Patrick will report action plan during the 2Q2015 Board meeting.
Upcoming Meetings and Conferences
2015 IEEE IAS Pulp & Paper Industry Technical Conference, June 14-18, 2015, Milwaukee WI
TAB IEEE Meeting Series, June 19-21, 2015, New Brunswick NJ
Respectfully submitted,
Dave
IEEE/IAS President Elect
President Elect Report
Q1 Board meeting
Tomy Sebastian
2015-2016 IAS President Elect
May 28-29, 2015
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IAS Annual Meeting 2015
Intercontinental Dallas, Addison, Texas
18-22 Oct-2015
Registration is now open
Web Site updated with latest information
– Thanks to all for the information and Clifton in
keeping it up to date
6/17/2015
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Tutorials
Title: Communication Networks for Industrial
Automation
– Organizer: Salman Mohagheghi, Colorado School of Mines
– Time: Tuesday (20-Oct) 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Title: High Power Si & SiC Module Technology and
Application Considerations
– Organizer: John Donlon, Powerex, Inc.
– Time: Wednesday (21-Oct) 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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Tutorials
Title: Line-Ground and Unsymmetrical Fault
Currents: Considerations, Calculations and
Symmetrical Components Method
– Organizer: Rasheek Rifaat, Jacobs, Canada
– Time: Thursday (22-Oct) 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Title: Electrical Safety Management
– Organizer: H. Landis (Lanny) Floyd
– Time: Thursday (22-Oct) 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Industrial Tour
Oncor
– The smart microgrid's generation assets consist of:
a 106-kW solar carport PV array;
an 8-kW ground-mounted PV array;
a 65-kW microturbine that runs primarily on propane
(for reasons of cost and availability);
two 175kW diesel generators;
a 45-kW gas reciprocating generator;
a 25-kW/25-kWh S&C PureWave CES Community
Energy Storage unit;
a 200-kW/400-kWh Tesla Li-ion batter storage unit.
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Other Conferences
ITEC India
– Aug 27-29, 2015
– Completed the paper review process
– Paper review web site (Used SAE MyTech Zone)
ITEC
– 50th Anniversary celebration planned
– Video and presentation on Tuesday June 16
– Patrick, will also attend the Steering Committee and other
meetings
ECCE
– 50th Anniversary celebration planned
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IAS Treasurer’s Report
by Dr. Massimo Mitolo, Treasurer
Q2 IAS Board Meeting
May 2015
Pisa, Italy
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Executive summary
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3.
Financial data relative to the performance of the Society in 2014, retrieved in the FM14 (i.e. fiscal month 14)
2014 Society financial statement, consolidated report, and summary files are presented in this report. There
were substantial adjustments made from the FM13 statements for the items distributed from IEEE (cost center
0100, which includes pension adjustments, new initiatives/spending rule, and investment);
FM14 2014 Society financial statement (i.e. 30-0340_fm14 and s034_14 dated May 2015) consistently indicate
instead that the Society incurred in a positive net of $218,382 in 2014 (page 3).
The discrepancy with the FM13 statement, which indicated a society deficit of ($118,382) may have been
caused by:
a)
b)
c)
d)
An incorrect representation of the IEEE global financials (cost center 0100), which apparently had been
affected by lower investment returns combined with the pension loss (due to lower interest rates and the
increased mortality), which led to a global IEEE net of only $8.6M, compared to $62.9M in 2013. These
losses were allocated based on reserve levels, with TAB to assume 75% of the impact.
An incorrect representation of the investment returns for our Society, which apparently were not able to
cover the expenses of the Cost Center 0100, which were allegedly exceeded by $156,554.
An incomplete report of the actual 01700 Conference revenues, which resulted in a Net $218k lower than
the 2014 budgeted Net. FM14 indicates instead that the actual Net is $26k lower than the 2014 budgeted
Net.
The A034_14 Balance Sheet dated 08-MAY-2015 09:54:32 shows that the society currently has a net
worth of $8.648M vs. $8.312M indicated in FM13, which exceeds the net worth of $8.397M achieved in
2013 (page 5).
2
Overview of 2014
Net Income and Expenses (Actual)
s034_14 dated 07-MAY-2015 09:57:25
YTD Revenues Actual (M) $5.532
(vs.
$4.81
YTD Expense Actual (M) $5.314 (vs.
$4.521
budget)
budget)
Actual Net +$218k
estimated $293k)
(vs.
3
Overview of 2014: Net Revenues and Expenses
30-0340_fm14_Run Date: 04-AUG-14
CC
ACCT PROJ
ACCOUNT DESCR
00100 50700FA158 Pursvc-Societies & Councils
00100 50700OTHER Pursvc-Societies & Councils
PROJECT DESCR A/B
FAS 158
OTHERS_PR
MARKET
00100 60131MKTFL Rmbsvc-Long Term Investments FLUCTUATION
A
A
A
YTD
$
136,377.36
$
477,123.89
$
(601,898.87)
Total net $11,602.38
 Adjustments made from the FM13 view for the items distributed from
IEEE (cost center 0100, which includes pension adjustments, new
initiatives/spending rule, and investment)
 Positive investment returns are shown as negative expenses
 The investment returns (i.e. market fluctuation) were able to cover the
above expenses, with an operational net $11,602.38
4
Overview of 2014
Assets and Net Worth
a034_fm14 dated 08-MAY-2015 09:54:32
Accts Receivable (M) $1,296
Loans Receivable (M) $0.254
Prepaid Expenses (M) $0.004
Fixed Assets (M) $0
Pooled Assets (M) $7.305
Total Assets (M)
$8.858
Deferred Income $0.210
Total Liabilities
$0.210
Net Worth
$8.648
(vs. $8.397 in 2013)
5
Overview of 2014
Budget vs. Actual Expenses - breakdown
30-0340_fm14 -May-2015
$3,500,000.00
Expenses 2014
$3,000,000.00
$2,500,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$500,000.00
Actual
Budget
$-
6
Overview of 2014: Expenses
30-0340_fm14 -May-2015
CC
Actual
Description
Budget
00100 INTEREST INCOME
$
-11,602.38
$
-
00870 TRANS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
$
422,951.94
$
364,218.36
00871 INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MAGAZINE
$
228,142.43
$
299,739.18
00873 IAS CONFERENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY
SOCIETY FEES UNBUNDLED (Net
00874 Distributions for CoPublications)
$
5,640.88
$
6,453.12
$
44.83
$
-
01499 PERIODICAL RELATED - OTHER
$
79,600.75
$
77,772.66
01600 NON PERIODICAL
$
9,087.44
$
9,905.28
01700 MEETINGS/CONFERENCES
$ 3,469,291.14
$ 2,702,254.68
01701 CONFERENCE - RELATED
$
26,316.19
$
16,306.44
01800 ADMINISTRATION
$
378,651.46
$
389,381.73
01900 COMMITTEE & OTHER
$
566,484.84
$
530,950.01
01910 EXECUTIVE OFFICE
$
116,872.92
$
124,815.52
$ 5,291,482.44 $ 4,521,796.98
7
Overview of 2014: Expenses - Relationships
30-0340_fm14 -May-2015
Expenses 2014
$378,651.46
$26,316.19
$116,872.92
$(11,602.38)
$422,951.94
$228,142.43
$44.83
$5,640.88
$79,600.75
$9,087.44
$566,484.84
INTEREST INCOME
TRANS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MAGAZINE
IAS CONFERENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY
SOCIETY FEES UNBUNDLED (Net
Distributions for CoPublications)
PERIODICAL RELATED - OTHER
NON PERIODICAL
$3,469,291.14
MEETINGS/CONFERENCES
CONFERENCE - RELATED
ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE & OTHER
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
8
Overview of 2014: Revenues
30-0340_fm14 -May-2015
Revenues 2014
$5,000,000.00
$4,500,000.00
$4,000,000.00
$3,500,000.00
$3,000,000.00
$2,500,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$500,000.00
$-
Actual
Budget
9
Overview of 2014: Revenues - Details
30-0340_fm14 -May-2015
CC#
Description
Revenues
Actual
Budget
00100 INTEREST INCOME
$
-
$
-
00870 TRANS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
$
582,646.64
$
586,204.53
00871 INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MAGAZINE
$
203,379.83
$
234,960.50
00873 IAS CONFERENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY
$
570.00
$
802.80
00874 SOCIETY FEES UNBUNDLED
$
157,432.22
$
155,698.26
01499 PERIODICAL RELATED - OTHER
$
577.21
$
225.12
01600 NON PERIODICAL
$
385.53
$
424.56
01700 MEETINGS/CONFERENCES
$ 4,587,724.29
$ 3,836,744.00
01701 CONFERENCE - RELATED
$
$
$5,532,715.72
441.24
$4,815,501.01
10
Overview of 2014: Revenues- relationships
30-0340_fm14 -May-2015
Actual Revenues 2014
$203,379.83 $570.00
$582,646.64
$157,432.22
$577.21
$385.53
INTEREST INCOME
TRANS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MAGAZINE
IAS CONFERENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY
SOCIETY FEES UNBUNDLED (Net
Distributions for CoPublications)
PERIODICAL RELATED - OTHER
$4,587,724.29
NON PERIODICAL
MEETINGS/CONFERENCES
CONFERENCE - RELATED
ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE & OTHER
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
11
Overview of 2014: Net
30-0340_fm14 -May-2015
Description
Net
INTEREST INCOME
$ 11,602.38
TRANS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
$ 159,694.70
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS MAGAZINE
$ (24,762.60)
IAS CONFERENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY
$
(5,070.88)
SOCIETY FEES UNBUNDLED (Net Distributions for CoPublications) $ 157,387.39
PERIODICAL RELATED - OTHER
$ (79,023.54)
NON PERIODICAL
$
(8,701.91)
MEETINGS/CONFERENCES
$ 1,118,433.15
CONFERENCE - RELATED
$ (26,316.19)
ADMINISTRATION
$ (378,651.46)
COMMITTEE & OTHER
$ (566,484.84)
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
$ (116,872.92)
Total $ 241,233.28
12
Overview of 2014: Conferences
30-0340_fm14 -May-2015
01700 & 01701
$5,000,000.00
$4,500,000.00
$4,000,000.00
$3,500,000.00
$3,000,000.00
$2,500,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$500,000.00
$$(500,000.00)
Expenses
Actual
Series1 $3,495,60
Expenses
Budget
$2,718,56
Revenues
Actual
$4,587,72
Revenues
Budget
$3,837,18
Net
Budget
$1,118,62
Net
Actual
$1,092,11
The actual conference Net is $26k less than budgeted Net
Variance
$(26,507.
13
Subscription Pricing
$75
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Process Industry Department Report
IEEE – IAS Q2 2015 Meeting
May 28-29, 2015
Submitted by: John A. Kay, Rockwell Automation
jakay@ra.rockwell.com
Cement Industry Committee
Chair; Jeff Nagle, Resco Products
Annual Conference
IEEE-IAS/PCA 2015 Cement Industry Technical Conference
April 24-28 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
This is a jointly sponsored conference with the Portland Cement Association.
I attended all of the executive meetings and their general committee meetings on Sunday April 23rd
were I was given some time on their agenda for the 50th anniversary PowerPoint presentation. Later
that week, Dave Durocher provided the brief video presentation to the CIC General Session.
I met with Jeff Nagel, CIC committee chair, to discuss the MOU and the PCA’s involvement. There
seems to be less tension right now but there is a definite struggle with the technical program. (Not
unlike some of the other PID conferences. The Cement Industry Committee utilized a meeting planning
company (World Class Events) to facilitate registration, food services and event planning for the vendor
show. I heard mixed reviews of the success with this process but I have not yet received a full report
from the conference. The need for active new volunteers is also an issue with this committee. Many
positions have been held for many years by the same people. Some are now moving into retirement
and there has been no active replacement plans in place.
Still awaiting attendance data from the committee.
Pulp and Paper Industry Committee (PPIC)
New Chair- John A. Kay, Rockwell Automation
Annual Conference
61st IEEE Pulp and Paper Industry Conference
Brookfield,WI
Jun 13-19, 2015
Est. Attendance: 150-180
The PPIC is planning on updating its conference title to attract additional business segments into the
conferences. The executive have agreed on a conference name change that would promote interest to
other market segments rather than just the current insinuation that the conference is only focused on
the pulp and paper industries. The faster growing forest products segments would appear to be
unrepresented by the IEEE. The committee is planning for the name change to be in place for the 2016
conference. The committee will NOT be changing its name at this time- only the annual conference
sponsored by the PPIC.
The PPIC’s initiative to assimilate younger professionals into their committee is beginning to show
success. This year there will be two interns sponsored by the James A. Rooks Memorial Student Intern
Funds and 5 Young Engineers funded through a grant provided by the IAS. The 2016 PPIC has
indicated that they will be requesting another grant for the 2016 conference. Grant request was
deferred till our Annual Meeting.
Their 2016 conference will be held in Austin, TX. Hotel contracts are being completed.
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee
New Chair; Louis Barrios, Shell
I have made contact with Louis to insure he and his committee have all of the appropriate 50th
Anniversary documents and procedures. I am planning on attending (along with our president) to
participate in their executive committee meetings and to provide support for the anniversary
celebration.
Annual Conference
Hilton Americas-Houston, Houston, TX
George R. Brown Conference Center
Oct 5 - 7, 2015
Est. Attendance: 1800-2000
General Comments
I am trying to be fully engaged with or attend as many of the IAS PID conferences as I can to determine
some best practices that can be shared between conference organizers.
What I am finding is many do not have local committee organizing guides that have been authored to
facilitate consistent conference planning. The IEEE Conference Committee provides documents that
are a good basis, but most conferences have evolved in their own ways and the planning and
organization is different between some conferences. There seems to be a lot of frustration with newer
volunteers as they take over roles that have been held by senior members who have “always done it
that way”.
At the end of this year or early next year I hope to be able to feedback information to all of the
committee chairs on things that can be leveraged between conference planning committees.
Respectfully submitted,
John A. Kay
Manufacturing Systems
Development and Applications
Department (MSDAD)
2015
SECOND QUARTER REPORT
MAY 28-29, 2015
DONALD S. ZINGER
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
MSDAD Background
 Three Committees
 Electrostatics Processing Committee (EPC)
 Industrial Automation and Controls Committee (IACC)
 Industrial Lightings and Display (ILDC)
Electrostatics Processing
Committee (EPC)
Committee Officers
Chairman: Rajesh Sharma
Vice-Chair: Masaaki Okubo
Secretary: Maciej A. Noras
Assoc. Transaction Editor(s): Kazimierez Adamiak
Award chair: Kelly Robinson
Planning 2015 meeting
EPC Conference Planning
 Currently planning IAS 2015
 Planning on plenary speaker
 Prof. J. Gary Eden from the University of Illinois
 Expenses from MSDAD speaker budget
Technical Committee IACC
Reporting
(v.3.0 – 2015)
Chairman:
Vice-Chair:
Secretary:
Committee Officers
ABDUL R OFOLI
BABAK N MUBARAKEH
AKSHAY KUMAR RATHORE
Assoc. Transaction Editor(s):
(i) MASAHIDE OOSHIMA, (ii) KOUKI MATSUSE, (iii) ABDUL
R OFOLI, (iv) BABAK N MUBARAKEH, (v) AKSHAY KUMAR
RATHORE, (vi) KASHIM MUTAQI, (vii) OSAMA MOHAMMED
Award chair:
AKSHAY KUMAR RATHORE
Conferences or Tutorials
NOTE: The following are based on invited papers
Name:
IAS Conference
Dates:
Oct. 18-22, 2015
Location: Addison, Texas, USA
# Technical sessions planned
10
Projected Attendance/session
15
# Papers ( to be invited)
70
Ten sessions should be planned this year for IACC. With the max
of 7 papers/session this will be 70 papers in all. Is this too many?
If yes, what’s a good target? Note: 82 papers under review now.
Actual number of papers under review - 82
Papers rejected/withdrawn after review - ?
Papers accepted and to be invited
-?
Awards
Service Award
Requesting a Committee Service Awards be given to the outgoing
past chair of IACC during this year annual meeting in Florida.



Name:
Dr. Mohammed Uddin, Lakehead University, Canada
Date: 2015 IAS Annual Meeting in Texas.
Description of the award: A nice plaque, thanking the
recipient for their tenure from Secretary to Past-Chair for 8
consecutive years of service.
2014 Conference Paper Awards
The 2014 conference paper awards are currently in the review
process and it’s plan to be completed by the end of June.
Amount Requested
IACC plans on 3 paper prize Awards for 2014 conference worth a
total of $1000.00.
Growth & Development
NEW INITIATIVE IDEAS FOR IAS
• Create a subcommittee to develop an app (for iPhone and
android platforms) to be used by participants especially at the
annual meetings.
•
•
•
This subcommittee will recruit expertise from IAS and bring
them together to develop this app. This can also be
outsourced if it will be cheaper to create and maintained!.
IMPACT: Members can easily browse and know what
presentations or technical meetings/programs are going on.
Vision for Near Future: Audio from technical
presentations can be stream for members to listen even if not
present at technical presentations.
Growth & Development
NEW MSDAD INITIATIVE
•
•
Hold a poster session for interested authors from ALL
MSDAD committees during 2016 IAS Annual Meeting. This
will be a good interaction among MSDAD members. Note:
Poster session will not replace technical presentations.
This idea was generally shared by all MSDAD committees
chairs during one of our meetings in Vancouver. Detailed
logistics will be discussed if approve by the executive board.
Growth & Development
List any plans that your Committee has for growth &
development of
 Attract new members (especially young people) by giving
travel awards to first time members submitting
paper(s) to IAS annual meeting for the first time. Budget
proposal: $500 ($500 for first time member award).

The above proposal was submitted some time last year and
still waiting for a positive response.
Industrial Lighting and Display
(ILDC)
Reporting
New Committee Officers
Chair: Kayo Suzuku
Vice-Chair: Marcos Alonso
Secretary: Walter Kaiser
Assoc. Transaction Editor(s): Francis Dawson
Award chair:
MSDAD Updates
PUBLICATIONS
OTHER NEWS
Publication Summary
Manufacturing Systems Development and Applications Department
Comments
•
•
•
•
•
All submissions are ‘post-presentation’
 Annual meeting papers are returned to authors
for resubmission
 Causes statistical anomaly in “First Decision
Time”
Large number of 2014 Annual Meeting papers not
resubmitted for review – not clear why
EPC has very high acceptance rate
Overall performance timeliness is excellent
Acceptances primarily focused on Transactions
•
Supplied by Louie Powell 4 May 2015
EPC Acceptance Rate
 Standard review process
 Papers submitted post conference
 Authors receive feedback at conference
 Improves paper quality
Red Flag Report
 Manuscripts in Review for More than 90 Days
Without a Decision

Decision on IACC paper made of 20 May 2015
Other MSDAD News
 Request for MSDAD Poster Session 2016
 Promote interaction between committees
IEEE-IAS, I&CPS Annual
Conference
Wei-Jen Lee, PhD, PE
Chair
Industrial and Commercial Power System Department
IEEE-IAS
May 28, 2015
Conference Date and Location

Date: May 5-8, 2015

Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Conference Registration
Item
Number
Conference Participants Registration
(full+ one day)
Conference Tutorial Only Registration
102
Spouses and Companion Registration
16
Total Registration Number
130
12
Committee/Working Group Meetings,
Paper Presentations, Panel Discussion,
and Tutorials
Item
Number
Committees, Subcommittee & WG
Meetings
Accepted Papers
31
Panel Sessions
2
Tutorials
4
Student Panel on Renewable Energy
1
47
Social Events
Conference Reception: May 5, 2015
 Evening at the Silvertip Resort: May 6, 2015
 Award Banquet: May 7, 2015
 Authors’ Breakfast
 First Time Attendees’ Breakfast
 Hospitality Suites
 Spousepitality
 Exploring Calgary

50th Anniversary Celebration for IAS

Offer 6 grants for "Young Engineers" to attend the
Conference. Each grant is up to $1000 for partial
coverage of travel cost and conference
registration.

Evening at the Silvertip Resort
Society and Department Awards
Richard H Kaufmann Award
Chuck Mozina
2015 I&CPS Department Achievement Award
Massimo Mitolo
I&CPS Department Ralph Lee Prize Paper Award
Piampoom Sarikprueck, Wei-Jen Lee, Asama
Kulvanitchaiyanunt, Victoria Chen, and Jay Rosenberger
Committee Paper Awards
PSP Prize Paper Award
Dev Paul and P. (Ben) Chavdarian
PSE Prize Paper Award
Massimo Mitolo, Fabio Freschi, and Riccardo Tommasini
ES Prize Paper Award
Fernando Sans, Carlos Sagues, and Sergio Llorente
C&S Prize Paper Award
Tammy Gammon, Wei-Jen Lee, Zhenyuan Zhang, and Ben
Johnson
2016 I&CPS Annual Conference
Activities
• Avoki Omekanda and David Kankam were welcomed in
IEEE Smart Village Board Members
 I have been elected Manager of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC);
 I am building a local team through a local University. Already visited
DRC twice in 2015
• Attending weekly IEEE Smart Village Board meetings led by
Ray Larsen, and monitoring activities in other countries such
as Haiti, India, Cameroon, Malawi, etc.
11
Existing Solar Solutions
SunBlazer I
SunBlazer II- New
12
Thank You!
Awards Department
IEEE IAS Q2 Board Meeting
Pisa, Italy
May 28-29, 2015
IAS Fellows Evaluation Committee - 2015



IAS Fellow evaluation committee 2015 has 21members to review 17 candidates
Each candidate was reviewed by at least 5 IEEE Fellows
The schedule is:
−
–
−
−
−
January 2015: Committee volunteers solicited
April 07, 2015: Training class for committee chair
April 13, 2015: Committee members added to IEEE on-line evaluation system
May 31, 2015: Deadline for committee members to complete evaluations
June 07, 2015: Deadline for chair to summarize and submit final evaluations

To date about 70% of the committee members have completed their evaluations

Members of 2015 IAS Fellow Evaluation Committee
• Chair:
– Tom Nondahl
• Members:
–
William Greason, Lucian Dascalescu, Kouki Matsuse, Eduard Muljadi, Richard Hulett, Louie
Powell, Wei-Jen Lee, Ali Asraf Chowdhury, Jinliang He, Emil Levi, Longya Xu, Kaushik
Rajashekara, Peter Magyar, Praveen Jain, Amr Adly, Hamid Toliyat, Pragasen Pillay, Tomy
Sebastian, Thomas Baldwin, Barry Brusso, and Adam Skorek
IAS Fellows Evaluation Committee
 Following the society level evaluation, the next step is the
review by the IEEE Fellows Evaluation Committee
 The evaluation done by the technical society will contribute
as much as 25 points to each candidate.
 An additional 65 points will be assigned to each candidate by
the IEEE Fellows Evaluation Committee in the following
categories:
•
•
•
Up to 40 points for individual contributions and evidence of contributions
Up to 15 points based on the strength of the references and endorsements
Up to 10 points for IEEE and non-IEEE professional activities
 Historically, about 1/3 of all candidates are elevated to
Fellow each year
Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA)
 4 Qualified nominations received
 2015 OAA Committee
 Chair:
– Longya Xu (2014)
 Members:
– Nabuyaki Matsui (2005)
– Hirofumi Akagi (2004)
– Kaushik Rajashekhara (2009)
– Tom Jahns (2011)
– Blake Lloyd
– Zheng Zhang
Outstanding Achievement Award
 The OAA committee recommended Pragasen Pillay as the
winner of 2015 IAS outstanding achievement award
 Committee also recommended to retain the nominations for
Ferreira and Ayman El-Refaie for next year
OAA Recipient – Pragasen Pillay
 Dr. Pragasen Pillay is currently a professor and NSERC/Hydro-Quebec Senior
Industrial Research Chair at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Dr. Pillay
received his PhD degree from Virginia Tech in 1987.
 Dr. Pillay research interest includes core losses, efficiency estimation and
design and analysis of novel electric machines. These research works were
funded by government agencies such as NSF, DOE, NSERC and various
electric machine related industries.
 Dr. Pillay has published 115 journal papers and 221 conference publications
from 1983-2014.
 Dr. Pillay supervised 60 PhD and Masters students in the area of electric
machines, drives and renewable energy.
 Dr. Pillay served in various capacities and contributed to IEEE and IAS in many
different ways.
Distinguished Service Award (DSA)
 6 Qualified nominations received
 2015 DSA Committee
 Chair:
– Louie Powell (2014)
 Members:
– Mark T. Harris (2010)
– William R. Greason (2012)
– Lanny H. Floyd (2013)
Distinguished Service Award
 DSA committee recommended Carlton Speck as the winner
of 2015 IAS distinguished service award
 DSA Committee recommended to retain the nominations for
Azizur Rahman and Jerry Hudgins for next year
DSA Recipient – Carlton Speck
 Dr. Carlton Speck has worked at virtually all levels, from IAS membership level
through executive positions at Technical Committee level to IAS President.
 As Editor-in-Chief of IAS Transactions, Carl advocates the IAS as a ground to
grow professionally and to expand a member's network of generations to gain
"technical horsepower." During the last seven years Carl has made significant
efforts for improving the overall quality of IAS Transactions in terms of
excellence of technical contents, appeal and timeliness. In 2011and under his
leadership, the IAS Transactions ranked 66th out of 244 worldwide journals in
the electrical and electronics engineering category. In the narrower
“multidisciplinary engineering category”, the ranking is 11 out of 90 worldwide
journals (and 1st among IEEE Journals). There is another, although less used,
metrics where the IAS clearly shines, which is the “half-life” of its transactions,
which is consistently over 10 years. This means, in a nutshell, that IAS papers
are still read after 10 years.
Andrew W. Smith Outstanding Young Member
Award (AWSOYMA)
 11 qualified nominations received
 2015 AWSOYMA Committee
 Chair:
– Burak Ozpineci (2006)
 Members:
– Ayman El-Refaie (2009)
– Wei Qiao (2010)
– Z. George Gao (2012)
– Akshay Kumar Rathore (2013)
– Bin Lu (2014)
Andrew W. Smith Outstanding Young Member
Award
 AWSOYMA Committee recommended Tiefu Zhao as the
winner of 2015 IAS Andrew W. Smith outstanding young
member award
 AWSOYMA Committee recommended to retain the
nominations for David Christopher Mazur, Rachel Bulgaris, and
Luigi Parise for next year.
AWSOYMA Recipient – Tiefu Zhao
 Dr. Tiefu Zhao is currently a lead engineer at Eaton – Corporate Research &
Technology.
 Dr. Zhao has 16 papers presented at various IAS conferences, including the leading
conferences IEEE APEC 2015, 2011, 2010; IEEE ECCE 2012, 2011, 2010; IEEE
ICRERA 2014, IEEE IAS Annual Meeting 2008, 2007; IEEE ESTS 2007; and ICEMS
2005.
 Dr. Zhao has been the elected Chair of IEEE Milwaukee Section Industry Applications
Society (IAS) and Industrial Electronics Society (IES) joint chapter since 2012. As the
Milwaukee Section IAS Chapter Chair, Dr. Zhao has been actively engaged in
motivating local volunteers to help with IEEE events, organizing and sponsoring local
conference events, technical seminars and IAS distinguished lectures. Milwaukee
IAS Chapter is now becoming the most active society among the IEEE Milwaukee
Section.
 Dr. Zhao is active in IEEE interconnection and smart grid standards development.
 Dr. Zhao has authored numerous publications relating to various topics in power
electronics. These include 30 publications, one on IEEE Transactions on Industry
Applications, four in other journals, twenty-five on international conference
publications.
THANK YOU
Industry Applications Society
2015 Q2 EB Meeting, Pisa, Italy
May 28-28, 2015
2015 Q2 ACTIVITY REPORT TO THE IAS EXECUTIVE BOARD
IAS Chapters and Membership Development Department
Peter Magyar, Chairman
peter.magyar@online.de
1. Chapter development since Q1
Chapter Statistics
- Technical
- Student Branch
- Total
Nov 2014
142
78
220
March 2015
140
95
235
May 2015
140
98
238
Change
0
3
3
Chapter Status
- New Student Branch Chapters (3)
o R-8 Bosnia and H, University of East Sarajevo SB IAS Chapter
o R-9 Mexico
Benemerita University Autonoma De Puebla SB IAS
o R-10 India
Jamia Millia Islamia Engineering College SB IAS, New Delhi
2. Membership development 2014 / 2015
IAS higher grade and
graduate student
membership
IAS undergraduate
student
IAS affiliates
IAS total with
affiliates
March,
2014
9,130
March,
2015
9,736
YoY Change
606
6.6%
IEEE
relation
2nd best
564
1,016
452
80.1%
2nd best
38
9,732
39
10,791
1
1,059
2.6%
10.9%
1 best
Comparision with Sister Societies
Membership
March 2015
Higher grade and
grad. students
Undergraduate
students
Affiliates
Total
IAS
IES
PELS
PES
9,736
5,163
6,502
25,070
1,016
147
229
2,782
39
10,791
(10.9%)
22
5,332
(1.3%)
10
6,752
(1.9%)
156
28,090
(4.5%)
st
CMD Report for 2015 Q2 EB Meeting
3. Chapter visit and workshop activities since Q1
Slogan: Establishing contact is essential.
Date
10-17
April
8-10
May
Event / Venue
India Chapter Visit Tour
- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and
Technology Shibpur, Kolkata, West Bengal
- Gayatri Vidra Parishad College of Engineering
(Autonomous), Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh
- St. Joseph's College of Engineering SB IAS
Chapter, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Hindustan University SB IAS Chapter, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu
- Saint Gits College of Engineering, Kottayam,
Kerala
- Adi Shankara Insitute of Engineering and
Technology SB IAS Chapter, Kalady, Kerala
Central European Student and Young Professional
Congress, Zagreb, Croatioa
IAS Attendees
David B
Durocher
Peter Magyar
David B
Durocher
Peter Magyar
Srikanth VP
YPP / IAS
Chapter
members from
Greece (1)
Sarajevo (3)
4. IAS Information Desks since Q1
May 5-8
May 8-10
May 10-13
May 27-30
I&CPS, Calgary
CESaYPC, Zagreb
IEMDC, ID USA
IYCE, Pisa
5. CMD Member and Chapter Awards
For details, please find the attachment.
Statistics:
Outstanding Chapter and CMD Officer Contest
R6
1
R8
3
R10 3
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Outstanding Chapter Award Contest
R1
1
R3
1
R5
1
R7
1
R8
1
R9
1
R10 6
Chapter Web Contest
R8
1
R10 3
Most Happening Chapter Contest
R8
2
R10 1
Graduate Student Thesis Contest
PhD
R8
1
R10 1
Master
R8
1
R10 2
*.*
Respectfully submitted
/Peter Magyar/
CMD Chair
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Attachment
Outstanding Chapter and CMD Officer Contest
Managed by
Renukrishna B.
CMD Chapter and Member Awards and Contests Committee Chair
Outstanding Chapter
Project Organizer
Nathalie Gosset
IEEE Buenaventura Section Chair,
Buenaventura Section RAS/IAS Chapter
Member, R-6, USA
Outstanding Chapter
Chair
Habib M. Kammoun
Tunisia Section IAS Chapter Chair, R-8,
Tunisia
Outstanding Student
Branch Chapter Chair
Yingjie Tan
University of Wollongong (UOW) SB IAS
Chapter Chair, R-10, New South Wales
Section, Australia
Outstanding Student
Branch Chapter Advisor
Giuseppe Parise
Sapienza University of Rome SB IAS Chapter
Advisor, R-8, Italy
Outstanding Student
Branch Chapters Area
Chair
Srikanth Vasudevan P.
IAS SB Chapters Area Chair R10 South Asia,
R-10 Kerala Section, India
Outstanding IAS CMD
Officers
Christina-P. Malliou
CMD Chapter and Member Promotion and
Support Committee Chair & PR
Subcommittee Chair, R-8, Greece
Megha Tak
CMD Membership Development Chair & YPP
Subcommittee Chair, R-10, India
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Outstanding Chapter Award Contest
http://ias.ieee.org/chapter-promotion-programs-awards-and-contests.html
Managed by
Renukrishna B. , CMD Chapter and Member Awards and Contests
Committee Chair, CMD Outstanding Chapter Award Contest
Subcommittee Chair
Outstanding Student
Branch Chapter
Continued Performance
Outstanding Student
Branch Chapter
Outstanding Small Chapter
Outstanding Small Joint
Chapter
Continued Performance
Outstanding Small Chapter
Outstanding Large Chapter
University of Wollongong (UOW) SB
IAS Chapter, R-10, New South Wales
Section, Australia
Chair : Yingjie Tan
Advisor: Kashem Mohammad Muttaqi
Vimal Jyothi Engineering College SB
IAS Chapter, R-10, Kerala Section,
India
Chair: Jyothis Joseph,
Co-Chair: Sneha Ramakrishnan
Advisor: Nikhil Valsan K
Budapest University of Technology
and Economics (BUTE) SB PES/IAS
Chapter, R-8, Hungary Section
Chair 2014: Beáta Polgári
Chair 2015: Ákos Baldauf
Advisor: Richard Cselko
Universidad Nacional (UNAL) De
Colombia Sede Bogotá SB IAS Chapter,
R-9, Colombia Section
Chair 2014: Julio César Chinchilla
Guarin
Chair 2015: Jairo Andrés Caballero
Peña
Advisor: Javier Rosero Garcia
University of Calgary SB PES/IAS
Chapter, R-7, Southern Alberta
Section, Canada
Chair : Bradley Ether Coleman
Advisor: Seyed Pouyan Jazayeri
Kolkata Section IAS Chapter, R-10,
India
Chair : Mainak Sengupta
Atlanta Section IAS Chapter, R-3, USA
Chair 2014: Peter O. Andersen
Chair 2015 : Pete Torres
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of
Information and Communication
Technology (DA-IICT) SB IAS Chapter,
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Outstanding Large Joint
Chapter
Continued Performance
Outstanding Large
Chapter
Outstanding New Chapters
R-10, Gujarat Section, India
Chair 2014 : Vidhan Agarwal
Chair 2015 : Brijesh Kumar
Advisor: Rahul Dubey
New York Section Joint PES/IAS
Chapter, R-1, USA
Chair 2014: Sharene Williams
Chair 2015: Neil Weisenfeld
Delhi Section PES/IAS Chapter, R-10,
India
Chair 2014: Sukumar Mishra
Chair 2015: Rachana Garg
Fort Worth Section University of Texas
at Arlington (UTA) SB Chapter
Chair: Wang Xin (Wendy)
Advisor: Wei-Jen Lee
St. Joseph's College of Engineering
(SJCE) SB IAS Chapter
Madras Section, R-10, India
Chair : Chidambaranathan T
Advisor: Jayarama Pradeep
Chapter Web Contest
http://ias.ieee.org/chapter-promotion-programs-awards-and-contests.html
Managed by
Lesley Arakkal
CMD Chapter and Member Awards and Contests Committee , Web
Contest Subcommittee Chair
1st
Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh) SB IAS Chapter,
Prize R-8, Greece Section
http://iasxanthi.eng.duth.gr
Web master: Christos Pnevmatikos
Chair: Aristotelis Farmakis
Advisor: Athanasios Karlis
2nd
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (AVV) University SB IAS
Prize Chapter , R-10, Kerala Section, India
http://ias.amrita.ac.in/
Web master: Aneesh Rajeev
Chair: Preethy V Warrier
Advisor: Srikanth Vasudevan P.
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Joint Vimal Jyothi Engineering College (VJEC) SB IAS Chapter, R3rd
10, Kerala Section, India
Prize http://ias.vjec.ac.in/
Web master: Mohammed Ameen
Chair: Jyothis Joseph
Advisor: Nikhil Valsan K
Muslim Educational Association (MEA) Engineering
College SB IAS Chapter, R-10, Kerala Section, India
http://ias.meaieeesb.org/
Web master: Akhil Raj
Chair 2014: Ashfak Chemban
Chair 2015: Fawad Rasheed KM
Advisor: K T Ajmal
Most Happening Chapter Contest
http://ias.ieee.org/chapter-promotion-programs-awards-and-contests.html
Managed by
Mohit Setia, CMD Chapter and Member Awards and Contests
Committee , Most Happening Chapter Contest Subcommittee
Chair
1st
Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh) Student
Prize Branch IAS Chapter, R-8, Greece Section
PR Manager, Emmanouil Matzouranakis
Chair 2014: Galini Kondyli
Chair 2015: Aristotelis Farmakis
Advisor: Athanasios Karlis
2nd
University of Sarajevo (UNSA) Student Branch IAS
Prize Chapter, R-8, Bosnia and Herzegovina Section
Public Affairs Chair: Azer Dedović
Chair 2014: Tarik Hubana
Chair 2015: Almedin Kavaz
Advisor: Vedad Becirovic
3rd
Pandit Deendeyal Petroleum University (PDPU)
Prize Student Branch IAS Chapter, R-10, Gujarat Section,
India
Chair and PR Manager: Sumit Chhabria
Advisor 2014: Nishant Parikh
Advisor 2015: Anil Markana
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Graduate Student Thesis Contest
http://ias.ieee.org/chapter-promotion-programs-awards-and-contests.html
Managed by
Yao Yingbei, CMD Graduate Student Thesis Contest Committee Chair
PhD Thesis Category
1st
Abhra Roy Chowdhury, M.Tech, PhD
Prize Modeling and Control of a Bioinspired Robotic Fish Underwater
Vehicle and its Propulsion Mechanism, 2014
National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
Advisor: Sanjib Kumar Panda, PhD, Associate Professor & Area
Director Power and Energy Group, Department of Electrical &
Computer Engineering, NUS
2nd
Ali Mohammadi, PM. Tech, PhD
Prize Analysis and Diagnosis of Faults in the PEMFC for Fuel Cell
Electrical Vehicles, 2014
Université de Technologie Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France
Advisor: Dr. Abdesslem Djerdir, Associate Professor, Institute of
Research on Transportation, Energy and Society, UTBM
Master Thesis / Diploma Thesis Category
Joint Devendra R Patil, M. Tech
1st
Multi-input DC-AC converter for renewable energy source and low
Prize frequency ripple reduction circuit for battery charger application,
2013
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Mumbay, India
Advisor: Dr. Vivek Agarwal, Professor, Department of Electrical
Engineering, IITB
Libin Varghese, M.Tech.
A Cost Efficient FPGA Based Brushless DC Motor Driven Special
Assistance Rollchair for the Mobility Impaired, 2014
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology (RSET), Kerala,
India
Advisor: J.T. Kuncheria, M. Tech, Professor, EEE Dept., RSET
3rd
Kafalis Konstantinos, Dipl. Eng.
Prize Modeling – Simulation of an Elevator's Electric Drive System, 2015
Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh), Xanthi, Greece
Advisor: Dr. Athanasios D. Karlis, Assistant Professor, Department
of Electrical & Computer Engineering, DUTh
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IEEE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY
R. Mark Nelms
Chair
Meetings Department
ECE Department
200 Broun Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-5201 USA
Phone: 334-844-1830
FAX: 334-844-1809
Email: m.nelms@ieee.org
May 29, 2015
Subj.:
Agenda item 5.4 - Meetings Department Report
2nd Quarter Report 2015 to the IAS Executive Board
Conference status report
I received a conference status report from the IEEE on May 19, 2015. Using this report and email
correspondence, I have updated the status of IAS conferences.
Conference
2012 ESTMP
2012 PCIC
2012 PEDES
2013 ESW
2013 CIC
2013 REPC
2013 ECCE
2013 PCIC
2013 IAS
2014 ESW
2014 ESTMP
2014 SLED
2014 REPC
2014 I&CPS
2014 ITEC Asia
Status
Missing items: Final, Certificate of
Accuracy, Proof of Bank Closure
Finance Status – In Progress
Finance Status – Accounting Closed
Proof of Bank Closure, 1099 Schedule,
Certificate of Accuracy
Finance Status – In Progress
Finance Status – Accounting Closed
Finance Status – Accounting Closed
Final Report, Certificate of Accuracy,
CB Destroy Form
Finance Status – In Progress
Accounting closed
Certificate of Accuracy, Final Report,
CB Destroy Check Form, Proof of Bank
Closure, Audit
Finance Status – In Progress
Finance Status – In Progress
Certificate of Accuracy, CB Destroy
Form, Audit
Finance Status – In Progress
Final, Surplus, Proof of Bank Closure,
Certificate of Accuracy, possible Audit
(if gross actual revenue exceeds $250k)
Final, Certificate of Accuracy
Finance Status – In Progress
Finance Status - Accounting closed
Finance Status - Accounting closed
Proof of Bank Closure, 1099 Schedule,
Certificate of Accuracy
Finance Status – In Progress
Surplus
$88,140 (67%)
Preliminary report
$395,577.49
(67%)
$7,104 (12.5%)
$74,654 (67%)
$202,857 (50%)
($7,619) (50%)
$438,669 (67%)
Preliminary report
$28,673 (100%)
$60,125 (67%)
Preliminary report
??? (100%)
$1,684 (100%)
Preliminary report
$1,154 (100%)
$9,777 (100%)
$42,593 (36%)
The quarterly portfolio health check for IAS conferences is shown below.
2014 IAS Annual Meeting
All financial transactions have been processed for this conference, and the $25k conference loan
has been repaid. Preparations are being made for the conference audit. The surplus is estimated
to be on the order of $35k.
2014 ECCE
All financial transactions have been processed for this conference. Preparations are being made
for the conference audit. The surplus is estimated to be on the order of $282k.
SLED 2016
The IAS is responsible for organizing SLED 2016. Prof. Maurizio Cirrincione of the University of
the South Pacific is leading the conference team. The conference is scheduled for February
2016 in Denerau (Fiji). The Meetings Department has been communicating with the organizers
about IEEE conference policies.
IEMDC 2019
The IAS will be the lead Society for the organization of this conference in 2019.
PCIC Europe
The single-year MOU for the 2015 conference has been approved by all parties.
IFEC 2015
The IAS was contacted by the IEEE about transferring $15k to support the 2015 IEEE
International Future Energy Challenge.
IFEC 2016
I have been contacted about IAS financial support for the IEEE International Future Energy
Challenge (IFEC) 2016. Since 2003, IFEC has been a bi-annual event. There had been two
topics at two separate locations for each round of competition. Recently, the steering committee
of IFEC had decided to change IFEC to an annual event with one topic per year. The first annual
competition, IFEC2016, will be hosted at the National Taiwan University in July 2016. The topic is
high power density ac-dc converter.
For 2016, the conference organizers have inquired if the IAS could provide support up to $40k,
which is the same as what PELS has intended to provide. With increased fund from IAS, more
teams could be invited to the competition and more awards could be established.
Other Activities
The Meetings Department has been in communication with a number of conferences regarding
conference loans and MOUs. A number of motions have been developed by the department for
the Board’s consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
Quarterly Portfolio Health Check
Industry Applications
Industry
Applications
IEEE
Avg. IEEE S/C
Benchmarks
0340
Current Statistics
Average Time to Close (Months)
Aggregate Net / Expense Ratio*
Avg. Time to Publish (Days)
PDFs / Conference
Downloads / PDF
6.0
20.0%
30.0
N/A
N/A
11.8
25.1%
37.4
86.2
399.8
11.2
20.3%
71.8
121.3
202.3
* the percentage that expenses exceeded revenue
Conference Participation
Numbers represent totals of all data reported
from 2Q 2012 thru 1Q 2016
Avg. IEEE S/C
Sol e Spons or (Whol l y Owned)
Fi na nci a l l y Co-Spons ored
Techni ca l l y Co-Spons ored Events
Total Conference Participation
% of Conferences - Regions 8 - 10
Financial Performance 1,2
Avg. Annual Event Revenue ($000)
Avg. Annual Event Expense ($000)
Avg. Annual Event Surplus ($000)
% of Events - Net/Expense > 20%
18
31
41
89
Industry Applications
20%
35%
45%
100%
53%
20
37
55
112
$1,938.2
$1,611.3
$326.9
31%
18%
33%
49%
100%
19%
$3,763.2
$3,007.8
$755.4
74%
1
For accuracy, the data in these sections has been restricted to events held from beginning 2Q 2012 - end of 1Q 2015
2
Avg. Annual Event Revenue/Expense/Surplus is based on the most current financials available (Budget, Forecast, or Actual)
Technical Program
Numbers represent totals of all data reported from 2011- 2013
# of PDFs Published
# of Events
# of Articles Viewed (Downloads, 000's)
% of IP Revenue Distribution (thru EOY 2014)
# Events Flagged by TPIC
7,566
62
1,530,828
1.5%
2.0
4,569
53
1,826,628
1.55%
0.0
For information on the Technical Program Integrity Committee, visit: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publi
Event Production
Numbers represent totals of all data reported from 4/1/2012 through 3/31/2016
% Event Mgmt Services - Full Management
Overall Event Mgmt Services Utilization
Attendee Reach
# of Events Cancelled
1.9%
9.5%
37,976
0.4
5.3%
42.1%
51,680
1.0
IEEE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY
PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Date: May 19, 2015
To: IAS Board Members
Publications’ Report to IAS ExecBoard Meeting
May 28-30, 2015
Ahmed Rubaai, Chair IAS Publications Dept
Louie Powell, ScholarOne Administrator
Tom Nondahl, Transactions Editor-in-Chief
Lanny Floyd, Magazine Editor-in-Chief
Page 1
Preparations for 2017 Society Review
Issues/Suggestions
q Process: The publications review is conducted by the Publications Review and Advisory Committee (PRAC) which reports to
the IEEE Technical Activities Board. The review includes : (1) a questionnaire that we must complete, (2)a face-to-face meeting
involving: (a) several PRAC members, (b) the EiCs of Transactions and the Magazine, (c) the IAS Pubs Chair, and (d) the IAS
President. Then an iterative process in which PRAC challenges the information we provided on the questionnaire, and then we
have to defend the IAS procedures and methods.
q Timing: February 2017
•
One year to address issues raised in previous reviews.
q Pre-Publication Issue: One of the most contentious issues in past PRAC reviews has been the IAS ‘presentation-first’ policy and its
implementation
IAS response: now require authors of published papers to disclose (Digital Object Identification) DOI of conference version in Xplore
for labeling as recommended by TAB-CPC (Conference Publications Committee)
•
Therefore fully compliant with IEEE policy
•
q Large number of Associate Editors: The next area of concern is the issue of Associate Editors. PRAC’s comment in our last
•
•
•
review was “An incredibly large number of AEs for the number of papers”.
IAS response: diversity of technical committees required diverse selection of AEs
Suggested actions: examine AE activities and retire ineffective AEs by the end of 2015
Committees receiving a quarterly report listing AE activity
q Acceptance rate appears to be increasing: Another issue that surfaced in the 2012 review was PRAC’s observation that our
overall acceptance rate was “Very high”. IAS acceptance rate (approaching 60%) is compared with that of other Societies. IES claims a
15% acceptance rate, while PES reports 50%.
•
IAS response: presentation-first policy
ü Metrics don’t reflect rejections of papers proposed for conferences
ü Actual acceptance rate is lower than measured value
•
Suggested actions: Need to examine individual committee performance
ü EPC and MetIC: both have very high acceptance rates
ü Both are small committees with many repeat authors
ü PRAC could suspect an ‘old boys’ club’ situation
Page 2
Co-sponsored Conferences: Area of Concern
q Submissions from cosponsored conferences
ü Significant user confusion about eligibility rules
The rules governing eligibility of papers from cosponsored conferences are
inconsistent, and the list of cosponsored conferences on the web site doesn’t tell us
what the rules are. Authors are told to contact the technical committees or editors,
but they don’t have this information.
Suggested Action: Why can’t we have a central repository of the information that
editors and the Technical Committees can refer to?
Page 3
CrossCheck Anomaly Trends
o Chart shows CrossCheck similarity scores versus time since universal screening started in
November 2012
o Focusing attention on this problem appears to be causing a reduction in the frequency and
severity of anomalies – improving quality of submissions
Page 4
Manuscript Submissions Year-to-date
q Chart depicts total submissions by month – original, resubmissions and revisions
o Directly related to pending reviewer workload
o Indirectly related to future publication volume
§ YTD is 31% greater than 2014
§ The dramatic increase reported for 2015 represents a true increase and not just a quirk
of timing relative to that annual rhythm
Individual Committee Performance–Paper Submissions
All submissions are ‘postpresentation’
EMC and IPCC generally have the
heaviest paper
All submissions are ‘post-presentation’
Large number of 2014 Annual Meeting papers not
resubmitted for review – not clear why
Most submissions are ‘pre-presentation’
PSEC organizing Nov/Dec 2015 Special
Issue of TIA
No activity in Codes & Standards
Most submissions are ‘pre-presentation’
Ø Exceptions: ESafC, Non-US PCIC
PCIC continues to lead
Notable growth in submissions to ESafC
Society Performance : IAS Transactions
q MultiMedia content in Xplore
o IEEE offer authors the option to have audio or video clips or short simulation 'apps' downloadable from
Xplore to supplement the text of technical papers.
o IEEE now supporting graphic/multimedia in abstracts
q Status of Nov/Dec 2015 Special Issue of Transactions on Grounding (4 May 2015 data)
Ø 55 papers reviewed and approved for publication; 22 papers reviewed and rejected
Ø 19 papers in still review; 7 papers in revision
q Notices sent to authors of papers presented at co-sponsored conferences whose papers are eligible for review for
Transactions or Magazine:
Conference
Papers Eligible for
Trans/Mag
2014 ICRERA
2015 ESARS
25
29
Date Notice of
Eligibility Sent to
Authors
22-Feb-2015
25-Apr-2015
Number of Papers
Forwarded to
Technical Comm.
8
9
q Status of Transactions Papers:
Issue Number
Issue Date
Vol. 51 No. 1
Vol. 51 No. 2
Vol. 51 No. 3
Vol. 51 No. 4
Vol. 51 No. 5
Vol. 51 No. 6a
Vol. 51 No. 6b
Special Issue on
Grounding
Jan/Feb 2015
Mar/Apr 2015
May/Jun 2015
Jul/Aug 2015
Sep/Oct 2015
Nov/Dec 2015
Nov/Dec 2015
Number of
Papers Budgeted
85
85
85
85
85
See below
125 total for
special issue &
regular papers
Number of Papers
Exported to IEEE
84
86
84
86
73
0
52
Status
Mailed
Mailed
Complete
Closed
Open
Open
Open
IAS Prize Paper Award
IAS TRANSACTIONS
o The Review Committee consists of 12 reviewers. They have been nominated by
various IAS Technical Committees.
o Out of the 12 reviewers, 9 have successfully returned their reviews
o A total of 15 transactions papers have been nominated this year and each nominated
paper went through a rigors review
o A total of 12 technical committees participated in the nomination process
IAS MAGAZINE
§ The Review Committee consists of 9 reviewers. Out of the 9 reviewers, 5 are the
Chairs of the Operating Departments. Four have been nominated by various IAS
Technical Committees.
§ Out of the 9 reviewers, 6 have successfully returned their reviews
§ A total of 9 papers have been nominated this year
§ A total of 8 technical committees participated in the nomination process
2015 TIA Prize Paper Award
Paper ID Title
ESC-01
An Energy-Savings Evaluation Method for
Variable-Frequency-Drive Applications on
Ship Central Cooling Systems
PSEC-01
Reviewer 1 Reviewer 2 Reviewer 3 Reviewer 4
Reviewer 5 Reviewer 6
Reviewer 7 Reviewer 8 Reviewer 9 Total Score
42.5
47
39
32
42
36
45
45
49
41.9
Interferences Phenomena between Separate
Grounding Systems, IAS Transactions
44
49
33
34
52
43
43
46
57
44.6
PSEC-02 Anatomy of a Complex Electrical Failure and
its Forensics Analysis
41.5
37
41
34
39
43
37
54
60
42.9
41
49
32
34
39
40
40
49
55
42.1
49
32
40
33
50
40
42
47
58
43.44
44
52
38
31.7
52
52
46
51
53
46.632nd Prize
46.5
54
42
36.7
55
51
50
50
51
48.461st Prize
IPCC-01 Power Efficiency Improvement Technique for
a Bidirectional Dual Active Bridge DC–DC
Converter at Light Load
43.5
48
33
30
49
41
41
47
53
42.8
IPCC-02 Analysis, Design, and Implementation of a
Bidirectional Double-Boost DC–DC Converter
41
48
34
31
50
44
42
46
52
43.1
EMC-01 Detection of Stator-Slot Magnetic Wedge
Failures for Induction Motors Without
Disassembly
48
53
36
34
46
51
39
45
60
0
0
43.5
47
41
37
47
50
45
47
52
45.5
IACC-01 Optimal Charging of Plug-in Electric Vehicles
for a Car-Park Infrastructure
52.5
51
43
29.7
51
42
46
45
52
45.83rd Prize
CSC-01
Grounding Versus Bonding: W hat the
National Electrical Code Does Not Explain
44.5
32
40
34
38
39
44
54
55
42.28
EPC01
Noncontact Hand Motion Classification
Technique for Application to Human-Machine
Interfaces
36.5
40
33
31
44
37
43
47
52
40.39
52.5
33
37
33
55
43
40
49
59
44.61
ESC-02
Design and Implementation of a Dual PWM
Frequency Converter Used in Beam Pumping
Unit for Energy Saving
REPC-01 Distance Protection in Distribution Systems:
How It Assists With Integrating Distributed
Resources,
IDC-01
Six-Step Operation of PMSM With Instantaneous
Current Control
IDC-02
DC-Link Voltage Stabilization for Reduced
DC-Link Capacitor Inverter
PEDC01 no nomination received
TSC-01
Investigation of the Rotor Demagnetization
Characteristics of Interior PM Synchronous
Machines During Fault Conditions
PSPC-01 The Influence of Inverter-Based DGs and
Their Controllers on Distribution Network
Protection
0
45.78Honorable
2015 MIA Prize Paper Award
Paper ID Title
PPIC-01 Paper Machine Dryer Section Tuning: A
Novel Solution to Prevent System Instability
MINC-01
Intelligent Machine Guard Monitoring: A
Wireless System to Improve Miner Safety
Reviewer 1 Reviewer 2 Reviewer 3 Reviewer 4
40
43
52
40
Reviewer 5 Reviewer 6 Total Score
46
35
42.67
42
47
48
42
53
45
46.17
PCIC-01 Arc-Flash Incident Energy Variations: A
Study of Low-Voltage Motor Control Center
Unit Configurations and Incident Energy
Exposure
50
50
47
49
48
37
46.83 3rd Prize
PCIC-02 Assessing Solutions to Electrical Hazards:
An Analytical Tool to Reduce Hazards in
Electrical Facilities
48
49
56
43
46
46
48 1st prize
METL-01 Optimizing Steel Coil Production: An
Enhanced Inspection System Based on
Anomaly Detection Techniques
43
44
45
44
52
38
44.33
ESC-01 Ground-Fault Conditions in Low-Voltage Systems:
49
45
57
42
52
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47.33 2nd prize
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48
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43
EMC-01 Examining Magnetic Property Variation: A
Look at Specification-Acceptable Electrical
Steel
43
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45.17
CSC-01 Short-Circuit Current Ratings: Key
considerations for the safety of commercial
and industrial electrical systems
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49
40
47
34
43.5
Potential Differences Between Exposed
Conductive Parts
CIC-01
Energy Management at a MineralProcessing Plant: The Latest Innovations in
Metering and Monitoring
Item X.Y
IEEE
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY
S.M. Halpin, Chairman
Standards Department
PLEASE REPLY TO:
ECE Department
Auburn University
200 Broun Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849
(334) 844-1824
(334) 844-1809 FAX
halpin@eng.auburn.edu (email)
May 29, 2015
To: Dave Durocher, IAS President
Subject: Standards Department 2st Quarter Report
Items of interest for the Executive Board are ongoing regarding standards:
1. The Smart Grid Standards Committee has been reconstituted and I am continuing to serve as Chair. There
are about 30 members and strong IEEE liaison. By far the most active Society is PES. SA has developed a
list of standards thought to be related to smart grid, but the general concept is so broad that a very large
number of standards is in the list. The Committee is presently engaged in sorting these standards into
categories that are consistent with the vision of the entire IEEE-wide Smart Grid activity. I plan to attend a
“Smart Cities” event in Padua, IT, later in 2015 to present the activities and results (to date) of the
Committee.
2.
The 3000 series (the “new” Color Books) continues to make slow but steady progress. Despite repeated
outreach efforts, very little interest has been shown by the Working Groups to utilize resources (mostly
financial) that we can provide at the Executive Board level.
3. All necessary financial accounting/reporting forms have been filed with IEEE-SA. This is a regular
requirement for all Working Groups. The Standards Department assumed this responsibility on behalf of
all Workings Groups ultimately sponsored by IAS—we indicated “no financial activity” in every case.
4. IAS was approached by an individual representing an industrial consortium interested in developing “heads
up” displays and communication technologies in the Oil & Gas industry sector. PCIC leadership indicted
that the effort was beyond the capabilities and interests of PCIC members and the matter died. However, I
believe that this was truly the result of the fact that this particular standardization request
(displays/communications) was for technology that was not yet developed. While dealing with such
situations is common for some other IEEE Societies, IAS standards work normally follows a different
development model based on considerations of “best practices” learned by experience gained from
equipment and systems in the field.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark Halpin
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, INC.
Nominations & Appointments
May 2015
Rules for Elected Positions
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“The N&A Committee shall submit to the ExecBoard a slate of
recommended candidates for Society Officers, Technical
Department Chairs, and ExecBoard Members-at-large to be
appointed by the Council for the prescribed term. This slate must
be submitted for action by the ExecBoard at its meeting during the
second quarter of the year.”
N&A made up of Past President, President, President Elect, Vice
President, and Treasurer
Deliberations in person (at APEC), 2 conference calls, and emails
Goal is to assemble best team for the Society Board for the
coming year, and a strong bench of candidates for Operating
Department Chairs and Executive positions.
Also cognizant of maintain balances – geography, age,
department affiliation, and profession mix
Many excellent incumbents and candidates
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Treasurer: 2 year term up to 4 years, subsequent appointment
possible but needs yearly 2/3 majority
Technical Department Chairs: "Approved by board upon
recommendation of technical department and N&A. Appointed by
Council vote“ – 2 year term
Operating Department Chairs, Standing committee Chairs:
“Appointed by President after approval by Board” – Voted each year
up to 4 years, after which 2/3 vote of Board required
Members-at-Large: “Slate approved by Board after recommendation
of N&A. Appointed by Council Vote” – 2 years, can be renewed once
and after 4 years requires 2/3 majority vote of Board.
TAB requires 1.5 candidates for every elected position.
– We have 8 open positions – 1 Treasurer, 2 Department Chairs, and 5
members-at-large so total of 12 candidates required for the 8 positions –
contest 4 members-at-large and run one uncontested.
Balloted Open Offices
• "Appointed by Council vote - slate approved by
board upon N&A recommendation"
Treasurer
MSDAD Chair
IPCSD Chair
5 Members-at-Large
Treasurer
• Corinne Fields
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Clarcor Industrial Air- BHA
GE (previous)
Manager of Technical Services
Kansas City, KS
Vice chair, Cement Industry Committee
Chair, Cement Industry Conf. ( 2012 )
Current Member at Large
University of Victoria, BC, Canada
MSDAD Chair
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Mohammad Uddin
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Lakehead University
Thunder Bay Canada
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Research areas: drives, renewables, power electronics
Associate Editor (Transactions review chair-IAS/IACC) 2009-2011 for
IEEE Trans. on Industry Applications.
Associate Editor (since April 2008), International Journal of Industrial
Electronics and Drives (IJIED), Inderscience publishers
Vice chair (Technical chair) 2009-20010, IEEE IAS Industrial Automation
and Control Committee (IACC).
Chair, Advanced Control Working group of Motor subcommittee, IEEE
Power Engineering Society (PES) since Feb. 2006.
2006- Working group chair, IEEE PES, Motor Subcommittee.
IPCSD Chair
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Po-Tai Cheng
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Professor at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
PhD, Un. of Wisconsin (1999)
Renewable energy systems, smart grid, power electronics
Chair, Industrial Power Converter Committee
Member at Large 2014-2015
Members-at-large
Srikanth Vasudevan Pillay
Employer
Amrita School of Engineering, Kerala
Position
Assistant Professor
Location
India
IAS involvement
Chair, Chapter Development Committee
Student Branch Chapters Area Chair R10 (West)
Education
M.Tech (2010-2012)
Members-at-large
Andy Knight
Cheng-Tsung Liu
Employer
University of Calgary
Position
Professor
Professor
Location
Alberta Canada
Taiwan
IAS involvement
ECCE Chair 2017 - IPCDS
PID – Chair of Metals TC
Founding member of Taipei sections of
IEEE IAS and Magnetics chapters at
Taiwan
Education
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1998
PhD, Perdue University 1985
National Sun Yat-sen University
Members-at-large: Europe
Chiara Boccaletti
Fabio Freschi
Employer
University of Rome
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Position
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Location
Italy
Italy
IAS involvement
TPC SDEMPED 2015
IES TC member – Machines, Drives
I&CPS
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Energetics
1992 – 1995
PhD, Politecnico di Torino, 2006
Members-at-large: Europe
Tom E. Johnson
Ayman El-Refaie
Employer
Eaton
GE Global Research
Position
Application Engineer
Electrical Engineer - Power Conversion &
Delivery
Location
Kirkland WA
USA
IAS involvement
Chapter Chair
Power Systems Protection
IPCSD, ECCE General Chair
Machines, Transportation Systems
Education
B.S. Mechanical Engineer
PhD, University of Wisconsin
Members-at-large: Europe
Aldo Boglietti
Ray Lee Lin
Employer
Politecnico di Torino
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU),
Tainan City
Position
Professor
Professor
Location
Italy
Taiwan
IAS involvement
Past Machines TC Chair
ECCE Chair 2018
ICEM General Chair 2017
Past ILD TC Chair
JESTPE Associate Editor
Education
Laurea degree -Electrical Engineering
Politecnico di Torino, Italy in 1981
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University (VA Tech),
Member at Large Summary
2012
J. Dai
Lukaszewski
Ahn
Williams
Ruzsányi
Cardoso
L. Xu
open
open
2013
Alonso
Kankam
Ahn
Yao
Ruzsányi
Cardoso
open
open
open
2014
Alonso
Kankam
Po-Tai Cheng
Yao
Ruzsányi
Cardoso
Mukhopadhyay
Malinowski
open
2015
Alonso
Eng
Po-Tai Cheng
Ramos-Lopez
Ruzsányi
Cardoso
Mukhopadyay
Malinowski
Fields
2016
Alonso
Eng
Srikanth Vasudevan
Ramos-Lopez
Ruzsányi
Andy Knight vs Cheng-Tsung Liu
Chiara Boccaletti vs Fabio Freschi
Tom Johnson vs Ayman El-Refaie
Aldo Boglietti vs Ray Lee Lin
Slate to Approve
Appointed Positions
• “Appointed by President after approval by Board”
– Voted each year up to 4 years, after which 2/3
vote of Board required
Awards
Chapters & Membership
Education
Meetings
Publications
Standards
Electronic Communications
Intersociety Cooperation
Operating Departments Appointments
• Positions below, holder has been there < 4 years
• Expressed interest in continuing
Awards
Mohammad Islam
Education
Iqbal Husain
Intersociety Cooperation
Pete Wung
Operating Department Appointments
• Positions below, holder has been there > 4 years
• Expressed interest in continuing
• Requires 2/3 majority vote
Chapters & Membership
Meetings
Publications
Standards
Electronic Communication
Magyar
2009
Nelms
2006
Rubaai
2012
Halpin
2012
Oertli
2012
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERS, INC.
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY
Electronic Communications Committee Report
Clifton Oertli
NEI Electric Power Engineering, Inc.
303-431-7895
coertli@ieee.org
May 26, 2015
Attention:
Subject:
Location:
IAS Executive Board Members
Report to Executive Board
Pisa, Italy
Social Media Update
Table 1 - Social Media Overview (As of May 26, 2015)
8000
7000
Site
“Followers”
Twitter
253
Facebook
4,042
Google+
106
LinkedIn
2,881
Total
7,282
IAS "Followers"
6000
5000
Twitter
4000
Facebook
3000
Google+
2000
LinkedIn
1000
Total
0
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERS, INC.
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY
Electronic Communications Committee Report
Noteworthy
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Mobile App Update
o Motion to reimburse financially co-sponsored conferences for the cost of purchasing
an EventMobi mobile app. Conditions:
 Must seek approval from IAS ECC Chair before making the purchase
 Only one (1) year will be reimbursed at a time, unless approved otherwise
o Background:
 REPC
 David Farmer is moderately interested, but REPC is a single-track
event so value might be limited.
 ESW
 Tim Rohrer and Jason Meredith are the IT folks
 May or may not use...
 PCIC
 PCIC currently uses the EventMobi app and is extremely happy with
it.
 I&CPS
 Tim Driscoll currently uses the App and is expecting reimbursement.
 Pulp & Paper
 John Malinowski - only one paper track, old guys, not likely to use
 IAS Annual Meeting
 Would use it...
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Social Media Contract
o Propose to move forward with social media management consultant for LinkedIn,
Twitter, and Facebook management. The consultant will report directly to the ECC.
 Recommend InterProse because of their IEEE experience and middle-of-theroad pricing.
o Background:
 InterProse
 Already performing similar services for PES and Smart Grid
 Develop a content strategy plan first, then manage three (3) networks
 $2,500 per month (or $30,000/year)
 Grow Socially
 $8,500 initial fee for creating a social media plan / goals
 $1,000 per month (or $12,000/year) after that
 Only includes 3 networks (recommend dropping G+)
 Comprehensive tracking/reporting
 Bee Keeper Group
 $4,125 per month (or $49,500/year)
 Comprehensive tracking/reporting
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERS, INC.
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY
Electronic Communications Committee Report
Respectfully submitted,
Clifton Oertli
coertli@ieee.org
IAS Electronic Communications Chair