Workshops
2006 Electro/Information Technology Conference
Four professional workshops are currently planned for the EIT 2006 Conference. They are Project Management, Leadership, The Protection and Technology Transfer Management of Electro/Information Intellectual Properties, and Enabling Technologies of Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The schedule is tentative and the actual offering of these workshops depends on sufficient number of participants. For more information, please go to http://www.eit2006.org/workshops/. The registration deadline is April 21. If you are interested in attending please email Dr. Peixin Zhong at pzhong@msu.edu.
- Project Management Workshop
- The Protection and Technology Transfer Management of Electro/Information Intellectual Properties
- Enabling Technologies of Hybrid Electric Vehicles
- Leadership Development Workshop
Project Management Workshop
Presenter: Dr. Tarek Lahdhiri
Lab Manager, General Motors Corporation Warren, Michigan
Contact Information:
Dr. Tarek Lahdhiri
PO Box 71275
Madison Heights, MI 48071
E-mail: lahdhiri@ieee.org
When: 1:30PM - 5:00PM, Monday, May 8, 2006
Where: Corniche Room, Kellogg Center
Cost: $100 for IEEE members (includes lunch and breaks)
Attendees will receive 3 PDH (Professional Development Hours) for this workshop
The Project Management workshop is intended for engineers, technical leads, project leaders, and functional managers who want to practice the fundamentals of project management to help themselves and their groups accomplish their endeavors, whether at work, in IEEE, at home, or in the community. Participants will learn basic project management techniques, and most importantly, how to apply them in real life without excessive paperwork or overhead! The workshop will include templates and checklists to take away, and examples of how to apply project management techniques to engineering, IEEE, and personal projects.
Workshop Content
Introduction
. Definition of a Project
. Typical phases of a project
Starting and Planning a Project
. Defining the project scope and requirements
. Project risks
. Scheduling and estimating
. Creating milestones
. Refining the Plans
Managing the Project
. How do we use planning deliverables to tell if we are on track?
. How do we use meetings and status to measure progress?
. How are design reviews and testing critical to gauging project progress?
. Risk Management
Running Meetings
. Planning Meetings
. Attitude: pre-selling, pre-coaching
. Meeting Roles and Responsibilities
. Design/Document Reviews
Closing the Project
. Ensure adequate hand-offs to all groups
. Conduct a lessons-learned meeting
Dr. Tarek Lahdhiri received his BS, MS, and Ph.D degrees in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in nonlinear control systems. From 1995 to 1996, Dr. Lahdhiri held the position of Research Associate at the Center for Electric Power, Tennessee Technological University, USA, where he was a team leader conducting research on the data fusion/target-tracking problem. From 1997 to 1998, he held the position of Research Professor at the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Centre, University of Windsor, Canada, where he was the project manager for a research team working on the implementation of robust intelligent integrated robotic system for the assembly of auto-body parts. In 1998, Dr. Lahdhiri joined General Motors Corporation in Warren, Michigan, where he is currently holding the position of Lab Manager for the Simulation Tools & Lab Technology Development Group in the GM Electrical Development& Integration Division. Dr. Lahdhiri is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan.
Dr. Lahdhiri authored and co-authored over 10 journal papers and 25 conference papers and his areas of interest include system theory, robust linear and nonlinear control systems, modeling and validation of nonlinear complex systems, real-time hardware-in-the-loop systems, and engineering management.
Dr. Lahdhiri has been an active member within the IEEE organization. He held the position of Director of Professional Activities, IEEE Southeast Michigan Section (1997-2002) and Region 4 PACE Chair (2003-2004). Currently he is the Region 4 Membership Development Chair, the Region 4 coordinator for the IEEE-USA Employment & Career Service (ECS) Committee, and member of the IEEE-USA Career and Workforce Policy Committee (CWPC).
For information contact Dr. Peixin Zhong (pzhong@msu.edu) Tel: (517) 432-4616 For registration, visit: www.eit2006.org
The Protection and Technology Transfer Management of Electro/Information Intellectual Properties
Presenter: Mr. Howard B. Rockman
Attorney, Intellectual Property and Technology. Sachnoff and Weaver Ltd. Chicago, IL
When: Luncheon Speaker, Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Where: Big Ten Room C, Kellogg Center
The luncheon address will cover the following topics:
Mr. Rockman received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 1959 and J.D. degree from George Washington University Law School with honors in 1963. Mr. Rockman began his legal career as a patent examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and then worked as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. He also was the vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Jovan, Inc., a Chicago-based cosmetics and fragrance company. Most recently, he was a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group of Barnes & Thornburg LLP in its Chicago office. He joined Sachnoff and Weaver in 2006. Having worked in these capacities has afforded Mr. Rockman a significant understanding of all aspects of intellectual property law. For the past 17 years, Mr. Rockman has served as an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School, teaching courses such as "Patent Law Practice and Planning" and "Advanced Patent Claim Drafting." He also teaches two on-line courses at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Engineering, covering "Engineering Law" and "Intellectual Property Law for Engineers." He is the author of two course textbooks entitled The Practice of Intellectual Property, and Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists, and has written numerous articles and has presented lectures and seminars on a variety of intellectual property law issues.
For information contact Dr. Peixin Zhong (pzhong@msu.edu) Tel: (517) 432-4616
For registration, visit: www.eit2006.org
Enabling Technologies of Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Presenter: Prof. Chris Mi
Assistant Professor, Senior Member IEEE
Contact Information:
Chris Mi
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128-1491
Tel: (313)583-6434
Email: mi@ieee.org
When: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Monday, May 8, 2006
Where: Corniche Room, Kellogg Center
Cost: $100 for IEEE members (includes breaks)
Attendees will receive 3 PDH (Professional Development Hours) for this workshop
One of the fastest growing automotive fields, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) presents both opportunities and challenges. HEVs are more fuel-efficient and environment friendly compared to conventional vehicles. Optimizing the power intake in HEVs allows the engine operation to be kept within the range designed for best fuel economy and lowest emission, while the motor/generator system either provides additional power input, or generates electricity using the excessive power from the engine. It also recovers the kinetic energy in braking or coasting. These advantages have attracted worldwide development interests for HEVs in the automotive industry. Toyota sold more than 12,000 Prius hybrids in February 2005 alone. Experts predict that hybrid vehicles will take at least 10% of the total vehicle market share in the next 5 years, and as a result, could affect 200,000 jobs in automotive related industries.
This tutorial will discover the enabling technologies in the HEV field including the fundamentals, design and control aspects of HEV. The topics will include:
Dr. Chris Mi is assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the University of Michigan - Dearborn College of Engineering and Computer Science. He regularly offers a graduate course in electric and hybrid vehicles. He has also taught courses and led seminars on the subject for the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Mi has conducted extensive research and published more than 50 articles on power electronics, motor drives, electric and hybrid vehicles. In addition to his position at UM-Dearborn, he is the director of educational activities and chair of the industrial and power electronics chapter of the IEEE Southeast Michigan section. Dr. Mi holds a BS and an MS degree from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China, and a Ph.D degree from the University of Toronto. Dr. Mi worked with General Electric from 2000 to 2001 as Electrical Engineer, responsible for design and development of large electric motors and generators.
Dr. Mi regularly offers a 3-day HEV course for the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). On August 25, 2005, Dr. Chris Mi led an e-conference on HEV for the IEEE. The recorded session of the IEEE conference and presentation can be accessed from the following website:
Subject: Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Recording URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/ieee/view
Recording ID: IEEEHEV
Attendee Key: 6.ncjq6>F
The SAE course can be viewed at the following website.
If the above link does not work, go to http://www.sae.org and search for "hybrid electric vehicle" under category "training"
For information contact Dr. Peixin Zhong (pzhong@msu.edu) Tel: (517) 432-4616
For registration, visit: www.eit2006.org
Leadership Skills Workshop
Presenter: Don C. Bramlett, PE, SMIEEE
Project Engineer at Detroit Edison Company, Senior Member IEEE
Contact Information:
Don C. Bramlett, PE
16535 Park
Livonia, MI 48154-2209
Email: d.bramlett@ieee.org or bramlettd@dteenergy.com
When: 10:00 AM - 5:00PM, Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Where: Corniche Room, Kellogg Center
Cost: $100 for IEEE members (includes breaks)
Attendees will receive 3 PDH (Professional Development Hours) for this workshop.
The Leadership Skills workshop is intended to help prepare participants in interpersonal, group, team and leadership skills. The workshop is targeted to those in management or leadership roles in business, industry, academia or volunteer activities. However, anyone interested in further developing these skills in dealing with people and working within any type of organization will benefit from the workshop. The format for the workshop includes the presentation of the core material and interactive participation; using exercises, case studies and open discussion.
Workshop Content
Introduction
. Definition of Leadership
. Interpersonal Effectiveness
Leadership
. Attributes of a Leader
. Difference between management skills and leadership skills
. Being a Leader
. Holistic Communications
Interpersonal communications
. Personal Interactive Skills
. Jungian type personality indicators
. Self Evaluation
. Motivating
. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
. Team Building
. Coaching
Conflict Management
. Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Styles
. Self Evaluation
. Situations to use conflict styles and consequences
. Confronting Conflict
Problem Solving and Decision Making
. Formal techniques, eg. KT, Alamo, Cause Mapping, etc
. Brainstorming
. Synergistic Decision Making
Don received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a MBA, in 1973 and 1981 respectively, both from the University of Detroit. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Michigan.
Don has spent his entire 33 year professional engineering career in the energy industry, both in the natural gas industry with Michigan Consolidated Gas and Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Company, and then in the nuclear power and fossil power generation segments of the electric utility industry with Detroit Edison. Don is presently a Project Engineer in Fossil Power Generation with the Detroit Edison Company, a major subsidiary of DTE Energy.
Don is a Senior member of IEEE, and has been an IEEE member for 39 years.
Don has been actively involved as a volunteer with the Southeastern Michigan Section of IEEE for 22 years in various positions, including all the Section officer positions; he is presently the Section Advisor and still is intimately involved with the operation of the Section and its pre-college education programs.
Don has been actively involved as a volunteer with Region 4 of IEEE for 14 years in several roles; he is presently the Region Treasurer.
Don has also served as the Finance Chair for 6 IEEE Technical Society and Region conferences.
Don is also an active member of the ESD (Engineering Society of Detroit), NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers), and MSPE (Michigan Society of Professional Engineers). He is a Fellow of MSPE and a member of the College of Fellows of ESD.
He is involved as a leader at the troop and district level with the Boy Scouts of America and as a member of the Board of Deacons at his church.
For information contact Dr. Peixin Zhong (pzhong@msu.edu) Tel: (517) 432-4616
For registration, visit: www.eit2006.org