UPCOMING MEETINGS
November 12, 2009 SID UMW
Chapter Meeting
Topic: Designing
Custom Touch Screen Solutions.
Speaker: Mr. Jay McDermott, Dawar Technologies
Time: 6:00 PM Location: Matrix Marketing Group, 8957
Aztec Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
We are planning to have one
more meetings during remainder of 2009. Please check the UMW
Chapter website time to time for details. The meeting
information is circulated to UMW Chapter members by e-mail.
MEETINGS HELD in 2009
October 8, 2009 SID UMW
Chapter Meeting
Topic: Surface Haptics:
Virtual Touch on Physical Surfaces.
Speaker: Dr. J. Edward Colgate, North Western Univ.,
Evanston, Illinois Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Toshiba America Electric Comp., 2150 East
Lake-Cook Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
September 10, 2009 SID UMW
Chapter Meeting
Topic: A Common
Dithering Technique Used in Real Time Video Image Generation
Systems.
Speaker: Dr Charles Lloyd, FightSafety International,
Hazelwood, MO
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: FlightSafety International, 5695 Campus
Parkway, Hazelwood, MO 63042 (Greater St. Louis)
September 10, 2009 SID UMW
Chapter Meeting
Topic: The Emergence
of LED Backlit Liquid Crystal Displays
Speaker: Doug Rydberg, Matrix Marketing Group, Eden
Prairie, MN
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: 8957 Aztec Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
(Greater Minneapolis-St Paul).
June 3, 2009 UMW Chapter
Business Meeting
Topic: UMW Chapter
activities and Presentation of Chapter Service Award 2009 to
Mr. Madhu Reddy
Time: 5:00 - 6: 00 PM
Location: Westar Booth, SID 2009 Exhibits at San
Antonio, Texas
April 30, 2009 SID UMW
Chapter Meeting
Topic: Solid State
Lighting - The emergence of LED and OLED products and
technologies for general lighting markets.
Speaker: James Lupino, Business Development Manager,
US Electronics Inc.
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: US Electronics Inc., 6250 Wayzata Blvd,
Minneapolis, MN 55416
March 31, 2009 SID UMW Chapter Meeting
Topic: Medical Imaging- Osteoporosis Case Study
Speaker: Dr. Jyothsna Reddy, Family Physician, North
Memorial Hospital, Robinsdale, MN
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: XR Medical, Inc., 6250 Wayzata Blvd,
Minneapolis, MN 55416
March 19, 2009 MinnTS 2009
Time: 5:00 to 9:00 PM
Location: Medtronic Headquarters at 694 & Hwy 65
in Fridley, MN
The half day symposium and tour
was co-sponsored by following societies:
American Chemical Society, Minnesota chapter (ACS)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Upper Midwest
Section (AIChE)
American Society for Materials, Minnesota Chapter (ASM)
American Vacuum Society, Minnesota Chapter (AVS)
Electrochemical Society (ECS)
IEEE- Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE - EMBS)
Minnesota Academy of Sciences
Minnesota Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group (MinnMass)
Minnesota Microscopy Society (MMS)
Society for Applied Spectroscopy, Minnesota chapter (SAS)
Society for Information Display, Upper Midwest chapter (SID)
A well attended exciting talk;
"The Fall and Rise of the 35W Bridge" was presented.
Ron Voelkar presented the first part, "The Old 35W
Bridge", while Peter Sanderson presented the 2nd part,
'The New 35W Bridge". Over 150 people attended the
conference. This joint local conference is growing every year
and is becoming very popular. We are also planning to hold it
next year. More details about MinnTS can be found on www.minnts.org.
February 18, 2009 SID UMW Chapter Meeting
Topic: Seeing Color with Your Brain
Speaker: Dr. Steven Shevell, E. H. Moore
Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology,
Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago
Time: 6:00 pm, Wednesday, 18th February 2009
Place: Toshiba America Electric Components, Buffalo
Grove, IL 60089
January 20, 2009 OSGSL - SID UMW Joint Meeting
Topic: Infrared Camera Technology for Home Energy
Audits
Speaker: Tom Ochsner, Thermal Vision Home Energy
Audits
Time: 7:00 pm, Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Location: Westar Display Technologies, 4 Research
Park Dr, St. Charles, MO 63304-5685
Chapter Service Award
We have been awarding one
chapter service award every year since last 4 years. Mr.
Madhu Reddy has been selected to receive the UMW Chapter
Service Award, 2009 for his long and dedicated volunteer
work to
our chapter.
