We had interesting presentations with good attendance in May and June. On May 14, we Leslie Gabriele returned, for the first time in several years, to speak about "Personal Power and the Art of Perception." She gave a very entertaining presentation, including a lot of audience participation. On June 11, Dr. David I. Heimann returned to provide us with an update to his presentation last year; his presentation this time was "A Guide to the Revised IEEE 730 Software Quality Assurance Standard." As well as being the first time in three years having had a presentation in January, this was also the first time in three years, or more, since we have had a June presentation.

In addition to our usual chapter events, we had two additional events in the Boston area, both held at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Both events included people from the Boston area, including IEEE Reliability Chapter members. On Wednesday, May 28, 2014, there was a workshop for IEEE members of the Boston area to help with the process of elevation to Senior Member. On Thursday, June 19, 2014, there was a Leadership Skills workshop for IEEE members active in the various chapters who might be interested in leadership positions in the IEEE chapters or the Boston Section.

And, we are pleased that the Boston Chapter has been recognized by the IEEE Reliability Society as being the third best IEEE Reliability Chapter in the world, out of about 23 chapters. The Society counts many metrics of various types, such as attendance at meetings and technical publications. Congratulations to the other chapters that actively participated.

We have taken our usual break from activities during the summer, and we will resume monthly meetings in September. On Wednesday, September 10, at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA, Kevin Foy will present, "Maintaining Quality & Reliability of a Complex Product through a Global Manufacturing Transfer," which will be about moving leak detector builds from Lexington, Massachusetts to Malaysia. On Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at Analog Devices in Wilmington, MA , Andrew Olney will present "Eliminating the Top Causes of Customer-Attributable Integrated Circuit Failures." On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, we will have a joint presentation with the Northeast Chapter of the ESD Association. We are fortunate that Eli Brookner has agreed to address our group; his presentation will be on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. The November and December events will both be held at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA.

If you are interested in presenting almost any technical topic, related to hardware or software, if it is related to reliability, please contact us for our 2015 schedule. If you are local to the Boston area, or if you are in the Boston area the second Wednesday of the month, please attend our meeting, enjoy the camaraderie, and introduce yourself to me. I hope to see you soon.

Web Site: http://www.ieee.org/bostonrel

May Newsletter: Boston - New Hampshire - Providence Joint Chapter Newsletter

Joint Section Chapter – Boston - New Hampshire - Providence

June 2014 – August 2014

Dan Weidman, Ph.D. Chair, IEEE Boston Reliability Chair with Providence, RI, and New Hampshire IEEE Senior Member

Greetings,

Dan Weidman, Ph.D.
Chair, IEEE Boston Reliability Chair
with Providence, RI, and New Hampshire
IEEE Senior Member