Meeting Report
2024 FIRST Lego League Robotics Tournament
On Saturday, November 2, the FIRST Lego League Camarillo Qualifying Tournament was held at the Ventura County Office of Education conference center. About 180 middle school students from 22 teams competed to go on to a regional tournament. FIRST inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators. Teams of students in FIRST… Read more
SUMMER MIXER -2024– Dark Matter
SUMMER MIXER – Dark Matter Summer Mixer -Aug_2024_Dark Matter Aug 16,2024 IEEE BV Section Summer Mixer was held in HUB101. 48 people registered. 33 attended. Food was catered in from Stonefire Grill. Momin Quddus, (Section Chair) was emcee for the event. Key note speaker Dr. Huff of JPL/NASA gave a lecture on Dark matter…. Read more
Girls Make STEM with Heart 2024 – Santa Paula
On April 13, Buenaventura Section conducted Girls Make STEM with Heart for 50 middle school girls, at Isbell Middle School. This event engages students in interactive activities, and weaves scientific and engineering teaching with fun. Five types of workshops were offered to the girls. Each was a 3-hour long activity with a break for lunch…. Read more
Fall Mixer 2023- Lunar Robotic Village
Fall_Mixer Report_A_2023 Second annual Fall Mixer was held at HUB101 of California Lutheran University’s extension campus, on Nov 9, 2023. The event was attended by 62 IEEE and community members. Dinner was served by Stonefire Grill courtesy of IEEE. BV Section Chair, Momin Quddus emceed the event. He presented a brief introduction to IEEE and… Read more
2023 FIRST Lego League Qualifying Tournament
On Sunday, November 12, a FIRST Lego League Qualifying Tournament was held in Thousand Oaks at La Reina High School. About 150 middle school students from 23 teams competed to go on to a regional tournament. FIRST inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators. IEEE Buenaventura Section supported this event both… Read more
Antennas: From Ham Radio to Modern Communication Systems
On May 9, Dr. Hanseung Lee of HRL gave a seminar to the IEEE Buenaventura Communications Society Chapter. The seminar provided a comprehensive overview of basic antenna theory and the introduction of various antenna types, from ham radio to modern communication systems. He began with an introduction to basic antenna theory, including the principles of… Read more
Girls Make STEM with Heart 2023 – Santa Paula
On March 4, Buenaventura Section conducted Girls Make STEM with Heart for 91 middle school girls, at Isbell Middle School. This event engages students in interactive activities, and weaves scientific and engineering teaching with fun. Six types of workshops were offered to the girls. Each was a 3-hour long activity with a break for lunch…. Read more
IEEE Buenaventura ComSoc Chapter Talk: Perspective of Pluggables vs. CPO For New Optics in the Next 5-10 Years
By Dr. Victor Lin, IEEE-BV ComSoc Chapter Chair In December 2022, Dr. Frank Chang, senior member of IEEE and OSA Fellow, presented a talk at the Hub 101 (a Cal Lutheran University incubator) in Ventura County, Southern California on pluggable optics vs. co-packaged optics (CPO) for high-speed optical communications. Dr. Chang is Source Photonics’ Chief… Read more
Girls Make Tech with Heart, Santa Paula Mar 26, 2022
Slides and Photos: Girls-Make-Tech-With-Heart-Santa-Paula_March_2022.pdf Girls in grades 5 to 8 became scientists and engineers for a day. They explored how science, technology, engineering and math can help sustain our planet. Students attended from workshops on chemistry, circuits, gravity or magnetism; with a focus on how these technologies can be used sustainably. This event was organized… Read more
Girls Make STEM with Heart, Thousand Oaks, Oct, 2021
Girls Make Tech with Heart, Oct 9, 2021 Presentation: Presentation & Photos The clouds cleared right on time in Thousand Oaks, California on October 9, 2021, as 114 middle school age girls and 50 parents arrived for the IEEE Buenaventura Girls make Tech with Heart workshops and parents conference, an initiative sponsored by the IEEE… Read more