BitCoin was proposed in 2008 and (based on a white paper), launched in 2009. It was worthless initially, but is now priced at $100,000 per coin. It can be incremented into 1/100,000,000 parts, each called a “Satoshi”. The white paper proposes that security is ultimately achieved by the hosting agency having a more powerful and faster computer than anyone else. However, other security measures are a cryptographic system that would be difficult to overcome, and personnel who check each transaction for legitimacy. In spite of the seemingly impossible task of “hacking” the system, accounts have been stolen or lost several times. The purpose of this talk is not to advocate use of this system of commerce, but to recognize that at some point the US Government will be involved. This should eventually lead to a secure system for commerce. Some interesting features of the technology include the analogy of mining for gold, and the increasing difficulty of “finding” coins. Similar "coins" will also be discussed. Speaker(s): Doug Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/454896

The monthly Rochester IEEE Executive Committee meeting brings together all of the leaders of the Section, Chapters, and Groups. ExCom members: Please send your updates on past and upcoming events to the (mailto:[email protected]) to be included on the agenda prior to the meeting. We review plans for upcoming Rochester meetings within our Section, Chapters, and groups at this meeting. If you are looking to become more engaged in IEEE in the Rochester Section, please plan on attending an Excom meeting! Agenda: - Section Officer Reports - Section Chair Report: (mailto:[email protected]) - Section Vice-Chair Report: (mailto:[email protected]) - Section Treasurer Report: (mailto:[email protected]) - Section Secretary Report: (mailto:[email protected]) - Old Business - New Business - Chapter Society and Group Reports - Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society and Communications Society (AES10/COMM19); (mailto:[email protected]) - Computer Society and Computational Intelligence Society (C16/CIS11); (mailto:[email protected]) - Electron Devices and Circuits and Systems: (mailto:[email protected]) - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMB18): (mailto:[email protected]) - Rochester/Binghamton/Buffalo/Ithaca/Syracuse Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRS29): (mailto:[email protected]) - Life Members Group: (mailto:[email protected]); (mailto:[email protected]) - Microwave Theory and Techniques Society / Antennas and Propagation Society (MTT17/AP03): (mailto:[email protected]), (mailto:[email protected]) - Photonics Society (PHO36): (mailto:[email protected]) - Power and Energy Society / Industry Applications Society (PE31/IA34): (mailto:[email protected]); (mailto:[email protected]) - Signal Processing Society (SP01): (mailto:[email protected]) - Technology Management Council (TM14): (mailto:[email protected]) - Women In Engineering (WIE): (mailto:[email protected]) - Young Professionals: (mailto:[email protected]) - Student Chapter Reports: (mailto:[email protected]) - Rochester Institute of Technology: (mailto:[email protected]) - University of Rochester: (mailto:[email protected]) - Committee Reports - Membership Report: (mailto:[email protected]%20) - Awards Report: (mailto:[email protected]) - Electronic Communications Coordinator: (mailto:[email protected]) - Newsletter Report: (mailto:[email protected]) - E. Liaison Reports - R1 Western Area Chair: (mailto:[email protected]) - Rochester Engineering Society (RES) Report: (mailto:[email protected]) - Open Discussion - Adjournment Bldg: Tandoor of India, Rochester, New York, United States, 14623, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/445275

IEEE Reliability Society- Joint Boston/New Hampshire/Providence Chapter Adcom meeting. Speaker(s): , , , Agenda: Ahead of this meeting, please review Don's minutes and Justin's proposal & draft brochure. All are found in the "Media" section in the VTools event for last Adcom at https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434343 Agenda - Call to Order - Opening Remarks - Chapter Collabratec site: Boston/Providence/New Hampshire Jt Sections, RL07 - Officer Reports - Secretary - AdCom Meeting Minutes - Treasurer - Awards - Financials - Vice Chair - Technical Meeting Schedule - Potential Technical Meeting Presentations - Newsletter - Webmaster & Social Media - Website Status - Further discussion of Justin's proposal - Chair Report - Recent Technical Meeting Attendance - - - - - 11-DEC-2024 Radiation Effects in Electronics: Brief Overview and History by Ethan Cascio - - - Upcoming Technical Meeting Registrations - - Old Business - MIT Lincoln Laboratory Appreciation / Thank You Plaque andPresentation - Proposed creation of IEEE Boston Reliability Chapter brochureTargeting the Younger Demographic - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter - Chapter banner - New Business - Officer Election – Open October 30 / Close December 4 - Communication from Mehdi Si Moussa ([email protected]), vice chair of the Worcester County section and Chair of the Microwave Chapter regarding hosting meetings. - - Policy Proposal Discussion - Should we create a chapter policy document, for example to contain the meeting voluntary illness self-reporting notification? - Proposed new policy: "We agree that as Officers and volunteers of the Joint IEEE Reliability Chapter of Boston, New Hampshire, & Providence, we will avoid any real or perceived impression that we have a political affiliation. Officers and other volunteers may take part in partisan political activities freely on their own personal time, but they must not do so in the course of their role and responsibilities for the Chapter, nor should they represent that they are acting for or on behalf of this Chapter, or give the appearance that they are representing the IEEE." - Schedule Next AdCom Meeting - TBD. - Closing Remarks - Adjournment Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/450430