Joint IEEE Section &
Communication Society Meeting

Evaluation of RFID Technologies for
NASA's International Space Station

Speaker: Dr. Erick C. Jones: Dr. Jones is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Areas of specialization and teaching include Total Quality Management, Logistics, and Engineering Management. Erick has worked for the following companies: United Parcel Service (UPS), Academy Sports and Outdoors, Tompkins Associates, and Arthur Anderson, LLP. He worked as an Industrial Engineering (IE) Supervisor, IE Manager, and IE Director. Also, Erick was an engineering and business consultant on various projects. Consulting ranged from ERP system implementations to Supply Chain Logistics Planning and Organizational Strategy. Dr. Jones is fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, current administrator to the Minority Ph.D. Program at the University of Nebraska, and current advisor to the National Society of Black Engineers where he demonstrates his commitment to diversity. Dr. Jones is the current director of a National Science Foundation Industry University Center for Engineering Logistics called NSF I/URC CELDi and the Director of the RFID Supply Chain Lab (RfSCL).

Event Date: Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Meeting Location: Room 111 SEC - Walter Scott Engineering Bldg (just S. of Nebraska Hall) - 844 North 16th St, Lincoln, NE [Link to Map]

Lab Tour Begins: 6:00 P.M.

Dinner Served: After the tour

Presentation & Questions: Same as dinner

Meal Price and Selections:

• $10 - Pizza
• $10 - Same Pizza
• $10 - More of the Same Pizza
•   $5 - Student Pizza
•   $5 - Same Student Pizza
•   $5 - More of the Same Student Pizza

All meals include soda, silverware, a cup, and a complimentary napkin.

IEEE Student meals are half-price ($5).

This presentation is worth One and a half (1.5) Professional Development Hours. Indicate your need for a PDH certificate during sign in at the meeting or on the sign up form below.

Sponsor: Open

Topic Overview: Evaluation of RFID Technologies for the NASA's International Space Station. Lab tour and presentation. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method relying on storing and remotely retrieving data.