| Date | Event Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 08 July 2009 06:30PM | North Jersey Section: Engineers Meet - "The Professional’s View" |
On Tuesday, November 18, 2008, the North Jersey Section of Professional Activities Committee, Graduates of the Last Decade, Women in Engineering and the Engineering Management Society will offer a free seminar on the "Design for Six Sigma" (DFSS). The course is one in a series of IEEE Expert Now Educational Courses. You will earn IEEE Continuing Education Units and Professional Development hours for attending the course and seminar.
The course will be accompanied by a lecture on applying the tools of Six Sigma to real world examples in the Information Technology industry and other transactional and process based problem domains. This will be contrasted with the traditional application of Six Sigma in manufacturing domains. It will also compare the DMAIC, DFSS and Lean "flavors" of Six Sigma.
After the seminar, the attendee should understand the core concepts and key processes of Six Sigma and tools needed to accomplish transaction and reliability improvements as well as understand how they are applied to different problem domains.
About the Course: Six Sigma improves both product and process quality, reducing defects using a suite of tools that span: statistical, analytical, and collaborative domains. The Six Sigma process has been extended to take the initiative in developing better designs that avoid problems rather than having to go back and correct them. This is the Design-for-Six Sigma (DFSS) initiative.
About the Speaker: Kathi Kivi is president of Superior Project Solutions Inc., which provides consulting services in IT security, Six Sigma and project management. Kathi has over 20 years of experience in housing, telecommunications and government in the U.S. and Canada. Her experience is multi-faceted in information security, Six Sigma business operations process improvement, managing web applications, analysis, planning, disaster recovery and business continuity, business systems, network administration and operations, systems analysis and applications development, managing human resources, as well as outsourcing planning, execution and management. As an applications manager with Sony Electronics she became a Six Sigma Blackbelt and certified Greenbelt. Six Sigma process improvement projects in both IT and business focused on increasing customer satisfaction and bottom-line performance resulting in measurable savings of over $1 million in less than one year. She is a member of IEEE, (ISC)2, ISSA, Infragard, and PMI. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and has been a U.S. Researcher for Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). She received a Business Data Processing diploma from Confederation College, a BS in MIS from Regents College, and a MS in Telecommunications from Iona College. Kathi may be contacted at kkivi "AT" SuperiorProjectSolutions "DOT"com. Company website is www.superiorprojectsolutions.com.
Remember what the the other "T" in AT&T stood for? North Jersey section GOLD and WIE Affinity Groups in conjunction with Central Jersey section GOLD are jointly sponsoring a field trip to Morristown's National Historic Landmark Historic Speedwell on Saturday, October 4, 2008.
Come tour the "Birthplace of the Telegraph" where Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail invented the American commercial telegraph and the modern telecommunications industry. Cost is $4/adult, $3/child/senior payable at the door. Online registration is required to get an accurate count for the tour. Sign up online using the form below. Bring a friend, enjoy the afternoon learning, interacting with your fellow members and win some door prizes.
The group will assemble between 12-12:30 PM in the parking lot located on the corner of Cory Road and Speedwell Avenue. The group will be treated to a special guided tour exclusively for the IEEE group. The tour will conclude at 4 PM. Afterward, the group will go to Cafe Arabica (http://www.cafearabicanj.com/) to network, mingle, and discuss future IEEE events.
Attention all members, the upcoming regional student conference with paper contest and micromouse competition will be held locally in the IEEE North Jersey Section. It is planned for Saturday April 26 at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ, with an opening reception on the night of Friday April 25th. This year's Region 1 Graduates of the Last Decade and Women In Engineering conference will be held jointly with the student conference at the same location.
There will be parallel programs of activities, introduction to GOLD, and WIE, GOLD/WIE affinity group leadership training, a variety of seminars on different topics, a career fair, and social events. The committee is still seeking corporate sponsors and career fair participants, booths are still available, see the website below for contact information.
The details of the program, registration, and pricing for the GOLD conference can be found online at the Region 1 GOLD website linked from here http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/gold/conference. Don't miss this opportunity to participate in a Regional event, locally right here in North Jersey. Register now ! If you have additional questions, feel free to email northjerseygold AT ieee DOT org.
On Wednesday, January 9, 2008, the North Jersey Section of Professional Activities Committee, Graduates of the Last Decade and Women in Engineering will host a meeting to discuss Interview Communication Skills. Our guest speaker will be Amy M. Duncan, PHR of Tetra Tech, Inc.
About the Meeting: Where do you begin when you decide to look for a new position? Amy will discuss the job search, networking, dressing for a successful interview, interviewing success - the does and dont of the interview, common interview questions, what do you do after the interview, and finally getting the job offer and accepting the new position.
About the Speaker: Amy M. Duncan, PHR is a Human Resources professional with Tetra Tech, EC, Inc. She has many years of business and Human Resources experience. Amy holds a BS in Marketing and Management from Centenary College and an MBA in Human Resources from Fairleigh Dickinson. She also holds the Professional Human Resources Certification.
All Welcome! This talk is FREE to attend, you do not have to be an IEEE member, invite your friends. Free refreshments of pizza and soda will be served. WIN DOOR PRIZES !!!
The North Jersey section GOLD and WIE Affinity Groups in conjunction with Central Jersey section GOLD are jointly sponsoring a field trip to the Thomas Edison Menlo Park Laboratory Historical Site and Museum on Saturday, November 10, 2007. The group will assemble between 1-1:30 PM at the museum entrance located at 37 Christie Stree, Menlo Park Section of Edison, NJ 08820, immediately off Route 27 South (Lincoln Highway). The group will be treated to a special guided tour exclusively for the IEEE group.
The tour will conclude at 4 PM and, for those interested, the group will goto the Starbucks located 1/2 mile south on Route 27 at 1-11 Lincoln Highway for a coffee hour to network, mingle, and discuss future IEEE events.
Come join the group and check out this historical site and source of so many great innovations. The museum and tour are FREE (suggested donation $2), but registration is REQUIRED to get an accurate count for the tour. You do NOT have to be an IEEE member to attend and there is NO FEE. Bring a friend and enjoy the afternoon learning and interacting with your fellow members and a chance to win some exciting door prizes.
The museum website and directions are at: www.menloparkmuseum.com (732-549-3299) Register HERE NOW . For any questions, contact northjerseygold "AT" ieee "DOT" org
The North Jersey section GOLD, PACE, and WIE committees are jointly sponsoring a talk on Maximizing your Marketability techniques for new job searches. On Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at the Clifton Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ. From 6:15 PM to 8:45 PM.
Thought a resume is all you need ? While a resume is a critical portion of marketing yourself for a new job, it is not alone. Other issues to consider include: having a career roadmap, evaluating the corporate fit, and what to do for an interview.
Come participate and learn how to combine these and other aspects of self marketing to build a better resume and whole presentable self-portfolio to land a new job and career.
This talk is FREE to attend, you do not have to be an IEEE member, invite your friends. Free refreshments of pizza and sodas will be served. All attendees MUST register for the talk to hold their seat by filling out the registration form. Register NOW for a chance to win some DOOR PRIZES! REGISTER HERE NOW
About the Author: Dru Reynolds has more than 20 Years Experience in Recruiting & Professional Placement, currently an Independent Recruiter Specializing in Placing in the RF and MW wireless arena and licensed by the state of NJ. She is an IEEE Coordinator Region 1 & 2, in the MTT Society and active in the NJ Coast Section as Secretary and Newsletter Editor.
The annual summer meeting of the IEEE region 1 leadership was held this past August 10-11 in Burlington, VT. Pictured are some of the section GOLD and WIE chairs gathered for a variety of training sessions, event planning, networking, and banquet. Attendees Picture
The IEEE Region 1 GOLD Conference on 4/28 is less than 2 weeks away!! This first ever conference will proudly host international author and seminar speaker Carl Selinger this year for a 2-hour interactive lecture based on his Wiley-IEEE Press Bestseller "Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering SChool: Skills for Success in the Real World". He is also known for his regular contributions to the issues of IEEE Spectrum magazine. His article on "Want to be your own boss?" appears in the April 2007 issue in the Careers section.
But Carl's lecture is not ALL that is happening, there is more ! If you have not had a chance to check out all that's scheduled at this year's IEEE GOLD Conference at FDU, Teaneck, NJ from Friday 4/27 and Saturday 4/28, then get to the Region 1 website listed below and see it now.
This conference is co-located with the Region 1 Student Conference and will feature their student paper contest, micromouse competition, GOLD competition (for the non-students), a day full of professional development seminars, network with industrial professionals reception, and a career fair !!
The Friday 4/27 evening networking reception is FREE AND OPEN TO ALL.
Run to the nearest computer and register today !! Free for all IEEE members (bring ID cards). Log on at www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/gold/conference/
Attention all members, the upcoming regional student paper conference this year will be held locally in the North Jersey Section. It is planned for the weekend of April 27-29 at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ. This year's Region 1 GOLD conference will be held jointly with the student conference at the same location.
There will be parallel programs of activities, introduction to GOLD, GOLD affinity group leadership training, a variety of seminars on different topics, a career fair, resume workshops and social events. The committee is still seeking corporate sponsors and career fair participants, booths are still available, see the website below for contact information.
The details of the program, registration, and pricing for the GOLD conference can be found online at the Region 1 GOLD website linked from here http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/gold/ Don't miss this opportunity to participate in a Regional event, locally right here in North Jersey. Register now !
Attention all members, the upcoming regional student paper conference this year will be held locally in the North Jersey Section. It is planned for the weekend of April 28-29, 2007 at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ. This paper contest and micromouse competition is open to undergraduate IEEE students (see http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/sac/ for more details).
This year's Regional GOLD conference will be jointly held with the student conference at the same FDU location and there will be a parallel program of activities, seminars, leadership training, social events. The details of the program are being finalized, as well as separate registration for GOLD participants. More information about the upcoming Spring GOLD conference will be posted on line at http://ewh.ieee.org/r1/north_jersey/gold/ and future newsletters and email postings will publish the agenda.
As part of closing out 2006 and kicking off 2007 with new activities for North Jersey GOLD, the committee will be having a final year end planning meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 from 6-9pm at the year end North Jersey Section ExCom meeting at Birchwood Manor in Whippany, NJ. Please contact the organizer by emailing us ( see email below) to attend. RSVP closes 12/4.
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society hosts the first-ever IEEE EMBS- Networking Reception at its 28th Annual International Conference in New York. The reception is co-sponsored by the GOLD Region 1 and GOLD New York Section.
If you are a GOLD member attending EMBC.06, a GOLD member within Region 1 (including the New York Section), you are cordially invited to interact with your peers in an informal and fun environment . drinks and snacks to be provided by our sponsors. Entrance is free and no RSVP is required. For further details, please contact IEEE EMB Society GOLD Coordinator lisa.lazareck@eng.ox.ac.uk
If you are interested in attending the entire EMBS Conference, online conference registration may be completed via the official EMBC.06 website: http://embc2006.njit.edu/onlineregistration.php
The North Jersey Section GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Committee in conjunction with the FDU IEEE Student Branch Teaneck, NJ will be co-sponsoring a technical workshop on Xilinx ISE design and FPGA implementation.
The workshop provides an excellent opportunity to all students preparing to enter into the workforce or those graduates already working to gain some new skills to propel forward in their current jobs or help prepare for changing and upgrading their current career track.
The workshop will be held on Saturday, September 30th, 2006 from 10:30 am to 4pm at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ. It will be held in room 207 of the Muscurell building. Free parking is available outside the building. Free lunch will be provided to all participants during the workshop.
The purpose of the workshop is to teach participants how to use Xilinx FPGAs and the ISE development kit to implement digital logic and designs. This is a critical skill in the fast-changing world of semi-conductors and just-in-time manufacture of new embedded devices.
Each participant will also receive a 30-page workbook with instructions and labs to take home with them as a future technical reference. Due to using lab equipment, seats are VERY limited and reservations will be made on a first-registered basis. There is also discounted seating for FDU students and IEEE members. All the details of registration and costs can be found HERE or feel free to email the organizer at northjerseygold 'AT' ieee 'DOT' org. Registration for workshop 20060930 closed due to capacity
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