April News

The next ex-com meeting will be held at the Waterloo Restaurant in Akron, May. 13th, at 6pm.

April Event

Modern Trends in Computer Gaming and Technology

From the ESA, did you know that:

• US computer and video game software sales grew six percent in 2006 to $7.4 billion – almost tripling industry software sales since 1996.
• Sixty-seven percent of American heads of households play computer and video games.
• The average game player is 33 years old and has been playing games for 12 years.
• The average age of the most frequent game buyer is 38 years old. In 2007, 92 percent of computer game buyers and 80 percent of console game buyers were over the age of 18.

Are you a "gamer"? What is a gamer? Whether or not you know the answer to these questions, computer and video gaming has become a technological staple of modern society. It is being used not only for entertainment, but also health, education, and a host of other possibilities. Eric Beavers, gamer, and local associate member of the IEEE will present on the topic and demonstrate some of the latest computer gaming technology on the market. Other topics include the phenonom of LAN paries and Case Modding. Ask the questions you have always wanted to ask! What does it cost to be a gamer? What about the ethics concerned with software piracy, gaming addiction, and violence in video games?

Eric holds a Bachelors Degree of Science of Technology from Kent State University. He has worked for nearly two years as an engineering technician for Aleris Rolled Aluminium Products in Uhrichville, Ohio. He is a CompTIA A+ certified Computer Technician. When he is not working on control systems and data aq for Aleris, he is usually playing a host of games, building something to play games on, or planing his next road trip to attend a gaming convention/competition. Gaming has been a major part of his life for nearly 20 years in some way, shape, or form from simple 8-bit entertainment to all out competition on the latest and greatest machines.

• Date: Thursday, April 24.
• Time: 5:30pm social, 6pm dinner, 7pm presentation
• Location: Papa Bear's Resturant map
• Reservations: Contact Rick Buchanan at

Summer Social Event

Musical Comedy in 3 acts by P. G. Wodehouse and George Grossmith. Music by Jerome Kern.

Premiere: Winter Garden Theatre, London, 19 September 1922

Marilynn Morgan, a chorus girl, comes to the shop of music publishers Gripps and Gravvins to audition for the cabaret that the firm is staging. She is sought in marriage by James Paradene, whose father has willed him a fortune, provided that his choice of bride meets with the approval—and it certainly doesn't—of his aunt, the Marchioness. As part of a concocted scheme to impress her, Gripps borrows Gravvins' estate and invites all the neighboring elite to a swank party for James and Marilynn. When it is discovered that all the neighbors are out of town, Gripps rushes to enlist his cabaret troupe to impersonate the local notables. Gripps himself impersonates the vicar, the entire hoax exposed only when the real vicar appears. It remains for Marilynn's Hawaiian routine at the cabaret to convince the Marchioness that she and James are, indeed, meant for each other.

In 29 seasons, The Ohio Light Opera has presented works of 39 composers. Conspicuously absent—but no longer—is the name of Jerome Kern, who broke the ties with Old World operetta traditions and brought musical theatre fully into the twentieth century. The Cabaret Girl, with its snappy, catchy, Broadway-type musical score founded on dance rhythms, is an absolute delight from beginning to end and features some of Kern's most charming and infectious tunes: "The first rose of summer," "Journey's end," "Dancing time," "Shimmy with me," and the mock-Hawaiian "Ka-lu-a."

• Date: Saturday, Aug. 2nd.
• Time: dinner TBA, Show 8PM
• Location: Dinner Smithville Inn map,Show: College of Wooster, Ohio Light Opera map
• Reservations: Contact Rick Buchanan at to reserve your seats.

Officer/Position Nominations Are Now Closed

Officer responsibilities can be read here.

IEEE Newsletter

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IEEE Newsletter no longer available by mail

The Board has decided to eliminate the hard copy announcements and go entirely to e-mail and local web site to communicate with members. As of June, 2004 there are no more hard copy newsletters mailed out. If you wish to be notified of upcoming events by e-mail, be sure to provide your e-mail address to Rick Buchanan at . Look for announcements for upcoming events also here at the local chapter’s web site. This change will save the chapter about $2,000 annually.

Board Meetings

The next Board Meeting is December the 11th, please watch your emails for the announcement. Members are encouraged to attend. Contact Rob Voss at to confirm your attendance. Also contact Rob if you are interested in serving on the board or in a future officer position.