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"Building Careers & Shaping Public Policy" http://www.ieeeusa.org
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The Institute, your member newspaper, will change the
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IEEE-USA PRESIDENT'S COLUMN:
HELPING THE UNEMPLOYED MEMBER
IEEE-USA SEEKS SAFEGUARDS AGAINST
MISUSE OF HEALTH INFORMATION IEEE-USA
supports introducing additional
safeguards into currently drafted legislation or tightening
current U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
privacy regulations to protect against the misuse of
genetic and other health information by employers. Go
to the news release at http://ieeeusa.org/releases/2002/082602pr.html.
IEEE-USA TODAY'S ENGINEER*
WEBZINE SPANS ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO BROADBAND
Additional articles cover "Setting
Yourself Apart With Soft Skills," "Successful *Paid*
Consulting," and "Biotechnology: The Key to Sustainable
Global Development." Go to the latest issue at http://www.todaysengineer.org.
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IEEE-USA IN THE NEWS' SPOTLIGHTS
CAREER/POLICY MEDIA COVERAGE
Every week, issues IEEE-USA
champions for U.S. IEEE members are covered in newspapers,
magazines and electronic media worldwide. For the latest
IEEE-USA coverage in ComputerWorld*, Cox Newspapers
and *The Minneapolis Star Tribune*, go to http://ieeeusa.org/newspubs/inthenews.html.
*EXTRA*: 'VOICES OF INNOVATION'--IEEE
MEMBERS NEEDED FOR RADIO PROGRAM ON ENGINEERING WONDERS
VOICES OF INNOVATION, two-minute spots featuring engineers
talking about their innovations, careers and work, are
now being aired on local public and commercial radio
stations. If you have an idea that could help improve
the public's understanding and awareness of engineering,
your story could join this exciting new program. To
listen to the spots currently being aired and to participate
in the American Association of Engineering Societies-sponsored
project, go to http://www.voicesofinnovation.org.
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First-of-Its-Kind
IEEE Computer Society Software Development Certification
Examination Offered
You can join
the U.S. State Department
as a Technical Adviser
IEEE-USA is seeking applications from U.S. IEEE members
interested in spending a year as an Executive Fellow
in the U.S. State Department (http://www.state.gov),
starting in September 2002 or January 2003. The fellowship
provides an opportunity for an engineer to provide technical
expertise to the State Department, and help raise awareness
of the value of engineering input, while learning about
and contributing to the foreign policy process. Applications
must be received by 3 June 2002. For more details, and
to download an application kit, visit http://www.ieeeusa.org/forum/govfel/state.html
or write to: IEEE-USA, Attn: State Dept. Fellowship,
1828 L Street, NW, Suite 1202, Washington, D.C., 20036-5104.
or contact IEEE-USA Government Relations Director Chris
Brantley at + 1 202 785 0017, ext. 8347.
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CONSULTANTS DATABASE
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