About the Open Channel

Are you are organizing or sponsoring a local event of interest to the engineering community? Do you know of one? Let us know! Send your event announcement to William "Bill" LaBelle ( ), for publishing in the next edition(s) of The Open Channel. Additionally, your event will be announced, or a link established, on this web site. The section newsletter reaches about 1600 local IEEE members each month. It is a free resource that you can't ignore.

The Open Channel is published eight times a year about a week prior to our scheduled meetings. Submit copy for publication to our Newsletter editor, Bill LaBelle ( ) by the Friday approximately four weeks prior to each meeting.

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The Open Channel is sent to all Hampton Roads Section members who have not chosen to "opt out." If you have opted out in the past and want to resume receiving The Open Channel please visit www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/e-notice/section-optin.html. The addresses in your IEEE profile will be used for delivery of both your snail and electronic mail.

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