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Message from the Chair :
Next Meeting
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A Letter to Region 3 members on the values of becoming an IEEE Senior member
: SoutheastCon 2004 Update :
Global Issues Cloud Job Market
:
IEEE EAB SEEKS INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE AS PROGRAM EVALUATORS FOR
ACCREDITATION ACTIVITIES :
Blackout of 2003 Was Widely
Anticipated :
CAREER NAVIGATOR
WEBSITE LAUNCHED BY IEEE-USA :
Online Courses Coming to IEEE
Xplore :
PBS' NOW TO FEATURE IEEE-USA COMMITTEE CHAIR ON GLOBAL INFOTECH
OUTSOURCING :
LATEST TECHNOLOGY POLICY NEWS COVERED IN IEEE-USA EYE ON WASHINGTON
: Meeting driving directions : Officers
This month we are having a special meeting for members who are interested in upgrading their membership to senior status. I’ll leave it to the letter later in this newsletter to describe the importance of that, I would like to write a few words about the importance of the Piedmont Section executive committee. Staffed solely by volunteers, this committee is responsible for maintaining the IEEE activities for the Piedmont Section (a section roughly covering the entire 864 area code).
Members of the executive committee are typically asked to put in about 2-4 hours of work a month helping keep the section going. Responsibilities include web page management, treasurer, secretary, meeting planning, professional activities, etc. Members are offered opportunities to travel to conferences (but are not required to), practice management skills with other professionals and vote on activities for the section (not to mention a quarterly meeting at Capri’s). Personally, I have found numerous opportunities to network with others in the EE/Computer Engineering field.
According our bylaws, we are to have officer nominations each year about this time. However, we can’t have nominations unless we have people interested in joining the committee. So, if you are interested in becoming a member of the executive committee, please contact me (or another current officer). We’ll be glad to nominate you.
October 16, 2003
Become a Senior Member!
Recently every member in Region 3 received the attached email announcing a special Membership drive to increase the number of Senior Members. This drive is important because it rewards IEEE Members for their hard work and it promotes the value of membership in the IEEE. The Piedmont Section is sponsoring a special meeting this month to help members organize their career resume and apply for the Senior Member upgrade. We will have members at the meeting that are familiar with the upgrade process that can help you understand the application requirements. We will also have a list of Piedmont Section Senior Members that can provide the three references that you will need for your application.
Please take advantage of this opportunity to upgrade your membership and help the Piedmont Section reach its Senior Membership goal.
Date: October 16, 2003
Place: Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLC - Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
Greenville
Time: 6:30 PM Social ½ hr
7:00
Diner/program
This month we are going to try moving the meeting to the more comfortable setting of the meeting room at Andy Pang’s office. The office is downtown Greenville at southwest corner of McBee Ave. and Richardson Street in the SouthTrust Bank building also the Piedmont Gas building (201 W. McBee) on the 4th floor. There is a water fountain at the corner that usually has a flame coming out of the top. Parking is next to the main entrance to building. There will be a catered dinner. Cost is $5 for the meal. Please RSVP to Mark Stokes at m.stokes@ieee.org.
Driving directions to the meeting are on the last page of the newsletter.
A Letter to Region 3 members on the values of becoming an IEEE Senior member
Region 3,
Becoming an IEEE Senior Member is one of the most important things that you can do as a Electrical or Computer Engineer. Senior Member status is a recognition by your peers of career achievement and contribution to the profession.
The IEEE has a special program each year to promote Senior Member upgrades. This program makes it easy to process a Senior Member application and it gives a financial incentive of a $10 rebate to the Section for every new Senior Member that is approved. Information on this program can be found at,
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/smprogram.html
&
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/sminitiative.html
To further provide incentives for Region 3 Senior Member growth, I would like to announce a Section Senior Member Contest. The Section that gets the most new Senior Members approved this year will win $100. Also the Section that gets the most new Senior Members approved (as a percentage of their Section Member count not including Students) will win $100. Hopefully these additional incentives will increase the challenge and the fun of this important IEEE activity.
IEEE has given Region 3 a goal of 181 new Senior Members for 2003. As of August, 104 new Senior Members have been approved. That's only 57.5% of the goal.
November 12 is the absolute deadline for the submission of our nominations. Please don't wait until the last minute since there are only two more Admission & Advancement Committee meetings left this year (October 4, November 15).
Senior Member status is the way to get your Members and your Section recognized. It's also a good way to generate funds for your Section.
Let us know how we can help and I hope your Section wins.
Thanks,
Lee Stogner
Region 3 Membership
Development Chair
l.stogner@ieee.org
SOUTHEASTCON is the most influential conference in the southeast for promoting awareness of the technical contributions made by the electrical and computer engineering profession to the advancement of engineering and science, education, and to the community.
Although March of 2004 may seem like a long way off, it is not too early to begin making your plans to attend SoutheastCon 2004!
The SoutheastCon 2004 Committee has been busy updating the SoutheastCon 2004 Web site. Some new items include:
-- Publish Your Paper!
Have you, or your company or school, been working on interesting stuff? Would
you like some exposure for your technical work in the community, and among your
peers? Get a jump on your competition? Get Published! SoutheastCon 2004 is an
ideal opportunity to present, and to listen to, high-quality original technical
papers that have not been published elsewhere. The Technical Program of the
conference will consist of both Technical Sessions, and Tutorials & Workshops.
Appropriate topics for papers, tutorials, and workshops at SoutheastCon 2004
cover all aspects of electrical, computer, and communications engineering.
Full Length Refereed Papers must be submitted by December 19, 2003. The SoutheastCon 2004 Technical Program Committee will referee all papers and authors will be notified of acceptance by January 9, 2004.
-- Tutorials Available!
Tutorials and workshops provide an opportunity for in-depth treatment of topics
ranging from introductory, to sophisticated and specialized concepts. Proposals
are invited for tutorials and workshops. The proposal should include the
tutorial objectives, a brief description (500 words), an outline, proposed
length (2-hour, or 4-hour) and a short, professional resume of the instructor.
Proposals for tutorials and workshops are due to the Technical Program Committee
by January 1, 2004.
For questions about SoutheastCon 2004, or any of the contents of this notice, please visit the web site at http://www.southeastcon.com or contact the SoutheastCon 2004 Publicity Department at: d.macchiarolo@ieee.org
Global Issues Cloud
Job Market
The employment market hasn't rebounded as quickly as unemployed and underemployed engineers have hoped, but layoffs have slowed. While professionals are looking for the upturn, they remain concerned about the impact changes in the global marketplace will have on this "jobless recovery." http://www.todaysengineer.org/Sept03/job-market.asp
IEEE EAB SEEKS INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE AS PROGRAM EVALUATORS FOR
ACCREDITATION ACTIVITIES
The IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) seeks professionals in industry, government and academic sectors to serve as program evaluators for the following Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Inc.-accredited programs at U.S. colleges:
Applications for the 2004-2005 academic year are due by 15 Nov. They will be reviewed during the January/February IEEE meetings. Notification will be sent to applicants by 1 March.
Service as a program evaluator gives members of the profession an opportunity to contribute to the achievement of high quality educational standards of engineering and engineering technology programs. Nomination and application forms for people interested in engineering are available at: http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/apc/ceaa/eacinfo.htm; forms for those interested in engineering technology are at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/apc/ctaa/tacinfo.htm.
For more information, contact Carolyn Solimine at +1 732 562-5484 or c.solimine@ieee.org or Mailto:eab-accred@ieee.org.
Blackout of
2003 Was Widely Anticipated
IEEE Spectrum magazine has prepared a special report on the blackout that plagued the United States and Canada last month, and assembled background material that sheds light on it and points the way to solutions. Politicians and reporters on both sides of the border were pointing fingers even before power had been restored. However, three U.S. Department of Energy studies going back to 1998 forecasted major difficulties in the electric power system, making a massive U.S. power failure almost inevitable.
Read on at http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/special/aug03/black03.html
CAREER
NAVIGATOR WEBSITE LAUNCHED BY IEEE-USA
IEEE-USA's products and services in support of the careers and livelihoods of U.S. IEEE members are described on the new Career Navigator website. Included are links to: employment assistance, employment and career strategies virtual community, consultants services, salary calculator, salary survey, P.E. video and CD ROM, review courses, and conferences and workshops. Go to http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers
Online Courses Coming to IEEE Xplore
Plans are under way for members and others with a technical bent to take short courses over the Internet through IEEE Xplore, the IEEE's repository of published information from its journals, transactions, and proceedings. Read more at http://www.theinstitute.ieee.org/inst_art.jsp?isno=09031&arnumber=09031_9w.newseducationxplore§ion=5
PBS' NOW TO FEATURE IEEE-USA COMMITTEE CHAIR ON GLOBAL INFOTECH
OUTSOURCING
Dr. Ron Hira, IEEE-USA R&D Policy Committee chair, is scheduled to discuss global information technology outsourcing on PBS' NOW WITH BILL MOYERS on Friday, 29 August, between 9-10 p.m. Eastern.
LATEST TECHNOLOGY POLICY NEWS COVERED IN *IEEE-USA EYE ON WASHINGTON*
For the latest on the energy bill, offshoring of engineering and information technology jobs, Spam legislation, FCC actions, intellectual property, go to the 22 August edition of the biweekly e-zine at http://www.ieeeusa.org/forum/EYEONWASHINGTON/03eow13.html.
If arriving by way of I385, I385 becomes E. North St. Take a right onto Academy which is the street in front of the Bi-Lo Center. Take Academy around to the intersection of Academy and McBee. Take a left onto McBee and a right into the parking lot of our building.
If arriving from SC123 from Clemson area, SC123 becomes Academy. After crossing the bridge over Reedy River, take your first right onto McBee and a right into the parking lot of our building.
CHAIRMAN Mark Stokes (864) 647-2065 m.stokes@ieee.org
VICE-CHAIRMAN
TREASURER Rob Scruggs (864) 886 1348
scruggsr@squared.com
SECRETARY Andrew Pang (864) 282-1105
andrewpang@hotmail.com
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Lee Stogner (864) 281-8276
l.stogner@ieee.org
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Adib Chebli (864) 241-6583
a.chebli@ieee.org
STUDENT ACTIVITIES Dr. John Komo (864) 656-5916
john.komo@ces.clemson.edu
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Lee Stogner (864) 281-8276
l.stogner@ieee.org
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Mark Stokes (864) 647-2065 m.stokes@ieee.org
AWARDS Dr. Randy Collins (864)656-5920
randy.collins@ces.clemson.edu
The Piedmont section of the IEEE is still offering sections of its newsletter for advertising space. If you are interested in supporting this effort, please contact one of the officers listed above.
-Mark