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Volume 52-01 (REVISED) |
January 2008 |
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Newsletter of the Central Texas Section of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. Published
monthly. Deadline for inclusion is the 25th day of the previous month. Send
submissions, comments, questions to Kevin Nickels, Editor, k.nickels@ieee.org CONTENTS 1. Section Activities 2. Chapter Activities
Joint Circuits and Systems/Solid-State Circuits
Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology
Computer Society - San Antonio
Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Laser and Electro Optics Society
Power Engineering Society - Austin
Power Engineering Society - San Antonio
Product Safety Engineering Society
Joint Signal Processing/Communications Society
Technology Management Council - Austin
Technology Management Council - San Antonio 3. IEEE Info
Become a 2008 IEEE-USA Mass Media Fellow: Help Promote
Technological Literacy
IEEE-USA Online Engineering Video Competition: $10K in
Scholarship Prizes
Energy Bill Contains IEEE/IEEE-USA Provisions
Former IEEE-USA President Highlights IEEE-USA Innovation
Institute at IEEE Globecom 2007
IEEE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2008 GRANT APPLICATION
DEADLINES
Plastic Computer Memory's Secret Is Gold Nanoparticles
The Risk Factor: Parking in Trondheim, Norway? Bring
Lots of Money IEEE EXTERNAL LINKS Your IEEE - www.ieee.org IEEE Conferences - Calls for Papers IEEE
Xplore - fulltext access to IEEE Publications The Spectrum
Online - The Magazine for Technology Insiders |
1.
Section Activities Chairman's Column Welcome
back from the Holidays and the start of the New Year. For IEEE Central
Texas Section, that means Section officer elections and the Spring Planning
Meeting. In last
months Analog, the slate of candidates was presented. Having received
no other candidates by petition, these officers are elected by
acclamation. The Central Texas Section officers for the 2008-2009
term are:
Chairman - Garrett Polhamus
Vice-Chair Austin - Tom Grim
Vice-Chair
San Antonio - Dawn Roberson
Secretary - Thuy Dao
Treasurer - Kenny Rice Please
give these officers your support as they take over the operations of the
Central Texas Section. To kick
off the New Year, the Spring Planning Meeting will be held in Once
again, it has been my privilege to serve you for the past two years as your
Section Chairman. I would like to thank you all for permitting me to
serve this Section as Chairman and I wish you all a safe and prosperous new
year. Be sure
to consult the Central Texas Section Website for meetings, conference dates,
and news, and try the myIEEE at https://www.ieee.org. It is a portal to IEEE
services and products customized to your specific membership profile. Thanks
to all who volunteer their time and skill to the Central Texas Section of IEEE. Please let me know how I can help you participate. Clif
Denny
Past Chairman, Back to TOP Section & Chapter News Chapter Elections Officers for Chapters should
have been elected by the end of the year. Please submit your list of
officers, with IEEE Membership Numbers, to the section secretary Thuy Dao
<thuybdao@ieee.org>
as soon as possible. Please cc the Chair, vice-chair, and treasurer on the
email, or click this link to do it automatically. Chapter and Affinity Group Meeting Reports Due Your L31 reports are due by the
end of the year. Teacher in Service Program The IEEE Central Texas Section
is implementing the IEEE Teacher In-Service Program (TISP). TISP is a
volunteer program where IEEE members work with local schools and school
districts to provide technology training to teachers in an in-service
environment. IEEE, in partnership with IBM, has developed a large number of
lesson plans (at www.tryengineering.org - Check it out!) that
IEEE members help teachers to implement in the classroom. More information on
the TISP program can be found at www.ieee.org/web/education/preuniversity/tispt/index.html.
The CTS is currently recruiting section members to become involved in the
program. Training and financial support for TISP activities is available!
Please contact Dean Schneider at d.schneider@ieee.org for more information on
how you can be involved in our children's future. Chapter chairs, please
contact Dean Schneider if you would like to have a presentation on TiSP at
your chapter meeting. Management Society to Become Council The IEEE
Engineering Management Society is set to be the first society to become a
council. Back to TOP Continuing Education Register Now for Two Free Professional Networking
Webinars (8 Jan. & 15 Jan.) Get
your career off on the right foot in the new year. In January 2008, IEEE-USA's
Employment & Career Services Committee continues its free webinar series
designed to help IEEE members build their careers. On 8 January, Dr. Michelle
Tullier will provide solutions to common networking obstacles, as well as
ways to expand your professional network and build powerful relationships. On
15 January, career management consultants Ellen Sautter and Diane Crompton
will explore the world of online networking, including such social networking
sites as LinkedIn, Ecademy and Ryze. Both webinars are free, but space is
limited, so register now. Visit: https://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/9065/101155 Two New E-Books on Innovation Now Available IEEE-USA
has published two new e-books on innovation. The Best of Today's Engineer: On
Innovation is a compilation of the best articles on innovation from the
Today's Engineer archives, and is now available to IEEE members for only
$4.95. In addition, we bring you a great companion book, Innovation
Conversations Book 1: The Innovation Process, from internationally renowned
innovation expert and author, William C. Miller now available to IEEE members
for a discounted rate of $9.95. Check out these and 21 other e-books (some
free!) to IEEE members. For more information, go to: https://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/9066/101155 NEED CEUs? The Back to TOP Student Branches St
Mary's University- San Antonio (https://ieee.stmarytx.edu/)
Faculty
Adviser: Djaffer Ibaroudene, Email: dibaroudene@stmarytx.edu
Branch
President: Damon Cardenas (email: dcardenas@stmarytx.edu) Student Member News The
student branches completed the second round of grant requests. This is a
competitive process based on projects the branches undertake during the year.
We granted requests for additional lab and office equipment. The requests for
robotics kits and parts indicate the teams are gearing up for April's Region
5 competition! The students thank the Central Texas Section for their
generous support. Papers
for the student competition are due to Steve Crowl (scrowl@ieee.org)
by Editor's Note Advisers/presidents - send us updates on student chapter
activities! Back to TOP Calls
for Volunteers Austin Energy Regional Science Fest The
Austin Energy Regional Science Fest is seeking judges. Judging will take
place for the Jr/Sr division on Thursday, February 21 at the IEEE Mentoring Connection The
IEEE Mentoring Connection is looking for "online" mentors to help
guide younger IEEE professionals in career planning and professional development.
Currently, 989 mentees, but only 440 mentors have registered to participate. If you
have received an invitation to join the program and been thinking about it,
now is the time to join. If you have already signed in as a mentor - thank
you for participating. Gary Hinkle, a mentor in the program, says
"Helping young engineers develop in their careers is very rewarding. Working
with some of these individuals has proven to be quite a challenge, because of
the diversity among those seeking mentors. I'm glad to be contributing to
this program." The
program enables the mentee to select their mentoring partner online from a
list of individuals who have volunteered to serve as mentors. After mentors
are identified as a potential match, they are contacted and asked to begin
establishing a relationship. Interested
members can visit https://www.ieee.org/mentoring for
information on the roles and responsibilities of each mentoring partner,
including additional program information and an FAQ page. Potential mentors
are asked to review the time and effort commitment to the program necessary
to ensure a successful mentoring partnership. To enter the program website,
please go to https://www.mentoringconnection.com and use
the IEEE Group ID "IEEE2006" to enter for the first time. Once in,
you will need to set your own User ID and Password. If you
have any questions, please contact Cathy Downer, Regional Activities, at c.downer@ieee.org. Back to TOP 2.
Chapter Activities Multiple Chapters
Back to TOP Joint Circuits and Systems/Solid-State Circuits
https://ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/ssc_css/
The
joint Circuits & Systems/Solid State Circuits Societies meet on the 2nd
Tuesday of every month. This meeting is open to the public and interested
parties. Additional details will be posted at https://ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/ssc_css/.
If you have any questions about this meeting or this group, please contact seningen@ieee.org or dferguson@ieee.org Back to TOP Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology
https://cpmtaustinchapter.org/
Chair: Om P Mandhana, Freescale Back to TOP Computer Society - Austin
https://www.ieee.org/austin_cs/ See https://austin-cs.org/
for detailed directions and for last minute information. This presentation is
open to the public. Back to TOP Computer Society - San Antonio
https://www.ieee-cs-cts.org/
Back to TOP Consultants Network
https://www.alesu.com/xltrp/ieeecons/next_met.htm
Please
bring a colleague to help us grow the Consultants Network attendance.
The Consultants web directory is to be found at https://www.alesu.com/xltrp/ieeecons/listzero.htm Back to TOP Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/chapters/centraltexas/index.html
Neither
IEEE nor EMC membership is required and all visitors are invited to attend.
For additional information, including map to the meeting location, please see
our web site at https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/chapters/centraltexas/index.html Back to TOP Electron Devices Society
https://ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/eds/ RSVP to frank.wang@amd.com See EDC web link for
future meeting dates, past meeting presentations: https://ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/eds/ Back to TOP Engineering in Medicine and Biology
https://ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/embs/index.html Back to TOP Engineering Management
https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/ems The
Engineering Management Society is becoming the Technology Management Council.
Information about meetings can be found in the sections for Technology Management Council - Austin and Technology Management Council - San Antonio Back to TOP Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) For
more Information contact Jason Polendo jpolendo@ieee.org Back to TOP Laser and Electro Optics Society For
more information, contact Ray Chen Back to TOP Life Members Affinity Group For
more information, contact Scott Atkinson Back to TOP Power Engineering Society - Austin
https://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/centraltexas/index.html Please
email our Secretary, Stan Friend at stan.friend@us.schneider-electric.com,
if you plan to attend. El
Gallo Mexican Restaurant at 2910 S Congress
https://elgallorestaurant.com/ Back to TOP Power Engineering Society - San Antonio
https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/centraltexas/sanantonio As
always you do not have to be an IEEE
member to attend. For more information go to our web site at https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/centraltexas/sanantonio Back to TOP Product Safety Engineering Society
https://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ For
further information about the PSES, please contact Dale Ritzen at (512)
651-5338 or Gary Schrempp(gary_schrempp@dell.com). Back to TOP Joint Signal Processing/Communications Society
https://www.cts-comsoc-sp.org/ Back to TOP Technology Management Council - Austin
https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/ems Contact
Leslie Martinich (lmartinich@ieee.org) for information about
the Austin TMC and Nils Smith (nsmith@swri.org) for information about the
San Antonio TMC. Back to TOP Technology Management Council - San Antonio
https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/ems Contact
Leslie Martinich (lmartinich@ieee.org) for information about
the Austin TMC and Nils Smith (nsmith@swri.org) for information about the
San Antonio TMC. Back to TOP Women in Engineering
https://ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/wie/ Women in Engineering has
been an Affinity Group of the Central Texas Section since the Fall of 2002.
Additional information is on the WIE website at https://www.austin-wie.org Back to TOP 3.
IEEE Info
NONE YET.
NONE YET.
NONE YET. Back to TOP 4.
Local Conferences
2008 IEEE PES Joint
January Technical Committee Meeting will be held January 7-10 at the Hyatt
Regency in
Lasers in Modern
Biology and Medicine - A Symposium honoring A. J. Welsh will be held in
2008 IEEE Applied
Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2008) will be held in
2008 IEEE Region 5
Technical, Professional and Student Conference will be held April 17-20 in
2008 IEEE
Multi-Conference on Systems and Control (MSC) will be held in
2008 IEEE Wireless
Hive Networks Conference (WHNC) will be held in Back to TOP |
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Kevin
Nickels <knickels@trinity.edu> https://www.trinity.edu/knickels
Associate
Professor, Engineering Science,
306F Moody
Engr Bldg,