A Newsletter of the Central Texas Section (www.ieee.org/CTS) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
Published monthly (Deadline is the last day of the previous month), John R. Purvis, Editor (j.purvis@computer.org).

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Section Activities	Chapter Activities
The Chairman's Column	Communications/Signal Processing Societies	Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
The Next Section Meeting	Computer Society	Power Engineering Society
Other Important Events and Notes of Interest	Consultant's Network	Women in Engineering
Editor's Notes	Electromagnetic Compatibility Society	Student Branches
Email List	Engineering Management Society

The Chairman's Column

Austin Meetings with Dr. Vijay Bhargava

We were pleased to have Dr. Vijay Bhargava, University of Victoria, B.C., Canada, visit the University of Texas Austin and our joint Section-Austin Computer Society meetings on February 17th.  Dr. Bhargava, Candidate for IEEE President-Elect and a Distinguished Speaker, spoke on "The Wireless Revolution".  Thanks to Dr. Robert Heath, UT Austin for his assistance in arranging for these presentations.

New Section Student Branch Coordinator

Paul Kaschube, SBC TRI, (512) 372-5662, is our new Section Student Branch Coordinator.  Paul will be working with the Student Branch Chapters and their Advisors to ensure we maintain a high level of communications and coordination between the Section/Chapter Officers and the various Student Branches.  We welcome Paul to this new and extremely important function.

Upcoming Senior Member Upgrade Event - Austin

The Section will again hold a Senior Member Upgrade Event in Austin this spring.  The location and date have yet to be determined, but will be announced in the Analog and on the CTS Web site.

Joe Redfield: New Region 5 Membership Development Chair

Our past Section Chairman, Joe Redfield, is the new Region 5 Membership Development Chairman.  Congratulations Joe, we look forward to working with you on membership activities, especially the Senior Member Upgrade Events.

New Member Orientation Project

The Section is finalizing our "New Member Orientation" package that will be sent out each month to the new members of the Central Texas Section.  Our Section receives approximately 50 new members each month.  We believe that it is important to help them hit the ground running; thus our new orientation package.  Distribution is initially planned to be via email; thus your email address must be current with the IEEE in order to receive your copy. We will also post a copy on the CTS Web Site for all to review.  Thanks to Emily Sopensky, our Section Treasurer, for all her work on this project.

Member Survey

We request all members to take our membership survey which is found on the Central Texas Section Web Site: the URL is http:/ /www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/centex-member-survey.html. Our thanks to Dr. Vicki L. Almstrum, UT Austin and John Purvis, IBM, for their work on this project.

WHAT'S NEW @ IEEE FOR MEMBERS

A monthly newsletter for members is available in HTML can be viewed at the  online archive at https://www.ieee.org/ products/whats-new/wnmem0203.htm

For "IEEE-USA Today's Engineer" Ezine see https://www.todaysengineer.org

Volunteer Positions

We are in need of some additional volunteers to assist the Section.  If you can give us a hand, please contact Scott Atkinson.  The positions are:
• Awards Committee Chairman
• Section Membership Committee Chairman
• New Member Project Committee

As always, please give us your feedback so we can serve you better.

T. Scott Atkinson
Chairman

The Next Section Meeting

The Section will be holding a joint meeting with the San Antonio Computer Society. See the article later in this issue of Analog for details.

Other Important Events and Notes of Interest

Section Member Survey - DEADLINE MARCH 15!!

Win an HP ScanJet 4400C! Complete this survey and enter your name in a drawing.

We're conducting a survey of the IEEE Central Texas Section membership. This web-based survey is quick and easy. Plus you've got an opportunity at winning a new HP scanner! In the interest of providing better service to our new and current members of the IEEE CTS, we'd like just a little information about you to help us know more about this Section's membership.

 Take a few minutes - - that's all it will take - - to answer a few questions. If you want a chance at winning the scanner, then please provide us your email address at the bottom. Survey data must be submitted by March 15 to qualify for the drawing! Just go to http: //www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/centex-member-survey.html and submit your information.

Note: We will NOT be using this information for any other purpose!

For further information, contact Emily Sopensky (emily@iriscompany.com).

The Computer and Technology Showcase

The CTS will be participating in the Computer and Technology Showcase, to be held May 29-30, at San Antonio's Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The Section will have a booth to highlight the various CTS activities.

Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics

The University of Texas at San Antonio will be hosting its annual Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics, a career conference for 6th to 12th grade young women, on Saturday, April 5th from 8:00am to 2:00pm. More information can be found at https://sphere.math.utsa.edu. Workshops will be filled on a first come/first served basis and registration will be limited to 900 student participants.

15th Annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference

The 15th Annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards (HENAAC) will be held October 16-18, 2003 in Austin, Texas, and the academic host is the University of Texas. It includes workshops for students and professionals; a Career Fair; a summit where national leaders from the various Hispanic technical organizations meet annually; and a national awards show to honor recipients of the HENAAC annual awards.

For more information on HENAAC visit their Web site at https://www.henaac.org, or contact Gerald Garcia at gerald.garcia@ieee.org.

Austin Technology Council Presents: Hong Kong as a Springboard to China

Co-sponsored by Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce/Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association/Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office

Date: Monday, March 17, 2003
Time: 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Registration and Lunch 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Presentations and Q&A
Location: Hilton Austin North & Towers 6000 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX, (512) 451-5757
Speakers: Mike Rowse, Director-General, Invest Hong Kong, C.D. Tam, CEO Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation, Betty Fung, Coordinator Cyberport

Explore alternate revenue sources from Asia Pacific using Hong Kong as a springboard to China and the Asian market. The state-of-the-art Cyberport is Hong Kong's new flagship information technology project and is being developed in Telegraph Bay near the University of Hong Kong to house a strategic cluster of IT and IT-related companies. The Hong Kong Science Park, a new development in Hong Kong near the Chinese University, is designed to accommodate companies of all sizes and stages of development, bringing together world-class technology and the most skilled workforce in Electronics, Precision Engineering, IT/Telecommunications and Biotechnology.

Learn how Hong Kong's new technology infrastructure can jump start your entry into China and how more than 3000 overseas regional operations in Hong Kong have been successful by utilizing Hong Kong's special economic relationship with mainland China.

Reservations must be made by Friday, March 14. RSVP by calling (512) 305-0023 or emailing Full Contact information to Austin Technology Council at mailto:rsvp@austintechnologycouncil.org

Kudos for CTS Members

• The UT Austin Student Chapter placed first in the Rube Goldberg regional competition this year and will be participating in the national competition on April 12th in Indiana
• CTS member Dr. Archie Holmes, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, is a recipient of this year's Texas Excellence Teaching Award. Each year the Texas Exes honors one professor and one teaching assistant from each college and school with this award.

Central Texas Section Society and Affinity Group Chapter Activities

Communications/Signal Processing Societies [for more information] Topic: WIFI: Motorola¹s Vision of The Wireless Ethernet Speaker: Brian Kelley, Ph.D., Motorola Inc. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) are gaining increasing popularity due to low cost, their ability to operate in inexpensive, unlicensed frequency spectrum, extremely high wireless data rates of up to 54Mbs, and formalized integration capability with wired LANs. In addition to their use in connecting PCs and PDAs to wireless Ethernet networks, future ubiquitous deployment of 802.11 WLANs is expected to allow for hot-spot coverage for next generation 2.5G and 3G cellular networks. Motorola-WBSG is embarking on an effort to develop key 802.11 chip-set technologies for use in Motorola¹s next generation WIFI based stations and access points. In this presentation, we discuss Motorola¹s vision of the Wireless Ethernet, key system features and challenges of the 802.11a,b,g protocol and the various assortment of WIFI standards, and state-of-the-art digital communication and signal processing associated with WIFI of today and tomorrow. Date: March 20 Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm Location: SBC Technology Resources, Inc., (SBC-TRI), 9505 Arboretum Blvd., Austin, Texas (map) Reservations: If you plan to attend, please send Email to Howard Headrick at hfrjr@swbell.net for planning purposes.

Computer Society - San Antonio [for more information] Topic: To be announced Speaker: Dr. H. Randall Goldsmith, President and CEO, San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative Network (SATAI) Under the leadership of Dr. Randy Goldsmith the SATAI Network manages a portfolio of programs designed to promote and support technology-based entrepreneurship, equity investment in advanced technology ventures, service provider networks, research and development initiatives, and technology-based networks, alliances and opportunities. Dr. Goldsmith, an expert in technology commercialization and local capital formation, has made numerous presentations on growing technology-based economies in national and international venues. Date: Thursday, March 27 Time: 6:30pm - Networking, 7:00pm - Dinner, 8:00pm - Program Cost: $10 Members, $2 Students, $13 Non-members Reservations: Required by Monday, March 24, 2003. Contact Kevin Nickels, knickels@engr.trinity.edu, 210-999-7543 Location: Skyline Room, Coates Center, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX

Computer Society - Austin [for more information] Topic: Applying "Mass Customization" to Software Speaker(s): Charles Krueger, BigLever Software Inc. Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 Time: 6:30pm - Networking, 7:00pm - Program Cost: None Reservations: None Location:

Consultant's Network [for more information] Topic: "New technologies, new ventures" Speaker(s): David Black and Jack Donovan of eklectICally, Inc David and Jack will discuss their new venture, eklectICally, a consulting organization focused on the accelerated deployment of Products based on System-on-a-Chip (SoC) technology. Additionally, they will give a general overview of the methodologies, technologies, and flows used for SoC Design with a new design language called SystemC. David and Jack have together over 42 years of experience designing and verifying digital systems using ASIC's and FPGA's for well known companies (e.g. ROLM, Tandem Computers, Apple Computer, Synopsys). Date: Thursday, March 13 Time: 6:30pm - Networking, 7:00pm - Program Location: Red Lion Restaurant, Austin, Texas, located at the north east corner of IH-35 and 290E

Electromagnetic Compatibility Society [for more information] Topic: Micrometals Speaker: Dale Nichols Date: Thursday, March 27, 2003 Time: 6:30pm - Social, 7:00pm Presentation Location: National Instruments Bld. C

Engineering Management Society [for more information]  If you are interested in the Engineering Management Society, contact Steve Prough, Vice-Chairman, sdprough@aol.com.

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society [for more information]

Power Engineering Society [for more information] Topic: Power Quality Monitoring Speaker: Fred Hansley Mr. Hensley will discuss power quality case studies; considerations when performing power quality evaluations; and review equipment capabilities. Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 Time: 6:00pm - Social, 6:30-7:00pm - Dinner, 7:00-7:30pm Business meeting, 7:30-8:30pm - Program Cost: $10 Members, Free for Students Reservations: For further information, please contact Susan Thompton or Steve Kanetsky, at 512-326-3380 or go to the Web site at https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/ce n traltexas/ Location: El Gallo Mexican Restaurant, 2910 S. Congress, Austin, TX (map)

Women in Engineering [for more information] The Women in Engineering Chapter of Central Texas is planning to meet on the first Tuesday of every other month in Austin. Topic: "'Confidence' - As Important as 'Competence'" by Donna Van Fleet, retired IBM programming executive. Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2003 Time: 6:00-8:00pm Location: La Madeleine Cafe, 3418 N. Lamar Blvd at 35th St. in Austin (map). Food can be purchased at the cafe and brought into the meeting. Free parking is available.

CTS Student Branches St. Mary's University [for more information]   Trinity University University of Texas at Austin [for more information]   Wireless Networking and Communications Seminar https://signal.ece.utexas.edu/semin a rs. March 21 - Prof. Edward J. Delp, Purdue University, 3:00pm ENS 637 March 28 - Prof. Srinidhi Varadajan, Virginia Tech, 3:00pm ENS 637 University of Texas at San Antonio [for more information]

Editor's Notes

The goal of this newsletter is to provide the more than 4700 members of the Section with up-to-date and meaningful information. We welcome contributions and suggestions that will improve the newsletter. Please contact the editor, John Purvis at j.purvis@computer.org if you have any thoughts or suggestions. The deadline for submission is last day of the month.
 

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