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IEEE Central Texas Section  ANALOG NEWSLETTER |
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IEEE Central Texas Section ANALOG NEWSLETTER |
| Volume 48-07 | July 2004 |
Published monthly (Deadline for inclusion is the 25th day of
the previous month). Marian Stasney, Editor, (marian@ieee.org). Have a question or comment?
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All IEEE Central Texas Section Officers & Staff, All Chapters, Affinity Groups, and Student Branch Officers plus any IEEE member interested in the activities of the Central Texas Section are invited to participate. The meeting will begin at 9 am and conclude around 3 p.m. Lunch will be served. Coffee will be provided and you may bring Danish or juice. We had a good 2004 and plan on having an equally good year in 2005, so come and be a part of one of the IEEE's best Sections in the World.
The Central Texas Section is proud of three new Senior Members, recently upgraded at last A&A Review Panel meeting held on 19 June 2004 in Kansas City, MO. Congratulations to Ross Baldick (Power Engineering Society), Michael D. Cave, (Communications Society, Signal Processing Society and Solid-States Circuits Society) and Harikumar B. Nair.
John R. Purvis, PE
Chairman
With another end of the school year, there has been an officer change at the four IEEE Student Branches in the Central Texas Section. At UT Austin, Daniel Fernandez succeeds Rob Mullenix. Rob will continue to be a student. At UT San Antonio, Julian Anugom ended his term in December. Chris Torres is the current President. Julian is now a graduate student. At St. Mary's, Leroy Ruvalcaba turned the reigns over to Robert Guillermo Dominguez who goes by Willie. Leroy will also be a student. And at Trinity, just recently elected Brandi House will replace Jeff Guinn. Jeff's plans are not known.
As the Student Liaison, I interacted often with these four outgoing presidents. They were responsive and diligent in submitting their funding proposals to the Section and making their presentations at the Section Planning Meetings. They were all appreciative of the interest and support the Section gave them. They were the perfect hosts and spokespersons for the site visits I made. They promoted IEEE on their campuses with dedication and zeal. And each one spoke with pride, enthusiasm and satisfaction on the goals and achievements of their branches.
Each school and student branch is different, and correspondingly each outgoing president has a peculiar perspective, outlook, focus, and style. With over 600 student members, Rob Mullenix ably and skillfully led large-scale operations at UT Austin. With well over 100 members at UT San Antonio, Julian Anugom was energetic and resourceful in his branch's pursuits. For the smaller schools, Leroy Ruvalcaba at St. Mary's encapsulated the spirit of service in his leadership. And Jeff Guinn at Trinity fostered a community of camaraderie. And behind these presidents are more officers than can be named: the vice presidents, treasurers, secretaries, and countless committee chairs. We wish them well in their continuing educational pursuits and career paths. And we look forward to the future contributions they will make to IEEE as professionals and leaders.
For the new presidents, Chris Torres at UT San Antonio is an older student returning to school from the work place. I met him at the Spring Planning Conference. He will bring skills and experience that will benefit his branch. I met Daniel Fernandez of UT Austin at the Region 5 Conference in Oklahoma prior to him being preoccupied all day in the Design Contest where his team came in sixth. To date, I have only corresponded by email with Willie at St. Mary's and Brandi at Trinity. But I look forward meeting them and having the same enjoyable, productive working relationship as I had with their predecessors.
One of the mainstays behind the student branches is their faculty advisors. There is no changing of the guard here, so the branches will continue to benefit from the dedication and guidance of these professors of which their students speak highly and affectionately. The advisor at UT Austin is Dr. Brian Evans. The advisor at UT San Antonio is Dr. Wei-Ming Lin. The advisor at St. Mary's is Dr. Djaffer Ibaroudene. And the advisor at Trinity is Dr. Farzan Aminian.
Communications/Signal Processing Societies
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Computer Society - San Antonio [for more information]
Reservations: RSVP to Kevin Nickels 210-999-7543 Location: Skyline Room, Coates Center, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX |
| Computer Society - Austin [for more information]
PLEASE CHECK WEB SITE BEFORE THE MEETING Speaker: Hank Jones III Topic: Selecting a Russian Offshore Software Developer: What
you need to know Offshore software development is becoming more and more common. One
country that offers significant advantages is the emerging Russion software
industry. This talk discusses the benefits provided as well as the potential
pitfalls and key ways to avoid them. Although some of these issues are
specific to Russian developers, many are common to any offshore -- or
even multi-site -- development projects. |
| Consultant's Network [for more information]
Speaker(s): David C. Black, CTO of Eklectic Ally Inc. Topic: "New Venture & New Technology, A Year Later" In February 2003, we started a small consultancy specializing in a
new technology, SystemC. In March of the same year, we presented "A
New Venture, A New Technology" to the Central Texas Consultant's
Network. We provided an overview of the technology and our ideas for
the business. This talk will look back over the last year and discuss
our experiences and observations. The presentation should be of interest
to other consultants looking at new technologies from a general perspective. The consultants' web directory has been updated. The directory is to be found at https://www.alesu.com/xltrp/ieeecons/listzero.htm |
| Electromagnetic Compatibility Society [for more
information]
Speaker: Mr. Shane Hudak, Product Manager, TECKNIT, Inc. of
Cranford, New Jersey Topic: Design Guide for EMI Gasket Applications |
| Engineering Management Society [for more information]
The next meeting will be held August 28 2004 in conjunction with the 5th Annual Engineering Management Conference. If you are interested in the Engineering Management Society, contact Steve Prough, Vice-Chairman, sdprough@aol.com. |
| Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Topic: TBD Speaker: TBD |
Power Engineering Society [for more information]
Speaker: Micheal Noth Date: July 27 2004 Time: 6:00PM Social 6:30 to 7:00PM Dinner 7:00 to 7:30PM Business Meeting 7:30 to 8:30PM Program Cost: $10, free for students Reservations: For further information, please contact Susan Thompton or Steve Kanetsky, at 512-326-3380 Location: El Gallo Mexican Restaurant, 2910 S. Congress Ave, Austin, TX , 512-444-2205 |
| Women
in Engineering [for more information]
The Next Women in Engineering Event will be the Student Poster Competition at Texas Symposium on Software Engineering. [more]
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| Joint Solid-State Circuits / Circuits and Systems
Societies
Topic: No meeting planned for July Speaker: TBA Date: TBA Time: TBA Location: TBA |
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Product Safety Engineering Society
Learn more at https://www.theinstitute.ieee.org/inst_art.jsp?isno=09031&arnumber=09031_9w.newssociety§ion=5 |
| Laser and Electro-Optics Society
Speaker: TBD |
CTS Student
Branches
University of Texas at Austin [for more information] University of Texas at San Antonio [for more information] |
The TSSE Student Poster Competition is open to all full and part-time undergraduate and graduate students. The Competition is intended to allow students to share research results related to software engineering, exchange ideas, gain insights, understand practical applications of their research, perfect their communications skills, and meet conference attendees from academia and industry. Students may work individually or in groups. Groups may consist of all undergraduate students, all graduate students, or a combination.
Location: Pickle Research Campus
IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference (WCNC) seeks original contributions in topical areas for 3G/B3G systems, WMAN, WLAN, WPAN, WBAN, broadband satellite systems, broadband fixed wireless systems, ad hoc and sensor networks.
The paper submittal site is now open. Submission deadline is 1 August 2004. Proposals are also being accepted for Tutorials and Technology/Businesses Applications Panels. The complete Call for Papers is available on the Web at www.ieee-wcnc.org [more info]
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC) and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) will take place together on March 6-11, 2005 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, USA.
Submissions are currently being accepted for the OFC Technical Program. Click here for more information and to submit your paper online. The deadline for the 35-word abstract and 3-page summary is September 14, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. EDT (16:00 GMT).
TSSE will be held at the UT Pickle Research Campus (Commons Building) in Northwest Austin, TX. For more information about the location venue please see: https://www.utexas.edu/facilities/commons/attendees.html
For more information about this conference as it becomes available, please check the UT ARISE web site later this year at: https://www.ece.utexas.edu/arise/
The 2004 IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems (SiPS' 04) is an annual workshop that is co-sponsored by the Signal Processing Society and the Circuits and Systems Society. SiPS' 04 will be held in Austin, Texas on October 13-15. Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Austin, Texas [more info]
For further information, please contact, Ms. Sonny C. Matous, Texas A&M University, Electrical Engineering Dept., Room 237 WERC, College Station, TX 77843 3128, +1 979 862 8657, +1 979 862 4630 (Fax), sonny@ee.tamu.edu or Conference Services Dept., at IEEE Operations Center at +1 732 562 3878.
IEEE Industry Applications Society & Power Electronics Society will sponsor the conference entitled "2005 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC 2005 (#10091)". This conference will be held March 6-10, 2005 in Austin, TX. For further information, please contact: Mr. Jason Lai, +1 540 231 4741, +1 540 231 3362 (Fax), laijs@vt.edu, or Conference Services Dept., at IEEE Operations Center at +1 732 562 3878
Copies of the newly adopted 2004 edition of the CPS Electric Service Standards are available in San Antonio at the following locations:
- CoSA Business and Development Center (One Stop Center) 1901 South Alamo Street
- CPS Gugert Storeroom (Meter Can Distribution Center) 100 Gugert Street
- City Hall (2nd floor, City Clerk's Office) 100 Military Plaza (Corner of South Flores and Commerce)
- Eastside Service Center 4919 East Houston Street
- Northside Service Center 2362 North West Loop 410
- Southside Service Center 7242 South Zarzamora Stree
The 2004 CPS Electric Service Standards are effective January 1, 2004. If you have any question please contact Geraldine M. Flores at 210-353-3381 or Tony Valdez at 210-353-2988.
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On 4 June, IEEE-USA teamed with Mitretek Systems and Intel Corporation to host a one-day symposium in Falls Church, Va., designed to explore ways that computer, communication and other electronic technologies can improve the quality and cost-efficiency of caring for our nation's aging population.
To view the presentations, go to: https://www.ieeeusa.org/conferences/geriatrictech/.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking assistance in identifying qualified candidates for the position of Dean of the new NSF Academy. The Dean will serve a two-year appointment at the Academy, the agency's hub for NSF staff learning and development activities.
Read the job description at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/e20040095/e20040095ipa.pdf.
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The successful Engineers Week New Faces of Engineering program highlights the outstanding achievements of young engineers around the world. In 2005, five select IEEE members will be among the "New Faces" profiled on the EWeek Website, and the top nominee from each sponsoring society will appear in USA TODAY during EWeek 2005, 20-26 February.
Find nomination forms and more information at: https://www.eweek.org/site/News/Eweek/2005_Nominations.shtml.
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The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) has named IEEE-USA President John Steadman to its 2004 class of Fellows Members. The Fellow membership grade honors active NSPE members who have demonstrated exemplary service to the profession, the society and the community.
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