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 25th 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

There are a number of key items that the Central Texas IEEE membership should know about. I will cover them briefly in my Chairman's Column; links to more details are included.

Upcoming Special Events

• UT/IEEE Engineering Management Workshop, Aug 14-15 (click for more info)
• Tech Policy Forum, Oct 17th, Austin (New Date) (click for more info)
• Fall Senior Membership Upgrade Event (San Antonio)

Status of Senior Member Upgrade Event ? HELP!

We are in the process of obtaining references for those who have submitted applications to the Section at the recent San Antonio Senior Member upgrade Event. Reference writers have been assigned to most of the applications but we are still in need of a few more current senior members to be reference writers. Contact Joe Redfield at j.redfield@ieee.org if you can help. To see your status when we have submitted them to IEEE, please see the web site: www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/ md/. The next IEEE review/approval committee meets on August 16, 2003.

Important: Membership Feedback

We recently received a complaint from a member about the structure and content of our Analog newsletter. To put things in perspective, we receive about 5-6 emails per year from our members at large concerning some aspect of our Analog Newsletter or Web pages. The Section currently has over 4,200 members.

All Section Officers (and Chapter Officers, when appropriate), review each one to determine whether any changes are warranted. We would like to please everyone, but you know that we must serve what we perceive to be the overall interests of our membership. Thanks to those who send in their emails offering suggestions. Please keep the cards, letters and emails coming; they are important to us.

As Always

We continue to work to get you involved. We welcome your feedback: s.atkinson@ieee.org. Please let all our leaders know how we are doing and make many suggestions and recommendations.

T. Scott Atkinson
Chairman

The Next Section Meeting

A planning meeting for the Section and Chapter officers is scheduled for Saturday, August 2 in San Marcos. In September, the Section will hold a general meeting in conjunction with the SACCESS SITE Trek described below.

Other Important Events and Notes of Interest

Section Member Survey Continues

We will continue conducting the survey of the IEEE Central Texas Section membership for a few more weeks. This web-based survey is quick and easy, just go to http: //www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/centex-member-survey.html and submit your information. 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.

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

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

Formation of Solid-State Circuits/Circuits and Systems Joint Societies Chapter

Signatures are still being sought on a petition (IEEE procedures require the signature of 12 society members to form a local Chapter) to form a joint chapter of the Solid-State Circuits and Circuits and Systems Societies in CTS. If you are a member of one of these societies, please contact Gerald Garcia (gerald.garcia@ieee.org)

Interested in Becoming a Registered PE?

The Bexar Chapter Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) has developed a program to help qualified engineering candidates, who do not work for PE's, to interact with licensed engineers. The purpose of this program is to assist qualified (electrical, mechanical, etc.) engineering candidates who do not work for licensed engineers overcome the obstacle of finding PE's as references.

For further information, contact John Brogan (jabrogan@cps-satx.com) at 510-353-3375

UT/IEEE Central Texas Section Engineering Management Workshop

The 4th annual UT/IEEE CTS Engineering Management Workshop, "Management of Product Liability", will be held August 14-15 in the large auditorium at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Commons building. Registration for IEEE members is still only $165.

Topics to be covered include:

• Product liability and recent state tort reform initiatives
• IP issues and ethics: how far do you go to protect your user?
• Design for Six Sigma: a practical and proven methodology for reducing product liability risk
• What litigation strategies are being used?
• Impacts of semi-automated design, development, and documentation
• Product safety: best and worst practices

Click here, or call 512-471-3506 to reserve your seat. For more information click here

SITE Trek "San Antonio Firsts" Tour

SITE Trek is a bus tour organized by SACCESS, representing the 2003 Joint Engineering and Scientific Societies annual meeting. The tour is scheduled for 9:30am until 3:00pm on Saturday, September 20, and will be narrated by Professional San Antonio Tour Guides. The tour will showcase San Antonio's history of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Engineering (SITE) firsts. You can get more information at the 2003 Joint Meeting section of the SACCESS web site.

Tickets go on sale July 28 - $25 Members, $30 public. Only 200 tickets are available.

2004 IEEE EWeek "New Faces of Engineering" Nominations Requested

Young rising stars in the engineering profession will be featured prominently during National Engineers Week (EWeek) 2004, 22-28 February. The EWeek "New Faces of Engineering" program spotlights the vitality, diversity and contributions of the profession's youngest engineers. The IEEE and IEEE-USA are currently seeking nominations from among the Institute's worldwide membership.

Sponsored by more than 100 engineering, scientific and education societies, as well as major corporations dedicated to increasing public awareness and appreciation of engineering, National Engineers Week is celebrated annually by tens of thousands of engineers, engineering students, teachers and leaders in government and business. IEEE/IEEE-USA and Fluor Corporation of Aliso Viejo, Calif., are co-chairs of EWeek 2004.

All IEEE nominees will be included on the IEEE and/or EWeek and IEEE-USA web sites. An article featuring the IEEE "New Faces" will appear in THE INSTITUTE and/or IEEE-USA NEWS & VIEWS.

Nominees must hold an engineering degree, be employed as an engineer from two to five years, and have been involved in projects that significantly affect public welfare or further professional development and growth. Candidates are also asked to list languages in which they are fluent.

IEEE nominations can be submitted through the regional directors, section and GOLD chairs, or independently, and should be directed to Kelly Cunningham at klcpr@bellatlantic.net. The deadline for all IEEE/IEEE-USA nominations is Friday, 5 September 2003. For a "New Faces" nomination form, or for more information about National Engineers Week, go to www.ieeeusa.org/eweek or www.eweek.org.

IEEE 2003 International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC'03)

Held in Houston this coming October 5-8 at the Westin Galleria. For further information, the conference web site is at https://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~isic2003/

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.

Globalization and Technology: A Dialogue on Policy Issues

This conference is sponsored by CTS and will be held Friday, October 17, 2003 at the Austin Marriott at the Capital. For more information click here.

Keynote speakers and peer panels with industry moderators will explore globalization as it relates to...

• technology transfer/commercialization
• security & privacy
• energy
• education (including K-12 education math & sciences; undergrad; postgrad;
• diversity in engineering education)
• communications

Registration: Early registration is available online now!

For more details: Contact Emily Sopensky, Conference Chair: 512/452-2448 or e.sopensky@ieee.org.

UT Austin Wireless Network and Communications Group Symposium

The WNCG Wireless Netorking Symposium wo;; be je;[ October 22-24, 2003. Furnter information can be found on the Web at https://www.ece.utexas.edu/wncg/bitsbytes/jul2003/index.php

Kudos

• The IEEE Regional Activities Board (RAB) has recognized the IEEE Central Texas Section as a recipient of the 2002 RAB Section Sustained Membership Growth Award for our success for Outstanding Leadership and Results in IEEE Membership Development Activities for the period of 1999 to 2002 in Region 5
• Dr. Joe C. Campbell, professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, and a member of the Central Texas Section of the IEEE, is the winner of the 2003 Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award from the Optical Society of America. He is recognized for his "significant contributions to optics based on semiconductor materials, including basic science and technological applications." specifically for his extensive work in the development of high-speed, low noise avalance photodiodes.

Central Texas Section Society and Affinity Group Chapter Activities

Communications/Signal Processing Societies Topic: Not availabe Speaker: Date: August 21 Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm Location: SBC Technology Resources, Inc. (SBC-TRI)m 9505 Arboreturm Blvd., Austin, TX 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: No meeting is scheduled for August Speaker: Date: Time: Cost: Reservations: Contact Kevin Nickels, knickels@engr.trinity.edu, 210-999-7543 Location:

Computer Society - Austin [for more information] Topic: AMD Athalon 64 The upcoming AMD Athlon 64 processor is the first and only 64-bit PC processor based on the x86 ISA. The talk will cover systems and processor architectures, will discuss the relevance and importance of 64-bit computing generally, and the x86-compatibilty of AMD64 technology specifically. Speaker: John Crank Date: August 27 Time: 6:30pm Location: Hewlett Packard, 14231 Tandem Blvd, Austin, TX 78759

Consultant's Network [for more information] Topic: Major Internet Search Engines and How They Became the Chief Economic Locomotive of Online Marketing With over 85% of all internet users routinely using search engines to find what they are looking for on the internet, one may truly say that the infrastructure represented by the top twenty search engines is truly the world's information "look-up" system. If the internet represents the ultimate encyclopedia and yellow pages, then the search engines are its table of contents. The best search engine optimization, submission and positioning projects are completely custom affairs. You want someone or a company whose intention it is, to come to know your company, its products and services and its competitors, somewhat intimately; the SEO must know your web site well and as much as he or she can about your current marketing and where your web site, as a customer prospect developer, fits into it. The search engine optimizer develops a written web site marketing strategy and plan from which to work. Speaker(s): Jack Landman Date: Thursday, August 14 Time: 6:30pm - Networking, 7:00pm - Program Location: China Star Restaurant, 6134 Hwy 290E, Austin, Texas, located at the north east corner of IH-35 and 290E 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] Topic: To be Determined, check Web site for details Speaker: Date: Time: Location:

Engineering Management Society [for more information] The IEEE Engineering Management Society (EMS) is presenting a series of eLearning workshops on project management, effective communication, and virtual teams. The series is offered at a significant discount for IEEE members. The first workshop on Project Planning commences July 17. Click now https://www.msilearning.com/ems for details or contact johnbarrett@ieee.org. If you are interested in the Engineering Management Society, contact Steve Prough, Vice-Chairman, sdprough@aol.com. Of interest may be the Graziadio Business Analysis site at Pepperdine University [These materials are the responsibility of the authors and publisher of the newsletter and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of IEEE]

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society [for more information]

Power Engineering Society [for more information] Topic: Fuell Technologies Speaker: Gregory A. Hagopian, Vice President of Fuel Technologies, Atascadero, CA Date: Tuesday, August 26 Time: 6:00 - Social, 6:30 - Dinner, 7:00 - Business meeting, 7:30 - 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

Women in Engineering [for more information] Topic: Managing Your Career: Rising in the Ranks in a Technical World Speaker: Gail Taylor-Russell Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2003 Time: 6:00-8:00pm Location: La Madeleine Cafe, 3418 N. Lamar at 35th St. 512-302-1486

CTS Student Branches St. Mary's University [for more information] Trinity University University of Texas at Austin [for more information] 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 the 25 th of the month.
 

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