I discuss what IEEE-USA and what we do for the members. I [also] discuss some of the legislation that Congress is currently working on that we care about. [Finally,] I discuss what individual IEEE members can do about the legislation. We discuss how to influence Congress, why you should try to influence Congress, and some of the good things that happen when engineers try to influence Congress. Russell T. Harrison, Legislative Representative - Grassroots Affairs, IEEE-USA

909 Isenberg St. Near Isenberg and King. $5 members, student members and guests, $10 non-members. Please RSVP by April 19 to Al Toda at aet@ieee.org. You do not have to be a member to attend.

This is a meeting to plan and schedule events for the Hawaii IEEE section. It's open to those interested in finding out what's happening.

Please RSVP to Al Toda at aet@ieee.org

[Im quoting from the EMC conference chairs email. So well be having 3 communications conferences in Hawaii at the Hawaii Convention Center this year. Big events for communications in Hawaii. IEEE members may want to attend one, or all three]

We will follow the IEEE MTT and AP Societies this summer at the Hawaii Convention Center.

Some highlights include:

• This symposium will be a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the IEEE EMC Society - www.emcs.org - and as such, many special activities are being planned

• IEEE President Leah Jamieson will attend to give the keynote address and present the 2007 IEEE Electromagnetics Award and 2007 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award to two of our distinguished members

• We will end the conference on Friday, July 13, with a full day island tour and anniversary luncheon with a program of special awards, society history review and more

• A record 300+ papers were received for review by our Technical Program committee. A record number of workshop, tutorial, and special sessions were received as well.

Our website for the symposium, www.emc2007.org provides more information.

Janet O'Neil
Chair, IEEE EMC 2007LDS ETS-Lindgren
Office: 425-868-2558
Cell: 425-443-8106

Gary Ting, a boy scout leader, is starting a Radio Merit Badge class in Kaneohe, and hes hoping that some engineers will also attend to see what its about and if they would be interested in participating. In the future, he hopes that there could be an electronics merit badge class (and later computer merit badge. Looks like the scouts are keeping up with the times) that he or some of the parents could organize and run with our assistance. Also, perhaps there are those in communications that can help with the operations part of the Radio Merit Badge as well? He has some Ham Club members assisting currently, but would need some contacts to do the radio class in other parts of the island.

Heres an excerpt from his email:

There are about 3 -4 major topics:
1. Introduction
2. Theory, block diagrams.
3. Hand Held/Emergency operations.
4. Actual operations. (aiming toward Field Day)

IIRC, the electricity part of the Radio Merit Badge thing is in 2 (Theory, block diagrams). The scouts are building towards a Field Day at Kualoa Beach Park, in Kahaluu, for the weekend, where they will try out their new skills in emergency communications for their Radio Merit badge. This is as I recall the facts. You can find out more from Gary at the following email address:

"Ting, Gary H T CIV NAVFAC HI OPBC43"

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