December 2009
IEEE Member Benefit Bulletin

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Renewing for 2010

Don't delay in renewing your IEEE membership. All Professional grade members renewing for 2010 will have the option to choose one of the following e-books, compliments of IEEE-USA. All members who have renewed will receive a follow-up e-mail, in March 2010, from IEEE-USA regarding further instructions for making your selection.

Innovative Conversations Career Planning Guide Art of Negotiation
Engineering the Art of Negotiation Part 2: How to Handle Your Colleagues Survivor Planning: What Every Spouse Should Know Communicating with Congress: How to Build A Relationship with Your Elected Officials



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Dennard IEEE Medal of Honor Recipient (2009): Dr. Robert Dennard
Time: 9:37
Series: IEEE.tv Specials

This program highlights the career of the 2009 IEEE Medal of Honor recipient Dr. Robert Dennard for his contributions to microelectronics that have made increased computing power and communications tools accessible to the masses.




Early Renewal Laptop Drawing Winners
Thank you to all of the members who completed their 2010 membership renewal prior to the 15 November deadline for a chance to win a laptop. Congratulations to the following individuals.

Name Section Country
Buket Barkana Connecticut USA
Charles Weber Oregon USA
Don Hush Los Alamos/Northern New Mexico USA



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Did You Know?

Right next to your personal greeting there is a feature called "Who's Online". This allows you to see which members are currently logged in to myIEEE. By selecting a user's name, you can view their memberNet profile. Use this as an opportunity to begin making new connections and expanding your professional network. Is your memberNet profile up-to-date?

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Generating Media Coverage for IEEE Members

As an IEEE member benefit, the IEEE Public Visibility Initiative, a global and multi-year communications program seeking to raise IEEE’s visibility and increase public interest in the engineering profession, recently secured media interviews and bylined articles for IEEE members. These IEEE references build on IEEE's credible reputation with the public, while simultaneously positioning IEEE members as industry experts and enhancing their reputation with industry peers. For a complete listing of recent IEEE media coverage, go to IEEE in the News.

The following is a compilation of recent global coverage highlights:
  • 10 August 2009 in Embedded Systems Magazine (U.S.)
    IEEE Member David Mindell penned a bylined article about Apollo space advances being the pinnacle of technological progress.
  • 28 October 2009 in DNA India (India)
    IEEE senior member and organizing chair for IEEE WIE CON ’09, Prof. Ramalatha Marimuthu, was interviewed by DNA India’s education correspondent for the daily’s ‘Class Act’ column about women choosing engineering careers.
  • 17 November 2009 in EE Times (U.S.)
    IEEE Member John Merchant wrote a byline article arguing that telepresence technology can offer a less expensive yet valid substitute for a manned mission to Mars.
  • 18 November 2009 in PC Advisor (U.K.)
    IEEE Senior Member Steve Furnell is quoted in a story about the latest developments in the battle to protect children online.


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SPONSORED BY IEEE GOLD
IEEE Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) is pleased to have Dr. Matthias Reumann present “A Survival Guide for Scientific Writing in the Academic and Professional Environments,” covering the writing process from start to finish. This informative webinar will cover the skills required for scientific writing, you will find that the same methodology can be applied to the writing in a project management environment.

Learn about the backbones of an article, overcoming writer’s block and other methods to improve your writing, and preparing your manuscript for editor review.
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21 January 2010

Time:
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Cost:
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Visit the Registration Page to learn more about this webinar and the presenter. More information about future and archived webinars can be found on the IEEE GOLD Events web site.



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IEEE T-shirt Giveaway
Congratulations to our December 2009 IEEE Merchandise Giveaway winners. Five random IEEE Members are selected each month.
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Name Section City Country
Angelo Corrubia Saint Louis Saint Louis USA
E Ray Ross Southwest Missouri Springfield USA
Harshad Chaudhari North Jersey Jersey City USA
Rodney Piercey Lexington Richmond USA
Thomas Hardesty Hampton Roads Newport News USA

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Can YOU Change the World?
The IEEE Presidents’ Change the World Competition recognizes students who develop unique solutions to real-world problems using engineering, science, computing and leadership skills to benefit their community or humanity.

Tell us how you have made a positive impact in the world and you could win US$10,000 plus a free trip to the 2010 IEEE Honors Ceremony in Montreal, Canada.

Registrations closes 31 January. Submit your entries today!

Humanitarian Technology Challenge
Provide a working prototype, scale model or detailed engineering design specifications for a project that satisfies one of the three selected HTC challenges of Reliable Electricity; Data Connectivity of Rural District Health Offices; Individual ID Tied to Health Records.
Find out more.

2010 IEEE Computer Society Student Systems Competition
Design a CPU simulator using your architecture, program design and software engineering skills to illustrate how computers work.
Register today.


Microsoft Corporation has extended an invitation to IEEE Student members to participate in its Imagine Cup. The Imagine Cup is a technology competition, where students can compete for cash and prizes, gain real life experiences, make new friends, and turn ideas into reality. Learn more and register today.
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Membernet is the official IEEE online member directory. How have you utilized memberNet in the past year?

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