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IEEE
Orlando Section
Monthly
Welcome
to the IEEE Orlando
Section web site.
Established in 1959
and serving over 1,400
members in
Orange,
Osceola,
Seminole,
Lake
and Sumter
counties
Vol.
XXXXI 
No. 07
August
2008
www.ieee.org/orlando
IEEE
Orlando Section News
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Orlando
Section Executive Committee Meeting
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Date:
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Tuesday,
August 5th, 2008
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Time:
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6:30
- 7:00 p.m. Social and Refreshments
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ExCom Meeting
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Place:
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UCF,
Harris Center (EECS Building)
Conference Room 356. Directions
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Agenda:
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(1)
Star
Search 2008
(2) Appointment
of Nominating Committee
(3) Senior
Membership Drive preparations
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Cost:
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Free
for all IEEE members and
Non-IEEE
members.
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Contact:
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Martin
S. (Steve)
Karlovic
407-306-2351 -
Office
321-217-3320 -
Mobile
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Joint
Control Systems/Robotics &
Automation/Systems, Man and
Cybernetics Chapter Meeting
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Date:
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Thursday,
August 28th, 2008
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Time:
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6:30
- 7:00 p.m. Complementary
appetizers, light entrees
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Meeting
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Place:
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Red
Lobster (in a separate gathering
room)
617 North Alafaya Trail
Orlando, FL (in front of the
Waterford Lakes Shopping
Center)
Telephone: 407-249-4141
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Agenda:
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(1)
Review of Action Items from June
Meeting
(2) Identification of Distinguished Speakers
(3) Chapter representation at
October 30-31 SMC-sponsored Machine
Learning Conference in Lake Buena
Vista
(4) Planned visits by chapter
members to local companies using
CS-RA-SMC technologies
(5)
2008 society renewals by lapsed
members.
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Cost:
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Free
for all IEEE members and
Non-IEEE
members.
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Contact:
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William
S. Hortos, Local J-CS/RA/SMC Chapter
Chair
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- Star
Search 2008
- The
IEEE Orlando Section announce the request for
nominations for the 2008 Orlando Section
Awards, which will be presented this fall. The
Orlando Section presents six awards annually:
- Outstanding
Engineering Educator
- Outstanding
Engineer
- Outstanding
Service
- Outstanding
Entrepreneur
- Outstanding
Undergraduate Student
- Outstanding
Graduate Student
- Nominees
must be IEEE members in good standing and have
been a resident of the Orlando Section for the
past three years.
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- Any
Orlando Section member in good standing may
make a nomination for the Orlando Section
Awards
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- Nominations
must be e-mailed to the Awards Chair and be
received no later than
31 August
2008.
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- Nomination
forms can be found at https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/orlando/awards.htm
and additional information about the
nomination procedure can be found at https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/orlando/Awards_forms/Awards_guidelines.doc
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- Please
forward your nominations to Steve Karlovic
by
31 August 2008.
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- Call
for proposals/suggestions/articles
The IEEE Orlando
Section was established in 1959,
and 2009 will be 50th
anniversary. The Section is
planning a series of major
celebration events. We are calling
for proposals for celebration
events, activities, suggestions,
ideas, and other contributions for
the big celebration. Currently we
are planning an exhibitions
showing the 50 year history of
Orlando Section, and publication
of a collection of articles from
former and current Section
members. We are collecting ideas,
suggestions, and possible
exhibition items, e.g. photos,
stories about major events or
prominent
section members, etc. Articles and
other contributions from former
section officers are particular
welcome and encouraged. Please
send your responses and comments
to Dr. Donghui Wu at
Consultants'
Network Affinity Group
We plan to have our second meeting
for 2008 soon. If you wish to join
the Consultants' Network Affinity
Group and receive emails for future
meetings, please email Dr. Michael
Hassan at
The IEEE Orlando
Section is looking
for IEEE Life Members
who are interested in
forming a group to
provide an
opportunity for
socializing at
meetings and also for
giving back to the
profession through
volunteer activities
and projects. Please
contact Dr. Dave
Flinchbaugh at
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Member
Profile
The IEEE Orlando Section Monthly
is proud to feature a
distinguished member each month
in the Section's Profile. If you
have contributed greatly to your
profession and/or to our ranks of
the IEEE we would like to hear
from you.
Keep
in Touch
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