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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. 08
September
2008
www.ieee.org/orlando
IEEE
Orlando Section News
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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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2008
Orlando Section Membership Drive
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Date:
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Tuesday,
September 2nd, 2008
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Time:
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.6:30
- 7:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be provided
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Place:
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Orlando
Campus of DeVry University at
Millennium Mall
Meeting Room will be posted at the
entrance
4000 Millenia Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32839 - Directions
All prospective new IEEE
students, regular IEEE members as
well as to current IEEE members
interested in Senior membership are
welcome.
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Contact:
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William
Hortos
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IEEE
Consultants' Network Meeting:
"Patent Applications"
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Date:
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Tuesday,
September 2nd, 2008
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Time:
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7:30
- 8:30 p.m.
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Place:
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Orlando
Campus of DeVry University at
Millennium Mall
Meeting Room will be posted at the
entrance
4000 Millenia Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32839
Directions
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Speaker:
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Mr.
David Carus - Click
here for biography
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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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Dr. Michael
Hassan
407-780-9898 -
Office
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Orlando
Section Executive Committee Meeting
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Date:
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Tuesday,
September 2nd, 2008
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Time:
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6:30
- 7:30 p.m. Membership Drive
session/snacks
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Patent Application
Talk
8:30 - 9:00 p.m. ExCom Meeting
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Place:
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Orlando
Campus of DeVry University at
Millennium Mall
Meeting Room will be posted at the
entrance.
4000 Millenia Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32839
Directions
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Agenda:
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(1) Senior
Membership Drive
(2) Nominating Committee Report
(3) Engineer's Week Committee
Nomination
(4) Preparation
of Florida Council Awards
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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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IEEE
Senior Member Update
The IEEE Orlando Section
congratulates our new Senior
Member:
- The
last A&A Review Panel meeting was held on 26
July in Indianapolis, IN.
Search
for 2009
Section Officers
The
Orlando Section elects officers for a term
of one year beginning January 1st. This
year's Nomination Committee formed by Mr.
Jorge Medina
,
Mr. George McClure , and Dr. William Hortos
, will be accepting nominations for Section
Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and
Treasurer). Nominations must be submitted in
writing to the Nominations Committee on or
before October
6th,
2008..
The
Section membership may make a nomination for
new Section Officers by submitting qualify
petitions. A qualify petition shall meet the
following criteria:
- Specify
the office.
- Bear
the signature of at least 15 voting Section
members.
- Contain
statement of the nominee's consent to serve.
- State
nominee's qualification and biography.
- Be
delivered to the Section Nominations
Committee on or before October 6th,
2008
by 5:00 PM..
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- Orlando
Section 50th Anniversary
Celebration
- 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
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IEEE
Life Member Affinity
Group
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
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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