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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.
XLIII 
No. 06
June
2010
www.ieee.org/orlando
Reports:
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IEEE Orlando Section Executive Committee Meeting
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Date:
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
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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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Orlando
Business Development Center,
District 2 (affiliated with the UCF
and the S.B.A.) at 3218 East
Colonial Drive, Suite #G, Orlando,
FL 32802
Directions: In Herndon
Plaza just east of Maguire Blvd.
This is the shopping center across
Colonial Drive from Fashion Square.
It is on the west end of the
building around to the South-West
corner from the HH Gregg entrance.
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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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Donghui Wu
321-281-4561 - Office
321-946-0648 - Mobile
www.ieee.org/orlando
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IEEE Membership Benefits: bringing together a trusted voice, global community, and profession
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The IEEE is the world's largest technical society, bringing members access to the industry's most essential technical information, networking opportunities, career development tools, and many other exclusive benefits.
New
Benefits:
- IEEE
memberNet
IEEE's online membership directory, connecting members worldwide. Offered as an exclusive benefit of membership.
- Microsoft
Software Offer for IEEE Students
IEEE, in conjunction with Microsoft, is pleased to offer a wide selection of development software to IEEE Student members.
- E-book
Archive
IEEE and Wiley Press offer members access to over 220 e-books via IEEE Xplore
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Forming an IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group
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The Orlando section is interested in organizing an affinity group for Women in Engineering, following the Florida West Coast Section and Northwest Florida Section which have already done so. The group is open to all who support women in engineering, regardless of gender. The annual membership fee is $25 and includes electronic access to the WIE membership directory and WIE Newsletter. Membership is free to Life Members, Student Members and Graduate Student Members.
Those interested should contact Membership Development chair,
Dr. William
(Bill)
Hortos,
by email with WIE in the subject line.
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Benefits and Status of IEEE Life Membership
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- Dues and Regional assessments are waived for a Life member.
- For qualifying Life members, Society fees are waived
(IEEE Bylaw
I-108.8).
- Individuals may receive reduced member rates at IEEE sponsored conferences.
IEEE Policy 10.1.15 (Conference Registration Fees) indicates "There must be a reduced fee, waiver of fees, or fee differential for Student members. Reduced fees, waiver of fees, or fee differential for unemployed IEEE members, retired members, and Life members, and for special registrants (e.g., guests, speakers, and exhibitors) are permitted at the discretion of the Conference Committee. The individual registration fee for retired members and for Life members must be no more than that for Students."
- Life members continue to receive the same
benefits that are available to other IEEE members.
- IEEE Financial Advantage Program (includes IEEE Insurance Program)
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Volunteers
Needed for AUTOTESTCON 2010
Conference, Marriott World Resort and
Conference Center, Sep. 11-16, 2010
Registration needs volunteers to sort and pack registration materials into conference bags over the weekend, September 11 and 12, 2010, before the official start of the conference on Monday, September 13, 2010.
In addition, volunteers from the Orlando Section are also needed to staff the Information Booth at AUTOTESTCON 2010, each day of the conference - Monday 13, 2010 through Thursday 16, 2010.
The role of the volunteers will be to provide information to the conference attendees regarding area attractions, facilities, and resources.
For details regarding these volunteer positions, please contact:
William Hortos,
Registration Chair, AUTOTESTCON 2010,
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Volunteers
Needed - SoutheastCon 2012 Conference in
Orlando
The
Region 3 annual conference, SoutheastCon,
will be held in Orlando in the spring of
2012. This is a good opportunity for
section members to get experience in helping
to manage a significant technical
conference. Currently there are
opportunities in committees for local
arrangements, technical program,
registration, sponsorship solicitation,
papers reviewers, exhibits, publicity,
contest competitions, and hospitality (among
others). For further information, send
email to
, with "2012" in the subject line.
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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.
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Keep
in Touch
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to the Orlando Section E-mail List to keep
in touch with all the Orlando Section
activities. Just send an e-mail with
SUBSCRIBE in the subject line to IEEE
Orlando Section.
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