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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. XLIV No. 04
April 2011

www.ieee.org/orlando

Calendar of Events:
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Employment Assistance:
Conferences:
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IEEE Orlando Section Executive Committee Meeting

Date:

Tuesday, April 5th., 2011

Time:

6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Social and Refreshments
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ExCom Meeting

Place:

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.

Cost:

Free to all IEEE members and Non-IEEE members.

RSVP:

IEEE members: Register Here 
Non-IEEE members:
Register Here

Contact:

Dr. Xun Gong, 
407-823-5762 - Office

www.ieee.org/orlando

IEEE Orlando Section Spring Picnic

Date:

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Time:

Starts at 1:00 PM

Place:

Lake Mills Park, Orlando
1301 TROPICAL AVENUE, CHULUOTA, FL 32766
Link to Map and Driving 
Directions: https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/guide/parks/park7.asp
Pavilion 2.
This is a 50-acre park located on Tropical Avenue north from Lake Mills Road in Southwest Seminole County near Chuluota. Lake Mills offers a unique up-close look at a mixed hardwood swamp. You will also find highlands thick with oak and pine at Lake Mills. The Pavilions are located under the shade of 150 year old oak trees. There are places for camping, cookouts, and fishing from boardwalks. There is even a playground with a tot lot for the young and young-at-heart to enjoy. Hiking, biking, volleyball, and fishing are available in the park.

Cost:

Free for all IEEE members and Non-IEEE members.

RSVP:

Michael Orlovsky
407-909-0956 - Office

www.ieee.org/orlando

IEEE Orlando Section Technical Meeting - Co-sponsored by the Orlando Chapters of the Joint Society on Control Systems; Robotics and Automation; and Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (JS-CSRASMC) & the Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS)

Date:

Wednesday, June 15th., 2011

Time:

6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Social and Refreshments
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Topic:
"Military Applications of Robotics" - a multimedia presentation. See an example video at https://video.designworldonline.com/bugbots.html 

Place:

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.

Cost:

Free to all IEEE members and Non-IEEE technologists.

RSVP:

To attend you must RSVP to one of the following no later than
Tuesday, 5:00 pm, June 14, 2011:
William Hortos, 
Chair, Orlando Chapter of the Joint Society on CS, R&A, and SMC

or
Michael C. Orlovsky
Chair, Orlando Chapter of the Aerospace and Electronics
Systems Society


www.ieee.org/orlando

IEEE Orlando Section Congratulates our Two New Senior Members!
The IEEE Orlando Section congratulates our two new Senior Members!:
  • Xun Gong - AP/MTT Societies
  • Henry Ernest Williams - Computer Society
The last A&A Review Panel meeting was held on 19 February, 2011 in Miami, FL. The next IEEE Senior Member Review Panel Meeting will be held on 26 March 2011 in Seattle, WA.

NEWLY ELEVATED SENIOR MEMBERS - RECEIVE US$25 VOUCHER TOWARDS A NEW IEEE SOCIETY: IEEE provides all newly elevated Senior Members with a voucher worth up to US$25. It can be used to join one new IEEE Society. The voucher expires on 31 December of the year in which it is received. 

For details on how to apply for IEEE Senior Member grade and view the 2010
review panel meeting dates, visit the IEEE Senior Member homepage:
https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/senior/index.html.
For Senior Member inquiries, contact senior-member@ieee.org.


Helpful Senior Member web links:
Senior Member Update
Senior Member Application
Senior Member Reference Form
Senior Member Nomination Event Guide

 

Volunteer Needed for Employment Coordinator Position
Basically, the vision for the IEEE Orlando Section Employment Coordinator (EC) is that he/she is a person motivated to help local members with career development activities. As an example, the EC would be the person to attend the Region 3 Fall meeting and go to the planned “train the trainer” and career workshop sessions. That person would then return to the home Section and facilitate local Section career development meetings, using the material and experience from the Region meeting. The EC would also learn about all of the career development and employment assistance services and products that IEEE, IEEE-USA, etc have available, and be willing and able to help local Section members take advantage of the services. The exact duties and responsibilities would really be driven by what the Orlando Section members want/need – it may be holding regular local workshops/networking meetings, or providing some one-on-one help to a member. The key is for the selected EC to be enthusiastic about career development activities. For further information, send email to IEEE Orlando Section Chair: Xun Gong, 


For Sale: Top-Quality Multiuse Nylon Bags with Orlando Logo
The bag has been designed with many zippered compartments and can be carried with either a shoulder strap or handles. These sturdy, versatile bags are suitable for travel (they fit under an airline seat), for gym/athletic apparel, for electronics accessories, or for books.

The bags have been donated to the IEEE Orlando Section by the Chair of the AUTOTESTCON 2010 Conference. As such, they are available only through the IEEE Orlando Section at the deeply discounted price of $15.00, payable in cash or by check to the IEEE Orlando Section. 

To purchase these bags or for additional information please contact Dr. William (Bill) Hortos, 

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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. 

 

Member Recognition
The Orlando Section Monthly seeks member achievements:
If an IEEE colleague received an award, promotion, appointment, or any other achievement, please inform The Orlando Section Monthly so it can run a notice in its monthly Member Recognitions column. In addition to providing the member's name, please include a brief biography of the member's career and a description of the achievement. Send all notices to

 

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