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. 11
December 2011
www.ieee.org/orlando
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| Employment
Assistance:
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Job
Openings:
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Electrical
Engineer -
Clarksville, TN
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FPGA
& ASIC Digital
Designer Opening at
ParkerVision in
Lake Mary, FL
- Product
Development
Engineer for
Communications and
Controls career
opportunity in AL
- Several
Job Openings at
Patrick AFB and
Melbourne, FL
- Business
Systems Analyst,
Orlando, FL
- Urgent
need for Java
resources - Walt
Disney World,
Orlando, FL
- Research
Associates Wanted
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Design
Engineer -
Lexington,
KY
- Senior
Design Engineer - Lexington,
KY
- Electrical
Engineer - Tampa
- ECE
Lecturer Positions
- UCF, Orlando
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Advice for Current & Potential Consultants
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Central
Florida Positions
Wanted
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Central
Florida Employment Council
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IEEE-USA Career Navigator
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Region
3 Employment Assistance Web Site
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IEEE
Membership Benefits Brochure
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Feb
7-9: 2012 Carbon
Management Technology Conference
(CMTC), Orlando, FL
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Mar
15-18: SoutheastCon
2012, Orlando, FL:
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April 3-5:
IEEE RFID 2012,
Orlando, FL:
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Apr
16-17: WAMICON
2012, Cocoa Beach, FL:
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Oct
8-10: 2012 IEEE International
Professional Communication Conference (IPCC
2012), Orlando, FL
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IEEE Orlando
Electron Devices Chapter
Technical Meeting: "Future
ESD Challenges for IC Components
and Systems"
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Date:
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Monday, November 28th, 2011
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Time:
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10:30am-11:30am |
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Speaker: |
Charvaka Duvvury, Technology Design
and Integration Group, Texas
Instruments (Dallas, USA) -
Abstract & Bio |
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HEC (Harris Center), Room 101, UCF |
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Cost:
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Free to all IEEE members and
Non-IEEE members.
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Contact:
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Wen Liu
IEEE ED Chapter Interim Chair,
wen_liu@ieee.org
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IEEE Orlando Section Executive Committee Meeting
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Date:
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
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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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- Tentative
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- Annual Election Results &
Installation of New Officers
- Best Chapter Nomination
- Appointment of 2012 Committee
Members
- Appointment of 2012 Audit
Committee
- National Engineers Week
Preparations
- Central FL Engineers Week
Awards Nominees
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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.
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Cost:
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Free to all IEEE members and
Non-IEEE members.
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RSVP:
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IEEE
Orlando Section ExCom Members:
Register
Here
Others: Register
Here
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Contact:
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Dr.
Xun Gong,
407-823-5762 -
Office
www.ieee.org/orlando
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IEEE Orlando Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society
Chapter Technical Meeting:
"2011 AESS Chapter Summit Out
Brief" |
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Date:
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
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Time:
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8:00 - 8:45 pm
(after the Section EXCOM meeting
2011) |
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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 to all IEEE members and
non-IEEE technologists.
To attend
you must RSVP the contact no
later than Monday, 5:00 pm,
December 5, 2011
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Contact:
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Mike Orlovsky,
Chapter Chair, AESS Orlando
Section
410.979.0476 (Cell)
407.909.0956 (Home)
mcorlovsky@ieee.org
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2011 IEEE Orlando Section Annual Election
- The Election Committee wants to take this
opportunity to personally express its sincere
appreciation for you being an IEEE member! Our
duty and responsibility is to ensure that your
voting rights are protected and that you are
confident that your vote is accurately cast and
tabulated.
This year we will utilize the vTools.Voting
system for our elections:
• Go to
https://voting.vtools.ieee.org/
• Sign-in using your IEEE Web Account
• Click where it says “Click here to vote on a
ballot”
• Select the 2011 Orlando Section Annual
Election Ballot
• Click “Vote” under the column “Action” and
follow the instructions
Please select one candidate for each position or
specify a write-in candidate. The candidates
are:
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Chair:
Michael Orlovsky
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Vice
Chair: Stanley P. Buchanan
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Secretary:
Ravi Rajaravivarma
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Treasurer:
Lynn Guthrie
Candidate details (biography, reasons
for running, etc.) are available
here. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Election
Committee members Chaired by Jorge Medina at
orlando@ieee.org if you have a question,
comment, or complaint regarding your voting
experience. The election process started on November 15,
2011 and
will end on December 06, 2011 at 11:59 AM.
Thank you for voting – your vote counts!
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For Sale: Top-Quality Multiuse Nylon Bags with Orlando Logo
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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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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
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- 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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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 - 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
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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in Touch
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