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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. 03
March
2011
www.ieee.org/orlando
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IEEE Orlando Section Executive Committee Meeting
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Date:
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Tuesday, March 8th., 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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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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Contact:
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Dr.
Xun Gong,
407-823-5762 -
Office
IEEE
members RSVP at: IEEE
Orlando Section Group (IEEE On-line
Communities)
www.ieee.org/orlando
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IEEE Orlando
AP/MTT Chapter Meeting #1:
"Microwave direction finding techniques by learning from human auditory system"
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Date:
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Tuesday, March 22nd., 2011
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Time:
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4:00
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UCF, Harris Corp. Engineering Center, HCEC 101
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Speaker:
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Dr. Hao Xin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Arizona.
Click
here for abstract and biography.
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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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Dr.
Siamak
Ebadi,
407-802-6563 -
Office
www.ieee.org/orlando
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IEEE Orlando
AP/MTT Chapter Meeting #2:
"Fixed and Reconfigurable Lens-Array and
Reflect-Array Antennas and Their Applications in Beam-Steering"
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Date:
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Thursday, March 31st., 2011
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Time:
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4:00
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UCF, Harris Corp. Engineering Center, HCEC 101
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Speaker:
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Dr. Abbas
Abbaspour-Tamijani, Founder and President, Freeform Wave Technologies, LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Associate Professor Research, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Click
here for abstract and biography.
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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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Dr.
Siamak
Ebadi,
407-802-6563 -
Office
www.ieee.org/orlando
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Student
Volunteers Needed for RFID Conference
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- The IEEE RFID Conference will be held in Orlando again this year, April 12-14 at the Orange County Convention Center.
As before, we will need student volunteers to assist the conference committee. Volunteering for one day will entitle the student to a free registration, lunch, and CD copy of the conference record.
See the web site at https://ewh.ieee.org/mu/rfid2011/ for further information.
Prospective student volunteers can indicate their interest, by sending their name, email, and phone number to George McClure (
, phone 407-647-5092).
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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,
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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
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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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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
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