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. 10
November 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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Nov.
4-5
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IEEE Smart
Tech Metro Area Workshop -
Huntsville, AL
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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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| Conferences: |
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Nov
7-10:
The 37th Annual Conference of the
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society,
2011, Crown Conference
Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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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 Section Executive Committee Meeting
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Date:
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Tuesday, November 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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- Tentative
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- Nomination Committee Report
- Appointment of Election
Committee
- Final Budget for 2012
- Election of Chapter Chairmen
- Preparations for Holiday Party
- Region 3 Award Nominations -
Deadline Dec. 1st
- FES Award Nominations
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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 Chapter of the
Joint Society on Control
Systems; Robotics and
Automation; and Systems, Man,
and Cybernetics (JS-CSRASMC)
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Date:
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
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Time:
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6:30 - 7:00 pm. Social and
Refreshments
7:00 - 8:00 pm. Topic:
"Advances
in Robotics and Automation for
Medical Care" |
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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 technologists.
To attend
you must RSVP the contact no
later than Monday, 5:00 pm,
November 14, 2011
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Contact:
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William Hortos,
Chair, Orlando Chapter of the
Joint Society on
CS, R&A, and SMC
w.hortos@ieee.org
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IEEE Orlando
Electron Devices Chapter
Technical Meeting |
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Date:
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Monday, November 28th, 2011
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Time:
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TBA. |
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Speaker: |
Mr. Charvaka Duvvury from Texas
Instruments |
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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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Nominees for 2012 Section Officers
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Orlando Section elects officers for a term of
one year beginning January 1st. On November
8th this year's
Nomination Committee formed by Dr. Donghui Wu
(chair) (donghui.wu@ieee.org), Mr. George
McClure (g.mcclure@ieee.org) and Dr. Kalpathy
Sundaram (sundaram@mail.ucf.edu) presented
the following nominees at the ExCom meeting who
were contacted and are willing to serve if
elected:
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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
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IEEE Orlando Section Congratulates
our New Senior Member!
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The IEEE Orlando Section
congratulates our new Senior
Member!:
- The
last A&A Review Panel
meeting was held on 15 October
2011 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The
next and last IEEE Senior Member
Review Panel Meeting of 2011
will be held on 19 November
2011,
in New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
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 2011
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
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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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Software Offer for IEEE Students
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- 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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