IEEE Orlando Section Monthly

Vol. 47, No. 9 - October 2014

IEEE Orlando Section Monthly - Vol. 47, No. 9 - October 2014

Section/Society Chapter/Affinity Group Events

Section News

Reports/Newsletters

Employment Assistance

IEEE Conferences/Annual Meetings/Events

Other IEEE News/Events

IEEE Orlando Section Executive Committee Meeting

Date: Tuesday, October 7th, 2014

Time: 6:30 - 7:00 pm - Social and Dinner; 7:00 - 8:00 pm Executive Committee 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 the building at the Southwest corner from the HH Gregg entrance.

Cost: Meeting attendance is free to all IEEE members and Non-IEEE members.

RSVP: Stanley Buchanan, stanbuchanan@IEEE.org, tel. 407-256-3329 - Cell

Website: www.ieee.org/orlando

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IEEE AP/MTT Orlando Chapter Meeting

Date: Thursday, October 9th, 2014

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Topic: “Advanced Systems for Satellite Communication Payloads” (Abstract)

Speaker: Dr. Sudhakar Rao, Northrop Grumman, CA(Bio)

Place: University of Central Florida, HCEC 101

Cost: Meeting attendance is free to all IEEE members and Non-IEEE members.

Contact: Kalyan Karnati, (407)569-6898, kalyan@knights.ucf.edu

Website: www.ieee.org/orlando

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IEEE AP/MTT Orlando Chapter Meeting

Date: Wednesday, October 15th, 2014

Time: 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Topic: “Convex Optimization for Analysis of Small Antennas” (Abstract)

Speaker: Dr. Mats Gustafsson, Lund University, Sweden(Bio)

Place: University of Central Florida, HCEC 101

Cost: Meeting attendance is free to all IEEE members and Non-IEEE members.

Contact: Kalyan Karnati, (407)569-6898, kalyan@knights.ucf.edu

Website: www.ieee.org/orlando

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IEEE Orlando Section 2014 Annual Awards Banquet

Date: Saturday, October 25th, 2014

Time: Starting at 6:00 pm with dinner being served at 7:00 p.m. with meeting and awards immediately after. Appetizers and beverages will be served from 6:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. A Cash bar will also be available.

Topic: “Challenges and Rewards of the Design, Construction and Operation of 'Amateur-Built' Aircraft” (Abstract)

Speaker: Robert A. (Bob) Jackson (Bio)

Place: The venue will be the Renaissance Inn (the Normandie Suite) at 5445 Forbes Place (1/2 mile north of the airport, just off Hwy 436 or Semoran), Orlando, Florida, 32812. All participants will receive free parking.

Cost: The fees for attendance will be as follows:

If purchased by 10/08/2014 After 10/08/2014
IEEE Member and Guest $25.00/person $35.00/person
IEEE Student Member and Guest $15.00/person $25.00/person
IEEE Life Member and Guest $15.00/person $25.00/person
Awards Winner and Guest Free Free
Student Scholarship Winner Free Free
Others $40.00/person $50.00/person

RSVP: Deadline for all reservations is C.O.B. October 20, 2014. Please confirm your intent to attend, along with your desired main course (Chicken, London Broil or vegetarian) to: ravi.shrees@gmail.com or stanbuchanan@IEEE.org or lynguthre@aol.com.

Menu: The menu will include Fresh Greens, starch, desert and vegetable and main course choice of Grilled Chicken or London Broil (vegetarian plates are available on request).

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Call for Nominations for 2014 Section Officers

The Orlando Section elects officers for a term of one year beginning January 1st. This year's Nomination Committee formed by Jorge Medina (j.medina@ieee.org), Dr. Donghui Wu (donghui.wu@ieee.org), and Dr. Scott A. Clary (scott.a.clary@lmco.com) will be accepting nominations for Section Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer). Nominations must be submitted in writing to the Nominations Committee on or before November 10th, 2014.

The Section membership may make a nomination for new Section Officers by submitting qualify petitions. A qualify petition shall meet the following criteria:

  • Specify the office.
  • Bear the signature of at least 1% of the voting Section members.
  • Contain statement of the nominee's consent to serve.
  • State nominee's qualification and biography.
  • Be delivered to the Section Nominations Committee on or before November 10th, 2014 by 5:00 PM

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Teaching Opportunity - Wekiva High School Laser/Photonics Academy

The Valencia College Division of Engineering, Computer Programming, and Technology was recently informed that one of the teachers in the Laser/Photonics Academy at Wekiva High School, which is a partnership with Valencia College, is not returning this fall. These leaves the academy students at Wekiva without a teacher for two classes. I am committed to helping Wekiva to replace the teacher before the 2014-2015 school year begins for Orange County Public Schools. Here is some information about the Academy: https://www.ocps.net/lc/north/hwe/Documents/Laser%20Photonics%20Brochure.pdf

The teacher for these two classes must have a masters degree in electrical engineering, electronics, or photonics. If a candidate is a certified teacher, they will be eligible for the full-time position at Wekiva HS and will teach two additional classes in electronics. If not, they can still teach there as a Valencia Dual Enrollment instructor, at a pay scale that is higher than the Valencia adjunct rate, for the two needed photonics courses – see here: https://valenciacollege.edu/HR/documents/ValenciaCollegeSalarySchedule14-15.pdf (Page 5 shows dual enrollment salary in parentheses)

If you or someone that you know is interested in applying for this opportunity, the turn-around time will be fairly quick. Please let me know and I will facilitate the appropriate connections and process.

Please share this message with anyone you think might be qualified/interested.

Lisa Macon, Ph.D.
Dean
Division of Engineering, Computer Programming, & Technology
AAWCC Marketing Coordinator
West Campus
Orlando, Florida
407-582-1420
Lmacon@valenciacollege.edu
 VALENCIA COLLEGE

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