October 2004

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Vote in the 2004 IEEE Annual Election

The 2004 IEEE Annual Election ballots have been mailed.  This is your opportunity to determine who will serve on the IEEE Board of Directors, Regional Activities Board, Technical Activities Board, IEEE-USA Board and the Standards Association Board.

In 2004, members are also being asked to vote on a Constitutional Amendment containing revisions to the wording of the IEEE Constitution.

For the first time, members may cast their ballots either by mail or access their ballot materials electronically.  Instructions and codes to access electronically are provided in the election ballot materials that have been mailed.

In the 2003 IEEE Annual Election, only 15% of eligible voters returned a valid election ballot.  In an attempt to increase the number of ballots returned , the Regional Activities Board will recognize two Sections (one large/one small) that have the highest percentage increase in the number of ballots returned in this years IEEE Annual Election.   (A Section is considered large if it has 501 or more members.) The Oregon Section turnout in 2003 was 468 members or 15.66% - so send in your ballots now!

Contents

From the Editor's Desk

NSF AWARDS $402,000 TO OREGON NANOFAB CENTER

IEEE-USA Urges Congress to End Patent Application Fee Diversion

OctoberBest – Regional High-Tech Manufacturing Conference & expo

Conference on "Ethics and Changing Energy Markets: Issues for Engineers, Managers and Regulators"

Today's Engineer October Highlights

Science, Technology and Society Series - 2004-2005 Linus Pauling Memorial Lectures

OGI Seminars

IEEE Oregon Section October Meetings

For latest Meetings List see http://old.ieee-oregon.org/events/