January 2005 Volume 48 Issue 4
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Check out our upcoming courses and events.
Career Management 101 - January 22
Wifi Technology (PSU) - January 28 ($50 discount for IEEE members)
Wireless LAN Administration - February 1-4
RFID Training - February 9 ($50 discount for IEEE members)
PortlandTech Job Fair returns January 27 to OGI. Our September event drew 19 employers and over 350 attendees! Register here.
Contents
· IEEE-USA Washington Fly-in
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New Section Officers for 2005
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Susan Hamill Wins RAB Award
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Engineers Week Banquet
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IEEE Foundation Online Grant Applications
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IEEE Senior Membership Initiative
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IEEE Fellow Nominations
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Section Public Relations Committee
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NETC Call for Presentations
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IEEE Educational Activities News
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IEEE-USA Provides $50,000 To Support Engineering Public Awareness
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New IEEE-USA President Takes Office
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IEEE-USA January Highlights
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IEEE-USA Eye on
Washington
Highlights
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IEEE News Items
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OHSU - OGI Seminars
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January IEEE Meetings
IEEE-USA Washington Fly-In
We need IEEE Members to come to Washington on March 8th and 9th to help us Defend Your Profession! See
www.ieeeusa.org/policy/Careerflyin
for details.
New Section Officers for 2005
The Section Executive Committee approved the new officers for 2005 at its December meeting. They are
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Dan Arnold, chair,
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Bob Sparkes, vice-chair,
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Hamid Sharifnia, secretary.
Dan was vice-chair for the past two years and works at UL in
Vancouver
. Bob is a long-time member and works for Maxim. Hamid has been active in the PES chapter and also teaches at PSU. Ed Perkins becomes past chair. The Section thanks Pat Barrett for his service as Section secretary in 2004, and Susan Hamill for her contributions as secretary in 2003 and treasurer in 2004.
The Section still needs a treasurer, and is accepting applications from members who wish to volunteer. Some experience in IEEE activities or in being a treasurer or managing finances is preferred.
IEEE Oregon Section January Meetings
Power Engineering Society Chapter Meeting
Life extension of the Pacific HVDC Intertie
Speaker: Wayne Litzenberger, BPA
Date:
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Time:
12:30 to 1:30 PM
(Bring your lunch)
Location: Lloyd 700 Building -
700 NE Multnomah Boulevard
,
Portland
OR
, Room A&B on Third Floor
IAS Chapter Meeting
What's New with the 2005 NEC?
Speaker: Dr. Tom Childers
Date:
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Time:
6:00pm
dinner;
7:00pm
Presentation
Cost: $20.00 for dinner. No charge for presentation
The IAS Chapter offers free dinner for all local PSU, OSU and U of P Electrical Engineering Students
Location: Red Lion Hotel
Portland
Communications & Computer Societies Joint Meeting
Wireless Technology Trends: Promises and Challenges
Speaker: Dr. Paul Kolodzy
Date:
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Time:
6:00 PM
~
8:30 PM
Cost: Free and open to the public (registration required). Register at http://cpd.ogi.edu/class.asp?n=05-IEEE-0120
Pizza and refreshments sponsored by AZAD
Location: OHSU - Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology (OGI),
Wilson
Clark
Center
PACE Meeting
.
How to Succeed at Job Fairs and Interviews
Speaker: Tom Sale
Date:
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
, Doors open
6:00PM
Location: OHSU - Oregon Graduate Institute(OGI),
Wilson
Center
Main Dining Room
Cost: FREE, open to the public (registration requested)
Registration: http://cpd.ogi.edu/class.asp?n=05-ieee-0125
Learn tips on how to be more successful at job fairs and interviews.
EMC Chapter Meeting
Part 1: Types, Design, and Usage of Inductors
Part 2: Audio Snake Oil: How to spend too much money on audio
Speaker: Patrick G. André
Date:
Wednesday January 26, 2005
Time:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
RSVP: for food/drinks req'd by Friday, Jan 21
Location: University of Portland Engineering Hall 301
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