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Volume 48 Issue9 June 2005

Contents:

IEEE Oregon Section Meetings
IEEE Oregon Summer Picnic and Senior Member Roundup
IEEE Oregon Seminars and Courses
From the Editors Desk
New Senior Members
PICMET '05 Conference
IEEE-USA President to be Inducted into New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame
Five Job Classifications Show Drop, One Shows Steep Increase
Pentagon Agency Cuts For Basic Computing
IEEE-USA Compensation Portal for Employers

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ADJUNCT FACULTY POSITION - GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (Newberg, Oregon): Part-time instructors needed to teach electrical engineering courses for the 2005-2006 academic year. Candidates should hold an MS in Electrical Engineering or closely related field. Previous classroom teaching experience is desirable. Courses include: Circuit Analysis, Electronics II, Electrical Network Analysis, Signals and Electrical Systems, Control Systems and Communication Systems.

Contact: Dr. Robert F. Harder
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Chair, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering
George Fox University
414 N. Meridian St.
Newberg, Oregon 97132

Phone: (503) 554-2788
FAX: (503) 554-3834
email: bharder@georgefox.edu

For latest Meetings List see http://www.ieee.or.org/events/

IEEE Oregon Summer Picnic and Senior Member Roundup

Come and join in on the summer fun with your whole family.

IEEE Oregon Section members and their families are invited to the IEEE Summer Picnic which will be held at Antique Powerland, about 35 miles south of Portland and 13 miles north of Salem off I-5.

Antque Powerland is a picturesque theme park north of Salem at Brooks Oregon. There are about 30 acres of walking and picnic areas with museums for adults and rides for children. The rides include antique electric trolleys, a miniature railway and a hayride powered by steam tractors. The museums include large engine museum (a must), a antique truck museum, a electric trolley museum and a 30's Texaco station. There is a large picnic area to eat lunch and visit with other Section members.

The museums annual "Steam-Up" event will be held July 30-31 and Aug 6-7.

For more information on the museum see http://www.antiquepowerland.com/

Date: Saturday July 16th, 2005 Time: 9:30 AM to 4:00PM
(Picnic at 11:30AM near the saw mill)

Location: ANTIQUE POWERLAND
Oregon Brooks NE, Rd Brooklake
0.25 miles west of I-5 exit 263

Cost: FREE, reservations and $5 refundable deposit required ($10 after July 1)

Reservations: See http://old.ieee-oregon.org/events/events .

Details:

Members may bring their own lunch, IEEE will provide cold beverages. (Fast food and restaurants nearby)

Several museum buildings and rides will be available:

Museums:

Trolley Museum,
Large Engine Bldg.,
Truck Museum,
Trolley Car Barn,
30's Texaco Station.

Rides:

Electric Trolley
Miniature Railway
People mover

Senior Member Roundup

There will be a Senior Member Roundup held during the Picnic.

Nomination forms will be available. Reference forms will be available. Identified Senior Member volunteers willing to serve as references will be available, and identified.

The plan is for the candidate to obtain a nomination form, complete the nomination form, obtain some reference forms, find a volunteer, interview with a volunteer, then deliver the completed nomination form, the reference forms and a resume to Jim Rooks. You can be prepared ahead of the Picnic by sending Jim Rooks ,james.rooks@ieee.org , an email requesting the form and completing it before you come to the Picnic.