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Upcoming Events and
Courses
Seeking Nominations for 2006 Officers
IEEE Life Members Committee Active in
Oregon
25th
DIGITAL AVIONICS SYSTEMS CONFERENCE
Oregon
Governor Signs Bill to Create Innovation Council
IEEE Election
Results
IEEE-USA Urges Congress to Extend R&D
Credit
House Committee Chairman: Energy Bill Will Help No One
But Industry
US
Seen Lagging Behind in Developing "New Internet"
DOD FY06 Approps Bill Passes Senate With Additional Funding for Civilian
Scientist Education Programs
National Academies Panel Warns of an Erosion of U.S. Competitive Edge in
Science
U.S.IEEE
Student Members Encouraged to Apply for IEEE-USA Mass Media
Fellowships
IEEE-USA
Seeks EWeek "New Faces of Engineering" Nominees
Senate Clears Deficit Reduction Bill, Approves H-1B Visa
Increase
IEEE-USA
Employment Navigator Simplifies Job Search Campaigns
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Classes begin January 9th
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Seeking Nominations for 2006
Officers
The Oregon Section is seeking members who are
interested in helping with Section operations in 2006 by serving as an
officer or as a committee member. Section officers are Chair, Vice
Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. We are especially seeking someone to
serve as Section Vice Chair for 2006 with the possibility of advancing
to Chair in 2007, and someone for Student Activities Chair.
We also are looking for members to help with PACE
(Professional Activities) programs, Education (workshops/seminars),
newsletter (BEEEP) reporters.
Also we are seeking Senior Members willing to provide
references for members applying for upgrades. Please contact Ed Perkins,
Nominations Chair at e.perkins@ieee.org.
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Wireless PAN
Technology and IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee
http://old.ieee-oregon.org/events/WPAN05.pdf
Date: Friday, November 18,
2005
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:30
PM
Location: Kingstad Meeting
Center, Beaverton, OR
Cost: $225 members, $275
non-members by Nov. 11
CEUs: 0.7 CEUs awarded upon
completion
Registration:
https://www.ieee-or.org/apps/event_registration/register_contact.php?venue_id=5
This seminar
will introduce the major aspects of current Wireless PANs (Personal Area
Networks) development (wireless USB, wireless UWB, Zigbee) and provide a
tutorial on the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless networking standard.
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EMC Meeting
Understanding and Avoiding EMC Problems of
LANs
Speaker: Dr. Heyno Garbe
When: Monday November 14th,
2005
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Place: University of Portland Buckley Center,
room BC163
(RSVP for food/drinks req'd by Friday, November
11th.)
http://www.worldaccessnet.com/~emc/November_2005_chapter_meeting.htm
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Wireless LAN Security (4-day
workshop) Dates: January 24 27, 2006
Venue: Kingstad Place for
Meetings, Beaverton, Oregon
This workshop
addresses in detail Wireless LAN Intrusion, Security Policy, and
Security Solutions. With the burgeoning growth of wireless LAN
installations, all IT professionals must become knowledgeable about
security - wireless security in particular. For more info and
registration go to http://old.ieee-oregon.org/events/cwsp
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PES Meeting
Title: Electric Fields in Transmission Line Towers: A
practical example of exposure assessment with respect to EMF
guidelines
Presenter: Dan Bracken, President
T. Dan Bracken, Inc., Portland, OR
Time: November 15, 2005 - 12:30 to
1:30PM
Location: Conference Room - Third floor of 700 NE
Multnomah Blvd
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Wireless LAN Analysis (4-day
workshop)
Dates: February 28 -
March 3, 2006
Venue: Kingstad Place for
Meetings, Beaverton, Oregon
This workshop
offers hands-on learning using the latest enterprise-class wireless LAN
analysis hardware and software. This course targets experienced
networking professionals who wish to gain critical, detailed skills
inwireless networking analysis. For more info and registration go
to http://old.ieee-oregon.org/events/cwap
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IAS Meeting
Title: "Energy Management Strategies - 2006 DOE
Sponsored Resorces for Energy Savings Solutions"
Presenter: John Ryan, IE Program Manager - DOE Industries
of the Future, Washington State University Pullman, WA
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 16,
2005
6:00pm dinner
Speaker presentation starts at 7:30pm
Cost: $20.00 for dinner. No charge for presentation only.
The IAS Chapter offers free dinner for all local PSU, OSU and U of P
Electrical Engineering Students
Place: Red Lion Hotel Portland
Reservations: For dinner reservations please send email
message to DavidDurocher AT ieee.org
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Wireless LAN Administration (4-day
workshop)
Dates: January 17 - 20,
2006
Venue: Kingstad Place for
Meetings, Beaverton, Oregon
This workshop
provides the networking professional a complete foundation of knowledge
for entering into or advancing in the wireless networking industry. From
basic RF theory to link budget math, including topics from
troubleshooting to performing a site survey, this course delivers hands
on training that will benefit the novice as well as the experienced
network professional. For more info and registration go to http://old.ieee-oregon.org/events/cwnp
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MTT/ED with Robotics & Automation
Meeting
Topic: Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Technology: How
supporting technologies have advanced capabilities and
performance
Speaker: Dr. Jim Newell; InSitu Group, Inc.
When: Wednesday, November 16th,
2005
Time: 6:00 PM for pizza and soft drinks;
Presentation at 6:30 PM
Where: Oregon Graduate Institute, Wilson Clark Center
Dining Hall
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Computer with Comsoc Meeting
Topic: Virtualization Use
Cases
Speaker: Sean Campbell, Michael
Jeronimo, 3 Leaf When:
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Time: 6:00 PM for pizza and soft
drinks
Presentation at 6:45 PM
Where: Oregon Graduate
Institute, Wilson Clark Center Dining Hall
Registration: http://cpd.ogi.edu/class.asp?n=06-IEEE-1117
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PSES Meeting
Presenter: Mr. Juha K. Junkkarinen
Date: November 29, 2005
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
(Presentation commences at: 7pm)
Location: University of Portland, Engineering Building,
Room # 301.
For details contact Dean Jurgensen at Dean_Jurgensen AT
Logitech.com
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Oregon IEEE Consultants'
Network
Topic: Characterization of physical/electronic
properties of materials, using UV, IR and microwaves
Speaker: John Freeouf of Interface Studies,
Inc.
Date: December 1, 2005
Time: 6:00PM social hour/eat; program at 7:00
PM
Place: Beaverton IHOP, 158th & Walker Rd.
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Robotics and Automation
Meeting
Autonomous Vehicle Control: OregonWave
Runner
Date: Saturday, December 3rd,
2005
Time: 1-3 PM
Place: Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and
Technology (OGI) Wilson Clark Center, 20000 NW Walker Rd, Beaverton, OR
97006
Register: http://www.cpd.ogi.edu/courseSpecific.asp?pam=1948
Matt Knudson and Matthew MacClary from OSU will discuss
the design, construction, and testing of vehicle hardware and
software for their entry in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, which will
be on display. They will also perform a live demonstration of autonomous
operation of this vehicle.
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