IEEE Oregon Section

Volume 49               Issue 8          April 2006

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Contents

• Upcoming Events and Courses
• Senior Member Rodeo
• Job Growth in Micro and Nanotechnology Areas
• Senate Staffer Discusses Innovation Legislation with IEEE-USA R&D Policy Committee
• DC Fly-in: Opportunity to Shift Debate on H-1Bs
• Permanent Admissions Better than H-1B Expansion
• Citizen Hurt by H-1B Testifies before Congress
• IEEE-USA H-1B Position Highlighted in News
• Call for Papers: ICIA 2006 Sri Lanka
• IEEE Foundation News
• News from Around the IEEE
• IEEE-USA Eye On Washington
• Computer Society Digital Library Update
• Five New IEEE-USA E-Books
• OGI Public Seminars

Portland State University Electrical & Computer Engineering
In collaboration with IEEE Oregon
One-Day Intensive Course
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES:
ASSESSMENT AND INTEGRATION
WI-FI, 3G, WIMAX, MOBILE BROADBAND
Friday, April 14th 2006
Organized by Prof. Fu Li
Conducted by Peter Rysavy
Cost: IEEE Member $295, Non-member $345
Registration: Click  here

ISEPP Lecture:
Ecology: The Ascendant Perspective
Dr. Robert Ulanowicz, University of Maryland
Date: Thursday, April 13th, 2006
25% Discount for IEEE members – see our website

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
Topic: Development of the Bispectral Index (BIS) for Direct Measurement of Anesthetic Effect On the Brain
Speaker: Mr. John Shambroom, Shambroom Associates
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Time: 6-8 PM (pizza at 6:00)
Place: Oregon Graduate Institute, Paul Clayton Bldg, room PC01
Cost: FREE and open to the public

IAS (Industry Applications)
Title: Industry Applications for Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cable
Speaker: Jeff Jarmon, Houston Wire and Cable, Seattle

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
  6:00 PM - dinner
  7:30 PM - presentation
Cost: $20.00 for dinner. No charge for presentation only
  IAS offers free dinner for local PSU, OSU and UP EE Students
Place: Red Lion Hotel Portland
Reservations: For dinner. Email DavidDurocher@ieee.org

PACE
Topic: What You Need To Know About Your Manager - How Your Style Could Affect Your Career
Speaker: Elizabeth Lions
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM; Doors open 6:00PM
Place: Oregon Graduate Institute(OGI), Wilson Center
Cost: FREE, open to the public (registration required).
  Pizza and refreshments sponsored by Apcon
(http://www.apcon.com)
Registration: See www.ieee-or.org/events or go to http://cpd.ogi.edu/class.asp?n=06-ieee-0425

Microwave Theory & Techniques and Electron Devices
Topic: Nightmares in IC Failure Analysis- The Imagined and the Real
When: Wednesday, April 26, 2006
6:00 PM for pizza and soft drinks
Presentation at 6:30 PM
Speaker: Mr. Mark Kimball, Maxim, Beaverton, OR.
Where: Oregon Graduate Institute, Wilson Clark Center
Registration: By Monday, April 24 at http://cpd.ogi.edu/class.asp?n=06-IEEE-0426