IEEE Oregon Section

50th Anniversary

Volume 50                 Issue 2             October 2006

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Contents

• Upcoming Events and Courses
• 2006 IEEE Election
• Seeking Volunteers and 2007 Officers
• New Senior Members
• LMC Supports Pre-College Apprenticeships
• Engineering in Art
• LIGO Trip
• IEEE EAB Seeks ABET Accreditators
• Study – Weaknesses in Immigration Plan
• 6th Annual OctoberBest
• News from around IEEE
• OGI Public Seminars

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PES
Topic: Why do we need a tram?
Speaker: Rob Barnard
Date; Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Time: 12:30-1:30PM
Place: Conference Room A&B - Third floor
700 NE Multnomah Blvd - Portland, Oregon
IAS
Title: Rules of the Road: Effective Engagement with the
Oregon Building Codes Division
Speaker: Dennis Clements
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
6:00pm dinner
Speaker presentation starts at 7:30pm
Cost: $20 for dinner (by hotel). No charge for talk
Place: Holiday Inn Hotel Portland
Registration: Required for dinner
6th Annual OctoberBest Regional High-Tech
Manufacturing Conference & Expo
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006
Educational sessions starting at 8:00 AM
Show floor open Noon - 6 p.m.
Hawthorn Farm Athletic Club,
4800 NE Belknap Ct., Hillsboro, OR
Cong. David Wu to Speak at 2pm
Signup at: www.octoberbest.org
PACE
Topic: Networking For the Reluctant: How to build a
reliable agenda to guide your networking conversations
Speaker: Bruce Hazen
Date: Tuesday, October 24, 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).
Registration: http://cpd.ogi.edu/class.asp?n=07-IEEE-
1024

CPMT and CAS
Topic: Introduction to ESL and SystemC
Speaker: Jack Donovan, ESLX
Date: Monday, October 30, 2006
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM; Doors open 6:00PM
Place: Oregon Graduate Institute(OGI), Wilson Center
Cost: FREE, open to the public (registration required).
Registration: http://cpd.ogi.edu/class.asp?n=07-ieee-
1030

EMBS
Topic: Imaging the mechanics of skin lesions:
Acousto-optical elastography
Speaker: Sean J. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., OHSU
Date: Thursday, Nov 2, 2006
Time: 6PM doors open, 6:40 PM talk
Where: Oregon Graduate Institute, WCC 407
Microwave Theory & Techniques and Electron
Devices
Topic: Multi-Port VNA (Vector Network Analyzer)
Architectures – Comparisons and Measured Results
Speakers: Mr. Tom Ruttan, Mr. Brett Grossman and
Mr. Evan Fledell; Intel Corporation, Hillsboro
Date: Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Time: 6:00 PM for pizza and soft drinks;
Presentation at 6:30 PM
Where: Oregon Graduate Institute, Wilson Clark Center
Other Events
SWE Professional Development Event
“People, Water, and Electricity at Cirque du Soleil.”
plus tour of Underwriters Laboratories
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Place: Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
2600 NW Lake Rd., Camas, WA, 98607
Cost: Cash or check only: Non-SWE $12 at door
RSVP by October 12th to:
prof-development@swe-columbia-river.org