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Register Now for Free IEEE-USA Career Webinars
IEEE-USA's free career webinar series continues on 3 Dec. with "Success for Start-Ups," and "Funding the Green Sector" on 9 Dec. On 28 Jan., the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Committee will co-sponsor "There's No Crying in Business: How Women Can Succeed in Male-Dominated Industries." more

IEEE-USA President Quoted in BusinessWeek
IEEE-USA President Gordon Day is quoted in a BusinessWeek article about a study showing that U.S. colleges graduate many more STEM students than are hired each year. Day said that because "engineers create jobs," we should encourage "smart and trained, entrepreneurial and energetic individuals to create jobs in the United States." more

New E-Book on Doing Innovation: Creating Economic Value
Doing Innovation: Creating Economic Value - Book 2: Developing a Workable Innovation Process is the second of four e-books written by retired 3M Director of Engineering Gus Gaynor to help engineers convert ideas into innovation. The second installment focuses on the innovation process. more

Log Your K-12 Volunteer Hours on EWeek's Million Hours
Are you volunteering your time to help promote technical literacy among K-12 students? If so, EWeek organizers would like you to log your time in the Million Hours campaign. Visiting your local school, serving as a mentor to a Future City Competition team or volunteering at a science fair are among the ways you can show youngsters how exciting engineering can be. more

U.S. IEEE Members Select Ronald Jensen to Serve as 2011 IEEE-USA President
Congratulations to Ronald G. Jensen, retired chief engineer at IBM Corporation, Rochester, Minn., who has been selected by U.S. IEEE members to serve as 2010 IEEE-USA President-Elect. Pending acceptance of the Teller's Committee report by the IEEE Board of Directors on 22 November, Jensen will begin serving as IEEE-USA president on 1 January 2011. He will succeed 2010 IEEE-USA President Evelyn Hirt. The U.S. membership also selected Winnfort Myles as IEEE-USA Member-at-Large, 2010-2011. Myles will begin his term on 1 Jan. 2010. more

Nobel Physics Prize Goes to IEEE Life Fellows
Congratulations to IEEE Life Fellows Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith, recipients of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics. Kao was recognized for his ground breaking work in fiber optic communications. Boyle and Smith invented the CCD technology that is at the heart of today's digital cameras. more

IEEE Certifies Biometrics Professionals
The IEEE Certified Biometrics Professional (CBP) program is now available to meet the training, education, and evaluation needs of individuals and organizations throughout the biometrics industry. The program focuses on the relevant knowledge and skills to apply biometrics to real-world challenges and applications. The First IEEE CBP exam administration will be held October 26 through November 22, 2009 and the IEEE CBP Learning System orders will begin fulfilling orders in early October. more

IEEE-USA Congratulates S&T Medal Winners
Congratulations to Rudolf Kalman, IEEE Life Fellow, who received a 2009 National Medal of Science for his work in computational control systems, including the famous Kalman Filter. IEEE Honorary Member Charles Geschkle, co-founder and chairman of Adobe Systems Inc., received the 2010 National Medal of Technology. Both awards are the nation's highest public honors for scientific and technical achievement. more

$5000 in Scholarships to be Awarded in IEEE-USA Online Student Video Competition
IEEE-USA is launching the organization's third online engineering video competition for undergraduate students on "How Engineers Make a World of Difference." IEEE-USA will present four scholarship awards totaling $5,000 to undergraduates who create the most effective 90-second video clips reinforcing for an 11-to-13-year-old audience how engineers improve the world. more

IEEE-USA and the IEEE Computer Society to Develop Professional Exam for Software Engineers
IEEE-USA and the IEEE Computer Society will be working together to develop a professional exam requested by state licensure boards for licensing software engineers. The boards contend that because software engineers play a significant and ever-increasing role in the design and operation of safety-critical systems, they should be regulated in the same manner as other engineering disciplines. more

Follow IEEE-USA on Social Networking Sites
IEEE-USA has established a presence on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to help U.S. IEEE members follow the organization's activities and keep them apprised of the latest news and events that are affecting their careers and the profession.

IEEE-USA Commends DOE's $2.4 Billion Grants
to Accelerate Development of Electric Vehicles
IEEE-USA commends the Department of Energy for awarding $2.4 billion in grants to fund 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects. The grants are the largest single investment in advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles. When coupled with an expected $2.4 billion in cost share from the grant awardees, they are expected to create thousands of jobs in the U.S. battery and automotive industries. more

Unemployment Rate for Electrical Engineers Soars
The unemployment rate for U.S. electrical and electronics engineers (EEs) hit a new record in the second quarter, while the rate for all engineers increased for a second straight quarter, according to data released in July by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). more

IEEE-USA Co-Sponsors Congressional Briefing Series on the Road to the New Energy Economy
IEEE-USA and ASME are sponsoring a series of congressional briefings, presented by Discover Magazine and the National Science Foundation, designed to highlight how science and technology are being used to achieve the nation's energy goals. Each of the briefings in the four-part series is held on Capitol Hill and targeted at members of Congress and their staff. Briefing topics include biofuels, energy storage, energy efficiency, and transitional energy technologies. Videos of the presentations are available at the briefing series Web site.

IEEE-USA and Small Business Administration Partner to Assist High-Tech Entrepreneurs
To assist high-tech entrepreneurs starting new businesses, IEEE-USA and the U.S. Small Business Administration have signed an agreement pledging mutual cooperation in promoting, strengthening and expanding small business development throughout the country. According to IEEE-USA President Gordon Day, the agreement will benefit IEEE members who are starting their own technology-based businesses. more

TryNano Web Site Goes Live
Created through a colloboration between IEEE, IBM and TryScience.Org, the TryNano website is a resource for anyone interested in learning about nanoscience and nanotechnology, and includes information targeted at both pre-university and university students, teachers, and school councilors, as well as technical professionals. more

2008 IEEE-USA Annual Report Available Online
The 2008 IEEE-USA Annual Report includes detailed sections on Dr. Russell Lefevre's activities as 2008 IEEE-USA president; 2008 U.S. presidential election-year involvement; congressional briefings; U.S. government fellowships and Washington Internships for Students of Engineering; joint activities with and in support of other IEEE organizational units; e-books; student professional awareness conferences; and completion of the IEEE's new Washington Office. more

Video: IEEE-USA Annual Meeting Speakers
Video of key speakers at this year's IEEE-USA Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City is now available online. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Governor of Utah; R. James Woolsey, former CIA director; Richard J. Walje, President of Rocky Mountain Power; and Leonard J. Bond, Laboratory Fellow, Applied Physics/National Security Director are featured. more

Career Resources For IEEE Members
Unemployed or concerned about your future? Check out the following resources to help you with your career and employment: IEEE-USA Career Navigator, IEEE Job Site, Employment and Career Strategies Forum and the IEEE career page.  For further information contact Jean Eason, Chair Employment and Career Services Committee or Scott Grayson.

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