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bullet [05 Oct. 2005]
Career Transition Resources for Affected IEEE Members
IEEE-USA has partnered with Spherion, a leading outplacement service, to provide IEEE members affected by the recent hurricanes with free web access to CareerStar, the acclaimed private, password-protected Web portal that serves as the gateway to career transition resources. CareerStar offers a wealth of information, tools and resources to support your career transition.
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bullet [16 Sept. 2005]
How Can IEEE-USA Help?
IEEE-USA has determined that there are at least 1,050 members who have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina. If, as a result of Katrina, you have suffered the loss of your home, job, office or lab space; or if you are a displaced student member, please let us know. By identifying your needs, IEEE-USA can attempt to provide you with assistance, if possible. We have contacted all of our U.S. IEEE Regions and their PACE Networks. They are ready to help. Please visit the IEEE-USA Hurricane Katrina Communications Center for more information and to interact with others. We want to hear from you as soon as possible. We also welcome your ideas for how we can best help our affected members.
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bullet [8 Sept. 2005]
DOE Help for Displaced Students and Faculty
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has announced steps to help faculty and students displaced by the disaster to continue their research and studies at other institutions.
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bullet [6 Sept. 2005]
The NSF Directorate for Engineering will be accepting proposals through 15 Sept. to support reconnaissance teams to enter the Gulf Coast disaster area to capture data from Hurricane Katrina through the Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER) program.
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bullet [2 Sept. 2005]
IEEE-USA President's Message
In a special message to U.S. IEEE members, IEEE-USA President Gerard A. Alphonse outlined steps the organization is taking to aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina, and suggested a number of ways IEEE members can help. more
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bullet [2 Sept. 2005]
The
Offshore Technology Conference announced on 2 Sept. that it is donating $100,000 to the American Red Cross to assist in relief efforts in  communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. OTC is operated by 14 professional societies and trade associations, including IEEE's Oceanic Engineering Society.
 
Articles
 
bullet [11 Sept. 2005]
Draining the Water - What it took to get pumps roaring (New York Times)
How the Army Corps of Engineers and local utilities worked together to kick start New Orleans' Pumping Station 6, despite overwhelming odds.
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bullet [2 Sept. 2005]
Katrina Poses Extreme Challenges for Power Engineers (Today's Engineer)
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bullet [Nov. | Dec. 2002]
Utilizing Disaster Recovery Project Management to Improve Readiness and Response Time (IEEE Industry Applications Magazine)
 
Reports & Links
 
bullet U.S. DOE Office of Electricity, Delivery and Energy Reliability
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Situation Reports

- Help for faculty and students displaced by Katrina to continue their research and studies at
  other institutions.

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