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Webinar Presents Benefits of
Long-Term Care Planning
Lengthening life spans mean
more people will experience in their senior years acute or chronic ailments that
require extended healthcare. In a free webinar sponsored by IEEE Financial
Advantage, Steve Cain, Senior VP at MARSH Private Client Life Insurance
Services, addresses the need for post-retirement healthcare planning from a
personal risk-management perspective. The discussion includes funding options,
Long Term Care Insurance, and tax implications.
more
Future
City Competition 16 Years and Still Going
Strong
The Future City Competition, which IEEE-USA
introduced to Engineers Week in 1993, held
its 16th annual National Finals, 18-20 February
in Washington. Teams of middle-school students
from 37 regions across the United States
competed for the grand prize of a week at U.S.
Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., and other
prizes. IEEE-USA also judged and present the
Best Communications System award for the eighth
consecutive year.
more
Discover
Engineering Family Day
IEEE-USA/IEEE continued its role as a primary
sponsor of the 2008 Discover Engineering Family Day, held on 16 Feb. at the National Building Museum in
Washington, D.C. The annual event, which unofficially kicked off
Engineers Week
2008 (17-23 Feb.), broke previous attendance
records with more than 7,300 visitors.
more
Call for Proposals: Real-World Engineering Projects
The IEEE is continuing with a
second year of funding for a program to develop projects and workshops in IEEE
fields of interest for use by faculty members worldwide working with first-year
students in electrical engineering (EE), computer engineering (CE), computer
science (CS) and electrical engineering technology (EET). EE, CE, CS and EET
faculty are invited to participate. The deadline for abstracts is 15 April.
more
Webinars for
IEEE-USA Annual Meeting
Attendees
IEEE-USA's 2008 Annual Meeting is scheduled for 25-27 April 2008 in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Two free pre-conference webinars for attendees are scheduled for 01 April and 15
April.
more
Fifth
Annual Career Fly-In: 7-8 April
IEEE-USA has scheduled its fifth annual Career
Fly-In for 7-8 April 2008. U.S. IEEE members are
invited and encouraged to come to Washington on
those dates to discuss the state of the
engineering workforce with Congress.
more
2008 IEEE-USA Annual Meeting: Indianapolis,
25-27 April
IEEE-USA's 2008 Annual Meeting will be held
early in 2008 to avoid conflict with the IEEE
Sections Congress. So, please mark your
calendars for 25-27 April 2008. Receive
leadership training, learn about IEEE-USA
activities and how they will benefit members in
your Section, and learn about other PACE
programs throughout the country.
more
Engineers Week to Emphasize Engineering
Diversity
Engineers Week 2008, to be held from 17 to 23
February, is co-chaired by IBM Corp. and the
Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA. Including
year-round activities,
Engineers Week
is expected to reach several million people
worldwide, with an emphasis in 2008 on expanding
diversity in the engineering field and in the
workplace.
more
IEEE-USA Board Set, Vice President
Positions Reorganized
After the IEEE-USA Board of Directors approved a
volunteer reorganization at its 20 November 2007
meeting, the IEEE-USA Assembly elected
IEEE-USA's new VPs and secretary-treasurer for
2008.
more

IEEE
WIE Magazine Debuts
IEEE Women in Engineering (IEEE WIE) Magazine,
a new publication that will be issued twice a
year to IEEE WIE members, has launched its
premiere issue. The publication's articles
integrate engineering subjects with current
issues facing society including careers, health
care, medicine, law, governance and women's
issues. A print edition will be produced for
distribution at symposiums and other events
throughout the year.
more
Two New E-Books on Innovation
IEEE-USA has published two new e-books on
innovation. The Best of Today's Engineer: On
Innovation is a compilation of the best
articles on innovation from the Today's
Engineer archives, and is now available to
IEEE members for only $4.95. In addition, we
bring you a great companion book, Innovation
Conversations Book 1: The Innovation Process,
from internationally renowned innovation expert
and author, William C. Miller now available to
IEEE members for a discounted rate of $9.95.
Check out these and 21 other e-books (some
free!) to IEEE members.
more
IEEE-USA
Online Engineering Student Video Competition:
$10K in Scholarships
Attention budding filmmakers: here's a chance to
show the world how cool the engineering
profession is and possibly earn some
scholarship money in the process. The challenge:
choose an aspect of engineering that you
consider to be socially constructive, appealing
and "fun"; then translate it into a 90-second
video clip aimed at an 11-to-13 year-old
audience. All entries must be submitted by
midnight Friday, 18 January.
more
U.S.
IEEE Members Select 2008 IEEE-USA
President-Elect, 2008-2009 IEEE-USA
Member-At-Large
U.S. IEEE members have selected
Gordon W. Day to serve as 2009 IEEE-USA
president. Day will take office on 1 January
2009, succeeding 2008 IEEE-USA President Russell
Lefevre. The U.S. members also selected
Gary L. Blank to serve as IEEE-USA
member-at-large, 2008-2009. Blank will begin his
term on 1 January 2008. Congratulations to
IEEE-USA's new officers, and a note of
appreciation to their opponents in this year's
election, Gregg L. Vaughn and Jean M. Eason, for
their dedicated service to IEEE-USA.
more
IEEE-USA President's Column: Success Tips for
IEEE Volunteers
It takes many dedicated people, both
professional staff and volunteers, to carry out
the important work of the IEEE. Needless to say,
the IEEE needs a steady supply of volunteers.
In his latest column, 2007 IEEE-USA President
John Meredith's suggests some ways to get
involved and to make the most of the
volunteering experience.
more
Two New
IEEE-USA Webinars to Help You Enhance Your Career
Through Networking (8 Jan. & 15 Jan.)
REGISTRATION CLOSED
In January 2008, IEEE-USA's Employment & Career
Services Committee continues its free webinar
series designed to help IEEE members build their
careers. On
8 January, Dr. Michelle Tullier will provide
solutions to common networking obstacles, as
well as ways to expand your professional network
and build powerful relationships. On
15 January, career management consultants
Ellen Sautter and Diane Crompton will explore
the world of online networking including
social
networking sites like LinkedIn, Ecademy and Ryze.
Both webinars are free, but space is limited, so
register now.
more
Call for Papers: IEEE RFID 2008
Deadline Extended
IEEE RFID is the premier international technical
conference series for discussing and expanding
knowledge of technologies, systems, networks,
algorithms, and applications that support the
development and adoption of RF-based wireless
communications and identification systems.
Authors are invited to submit technical papers
presenting new research, innovations, and
implementations related to the theory and
practice of RFID systems, sensor technologies,
and related information system support. Papers
must be submitted by 31 December.
more
Call for Papers: Homeland Security Conference
The
Eighth Annual IEEE Conference on Technologies
for Homeland Security is seeking technical
papers on next generation technologies capable
of deployment within 3 to 5 years.
Robert Hooks,
Director of the Transition at the Department of
Homeland Security's Science & Technology
Directorate, will be the conference's featured
speaker. The focus of
technical papers will be on applied research,
addressing hard problems where breakthroughs are
needed.
The deadline for abstract submissions has been
extended to 1 December.
more
IEEE-USA
Today's Engineer Digest Wins
2007 Apex Award of Publication Excellence
IEEE-USA's print publication, IEEE-USA
Today's Engineer Digest, has been awarded a
2007 Apex Award of Publication Excellence in the
Magapapers & Newspapers Print Category. With
close to 5,000 entries in 11 major categories,
only 10 publications received Awards of
Excellence in this category.
more
IEEE-Technology-Related News Stories Aired in
More Than Two-Dozen U.S. TV Markets
Beginning in 2005, in collaboration with the
American Institute of Physics (AIP) and other
technical professional organizations, IEEE-USA
has helped to underwrite almost 300 local TV
news stories on engineering and science. Since
January 2006, more than two-dozen stories about
IEEE-related technologies aired in 23 different
U.S. TV markets, including New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tampa-St.
Petersburg, Phoenix and Miami. Recent IEEE
technology-related stories included: "Preparing
for Disaster"; "Movie Magic"; and "Engineers
Invent Doppler-Based Stethoscope." To view the
latest 90-second stories as well as archived
spots, go to
www.aip.org/dbis/IEEE/.
IEEE-USA
Produces IEEE.tv Segment on Entrepreneurship
(Member Access)
Watch Guy Kawasaki, former Apple Fellow and
Managing Director of Garage.Com, share his
unique thoughts about what it is to be an
entrepreneur and how to raise money. Hear from
experienced entrepreneurs, venture capitalists
and angels about how to raise money during the
startup period and beyond.
Watch on IEEE.tv
IEEE/IEEE-USA Reaching Out to Younger, Older
Audiences to Promote Engineering Awareness
The IEEE is reaching out to two different
segments of the public from
nine-to-13-year-olds and to adults in its
quest to promote the understanding of engineers
and engineering, as well as to encourage
technological literacy. For the third
consecutive year, IEEE-USA is underwriting the
American Institute of Physics (AIP) "Discoveries
& Breakthroughs" TV news spots. In addition, for
the first time, the IEEE is a cosponsor of a new
PBS TV series, the engineering-based reality
program, "Design Squad," which has now aired its
first 13 programs.
more
IEEE-USA Seeking U.S. Members with RFID
Expertise
IEEE-USA is seeking U.S. IEEE members with
expert knowledge of radio
frequency identification (RFID) technologies.
"As a founding member of the RFID Technology
Council, organized to inform the non-partisan
U.S. Senate RFID Caucus, we anticipate the need
to tap into U.S. IEEE members' knowledge and
expertise to inform and educate Members of
Congress, government agencies and the general
public on issues relating to RFID," says Emily
Sopensky, Chair, Committee on Communications &
Information Policy. She is also the General
Chair for
IEEE
RFID 2007. RFID experts please send you
short bio (up to 100 words) and contact
information to Debbie Rudolph at
d.rudolph@ieee.org.
IEEE-USA Innovation Forum (6-8 Nov.)
Entrepreneur Howard Lieberman will provide the
keynote at the IEEE-USA Innovation Institute's
inaugural Innovation Forum. This forum will
deliver
team-oriented, active skill development from
successful innovators. Topics will include:
leadership and culture's impact on
innovation; large versus small organizations as
foundations for innovation; the innovation process
and your style; and innovation project
management. Attendees are eligible for 1.5 CEUs.
more
IEEE-USA Releases Two Free E-Books
Two recent IEEE-USA survey reports have been
released, free to IEEE members, as downloadable
e-Books. The 2006 IEEE-USA Consultants
Profile reports on the most recent IEEE-USA
biennial fee survey, and provides the profile of
typical self-employed and independent technical
consultants, including education, experience,
business practices, median earnings and hourly
fees. The IEEE-USA Unemployment Survey 2006
report provides a comprehensive portrait of the
IEEE's unemployed U.S. membership, and offers
insights into the causes and remedies for
loss of employment among technical
professionals.
more
IEEE-USA Co-Sponsors Congressional Briefing on Plug-in
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
On
10 July, IEEE-USA co-sponsored a forum on Capitol Hill to
discuss the emerging technology of plug-in hybrid electric
vehicles and the role they can play in reducing the nation's
gasoline usage and dependence on foreign oil. Dr. Paul
Werbos, Program Director, National Science Foundation, spoke
on "Towards
Independence from Imported Oil," and Dr. Thomas
Schneider, Energy Consultant, addressed "Transportation
Efficiency Through Electric Drive and the Power Grid."
IEEE Industrial Energy Efficiency Workshop 2007
The
IEEE Industry Applications Society is
sponsoring the IEEE Industrial Energy Efficiency
Workshop to be held 22-23 October at the
Sheraton Baltimore City Center (formerly Wyndham
Inner Harbor) in Baltimore, Md. This workshop
will provide information to help manufacturers
and processors save energy and reduce costs.
Savings are possible for food processors to
semiconductor manufacturers.
more
Conference
to Examine Role Technology Can Play in Managing
Health Care Costs
The role technology can play in helping the
United States manage health care costs by
advancing the diagnosis, treatment and
prevention of disease will be examined in a
conference at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md.,
on 25 September.
more
IEEE-USA President's Column: The Lessons of
History
As an avid student of history, IEEE-USA
President John Meredith loves to read about the
people responsible for the great inventions of
the past two centuries. In his latest
president's column, he reminds us all to study
the pioneers of our profession past and
present for their invaluable lessons and
inspiration.
more
Innovation Webinar:
Free for IEEE Members
In conjunction with the IEEE-USA Innovation
Institute and the IEEE-USA Entrepreneurs
Activities Committee, IEEE-USA's Employment &
Career Services Committee will present a free Webinar on innovation on 22 May 2007, 2:00 -
3:00 p.m. EDT. Best-selling author William C.
Miller will provide a "Primer on Innovation."
more information & to register
IEEE Fellow, Distinguished Optics
Scientist Dies
IEEE-USA mourns the loss of Dr. Arthur H.
Guenther of Albuquerque, N.M., who died
peacefully at home on Saturday, 21 April.
Guenther, a physicist and former chief scientist
of the Air Force Weapons Laboratory in
Albuquerque, participated in the IEEE Lasers and
Electro-Optics Society and the IEEE-USA Research
& Development Policy Committee. "He was a great
friend and good person to have on your side,"
IEEE-USA President-Elect Russ Lefevre said.
Internationally acclaimed for his work in
optics, he was honored as an IEEE Fellow in 1979
"for contributions to high-power laser
technology and pulsed-power engineering." For
more on Guenther, see
www.bizjournals.com and
www.accessmylibrary.com.
Still
Time to Register for IEEE RFID 2007
The first-ever IEEE technical conference on
radio frequency identification (RFID), 26-28
March, is co-located with premiere RFID
exhibition event, RFID WORLD 2007, at the
Gaylord Texan Resort, Grapevine, Texas. IEEE
RFID 2007 is the first in a series of annual
conferences dedicated to addressing the
technical and policy challenges in the areas of
RFID technologies, their supporting large-scale
distributed information systems, and their
applications.
more
Global
Marathon for Women in Engineering
The third-annual "Global Marathon For, By and
About Women in Engineering" will provide
insights and information on engineering careers
to high school and college students, their
teachers, counselors and parents, and
professional women engineers worldwide; and is
scheduled for Noon EST Thursday, 22 March, to
Noon EST Friday, 23 March.
more
Feedback Requested on Engineering Messaging
The National
Academy of Engineering (NAE) is seeking input on
the results of market research intended to
identify messages for communicating more
effectively with the public about engineering.
As an NAE member, IEEE President Leah Jamieson
serves on the advisory committee to the project,
which will consider submitted
comments when the final report is prepared later
this year. To review the market research report
and provide feedback by the 19 March deadline,
visit:
www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/engineeringmessages.html.
Responses from this site will go to both NAE and
IEEE.
Iowa Middle School Wins IEEE-USA National
Communications Award at Future City Competition
Finals
Turkey Valley Community School of Jackson
Junction, Iowa, won the seventh annual IEEE-USA
Best Communications System Award at the National
Finals of the National Engineers Week Future
City Competition on 21 February.
more
IEEE-USA Commends Congress for Increasing
Investment in Innovation and Competitiveness
Programs
IEEE-USA President John Meredith commended
congressional leaders for including increased
investments in innovation and competitiveness in
the proposed continuing budget resolution in a
31 January letter.
more
Complimentary Passes Available for IEEE Members
for 15 March Internet & Mobile Security Event
IEEE partner
SVASE is offering up to 20 complimentary passes
to Internet & Mobile Security
Opportunities & Exits,
to be held at Network Appliance Inc., in
Sunnyvale, Calif., on Thursday, 15 March.
Pre-event registration
here is required to receive comp passes.
more
EWeek
Programs Grow
The idea for the National Engineers Week (EWeek)
Future City Competition germinated back in 1992.
Little did the planners in IEEE-USA's Washington
office realize that 15 years later, the
competition to design a city in software would
blossom into one of the week's most popular
activities. EWeek was celebrated 18-24 February.
more
IEEE Member Discusses H-1B Program on CBS
News
Oscar McKee, who participated in IEEE-USA's
Career Fly-In last year, told CBS News how the
H-1B program makes it difficult for his company
to win bids against companies employing H-1B
labor at lower pay.
more
House Resolution Recognizes Engineering
Contributions
By unanimous vote taken on 31 Jan., the U.S.
House of Representatives recognized
National
Engineers Week (18-24 Feb.), and pledged to work with the
engineering community to make sure that its
creativity and contribution "can be expressed through research, development,
standardization and innovation."
more
EWeek 2007 Just Around the Corner (18-24 Feb.)
IEEE-USA
will again play a key role in activities
surrounding Engineers Week 2007, 18-24 Feb.
Festivities get underway in Washington, D.C.,
with Discover Engineering Family Day at the
National Building Museum on 17 Feb. And IEEE-USA
is sponsoring the Best Communications System
Award and the essay question for the 15th
anniversary of the EWeek Future City Competition
in Washington. IEEE-USA also helped with the
proposal that led to the IEEE becoming a major
sponsor of the new engineering-based PBS
television show,
Design
Squad, which launches during EWeek.
Check with your local Section to see how you can
participate in EWeek 2007.
more
Three New
IEEE-USA E-Books Provide an Engineer's Guide to Lifelong
Employability
IEEE-USA's
latest series of e-books comprise an Engineer's Guide to Lifelong
Employability, with installments on
Resumes; The Transition from School to
Work; and What Are You Worth?
more
IEEE-USA
President's Column: Keep Your Leading Edge with
Education
In his final column, IEEE-USA President
Ralph Wyndrum looks back on 2006 with satisfaction at
the fact that "we as a team at IEEE-USA served
as change agents to the profession."
more
IEEE-USA Commends NASA Decision to Service
Hubble
IEEE-USA commends NASA for announcing that
it will send a Space Shuttle mission sometime
in 2008 to improve the Hubble Space Telescope's
capabilities and keep it functioning through
2013.
more
Students Encouraged to Help Improve Public's
Understanding of Engineering
IEEE-USA is seeking U.S. IEEE student members to
work as reporters, researchers and production
assistants in newsrooms across the country
during a
10-week mass media fellowship in the summer
of 2007. The mass-media program helps strengthen
connections between engineers and journalists,
and increases public understanding and awareness
of science, engineering and technology. To
apply, individuals must be at least a senior in
college majoring in mathematics or the natural,
physical, health, engineering, computer or
social sciences. Applications are due by 15
January 2007. To apply, click
here or contact Stacey Pasco at
spasco@aaas.org.
IEEE-USA
PR Director to Begin Transition to Retirement in
2007
Pender M. McCarter, IEEE-USA's Director of
Communications & Public Relations, is retiring
from his full-time position at the end of the
year, and will begin consulting for IEEE-USA on
engineering public awareness in January.
McCarter has served 25 years: as IEEE PR Manager
(1981-1994); and as IEEE-USA PR Manager and
IEEE-USA Associate Director/Director of
Communications & Public Relations (1994-2006).
more
Former
IEEE President, IEEE-USA Chairman John Guarrera
Dead at 82
1974 IEEE President John Guarrera died on 7
December. Guarrera was a retired Cal State
Northridge (CSUN) professor who helped save the
university's College of Engineering and Computer
Science from being eliminated in the early
1970s. He ran the CSUN Center for Research and
Services until his retirement in 2004. As 1977
IEEE-USA chairman, Guarrera helped spearhead
pension reform legislation in the U.S. Congress,
and organized the first IEEE conference on
technology policy that forged connections for
IEEE-USA with lawmakers in Washington.
more
Special IEEE Membership Recruitment Initiative
As
encouragement to IEEE's U.S. Sections to
proactively recruit higher grade members during
the fourth Quarter 2006, IEEE-USA has announced
special financial incentives for U.S. IEEE
Sections.
more
Seeking Nominations for 2007 "New Faces of
Engineering"
The IEEE/IEEE-USA is seeking nominations for the
2007 Engineers Week "New Faces of
Engineering" recognition program. The campaign
recognizes engineers new to the profession with
outstanding educational and career
accomplishments, and is open to IEEE members
worldwide.
more
ECSC
Webinar
Series: Professional Ethics
IEEE-USA's Employment and Career Services
Committee (ECSC) is offering a series of free Webinars
designed to help you build your career. The
fifth and final Webinar in this series,
Professional Ethics Dominant and Escalating
Effects on Employment and Careers, on
19 December,
will will depict traps to avoid and difficult
choices engineers must make to uphold the
ethical standards of the profession and to
remain gainfully employed.
more
IEEE RFID 2007:
Conference Issues Call for Panels
Conference organizers are seeking proposals for
panels that provoke thought and discussion,
reveal open problems, and provide technical
insight into the adoption, policy and
deployment of RFID systems and technologies.
Panel proposals are due by 15 December 2006.
more
U.S.
IEEE Members Select 2007 President-Elect,
2007-2008 Member-At-Large
U.S. IEEE members have selected
Russell
Lefevre to serve as 2008 IEEE-USA president.
Lefevre will take office on 1 January 2008,
succeeding 2007 IEEE-USA President John W.
Meredith. The U.S. members also selected
Gregg Vaughn to serve as IEEE-USA
member-at-large, 2007-2008. Vaughn will begin
his term on 1 January 2007. Congratulations to
IEEE-USA's new officers, and a note of
appreciation to their opponents in this year's
elections, Joe Lillie and Gary Blank, for their
dedicated service to IEEE-USA.
more
Video:
Guy Kawasaki Chats with TechCrunch's
Mike Arrington
On 8 November, IEEE-USA cosponsored the
Art
of the Start Conference at Microsoft's
Mountain View, Calif., office. The conference,
geared toward entrepreneurs, provided useful tips
from venture capitalists and seasoned
entrepreneurs, and was based on Guy Kawasaki's recent
book
Art of the Start.
Kawasaki, founder of
Garage.Com
and a former Apple Fellow, sat down for a
fireside chat with
TechCrunch
Editor Mike Arrington. IEEE-USA launched the
Entrepreneurs Village in the spring of 2006 to bring members additional
resources, such as
this
video. Please consider
joining the community
to find out more. Stay tuned for more videos
from this conference. [watch
the video]
IEEE-USA President Cites Need for High-Tech
National Strategy at National Academies'
Offshoring Workshop
Because
the offshoring of U.S. engineering and other
high-skill jobs to developing countries is
increasing, America needs a coordinated national
strategy to maintain its technological
leadership and promote job creation, IEEE-USA
President Ralph W. Wyndrum Jr. said at a recent
NAE offshoring workshop.
more
New
Edition of the IEEE Financial Advantage
Programs FYI Newsletter Available
The October/November issue of "FYI," the
newsletter of the IEEE Financial Advantage
Program, is now available. The "must-read"
feature articles discuss healthcare and aging
issues. Along with the feature articles, when
visiting our site, view our Article Archive and
Expert's Corner to learn more about other
exclusive programs and services Financial
Advantage offers members of the IEEE.
more
GOLD Webinar: Become a Successful Project
Manager
Ever wondered about how you can rise up into
project management? Or if you're already leading
projects, do you dread those long project
meetings with endless discussions? How can
project management techniques help you overcome
obstacles to achieve your goals and beyond? IEEE
GOLD is offering a free online seminar on two
dates
29 Nov. and 30 Nov. on how to prepare
yourself before and during the project, building
a great team, running effective meetings,
producing good reports, and what you can do to
attain your project's goals
more
IEEE RFID 2007:
Call for Papers Deadline Extended
The deadline for submission of papers has been
extended to 24 November for
IEEE RFID
2007. Sponsored by IEEE-USA,
the IEEE New Technology Directions Committee and
IEEE Region 5, IEEE RFID
2007 is the first in a series of annual
conferences dedicated to addressing the
technical and policy challenges in the areas of
radio frequency identification (RFID)
technologies, their supporting large-scale
distributed information systems, and their
applications. The conference will be held 26-28
March, in conjunction with RFID World 2007 in
Grapevine, Texas.
more
President Signs IEEE-USA-Supported SAFE Act
On 13 October, President Bush signed into law
the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE)
Port Act, which IEEE-USA supported in a
13 September letter to members of the
Senate. The legislation requires the Department
of Homeland Security to "direct research,
development, test and evaluation efforts in
furtherance of maritime and cargo security."
more
Seeking Professionals to
Evaluate and Accredit Tech Programs at U.S.
Universities
The IEEE Educational Activities Board seeks
qualified professionals from industry,
government or academia to serve as program
evaluators to assist in accrediting engineering
and engineering technology programs at U.S.
universities. Applications for the 2007-2008
academic year are due 15 November 2006.
more
President's Column:
Of Polls and Pipelines
According to a recent Harris Interactive Poll,
Americans count engineers among the 10 most
admired professionals. Not bad, considering all
of the professions out there. But IEEE-USA
President Ralph Wyndrum believes it would be
even better if more people remembered that the
doctors, nurses, scientists and military
officers who garnered the most admiration would
be hard-pressed without the instruments
engineers conceived and designed.
more
Call for Papers: Conference on Technologies
for Homeland Security
IEEE-USA is co-sponsoring the 2007 IEEE
Conference on Technologies for Homeland
Security, set for 16-17 May 2007 in Woburn,
Mass. The conference, business panels and
technical expo provide an ideal opportunity for
developers and implementers of technologies,
consultants, entrepreneurs and business funding
sources interested in the security and critical
infrastructure dependability marketplace to meet
with government leaders and owners and operators
of major private sector infrastructure. A call
for papers has been issued with an abstract
submission deadline of 15 November 2006.
more
Calling All Licensed Electrical and Computer
Engineers
The National Council of Examiners for
Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), with the
support of IEEE-USA, is performing a study that
will be used to set the Electrical and Computer
exam specifications for the April 2008 and
future Principles and Practices of Engineering
(PE) examinations. NCEES performs this crucial
update process every six to eight years to
assure that the exams are current. Licensed
Electrical and Computer engineers can assist the
profession in this important task by taking a
few minutes to complete the online poll.
more
Government Reports Show Significant H-1B Wage
Violations, Enforcement Mechanism Broken
Many
H-1B workers have not been paid the wages their
employers claimed they would pay them, but
because of the Department of Labor's limited
authority to investigate such claims, the full extent
of these violations is unknown.
more
NAE Workshop on the Offshoring of Engineering:
24-25 Oct.
This workshop will examine offshoring of
engineering and its implications on the U.S.
economy, and features presentations by industry
and academic engineering leaders, including
IEEE-USA President Ralph Wyndrum. The meeting,
which is free and open to the public, will run
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 24 Oct., and from
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on 25 Oct. in the
auditorium of the National Academies building at
2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
more
IEEE-USA Cosponsors Convocation Encouraging
State, Local Leadership to Strengthen U.S.
Competitiveness
IEEE-USA cosponsored a convocation Thursday at
the National Academies designed to strengthen
U.S. competitiveness initiatives at the state
and local level, with the theme, "Rising Above
the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing
Regions, States, and Cities for A Brighter
Economic Future."
more
Autumn
2006 Career Accelerator Forum Focuses on
Entrepreneurship
On 12 October, listen to experienced executives
and experts in entrepreneurship tell you how to
get started, what to expect, and how to leverage
education and work experience to ensure success.
Network with career advisors and higher
educational institutions in a virtual exhibit
hall all from the comfort of your desktop.
more
IEEE-USA Mourns Loss of Former IEEE President
and
IEEE-USA Chair Leo Young, 80
Leo Young, 80, an IEEE Fellow and 1980 IEEE
President who helped launch IEEE-USA as the 1974
IEEE U.S. Activities Committee chair, died on 14
Sept. Dr. Young was a retired director of
research at the U.S. Department of Defense, a
fellow at the Stanford Research Institute, and
an expert on microwave technology who held 20
patents. He sought pension protections for U.S.
IEEE members which led to the establishment of
individual retirement accounts in the 1980s as
well as further improvements in retirement
security in the 1990s and the Pension
Protection Act of 2006. Born in Austria, he
was 12 years old when he and his family escaped
the Nazis in 1938. [Read Dr. Young's obituary in
The Washington Post.]
New
eBook Available: The Best of Today's Engineer on
Career Survival
To
survive in a changing world, engineers need to
understand how the changing business eco-system
will affect their careers. This selection of
articles will help readers increase situational
awareness of the marketplace, learn how to
assess the market and themselves, and how to
identify steps to take to remain
competitive in today's environment.
more
New Engineering Careers Brochure for
11-13-Year-Old Students, Children's Museums
IEEE-USA has unveiled a new six-panel
engineering careers brochure that is designed
for 11-13-year-old, sixth-to eighth-grade U.S.
students, titled "My Science, My Math, My
Engineering! How Am I Ever Going to Use This
Stuff in the Real World?"
more
GAO Finds H-1B Visa Program Undercuts U.S.
Workers
According to IEEE-USA, a new General
Accountability Office (GAO) report affirms what
independent observers and the government already
know: the H-1B program has little oversight, and
statutory changes are necessary to ensure it
serves the national interest.
more
IEEE-USA Offers Resources to Assist
Tech-Based Entrepreneurs
The new IEEE-USA Entrepreneurs Village is an
online portal designed to provide high-tech
entrepreneurs with tools and resources conducive
to innovation and company growth. It links
high-tech entrepreneurs with their peers, and
prospective entrepreneurs with mentors.
more
Try Expert Now IEEE For Free, Plus Earn CEUs
Expert Now IEEE is a new, innovative product
which features the best of IEEE's educational
content delivered in one-hour long interactive
online learning courses. Now through September,
IEEE members with a Web account can try three
courses at no charge. Later this year,
individual courses will be available for
purchase through IEEE Xplore.
more
IEEE-USA Seeks Nominations
for Awards & Recognitions
IEEE-USA's Awards and Recognition Committee is
seeking nominations for its 2006 awards for
professionalism, technical achievement, and
literary contributions to public awareness and
understanding of the engineering profession.
The deadline for nominations has been extended
to 31 August 2006.
more
IEEE-USA Welcomes 2006 WISE Interns
IEEE student members
Anthony Azevedo (Univ. of California-Berkeley), Emily Van Vliet
(Cedarville College) and Sasha Kemmet (Iowa
State University) shown here with IEEE-USA
President-Elect John Meredith have begun their summer
program with the Washington Internships for
Students of Engineering (WISE).
more
IEEE Fellow Denice
Denton's Death Mourned
IEEE-USA notes with sadness the death of Dr.
Denice Denton, a 2004 IEEE Fellow and Chancellor
and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the
University of California-Santa Cruz. Dr. Denton
received a Presidential Award in 2004
recognizing her leadership role in enhancing
diversity in engineering and science.
more
IEEE-USA President Says Permanent Immigration
Better for U.S. Work Force than Expanding H-1B
Program
The permanent immigration of skilled scientists
and engineers is better for the United States'
capacity to innovate and meet high-tech work
force demands than expanding the temporary H-1B
program, IEEE-USA President Dr. Ralph W. Wyndrum
Jr. wrote in an op-ed published in Mass
High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology.
more
Talent, Techniques, Advanced Tools Key to Future
Engineering Success, Says Former NSF Official
In his keynote address at the IEEE-USA
Leadership Workshop on 4 March, IEEE Fellow Dr.
Joseph Bordogna outlined his vision for how
engineers can contribute to future innovation in
a world undergoing swift and constant
technological transformation.
more
IEEE Webinar Event:
Ready, Set, Retire!
The IEEE Financial Advantage Program, in
partnership with Grogan Advisory Services, is
offering a retirement strategies webinar on
Friday, 14 July 2006. The free webinar will
address critical retirement planning issues,
including: how to avoid common IRA mistakes;
in-service distributions; early retirement
options; legacy planning; and tax efficient
income streams. Space is limited to the first
200 registrants.
more
The
Value of Membership: It's About Access
In his May column, IEEE-USA President Ralph W. Wyndrum Jr.
looks at some of the ways the IEEE provides
value to its members through access to career,
continuing education and public policy
resources.
more
IEEE-USA
President Urges Action on Adoption of "New
Internet"
Delivering a
keynote address on 19 May to some 125 attendees
at the Federal IPv6 Summit in Reston, Va.,
IEEE-USA President Ralph Wyndrum praised the development of the new
Internet Protocol (IP) that will exponentially
increase the number of assignable IP addresses
on the Web. He cited advantages of the new
protocol, known as IPv6, including: simplified
mobility, reduced network administration costs,
and improved network efficiency.
more
IEEE-USA
Representatives on CNN
On 22 May,
IEEE member and entrepreneur Oscar McKee and
former IEEE-USA President Paul Kostek appeared
on CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight. McKee
discussed how the H-1B program hurts small U.S.
high-tech businesses and puts his company at a
competitive disadvantage against companies
employing
H-1B holders.
more
Dearborn Workshop Focuses on Career Survival
A 10 June workshop organized by IEEE-USA and
the IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section focused on
practical strategies to maximize career talents
with the goal of career survival.
more
Wyndrum to Address Groups on IPv6 and
on the Future of U.S. Engineering
IEEE-USA President Ralph Wyndum will deliver a
keynote address entitled "IPv6: A Key
Innovation Engine" at the
Federal IPv6 Summit on 19 May in Reston,
Virginia. Wyndrum will also be the
featured speaker at a 25 May forum on the
future of the U.S. engineering industry organized by Kettering University and its Eta Kappa Nu student chapter.
more
IEEE-USA Supports House Education and
Competitiveness Package
IEEE-USA has endorsed a package of three bills
introduced in the House and referred to the
House Science Committee for the purpose of
strengthening U.S. economic competitiveness by
improving math and science education and
research.
more
2005 IEEE-USA Annual Report Available Online
Now available online, the Annual Report
highlights IEEE-USA's accomplishments and
progress in each of the organization's five
major program areas: career and member services;
professional activities; government relations;
communications and public relations; and public
awareness.
more
IEEE-USA H-1B Position Garners National Media
Coverage
IEEE-USA's position on H-1B visas was
highlighted recently in a Washington Post article
and a piece on NBC TV. The
organization was also named in a CNET News
piece and an editorial in Computerworld
magazine.
more

IEEE-USA President Stresses Ways to Enhance
U.S.
Competitiveness on NPR
As a featured guest on National Public Radio's
Science Friday on 24 Feb., IEEE-USA
President Ralph W. Wyndrum Jr. emphasized the
need to support more qualified math and science
teachers as one way to ensure U.S.
competitiveness in high technology. Dr. Wyndrum
cited the
IEEE Teacher In-Service Program as one
example of how engineers are teaming with
teachers to give them a "firsthand look at
engineering" in the classroom. To hear the
complete NPR interview with the IEEE-USA
President and two other guests, click
here.
PBS Seeks Engineer Co-Host for Design Squad
Engineering Reality TV Program
WGBH Boston is seeking an engineer co-host for
Design Squad, the working title for a new
PBS engineering reality TV program aimed at 9-
to 12-year-olds, which will begin shooting this
summer in Boston.
In the program, two teams of real-life high
school youngsters (not actors) compete using
problem-solving skills to design, construct and
test functional, whimsical machines. For more
information on applying, click
here.
IEEE-USA is seeking contributions to promote
public awareness of engineering, through
programs such as Design Squad; more
information is available
here.
Oklahoma School Captures Second National
Communications Award at Future City Competition
Finals
St. Philip Neri School of Midwest City, Okla.,
won the sixth annual IEEE-USA Best
Communications System Award at the national
finals of the Engineers Week Future City
Competition on 22 February. The honor, for the
most efficient and accurate communications
system, was one of 29 special awards presented
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel-Capitol Hill. The
school won also won the award in 2004.
more
Extraordinary Women Engineers Celebrated in New
Book
In conjunction with National Engineers Week
(19-25 February), the Extraordinary Women
Engineers Project Coalition (EWEP) launched
Changing Our World: True Stories of Women
Engineers. The colorful,
256-page book celebrates the accomplishments of
women engineers to every aspect of human life.
more
IEEE-USA
Remembers Long-time Volunteer
Long-time IEEE-USA volunteer, Jack Andresen,
passed away on 31 March, from complications
after an automobile accident. President, CEO and
Chief Engineer of Energy Transformation Systems,
Inc. (ETS), Andresen held a B.S.E.E. and an MBA
from the University of California at Berkeley.
Active in the IEEE for many years, Andresen was
an indispensable contributor to the development
and implementation of IEEE-USA retirement
security policies and programs in the late 1980s
and early 1990s. He served as Chair of
IEEE-USA's Pensions Committee and was an
articulate advocate for pension portability on
the Hill and in the media. Andresen also served
on IEEE-USA's Intellectual Property Committee
(IPC) and on committees for IEEE Standards.
Fellow IPC member David Ostfeld said that
Andresen will be missed, and remembers him as
"practical, prompt and conscientious in his many
and varied efforts and contributions within the
IEEE."
EWeek
Extended: Global Online Marathon Promotes Women
in Engineering Profession
The second annual "Global Marathon For, By and
About Women in Engineering" will take place from
noon EST on 23 March and concludes at noon EST
on 24 March. In correlation with Women's History
Month, the marathon consists of a series of live
Internet chats and teleconferences organized by
the EWeek committee. IEEE member Ayanna Howard,
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at the Georgia Institute of
Technology, will present "Cool Jobs for
Engineers" as part of the marathon.
more
IEEE-USA President Encourages Bipartisan Efforts
to Pass Innovation Legislation
In a 14 Feb.
letter, IEEE-USA President Ralph W. Wyndrum
Jr. urged House and Senate leaders to take
advantage of exceptional bipartisan consensus to
pass legislation during this session of Congress
that will help ensure the United
States' global technological leadership.
more
IEEE-USA Applauds President's Competitiveness
Initiative
During his State of the Union address on 31
January, President George W. Bush introduced the
American Competitiveness Initiative,
designed to spur U.S. innovation and better
equip the nation to compete in the global
marketplace. The plan commits $5.9B in 2007 for
growth in scientific research and in math and
science education programs at NSF, DOE Office of
Science and NIST.
more
IEEE-USA Commends Senators
for
for Introducing Protecting America's Competitive
Edge (PACE) Act
IEEE-USA commends Sens. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.),
Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.),
and Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) for introducing legislation aimed at helping the U.S.
maintain its leading edge in science and
technology.
more
Family Day Kicks off National Engineers
Week 2006
The annual Discover Engineering Family
Day was held on Saturday, 18 Feb., at the National
Building Museum in Washington, D.C., signaling
the unofficial start of EWeek 2006. Celebrations big and small are
scheduled across the country this week. Check the official
EWeek Web site
for events near you.
more
Mark Your Calendar for Congressional Visits Day
The annual Congressional Visits Day has been set
for 28-29 March, and is expected to bring over
250 scientists, engineers, researchers,
educators and technology executives to
Washington to raise visibility and support for
science, engineering and technology.
more
Backscatter:
Make or Buy?
When it comes to specialized parts for products
designed and developed in house, some firms opt
to make their own. Many, however, choose to
outsource the job which increasingly means
sending manufacturing and even engineering jobs
overseas. Read on in the February edition of
IEEE-USA Today's Engineer Online.
more
Former NSF Deputy Director to Receive IEEE-USA
Distinguished Public Service Award
IEEE Fellow Dr. Joseph Bordogna, former deputy
director of the National Science Foundation,
will be honored with the IEEE-USA Distinguished
Public Service Award at the
IEEE-USA Leadership Workshop on 4 March in
St. Louis. Bordogna is one of 15 IEEE-USA award
recipients.
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