NEWSLETTER OF
THE
JUNE 2009
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IN THIS ISSUE:
2. Special
Request for IEEE Members
3. Electronics
Wizard Needed (Rockville MD)
4. Baltimore
Region Conferences
1. Note from the Editor
The IEEE Baltimore Section officers and volunteers wish everyone a safe and enjoyable summer. If interesting news comes our way this summer, we will share it with you in our monthly newsletter.
2. Special Request for IEEE Members
The following is a special request for members of the IEEE.
“My name is Xavier Hadjadj and I reside in
Since I am not a motorist registered in the State of
I would really enjoy receiving a Maryland IEEE license
plate for my collection. In return, I am willing to pay for any shipping charge
and other related expenses or even send you back a similar sample license plate
from my State (
I hope to hear from you soon.
Best regards,
Xavier Hadjadj
230 Hendrickson Drive
Princeton Junction,NJ 08550
thehadjadj@verizon.net”
3.
Electronics Wizard Needed (Rockville MD
The following is an employment ad, which may benefit some of our members.
“Our little event production company needs a small fleet of devices built for use in movie special effects and production shows. Suit a young engineer looking for good pocket money, grad student, tech etc. Some devices need to be triggered by tilting and impact (the most urgent need), others are more sophisticated such as remote controls and gadgets that take 4 to 16 switched inputs and decide which event to trigger based on rules in software. Devices will be used heavily by our techs in the field and so need to be not just well designed but well-built, physically tough, water resistant, immune to things like reverse voltages and shorts, etc. We are a very small (but very successful in our field) business and we cannot afford a full-scale circus from an engineering company. Instead the CEO would much rather work with a qualified electronic engineer or tech student to develop these devices, which will replace a generation of older devices we have now. We have worked like this in the past with great success. We will pay you decently for your work; we want good value but do not expect it for free! CEO would like to meet anyone we engage prior to getting a final quote - we can show you current equipment and prototypes and answer your questions. We do not need everything at once, and we do know exactly what we want - CEO has good engineering familiarity. Fun is guaranteed, late nights probably too; our (very) small company is well known in its field and a great crew to work with.
Location:
It's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests.
Compensation: We will ask you for a quote and would prefer to meet beforehand.
John Kolm
CEO
Team Results
Tel 202-257 5593
Email john.kolm@teamresultsusa.com
Website www.teamresultsusa.com
Also look at the website for our book on http://www.crocodilecharlie.com/.”
4.
Baltimore
The following conferences are planned for
Conference: 2009 IEEE Humanitarian Technology Challenge Conference
Conference Dates: 01 Jun - 02 Jun 2009
Location: National
Conference: 2009 International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC)
Conference Dates: 02 Jun - 04 Jun 2009
Location:
Conference Web Site: http://www.i-leos.org
Conference: 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)
Conference Dates: 02 Jun - 04 Jun 2009
Location:
Conference Web Site: http://www.i-leos.org
Conference: 2009 IEEE/LEOS Semiconductor Laser Workshop
Conference Dates: 05 Jun - 05 Jun 2009
Location:
Conference Web Site:
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/leos/LEOSCONF/SCLW2009/index.html
Conference: 2009 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (PPC)
Conference Dates: 28 Jun - 02 Jul 2009
Location:
Conference Web Site: http://web.ece.missouri.edu/ppc2009
Conference: 2009 17th International Conference on Geoinformatics
Conference Dates: 12 Aug - 14 Aug 2009
Location:
Conference Web Site: http://www.geoinformatics2009.org
Conference: 2009 IEEE Workshop on Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics
Conference Dates: 15 Sep - 18 Sep 2009
Location: TBD,
Conference: 2009 IEEE 59th Annual Broadcast Symposium (BTS)
Conference Dates: 14 Oct - 16 Oct 2009
Location: The Westin Hotel,
Conference Web Site: http://www.ieee.org/bts/symposium
Conference: 2009 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena - (CEIDP 2009)
Conference Dates: 18 Oct - 21 Oct 2009
Location:
Conference Web Site: http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/dei/ceidp/
Conference: 2009 7th International Workshop on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN)
Conference Dates: 25 Oct - 28 Oct 2009
Location:
Conference Web Site: http://www.drcn.us
Conference: 2009 Grand Challenges in Biomedical Engineering
Conference Dates: 05 Nov - 07 Nov 2009
Location:
Conference: 2009 IEEE 40th Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference (SISC)
Conference Dates: 03 Dec - 05 Dec 2009
Location: Key Bridge Marriott Hotel,
Conference Web Site: http://www.ieeesisc.org/
Conference: 2009 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM)
Conference Dates: 07 Dec - 09 Dec 2009
Location: Hilton Baltimore,
Conference Web Site: http://www.ieee-iedm.org
Conference: 2009 International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS)
Conference Dates: 09 Dec - 11 Dec 2009
Location:
Conference Web Site: http://www.ece.umd.edu/isdrs/2009
Conference: 2010 11th Joint Magnetism and Magnetic Materials - INTERMAG Conference
Conference Dates: 17 Jan - 21 Jan 2010
Location:
Conference Web Site: http://www.magnetism.org
Conference: 2010 IEEE International Radar Conference
Conference Dates: 10 May - 14 May 2010
Location: Marriott Crystal Gateway,
Conference Web Site: http://www.radar2010.com/
Conference: 2010 IEEE 37th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
Conference Dates: 20 Jun - 24 Jun 2010
Location: Marriott Norfolk Waterside,
Conference Web Site: http://www.eng.odu.edu/icops2010
Conference: 2010 American Control Conference - ACC 2010
Conference Dates: 30 Jun - 02 Jul 2010
Location:
Conference Web Site: http://www.a2c2.org/conferences/acc2010/
Conference: 2010 IEEE 60th Annual Broadcast Symposium (BTS)
Conference Dates: 20 Oct - 22 Oct 2010
Location: The Westin Alexandria,
Conference Web Site: http://www.ieee.org/bts/symposium
Conference: 2010 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)
Conference Dates: 25 Oct - 30 Oct 2010
Location: Crystal Gateway Marriott,
Conference Web Site: http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/
5. Continuing EE Education
We are re-running this request for interest in a continuing education program. This program will be in the format of seminars focused on a particular topic of interest. The seminars may run either during the week after work hours or possibly on Saturday. The idea for the program is described below.
Name of project: Continuing EE Education (“CEEE”)
Goal: A section-level program aimed at:
Updating the IEEE members on new developments in the EE field.
Familiarizing engineers with basic new tools, products and techniques as well as giving them the initial knowledge and skills to use them.
Inviting representatives from different vendors to present leading novel products.
Giving tutorials in new areas.
Helping IEEE fellow members become more competitive, especially in times of uncertain jobs, off-shoring and salary stagnation.
Facilitating networking.
Broadening the horizon of each IEEE member.
Fostering collaboration between members of different societies as well as generation of new ideas (“cross-pollination” element).
The program should be open to all IEEE members, including students. It is meant to be a cross-societies initiative, i.e. should not be limited to narrow topics serving the interests of a single chapter only. Emphasis should be placed on meeting with experienced experts from different fields. Critical comparisons between different solutions of EE problems are expected to be made, and trends should be discussed.
Potential topics of interest could include, but are not limited to:
Software tools:
Programming languages
Compilers
Real-Time Operating systems
Debuggers
Emulators
Hardware tools:
Novel electronic components
Single-Board Computers (SBC)
Embedded solutions
FPGAs
Printed circuit board design (schematics capture, layout)
Circuit simulation (PSPICE)
Portable devices
Signal and image processing (examples, tools, help)
Wireless devices:
Theory
Standards
Available OEM products
Trends
Internet-based methods and devices:
Standards
Available tools
Web Page Design
Contemporary design tools (like AutoCad and Solid Works)
Reliability and Compliance issues
We plan to invite qualified speakers from academia, industry and governmental institutions. The speakers will be professionals who can give first-hand information and share front-line experience on the technology, methods and tools being presented.
We plan to organize 2-4 meetings annually. Each meeting is planned to last for 2 hours or more. We could meet on weekdays, or on Saturdays.
Please send us your suggestions and preferences regarding topics, time and place of meetings, the name/acronym of the program etc.
Boris Gramatikov
Baltimore Section