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The Institute of
Electrical and Electronic
Engineers
IEEE
Palm Beach
Section

eBulletin
Vol 20, No 7
July, 2003
- CONTENTS
- MEETING
NOTICE-EXCOM
- WELCOME
TO THE PALM BEACH eBULLETIN
- GOVERNMENT
FELLOWSHIPS
- COMPUTER
SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIPS
- IEEE
JOB SITE
- UPGRADE
YOUR MEMBERSHIP
- BRAIN
TEASER CHALLENGE
- VIP
AND IEEE FOUNDATION
- SOUTHEASTCON
2004 CALL FOR PAPERS
- SECTION
ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
- SECTION
WEBSITE
- SECTION
EMAIL ADDRESS
- VOLUNTEERS
- AND
FINALLY
- ADVERTISING
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MEETING NOTICE
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When:
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Tuesday, August
5, 2003; 6:30 to 8:30 PM
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What:
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Section ExCom
meeting to discuss section
activities
Meeting open
to members and student members. Light dinner
(dine in from Atlanta Bread Co) will be provided
gratis.
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Where:
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Boynton Beach
Community High School
4975 Park Ridge Blvd
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Room location TBD on day of meeting. Look for
IEEE signage. (Lot's this time).
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Visit:
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http://www.mapquest.com
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Directions:
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From I95, exit
at Gateway Blvd (Exit 59) and drive west to
first traffic signal. This is
High Ridge
Rd. Turn left (South). This road becomes Park
Ridge Blvd. Drive 1 mile through industrial park
and enter campus.
From western county areas, drive east on Gateway
Blvd and past Congress Ave. Drive 1/2 mile past
canal to traffic signal at Park Ridge Blvd. Turn
right and drive to campus. On campus, go
to
main
entrance located on Northeast corner of
building, which is wide metal gated
entryway.
School office is first immediate door to
left.
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RSVP:
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Richard
Seibel,
(561) 243-4730.
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WELCOME TO THE PALM BEACH
eBULLETIN
- The section extends a
welcome to those who have started receiving the
eBulletin. A new
web-based membership
data base has been applied from IEEE in NJ. The
membership is now
updated weekly,
allowing for more current information. Pass out to
members without
- access to internet;
print and post at work or school.

IEEE-USA GOVERNMENT
FELLOWSHIPS
- IEEE-USA is seeking
applications for US IEEE members to spend 1 year as a
staff
member to Congress in
2005. The application kit can be downloaded
at: www.ieeeusa.org/forum/govfel/index.html
- Application deadline is
February 23, 2004.
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COMPUTER SOCIETY
SCHOLARSHIPS
- Scholarships and awards
are offered to students. Examples include: Richard E.
Merwin
Student Scholarship
($3000) and Upsilon Pi Epsilon Student Award
($500).
- Visit: www.computer.org/students/schlrshp.htm.
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IEEE JOB SITE
- Search job listings,
create your own profile, employer profiles, post jobs for
employers
are available topics.
Visit: www.ieee.org/jobs

UPGRADE YOUR
MEMBERSHIP
- Did you know....?
Associates and society affiliates can be upgraded to
member status
and members can be
upgraded to senior member status.
Visit: www.ieee.org/upgrademember
and click on appropriate link for criteria and
forms.
Or send an e-mail to
the section e-mail address listed below.
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BRAIN TEASER
CHALLENGE
- Butch Shadwell, a member
and active volunteer from the Jacksonville section writes
a monthly column featuring a challenge.
Visit: www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/fc/newsletter.html
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VIP AND IEEE
FOUNDATION
- The IEEE Foundation is
the philanthropic instrument of IEEE and supports
charitable
goals of IEEE. Visit:
www.ieee.org/foundation
- Volunteers for this
important work are welcome to visit this site and learn
more about
the Foundation to
become Volunteers in Philanthropy (VIP).
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SOUTHEASTCON 2004 CALL FOR
PAPERS
- SoutheastCon 2004 is the
annual Region 3 Technical, Professional and Student
conference and
will be held March
26-28, 2004 in Greensboro, NC. Authors are invited to
submit papers on any
aspect of electrical
and computer engineering. Due date is December 19,
2003.
- Visit: www.ewh.ieee.org/cmte/secon04

SECTION ANNUAL AWARDS
BANQUET
- The section banquet is
now set in the calendar. It will be on Saturday December
6.
The location is
Nando's Beefeeders Restaurant in Lake Worth. Mark the
date. We
plan to have an
enjoyable evening.

SECTION WEBSITE
- Visit the section
website: www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/palmbeach
- Visit the Florida
Council website: www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/fc
- This site lists IEEE
activities for the Florida sections. It also
contains
- a calendar for meetings
in other sections which members can
- attend when traveling
throughout the state of Florida.

SECTION EMAIL
ADDRESS
- Send an e-mail
with feedback, suggestions or unsubscribes

VOLUNTEERS
- Please help the section
and volunteer your time. There are several
openings
including
Communications Society Chair, Philanthropic Chair,
Secretary/Treasurer and Publicity Chair. Send an e-mail
to the section address.

ADVERTISING
- Advertisements for
companies seeking employees or advertising products and
services
can be placed in the
eBulletin or on the website. Send a e-mail to the section
address.

AND FINALLY
- Any given program, once
running, is obsolete.
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SECTION OFFICERS AND CONTACT
INFORMATION
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