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Tue, 21 Jan 2003, 12 noon | Water Supply Systems (Future, Operation, and Maintenance
Power Engineering Chapter - Petroleum Club of Fort Worth |
Sat, 25 Jan 2003 | DFW Future City Competition
FW & Dallas Sections - UTA, Nedderman Hall |
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FUTURE CITY JUDGES NEEDED: VOLUNTEER AND SPREAD THE WORD - We need about 100 engineers and technical professionals between now and the end of January to volunteer their time and expertise in judging the Future City Competition deliverables. There are opportunities to fit any schedule, from on-site judging and interacting with the students to working at your convenience on your computer. We will supply the background materials, score sheets, and detailed judging criteria.
Spread the word, enlist your colleagues, and contact Jean Eason. See website for more info.
DFW FUTURE CITY COMPETITION - The Fort Worth and Dallas Sections of the IEEE are pleased to have been able to bring National Engineers Week Future City Competition(TM) to North Texas. In just three years, the competition has become one of the premier events for middle school students in the area.
The program offers students a fun way to learn about different kinds of engineering by dealing with the real-world problems associated with creating a livable city of the future. The teams work hard from Oct. to Jan. on the five phases of the program:
The first place winner receives a trip to Washington DC during National Engineers Week to compete in the national contest. Second and third place winners receive medals and savings bonds. Several additional special awards are given for specific program and engineering accomplishments, including: transportation systems, manufacturing zones, environmentally-friendly energy, best model, best essay, and teamwork.
PE REVIEW COURSE OPPORTUNITY - For the April 11, 2003 PE Exam: TestMasters Electrical/Computer Engineering Review Course & Workshops. If you or someone you know, would like to take the PE review course in the DFW area instead of Houston, please contact Karen Flewharty no later than December 14th. The minimum enrollment requirement for this course is 15.
IEEE ELECTIONS - The results of the IEEE annual elections are in and reported below. Now it's time for the Section election of officers. Ballots appear in the printed Signals being sent to you. All higher-grade members (that is Members, Senior Members, Fellows, and Life members) are eligible to vote in the Section election. All higher-grade members of the applicable Society are eligible to vote for Chapter officers. Please complete and return the ballot as indicated postmarked no later than 15 January 2003.
IEEE ELECTION RESULTS - Arthur W. Winston, director of the Gordon Institute of Tufts University in Medford, Mass., has been selected 2002 IEEE president-elect. Winston will begin serving as IEEE president on 1 Jan. 2004. He will succeed 2003 IEEE President Michael S. Adler, Vice President of Technology at Mechanical Technology, Inc., Albany, N.Y., and Research Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y.
Winston, an IEEE Life Fellow, has been an IEEE member since joining in 1955. He served on the IEEE Board of Directors from 1996-1999, holding positions as vice president of Educational Activities and Region 1 director. He has served on numerous committees and taken on many other leadership roles within the organization, including chair of the Foundation Board and the Life Members Committee from 2000-2001. Winston has been very active in the IEEE Boston Section.
The following candidates were elected as IEEE division director, 2003-2004:
The following candidates were selected as division director-elect for 2003 (taking office as director on 1 Jan. 2004):
The following candidates were selected as region director-elect for 2003-2004 (taking office on 1 Jan. 2005):
James T. Carlo was chosen as president-elect of the IEEE Standards Association. Elected to serve two-year terms on the Standards Association Board of Governors as members-at-large are Nader Mehravri, Thomas A. Prevost, Dennis Bodson and Harold E. Epstein.
IEEE members selected Ralph W. Wyndrum, Jr. to serve as vice president-elect of IEEE Technical Activities. He will succeed 2002 Technical Activities Vice-President Leah H. Jamieson on 1 Jan. 2004.
Elected as IEEE-USA president-elect was John W. Steadman. Steadman, head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wyoming, is a Senior Member of the IEEE and currently serves on the IEEE-USA Board of Directors as vice president for Career Activities. Taking office as IEEE-USA member-at-large on 1 Jan. 2003, will be Merrill W. Buckley, Jr.
Other 2003 officers named - During the recent IEEE Board of Directors meeting, the IEEE Assembly elected the following individuals to serve one-year terms on the Board, beginning 1 Jan.:
The Board also selected the following candidates to run for 2004 IEEE President Elect:
And also in the 2003 election - Fort Worth's own Jean Eason has been nominated to run for 2004 IEEE-USA president-elect in the 2003 election. She appreciates all your support.
ASTM JOINS IEEE EFFORT TO CREATE VOTING EQUIPMENT STANDARD - ASTM International has joined the IEEE Standards Association's initiative to create a technical standard for the next generation of voting equipment. ASTM International, a global standards organization, contributes a large population of engineers with broad expertise in materials and testing to this effort. The IEEE P1583(TM) Voting Equipment Standard aims to make the voting process more reliable, secure and accessible, and help guide states and others in replacing existing voting equipment.
IEEE-USA-SUPPORTED CYBER SECURITY R&D ACT CLEARS FINALCONGRESSIONAL HURDLE AND GOES TO THE PRESIDENT - The Cyber Security Research and Development Act (H.R. 3394), which IEEE-USA has supported since its introduction, passed the lame-duck House of Representatives by unanimous consent and is being sent to the President for his signature.
The five-year, $902.85 million bill is designed to address the nation's extraordinary vulnerability to attacks upon computer systems and networks, and the critical national infrastructures that rely upon them (e.g., air traffic control, financial transactions, water systems and electricity grids). It will create new research and education programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to ensure that the United States is better prepared to prevent and combat electronic terrorist attacks.
Jean Eason, Editor