IEEE
Atlanta Section
Life Members
Affinity Group
ATL-LM

o  Our next 2008 LM meeting will be 12 Noon, Thursday, 29 May, at Petite Auberge, 2935 N. Druid Hills Road, NE, Atlanta 30329.   Attendance is not limited to Life Members: All are welcome.  

Our speaker will be Dr. Steven W. McLaughlin, a Fellow of the IEEE and 2005 President of the IEEE Information Theory Society. Steve received his BS from Northwestern, his MS from Princeton, and his Ph.D. from Michigan. His research interests are in the general area of communications and information theory.

Dr. McLaughlin joined the School of ECE at Georgia Tech in 1996, then served for several years at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in Metz, France (as Vice Director 2006-7), and was recently named Georgia Tech's Vice Provost for International Initiatives.

We have asked him to share with us about Georgia Tech's growing international presence and future plans as we address the challenges of the Flat Earth.

The luncheon at Petite Auberge is $17.50. Our menu choices are Chicken Cordon Bleu, Grilled Salmon, or Beef Burgundy Roast. Dessert choices are Strawberries Romanoff and Chocolate Mousse. Please make your reservations and send your check with your menu choices by 26 May to Ken Carr, LM Treasurer; 6315 River Shore Pkwy; Sandy Springs, GA 30328.

[PLEASE NOTE: If you bring a first-time IEEE Life Member to the meeting, after proper ID you will be charged only $5.00 for your meal. This is a one-time offer].

Who is an IEEE Life Member?




• IEEE "Life" status is an automatic process which is based on an individual's membership record to determine if an IEEE member qualifies for Life member status. The member must be at least 65 years of age and have been a member of IEEE or one of its predecessor societies for such a period that the sum of his/her age and his/her years of membership equals or exceeds 100 years. (IEEE Bylaw I-102.2) Members who qualify each year will be notified by mail in the fourth quarter of the qualifying year. "Life" status will be effective on 1 January of the following year. Contact IEEE Member Services if you have any questions regarding your IEEE Life Member status. Life members represent an invaluable repository of personal experiences involving the history of areas of interest to IEEE.
• NOTE: Life members must return their annual renewal forms to IEEE each year (even though there's no renewal fee).   Otherwise, IEEE will assume they are no longer interested in receiving IEEE publications or correspondence!

• About the Atlanta Section Life Member (ATL-LM) Affinity Group


• Atlanta Section website


• ATL-LM Officers


• Chair: Adolfo F. Ponce de Leon
• Vice Chair: To be named
• Secretary-Treasurer: J. Kenneth (Ken) Carr
• Life Members in Atlanta


• There are some 300 IEEE life members in the Atlanta Section
• ATL-LM Meetings


• Next meeting 29 May 2008


• Quarterly meetings planned


• Objectives for the ATL-LM Affinity Group:


• Continue luncheon meetings in a similar format.


• Meet at least four times a year.


• Set first meeting in 2008.


• Meet at least once with GOLD affinity group.


• Propose the ATL-LM group as an advisory committee to the Atlanta Section.


• Opportunities for Service:


• Mentor Eagle Scouts!   Mentors are needed starting in February 2007. Everyone is invited to participate.   Click here for a Mentor Service Invitation and here for a Mentor Survey form.   For more info, contact Bob Stong at bobstong@gmail.com.


• Review conference papers!   Peer reviewers are needed to review papers submitted to conferences in Region 3.   Volunteer your services in your areas of specialization.   The program chairs will be grateful.
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• Life Membership, Life Member Fund, & Pins webpage
  
• IEEE Life Member Forum


• Strategic Plans, Goals, and Objectives


• Life Member Committee Strategic Plan for 2007


• Region 3 Strategic Plan for 2007 (PDF)
• IEEE Strategies for 2004


• IEEE-USA 2005-2009 Strategic Plan


• RAB 2001-2002 Strategic/Operational Plan


• SC05 Recommendations


• Region 3 Administration


• Region 3 Home Page


• Region 3 Bylaws


• Region 3 Operations Manual(7/2003)


• Region 3 History


• Region 3 Flat World Initiative


• Miscellaneous Links


• IEEE Home Page


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