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- The
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Vicki Waldman, Editor
- Tracy Hawkins, Manager S/CS
- www.ieee.org/ra
Contents:
- ANNUAL REPORTING /
REBATE NEWS
- IEEE STUDENT CONCOURSE
- LIVE
- IEEE GRANT
OPTIONS
- SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
COUNTS (new web site)
- A COOL COMPUTER
COMPETITION
- ATTENTION SUBSECTION,
CHAPTER, AND AFFINITY GROUP CHAIRS
- SUCCESSFUL CHAPTER
MEETINGS (how-to web page)
- JOE.VOLUNTEER@IEEE.ORG
(email alias reminder)
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- ANNUAL REPORTING /
REBATE NEWS
- The annual reports of officer, meeting, and financial activity
are the
- basis for Section and Chapter funding in the form of Section
Rebates.
- Within the next few weeks, the Section/Chapter Support group
in the IEEE
- Regional Activities Department will be mailing out packages
containing the
- forms and instructions for completing these required reports.
There are
- some notable changes this year!
- In June 1999, the IEEE Regional Activities Board approved an
increase to
- the 2000 Rebate. Starting in 2000, all Sections with approved
reporting
- will receive a basic allowance of $1800, a $300 increase over
1999's $1500
- allowance. In addition, Sections will receive $180,
previously $150, for
- each reporting Chapter. The Membership allowance will remain
the same at
- $3 per member and the Affinity Group rebate will be $150. And
don't forget
- the bonus of 10% of the total rebate for reports received by
the reporting
- deadline of 22 February 2000.
- Another change this year is the look of the financial report
form (L50).
- Quite different in appearance from last year's form, it
contains a "Seven
- Easy Steps" guide and convenient line by line instructions.
Also included,
- to facilitate and simplify completion of the report, is a
separate
- instruction manual with a completed "Beta" Section sample L50.
- Report forms, instructions and information will be updated and
available
- on the Section/Chapter Support web site by 10 December 1999.
The URL is
- www.ieee.org/ra/scs,
then select the link for Required Reporting.
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- Section/Chapter Support
- +1 732 562 5564 (voice)
- sec-rebate@ieee.org
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- IEEE STUDENT
CONCOURSE - LIVE
- New for 1999, the IEEE Student Concourse is the one-stop
resource for
- students! Visit www.ieee.org/students/ to explore the web
site for
- information on
- IEEE Student membership, how to join and renew, the benefits
of membership,
- publications, career resources, scholarships and awards.
- The site is intended to give both existing and prospective
IEEE Student
- members, a unique view of IEEE programs, products and
services. During the
- next month, the "on campus" section will be updated with a
list of all
- 1,000 IEEE Student Branches established at universities and
colleges
- throughout the world.
-
- IEEE Student Activities
- Laura Durrett, Manager
- +1 732 562 5523 (voice)
- student-services@ieee.org
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- IEEE GRANT
OPTIONS
- Could it be that your IEEE entity is missing an opportunity to
obtain
- external funding? What are some basic guidelines for
obtaining a grant?
- Grants are normally given in response to a proposal outlining
a specific
- project or event. The project cannot be "self" serving but
should benefit
- IEEE members and should have an external impact. The entity
should contact
- the prospective granter prior to submitting the proposal to
increase the
- likelihood of funding.
- The majority of the grants the IEEE receives are in support of
an aspect
- of an IEEE sponsored conference, such as a student travel
grant program,
- funds for printing and publications, special sessions,
etc.
- Grant Administration has a web site at
- www.ieee.org/services/financial/grants/index.html.
The site provides basic
- facts along with links to various funding sources. Grant
Administration
- contact is Karen Galuchie, phone +1 732 562 3860; email
k.galuchie@ieee.org.
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- SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
COUNTS
- Membership numbers for each IEEE Technical Society have been
posted on the
- Chapter Home Page web site at
- www.ieee.org/organizations/tab/ciachapop.html.
Click on the link for
- "Society Listings for Chapter Development Reports" to bring
you to the list
- of Societies and select the Society of interest to you. The
document is in
- a PDF format to allow for saving reports directly onto your
computer's hard
- drive for off-line access, as well as improved readability.
- The membership count is divided up by Section within Region.
The Sections
- with existing Chapters have been highlighted in blue. Where
there are no
- existing Chapters, membership numbers of 15 or greater have
been
- highlighted in red as suggested areas to target for Chapter
development.
- If you would like more information or assistance on pursuing
any of the
- opportunities presented in these reports, please contact Linda
Pellis, IEEE
- Technical Activities Department, phone +1 732 562 3846;
email
- l.pellis@ieee.org
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- COOL COMPUTER
COMPETITION
- The IEEE Computer Society announces the first annual Computer
Society
- International Design Competition (CSIDC). CSIDC 2000 will
challenge
- undergraduate student teams worldwide to design a
special-purpose computer
- device. The primary goal of the contest is to advance
excellence in
- computer design education. The CSIDC's goals have convinced
major
- industry firms and the US National Science Foundation to
provide financial
- and technical support for the competition.
- More than 100 team applications are expected, but only fifty
teams will be
- selected to compete in this year's inaugural competition.
Every team will
- get the same kit of resources and a description of an existing
problem that
- could be improved through technology. The CSIDC project kits
will consist
- of a high-performance, embedded computer development system,
donated
- through the generosity of numerous technology sponsors.
Teams must then
- create a working model of a device to address the challenge.
Some example
- themes that are being considered are systems to assist those
with physical
- impairments; small, embedded systems combining
smartcard-based
- microprocessors and wireless communications technology;
agent-based
- communication systems exploiting server technology; and new,
innovative
- mobile computer systems, e.g., wearable computers.
- The top ten student teams will be judged by a panel of experts
in an
- intensive three-day competition at the CSIDC World Finals in
Washington DC,
- 25-27 June 2000. Prizes for CSIDC winners range from a total
of $25,000
- for first place to $2,000 for fifth place, plus honorable
mention awards of
- $1,000. The schools with the top three winning teams will
each receive a
- financial aid component of up to $10,000.
- For further information about CSIDC 2000, visit https://computer.org/csidc.
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- ATTENTION SUBSECTION,
CHAPTER, AND AFFINITY GROUP CHAIRS
- As mentioned on the first page of this issue of SCOOP, funding
is
- available for IEEE geographic units in the form of a rebate
distributed to
- IEEE Sections each year. The following reports are the
-minimum required:
- -Subsections: current officer report, reports of five (5)
meetings and, if
- applicable, a financial report.
- -Chapters: current officer report, reports of two (2)
technical meetings
- and, if applicable, a financial report.
- -Affinity Groups: current officer report, roster of members,
reports of two
- (2) meetings and, if applicable, a financial report.
- Reports must be submitted in time for the Section to compile
all of their
- information and submit the completed report to the IEEE
Operations Center
- by 22 February 2000. Please contact your Section Secretary or
Treasurer
- should you have any questions regarding the requirements.
- The forms, as well as instructions and information can be
accessed from
- the Section/Chapter Support web site at www.ieee.org/ra/scs.
Your timely
- cooperation in submitting these reports will be appreciated
and will result
- in a larger Section rebate.
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- SUCCESSFUL CHAPTER
MEETINGS
- Meetings help to achieve the goals of education and
professional
- advancement basic to all IEEE Technical Societies and provide
a way to
- manage Chapter business. For some pointers on the basic
components of
- holding successful meetings, go to the Section/Chapter Support
web page at
- www.ieee.org/ra/scs.
Select the link for Resources for Officers, then "How
- to hold a Successful Chapter Meeting."
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- Please remember when submitting officer contact information
to use the
- IEEE email alias whenever available. Your attention to this
simple detail
- will aid IEEE staff, volunteers and members send emails faster
and with
- less margin for error.
- While we are on the subject.if you have an IEEE alias and have
recently
- changed your email address, please have the alias changed to
point to your
- new address. This can be done from the web at https://eleccomm.ieee.org/
or
- email to: address-changes@ieee.org.
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