Apr. 24 - "Tour of the New CNNNJ Website" - NJ Consultants' Network, 7:30 PM, MCE/KDI Triangle, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or http://www.TechnologyOnTap.org.

Apr. 25 & 26 - "The 12th Annual Wireless and Optical Communications Conference", 8:00 AM-5:50 PM, Wyndham Hotel, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Hongya Ge, (973) 642-4990 (mailto:ge@njit.edu) or see http://www.wocc.org for additional details.

Upcoming Meetings

May 4 - "NJ Section Awards Reception" - 3:00 to 6:00 PM at the Birchwood Manor, 111 North Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Anne Giedlinski (973) 377-3175.

May 7 - "NJ Section Executive Committee Meeting" - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ.  Dr. Sanghoon Shin at (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22 or mailto:s.shin@ieee.org.

May 8 - "Low Noise Millimeter Wave Signal Generation Using Electro-Optic Solid State Microchip Lasers" - EDS/C&S and LEOS Chapters, 7:00PM (buffet at 6:15PM), NJIT, 202 ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver  (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. H. Grebel (973) 596-3538 (mailto:grebel@njit.edu).

May 22 - "Infrequently Asked Questions:  The Art of Networking" - NJ Consultants' Network, 7:30 PM, MCE/KDI Triangle, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or http://www.TechnologyOnTap.org.

Aug. 10-13 - "ITRE 2003 - IEEE International Conference on Information Technology:  Research and Education" - Newark, NJ.  For further information see http://web.njit.edu/itre2003 or email mailto:itre2003@njit.edu.

Oct. 17-18 - "Call for Participation - Consortium for Computing Sciences in College - Eastern Region - Nineteenth Annual Conference" - Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ.  For further information see http://www.csam.montclair.edu/~deremer/CCSCE2003Call.pdf or http://www.ccsc.org.

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NJ Signal Processing Chapter:

Analysis and Management of Multimedia Content

On Monday, April 21, 2003, the IEEE North Jersey Section Signal Processing Society Chapter along with NJIT will host a presentation titled "Analysis and Management of Multimedia Content."  The speaker will be Dr. Dongge Li.

About the Talk

Coupled with the emergence of digital broadcasting, powerful yet affordable computing, and high-speed communication, the recent years have witnessed an exponential growth of multimedia data being transferred, stored, and processed in digital forms.  The demand for efficient search and management of multimedia data according to their content is becoming increasingly urgent.

This talk will address several key research issues for efficient multimedia content analysis and management.  In particular, the discussion will be mainly focused on technology in video analysis (e.g. motion tracking, face detection), audio information processing (e.g. speaker identification), and multimodal person identification.  By showcasing some of his previous work, Dr. Li will address what applications technology in those areas could bring to our day-to-day life and how we could overcome technical challenges. Several future directions emerging from his recent work will also be presented during the talk.

About the Speaker

Dr. Dongge Li is a Senior Staff Research Engineer at Motorola Multimedia Communications Labs, Schaumburg, IL.  Prior to joining Motorola Labs, Dr. Li was a Senior Member Research Staff at Philips Lab.  Dr. Li received his BS and MS degrees in Electronic and Information Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China, and his PhD degree in Computer Science from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan in 1992, 1995, and 2000, respectively.

Dr. Li has been actively engaged in research in the areas of multimedia information systems, pattern recognition, image/video processing, and audiovisual data compression.  He has filed over 16 patents and published more than 25 journal and conference papers in these areas.  Dr. Li is currently leading the development of face recognition technology in Motorola Labs.  He is also the author of the MPEG Developing Classes (MDC), a MPEG application development platform that has been used by researchers worldwide.  Over the past several years, Dr. Li frequently served as a technical committee member or reviewer for many major journals and conferences, such as IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, ACM multimedia, etc.  He was an associate program chair for ACM Multimedia 2002, a leading conference in the multimedia society.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.  Bring your friends and network during the free pre-meeting buffet starting at 6:00 PM.

Time: 4:30-5:30 PM (refreshments start at 4:15 PM), Monday, April 21, 2003.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu.

Information:  Dr. Yun Shi (973) 596-3501 (shi@njit.edu), Dr. Alfredo Tan (201) 692-2347 (mailto:tan@mailbox.fdu.edu), Dr. Hong Man (201) 216-5038 (mailto:hman@stevens-tech.edu).

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Offshore Outsourcing and Labor Importing Put the Squeeze on Jobs in the U.S. High-Tech Industry

WASHINGTON  (24  March  2003) - The United States lost 560,000 jobs in the high-tech  industry  in 2001-02, according to a 19 March report by the American Electronics Association (http://www.aeanet.org/PressRoom/idmk_2002_tech_employment_press.asp). While IEEE-USA commends AeA for its Tech Employment Update, the unanswered question is where these jobs have gone.

"In addition to the downturn in the U.S. economy, we're worried about the eagerness of American businesses to move high-tech jobs overseas," IEEE-USA President-Elect John Steadman said. "Congress should take a close look at overseas outsourcing to see what can be done to create and keep high-value, high-tech jobs here in the U.S."

During roughly the same time period (FY '01 and '02) our nation lost more than half-a-million high-tech jobs? both blue collar and professional ? 799,700 new or renewal H-1B visas were issued. And according to a 6 March article in Business Week, another 329,000 people were working in the U.S. on L-1 visas in 2001, many in the high-tech sector.

In  "A Mainframe-Size Visa Loophole," Business Week noted that the L-1 visa is   intended   for   "intracompany   transfers   by   multinational corporations,"  but  "many employers looking to slash costs have discovered that  they  can  use  [outsourcing]  firms that hire L-1s to dump high-paid Americans   in   favor   of  cheaper  workers  from  abroad."  Read on at http://www.businessweek.com/careers/content/mar2003/ca2003036_6655.htm.

The unemployment rate for electrical and electronics engineers (EEs) has more than tripled since 2000, going from 1.3 percent to 4.2 percent last year.  For computer scientists, the jobless rate jumped from two percent to five percent.

"We  have  thousands  of unemployed engineers, computer scientists and recent  college  graduates  who  are  having  difficulty finding employment because  many  of  the  jobs are taken by cheaper, foreign labor," Steadman said.  "With jobs disappearing and historically high levels of unemployment among high-tech professionals, IEEE-USA asks why we continue importing thousands of new workers through the H-1B and L-1 visa programs.

"We should put our own people to work before sending any more good jobs to other countries."

Moreover, IEEE-USA President Jim Leonard, in a 10 March letter, asked every member of Congress to limit the number of H-1B visas available for admission to the U.S., and ensure that more of the H-1B fee revenue is used to address the specialized instructional needs of unemployed engineers, scientists and other high-tech professionals. The money currently goes more to entry-level training for lower-skilled workers.

Leonard  also  urges  Congress  to  let  the  current H-1B visa cap of 195,000 drop back to the historical level of 65,000, which will happen on 1 October with no further congressional action.

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NJ EDS, C&S & LEOS Chapters:

An Overview of Recent Developments in Nanotechnology

On April 7, 2003, the IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, and Circuits and Systems Chapter, Laser and Electro Optics Chapter, together with the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a talk on "Recent Developments in Nanotechnology."  The speaker will be Dr. M. Meyyappan.

About the Talk

Nanotechnology deals with creation of functional materials, devices and systems in the nanoscale through exploiting novel properties (electrical, physical, chemical...) arising solely due to the nanoscale.  This is a broad, enabling technology with expected impact on materials and manufacturing, electronics and computing, health and medicine, energy, transportation, national security and space exploration.  The basic science and applications are of great deal of interest to the IEEE community.  This talk will provide an overview of novel nanoelectronics concepts based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and molecular electronics, nanosensors and detectors, nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS), nanoscale materials and fabrication techniques.

About the Speaker

Dr. M. Meyyappan is the Director of the Center for Nanotechnology at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA.  NASA's Nanotechnology Center, established in 1997, consists of about 50 scientists working on various aspects of nanotechnology including carbon nanotubes for nanoelectronics, sensors and detectors, molecular electronics, inorganic nanowires for sensors and devices, protein nanotubes, nanotechnology in gene sequencing, quantum computing, computational nanotechnology, computational quantum electronics and optoelectronics.  The center has strong academic ties through programs for undergraduate and high school interns, and visiting faculty and graduate students.

Dr. Meyyappan's research interests include nanoelectronics, nanodevices and sensors, CVD and plasma CVD approaches for growth of nanotubes and inorganic nanowires,.  He has published over 80 papers in refereed journals including 25 in nanotechnology related subjects and has given over 50 Invited, Plenary and Keynote talks and Invited seminars in the last four years.  He is a member of the Interagency Working Group on Nanotechnology (IWGN), which is responsible for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI).  He is the chairman of the Nanosensors Working Group of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council.  He has a PhD from Clarkson University and is a member of IEEE, AVS, MRS, and ECS.  He is on the Editorial Board of Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.

Time: 5:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2003.  Free buffet will be starting at 4:45 PM.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu/University/ Directions.html.

Information:  Professor H. Grebel (973) 596-3538 (grebel@njit.edu).

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North Jersey Student Activities Committee and GOLD Seek Volunteers and Speakers

The NNJ IEEE SAC and GOLD are seeking new volunteers to help conduct business at the section level for the benefit of students in the North Jersey section and surrounding areas.  Additionally local student chapters are seeking speakers to give talks on professional and technical topics.

If you would like to speak on professional topics ranging from career development, time or project management, engineering experiences, and many more, or have specific technical topics and developments you would like to contribute, or even have some pet topics of your own, please contact the organizer below.

Additionally, the NNJ SAC is seeking volunteers to get involved at the section level to help organize local events for students and the GOLD membership in the NY-NJ Metro area.  If you would like to help out even for short periods of time or maybe take on leading a committee in the section, please contact the organizer Amit Patel (mailto:a.j.patel@ieee.org) to find out more and come to a section business meeting.

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NJ Section PACE:

Unemployed Engineers

On Wednesday, April 9th, the North Jersey Section Professional Activities Committee will meet to discuss the unemployment situation for members of the engineering community.  You do not have to be unemployed to attend.  All jobs are being threatened.  You are invited to attend.

About the Meeting

This meeting provides an opportunity to meet and discuss the unemployment situation.  High on the IEEE-USA list of subjects is unemployment and the displacement of American citizens by imported foreign workers under the H-1B and L1 legislation.  Now the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly have introduced legislation affecting US and foreign workers in NJ.  See PACE News in this issue.

This year one IEEE-USA goal is to roll the H-1B number back to 65,000.  And, please do not confuse this as an "immigration" issue.  This is all about money and wage busting.

We need input and views from the unemployed on this important issue.  We would also like you to confirm your attendance via e-mail or telephone. When we reach a suitable attendance we will invite the press to give visibility to the employment situation here in New Jersey.

Our PACE meeting is open to discuss professional needs.  PACE provides the opportunity to meet, address, discuss and perhaps improve the professional aspects of the engineering profession.  We should take advantage of the opportunity to have a place and time to meet.  Invite your associates to join us.

According to IEEE-USA leaders "Employment Assistance and Career Development are important" and they request your help.  More on these projects can be found at www.ieeeusa.org

"Today's Immigrant - Tomorrow's Victim" see http://www.aea.org.

Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.  Members of other professional societies and engineering disciplines are always welcome.

Time:  6:30 to 8:30 PM, Wednesday, April 9, 2003.

Place:  Clifton Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave., Clifton, NJ.  For directions call (973) 772-5500.

Information:  Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954 (mailto:rtax@bellatlantic.net), Paul Ward, (973) 790-1625 (mailto:PWard1130@aol.com).

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NJ Consultants' Network:

Infrequently Asked Questions:  The Art of Networking

The art of finding help when you need it will be demonstrated and practiced at the May 22nd meeting of the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ (CNNNJ).  CNNNJ member Merrill Rutman will lead a discussion on networking techniques.  The discussion will be followed by a live networking session.

About the Talk

Networking is our middle name at the CNNNJ.  As independent engineering practitioners, we rely upon who we know, as well as what we know, for almost every aspect of our businesses.  Landing consulting assignments and then delivering the product or service that our clients expect requires human connections, so we're constantly challenged to exercise our network of contacts to locate someone with information and skills that we don't have. At this meeting, we'll discuss and demonstrate techniques for using our current contacts as a springboard to the wider world where lie the answers that we seek.

About the Speaker

Merrill Rutman, a technical writer and a former electronics engineer and procurement project leader with the Defense Department, is a veteran member of the CNNNJ.  He founded and ran a successful job-search networking organization for engineers and other technical professionals during the economic recession in the early 1990s.  Merrill enjoys networking and believes that the key to success is in the listening.

About the Consultants' Network

The IEEE Consultants' Network of Northern NJ was founded in 1992 to encourage and promote the use of independent technical consultants by business and industry.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.

Time:  7:30 PM, Thursday, May 22nd, 2003.

Place:  MCE/KDI Triangle, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  (Entrance at rear of building)

Information:  For directions and up-to-date meeting status, call Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or visit our website at http://www.TechnologyOnTap.org.  To download a map to KDI, go to:  http://www.kditriangle.com/directions.htm.

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PACE NEWS

By Richard F Tax

Unemployment Legislative Alert:  NJ State Senate

IEEE-USA is inviting you to write, FAX and/or call your Representatives at the New Jersey State and local level.  This is another important step in enhancing the job market for engineers.

With your much needed help we will be more successful in informing your representatives.

NJ Senator Shirley Turner is requesting your assistance regarding Bill S1349.  S1349 provides that only citizens or legal residents of the United States may be employed in performing certain State contracts.  S1349 and its Assembly version, A2425, are being considered by the Assembly State Government Committee.

This bill is in trouble because of special interest groups that are mobilizing to oppose the bill.  These groups have suggested certain amendments that would "gut" the bill.

We do not want this legislation watered down to defeat the purpose of keeping US jobs, especially those of the public sector, in the hands of US citizens.

The State Government Committee is:

* Assemblyman Alfred Steele:  mailto:AsmSteele@njleg.org     973-247-1555

* Assemblyman Mims Hackett:  mailto:AsmHackett@njleg.org 973-762-1886

* Assemblyman Nicholas Asselta:  mailto:AsmAsselta@njleg.org 856-691-3004

* Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein:  mailto:AswGreenstein@njleg.org 609-395-9911

* Assemblyman George Geist:  mailto:AsmGeist@njleg.org 856-309-2200

* Assemblyman Albio Sires, Speaker of the Assembly: mailto:AsmSires@njleg.org 201-854-0900

* Majority Leader, Assemblyman Joe Roberts:  mailto:AsmRoberts@njleg.org 856-742-7600

Entire list of your NJ representatives:

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/abcroster.asp

Here's a handy map to find your local NJ rep.:

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/njmap210.html

Call and Email these representatives.

Be sure to call and email!  Calling will be more effective in the emotional and importance of the message.  Also, stay focused on off shoring.

Leave an impression on this issue.  Call back if you have other issues.

You might want to mention that according to your source mailto:www.nomoreh1b.com more than 220,000 New Jersey workers are unemployed while more than 140,000 foreign workers are employed in NJ under the H-1B legislation.

Please, call the Star Ledger, Main office: 973-392-4141 & ask for coverage on S1349, A2425  (http://www.starledger.com).

Check out www.techsunite.org for more on New Jersey.

How is the employment situation affecting you?  How is outsourcing affecting you?

REMEMBER:  the job you save may be your own.  We have 5000 members in North Jersey.  Make it work.

For more information attend our PACE meetings.  See meeting notice in this issue.

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NJ Computer Chapter:

Delivering Business Benefits from Customer-Centric Data Warehouses

On Thursday, April 17th, 2003, the IEEE North Jersey Section Computer Chapter will host a presentation on "Delivering Business Benefits from Customer-Centric Data Warehouses" by Dave Coler and Vivek Shaiva.

About the Talk

The continued interest in customer-centric data warehouses reflects the high value that organizations place on customer focused business intelligence. Unfortunately, many organizations lack customer-centric business processes and information architectures.  Industry studies cite this deficit as one of the primary reasons why so many customer-centric data warehouses and their associated CRM initiatives fail.

The speakers will present a framework for building customer-centric data warehouses.  The framework will describe required changes to processes for data collection and data quality.  Specific best practices will be discussed for addressing  modeling issues related to managing customer profiles in the context of complex business relationships.  The speakers will also provide examples of specific revenue generating and cost savings initiatives driven from successful customer-centric data warehouses.

About the Speaker

David (Dave) Coler is the Chief Operations Officer of NDS.  Mr. Coler developed NDS' proprietary project management methodology adopted by many NDS clients today.  Business process evaluation and strategic planning are two areas that led Mr. Coler to develop the NDS Collaboration Model, a tool used to effectively plan the integration of business process, organizational dynamics, and technology.  Mr. Coler also spends a significant amount of time with clients, advising them on eBusiness strategy and execution planning.  Dave has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a BA in French from Rutgers University.

Vivek Shaiva is a Senior Technical Architect with NDS.  Mr. Shaiva's areas of expertise include CRM systems, Enterprise Application Integration, J2EE technologies and Database Architecture.   He has architected technical application frameworks and best practices that are integrated with NDS methodologies and have been used as the basis for design and implementation of enterprise wide applications.  He has a diverse range of business experience with a focus on media, finance and telecommunications. Vivek graduated from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow in 1989 with an MBA in Information Systems.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.  Bring your friends and network during the free pre-meeting buffet starting at 6:00 PM.

Time:  7:00 PM, Thursday, April 17, 2003. Pre-meeting dinner 6:00 PM in the Public Meeting Room, Morris County Library.

Place:  Public Meeting Room, Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Ave, Whippany, NJ, (973) 285-6930.

Information:  Mario Bernadel (201) 489-8492 (mailto:mbernadel@ieee.org) or Vivek Shaiva (908) 229-6125 (vshaiva@ computer.org).

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NJ EDS, C&S & LEOS Chapters:

Low Noise Millimeter Wave Signal Generation Using Electro-Optic Solid State Microchip Lasers

On May 8, 2003, the IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, and Circuits and Systems Chapter,  Laser and Electro Optics Chapter, together with the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a talk on "Low Noise Millimeter Wave Signal Generation Using Electro-Optic Solid State Microchip Lasers." The speaker will be Dr. Peter R. Herczfeld.

About the Talk

This presentation covers the generation of low noise millimeter wave signals using diode pumped solid state microchip lasers.  The microchip lasers comprise of a gain medium, usually YVO4, and an electro-optic medium, such as LiNbO3 where the electric and optical fields interact.  There are two laser configurations we employ.  The first one is a multimode laser, which is mode-locked that produces a fixed frequency signal in the form of a closely spaced train of pulses.  This type of laser is used in high speed optical A to D converters.  The second configuration consists of two short cavity, single mode lasers, whose heterodyned output generates a tunable millimeter wave output.  These lasers can produce extremely fast chirped output, 10 GHz/microsecond, useful in medical diagnostics.  They can also produce a widely tunable millimeter wave signal with phase noise below -100 dBc/Hz @ 10 kHz offset.  We have also used these in advanced communication systems.

About the Speaker

Born in Budapest Hungary in 1936 and now a US citizen, Peter R. Herczfeld received his BS degree in Physics from Colorado State University in 1961, his MS in Physics in 1963, and his PhD in Electrical Engineering in 1967, both from the University of Minnesota.  Since 1967 he has been on the faculty of Drexel University, where he is the Lester Kraus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.  Dr. Herczfeld received numerous teaching honors including the Mary and Christian Lindback Distinguished Teacher Award at Drexel University and the IEEE-MTT-S Fred Rosenbaum Distinguished Educator Award.

Dr. Herczfeld is the Director of the center for Microwave-Lightwave Engineering at Drexel, a Center of Excellence that conducts research in microwaves and photonics.  He has published over 400 papers in Solid-State Electronics, Microwaves, Photonics, Solar Energy, and Biomedical Engineering.  A member of APS and IEEE, he is a recipient of several research and publication awards, including the European Microwave Prize (1986 and 1994).  He is a fellow of the IEEE, he is a recipient of the IEEE Millennium Medal and served as a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE-MTT-S. He initiated the Microwave Photonics Conferences, a LEOS-MTT joint venture, which has blossomed into a highly respected international meeting.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.  Bring your friends and network during the free pre-meeting buffet starting at 6:00 PM.

Time:  7:00 PM, Thursday, May 8, 2003.  Free buffet will be starting at 6:15 PM.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu.

Information:  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver  (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. H. Grebel (973) 596-3538 (mailto:grebel@njit.edu).

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NJ Consultants' Network:

Tour of the New CNNNJ Website

On April 24, 2003, IEEE Consultants' Network of Northern NJ will hold a meeting featuring a Tour of the New CNNNJ Website, given by Chris Mesibov of TechGenesis, Inc. The presentation will be followed by an informal networking session for members and guests and by a meeting of the CNNNJ Executive Committee

About the Talk

CNNNJ website, TechnologyOnTap.org, serves as a focal point of the network, providing reference to our activities and offering information on our members.   Our Webmaster, Chris Mesibov, will give a guided tour of the recently redesigned site, which has an all-new look and exciting new functions, giving members direct control over their entries and streamlining handling of referrals.  The tour will outline resources available to visitors and members, in particular mechanisms to be used by members to manage their sections and listings, generate and send intra-network messages.  The presentation will be of particular interest to those who intend to maximize the effectiveness of their on-line presence on network site or who contemplate joining the group.

Information for site visitors:

* Meetings

* Member Consultants

* Referral Form

* Joining the Network

Member Services:

* Member Profile Editor

* Referral Archive

* Consultant Business Description Editor

Administrator Services:

* Managing New Members

* Meeting Editor

* Member Communications

* Session/Security Management

About the Speaker

Chris Mesibov is the President of TechGenesis Inc.  His consulting business provides analog and digital design services, specializing in development of automated test systems in network environments.  Mr. Mesibov's experience of 20+ years includes RF ATE systems for military avionics, cellular and satellite equipment, and power systems for telecom products.  His website is www.techgenesis1.com; he can be reached at mailto:chris@techgenesis1.com.

About the Consultants' Network

The IEEE Consultants' Network of Northern NJ was founded in 1992 to encourage and promote the use of independent technical consultants by business and industry.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE or of the Consultants' Network to attend.  Networking after the meeting is encouraged.  There is no charge for admission.  Bring your friends.

Time:  7:30 PM, Thursday, April 24, 2003.

Place:  MCE/KDI Triangle, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ. (Entrance at rear)

Information:  For directions and up-to-date meeting status, call Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or visit our website at www.TechnologyOnTap.org.  To download a map to MCE/KDI, go to: http://www.kditriangle.com/directions.htm.

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In Memoriam

Donald O. Weinstein, Senior Member, IEEE

Donald O. Weinstein, Membership Chairman of the North Jersey Section of the IEEE died on Wednesday, March 5th, 2003, at the age of 77. He was well known within the Section for his dedication, membership activities, as well as for his good nature and sense of humor.

He was born in 1925 and was raised in the Bronx, NY. At the age of 18 in 1943, he was drafted and served in the US Army infantry. After his US Army discharge, he earned his BEE degree in 1947 and his MEE degree in 1950, both from New York University.

He worked at his last employer, Kulite Semiconductor, for 25 years and never retired. He was still working when he became ill on November 30th, 2002. Don's hobbies included stamp collection and photography.

Don will be long remembered for his dedicated service as Membership Chairman of the North Jersey Section. For his service he was recognized in 1984 with a Centennial Medal award and in 2000 with a Third Millennium Medal award. Don will be missed by his associates and fellow members of the Executive Committee of the North Jersey Section not only for his efforts in boosting the membership within the IEEE but for his ready wit and humor that infused all around him with joy.

(Illustrations by Don Weinstein)

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Wireless Telecommunication Technology Trends (Wireless 3T)

STRATEGIC LOOK AT WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES

March 31-April 2, 2003

Headquarters Plaza Hotel, Morristown, NJ

Co-Sponsored by IEEE North Jersey COMSOC Chapter

Media Sponsored by RCR Wireless News

http://www.3g-gprs.com

http://www.nbcwireless.com

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Technical Sessions - March 31 - April 1, 2003

Short Courses - April 2, 2003

ADVANCED PROGRAM for Wireless 3T is available at http://www.3g-gprs.com/advanced.pdf

"DISCOUNTED" REGISTRATION for IEEE members and Students as well as those register by March 31, 2003 is available at http://www.3g-gprs.com/registration.pdf

Hotel RESERVATION information are available at http://www.3g-gprs.com/hotel.pdf

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

* Speakers from AT&T Labs, Lucent, Bell Labs, Signla Lake, InstaView, ReefEdge.

* The business and technical issues and trends related to 3G and WLAN, Home Networking are all addressed

* 5 post conference 1/2 workshops in the areas of 3G and WLAN

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

ABSTRACT and BIO for the speakers can be found at http://www.3g-gprs.com/advanced.pdf by clicking on the speaker name and title.

Dr. Donald L. Schilling, Dr. Gee Rittenhouse, Dr. Bart Stuck,

Dr. Qi Bi, Ashok Radpuranta, Harry Worstell, Inder Gopal,

Dr. Donald J. Bowen, Dr. Kourosh Parsa, Dr. Nader Bolourchi,

Dr. Saied Kazeminejad, Damon Wei, Michael Mavaddat,

Dr. Rock Parayre, Dr. Parviz Yegani

For general information please contact the General Chair, Dr. Nader Bolourchi at nbolourchi@nbcwireless.com, also check http://www.nbcwireless.com

For registration questions, contact Dr. K. Parsa at mailto:kparsa@3g-gprs.com or call 203-570-6964.

RCR Wireless News is  the media co-sponsor of this conference.

Co-sponsored by IEEE COMSOC North Jersey chapter, Wireless 3T conference is jointly organized by Parsa Wireless Communications and NBC Wireless.

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IEEE AWARDS RECEPTION

North Jersey Section

May 4, 2003

Birchwood Manor, Whippany NJ

A time to relax, unwind and enjoy --

A time to pay tribute to our new Fellows --

A time to honor our Award Winners --

YES it's time for the Annual Section Reception

The Annual Section IEEE Awards Reception will be held at the Birchwood Manor, 111 North Jefferson Road, Whippany again this year.  The affair is scheduled for Sunday, May 4, 2003 from 3 to 6 PM.  Tickets are $35.00 each and include a complete prepaid, two-hour open bar, hors d'oevres, buffet, and dessert.  Spouses and guests are welcome.  We are limited to 90 attendees, so please make your reservations early.

Reservations are required by April 28, 2003.  Complete the reservation form and return it with your payment.  If you would like tickets mailed back to you, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.  Otherwise, your tickets will be held at the door for you.  If any additional information is required concerning the reception, contact Anne Giedlinski at (973) 377-3175.

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Use this form for Reception reservations.  ENCLOSE A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE to receive tickets in advance.   Reservations are required by April 28, 2003. Mail reservation request to:

Anne Giedlinski

299 Brooklake Road

Florham Park, NJ 07932

Enclosed is __________ for ____ ticket(s) at $35.00 each (make check payable

to North Jersey Section IEEE) for:

NAME: _________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS:  _____________________________________________________________

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NJ PES/IAS:

Power Systems Design Seminar

The PES and IAS Chapters will sponsor a one-day seminar covering the basics of Power System Design.  The session will be held on Friday, April 11th, from 9:00 AM - 3:00PM, at Cutler-Hammer, 379 Thornall Street (Alferi Building), 8th Floor, Edison, NJ.

About the Seminar

The seminar will cover the basics of designing power distribution systems for industrial and commercial facilities.  The seminar will focus on the selection of the various types of power distribution equipment, and how to configure the systems to provide the proper level of reliability based on available project funding.

Topics to be covered include:

Power System Design

* Simple Radial Systems

* Primary Selective Systems

* Secondary Selective Systems

* Spot Networks

Low Voltage Distribution and Protection

* Metal Enclosed Switchgear (UL 1558)

* Dead-Front Switchboards (UL 891)

* Secondary Unit Substations

Medium Voltage Distribution and Protection

* Metal Clad Switchgear (ANSI C37.20.2)

* Metal Enclosed Switchgear (ANSI C37.20.3)

* Primary Unit Substations

Short Circuit and Overcurrent Protective Device Coordination

* Circuit Breakers - Power, Insulated Case, Molded Case

* Fuses

* Selective Coordination

* Series Rated Devices

* Zone Selective Interlocking

The registration fee for this seminar prior to March 28th will be $100 (non-IEEE members), $75 (IEEE Members), and $25 (students with valid ID). The fee will be waived for IEEE Life Member Grades with verification at the seminar.  Registrations after March 28th must include an additional late fee of $25.  The seminar fee includes lunch, refreshments and handouts. Non-members joining IEEE within 30 days of the seminar will be rebated 50% of the IEEE registration charge.

Time:  9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Friday, April 11, 2003.

Place:  Cutler-Hammer, 379 Thornall Street (Alferi Building), 8th Floor, Edison, NJ.

Directions:

* Garden State Parkway to Exit 131A (Metropark).  The exit ramp (from either direction) puts you on Wood Ave.

* At third traffic light, make a left onto Thornall Street.

* Drive about 1/4 mile, see the ALFIERI Building (379 Thornall St.) on left. Make left into driveway, and proceed to parking garage.  Cutler-Hammer is in the left wing (when entering from the rear of the buildings via the parking garage), on the 8th floor.

Information:  Ronald W. Quade, PE, (212) 833-0268 or mailto:RonaldWQuade@eaton.com.

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Registration:  Power Systems Design Seminar 4/11/2003

Register via US mail to:

Ronald W. Quade, PE

Eaton Cutler-Hammer

830 Third Avenue

Suite 920

New York, NY  10022

Name:  / Mr. / Mrs. / Miss / Ms. /  ______________________________________

Address:__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Phone__________________ Email      ____________________________________________

IEEE #_________________ Student @___________________________ Non IEEE_____

Payment Enclosed $_______________ Add $25 late registration after March 28th

Make Check payable to North Jersey Section IEEE

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