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December 2005
Volume 52, Number 6
Publication No:
USPS 580-500
“The IEEE
Newsletter” (North Jersey Section), is published monthly except June and July
by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Headquarters: 3 Park Avenue,
17th Floor, New York, NY
10016-5997. $1.00 per member per year (included in annual
dues) for each member of the North Jersey Section. Periodicals-class postage paid at New
York, NY and at additional
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changes to: “The IEEE Newsletter”, 445
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08855-1331. USPS 580-500 (ISSN 1076-3732).
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SECTION OFFICERS
Chair....................................................... Har
Dayal
har.dayal
“AT” baesystems.com (973) 633-4618
Vice-Chair-1................................ Bhanu
Chivukula
b.chivukula
“AT” computer.org (732) 718-3818
Vice-Chair-2............................................. Kirit Dixit
kdixit
“AT” ieee.org (201) 669-7599
Treasurer................................. Dr. Sanghoon
Shin
s.shin
“AT” ieee.org (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22
Secretary.......................................... Russell
Pepe
rpepe
“AT” att.net (201) 960-6796
Members-at-Large:
Dr.
Nirwan
Ansari
(nirwan.ansari “AT” njit.edu)
Gary Hojell
(gary.hojell “AT” itt.com)
Dr.
Richard Snyder (r.snyder “AT” ieee.org)
The North Jersey
Section Executive Committee usually meets the first Wednesday (except holidays
and December) of each month at 7:00 PM. Meetings are open to all members. For information on meeting agenda contact
Secretary Russell
Pepe
at (201) 960-6796, rpepe “AT” att.net.
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IEEE North Jersey Section
Activities
December
2005
Dec. 8 – “Annual Meeting”
- NJ Consultants' Network, 7:30 PM, Aeroflex/KDI-Integrated Products, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ. Robert
Walker (973) 728-0344 or www.TechnologyOnTap.org.
Dec. 8 – “Learning-based Disassembly Process Planner for
Uncertainty Management” - NJ Control Systems Chapter, 5:00-6:00 PM,
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark,
NJ. Professor Timothy Chang (973)
596-3519 (changtn “AT” njit.edu).
Dec. 13 – “Basics of YAG Lasers”
- NY, LI, and NJ EMBS Chapters, 7:15 PM, Manhattan, NY (address will be provided after RSVP). Professor Joel H. Levitt (212) 479-7805 (jlevitt “AT” pratt.edu).
Dec. 14 – “Engineers Meet:
Your Business” - NJ PACE & GOLD, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, Clifton Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ. Paul
Ward, (973) 790-1625 (PWard1130 “AT” aol.com) or Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954
(rtax “AT” bellatlantic.net).
Upcoming Meetings
Jan. 4 – “NJ Section Meeting”, 6:30 PM, “Executive
Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ. Russell Pepe at rpepe “AT” worldnet.att.net.
Feb.
18-May 6 – “C# .NET Programming” – North Jersey Section, Saturday Mornings, 10
sessions, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, location TBA.
Bhanu Chivukula (b.chivukula “AT” computer.org).
Mar.
14-May 9 – “Project Management” – North Jersey Section, Tuesday Evenings, 8 sessions,
6:30-9:00 PM, NJ International Bulk Mail Center, 80 County Rd, Jersey City, NJ. Bhanu Chivukula (b.chivukula “AT”
computer.org).
Mar. 24 – “Automatic Transfer
Switches and Power Control Systems Seminar” - NJ IAS/PES Chapters, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Automatic Switch Co., 50 Hanover Rd, Florham Park, NJ 07932. Complete details will appear in the January
Newsletter.
Mar. 27-28
– “2006 IEEE Sarnoff
Symposium” – see www.sarnoffsymposium.org
for details.
May 7 – “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.
Members and Non-Members Welcome
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NJ
Consultants' Network:
Annual Meeting
On Thursday, December 8,
2005, the IEEE Consultants' Network of Northern NJ will conduct its annual Planning Meeting and
Workshop.
About the Talk
The
combined November/December meeting of the IEEE Consultants' Network is designed
as a strategic planning event for Network members and for consultants who are
considering membership in the Consultants' Network.
The
main purpose of the meeting will be to discuss ideas and expectations for the
various Network functions in the upcoming year.
Results of the annual election of officers will be announced at the
time.
This
Working Session is traditionally an open, informal forum to determine what the
IEEE-CNNNJ is doing right or wrong. The floor will be open to suggestions for
improvements, recommendations of new Network directions and activities and
proposals of new feature topics for the general meetings.
The
major functions performed by the IEEE Consultants' Network that will be
discussed are:
• Monthly General Meetings - Suggested feature
topics will be discussed.
• Member Networking - Member presentations and
alternate general meeting formats that improve networking.
• Group Marketing & Image Building - CNNNJ
Website, tri-fold and postcard mailing, CNNNJ's free consultant referral
service, and alternate publicity methods.
Refreshments
and pastries will be available during the course of the evening and there will
be no pre-meeting dinner for members as is customary.
About the Consultants’
Network
Founded
in 1992, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ encourages and promotes
the use of independent technical consultants by business and industry.
Time: 7:30 PM, Thursday, December
8, 2005.
Place: Aeroflex/KDI-Integrated
Products, 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 www.TechnologyOnTap.org. To download a map to KDI, go to: http://www.mcekdi-integrated.com/directions.htm.
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NJ
Control Systems Chapter:
Learning-based Disassembly Process
Planner for Uncertainty Management
On Thursday, December 8,
2005, the IEEE North Jersey Section Control Systems Chapter will host a presentation
titled “Learning-based Disassembly Process Planner for Uncertainty
Management.” The speaker will be Dr.
Ying Tang.
About
the Talk
As product lifecycles are
getting shorter and shorter, manufacturers are facing a great deal of economic and
political pressure to reclaim and recycle their obsolete products. Disassembly,
as one of the natural solutions, is of increasing importance in material and
product recovery. However, this process is fraught with many uncertainties
(e.g., variations in product structure and condition, and human factors). The
development of an effective modeling and management tool for such involved
factors is very critical in moving disassembly towards a more efficient and
automated regime. The proposed approach undertakes this problem. More
specifically, a fuzzy Petri net model is introduced to explicitly represent the
dynamics inherent in disassembly. Instead of presuming the pertinent data in
the model is already known, a self-adaptive disassembly process planner and associated
computationally effective algorithms are designed in a way to: (1) accumulate
the past experience of predicting such data, and at the same time, (2) exploit
the “knowledge” captured in the data to choose the best disassembly plan and
improve the overall disassembly performance. To ensure the robustness of the
learning procedure, variable memory length is further introduced. The proposed
methodology and algorithms are illustrated through the disassembly of a batch
of flashlights in a prototypical disassembly system.
About
the Speaker
Dr. Ying Tang is an
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan University.
She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Northeastern University, P. R.
China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and Ph. D degree from New Jersey
Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, in 2001. Her research interests include
modeling and scheduling of computer-integrated systems, Petri nets and
applications, Reconfigurable systems design, hardware and software co-design,
software security, and Networking and communication. She has led and
participated in several research and education projects funded by National
Science Foundation, Lockheed Martin Corporation and US Navy (NAVSEA). Her work
has resulted in over 50 publications and one book chapter. She has chaired
several technical sessions, and served/been serving on organizing and program
committees for many conferences.
Time: 5:00-6:00 PM, Thursday, December 8, 2005.
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 Timothy Chang (973) 596-3519
(changtn “AT” njit.edu).
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NY, LI,
and NJ EMBS Chapters:
On
December 13 2005, the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (NY/LI/North Jersey
chapter) will present "Basics of YAG DPSS Lasers and Medical
Applications" with speaker Michael E. Posner.
About the Talk
This
is an educational program intended for those who are not experts on lasers and
want to learn more about one of the newest and most promising types. Just within the last few years, YAG lasers
have dropped drastically in price. Basic
terms will be defined, e.g. YAG=Yttrium Aluminum Garnet, DPSS=Diode Pumped
Solid State, KTP=Potassium Titanyl (Titanium Oxide) Phosphate. The basic concept is that a standard infrared
laser diode (typical output 808nm) excites a dopant coated (YAG) slab or rod to
emit at a lower frequency (higher wavelength, typically 1064 nm). This then excites a KTP crystal frequency
doubler with a halved wavelength output typically 532 nm, visible green.
Demonstrations: There will be demonstrations of a 2W YAG
laser including burning plastic at a distance of one foot.
Some
of the Issues to be addressed:
Ä
Use in laser pointers (5mW green YAG lasers
are 20-50X brighter than simple 5mW red laser diodes!)
Ä
Use in Laser Surgery
Ä
Use in lethal & non-lethal weapons. The speaker has a patent pending on a
non-lethal gun
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Use in mechanical hole drilling and
industrial engraving
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Use in wart and tattoo removal
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Use in electrolysis
Ä
Use in a laser scalpel
Ä
Use as laser tweezers in gene splicing
(future).
The amazingly high efficiency
of diode and DPSS lasers will also be discussed--they can have an input
(electrical) to output (light energy) efficiency over 25%.
About the Speaker
Michael
E. Posner, BSEE, MSBME.
Education: BSEE, Feb. 1983, Pratt Institute. Graduated
with honors. Member, Tau Beta Pi.
Masters in BIOMED, Jan. 2005, Brooklyn Polytech.
Work
Experience:
·
RF Engineer for WPIX CH11 (the WB) 1983-1988.
·
"ELECTRONIC VISIONS" ( Sub S corp.) 1988-present
Clients:
Hard Copy, WNYC-TV, NVI, America's Most Wanted.
Also
produced VILE VIDEO comedy on a public
access channel.
Time: Seating at 7:15 PM, Tuesday, December 13,
2005.
RSVP: Pre-registration required. There is no admission charge. You need not be a member of EMBS or IEEE but
all must pre-register by email to jlevitt “AT” pratt.edu. If you do not have email then you can pre-register
by leaving a message on (212) 479-7805, 24 hr. voice-mail. Deadline for all pre-registration is midnight
on Dec. 12.
Place: Manhattan.
Address will be emailed to those who email and will be available on the
meeting day on a phone announcement on (212) 479-7805.
Information: IEEE-EMBS Chairman: Prof. Joel H. Levitt
(212) 479-7805, email: jlevitt “AT”
pratt.edu.
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NJ Section PACE & GOLD:
Engineers
Meet:
Your
Business
All invited. On Wednesday,
December 14, 2005 the North Jersey Section Professional Activities Committee
and Graduates of the Last Decade will host a meeting to network, socialize,
enjoy refreshments and discuss the professional side of engineering.
All will have an opportunity to present their views
about the profession, the job market, review past meetings and discuss pressing
issues for PACE.
Bring job leads, information, and get on our
Email list
Matthew Nissen, a 2003
graduate from Brooklyn Polytechnic University with a degree in Electrical
Engineering, will be the speaker.
Matthew is active in IEEE’s
New York Section as their PACE Chair. He
is currently working for EME Group Consulting Engineers in NYC. EME is primarily an MEP (Mechanical Electrical
Plumbing) Design and Energy Services Consulting Firm involved in construction,
development, and infrastructure:
All Welcome!
Members and students from
other professional societies and engineering disciplines are always
welcome. We now include members from
IEEE, ASME and AEA. For more information
about these groups see:
www.aea.org/chapters/nj/
www.ieeeusa.org
web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/
www.asme.org/sections/northjersey
http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/
Time: 6:30
to 9:00 PM, Wednesday, December 14, 2005.
Refreshments will be served
Place:
Clifton Memorial Library, 292
Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ,
(973) 772-5500.
Information: Paul Ward, (973) 790-1625 (PWard1130 “AT” aol.com)
or Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954 (rtax “AT” bellatlantic.net)..
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NJ
PES/IAS Chapters:
Energy
Conservation Technical Discussion Series
Beginning
January 2006, the PES and IAS Chapters will sponsor a FREE monthly series of
discussions on the topic of Energy Conservation. Industry leaders will discuss various topics
including but not limited to:
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utility
incentives
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high
efficiency lighting
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high
efficiency transformers, motors & variable frequency drives
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solar, wind,
and wave power
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hybrid
vehicles
Ä
plus many
more timely topics
The
FREE sessions will be held on a recurring monthly evening at a host facility
centrally located near Edison, NJ.
The
discussions will begin at 6:30PM preceded by a pre-meeting buffet starting at
6:00PM.
Look
for additional details in the January Newsletter.
Interested
presenters should contact Ronald W. Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade “AT”
ieee.org.
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North
Jersey Spring 2006 Student Presentation Contest Coming Up
The
new spring-06 student presentation contest is coming up!
The
North Jersey Section will be holding a presentation contest scheduled for
late-February/early-March of 2006. This
contest has been held in years past and its overwhelming success in generating
student participation and interest make it an fantastic event for up and coming
engineers. This year's contest will
feature similar prizes ($$$) and have graduate and undergrad categories.
The
main focus of the presentation contest is to give students an opportunity to
sharpen their communication skills, and help prepare for real life situations
as practicing engineers and researchers.
Additionally, the North Jersey Section contest provides an excellent
chance for students to practice for the Region 1 Student Paper contest in the
spring.
The
contest at the North Jersey Section level is also supplemented by awarding cash
prizes to the three best presentations in both graduate and undergrad categories. All engineering students are encouraged to
participate in submitting team or individual presentations on any project work
related to engineering. This local
contest does not require students to write a full paper, just a slide-based
presentation on technical or non-technical work is sufficient. Senior design projects, lab projects,
personal engineering hobbies, engineering policy, etc., are great topics to
submit. Moving onto the regional contest
requires submitting a short written paper.
The
details of contest rules, judging criteria, viable topics for presentations,
and abstract form will be same as last year.
Also if you would like to get an idea of what topics would be
appropriate or how you can prepare your abstract, take a look at winners from
past years at the NNJ IEEE SAC homepage.
The exact date/time/location is still TBD.
This
year's North Jersey Section Contest will be open to graduate and undergraduate
students and first/second/third place prizes will be awarded in each category
of $100/$75/$50. All participants MUST
REGISTER by submitting an abstract by filling in the form available at the SAC
website to qualify as a contest participant.
Any
and all questions can be emailed to the contest organizer, a.j.patel “AT”
ieee.org.
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Nominate
a Colleague for Fellow
It's
never too early to start thinking about nominating a colleague who is a senior
member for the 2007 class of IEEE Fellows.
Nominating forms are due to the Fellow Committee by 1 March 2006.
The
IEEE Fellow grade is conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an
extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of
interest. The total number of Fellows
selected in any one year cannot exceed one-tenth of 1 percent of the total
voting IEEE membership.
To
obtain the IEEE Fellow Nomination Kit, visit the IEEE Fellow Activities Web
site at http://www.ieee.org/fellows
or send a message to fellow-kit@ieee.org.
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Notice to NJ Section Engineers
Paul
Ward, a member of the NJ Section IEEE USA and Co-chair of its PACE committee,
is looking for (a donation of) electronic test equipment that can be used for
teaching electronics and electricity to students with learning disabilities
(LD) at the Craig Upper School in Lincoln Park, NJ. This school is a private institution that
receives its operating funds from either the parents of the students or some
governmental subsidy.
The
Craig Upper School is a school dedicated to teaching LD students at the high
school level, preparing them to continue on to college or to enter the work
force. It teaches a full curriculum,
i.e., English, History, Mathematics, Science, and special courses directed at
LD students. The staff is limited to
approximately fifteen (15) including office, nurse, and guidance with the
student population that ranges in the upper fifties (50) which is expected to
grow. This ratio of student-to-staff
helps to keep class size small and manageable, a class rarely exceeds seven
(7).
Paul
is trying to accumulate a couple of oscilloscopes, multimeters (analog or digital),
oscillators, and function generators, so that a Basic EE course could be put
together for a technical course and added to the present academic
curriculum. The course would help the
student to connect what he or she learned in Mathematics and Science into a
practical experience.
The
equipment does not have to be in perfect condition, just safe and usable.
If
you can donate such equipment, please send it to the following address:
Craig
Upper School
Attn: Paul Ward
200
Comely Road
Lincoln
Park, NJ 07035
Alternatively,
contact Paul Ward at (973) 790-1625 or PWard1130 “AT” aol.com. He will pick it up if needed.
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North
Jersey Section Seeks Committee Chairs and Volunteers
The
NNJ IEEE Section ExCom is seeking new volunteers to help conduct business at
the section level for the benefit of its membership in the North Jersey section
and surrounding areas. There are a
variety of volunteer positions open and available. They range from long-term to short-term,
technical to non-technical, leadership or just participatory. All activities have varying levels of time
commitment. For Chapter Chairs, you must
be a member of the corresponding IEEE Society.
If
you would like to become involved with volunteering in some of these efforts or
positions or just become more informed about what is happening at the NNJ IEEE
Section, please contact the persons listed below for additional information and
questions. You can even attend the
section business meeting held the first Wednesday of every month to find out
more and other volunteer activities that require some help.
Some
of the positions currently open and available are:
·
Engineering in Medicine
& Biology Chair/Vice-Chair. Contact Har Dayal (har.dayal “AT”
baesystems.com).
·
Solid State Circuits
Chair/Vice-Chair. Contact Har Dayal (har.dayal “AT”
baesystems.com).
·
Women in Engineering
Affinity Group Coordinator. Contact Har Dayal (har.dayal “AT”
baesystems.com).
·
Historian Committee seeks help collecting IEEE
historical information and specifically IEEE North Jersey Section History. Contact Al Stolpen (a.stolpen “AT” ieee.org)
·
Student Activities Chair. Contact Amit Patel (a.j.patel “AT” ieee.org)
Additionally,
if interested volunteers would like to get more general information about other
activities in our section, visit the North Jersey Section website for
newsletter information http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/
or contact Har Dayal, har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com.
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The IEEE North Jersey Section has been
helping fellow engineering professionals for the last fifty
years. The Education Committee has
successfully conducted software and engineering training courses over the last
few decades. The Committee is committed
to professional development of the members and the instructors for the courses
are very qualified and experienced in their respective fields. Classes are arranged on weekday evenings or
on Saturdays provided at least fifteen candidates are available. Completion certificates are issued by IEEE
Headquarters with CEU credits for the number of training hours.
Due
to the slow growth of the economy and several other factors, registration for
these courses has diminished over the last few years. I would urge members to send their feedback
regarding what courses they would be interested in, the format, location, and
day/time, etc., by email to b.chivukula “AT” computer.org.
Regards,
Bhanu
Chivukula
Chair,
Education Committee
Vice
Chair, IEEE North Jersey Section
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Conference Rooms
Needed!
The
North Jersey Section (Education Committee) is looking for conference room
facilities to hold their training seminars.
The seminars are being held on one weeknight from 6:30
PM to 9:00 PM. In return for providing the conference
facility for free, the organization can get free registration up to three
members in the course/seminar. Please
contact Bhanu
Chivukula,
Education Committee Chair, at b.chivukula “AT” computer.org for suggestions or
discussions, if interested.
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IEEE-USA:
"Leadership for
Results" Courses Launched
IEEE-USA,
in conjunction with AchieveGlobal, now offers 29 online courses designed to
equip members with the "soft skills" needed to succeed in today's
workplace. Course modules include:
"Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback"; "Managing Your
Priorities"; "Proactive Listening"; and others, all of which are
based on AchieveGlobal's experience in the professional training industry. IEEE members can access these courses for
less than retail price. For more
information and course registration, use your IEEE Web Account to log into the
IEEE-USA online catalog [https://salaryapp.ieeeusa.org/rt/salary_database/shop],
click on the "Shop" tab, and then click on the
"Career-Development Courses" heading.
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IEEE-USA in
Action:
IEEE-USA
Encourages Federal Government to Strengthen Cyber Security
Washington
(21 September 2005) - IEEE-USA President Gerard A. Alphonse endorsed the
findings and recommendations of the President’s Information Technology Advisory
Committee’s (PITAC) report to the president, “Cyber Security: A Crisis of
Prioritization” in a letter to federal government leaders on 6 September.
PITAC
found that the U.S. information technology infrastructure is highly vulnerable
to attack, and recommends that the government increase its support for
fundamental research in civilian cyber security.
“The
country’s computer network infrastructure is critically important for commerce
and communication, and for the control of our civil infrastructures, including
ever-increasing roles toward our energy security,” Alphonse wrote. “Without cyber security protection, our
computer networks are vulnerable to criminal and terrorist attacks.”
IEEE-USA
will also submit written testimony to the House Science Committee, which held a
cyber security hearing on 15 September.
Go to http://www.house.gov/science/press/109/109-129.htm for more information.
The
PITAC report is available at http://www.nitrd.gov/pitac/reports/20050301_cybersecurity/cybersecurity.pdf.
Alphonse’s
letter (http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/policy/2005/090705.asp) was sent to all members
of the House and Senate leadership committees; House Science Committee members;
Dr. John Marburger, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
and Dr. Simon Szykman, director of the National Coordination Office for
Networking Information Technology Research and Development.
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IEEE-USA in
Action:
IEEE-USA Urges
Congress to Extend R&D Credit
Washington
(27 October 2005) - IEEE-USA joined with the Information Technology Association
of America, the American Electronics Association, the Electronic Industries
Alliance and others in urging Congress to extend and strengthen the Research
and Experimentation Tax Credit (R&D credit) before it expires on 31
December.
The
21 October letter (http://www.itaa.org/taxfinance/docs/RDHighTechfinal.pdf) was sent to Senate
Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Max
Baucus (D-Mont.); and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas
(R-Calif.) and Ranking Member Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.). It endorses bills pending before the Senate
(S. 627) and House (H.R. 1736) that would significantly strengthen the current
R&D credit.
The
credit allows companies to devote more money to research and development than
they would otherwise. As noted in the
letter, R&D contributes many positive economic benefits to the United
States, including “increased revenue streams to U.S. companies that enhance
their ability to hire employees, purchase capital goods, pay dividends to
shareholders and contribute to a strong U.S. tax base.”
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News from
IEEE-USA:
IEEE-USA Urges
Senate Committee Not to Increase H-1B Visas
Washington
(19 October 2005) - The Senate Judiciary Committee should not vote to release
300,000 additional H-1B visas, IEEE-USA President Gerard A. Alphonse wrote in a
letter to the committee today.
“We
urge you not to make a bad situation worse by approving another increase in
H-1B admissions ceilings,” Alphonse wrote.
The
Senate committee is expected Thursday to discuss a proposal that would allow as
many as 60,000 additional H-1B visas to be issued in any of five fiscal years
in which the current cap of 65,000 is reached.
By imposing an extra $500 fee on the new visa, the proposal is expected
to raise up to $30 million a year. The
proceeds would help meet budget reconciliation targets, not improve the H-1B
program. IEEE-USA supports a House
Judiciary Committee proposal to raise revenue by increasing fees on L-1 visa
applications.
IEEE-USA
has long held that permanent immigration is a better solution to assist U.S.
companies in their search for talented foreign high-tech workers such as
engineers and scientists. H-1B visas are
temporary (three to six years).
Alphonse
also cited a recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General’s
report confirming that DHS does not have a process in place to stop issuing
H-1B visas once the congressionally mandated ceiling of 65,000 has been
reached. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa)
and Rep. John Hostettler (R-Ind.) learned that DHS’ Citizenship and Immigration
Services (CIS) might have violated federal law by approving more than 72,000
H-1B visa petitions for FY 2005.
“It
boggles my mind that with our computer technology, CIS can’t count to 65,000,”
Grassley said in an 18 October news release.
“Bureaucrats are playing a guessing game, and show no shame. Congress put these restrictions in place to
help American workers, and we expect them to be followed.”
A
copy of the Inspector General’s report is available at
http://grassley.senate.gov/releases/2005/10182005.pdf
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IEEE-USA
Employment Navigator Simplifies Job Search Campaigns
With
more than 100,000 job sites on the Internet, searching for a new job can be a
full-time job in and of itself. IEEE-USA
Employment Navigator simplifies job searching by collecting some five-million
job leads from more than 170,000 Web sites and consolidating them into a
single, searchable database. The leads,
updated daily, are pulled from job boards; corporate, government and newspaper
Web sites; and niche job sites that are specific to industry, occupation or
geographic region. Subscribers to the
service get access to multiple job listings, including opportunities not found
on public job boards -- which account for nearly 30 percent of the jobs listed
in the database.
Employment
Navigator complements the IEEE Job Site, which provides members access to employers
who are specifically looking to recruit IEEE members.
Read
more about the Employment Navigator in the October online edition of The
Institute at:
http://www.theinstitute.ieee.org/portal/pages/tionline/legacy/inst2005/oct05/10w.featurenavigator.html
or
go directly to the Web site:
http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/employmentnavigator
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U.S. IEEE
Members Eligible for Discounted Continuing Education, Certificate, Grad Degree
Courses
Through
the IEEE Education Partners Program, U.S. IEEE members can now receive up to a
10 percent discount on online degree programs, certifications and courses -- on
both technical and business subjects currently offered by more than a dozen
accredited universities and private continuing education providers. Most courses are available online; however,
some are instructor-led in person.
Providers include such leading institutions as Drexel University, New
Jersey Institute of Technology and Stevens Institute of Technology; and such
organizations as Competence Software, Mind Leaders and Semi Zone. To enter each partner's special IEEE Web site
and to browse the more than 2,000 courses offered, enter your IEEE Web account
and password at http://www.ieee.org/education/epp.
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U.S. IEEE
Student Members Encouraged to Apply for IEEE-USA Mass Media Fellowships
Washington
(4 November 2005) - IEEE-USA is for the first time seeking two U.S. IEEE
student members to work as reporters, researchers and production assistants in
newsrooms across the country by serving a 10-week mass media fellowship in the
summer of 2006.
Administered
by the AAAS in Washington, D.C., mass media fellows must have the ability to
explain complex scientific and engineering principles in a way the general
public can understand. The program helps
strengthen connections between engineers and journalists, as well as increase
public understanding and awareness of science, engineering and technology.
Applicants
must at least be a senior in college majoring in a technical field, mathematics
or social sciences. Mass Media Fellows
receive a weekly stipend of $450.
Applications are due no later than 15 January 2006. For more information and an application go to
http://www.aaas.org/programs/education/MassMedia/; or contact Stacey
Pasco, at spasco “AT” aaas.org, tel. (202) 326-6441.
In
2005, AAAS Mass Media Fellows produced some 250 news stories on science and
technology. Abby Vogel, a graduate
student at the University of Maryland, served as IEEE-USA's 2005 Mass Media
Fellow. Vogel worked for the Richmond
(Va.) Times-Dispatch, and wrote articles on West Virginia wind farms and making
shuttles safer. She also placed several
articles on the front page of the paper.
For more on IEEE-USA's participation in this program, go to http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/massmedia.asp.
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Annual Life
Grades Luncheon
The
third Annual Life Grades Luncheon sponsored jointly by the Power Engineering
Society Chapter and the Section was held on October 20th, 2005 at the Hamilton
Park Conference Center, Florham Park, NJ.
Roger Sullivan, the current Region 1 Director, talked about Region 1
issues that were presented at the recent Section’s Congress held in Tampa,
Florida. Jack Alacchi, a volunteer in
the RE-SEED program, talked about his recent experiences with this program.
“The
RE-SEED (Retirees Enhancing Science Education through Experiments and Demonstrations)
is a Northeastern University program that prepares engineers, scientists, and
other individuals with science backgrounds to work as volunteers, providing
in-classroom support to upper elementary and middle school science teachers
with teaching the physical sciences.
After completing a comprehensive free training program, participants
volunteer in middle school classrooms on the average once a week for at least
one year.
RE-SEED
began in 1991 with six volunteers. To
date close to 500 RE-SEED volunteers have worked in schools in about 100
communities throughout the country offering about 500,000 hours of their time.”
For
more information on RE-SEED, go to www.reseed.neu.edu or contact Jack Alacchi
at sparkywatts “AT” ieee.org.
Left to
right: Jack Alacchi, Carl Fruehling,
Joan Dixon, Roland Dixon, Kate Sullivan, Ron Quade, Ken Hendrix, and Roger
Sullivan
Left to
right: Carl Sulzberger, Won Kim, Ann
Giedlinski, John Baka, Willie Schmidt, and Dr. Richard Snyder
Left to
right: Naz Simonelli, Al Stolpen, Alex
Richardson, Ken Oexle, Dr. Michael Liechenstein, Dr. Fred Chichester, and
Howard Leach
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IEEE North Jersey Section Newsletter Advertising
The
“NEWSLETTER” is the non-profit professional publication of the North Jersey
Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Published
monthly except June (electronic only) and July, it is distributed to
approximately 4,500 qualified members of the section.
Editorial
content is pertinent and timely. It
contains current information and details about special meetings, field trips,
and seminars scheduled during the month and for future dates.
NEWSLETTER
readers are influential in the Electrical and Electronics industries. They are in decision-making positions or can
influence decisions in this important field.
Demonstrate
your support of their professional organization by advertising in their
Newsletter while reaching your customers and prospects.
Manufacturers
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IEEE North Jersey Section Course
Project
Management
Tuesday
Evenings, March 14, 2005 through May 9, 2006
Eight
weekly classes (March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 2006)
USPS,
NJI & BMC,80 County Road, Jersey City, NJ
07097-9998 (Checks should not be mailed to this address)
IEEE North Jersey Section
appreciates USPS, BMC for sponsoring these courses at their premises
The North Jersey Section IEEE is offering an
evening course entitled "Project Management". Dice.com lists 3200+ Project related jobs in
the New York tri-state area daily! This course will help you to break down a
master project into manageable tasks, pinpoint possible solutions, and provide
information to keep the project under control.
Using Microsoft Project 2003 software, you will learn to accomplish
various project plans. In addition, it
will greatly enhance your business, communications and interpersonal skills.
The IEEE certificate of completion will be
given to you when you complete the course.
You may wish to take two Certification exams, one in Project Management
administered by Project Management Institute and the other in IT Project+ by
CompTIA Inc.
Instructor: Donald Hsu, Ph.D.,
has been a corporate manager for 11 years and is an experienced trainer. Since 1999, he has trained 300+ people in IT Project+, MS Project 2003, and Project
Management courses in eight organizations. Effective
Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme, Third Edition
(Paperback) by Authors: Robert Wysocki and Rudd McGary – would be given in the
class.
(This is not an exclusive PMP-PMI examination prep
course even though project management processes and concepts are discussed in
the class. No PDUs are issued for PMP
eligibility. CEU credits would be given
by IEEE)
TOPICS
1.
Explain the need for a project manager
2.
Define SOW, PERT, GANTT, CPM, and Scope of the project
3.
Identify the team members, resources and plan for the strategy
4.
Calculate schedule, budget variances, and monitor project progress
5.
Manage changes, estimates, and communications
6.
Set a baseline, import tasks from MS Excel, export Project files to MS
Word
7.
Create and modify custom reports, templates and combination views
8.
Share resources and create a master plan loaded to Project Server
9.
Approve updates and conclude a project plan
10. Analyze Global E-Commerce and
present student Projects
Class size will be limited to
a maximum of 25 with a minimum of 15.
Early registration is recommended.
5% Discount for the first 10 registrations. Phone reservations will NOT be accepted. Reservations accepted after March 3, 2006
will require a late fee of $25. No
reservations will be accepted after March 9, 2006.
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WHERE:
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NJ International Bulk Mail
Center, Jersey City, NJ. (Checks should not be mailed to this
address)
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WHEN:
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8 Tuesdays, March 14, 21,
28, April 4, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 2006, 6:30-9:00 PM.
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COST:
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IEEE (& affiliate)
members $400; Non-IEEE members $480.
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CONTACT:
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Bhanu Chivakula -email b.chivakula “AT” computer.org
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REGISTRATION: Project Management
Please mail the registration
form with the check (Checks payable to “North
Jersey Section IEEE”) to Bhanu Chivukula, PMP, Chair Education Committee, IEEE
North Jersey Section, 19 Prestwick Way, Edison, NJ 08820.
Name: / Mr. / Mrs. / Miss / Ms. /
_____________________________________________ _________________________________
˙ Non-member Çemail addressČ
˙ IEEE Member Member
#:_________________________ Member
of _____________________________ technical society
Employer:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Employer
Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home
Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business (day) telephone
#:___________________________________
Home telephone #:________________________________
Please enclose required fee
payable to: North Jersey Section IEEE
Registration status will be emailed
after March 10, 2006. Phone inquiries
concerning registration will NOT be honored.
In general, the effective date of the application corresponds to the
date when BOTH a fully completed application/registration and payment are
received.
˙ Tuition receipt will be mailed only if this box is checked
Signature:___________________________________________
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IEEE North Jersey Section Course
C#
.NET Programming
Saturday
Mornings, February 18, 2006 through May 6, 2006
Ten
weekly classes (February 18, 25, March 4, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 22, 29, May 6,
2006)
Place:
TBA (Checks should not be mailed to this address)
The North Jersey Section IEEE is offering a course
entitled "C# .NET Programming".
Since 2002, C# .NET has generated significant headway in Fortune 1000
enterprise development systems. Dice.com
lists 650+ C# .NET related jobs in the New York tri-state area daily! This
course will cover the fundamentals of C# language, the .NET framework, window
and web-based applications, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, and XML. It will be useful for anyone to develop
applications based upon these tools.
The IEEE certificate of completion will be given to
you when you complete the course.
Microsoft has MCAD and MCSD certifications. You may wish to get certified by taking the
necessary Microsoft exams with the knowledge gained from this course.
Instructor: Donald
Hsu, Ph.D., has been a corporate manager for 11 years and is an experienced
trainer. Since 2002, he has trained 250+
people in Java, C++, XML, C# .NET courses in 6 organizations.
TOPICS
1. Compare the enterprise development tools using C++, Java to C#
.NET
2. Define Visual Studio .NET common language runtime
3. Identify C# syntax, data type, control structures
4. Distinguish methods, arrays, object-oriented programming
5. Build graphical user interface, multithreading, files and
streams
6. Explain the benefit of using extensible markup language (XML)
7. Select database, SQL server, and ADO .NET
8. Choose ASP .NET, web forms, web controls, and web services
9. Operate the network, streams-based socket and mobile toolkits
10. Analyze the accessibility regulations and resources
11. Present student Projects
Class size will be limited to
a maximum of 25 with a minimum of 15.
Early registration is recommended.
Phone reservations will NOT be accepted.
Reservations accepted after February 8, 2006 will require a late fee of
$25. No reservations will be accepted
after February 11, 2006.
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WHERE:
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TBA (Checks
should not be mailed to this address)
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WHEN:
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10 Saturdays, Feb 18, 25,
March 4, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 22, 29, May 6, 2006, 9:00 AM to 12 noon
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COST:
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IEEE (& affiliate)
members $475; Non-IEEE members $550.
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CONTACT:
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Bhanu Chivakula -email b.chivakula “AT” computer.org
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REGISTRATION: C# .NET Programming
Please email details to
address b.chivakula “AT” computer.org. The
filled in registration with the check (Checks
payable to “North Jersey Section IEEE”) should be mailed to B. Chivukula,
Chair, Education Committee, IEEE North Jersey Section, NJ, 19 Prestwick way, Edison, NJ 08820
Name: / Mr. / Mrs. / Miss / Ms. / _____________________________________________ _________________________________
˙ Non-member Çemail addressČ
˙ IEEE Member
Member #:_________________________
Member of _____________________________ technical society
Employer:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Employer
Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home
Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business (day) telephone
#:___________________________________
Home telephone #:________________________________
Please enclose required fee
payable to: North Jersey Section IEEE
Registration status will be
mailed after February 12, 2006. Phone
inquiries concerning registration will NOT be honored. In general, the effective date of the
application corresponds to the date when BOTH a fully completed
application/registration and payment are received.
˙ Tuition receipt will be mailed only if this box is
checked
Signature:___________________________________________
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