PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH JERSEY SECTION OF THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS

Last Updated 6/29/04

June 2004

	Newsletter Information
	Activities Calendar
	Newark Bears Baseball Game
Consultants' Network:	Kick Start Your Marketing Effort with Powerful Branding
Consultants' Network:	Network Announcement for Summer of 2004 - Next CNNNJ General Meeting in September
GOLD, PACE, Membership Development & SAC:	The ABCs of Financial Statements for Non-Accountants
Course:	Introduction to .NET and C#
Course:	Object-Oriented Design Training
Course:	Project Management
Course:	Advanced Java Programming
NJ Coast Course:	New! The Protocol Suite driving the Internet
NJ Coast Course:	New! IPv6: The new and improved Internet Protocol
	Interested in Being a North Jersey Section Officer?
	Conference Rooms Needed!

New!	*= New Announcement Not Published in Paper Newsletter*
Update!	*= Change to Meeting Time or Location*

IEEE North Jersey Section

Back Issues

June 2004

Volume 50, Number 12

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 mailing offices. Postmaster send address changes to: “The IEEE Newsletter”, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331. USPS 580-500 (ISSN 1076-3732).

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SECTION OFFICERS

Chairman....................................... Dr. Durga Misra

dmisra “AT” njit.edu (973) 596-5739

Vice-Chairman-1.................................... Har Dayal

har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com (973) 633-4618

Vice-Chairman-2......................... Bhanu Chivakula

b.chivakula “AT” computer.org (732) 718-3818

Treasurer........................ Dr. Edward (Ted) Byrne

flatland “AT” compuserve.com (973) 822-3219

Secretary................................. Dr. Sanghoon Shin

s.shin “AT” ieee.org (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22

Members-at-Large:

Dr. Nirwan Ansari (nirwan.ansari “AT” njit.edu)

Naz Simonelli (naz “AT” ieee.org)

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 Dr. Sanghoon Shin at (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22, s.shin “AT” ieee.org.

IEEE North Jersey Section Activities

June 2004

June 2 – “NJ Section Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ. Dr. Sanghoon Shin at (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22 or s.shin “AT” ieee.org.

June 9 – “The ABCs of Financial Statements for Non-Accountants” - NJ GOLD, PACE, Membership Development & SAC, 6:00-9:00 PM, Clifton Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ. Richard F. Tax (201) 664-6954 (rtax “AT” bellatlantic.net).

June 24 – “Kick Start Your Marketing Effort with Powerful Branding” - 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.

Upcoming Meetings

July 13-14 – “2-day short course - The Protocol Suite driving the Internet”, IEEE NJ Coast Section, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Monmouth University, W. Long Branch, NJ. Contact Register@www.amrutek.com, click SEMINAR or http://ewh.ieee.org/r1/njcoast.

July 14 – “PACE General Meeting” - NJ PACE, 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).

July 22 – “1-day short course - IPv6: The new and improved Internet Protocol”, IEEE NJ Coast Section, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Monmouth University, W. Long Branch, NJ. Contact Register@www.amrutek.com, click SEMINAR or http://ewh.ieee.org/r1/njcoast.

Sep. 22-Dec. 1 – “Project Management” - North Jersey Section, Monday Evenings, 10 sessions, 6:30-9:00 PM, Location TBA. Bhanu Chivakula (b.chivakula “AT” computer.org).

Sep. 27-Dec. 6 – “Advanced Java Programming” - North Jersey Section, Monday Evenings, 10 sessions, 6:30-9:00 PM, Location TBA. Bhanu Chivakula (b.chivakula “AT” computer.org).

Oct. 19&20 – “IEEE Lightwave Technologies in Instrumentation & Measurement Conference” – IEEE METSAC, IBM Palisades Executive Conference Center in Palisades, NY. http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/metsac/LTWV.htm.

Oct. 22 – “National Electric Code” - NJ IAS/PES Chapters, time and location TBD.

Fall 2004 – “Introduction to .NET and C#” - North Jersey Section, 1 Day Course, Time, Date and Location TBA,. Bhanu Chivakula (b.chivakula “AT” computer.org).

Fall 2004 – “Object-Oriented Design Training” - North Jersey Section, 1 Day Course, Time, Date and Location TBA,. Bhanu Chivakula (b.chivakula “AT” computer.org).

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NJ Consultants' Network:

Kick Start Your Marketing Effort with Powerful Branding

On Thursday, June 24, 2004, the IEEE Consultants’ Network of Northern NJ (CNNNJ) will host a talk on “Kick Start Your Marketing Effort with Powerful Branding”. The speaker will be Arlene Teck.

About the Talk

Arlene Teck, founder and “chief kicker” of KickButt Branding, creates brand names with striking power, staying power, and story power. These “three powers of branding” are necessary, Arlene says, because branding really is a specialized form of storytelling. And in today’s marketplace, a truly successful brand must get your client’s attention, keep his attention, and tell a powerful story.

In this talk you will learn

· What makes a brand story powerful

· What makes a brand story valid

· What kind of brand story you should be telling

· What elements you can use to tell your story the best

· What you can accomplish with a strong brand

· What you can do to make sure your brand is really strong

· Is there a secret to branding success?

· How to get big-time results when you don’t have big-time bucks

About the Speaker

Arlene Teck, a consultant for 20 years, has created numerous successful brand names. Previously with a major global branding firm serving multinational healthcare clients, she now works with entrepreneurs and small- to mid-sized companies.

Her unique approach to brand storytelling is based on an identity wardrobe – a set of related elements that work together to tell the various aspects of your brand story. “It’s not all in the name,” Arlene says.

Arlene’s background is in cognitive psychology and creative skill development. She claims to be the only person in branding with a one-word resumé and welcomes questions about branding. You can reach her at rlene “AT” rcn.com or (973) 625-3250.

All Welcome!

Everyone welcome. No registration needed. Free admission.

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, June 24, 2004.

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.

NJ Consultants' Network:

Network Announcement for Summer of 2004 - Next CNNNJ General Meeting in September

We look forward to a new season of networking with our colleagues in the Northern New Jersey engineering community starting in September; no general meetings will be held during the summer. Watch for the next newsletter for a list of timely and important meeting topics.

We shall have our customary summer social gathering, open to all CNNNJ members, in late August. The date and details will be provided when the arrangements are finalized.

Up-to-date information on all CNNNJ events is at www.TechnologyOnTap.org.

We Want to Hear From You!

We welcome suggestions from all members of the IEEE North Jersey Section community on topics of interest to consultants and to those considering full-time consulting. Send your thoughts and ideas to our program chairman, Chris Mesibov, at c.mesibov “AT” ieee.org.

Become a Member of Our Network

With an upturn in the engineering job market, now is an excellent time to join the CNNNJ. Networking with consulting colleagues provides a fresh perspective for focusing your marketing or employment objectives.

Discount memberships covering the remainder of the 2004 are now available: contact our membership chairman, Jim Boyd, for details (973-584-0329, j.boyd “AT” ieee.org).

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.

NJ GOLD, PACE, Membership Development & SAC:

The ABCs of Financial Statements for Non-Accountants

On June 9, 2004, North Jersey GOLD, PACE, Membership Development and Student Activities Committee are sponsoring a talk on “The ABCs of Financial Statements for Non-Accountants”. The speaker will be Isaac Livny.

About the Talk

The hi-tech boom of the late nineties, followed by the markets collapse and the accounting scandals of the past 3 years has left many with fundamental questions regarding the financial markets: What is really behind the numbers when quarterly results are announced? How does the release of financial news affect the market? How can you really evaluate the market cap of a corporation, and determine if a security is underpriced or overpriced?

This presentation will try to highlight the principles of fundamental financial analysis of a security based on its financial statements. We will briefly highlight the ABC's of financial accounting. We will look at sample financial statements and interpret what they really tell us about the company. We will then take a look at how analysts would interpret that data. We will then show how we can calculate the actual value of a security based on publicly available information about the company and its relative risk, the economy and the financial markets.

The presentation is intended for people who have no accounting background but need to make decisions related to a particular business such as an investment, an employment opportunity, or simply understand better the financials of your own company. The examples we use are coming mostly from the technology sector.

Time: 6:00-9:00 PM, Wednesday, June 9, 2004. There will be a free buffet dinner.

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

Information: Richard F. Tax (201) 664-6954 (rtax “AT” bellatlantic.net).

IEEE North Jersey Section Course

Introduction to .NET and C#

Abstract

This is a one-day Owner's manual for the .NET environment and for its preferred programming language, C#. It is an introduction, intended for programmers who want to create software to operate in the .NET environment.

Microsoft has created .NET as its path to future software development. .NET is a complete package of developer capabilities that runs on, and creates programs for, the recent MS Windows operating systems. Microsoft's programming language of choice for the future is clearly C# but they realize they have to support evolution. So .NET also supports Visual Basic, C++, Java and many other minor languages. But .NET is more than programming languages. It also supports: an improved ADO database technology, an improved ASP to allow high level Web development, XML to tie together all the pieces of software, SOAP and COM+. C# is an Object-Oriented language of course. It is more powerful than VB but still allows simple programs to be created in the VB drag-and-drop tradition. It is simpler than C++ but still allows efficient programs with more obvious code.

Target Audience

This is not a course in how to program computers. It is intended to extend the capabilities of those who are already programmers so a familiarity with foundation programming concepts will be very helpful. But O-O programming is still programming so the course will cover concepts, implementation and practical aspects of using C#. The course has a practical, “how-to-do-it” approach.

Course Topics

What is the programming environment today: Why did Microsoft create .NET and the new C# programming language and where do they expect them to go.
The .NET environment and how its parts fit together. Common language runtime. Other actors in the game: XML, COM+, SOAP, ADO, ASP.
Classes and Objects: how to define, instantiate, initialize and interface. Fields and constructor and other methods, Visibility. How classes encapsulate the real world and its characteristics.
Major features of the C# language: Names, data types, operators and keywords, Expressions and statements, Control mechanisms for branching and looping, How everything is a class, Value and reference types, Boxing.
More on C# and comparisons to other languages: Inheritance and derived classes: Use of library classes, Some special classes such as String, Namespaces, Other object interaction. Delegates, properties, Overloading methods, Aspects, Interfaces, For each, Containers and enumerators.
The .NET development environment: Mechanics of program creation: Compilers, emulators, jit. Formatting, layout, debugging, and testing. Documentation and comments, O-O design, UML, development tools.
Building a console or forms application: Main, Elementary input and output, Static members. Building a Windows application: events and handlers, Use of the mouse, the large Forms library, Commonality between console and Internet. Examples of windows programs. Building an internet application.
Summary and references: Engineering issues. Garbage collection. Unmanaged code. Attributes, Finalize. Threads. Ref and out. File I/O. Efficiency and real-time.

Duration and Resources

The course duration is six hours, contained in one very full day. A downloadable command line compiler can be used, however the elegant visual .NET development suite is much more powerful.

Time, Date and Location

This course is planned for the Fall 2004. Exact time, date and location will be announced in the August Newsletter

IEEE North Jersey Section Course

Object-Oriented Design Training

Abstract

As Object-Oriented programming has become more important, Object-Oriented design has also emerged as a new way to conceptualize computer programs. The creation and dissemination of the Unified Modeling Language, as a skeleton for all phases of Object-Orientation, has aided this. This is a course in Object-Oriented design using UML. It covers software requirements, design, application and patterns, but it is not a programming course.

Target Audience

Software project managers, customers, system designers and programmers who want to learn the latest techniques of Object-Orientation using Unified Modeling Language.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

· Use "Use Cases" to capture the customer expectations for a system

· Use CRC cards(1) as a tool to capture the object-oriented design entities: classes, their attributes and methods

· Create "Class Diagrams" to define the classes that make up the essence of the system

· Recognize that a library of Patterns already describe most common situations

· Use Object Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Collaboration Diagrams and State Diagrams to push the design beyond the class level by capturing the flow of operations within the system

· Show how the definition of Contracts is the essence of detailed design and how OOD concepts carry over naturally to C++, Java and C#.

· Estimate project size, cost and schedule

Course Topics

1. Introduction & Background

Problems with software development today

The Software Development Cycle: requirements, design and implementation

What Object-Oriented design is

What UML is and where it came from

Using USE Cases to capture requirements

Exercise in creating USE cases

2. Representing static software architecture with Classes

Characteristics and representation of classes

General concept of "Encapsulation"

Class attributes

Class methods and messages

General concept of "Inheritance"

Patterns: a rationale for Object-orientation

Expanded Use Cases

Using CRC cards(1) to create the classes for a problem

Exercise in creating CRC cards(1)

3. Objects as instances of classes

Characteristics within objects: names, birth, death, multiplicity

Scope: public and private

General concept of "Abstraction"

Representations of relationships within and among classes

Other characteristics: timing, triggers, clocks and visibility

Concept of “Polymorphism”

Various development methodologies and how OOD fits them

Exercise on relationships among objects

4. Patterns in libraries for common class concepts

What is a pattern and anti-pattern

How to create useful (general) patterns

Some 23 common patterns

5. Representing dynamic software behavior

State diagrams to capture and use history

Sequence & collaboration diagrams to capture dependencies

Activity diagrams to capture design details

Databases, persistence and relation to object-oriented design

How to estimate the staffing, schedule and cost of an OOD project

Mapping OOD to C++ or Java

Special characteristics of real-time systems

Exercise on detailed design

6. Using UML beyond design: package and other diagrams

Contracts to interface design with development

How to build testability into a design

How to gather customer data and use to improve a system

How an Object-Oriented approach changes your company

Introduction to Object-Oriented design tools

References

Note: If an OOD Software tool, such as Rational Rose or Rhapsody, is available, it can be used instead of CRC cards.

Duration and Resources

The course duration is seven hours, contained in one day.

Time, Date and Location

This course is planned for the Fall 2004. Exact time, date and location will be announced in the August Newsletter

IEEE North Jersey Section Course

Project Management

Wednesday Evenings, September 22, 2004 through December 1, 2004 (No class on November 24)

10 weekly classes (September 22, 29 ,October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 2004)

Location TBA in the August Newsletter

The North Jersey Section IEEE is offering an evening course entitled "Project Management". Dice.com lists 1500+ 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 2002 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 finished this 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 150+ people in IT Project+, MS Project 2002, and Project Management courses in six organizations.

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. Phone reservations will NOT be accepted. Reservations accepted after September 10, 2004 will require a late fee of $25. No reservations will be accepted after September 15, 2004.

WHERE:	Location TBA in the August Newsletter
WHEN:	10 Sessions, Wednesdays, September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 2004.
COST:	With textbook or notes: IEEE (& affiliate) members $380; Non-IEEE members $450.
CONTACT:	Bhanu Chivakula -email b.chivakula “AT” computer.org

REGISTRATION: Project Management

Please email details to b.chivakula “AT” computer.org and upon confirmation, the address where to mail the checks with details as described under, would be replied (Checks payable to “North Jersey Section IEEE” with registration form should be mailed to this address)

Bhanu Chivakula, Chair Education Committee, IEEE North Jersey Section, 19 Prestwick Way, Edison, NJ 08820

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Registration status will be mailed after September 15, 2004. 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.

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IEEE North Jersey Section Course

Advanced Java Programming

Monday Evenings, September 27, 2004 through December 6, 2004

Ten weekly classes (September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, December 6, 2004 (No class on November 29))

Location TBA in the August Newsletter

The North Jersey Section IEEE offers an evening course titled "Advanced Java Programming”. 2.5 million Java Programmers are currently working on all types of commercial projects in the world, ranging from cell phone/PDA, to UNIX server, to mainframe data-warehouses. This course covers various server side programming techniques. The prerequisite for this course is any programming language (Cobol, C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, etc).

Instructor: Donald Hsu, Ph.D., has been a corporate manager for 11 years and is an experienced trainer. Since 1997, he trained 250+ people in Java Programming and Advanced Java Programming courses in six organizations.

TOPICS

1. Explain the concept of Multithreading and Collections

2. Distinguish different types of Java Servlets and Networks

3. Define the use of Java Database Connectivity and Remote Method Invocation

4. Identify the details of Advanced Swing and Advanced AWT

5. Construct Enterprise Java Beans and Cold Fusion

6. Analyze Firewall Security and Internationalization issues

7. Contrast ASP vs JSP, Corba vs Dcom, Jini, Soap, J2ME

8. Build XML, Apache and advanced Multi-tier Web Servers

9. Employ SunOne Studio, IBM WebSphere, Bea WebLogic

10. Complete Server projects using development tools

11. Present real-world Server 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 September 15, 2004 will require a late fee of $25. No reservations will be accepted after September 20, 2004.

WHERE:	Location TBA in the August Newsletter
WHEN:	10 Sessions, Mondays, September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, December 6, 2004.
COST:	With textbook or notes: IEEE (& affiliate) members $380; Non-IEEE members $450.
CONTACT:	Bhanu Chivakula -email b.chivakula “AT” computer.org

REGISTRATION: Introduction to Java Programming

Please email details to address b.chivakula “AT” computer.org and upon confirmation, the address where to mail the checks with details as described under, would be replied (Checks payable to “North Jersey Section IEEE” with registration form should be mailed to this address)