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June 2005
Volume 51, 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
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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
June
2005
June 1 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.
June 4 Live
Seminar On Consulting - Berkshire PACE, 9:00 AM 4:00 PM, CROWNE PLAZA, 1 West Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Rich Kolodziejczyk,
rkolod AT ieee.org, (413) 655-2623.
June 8 Engineers Meet: Using MS PowerPoint 2002 - 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).
June 30 Promotional
Materials Workshop - 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
Sept.
? Field
Programmable Gate Array Seminar - NJ Section, Time, Date and Location TBA. See http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/
and upcoming Newsletters for updates.
Sept.
? Oracle
Database Concepts Including SQL for Programmers - NJ Section, Time,
Date and Location TBA. See http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/
and upcoming Newsletters for updates.
Oct. 6 2005 MTT/AP Symposium and Mini-Show
MTT-S/AP-S Chapter, 9:30
AM - 5:30 PM, Location TBA. Kirit Dixit (201) 669-7599, Arthur
Greenberg (973) 386-6673, Har Dayal
(973) 633-4618, or George Kannell (973) 386-4170.
Members and Non-Members Welcome
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NJ
Consultants' Network:
Promotional Materials Workshop
On June
30, 2005, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ (CNNNJ) will
host a workshop on Promotional Materials.
The speaker will be Deborah Mesibov.
About the Workshop
Design
of corporate materials, brochures, direct mail, and advertising requires a careful
understanding of how to influence prospects so that the materials can generate
leads and draw them to your business.
Bring your current materials to this workshop and we will select items
from these materials for instructional and constructive criticism.
Learn how copy, color, and
appropriate graphics catch the eye and create inquiry.
See a demonstration of layout
organized by emphasis.
Understand the reasoning behind
common yet important visual signals.
About the Speaker
Deborah Mesibov
is the founding partner of Special Graphics, an agency known for its work in
direct mail, advertising, consumer product packaging, trade show display, and
publicity. As an award-winning art
director and designer for nearly 30 years, Deb has created numerous promotions,
advertising and direct mail campaigns, and package designs which have
catapulted businesses into growth spurts by leveraging their own strengths.
Additional information can be
found by visiting the agencys website at www.specialgraphics.com.
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 30, 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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THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERS, INC.
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IEEE NORTH JERSEY
SECTION
MTT-Society and AP-Society
Joint Chapter
PRESENT
20TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM AND
MINI-SHOW
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FOCUS: CURRENT TOPICS IN RF AND MICROWAVE
COMMUNICATION
Thursday, October 6, 2005
Location To Be Announced
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
- 9:30 AM TO 6:00 PM Mini-Show Featuring
Latest Products (Approx. 30-40 Exhibitors)
- 9:00 AM TO 5:30 PM - Technical Sessions
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1012 Lectures Featuring Speakers from Leading Companies
with Emphasis on Military
Electronics, Wireless Technologies and Microwave Communications.
(COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH SERVED)
Details of the schedule, speakers and topics will
be posted on the IEEE North Jersey Section Newsletter Homepage by July:
http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/NEWSLETTER.html
For further information contact
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Chair/Exhibition:
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Kirit Dixit
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(201) 669-7599
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Kdixit AT kivimicrotech.com
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Publicity:
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Arthur Greenberg
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(973) 386-6673
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Event/Location Co-Ordinator:
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Ken Oexle
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Section Chair/Coordinator:
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Har Dayal
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(973) 633-4618
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Technical Program Chair:
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George Kannell
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(973) 386-4170
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THERE IS NO CHARGE TO ATTEND THE SYMPOSIUM OR SHOW
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NJ Section PACE & GOLD:
Engineers
Meet:
Using MS PowerPoint 2002
On Wednesday,
June 8, 2005, the North Jersey Section Professional Activities
Committee and Graduates of the Last Decade committees will host a meeting with
Paul E. Ward. He will discuss and present
the various methods of developing and using Microsofts PowerPoint 2002 for
presentations.
About the Meeting
Mr.
Ward will discuss these topics:
· Starting, and
Saving: He will show the three (3) ways of starting
the application;
· The Normal
View: There are four (4) panes in
this view (this is the first view encountered after starting)--what are they
for?
· Developing a
Presentation: Using the outline pane: Layouts, Templates,
Slide transitions, and Animations.
·
The Check List: What makes a good presentation?
About the Speaker
Paul Ward is presently retired and enhancing his
time and pension income with a new career in substitute teaching at the Craig
Upper School, as well as teaching his own Technology course in PowerPoint
2002. He also has been the assistant to
the PACE Chair, Richard F. Tax.
Paul holds a BS in Computer Science from Montclair
State University
and has numerous credits toward his masters at Stevens Institute
of Technology.
His work has included such fields as R&D, Unix
System Administration, Electronic Instrumentation and Data Acquisition at Bell
Labs in Whippany, NJ;
and Computer Lab Coordinator at Intel in Parsippany,
NJ.
All
Welcome!
Members and students from all professional
societies and engineering disciplines are welcome. We now have attendees from IEEE, ASME, NSPE,
ASCE, NSPE, and AEA. For information
about these groups see
www.aeaworld.org/
www.aea.org/chapters/nj/
www.ieeeusa.org
web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/
www.asme.org/sections/northjersey
Time: 6:30
to 9:00 PM, Wednesday,
June 8, 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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The Institute of Electrical &
Electronic Engineers
Berkshire Section
The Professional Activities Committees for
Engineers (PACE)
Presents
LIVE SEMINAR ON CONSULTING
SATURDAY,
4 June 2005
by
Dr. Gary L. Blank
Electrical/Electronic
Engineering Consultant
Director, Engineering
Update Institute
The seminar will be at the CROWNE PLAZA, 1 West Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201, from 9 am until 4 pm. Lunch will be provided from 12
to 1 pm.
Costs: $130 for members and $150 for non-members.
CEUs will be offered for attendance.
(Fee will be reduced to
member level for a one year IEEE membership at registration, due at
registration.)
SEMINAR OUTLINE
Session 1 - How to Get Started Without Leaving
Your Present Job, Keeping Records, & TAXES
1.1 INTRODUCTION to modern consulting
and the consulting marketplace.
1.2 MYTHS about consulting. Some are true, some are false.
1.3 REASONS to become a consultant. How do these reasons influence your success
as a consultant?
1.4 Critical details and important concerns about GETTING STARTED. What are the
steps?
1.5 The RECORD-KEEPING procedures used by many consultants FOR TAXES are
simple.
Session 2 - HOW TO SET YOUR FEES . . . A
FORMULA for fee-setting; Experience Needed
2.1 How do you
determine what the FEE is for an assignment? You will be shown a simple FORMULA
for calculating the fee to charge a client.
2.2 Common question: Do you have the EXPERIENCE to be a consultant? The answer
is revealed during the seminar.
Session 3 - HOW TO WIN THE CONTRACT,
Step-By-Step, What To Say, What To Do
3.1 The ETHICS
of consulting and multicultural diversity awareness. What are they? How you as
a consultant handle them professionally.
3.2 Why will A CLIENT SEEK YOU? How does a client make a final decision among you,
other consultants, and using internal capabilities?
3.3. How do you WIN a contract? Follow the steps involved from the first
contact, through the interview, the preparation of the proposal, and obtaining
the purchase order.
Session 4 - HOW TO FIND CLIENTS
4.1 How do you
FIND CLIENTS? You will be shown OVER TWENTY UNIQUE AND PROVEN METHODS OF
FINDING CLIENTS, without cold calling or mass mailing.
For reservations mail, call or E-mail
(before 30 May 05):
Rich Kolodziejczyk
at Tel: (413) 655-2623
63 Plunkett Ave
P.O. BOX
401
Hinsdale, MA 01235
or
E-mail: rkolod AT ieee.org
Name(Print): Tel: E-mail:
Member: ___Yes ___No Number: _
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Electrotechnology Consultants Fees
Rise, Incomes Drop, IEEE-USA Survey Shows
Washington
(13 May 2005) - Consultants
have bucked the trend in hourly rates, seeing increases at a time when salaried
electrotechnologists are losing ground. However, the
2004 IEEE-USA Consultants Fee Survey shows that a slight increase in rates did
not prevent a drop in annual median income for these same contract engineers.
Although
median fees increased an average of $10 to $110 per hour since the last survey
in 2002, median income dropped $20,000 to $100,000 in 2004. That's much larger
than the $1,500 median income decrease reported in the 2004 IEEE-USA Salary
& Fringe Benefits Survey (http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/releases/2004/122204pr.asp).
"The
drop in consulting income fits the trend of engineering salaries in
general," said Bob Gauger, consultants
survey director. "Engineering income is down, and our survey fits in with
that, even though the fee is up $10 an hour."
Consulting
incomes fluctuate because hours vary widely, with nearly half working 20 hours
or less. Most consultants, 57 per cent, make more than $75,000, with 22 per
cent making between $75,000 and $125,000.
A
majority of consultants, 58 per cent, charge between $75 and $150 per hour.
That rate is substantially higher than engineering wage rates because
consultants cover many expenses such as health care. About 15 per cent charge more
than $175 per hour, about the same as the percentage who charge $75 or less.
Hourly rates are a key factor of the study, conducted in even-numbered years.
"There
are many ways to set fees, but all of them involve knowing what your
competition is charging," Gauger said. About
three fourths of consultant charge by the hour, with a few using daily rates or
fixed project pricing.
High
wages are justified in part by experience. Seventy two per cent have more than
20 years experience, and 40 per cent have an M.S. or Ph.D. The majority, 61 per
cent, have been consultants for less than 10 years, suggesting that many
retired salaried engineers become consultants.
"Consulting
is a tremendous way to cap off a career. You've learned a lot and it's great to
get paid for it on your schedule," Gauger said.
Companies
appear willing to pay dearly for some experience. More than 10 per cent charge
more than $200 per hour, with half of them charging in excess of $275 per hour.
Expert witnesses/forensic experts charge the highest hourly rate, $217.
The
survey of 756 independent consultants was conducted by the Alliance of IEEE
Consultants Networks. You can view the survey report at http://www.ieeeusa.org/business/files/Consultant's%20Network%20Webinar.pdf
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NEWS from IEEE-USA:
Senator Bingaman and Rep.
Ehlers Honored for Contributions to Science, Engineering and Technology;
Presentation during Congressional Visits Day
Washington
(9 May 2005) - Sen. Jeff
Bingaman (D-N.M) and Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.)
will share the 2005 George E. Brown Jr. Award for their contributions to science,
engineering and technology. The award is presented annually by the Science,
Engineering and Technology Work Group to members of Congress who are effective
advocates for federal investment in science, engineering and technology. The
award is named for the late Rep. George E. Brown, Jr. (D-Calif.),
who made outstanding contributions to federal support in these areas over a
long and distinguished career in Congress.
Sen.
Bingaman and Rep. Ehlers will be honored at a reception in the Rayburn
House Office Building
cafeteria on Tuesday, 10 May at 6 p.m.
in conjunction with the 10th annual Congressional Visits Day, Tuesday and
Wednesday, 10-11 May.
Sen.
Bingaman is being honored for his leadership efforts to increase federal
investment in research and development (R&D), particularly through the
Department of Energy (DOE), as well as investment in training the scientists
and engineers who will make technological advances possible. He and Sen. Lamar
Alexander (R-Tenn.) recently wrote a letter in
support of the DOE's Office of Science that has
garnered the support of more than two-thirds of their Senate colleagues.
Rep.
Ehlers, who holds a Ph.D. in nuclear physics, is being recognized for being a
stalwart supporter and leading advocate for federal investment in science,
engineering and technology for the nation's benefit; and for his recognition
and promotion of a vital federal R&D enterprise, with special emphasis on
the role of science and engineering education at all levels.
Congressional
Visits Day (CVD) is the preeminent event bringing scientists, engineers,
researchers, educators and technology executives to Washington
to visit their congressional representatives and raise visibility and support
for science, engineering and technology. The two-day event is coordinated by a
multidisciplinary coalition of companies, professional societies and
educational institutions that support science, engineering and technology in
academia, government and private industry.
For
more information on the award and CVD, see www.setcvd.org.
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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:
LEOS Chapter
Chair. Contact Har
Dayal (har "DOT" dayal "AT" baesystems
"DOT" com)
Controls Chapter
Chair. Contact Howard Leach (Hhleach "AT" aol "DOT" com)
GOLD Affinity Group
Chair. Contact Dick Tax (rtax "AT" bellatlantic
"DOT" net)
Historian Committee
seeks help collecting IEEE historical information and specifically IEEE North
Jersey Section History. Contact Al Stolpen (a "DOT" stolpen
"AT" ieee
"DOT" org)
Student Activities
Committee seeks new volunteers for North
Jersey. Contact Amit Patel (a "DOT" j "DOT" patel
"AT" ieee "DOT" 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 "DOT" dayal
"AT" baesystems "DOT" com.
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The NJ Section Education
Committee Requests Your Feedback
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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North Jersey Section
Oracle SQL Programming 101
Seminar Objective
This 4 hour course will teach you
how to work with data within an Oracle Database using SQL and SQL*Plus.
Seminar Design Outline
Principal features of the Oracle database
Query and manipulate an Oracle database
using Structured Query Language
Code sophisticated query operations such as
join, grouping, case and more
Update data with insert, update, delete,
and merge operations
Create database tables with the major datatypes such as NUMBER, VARCHAR2
Create B-Tree indexes to improve the
performance of query operations
Query Oracle data dictionary tables such as
USER_TABLES
Utilize transaction control statements such
as Commit, Rollback and Savepoint
Create database objects such as tables,
views, indexes, synonyms and sequences
Grant and Revoke object privileges
Utilize SQL*Plus to query, update and create
database objects
Use SQL*Plus scripting and report
generation features
About the Speaker
The speaker is scheduled to be Raj Agarwal, DBA.
Time: TBA, September 2005.
Place: TBA see http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/ and upcoming Newsletters for updates.
Information:
see http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/ and upcoming Newsletters for updates.
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North Jersey Section
Field Programmable Gate Array Seminar
Seminar overview
FPGA stands for Field Programmable
Gate Array. FPGAs are becoming the de facto standard in
digital design. They are found in control, DSP and general purpose computing.
They offer designers the ability to go to layout before committing to the full
design.
This seminar will introduce FPGAs and provide a road map on how to learn and become
productive in the use of FPGAs. Development will be used by the instructor to
execute labs.
Seminar Design Outline
Introduction to FPGA
FPGA architecture
Xilinx
Design Flow
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Architecture Wizard and Pace
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Reading Reports
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Global Timing Constraints
Synthesis Techniques
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XILINX CORE Generator
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Floorplanner:
Effective Layout
FPGA Editor: Viewing and Editing a Routed
Design
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HDL Bencher
FPGA Design Techniques
Synchronous Design Techniques
About the Speaker
Mr. Chibane
Cherif, is a practicing engineer, speaker and
lecturer in telecommunications, wireless communication and Voice Over IP technology, business and market issues.
Pre-requisite
Basic
Digital design
Time: TBA, September 2005.
Place: TBA see http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/ and upcoming Newsletters for updates.
Information:
see http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/ and upcoming Newsletters for updates.
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