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

Last Updated 10/6/05

October 2005

	Newsletter Information
	Activities Calendar

	Message from the Section Chair
	Proposed Slate of Officers for the 2006 IEEE North Jersey Section
Communications:	Opportunistic Encryption for Robust Wireless Security
Computer:	Trustworthy Systems through Quantitative Software Engineering
Consultants' Network:	The Life of SPICE
Control Systems:	Dynamic Workflow Modeling and Analysis of Incident Command Systems
EDS/C&S & MTT-S/AP-S:	GaN-based Microwave Field Effect Transistors
MTT-S/AP-S:	20th Annual Symposium and Mini-Show

PACE & GOLD:

Engineers Meet: Business Meeting

PACE:	Scenic Hudson River Boat Ride
Signal Processing:	New! Nonlinear Signal Analysis of Sigma-Delta Modulation in Infinite Dimensional State Space
	Member-Get-A-Member Program
	Notice to NJ Section Engineers
	North Jersey Section Seeks Committee Chairs and Volunteers
	The NJ Section Education Committee Requests Your Feedback
	Conference Rooms Needed!
	Leader Debunks Engineering "Shortage" Myth
	IEEE Mentoring Program Pilot Invitation
	Extreme Challenges Await Electrical Engineers’ Efforts to Restore Power on Gulf Coast
	IEEE-USA-Supported “Federal Patient Safety Act” Signed into Law
	News from the IEEE Foundation
	IEEE-USA Advocates Protection of Personally Identifiable Health Information, and Development of Technology-Based National Health Information Network
	Congressman Rohrabacher Receives IEEE-USA Award from IEEE-USA President
	IEEE-USA Helps to Shape Monthly TV News Spots on IEEE Technologies

RS Microwave - Senior Microwave Engineer Wanted

	New! Buyer’s Edge
IAS/PES Course:	Advanced Concepts in Transformer Protection Technical Seminar
IAS/PES Course:	Upgrade of Generator Protection to Comply With IEEE Guides Technical Seminar
NJ Section Course:	Project Management
NJ Section Course:	Oracle SQL Programming 101
NJ Section Course:	Field Programmable Gate Array Seminar

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

IEEE North Jersey Section

Back Issues

October 2005

Volume 52, Number 4

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).

NEWSLETTER STAFF

Editor........................................... Keith Saracinello

Business Manager...................... Keith Saracinello

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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.

IEEE North Jersey Section Activities

October 2005

Oct. 5 – “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.

Oct. 6 – “2005 MTT/AP Symposium and Mini-Show” – MTT-S/AP-S Chapter, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Prime Hotel & Suites (formerly Radisson Hotel Fairfield), 690 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ. Kirit Dixit (201) 669-7599 (kdixit “AT” ieee.org), Art Greenberg (973) 386-6673 (ahg1 “AT” lucent.com), Har Dayal (973) 633-4618 (har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com), or George Kannell (973) 386-4170 (gkk “AT” lucent.com).

Oct. 6 – “Dynamic Workflow Modeling and Analysis of Incident Command Systems” - 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).

Oct. 11-Nov. 29 – “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).

Oct. 12 – “Engineers Meet: Business Meeting” - NJ PACE & GOLD,