Next week is EWeek ending with two banquets. Contact William LaBelle at w.labelle@ieee.org or 757.619.9050 for information and tickets.
Engineers Club of Hampton Roads 2011 Engineering Excellence Banquet
The Town Point Club
101 West Main Street, Suite 300
Norfolk, VA 23501
February 25, 2011
Social starts at 6 PM
Online reservations at www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=215861
Peninsula Engineering Council 2011 Engineer of the Year
Point Plaza Suites and Conference Hotel
950 J Clyde Morris Blvd
Newport News, VA 23601
February 26, 2011
Social starts at 6 PM
Online reservations at www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=213905
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15 February 2011
07 February 2011
Help Address Global Humanitarian Challenges Through "Engineering for Change"
Dear Colleague:
As you may have noticed, IEEE has initiated recently several new efforts toward humanitarian and global development challenges. This undertaking represents recognition on our part of the great potential of our members (engineers and experts in computing and technology) to provide effective assistance and leadership in regions with under-developed infrastructure, and in areas where the infrastructure was damaged by natural or human-made disasters. Many of our IEEE members have told us that they have strong interest in taking part of such activities, and we have reached out to other professional associations to explore opportunities for joint action.
I am pleased to announce that as a result of these efforts, IEEE, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), and Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) have launched jointly a new online platform called EngineeringforChange.org (E4C). The E4C platform provides engineers, technologists, computing and networking experts, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local community advocates with tools to collaboratively address humanitarian and global development challenges. Members of the E4C community - working together - will design, apply and share knowledge to develop technical solutions for emerging challenges in local communities throughout the world.
The E4C Web site was designed to provide users with a convenient and user-friendly way to learn, collaborate, and share data, experience, and insights - leading to enhanced problem solving. As part of this growing community, E4C users will be able to:
To learn more and become an active participant in this important initiative, visit the Engineering for Change Web site, the E4C Facebook page or Twitter feed.
Sincerely,
Moshe Kam
IEEE President and CEO
To get in touch with the E4C team and to provide user feedback, please contact their administrator .
As you may have noticed, IEEE has initiated recently several new efforts toward humanitarian and global development challenges. This undertaking represents recognition on our part of the great potential of our members (engineers and experts in computing and technology) to provide effective assistance and leadership in regions with under-developed infrastructure, and in areas where the infrastructure was damaged by natural or human-made disasters. Many of our IEEE members have told us that they have strong interest in taking part of such activities, and we have reached out to other professional associations to explore opportunities for joint action.
I am pleased to announce that as a result of these efforts, IEEE, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), and Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) have launched jointly a new online platform called EngineeringforChange.org (E4C). The E4C platform provides engineers, technologists, computing and networking experts, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local community advocates with tools to collaboratively address humanitarian and global development challenges. Members of the E4C community - working together - will design, apply and share knowledge to develop technical solutions for emerging challenges in local communities throughout the world.
The E4C Web site was designed to provide users with a convenient and user-friendly way to learn, collaborate, and share data, experience, and insights - leading to enhanced problem solving. As part of this growing community, E4C users will be able to:
- Post challenges and problems in order to gain understanding, perspectives and experience from other E4C community members;
- Work collaboratively and virtually on project teams;
- Make use of a growing, open-source archive of documented solutions and related information submitted by organizations from around the world;
- Keep updated with news and information related to the forefront of engineering and global development;
- Learn from expert practitioners on applying engineering in developing communities;
- Track projects of interest.
To learn more and become an active participant in this important initiative, visit the Engineering for Change Web site, the E4C Facebook page or Twitter feed.
Sincerely,
Moshe Kam
IEEE President and CEO
To get in touch with the E4C team and to provide user feedback, please contact their administrator .
22 January 2011
60th Annual Tidewater Science Fair Solicits Your Support
Tidewater Science Congress
John Oakes, Treasurer
5016 Churchill Court
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
October 15, 2010
Dear Sir/Madam:
The Tidewater Science Congress solicits your support for the 60th Annual Tidewater Science Fair, scheduled March 12, 2011 at Old Dominion University's Webb Center. Since 1951, the Tidewater Science Fair has encouraged middle school and high school students from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach to become directly involved in the processes of research and develop the technical writing skills needed to clearly and effectively communicate the results of their experiments. By encouraging interest in the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), we hope to inspire and encourage students to study the "hard subjects" that prepare them for careers as leaders of the workforce of the future.
The Tidewater Science Congress encourages and assists teachers and school districts in developing science fair programs that conform to protocols that ensure that student projects will be eligible to advance from regional competition to the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Representing their schools at regional, state, and national level competitions gives important public and peer recognition to students who focus their interests, talents, and efforts on STEM. The honors these students earn in state and national competitions build the region's reputation as a place where parents can be confident that their children receive a quality education and businesses can be confident of finding a high quality workforce.
The restrictions associated with public funding prior to 2004 limited eligibility to participate in the Tidewater Science Fair to students from a limited number of public school districts. Since 2004, support from industry, professional organizations, and individuals has freed us from those restrictions and allowed us to open the Tidewater Science Fair to all public school, private school, and home schooled students from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach. This has given teachers and schools throughout Tidewater an incentive to include science fairs and science projects in their curricula by assuring them that their students will have an opportunity to advance to higher levels of competition.
Please consider a personal or corporate contribution to help the Tidewater Science Congress continue a 60-year commitment to encouraging young people to develop their interests in STEM. We must raise approximately $15,000.00 per year for expenses which include the costs of organizing and staging the fair in Norfolk and funding the Grand Prize winners' travel to Los Angeles in May to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Funds donated to the Tidewater Science Fair are accepted and administered by the Tidewater Science Congress, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service (TIN: 52 1385891). The Tidewater Science Congress will provide receipts for your tax deductible contributions and will recognize you as a sponsor in the printed Science Fair Program and at our website.
Your contribution before February 2011 would be greatly appreciated. We will use your contribution to defray the expenses of organizing and staging the 60th Tidewater Science Fair and funding Grand Prize Winners' travel to the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Any balance on hand after meeting these expenses will be carried forward to support the 61st Tidewater Science Fair in 2012.
Please mail contributions to the address shown at the top of this sheet.
If you have any questions, please contact either
John Oakes, Treasurer, Tidewater Science Congress by e-mail addressed to john.r.oakes@cox.net or by phone at (757) 748-8560
OR
Ms. Dell Young, Executive Director, Tidewater Science Congress, by email addressed to dellandlarry@verizon.net or by phone at 757-460-1383
Levels of Sponsorship:
John Oakes, Treasurer
5016 Churchill Court
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
October 15, 2010
Dear Sir/Madam:
The Tidewater Science Congress solicits your support for the 60th Annual Tidewater Science Fair, scheduled March 12, 2011 at Old Dominion University's Webb Center. Since 1951, the Tidewater Science Fair has encouraged middle school and high school students from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach to become directly involved in the processes of research and develop the technical writing skills needed to clearly and effectively communicate the results of their experiments. By encouraging interest in the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), we hope to inspire and encourage students to study the "hard subjects" that prepare them for careers as leaders of the workforce of the future.
The Tidewater Science Congress encourages and assists teachers and school districts in developing science fair programs that conform to protocols that ensure that student projects will be eligible to advance from regional competition to the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Representing their schools at regional, state, and national level competitions gives important public and peer recognition to students who focus their interests, talents, and efforts on STEM. The honors these students earn in state and national competitions build the region's reputation as a place where parents can be confident that their children receive a quality education and businesses can be confident of finding a high quality workforce.
The restrictions associated with public funding prior to 2004 limited eligibility to participate in the Tidewater Science Fair to students from a limited number of public school districts. Since 2004, support from industry, professional organizations, and individuals has freed us from those restrictions and allowed us to open the Tidewater Science Fair to all public school, private school, and home schooled students from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach. This has given teachers and schools throughout Tidewater an incentive to include science fairs and science projects in their curricula by assuring them that their students will have an opportunity to advance to higher levels of competition.
Please consider a personal or corporate contribution to help the Tidewater Science Congress continue a 60-year commitment to encouraging young people to develop their interests in STEM. We must raise approximately $15,000.00 per year for expenses which include the costs of organizing and staging the fair in Norfolk and funding the Grand Prize winners' travel to Los Angeles in May to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Funds donated to the Tidewater Science Fair are accepted and administered by the Tidewater Science Congress, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service (TIN: 52 1385891). The Tidewater Science Congress will provide receipts for your tax deductible contributions and will recognize you as a sponsor in the printed Science Fair Program and at our website.
Contributions
The Tidewater Science Congress is eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. You can verify this status online by searching Internal Revenue Service Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations described in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Point your browser to www.irs.gov/app/pub-78. Our TIN is 52-1385891Your contribution before February 2011 would be greatly appreciated. We will use your contribution to defray the expenses of organizing and staging the 60th Tidewater Science Fair and funding Grand Prize Winners' travel to the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Any balance on hand after meeting these expenses will be carried forward to support the 61st Tidewater Science Fair in 2012.
Please mail contributions to the address shown at the top of this sheet.
If you have any questions, please contact either
John Oakes, Treasurer, Tidewater Science Congress by e-mail addressed to john.r.oakes@cox.net or by phone at (757) 748-8560
OR
Ms. Dell Young, Executive Director, Tidewater Science Congress, by email addressed to dellandlarry@verizon.net or by phone at 757-460-1383
Levels of Sponsorship:
- Bronze: $1 to $250
- Silver: $251 to $1,000
- Gold: $1001 to $ 4,999
- Platinum: $5,000+
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08 December 2010
Linking Science, Technology & Engineering Professionals with Government
Each year, IEEE-USA sponsors three government fellowships for qualified IEEE members. The fellows - chosen by the IEEE-USA Government Fellows Committee and confirmed by the Board - spend a year in Washington serving as advisers to the U.S. Congress and to key U.S. Department of State decision-makers. Known as either a Congressional Fellowship or an Engineering & Diplomacy Fellowship, this program links science, technology and engineering professionals with government, and provides a mechanism for IEEE's U.S. members to learn firsthand about the public policy process while imparting their knowledge and experience to policymakers.
2012 Application materials are now available online. The deadline is March 18, 2011
Application Kit for Congressional Fellowship
Application Kit for Engineering & Diplomacy Fellowship
2012 Application materials are now available online. The deadline is March 18, 2011
Application Kit for Congressional Fellowship
Application Kit for Engineering & Diplomacy Fellowship
Washington Internships for Students of Engineering
Each year, outstanding engineering students are selected to spend nine weeks in Washington, D.C., learning about the public policy process, including how government officials make decisions on complex technological issues and how engineers can contribute to legislative and regulatory public policy decisions. The WISE Program is ranked as one of the best Internship opportunities in the U.S. by the Princeton Review. Applications are on-line. The deadline for Summer 2011 is December 31, 2010.
20 November 2010
This year E-Week is 20-26 February 2011
Engineers Week is traditionally the week in February that encompasses George Washington's actual birthday.
George Washington - The First US Engineer
NEW YORK - "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," George Washington has also been described as America's first engineer. That his birthday, on February 22 (observed February 20), is celebrated during National Engineers Week, February 20-26, is no coincidence.A gentleman farmer of inherited wealth and limited formal education, Washington acquired credible surveying skills early in life, but excelled as a manager, strategist, and leader.
Washington directed a growing nation toward technical advancements, invention, and education. He promoted construction of roads, canals, the Capitol, docks and ports, water works, and new efforts to extract coal and ores and develop manufacturing resources.
Around the world, technology was gaining equal footing with pure science. Washington's contemporaries included James Watt (Scottish steam-engine inventor); Joseph Priestley (British chemistry pioneer); Richard Arkwright (British cotton-spinning inventor); John Fitch (American steamboat inventor); and the Montgolfier brothers (French aeronauts).
First in Washington's heart, it seems, was agriculture. As a young surveyor, his first sight of the Shenandoah Valley reportedly inspired the vision of an agricultural empire. As an adult, Washington settled into Mt. Vernon as a tobacco planter and experimented with the innovative agricultural techniques of crop rotation, soil fertilization, and livestock management. He had accurately predicted the valley's fertile farming potential.
As the foremost American general, Washington promoted at least one engineering marvel ahead of its time. During the Revolutionary War, he sent David Bushnell's hand-operated submarine into New York Harbor to sink a British warship. The Turtle's lone operator attempted to attach a timed bomb to the British Eagle's hull. The mission failed when the bomb floated away before exploding. The technology just wasn't advanced enough for Washington's vision, and submarines didn't become a force in navies for the next 100 years.
On June 9, 1778, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, General George Washington issued a call for engineers and engineering education. This order is considered the genesis of a US Army Engineer School, which found its permanent home at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where Washington had practiced surveying. As President (1789-97), Washington pushed for the passage of the first US Patent Act in 1789, and signed the first official US patent to Samuel Hopkins of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for his process of making potash and pearl ashes. In 1794, President Washington established a Corps of Artillerists and Engineers to be educated and stationed at West Point in New York, which later become the US Military Academy at West Point.
From transportation to education, Washington's engineering vision proved to be ahead of its time. After his death in 1799, many of the technologies he supported provided an impetus to the American Industrial Revolution. New York's Erie Canal (1817-25) was built, and canals soon crisscrossed America east of the Mississippi. By the 1830s, the nation's population tripled, traveling west through canals, along rivers, and across new roads and bridges. The Army Corps of Engineers began many of these projects.
By the middle of the century, the railroads become the favored mode of transportation. As a result, America had gone west and Washington's vision was realized.
Courtesy of the
National Engineers Week Foundation
1420 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
14 November 2010
Virginia Technology Conference & Expo
Sponsored by Va Technology Alliance
Wednesday 26-Jan-11 8:00 AM to Thursday 27-Jan-11 6:00 PM EST
Register Now! Registration deadline is Saturday 15-Jan-11 11:45 PM
Greater Richmond Convention Center
403 North Third Street
Richmond VA 23219
Phone: (804)783-7300
www.hrtc.org/en/cev/448
Wednesday 26-Jan-11 8:00 AM to Thursday 27-Jan-11 6:00 PM EST
Register Now! Registration deadline is Saturday 15-Jan-11 11:45 PM
Greater Richmond Convention Center
403 North Third Street
Richmond VA 23219
Phone: (804)783-7300
www.hrtc.org/en/cev/448
Hampton Roads Defense & Homeland Security Consortium (DHSC) Forum
Venue:
Friday January 21, 2011 11:15 AM to 1:00 PM
Virginia Modeling & Simulation Center
1030 University Blvd. Suffolk, VA 23435
www.hrtc.org/en/cev/567
Hampton Roads Defense & Homeland Security Consortium (DHSC), an integration organization sponsored by Technology Hampton Roads (formerly known as Hampton Roads Technology Council). The mission of the DHSC is to serve as a forum to coordinate activities of business, government and educational groups in our region that would contribute to supporting a robust local economy and equip its workforce.
Friday January 21, 2011 11:15 AM to 1:00 PM
Virginia Modeling & Simulation Center
1030 University Blvd. Suffolk, VA 23435
www.hrtc.org/en/cev/567
Hampton Roads Defense & Homeland Security Consortium (DHSC), an integration organization sponsored by Technology Hampton Roads (formerly known as Hampton Roads Technology Council). The mission of the DHSC is to serve as a forum to coordinate activities of business, government and educational groups in our region that would contribute to supporting a robust local economy and equip its workforce.
01 November 2010
TryEngineering.org
Discover the creative engineer in you!
TryEngineering.org is the ultimate resource on engineering information
- Learn about the fun and exciting work that engineers do
- Browse questions answered by engineers and undergraduate engineering students
- Learn about engineering careers that are right for your students
- Search our database to find accredited engineering and engineering technology programs
- Find opportunities to pursue educational activities and careers in engineering
- Download free engineering lesson plans to use in class
Section Annual Elections for 2011
The Hampton Roads Section will be holding its annual election of officers in December. The elected positions are: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. The current slate of candidates are:
This year we will be using officer elections tool available to sections using Vtools. An e-notice will be sent out when it is set up.
- Chair - Jason Naramore
- Vice Chair - Mike Cooper
- Treasurer - open
- Secretary - open
This year we will be using officer elections tool available to sections using Vtools. An e-notice will be sent out when it is set up.
15 September 2010
IEEE Day
IEEE Day is a global event planned for 7 - 8 October 2010, in recognition of IEEE members -- past, pre- sent, and future -- on the anniversary of the first time IEEE members gathered to share their technical ideas in 1884. IEEE organizational units (regions, sections, chapters, affinity groups, student branches, etc.) are encouraged to participate by providing local events for their members and encouraging the use of social networking to communicate members’ technological achievements, interests, and successes. IEEE Day is on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and LinkedIn.
IEEE Day is a project initiated by Salima Kaissi, a Region 8 GOLD member, through the 2010 MGA Challenge. The concept was further developed by a group of interested GOLD and Student volunteers and is sponsored by IEEE Member and Geographic Activities.
IEEE Day is a project that grounds its roots in a simple concept: Celebrate everywhere around the world the achievements of IEEE members. The project aims to build a platform and a network where all IEEE members, affinity groups, sections, regions, chapters, societies, and technology lovers in general can organize events in their home locations. Any type of event is welcome!
Put IEEE Day -- 7 - 8 October 2010 -- on your calendar and start thinking of creative ways to participate in the excitement. Use IEEE Day to tell us about yourself, share your work, and get to know your fellow members.
IEEE Day is a project initiated by Salima Kaissi, a Region 8 GOLD member, through the 2010 MGA Challenge. The concept was further developed by a group of interested GOLD and Student volunteers and is sponsored by IEEE Member and Geographic Activities.
IEEE Day is a project that grounds its roots in a simple concept: Celebrate everywhere around the world the achievements of IEEE members. The project aims to build a platform and a network where all IEEE members, affinity groups, sections, regions, chapters, societies, and technology lovers in general can organize events in their home locations. Any type of event is welcome!
Put IEEE Day -- 7 - 8 October 2010 -- on your calendar and start thinking of creative ways to participate in the excitement. Use IEEE Day to tell us about yourself, share your work, and get to know your fellow members.
IEEE-USA E-Books and Online Publication Available to all Members
IEEE-USA has launched the second issue of its new, interactive online publication, IEEE-USA in ACTION. Made possible by the U.S. dues assessment, this new publication is free to all IEEE members. IEEE-USA in ACTION is your new source for learning about the programs, products, services, and activities that IEEE- USA has to offer and finding out what IEEE- USA is doing on behalf of U.S. IEEE members.
IEEE-USA E-Books offer a convenient way to brush up on career and policy issues. Choose from titles in a number of categories, including careers, public policy, financial planning, innovation, and more. Some titles are available as free member downloads, and most are available at heavily discounted member rates. Recently added E-Books include:
IEEE-USA E-Books offer a convenient way to brush up on career and policy issues. Choose from titles in a number of categories, including careers, public policy, financial planning, innovation, and more. Some titles are available as free member downloads, and most are available at heavily discounted member rates. Recently added E-Books include:
- Engineers Can Write! This new IEEE-USA E -Book features engineers whose success in the literary world, including award-winning poetry, short stories, and novels, is as strong an argument as you will find to any claims that engineers can't write. Author Tom Moran explores differences and similarities between writing and engineering, and offers some tips for conceptualizing writing to improve reports, articles, proposals, and other documents.
- Technical Presentations Book 1. Without a strategy and appropriate preparation, a technical presentation can be unfocused, irrelevant, or fail completely. Book 1 of this new, four-part E-Book series outlines a framework to help you prepare for your next presentation.
IEEE Annual Elections
Remember to Vote — Deadline 1 October
IEEE members are requested to participate in the annual IEEE elections. This is your opportunity to provide input to determine who will serve on the IEEE Board of Directors, Member and Geographic Activities Board, Technical Activities Board, IEEE-USA Board, and Standards Association Board. The ballots for the IEEE Annual Election have been mailed to all eligible IEEE voting members. Please remind the members in your geographic unit to vote. The IEEE Annual Election Web page has more information about the election and a link to access the ballot electronically. The balloting period will end on Friday, 1 October, at 1 p.m. EDT (17:00 UTC).
IEEE members are requested to participate in the annual IEEE elections. This is your opportunity to provide input to determine who will serve on the IEEE Board of Directors, Member and Geographic Activities Board, Technical Activities Board, IEEE-USA Board, and Standards Association Board. The ballots for the IEEE Annual Election have been mailed to all eligible IEEE voting members. Please remind the members in your geographic unit to vote. The IEEE Annual Election Web page has more information about the election and a link to access the ballot electronically. The balloting period will end on Friday, 1 October, at 1 p.m. EDT (17:00 UTC).
07 April 2010
Engineering Unplugged April 13, 2010, The Ted@ODU
Join us at Engineering Unplugged April 13, 2010, The Ted@ODU
The premier green technology event in Virginia
Are you ready to transform your career and the planet? Does the idea of going green turn you on?
If you believe that engineers and green technology will make the difference in our future and save our planet, then plan on making Tuesday, April 13, 2010, your day. Engineering Unplugged is the day to transform your career and the planet. The second annual event is a one-day learning/networking intensive designed for today’s green professionals topped off with a green social, the Grow Green Marketplace. ODU’s President John R. Broderick will kick off the event and noted environmentalist, Edward Nixon (brother to former President Richard Nixon) will provide a keynote luncheon presentation on “Energy Sources for the Future.”
This statewide initiative will address environmental issues in manufacturing, architecture/design, transportation, engineering, facilities management and more. The event aligns with Gov. Bob McDonnell’s goal to “make Virginia the Energy Capital of the East Coast.”
CHOOSE FROM THREE EDUCATIONAL TRACKS – EARN CEUs. Earn half the CEUs required to renew your PE license and other professional certifications, all in one day.
* LEED AND GREEN BUILDINGS
* ENERGY CONSERVATION /ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
* GREENHOUSE GASES
Go to www.engineeringunplugged.com for more about the day!
WHEN: April 13, 2010
8:00 AM - 3:30 p.m. Conference and Keynote Luncheon “Energy Sources for the Future” 3:30 PM – 4:30 p.m. Exhibits & Grow Green Marketplace: green food, products, Happy Hour, Fun!
WHERE:
Ted Constant Convocation Center on ODU Campus 4320 Hampton Blvd; Norfolk, VA 23529
How Much / But really, how little! Just As of 3/31, fee is $295
REGISTER Now and Save!
WEBSITE: www.engineeringunplugged.com
EMAIL: pdc@odu.edu PHONE: 757-683-5479
Live Video StreamingODU is getting greener by the minute! We're proud to announce that Engineering Unplugged 2010 will be offered in video stream on April 13th live from the Ted Constant Center in Nor- folk. It will also be available on-demand after the event - at your convenience. Online conference includes the same 0.8 CEUs or 8 PDHs
The premier green technology event in Virginia
Are you ready to transform your career and the planet? Does the idea of going green turn you on?
If you believe that engineers and green technology will make the difference in our future and save our planet, then plan on making Tuesday, April 13, 2010, your day. Engineering Unplugged is the day to transform your career and the planet. The second annual event is a one-day learning/networking intensive designed for today’s green professionals topped off with a green social, the Grow Green Marketplace. ODU’s President John R. Broderick will kick off the event and noted environmentalist, Edward Nixon (brother to former President Richard Nixon) will provide a keynote luncheon presentation on “Energy Sources for the Future.”
This statewide initiative will address environmental issues in manufacturing, architecture/design, transportation, engineering, facilities management and more. The event aligns with Gov. Bob McDonnell’s goal to “make Virginia the Energy Capital of the East Coast.”
CHOOSE FROM THREE EDUCATIONAL TRACKS – EARN CEUs. Earn half the CEUs required to renew your PE license and other professional certifications, all in one day.
* LEED AND GREEN BUILDINGS
* ENERGY CONSERVATION /ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
* GREENHOUSE GASES
Go to www.engineeringunplugged.com for more about the day!
WHEN: April 13, 2010
8:00 AM - 3:30 p.m. Conference and Keynote Luncheon “Energy Sources for the Future” 3:30 PM – 4:30 p.m. Exhibits & Grow Green Marketplace: green food, products, Happy Hour, Fun!
WHERE:
Ted Constant Convocation Center on ODU Campus 4320 Hampton Blvd; Norfolk, VA 23529
How Much / But really, how little! Just As of 3/31, fee is $295
REGISTER Now and Save!
WEBSITE: www.engineeringunplugged.com
EMAIL: pdc@odu.edu PHONE: 757-683-5479
Live Video StreamingODU is getting greener by the minute! We're proud to announce that Engineering Unplugged 2010 will be offered in video stream on April 13th live from the Ted Constant Center in Nor- folk. It will also be available on-demand after the event - at your convenience. Online conference includes the same 0.8 CEUs or 8 PDHs
13 January 2010
IEEE Recently Announced its Class of 2010 Fellows
IEEE recently announced its class of 2010 Fellows, which consists of members from around the world who have demonstrated an "extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest." They join a group of thousands of other IEEE distinguished Fellows who have contributed to the advancement or application of engineering, science, and technology. The IEEE Board of Directors awards the honor of Fellow to no more than 0.1 percent of the voting membership as of 31 December of the preceding year.
The list of 2010 Fellows is available at www.ieee.org/web/membership/ fellows/2010_fellows_class.html.
The list of 2010 Fellows is available at www.ieee.org/web/membership/ fellows/2010_fellows_class.html.
21 December 2009
IEEE emeritbadges.org Launches Updated Web Site
22 November 2009 - The IEEE emeritbadges.org project has updated its web site, www.emeritbadges.org, featuring hands-on, pre-college technology educational materials for boys and girls. The updated site will feature information on the program’s sponsorship of the Electricity and Electronics Merit Badge booths at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree, to be held from 26 July to 4 August, 2010, at Fort A.P. Hill, in Caroline County, Virginia.
IEEE emeritbadges.org, which volunteers have developed and run, provides instructional materials based on the Boys Scouts’ Electricity and Electronics Merit Badge requirements. Materials are under development for the Computer Merit Badge. A team of emeritbadges.org Jamboree volunteers, recruited from across the United States and around the world, will teach Scouts the basics of electricity and electronics at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Scouts also will learn about technical careers and build a microprocessor-based kit that they can take home. During the 10-day long-event, approximately 100 volunteers will be manning these two booths, using the emeritbadges.org-developed materials to help 1,500 to 2,000 boys learn about electrical fundamentals, simple electronic circuits and microprocessors. The course materials and tests reinforce and supplement the Boy Scout Merit Badge Pamphlet requirements and provide the necessary knowledge for the boys to earn these two badges.
Any student, boy or girl can use the program to enhance technical literacy and learn more about viable engineering and other technical career options.
Similar to its counterpart, the IEEE GirlsGoEngineering.org mission is to energize girls toward careers in engineering, mathematics, and the physical sciences. A major component is a volunteer developed and run web site, www.GirlsGoEngineering.org, which provides science and engineering career and instructional programs, activities, materials and web resources of interest to girls, educators, and adult leaders. Other planned activities include participation in Girl Scout events and similar organizations to enlighten girls about careers in science and engineering.
To foster an interest in the engineering profession, IEEE serves students, members and colleges around the world. IEEE realizes that high school student exposure to the accomplishments of engineers is critical to increase engineering enrollment significantly at the university level. Thus, the IEEE created and sponsors the IEEE Scouting program, primarily through the Boy Scout organization and local Girl Scout groups. The program is designed to reach pre-university students and educators to “enhance the level of technological literacy of pre-university educators and students worldwide.”
For more information, contact:
emeritbadges.org – email Neil Durbin or call (216) 780-0172
GirlsGoEngineering.org – e-mail Lynn J. Simms
IEEE emeritbadges.org, which volunteers have developed and run, provides instructional materials based on the Boys Scouts’ Electricity and Electronics Merit Badge requirements. Materials are under development for the Computer Merit Badge. A team of emeritbadges.org Jamboree volunteers, recruited from across the United States and around the world, will teach Scouts the basics of electricity and electronics at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Scouts also will learn about technical careers and build a microprocessor-based kit that they can take home. During the 10-day long-event, approximately 100 volunteers will be manning these two booths, using the emeritbadges.org-developed materials to help 1,500 to 2,000 boys learn about electrical fundamentals, simple electronic circuits and microprocessors. The course materials and tests reinforce and supplement the Boy Scout Merit Badge Pamphlet requirements and provide the necessary knowledge for the boys to earn these two badges.
Any student, boy or girl can use the program to enhance technical literacy and learn more about viable engineering and other technical career options.
Similar to its counterpart, the IEEE GirlsGoEngineering.org mission is to energize girls toward careers in engineering, mathematics, and the physical sciences. A major component is a volunteer developed and run web site, www.GirlsGoEngineering.org, which provides science and engineering career and instructional programs, activities, materials and web resources of interest to girls, educators, and adult leaders. Other planned activities include participation in Girl Scout events and similar organizations to enlighten girls about careers in science and engineering.
To foster an interest in the engineering profession, IEEE serves students, members and colleges around the world. IEEE realizes that high school student exposure to the accomplishments of engineers is critical to increase engineering enrollment significantly at the university level. Thus, the IEEE created and sponsors the IEEE Scouting program, primarily through the Boy Scout organization and local Girl Scout groups. The program is designed to reach pre-university students and educators to “enhance the level of technological literacy of pre-university educators and students worldwide.”
For more information, contact:
emeritbadges.org – email Neil Durbin or call (216) 780-0172
GirlsGoEngineering.org – e-mail Lynn J. Simms
IEEE Hampton Roads and CHROME
The Hampton Roads Section, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Cooperating Hampton Roads Organizations for Minorities in Engineering (CHROME), announce a new collaborative program to bring together practicing engineers and students in the 4th through 12th grades, encouraging minority and female students especially to explore their interests and skills in electrical and electronics engineering disciplines. In this new collaborative program, coordinated by the IEEE section Education Committee and CHROME leaders, volunteer engineers will entertain and enrich students attending CHROME club meetings at schools throughout the Hampton Roads area. Volunteer presentations will include personal introductions to the practice of electrical and electronics engineering, but focus largely on age-appropriate hands-on student experience building practical electronics circuits using commercially available electronic learning kits.
The effort has evolved following the success of one volunteer engineer's efforts visiting various CHROME clubs with popular off the shelf learning kits purchased and made available through grants from local industry and universities. Additional fund raising is planned to purchase more kits with the intention of expanding the program. It is hoped that the program can be a model program for other professional engineering societies to bring together their practicing engineers and CHROME students to help stimulate interest in a variety of technical careers among minority and female students in the Hampton Roads area.
For further information or to volunteer, contact Education Committee Chair Dawn Ostenberg@ieee.org at IEEE Hampton Roads. For more information about CHROME go to www.chrome.org.
25 November 2009
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07 November 2009
Systems Engineering Certification Tutorial Webinar
Interested in receiving your INCOSE Systems Engineering (SE) certification and becoming an INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)? Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is hosting a tutorial webinar to help you learn SE and prepare for the certification exam. The tutorial is taught by John O. Clark, Chief Engineer at the NGC Information Systems Sector and Director of Education & Training for the INCOSE Hampton Roads Area Chapter. The tutorial covers the CSEP process and the SE Handbook version 3.1 (the basis for the CSEP exam). It also provides tips on filling out your application. A certificate of completion is provided.
Beginning Thursday, November 19th and running through April 2010, the tutorial consists of 16 weekly sessions, held from noon to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time USA, for up to 250 participants. Prior to each session, participants are encouraged to read the sections and appendices of the SE Handbook to be presented. Course materials include the tutorial slides (including PowerPoint Notes), sample questions, and prior-session audio recordings. The current schedule (including the specific session, section/appendix, and topic) is available at the links below. This schedule is subject to change as the course progresses. Check the links below for the course materials and to obtain the latest schedule.
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Beginning Thursday, November 19th and running through April 2010, the tutorial consists of 16 weekly sessions, held from noon to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time USA, for up to 250 participants. Prior to each session, participants are encouraged to read the sections and appendices of the SE Handbook to be presented. Course materials include the tutorial slides (including PowerPoint Notes), sample questions, and prior-session audio recordings. The current schedule (including the specific session, section/appendix, and topic) is available at the links below. This schedule is subject to change as the course progresses. Check the links below for the course materials and to obtain the latest schedule.
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