Aloha and Welcome to the November issue of the
IEEE Hawaii Section Newsletter!
In this issue:
- Elections for Computer Society
- Tech-talks: Robots, Penguins, and Lasers!
- New members - Welcome!
- News and Links
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1. Announcing Elections - Hawaii Chapter, Computer Society
Only members of the Computer Society residing in the Hawaii Section may vote in the Computer Chapter Election.(The voting period begins December 7th, ends December 21st, inclusive)
VOTING USING THE IEEE ONLINE ELECTION TOOL - web login required.
- A tutorial on voting can be found at:
http://vtools.ieee.org/TUTORIALS/Voting/Voter/voter_short.htm
- After viewing the tutorial, login here to vote:
https://voting.vtools.ieee.org/
** Requirements of Chapter Office:
- Meet term limits, i.e., Consecutive period of service in any office shall normally not exceed four years and the maximum time limit one individual can serve in one position inany single unit is no more than six years in total
- Membership in IEEE
- Membership in the Computer Chapter
- Reside in the Hawaii Section
- Graduate Student, Member, Senior Member, Fellow, or Life Member
~ The term will be two years for each office,
viz., Jan. 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2014.
** Slate of Candidates (blank = no one nominated):
- Chair: David Morse
- Vice Chair:
- Secretary/Treasurer:
- Webmaster:
~ Write in candidates are allowed - so please feel free to write in the full name of a current, qualified Chapter Member who wishes to serve.
The Hawaii Section EXCOM will inform the candidates, the section, and IEEE Headquarters of the results, as soon as practical after the voting period ends. We hope to announce the election results in the December newsletter. There is no longer a requirement to send out a postcard announcing an IEEE election. Using the vtools election tool there is no longer a requirement for a teller committee and it is a secret ballot. If any member has questions regarding the election procedures, they may contact the chair, John Camery, john.camery@ieee.org.
2. Tech-talks: Robots, Penguins, and Lasers:
----------------------------Technical Talk and EXCOM meeting - Monday, December 3, 5:30pm, Maple Gardens Restaurant (rather than Zippy's).
Song K. Choi of UH-Manoa is our featured speaker. His talk will be on the subject of underwater robotics, hosted by the Ocean Engineering Chapter. Since we are limited to twenty people, please RSVP if you plan to attend. Only $5.00 for IEEE members, $10.00 for nonmembers. The address is 909 Isenberg, St., Honolulu, HI 96826.
(Map: http://www.maplegardenhawaii.com/contact_and_directions.php)Questions and RSVP to john.camery@ieee.org.
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Technical Talk - Tuesday, December 4th, 6:15-7:45pm,
Castle High School Little Theater (45-386 Kaneohe Bay Drive):
This technical seminar hosted by the Computer Society presents two exciting topics at an introductory level, but with sufficient detail to be of interest to professionals. Additionally, there will be a brief synopsis of the Castle Complex Redesign, as well as an overview of upcoming STEM Club activities and competitions. Light refreshments provided. Free and Open to the Public.
- The Pengui-Phant in the Room: sneaky Linux at Home, School and Work.
- Fiber Optics in Today's Networks: Introduction to theory and practice.
Questions and RSVP to david.morse@ieee.org.
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3. New members - Welcome!
We would like to welcome the following new members:
John Patrick Barrett, Philip Bergen, Shane Clarke, james Matthew
Cumming, Gregory Guerrero, Michael Hadmack, Brandon Higashi, Michael
Hookano, Ryan Kim, Ryan Kim, Brian Chi Kit Lee, Bryant Lee, Daniel
Mariconda, Daniel Mariconda, Allen Overby, David Pena Jr., Kwong Tan,
Chad Tanaka, Ken Sasaki Wallace, Ronald Yim and Quynh le.
Thanks for joining. Please come out and join in our local activities!
4. News and Links:
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Website Contest: Thank you to all who expressed interest in re-designing our Hawaii IEEE site. As no participants completed their design submissions, the contest is being postponed for the time being. Please contact david.morse@ieee.org with your suggestions as we explore including non-members in a future competition.
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In other local news: Paul C. Yuen, a retired dean at the University of Hawaii College of Engineering and recipient of the IEEE's prestigious Centennial Medal, died Nov. 8, 2012 in Honolulu, Take a moment to honor his memory and read about his impressive achievements at:
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Links for further information about IEEE Hawaii:
A blog on the Hawaii Computer Chapter: http://hi-ieee-cs.blogspot.com/
A blog on Hawaii Section's Activities: http://hawaii-ieee.blogspot.com/
The Hawaii Computer Chapter's Website:
The Hawaii Communications Chapter's Website:
The Hawaii Section's Website: www.IEEE.org/go/hawaii
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Newsletter suggestions and questions david.morse@ieee.org.
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