Agenda for the February EXCOM

• Mention the Feb. 15 deadline for reporting to get the bonus. Make sure everyone knows about the reporting requirements.
• Discuss how to provide the maximum support for the student branch's bid to host the spring micro-mouse, student paper and project design competition for the Central Area this year. In the past these competitions were held in conjunction with a meeting of Central Area Section representatives, but this spring only the student competitions are being held. The money allocated for travel is the same as they had previously, but fewer non-students will be going. An MTT member talked about what was needed to get funding from the MTT Society to pay for his travel expenses. This should make Hawaii a more viable option providing economical accommodations are located and the Section members help out with judging, etc.
• Discuss how to maximize the Student Branches' chances of winning the "Best Student Branch" awards.  Last year they won the Area award but not the Region award.  The input I received from the Region indicated they were very impressed by the image of the Branch conveyed in the nomination packet, but that the branch did not have much of a chance against Student Branches with enormous numbers of members (1000's). In view of the unfairness of this, they are now having two awards, one for small branches (less than 100 members) and one for large branches.  We need to emphasize the growth of the branch, addition of the MTT student chapter, the bid to host the Area competitions, cooperation among the branches, etc.
• Discuss the funding available for humanitarian projects and prospects for hosting GHTC 2014.
• Decide whether to have a second IEEE table at the Engineering Week Awards Banquet.
• Discuss appointing additional EXCOM members, ratify the Student Representatives and find a replacement for the Student Activity Chair who has expressed the desire to step down. The Vice Chair, Chris Russell, has agreed be the POC for the Science and Eng. Fair judging this year.
• Plan for Section Elections. Establish a Nominations Committee and a tentative schedule.
• Discuss how to publicize the Business Card Exchange Meeting and inviting companies and chapters to participate.
• Discuss having a sister section to the Hawaii Section.
• Plan additional meetings, such as, a Senior Member Elevation Event and tech. talks. Make sure the Section and Chapters report the required number of meetings.

IEEE Hawaii Section January Newsletter

Aloha and Welcome to the January issue of the IEEE Hawaii Section Newsletter!

In this issue:

1.  New members - Welcome!
2.  NEW MTT-S Hawaii Student Chapter
3.  Business Card Exchange on March 11th
4.  Join us at Engineer's Week Awards Banquet on February 23rd
5.  Which Virtual / Social Media do you recommend?
6.  Upcoming Elections and Open Positions
7.  Section Excom Meeting on February 4th
8.  Additional News and Links

 (1) New members - Welcome!

Please join us in welcoming Barry C. Curl, Qihui Fan, Chi Fong Kuan,
and Courtney Kimie Won who have joined the IEEE this month.

Also, we want to welcome members who just moved to Hawaii and
encourage them to come out to our activities. Lester A. Iwamasa,
Ernest G. Booch, James F. McGill, Thomas Nelson Eichorn, Matt Kelly,
David Gordon Garmire and Wayne C. Kim have moved to the Hawaii Section
in the last month.

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(2) NEW MTT-S Hawaii Student Chapter:

The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society student chapter was
formed on September, 7, 2012 by the IEEE Student branch of the
University of Hawaii-Manoa, located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Student
Branch should be commended for its initiative.

Chapter Officers

Chair: Andy Morishita, Vice-Chair: Kelson Lau, Secretary: Carolynn
Kitamura, Treasurer: Nicholas Fisher, Historian: Chester Ramos, and
Activities Director: Kainalu Matthews.

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(3) Business Card Exchange - 5:30-8:30pm - March 11th:

This casual dinner event will be held at UH Manoa Campus Center and is
a wonderful opportunity to network with students and folks from the
business community. Come on out and share your business story with
aspiring young engineers and technology wizards. Feel free to share
job openings and internships at your company or in your industry.

Visit the Section homepage for details and to register:
http://ieee-hawaii.org

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(4) Join us at Engineer's Week Awards Banquet - 5:30pm February 23rd

The Hawaii Section will have at least one table at the Engineer's Week
Awards Banquet this year (purchasing additional based on demand). Half
of the seats will be reserved for student members.

Members desiring to attend can reserve a place at the IEEE members'
table on a first come, first serve basis via the announcement:
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/16413

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(5) Which Virtual / Social Media do you recommend?:

As we endeavor to go virtual, the Section and Chapters will be testing
the social-media waters. We'll soon begin conducting meetings on the
net, announcing events and RSVP’ing on EventBrite or MeetUp,
connecting via LinkedIn (and maybe Facebook...).

So, what do you use? Which method of content delivery works best for
you? Do you WebEx? Would you like an active IEEE Hawaii forum? Feel
free to shoot us an email, or visit:

Hawaii Section on Linkedin:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4790391

Computer Society, Hawaii Chapter:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4821808

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(5) Upcoming Elections and Open Positions

Announcing Elections for 2013:

Section: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer

For each Chapter*: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer
(* elections for Computer Society were this past December)

Non-elected Openings:

We'd like to thank Tep Dobry for his dedicated service as Student
Activities Chair. He is stepping down and this position is available.

We have a membership development chair on Maui. We are looking for
members willing to serve as membership development chairs on the other
islands.

If any member wishes to serve or has questions regarding the positions
or the election procedures, please contact the Section Chair, John
Camery, john.camery@ieee.org.

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(7) Section Excom Meeting at Zippy's on Vineyard - 5:30pm Feb. 4th:

This is our monthly executive business meeting together with a
technical talk. It's an open meeting for IEEE members and guests. Come
out and help plan activities for the upcoming year and join in the
discussion.

The address is 59 North Vineyard Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96817. Map:
http://zippys.com/live/locations/vineyard/.

The meeting agenda will be posted on the Chair's blog:
http://hawaii-ieee.blogspot.com/

Please register for the meeting via the announcement:
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/16411

Questions to john.camery@ieee.org.

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(8) Links for further information about IEEE Hawaii:

The Chair's blog:  http://hawaii-ieee.blogspot.com/

Hawaii Section's Website:  http://ieee-hawaii.org

Hawaii Computer Chapter's Website:  http://computer-hawaii.org

Hawaii Communications Chapter's Website:
https://webinabox.vtools.ieee.org/wibp_home/index/CH06255

Hawaii Section on Linkedin:  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4790391

Computer Chapter on Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4821808

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Newsletter suggestions and questions to david.morse@ieee.org.

New Members and Members New to Hawaii

We want to welcome Barry C. Curl, Qihui Fan, Chi Fong Kuan, and Courtney Kimie Won who have joined the IEEE this month. Also, we want to welcome members who just moved to Hawaii and encourage them to come out to our activities. Lester A. Iwamasa, Ernest G. Booch, James F. McGill, Thomas Nelson Eichorn, Matt Kelly, David Gordon Garmire and Wayne C. Kim have moved to the Hawaii Section in the last month.

January EXCOM Meeting

Date:  Jan. 7, 2013
Location:  Zippy's Restaurant, Honolulu, HI
Attendees:

1. John W. Camery, presiding
2. Chris Russell, Vice Chair
3. John Borland
4. Grant Torigoe
5. Alvin Toda
6. Colene Pekelo
7. Eran Agmon
8. Jalem Correia
9. Chris Nakamotz
10. John Atienza

Minutes of Section Meeting

The Hawaii Section has decided that we should have at least one table at the Engineer's Week Awards Banquet this year.  Half the seats will be reserved for student members.  Members desiring to attend can reserve a place at the IEEE members' table on a first come, first serve basis via the announcement, https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/16413,

The Hawaii Section has decided it will allocate $600 for  the Business Card Exchange again this year. Grant Torigoe and Colene Pekelo are working on the arrangements. The meeting will be scheduled 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, on 11 March, 2013 at the same location as last year.  Our Pace Chair, David Morse, will look into the possibility of PACE funding for the event. We want to encourage people in industry to attend. Our Vice Chair suggested that Lynn Fujioka of  isisHawaii should be invited to attend.

Region 6 is paying for the Section Chair, John Camery, to attend the Region 6 OPCOM Meeting in Las Vegas, 1-3 Feb., 2013. He should be back in time for the next Section EXCOM Meeting on 4 Feb., 2013. RSVP for the next Section EXCOM at https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/16411. We are now scheduling technical talks immediately after EXCOM meeting. Future talks may include talks by the Vice Chair, Chris Russel, on biotech and further talks on graphene by the Chair.  Chapter Chairs wishing to schedule chapter technical talks in conjunction with Section EXCOM Meetings should contact the Section Officers to schedule this.

Dave Morse is looking into scheduling a STEM Meeting. It was mentioned that Katie Klinger is interested in working with the IEEE on STEM.  Dave Morse is encouraged to get in contact with her to see if we can arrange to have her speak at a Section meeting.

This is an important election year for the Hawaii Section.  The IEEE has instituted new term limits.  This means we need new candidates as most of our officers will be affected by these limits.  The Section and Chapters officers should read the new rules in Section 9.4 and 9.6 of the MGA Operations Manual.

February Meeting Announcement

IEEE Hawaii Section-- Excom at Zippy's on Vineyard, Feb. 4, 2013, 5:30pm - It is the first Monday of the month as usual.

This meeting, which starts at 5:30 pm (4 FEB 2013) at Zippy's on Vineyard, is our monthly EXCOM meeting together with a technical talk.  It's an open meeting for IEEE members and guests. Come out and help plan activities for the upcoming year and join in the discussion. The address is 59 North Vineyard Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96817. Map: http://zippys.com/live/locations/vineyard/.  The meeting agenda will be posted on this blog. 

The Young Professional Project

Are you a technical professional under 35 years of age with a passion for advancing technology for humanity? Then, you you are invited to participate in the IEEE GHTC 2013 Young Professional Project Competition. Applications are open now until March 15, 2013. Check it out at http://www.ieeeghtc.org/young-professional-project-contest-2013/call-for-applicants/.

IEEE-USA Government Fellowships

Each year, IEEE-USA sponsors qualified IEEE members to serve as government fellows.  The fellows spend a year in Washington, serving as advisers to the U.S. Congress (Congressional Fellow) or key U.S.

Department of State (Engineering and Diplomacy Fellow) decision-makers.  IEEE-USA's Government Fellowships link engineers with government, providing a mechanism for IEEE-USA members to learn

firsthand about the public policy process through personal involvement. The Fellows serve one year terms from September 1st to August 31st.

Congressional Fellowship Program

The congressional fellowship consists of an appointment to the personal staff of a U.S. Senator or Congressman or to the professional staff of a Congressional Committee. For an application Kit for the 2013-14 Congressional Fellowship Program, visit: http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/govfel/cfapply.asp

Engineering & Diplomacy Program

The State Department fellowship offers an opportunity for an engineer to provide technical expertise to the State Department and help raise awareness of the value of engineering input while learning about and contributing to the foreign policy process. For an application Kit for the 2013-14 Engineering & Diplomacy (State Department) Fellowship Program, visit: http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/govfel/state.asp

Deadline

The postmark application deadline for 2013-14 Fellowships is 8 February 2013. For more information, visit:

http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/govfel/default.asp

MTT-S Hawaii Student Chapter

The newly formed student chapter of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society had their first meeting on November 7, 2012.  The chapter was formed on September, 7, 2012 by the IEEE Student branch of the University of Hawaii-Manoa, located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Student Branch should be commended for its initiative.

Chapter Officers

Chair: Andy Morishita, Vice-Chair: Kelson Lau, Secretary: Carolynn Kitamura, Treasurer: Nicholas Fisher, Historian: Chester Ramos, and Activities Director: Kainalu Matthews. 

A note on our Web Presence for our Officers

IEEE Web Hosting Link is the link you use to find our websites. We are in Region 6. So go to Region 6 and look under either Councils, Sections & Subsections or Chapters (technical activities in your local area) & Affinity Groups.

Link for Announcing Meetings is where you go to announce a meeting. The calendars of the websites are automatically updated with a link to meeting announcement. After the meeting, you go back to the announcement and enter the number of members and guests to automatically generate the required L31 report.

Training for Officers on Updating our Website Officers should put information on the website that needs to be conveyed to members and the general public. Information can be inserted manually or automatically fed from a blog.

Officers are encourage to use LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, press releases, and websites of professional groups specific to Hawaii like Wilik and TechHui to publicize IEEE activities,as well as, communicating them to our Newsletter Editor, David Morse.

We do not have a Webmaster, if you know of someone who would like to volunteer for this position, notify your Chair. Thanks.