IEEE 2013 Central Area Awards --- UH-Manoa Wins Again!!!

Here are the 2013 Central Area of Region 6 award winners:

Outstanding Leadership and Professional Service
Joost Mortelmans

Best Large Section
Santa Clara Valley Section

Best Chapter
Communications Society (ComSoc) chapter of Santa Clara Valley

Best Large Student Branch
Hawaii-Manoa Student Branch


These will be the nominations sent to Region 6 to compete for the Region awards.

May Hawaii Section Newsletter

Aloha and welcome to the May issue of the IEEE Hawaii SectionNewsletter!

We have many opportunities for individuals to make a difference in
their communities and profession through the IEEE. Furthermore,
any IEEE member who might be willing to serve as an officer in the
Hawaii Section is urged to contact our nominations chair:
johnoborland@aol.com

In this issue:
1. New Members Welcome!
2. Chapter Update
3. Calendar of Activities
4. Additional News and Links

1. New Members in the Hawaii Section

We extend a hearty welcome to new members of the Hawaii Section:
Meysam Asadi
Jimmy Cheng
Richard Chepkevich
Larry Cutshaw
Bryan Gorges
Mary Therese Hattori
Joanne Hayashi
Yu Xian He
Jason Paul Krook
Jonathan Liang
David Rhodes
Culver Stone
Ross Takai
Thomas Worthington
Jordan Yamada
Tuan Nguyen

The following members have recently moved to Hawaii; Frank Cowen
and Sudhir Ispahani. Welcome!!

2. Communications / Signal Processing Chapter

Oscar Libed, the chair of the Communications / Signal Processing
Chapter notified the Hawaii Section Chair on 10 May 2013 of his
resignation. John W. Camery will serve as acting chair until we
can elect new officers. The elections will be discussed at the
next chapter meeting on 3 June 2013, 5:30 pm at Maple Gardens
Restaurant, 909 Isenberg Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96826. All
Communications / Signal Processing Society members are urged to
attend and help us find new officers to revitalize the chapter. If
anyone is interested in volunteer opportunities in the chapter,
now is the time to apply. You can make your interest known by
sending an email to john.camery@ieee.org or attending our meetings.

3. Calendar of Activities in the Hawaii Sectiion

June 3 - Our monthly EXCOM meeting followed by a tech talk:

IEEE Hawaii Section Communications / Signal Processing Chapter
Tech Talk and EXCOM at Maple Garden Restaurant, June 3, 2013, 5:30
pm. It is the first Monday of the month as is our custom.
** Venue Change **

This meeting, which starts at 5:30 pm (3 June 2013) is

at Maple Gardens Restaurant rather than Zippy's. Also, there is a

$10.00 attendance charge for nonmembers and $5.00 for members. It

is free for student members and the featured speaker, Eran Agmon.

There will be a brief EXCOM meeting and a technical talk. It's an

open meeting for both IEEE / Society members and guests. Come out

and help plan activities for the upcoming year and enjoy the

technical talk. RSVP to john.camery@ieee.org

More info at:

hawaii-ieee.blogspot.com/2013/05/june-meeting-ieee-announcement.html

July (TBA) - Computer Society Tech Talk: "Advanced Analytics"

Presentation by Kishore Erukulapati, followed by a panel
discussion. Professionals from Big Data, Open Data, Data Mining,
and Advanced Analytics are encouraged to participate in the panel
discussion. Additional details will be forthcoming soon.

August (TBA) - Hawaii Section and Computer Society "Turbo Talks"

A fun and fact-filled event, an opportunity for members to present
short, focused talks. Want a chance to practice your public
speaking? Know of an exciting new technology? The stage is yours!
Additional details will be forthcomming soon.

4. Additional News and Links:

New IEEE Open-Access  Mega Journal  - free, interdisciplinary

IEEE Access provides free online access to applications-oriented
articles, meaning they explain how research can be applied in
technology today. The journal is designed to appeal as much to
industry as it does to academia while using a faster peer-reviewed
process that maintains high article quality.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6287639

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/Signal Processing Chapter's Website:
https://webinabox.vtools.ieee.org/wibp_home/index/CH06255

Hawaii Oceanic Engineering Chapter s Website
https://webinabox.vtools.ieee.org/wibp_home/index/CH06147

Hawaii Microwave Theory and Techniques Chapter s Website
https://webinabox.vtools.ieee.org/wibp_home/index/CH06253

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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david.morse@ieee.org

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June Meeting IEEE Announcement

Amateur Radio in Hawaii Technical Talk

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IEEE Hawaii Section Communications / Signal Processing Chapter Tech Talk and EXCOM at Maple Garden Restaurant, June 3, 2013, 5:30 pm. It is the first Monday of the month as is our custom.

This meeting, which starts at 5:30 pm (3 JUNE 2013) is at Maple Gardens Restaurant rather than Zippy's.  Also, there is a $10.00 attendance charge for nonmembers and $5.00 for members.  It is free for student members and the featured speaker, Eran Agmon. There will be a brief  EXCOM meeting and a technical talk.  It's an open meeting for both IEEE / Society members and guests. Come out and help plan activities for the upcoming year and enjoy the technical talk. RSVP to john.camery@ieee.org

Location: Building: Maple Garden Restaurant 909 Isenberg Street Honolulu,  Hawaii United States 96826
Date: 03-June-2013 Time: 05:30PM to 08:30PM (3.00 hours) All times are: US/Hawaii Add Meeting to Calendar
Email meeting contact... John W. Camery, (808) 342-7800, john.camery@ieee.org

No Admission Charge.

Click Here to Register

Speaker:

Eran Agmon

Topic: Amateur Radio in Hawaii

Eran Agmon will discuss his experience with Amateur Radio in Hawaii and possibly other subjects of interest to the audience.

Biography: Eran Agmon Amateur Radio License: WH6R & 4X1AI

Ex:Tektronix Inc. World Wide Consulting Sales Engineer for Telecom Test Equipment and Sales Manager for Hawaii and Pacific Islands

Specialties:Network Management & Troubleshooting
Network Infrastructure
Network Security
RF and Telecom Test Equipment
Power Protection
Color Printers

Experience

President & CEO
ComTest Technologies Inc.
July 1990 – Present (22 years 11 months)

Email: eran@comtest.com

Address: 3049 Ualena St, , Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96819

Meeting Agenda:

1. Plan Chapter Elections

2. Plan Activities

3. Distribute MD Items

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IEEE Sections Congress 2014

IEEE Sections Congress is part of the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Board (MGA) Strategy to implement the MGA Vision, Mission, and Goals for the purpose of fulfilling IEEE's mission. The theme of IEEE Sections Congress 2014 is "Inspiring Our Leaders of Tomorrow."

IEEE Sections Congress 2014 (SC2014) will be held 22-24 August 2014 in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the RAI Convention Centre. SC2014 is an opportunity for IEEE representatives from all over the world to participate in a unique event. SC2014 will provide the tools and training to assist geographic unit leaders in focusing their activities solely on the member and increasing members’ participation in IEEE activities. 

The goals of Sections Congress 2014 are three-fold

1. to provide an opportunity for delegates to gain information and training skills;
2. to network and build relationships with other volunteers within IEEE;
3. to serve as a forum for Section representatives and other local leaders, enabling them to voice – on behalf of the collective membership – the ideas, issues, and recommendations which will impact the development and growth of IEEE throughout the world, reinforcing its vitality and relevance to those it serves.

In addition to the individual growth and networking fostered by Sections Congress, there are more far-reaching results. 

The caucuses will generate specific, practical recommendations for action.  During the Closing Ceremony, the delegates will have the opportunity to assign a priority level to each of the recommendations through the balloting process. 

The results will be announced as part of the Ceremony and will be delivered to the IEEE Board of Directors for implementation in strategic planning for the future of IEEE.

Welcome to the Hawaii Section

We want to welcome  IEEE members, Frank Cowen and Sudhir Ispahani, who moved to the Hawaii Section this month.  We also want to welcome the new members who have joined IEEE since our last newsletter. Here is the list:

Meysam Asadi Jimmy Cheng Richard Chepkevich Larry Cutshaw Bryan Gorges Mary Therese Hattori Joanne Hayashi Yu Xian He Jason Paul Krook Jonathan Liang David Rhodes Culver Stone Ross Takai Thomas Worthington Jordan Yamada Tuan Nguyen Welcome to the IEEE!

Communications / Signal Processing Chapter

Oscar Libed, the chair of the Communications / Signal Processing Chapter notified the Hawaii Section Chair on 10 May 2013 of his resignation due to a change in his priorities.  John W. Camery will serve as acting chair until we can elect new officers. The situation will be discussed at the next chapter meeting on 3 June 2013, 5:30 pm, at Maple Gardens Restaurant, 909 Isenberg Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96826.  All Communications / Signal Processing Society members are urged to attend and help us find new officers to revitalize the chapter.  If anyone is interested in volunteer opportunities in the chapter, now is the time to apply. You can make your interest known by sending an email to john.camery@ieee.org or attending our meetings.

June IEEE Meeting Announcement

IEEE Hawaii Section Communications / Signal Processing Chapter Tech Talk and EXCOM at Maple Garden Restaurant, June 3, 2013, 5:30 pm. It is the first Monday of the month as is our custom.

This meeting, which starts at 5:30 pm (3 JUNE 2013) is at Maple Gardens Restaurant rather than Zippy's.  Also, there is a $10.00 attendance charge for nonmembers and $5.00 for members.  It is free for student members and the featured speaker, Eran Agmon. There will be a brief  EXCOM meeting and a technical talk.  It's an open meeting for both IEEE / Society members and guests. Come out and help plan activities for the upcoming year and enjoy the technical talk. RSVP to john.camery@ieee.org

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All America MicroMouse Announcement

The All America MicroMouse competition is being held on May 26th, 2013.

UCLA IEEE Student Branch will be hosting this MicroMouse competition.  So, if you are around the LA area or would like to participate, here is the form for a team to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jcNQAh2cNjDarL8FO4IPclB4ZWIG2-7fxuiLuIJWQb8/viewform

Details

 IEEE @ UCR will be hosting its first ever micromouse competition on Sunday, May 26, 2013. This competition will provide students with the opportunity to develop practical technical skill such as circuit design, embedded programming, artificial intelligence, control, and many others.

MicroMouse Maze

Students from all campuses are encouraged to attend, though all contestants must be registered IEEE members. The competition begins 9:00AM Sunday, May 26, 2013 in Winston Chung Hall 138. Teams are encouraged to attend the practice session, which begins at 5:00PM Saturday, May 25, 2013. Please see the two google maps below for parking/location information.

Public Parking in Lot 10:
 

Winston Chung Hall:
 

Practice Session: Begins 5:00PM Saturday, May 25
Competition Day: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 9:00AM
Place: Winston Chung Hall 138

REGISTRATION LINK: 

May 6 Meeting at Zippy's on Vineyard

Title May EXCOM Meeting Category Administrative Description Attendees 1. John Camery , Section Chair, presiding 2. David Morse, PACE Chair 3. Al Toda 4. Kishore Erukulapati , Secretary 5. Chris A. Rusell, Vice Chair 6. John Borland, Nominations Chair 7. Grant Torigoe 8. Song K. Choi 9. Eran Agmon Minutes of the meeting 1. Immigration. IEEE Hawaii chair (John Camery) wrote letters two Hawaii Senators on IEEE position regarding immigration. IEEE US strongly support EB visa program and discourages drastic increases to H1 B visas to companies that outsource jobs overseas. John Camery participated in webcast meeting organized by IEEE USA on 5/2/13. IEEE Hawaii delegation lead by John Camery met Senator Hirono to communicate IEEE USA's position regarding this. Song K Choi and Kishore were part of the IEEE delegation. IEEE US & IEEE Hawaii Section encourages all members to write to their representatives. 2. Central Area Awards.  We have two student chapters in Hawaii (UH Maui Chapter & UH Manoa Chapter). IEEE Hawaii section would like to recognize our active student chapters by providing banners. Student chapter name (UH Manoa IEEE student branch, HH Maui IEEE student branch) will be printed in the banner. This resolution was moved by David Morse, seconded by Kishore Erukulapati. All IEEE members are encouraged to read award description and nominate someone appropriate in our section. Additional information is available at www.ieee.org/go/hawaii.  3. IEEE Election & Future leadership development within our section Nominating Chair (John Borland) communicated that there is only one nomination for the position of secretary for this year. All IEEE Hawaii members interested in leadership positions in our section (Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer) are encouraged to submit nominations. It is important to develop new leadership due to term limits on the members that are currently in leadership roles in our section. David Morse was nominated for the position of Section Chair. John Camery and David Morse called IEEE Communication Chair (Oscar Libed) during the meeting and left a voice message to find out Oscar's status. 4. Plan activities and make sure all chapters report the required meetings  a. All chapters are required to report at least two meetings per year. David Morse confirmed that IEEE computer society meeting held in April were published. b. IEEE Computer Society Plans to organize a presentation in June 2013 on "Advanced analytics" by Kishore Erukulapati, followed by a panel discussion. Professionals from Big Data, Open Data, Data Mining, and Advanced Analytics are encouraged to participate in the panel discussion. Additional details will be forthcoming soon. c. PACE Chair (David Morse) communicated that PACE meeting will be held in August and will be sponsored by IEEE Hawaii Section and Computer Society Chapter. IEEE USA provides $500 funding for this. This will focus on 5 minutes turbo talk by participants. The best presentations will be posted in social media. Additional details will be forthcoming soon. 5. Distribute MD materials. Materials (IEEE pens/pads/membership material) were distributed to meeting participants. 6. Tech Talk.  June EXCOM Meeting will include tech talk on "antennas" from our guest (Eran Agmon). This will be held at Maple Garden Restaurant, 5:30 pm, Monday, 3 June. Keywords Immigration, Technology, Leadership, IEEE, Computer Society, Communication, PACE Guests  Attendance 3  IEEE Member Attendance 6 Start Time 2013-05-06 17:30:00 End Time 2013-05-06 19:00:00 Time Zone US/Hawaii Location Region 6 Section HAWAII OrganizationalUnit (section) City Honolulu State/Province Hawaii Country United States Submission Info Created On 2013-05-08 10:44:39 UTC Submitter KISHORE ERUKULAPATI Submitter Email ekishore@gmail.com