Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The July Issue of the Section Newsletter

Aloha and welcome to the July issue of the IEEE Hawaii Section Newsletter!

We have many opportunities for individuals to make a difference in their communities and profession through the IEEE. 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. Employment
5. Additional News and Links

1. New Members in the Hawaii Section

We extend a hearty welcome to new members of the Hawaii Section:
Paul Leo Klink
Lancel L Lavarias
Nathan Muramatsu
Jeremy Brian
Wai Mun Young
Jordan Lucas Melcher

Welcome also to Arther Usher IV and Stephen Minakami who recently
moved into the Hawaii Section.

2. Chapter Update

UH Manoa Student Branch members won 3rd place in the 2013
International Contest of Application in Nano-Micro Technology (iCAN)
in Barcelona. Their project, the Vital Baby Monitor System, combined
wearable sensors and a wireless control system with the goal of
reducing infant mortality due to SIDS.

Congratulations to the students and their faculty advisor!

Team: Kenny Luong, Brian Oshiro, Richard Ken Galvez, Karlo Andrada
PI: Aaron T. Ohta

3. Calendar of Activities

August - NO Executive Committee meeting in August.

August 1-4 - IEEE-USA Annual Meeting in Portland, OR

  http://sites.ieee.org/ieeeusa2013/

August 14 - "Turbo Talks" Hawaii Section and Computer Society

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 or engineering approach? The stage
is yours! We'll meet in the excellent Ali'i conference room of the
CaptialOne360 Cafe overlooking Fort Derussy. (free parking) All
members and students are encouraged to share! For more info and to
RSVP (free food) please visit this link:
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/19171

October 1 - IEEE Day 2013

Save the date... Tuiesday, 1 October! What activities should we plan to
celebrate IEEE Day? Give us your input.

Keep in touch with IEEE Day on Facebook and Twitter.
  https://www.facebook.com/IEEEDay
  https://twitter.com/IEEEDay

December 16-18 IEEE SOCA 2013 Conference at Poipu Beach, Kauai

IEEE International Conference on Service Oriented Computing &
Applications (SOCA 2013) provides an international forum for
researchers from multiple disciplines to exchange and share their
experiences, ideas, and latest research results on all aspects of
service-oriented computing. Papers from industry in services science
are also welcome. Check out the conference website for more
information: http://conferences.computer.org/soca/index.htm

April 13-16, 2014 - IEEE-NEMS Conference 2014 in Waikiki

Organizing Chair: Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii, USA
September 15, 2013: Paper submission1 (2-6 pages)

4. Employment

Are you looking for a job? Here are some great resources from IEEE.

IEEE sites with job listings and other resources:

  http://jobs.ieee.org/jobs/

  https://www.aftercollege.com/organizations/ieee-entry-level-jobs/

  https://www.aftercollege.com/organizations/ieee-internships/

5. Additional News and Links:

Become a Student Branch Mentor. We have two student branches, i.e.,
UH-Manoa and UH-Maui. Each needs a Student Branch Mentor. Read about
the responsibilities and contact the Hawaii Section Chair for more
information.

Become a mentor to recent graduates, new professionals or
professionals making a career change. This is done through the IEEE
Mentor Center.

Learn: http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/mentoring/
Sign up: http://mentoring.ieee.org/ementor/

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

Send your newsletter suggestions and questions to david.morse@ieee.org

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

IEEE SOCA 2013 Conference at Poipu Beach, Kauai, December 16-18

Check out the conference website for more information.

IEEE International Conference on Service Oriented Computing & Applications (SOCA 2013) provides an international forum for researchers from multiple disciplines to exchange and share their experiences, ideas, and latest research results on all aspects of service-oriented computing. Papers from industry in services science are also welcome.

The submission deadline has been extended to Aug. 5 (Abstract) and Aug. 10 (Paper)

Accommodations

★Sheraton Kauai Resort

Tel: (808) 742-1661
Fax: (808) 742-4041
Location: 2440 Hoonani Rd, Poipu Beach, Koloa, HI 96756 (map)

Hotel	Price	Room Type	Note
★Sheraton Kauai Resort	USD 169	Garden View	The rates are good for 3 days before and after the conference.
★Sheraton Kauai Resort	USD 219	Ocean View

Notice: The hotel reservation web site for SOCA 2013 will be announced soon.
People calling the hotel's regular reservation number will not get this special rate at this point.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Let the IEEE help you find a job.

Are you a student looking for an interesting internship experience. We have the place to look:

Student JobSite - Internships

Are you a student looking for an entry level position in Hawaii: Try here:

Student JobSite - Entry Level Jobs

Or, maybe need something more advanced, located in our tropical paradise:

Regular JobSite - Jobs in Hawaii

We also need IEEE Volunteers:
Volunteers & Support

Good luck!

Welcome New Member in The Hawaii Section

We wish to make them feel welcome and invite them to our meetings. Nathan attended our last meeting.

The following members moved into the Hawaii Section:

Arther Usher IV

Stephen Minakami

We have the following new Members this Month:

Paul Leo Klink

Lancel L Lavarias

Nathan Muramatsu

Jeremy Brian Wai Mun Young

Jordan Lucas Melcher

Friday, July 19, 2013

Upcoming Events

IEEE Day in Hawaii

Save the date... IEEE Day 2013 will be held on Tuesday, 1 October! What activities should we plan to celebrate IEEE Day. Give us your input.
Keep in touch with IEEE Day on Facebook and Twitter.

Our Next IEEE Activity in Hawaii

Wednesday, August 14 - 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 or engineering approach? The stage is yours!

We'll meet in the excellent conference room of the Capital One 360 Cafe overlooking Fort Derussy. All members and students are encouraged to share!

August 1-4 - IEEE-USA Annual Meeting in Portland, OR

IEEE Mentoring Opportunities in the Hawaiian Islands

Become a Student Branch Mentor. We have two student branches, i.e., UH-Manoa and UH-Maui. Each needs a Student Branch Mentor. Read about the responsibilities and contact the Hawaii Section Chair for more information.
Become a mentor to recent graduates, new professionals or professionals making a career change. This is done through the IEEE Mentor Center.

The link, www.ieee.org/mentoring, is available for further information.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

IEEE-NEMS 2014 in Waikiki

Welcome

Important Dates

September 15, 2013: Paper submission1 (2-6 pages)
October 31, 2013: Notification of acceptance
November 15, 2013: Early bird registration deadline
December 15, 2013: Submission of final full paper2

1 To qualify for best paper contests, a submission must be from 4-6 pages
2 To be included in IEEE Xplore database, a paper must be from 4-6 pages

Note: One full registration covers a maximum of two accepted papers by the same registered author. For detailed info related to registration fees please visit the conferenceRegistration Page.

General Conference Information

The IEEE-NEMS is a key conference series sponsored by the IEEE Nanotechnology Council focusing on advanced research areas related to MEMS, nanotechnology, and molecular technology. Prior conferences were held in Suzhou (China, 2013), Kyoto (Japan, 2012), Kaohsiung (Taiwan, 2011), Xiamen (China, 2010), Shenzhen (China, 2009), Hainan Island (China, 2008), Bangkok (Thailand, 2007), and Zhuhai (China, 2006). For the first time, the conference will be held outside Asia. The conference typically has ~350 attendees with participants from more than 20 countries and regions world-wide.

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