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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

September Section Newsletter

Aloha and welcome to the September 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. Farewell to Chris Russell and Dave Morse
  3. IEEE Day Celebration and Member Elevation Event in October
  4. Calendar of Activities
  5. Employment
  6. Additional News and Links

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1. New Members in the Hawaii Section:

We extend a hearty welcome to Alexander Beaulac,
 Chris Debone,Zachary Dorman, Alberto Gonzalez, Brian Haruna, Kolby Javinar, Noel Masami Kawano,  Creighton Lai, Dewei Liu, Matthew J. Mendonza, Daniel R. Perry, David S. Quinty, Jameyla I. Shamia, Brenden Talao, Colin Tseng, Gilbert Yim, and Hendri Yuzal who joined this month.

Welcome also to
 Craig R. Leidholm, Brian Kupczyk, Simon Barr, Jeffrey Delmerico, Byron Kitabayashi, Roger C. Miller and William Wilson who recently moved into the Hawaii Section.
 
2.  Section Officers Planning to Leave Hawaii

Chris Russell and Dave Morse will be leaving for the Mainland.  They will be missed.
That means we need to find new officers.  If anyone can help out, let us know. 
3. IEEE Day and Member Elevation Event in October.
Keep in touch with IEEE Day on Facebook and Twitter.
https://www.facebook.com/IEEEDay https://twitter.com/IEEEDay

Senior Member status brings many benefits:
http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/senior/index.html
The Hawaii Section is planning an Elevation Event for October. If
anyone is interested in getting elevated as a IEEE senior member
and have necessary qualifications, they should contact section
leaders and/or other senior/fellow members.

4. Calendar of Activities:
* September 28 – IEEE Region 6 Central Area Meeting.
UH-Manoa IEEE Student Branch will receive their award at the meeting.
They are to be honored as the Best Student Branch in the Central Area.

*October 1 – Our IEEE Day Celebration and Section ExCom Meeting

This meeting, which starts at 5:30 pm (1 OCT 2013) at Zippy's on
Nimitz, is our IEEE Day Celebration and monthly EXCOM meeting.
It's an open meeting for IEEE members and guests. Come out
and help plan activities for the remainder of the year and join in
the celebration.   Please register using this link if can attend:
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/20741


*October 26 (tentative) - Member Elevation Event, Waikiki

Member Elevation event TBA - currently planning for late October at Café 360.
Contact: Kishore at ekishore@gmail.com if you would like to take part.
To make this happen we need member interest.

*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

*January 6-9, 2014 - HICSS Conference, Hilton Waikoloa, Big Island

Conference Chairman: Ralph H. Sprague, Jr., University of Hawaii,
USA 
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/apahome47.htm

*February 3-6, 2014 - ICNC 2014, Honolulu, Hawaii

International Conference on Computing, Networking and
Communications. 
http://www.conf-icnc.org/2014/

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

Organizing Chair: Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii, USA Deadline
for papers September 15, 2013: Paper submission (2-6 pages).
http://www.ieee-nems.org/2014/

5. 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/


6. 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.

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


Links for further information about IEEE Hawaii:

Check out our website: http://engineerson.webs.com/ or read my blog:
http://hawaii-ieee.blogspot.com/  
We are also on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4790391
As is our Computer Chapter:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4821808

Send your newsletter suggestions and questions to
john.camery@ieee.org

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IEEE Hawaii Section <
http://www.ieee.org/go/hawaii/>.


Wednesday, August 28, 2013

August Newsletter

Aloha and welcome to the August 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. Spotlight - Local Incubator/MakerSpace
  3. Member Elevation Event in October
  4. Calendar of Activities
  5. Employment
  6. Additional News and Links

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1. New Members in the Hawaii Section:


We extend a hearty welcome to Jonathan Lum who joined this month.

Welcome also to Tyler Hee Wai, Rob E. Weltman, and Jeremy Bos who
recently moved into the Hawaii Section.



2. Spotlight - Local Incubator and Community MakerSpace


Take a trip over to Hilo and you'll find a technology oasis where
you can use the laser cutter, host websites, create in wood and get
business done on modern computers with professional software.
Individually, in project-groups, and via meetups like TechTuesday,
community members are learning and sharing. "Hawaii TechWorks is a
non-governmental, social enterprise organization working in East
Hawaii and surrounding communities." 
http://www.hawaiitechworks.org/



3. Member Elevation Event in October - Prepare your info now!


Senior Member status brings many benefits:
http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/senior/index.html
The Hawaii Section is planning an Elevation Event for October. If
anyone is interested in getting elevated as a IEEE senior member
and have necessary qualifications, they should contact section
leaders and/or other senior/fellow members.



4. Calendar of Activities:


*September 3 - Hawaii Section ExCom Meeting - Nimitz Hwy Zippy's

This meeting, which starts at 5:30 pm (3 SEP 2013) at Zippy's on
Nimitz, 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 remainder of the year and join in
the discussion.  More info and RSVP at:
hawaii-ieee.blogspot.com/2013/08/september-meeting-announcement.html

*October 1 - IEEE Day 2013

Save the date... 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.
https://www.facebook.com/IEEEDay https://twitter.com/IEEEDay

*October 26 (tentative) - Member Elevation Event, Waikiki

Member Elevation event TBA - currently planning for late October.

*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

*January 6-9, 2014 - HICSS Conference, Hilton Waikoloa, Big Island

Conference Chairman: Ralph H. Sprague, Jr., University of Hawaii,
USA 
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/apahome47.htm

*February 3-6, 2014 - ICNC 2014, Honolulu, Hawaii

International Conference on Computing, Networking and
Communications. 
http://www.conf-icnc.org/2014/

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

Organizing Chair: Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii, USA Deadline
for papers September 15, 2013: Paper submission (2-6 pages).
http://www.ieee-nems.org/2014/



5. 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/


6. 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

================================================================================
IEEE Hawaii Section <
http://www.ieee.org/go/hawaii/>.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Welcome New IEEE Members

Jonathan Lum joined the IEEE this month. Members Tyler Hee Wai, Rob E. Weltman, and Jeremy Bos moved to the Hawaii Section during the last 30 days. We welcome them and invite them to our local meetings.

Monday, August 19, 2013

September Meeting Announcement

Hawaii Section EXCOM Meeting and Tech. Talk.



IEEE Hawaii Section Excom Meeting at Zippy's on Nimitz, September 3, 2013, 5:30pm - It is the first Tuesday of the month.

This meeting, which starts at 5:30 pm (3 SEP 2013) at Zippy's on Nimitz, 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 remainder of the year and join in the discussion. The address is 666 N. Nimitz Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96813.  Map: http://www.zippys.com/locations/nimitz//.  The meeting agenda will be posted. 

Location:
Building: Zippy's on Nimitz
666 N. Nimitz Hwy
Honolulu,  Hawaii
United States 96813 
Date: 03-September-2013
Time: 05:30PM to 08:30PM (3.00 hours) All times are: US/Hawaii


Email meeting contact... John W. Camery, Email: john.camery@ieee.org Mobile:(808)342-7800

No Admission Charge.

Click Here to Register


Meeting Agenda:

1. Plan Elections
2. Consider nomination for the upcoming election
3. Plan IEEE Day Activities
4. Optional tech talk

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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 Websitehttp://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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IEEE Hawaii Section <http://www.ieee.org/go/hawaii/>.

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)
HotelPriceRoom TypeNote
★Sheraton Kauai ResortUSD 169Garden ViewThe rates are good for 3 days before and after the conference.
USD 219Ocean 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:

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

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!