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In its effort to increase the value of IEEE and EMBS membership for young engineers, the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society will host, for the second time, an IEEE EMBS-GOLD Networking Reception at its 29th Annual International Conference in Lyon, France (EMBC’07).

The Reception will be held on Saturday, 25th August 2007 from 7:45-9:30pm at the Hall Bellecour (Centre de Congres de Lyon, 50 quai Charles de Gaulle, 69463 Lyon Cedex 06). Unfortunately, IEEE/EMBS/GOLD cannot provide any financial remuneration for your participation in the Conference or cover travel costs. If interested in attending the entire EMB Conference, online conference registration may be completed via the official EMBC’07 website: http://www.embc07.ulster.ac.uk/index.htm. Please contact the EMB Society GOLD Coordinator (Lisa Lazarek) for further details or queries.

The continuing goal of GOLD is to find out what students need from their Societies at this particular stage of their careers and how their Societies can in turn offer additional value of membership. The purpose of the joint EMBS-GOLD Reception is to establish, in an informal networking environment, what exactly these transitioning members need, want and must-have from the EMB Society. The Reception is free of charge, includes beverages and accompanying snacks, and is an excellent opportunity to meet GOLDies within the Society and from around the world. If you are a GOLD member attending EMBC’07, or are a GOLD member living in Lyon, or France, or Region 8 – you are most cordially invited to this free event!

[singlepic id=1248 w=130 h=107 float=left] Region 8 History activities team is setting up a History network for IEEE members. By joining the History network you will receive periodically information on meetings, conferences and other activities related to the History of Electrical and Information technologies.

Subscription to the network is done by sending an e-mail to [email protected] containing “SUB R8HISTORY” in the body.

[singlepic id=1257 w=155 h=233 float=left] The IEEE UKRI Student Congress 2007 has started on 1st June. It is held on the beautiful campus of York University, some 280 km (175 miles 😉 North of London.

With over 100 registered people coming from 49 univerities, the event is a big success. The event is organized by the University of York Student Branch.

The program includes general information about the IEEE and student activities, but also technical talks, talks form industrial partners and professional training sessions. Participants could discover the charming city of York during a city tour (see picture on the left).

Please make sure to check the IEEE UKRI Student Congress 2007 website www.yorkieee.org/congress and the events pictures following the Pictures link.

[singlepic id=1256 w=150 h=75 float=left] After testing, rating, trying, registering, cheking all the 23 participating website, the jury of the 2007 IEEE Region 8 Website Contest have taken their decision. Want to know who are the top 3 student websites in Region 8 ? Just got tohttp://ieee-r8sac.org/?page_id=37 !!

Proposed by student volunteers from Region 8, ISBIR (IEEE Student Branches Industry Relations) Program launched its actions to make IEEE better known through industry world and promote its services and advantages. The program will cover all IEEE Regions offering many benefits to every IEEE member. With ISBIR, the opportunities served by industry will add value to the IEEE network.

ISBIR Portal is the key point where you can access almost everything about the program. All information, applications and actions are available online. The first step to enjoying the benefits of the program is filling in the application forms. Student branches, industry representatives, IEEE members can all be involved in the program by filling in these application forms. Once you submit your application, there is a variety of things you can do: uploading your CVs, publishing your job advertisements, sharing your experiences and questions on forums and many more.

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Moreover, ISBIR Support Subprograms are awaiting applicant student branches to provide them funding, publications, consultancy, speaker supports for their actions.

For further information and applications, you can visit the ISBIR Portal right now at: http://www.isbir.org. ISBIR Team is eager to support IEEE volunteers from all around the world! As a valued IEEE member, you can contribute to ISBIR not just by involving in it but also by sending your suggestions about this initiative. ISBIR Team always welcomes your feedback and questions.

[singlepic id=1253 w=66 h=75 float=left]Thursday 31st May and Friday 1st June, 2007[singlepic id=1254 w=66 h=76 float=right]
ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
No-charge workshop
Click here for more details.

The event will start with an overview of the standards work from ITU-T and IEEE and will then drill down into detail with sessions focusing on: Ethernet based and Ethernet capable access networks; Ethernet network transport; Ethernet Bridging architecture; Ethernet OAM and management; Ethernet QoS, timing and synchronization. A closing session will bring together reports from all of the session chairs in order to identify the direction of future work.

[singlepic id=1252 w=198 h=129 float=left] This program was presented at the Region 8 Committee meeting in Sofia, in April 2007.

Concentration Banking-What is it?

• It is a controlled disbursement account where the IEEE and its units commingle their checking accounts.
• It is a program in which IEEE entities can band together to create operating efficiencies.

Concentration Banking-Benefits

• Monies deposited in this account currently pays 5.33% interest compounded monthly.
• When officers change you do not have to open new accounts.
• The account provides a debit card that can be used to reimburse local delegates in their local currency.
• The card is tied into discounts that can be utilized through Dell, Staples and others
• Other benefits are listed in the CB card brochure

How is it working?

• The concept has been well received by Conferences (worldwide) and by Regions & Sections in Regions 1-6.
  78% participation and growing
• In Regions 7-10 the concept has been slow to take hold as you have issues not applicable to Regions 1-6
  33% participation and stagnate

New Features

• We have just added a feature that is specifically helpful to Regions outside of Regions 1-6.
• Cash assess in local currency.
• With the use of the CB debit card you can now reimburse attendees at Regional meetings in their local currency.
• You can use the CB debit card to pay local bills and the supplier will get paid in local currency or you can with draw cash from an ATM machine to pay local supplier or for petty cash needs.
• The need for a local bank account diminishes

Incentive

• IEEE is offering its operating units in Regions 7-10 a limited time incentive to open a Concentration Banking Account and Debit Card .
• The incentive is that we will fund the opening of the account with $500 USD with no restrictions attached
• The incentive will expire 30 days from the date of this meeting and therefore it is in your (and your sections) best interest to accept this no condition offer.
• If you already have a concentration bank account we will still give you the $500 incentive by completing the paperwork for the Concentration banking debit card
• Contact us at [email protected] and mention “incentive” and we will handle all of the paperwork required

Contact Info

• Card Administrator’s
  Program/Cardholder Inquiries:
  732-465-5802
  732-562-6350
  [email protected]

• Concentration Banking Administrator
  CB Statement Posting Inquiries
  732-562-5363
  [email protected]
  www.ieee.org/concentration

[singlepic id=1251 w=174 h=134 float=left] 1-3 June 2007, York, UK
www.yorkieee.org

The York University IEEE Student Branch is organising a UK-wide IEEE Student Congress on June (1-3), at the University of York campus. The congress will be an opportunity for all IEEE UK students to meet, socialise, and attend talks from distinguished Senior IEEE members and various companies.

The congress schedule includes amongst others:

• Technical talks from distinguished Senior IEEE members
• Company presentations
• Training courses in areas of personal effectiveness
• Social events
• Various company stands

 Take this unique opportunity to promote the IEEE spirit, meet fellow members and distinguished academics, and present your CV to the participating companies. Current sponsors include Sun Microsystems, Praxis, and RS. You also get the chance to visit the beautiful history city of York and its many touristic attractions.

The Congress Registration Fee will be in the range of £30*. The fee will include:

• Shared accommodation for 2 nights
• Congress Dinner
• Welcome Reception
• Refreshments during the breaks
• Welcoming Pack including Congress Schedule,Company profiles and other IEEE merchandise.

We also intend to support your transportation fees to some extent.

More information is available on www.yorkieee.org, or contact [email protected].

* Alternative accommodation can be arranged upon request, for an increased registration fee.

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In order to see exactly how to perfom all those tasks, video tutorials have been put online. You can access them at Documents > r8web tutorials.

If you have any question, don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

The IEEE History Center offers three different programs of support annually for scholars pursuing the history of electrical engineering and computing:

• An internship for an advanced undergraduate, graduate student, or recent Ph.D.
• A dissertation fellowship for an advanced graduate student or  recent Ph.D.
• a Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D.

The internship and the dissertation fellowship are funded by the IEEE Life Members Committee; the Post-Doc is funded by Rutgers University. The internship and the post-doc require residence at the IEEE History Center, on the Rutgers University Campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; there is no residency  requirement for the dissertation fellowship.

Deadline for applications to IEEE History Center is March 1, 2007 .