IEEE-USA Career Webinars

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Engineering — The View From Here      

09 June 2011, 2-3 PM             Reece Lumsden

In this one-hour webinar, Reece Lumsden offers frank guidance on navigating the early years of your engineering career through a combination of personal accounts and meticulously researched facts. Written in an open and conversational style that is action oriented and easy to understand, Reece approaches engineering holistically and from a variety of vantage points rather than through a single, technically focused myopia.

The Upside of Being Downsized     

23 June 2011, 2-3 PM             Diane Young

If you have been downsized or fear that you may be, then you will want to attend this informative and thought-provoking webinar. Career coach Diane Young will present ways to turn a challenge into an opportunity by changing your outlook. She will discuss how you can set and achieve goals, and also provide examples of how to survive and thrive in a down economy.

Beyond Job Satisfaction     

30 June 2011, 2-3 PM             Nigel Bristow

Given the uncertainties and challenges created by the global economy, career planning has become more—not less—important. Yet, most people continue to spend more time planning their vacations than they do their careers. Whatever your career needs, the Beyond Job Satisfaction webinar will help you prioritize them and then develop a roadmap for getting you to where you want to go.

Find the Job you want in this Turbulent Economy        

12 August 2011, 2-3 PM             John Hoschette

Every engineer needs strong career-planning strategies in order to survive and get ahead in corporate America. This workshop (webinar) is packed with real-world tips supported by actual work experiences and examples. Step-by-step guidance in handling a multitude of career issues is presented and includes course workbook pages to develop a resume, cover letter, a 30-second "commercial" and much more.                                                                                                                                                                                              

IEEE EMBS, Baltimore Technical & Professional Development Seminar

The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) , Baltimore Chapter is holding a Chapter Meeting and a Technical/Professional Summer Seminar on June 11, 2011 at the National Electronics Museum located near BWI airport. We have two speakers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Location: National Electronics Museum 1745 West Nursery Road (next to Marriott Hotel at BWI Linthicum Heights, MD Date: 11-June-2011 Time: 10:30AM to 02:00PM Register for the event: http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/6973 Speakers: 1. Bola Asiyanbola, MD, MRCS Assistant Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Topic: "Multi-perspective technology: A new solution for post-operative retained foreign bodies using Computer Aided Detection" Postoperative retained foreign bodies are a recalcitrant problem. Automated Data Identity Capture (ADIC) technologies have been developed recently to detect retained foreign bodies, however, these systems mainly track and do not detect RFB. In addition ADIC can only be used on sponges therefore X-rays are still necessary. The addition of CAD in X-rays to detect RFB will aid accuracy of detection and reduce the false negative results of X-rays alone. 2. Boris Gramatikov, PhD Assistant Professor, Wilmer Opthalmologial Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Topic: “Physiological background, optical principles and electronic technologies for tracking eye movements” Many clinical situations require precise identification of the direction of gaze, often even without calibration. This is possible by utilizing the birefringent properties of the fovea - the most sensitive part of the retina. Birefringence is the property of materials to change the polarization state of light. The talk will focus on retinal/foveal birefringence scanning using polarized light, to detect eye alignment and central fixation in young children with the goal of screening for risk of amblyopia ("lazy eye"). In addition, eye-tracking applications will be discussed.

PACE Doubleheader Weekend April 30 - May 1 2011

I am at the Career Workshop in Philadelphia Saturday April 30.  This workshop featuring talks about Employment Trends, Career Strategy, Communications, Resume Development, Interviewing Skills and IEEE Resources is going extremely well. People have travelled from Maryland, Delaware, North Jersey to attend this event.  I am facilitating the webcasting of this event to Region 1 and Region 3 Sections as well.  It is also being recorded for later viewing.

The second PACE event of this weekend is at Baltimore where their renowned Robot Challenge is taking place.  It is their 15th year of bringing teams from local schools and creating the spark of engineering challenge in the minds of the young students. I hope to be there tomorrow to lend a hand.  Check out their website for pictures from last year.
http://www.robotchallenge.com/

Volunteer Training Workshop at Erie, PA

We had a very successful Volunteer Training Workshop at Erie, PA on Saturday April 17 in connection with the Region 2 Committee Meeting and the Student Activities Conference. We covered a whole gamut of topics including IEEE Overview, vTools, Officers' Roles, SAMIEEE etc.  The charts presented at the meeting including the IEEE brand video are available at the Region 2 Online Community http://region2.oc.ieee.org.   You can request access to it by using your IEEE userid and password. Let me know if you have any difficulty.  Look for a folder containing Erie Workshop material under 'Content'.

The Student Activities Conference featured over 280 students from all over Region 2 and included a Student Leader Worskhop.  A summary of that workshop including resources for Student Branches is also included in the Region 2 Online Community (in the same folder as the Volunteer Training Workshop).

The prize winners at the Student Activities Conference are listed at http://behrend.psu.edu/academic/engineering/IEEE-SAC/competitions.htm

The photos from the Student Activities Conference are at http://on.fb.me/f7lbqU.

Employment Network for your Section

In the present uncertain climate for jobs, it is important to offer our members all possible channels of communications for employment opportunities.  IEEE-USA Vice President Gary Blank and Region 3 Director Lee Stogner are offering a free webinar.  Be sure to attend! 
IEEE-USA Webinar: "How Can Your Section Start an Employment Network?"
Presenters: Gary Blank and Clarence "Lee" Stogner
20 April 2011, 2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern USA
Register at http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/2011/webinar-04-20-11.html

The IEEE-USA's career resources are available at www.ieeeusa.org/careers.  The main IEEE website also has job information at careers.ieee.org.  Please promote these on your Section websites. 

PACE Project proposals rolling in...

PACE Project proposals have been received so far from Philadelphia, Northern Virginia, Central Pennsylvania, Dayton, Erie, West Virginia and Susquehanna Sections. Some have all the papework but some do not but it is good to see the momentum and I hope other Sections can follow these leaders.


I know other Sections already have conducted some projects or planning some. Please do let me know the status and how I can help.

Remember, at one PACE project in each of our 20 Sections this year!

Central Pennsylvania Section's Professional Development Workshop

Russel Vela from Central Pennsylvania Section invites you to the “2nd Annual Professional Development Workshop”. This year’s workshop will focus on both the generation of High Power Microwaves and their applications.

The 2nd Annual Professional Development Workshop, to be held on April 16th, is designed to promote the understanding and application of specific areas of interest to the academic, government and industrial communities of Central Pennsylvania. This second workshop is an all day event, and will focus on the understanding and application of high power microwaves (HPMs) and the application of HPMs to material processing. Two, two hour seminars will be given by professionals with years of experience in these ares. The "High Power Microwave Generation - Issues and Challenges" seminar will be presented by Dr. Andreas A. Neuber of Texas Tech University and the "Microwave Materials Processing: An Overview" seminar will be presented by Dr. Dinesh K. Agrawal of the Pennsylvania State University.

Please register at http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/6087
More information can also be found on the main page of the Central PA website (http://www.ieee.org/go/centralpa). While there is a registration fee associated with this event, it includes the cost of both two hour seminars, lunch, and handouts provided during the event. It should be noted that the obtainment of continuing education units (CEUs), or professional development hours (PDHs), is possible for this workshop, see website for details.

We would also appreciate your help in spreading word about this event.   A flyer is available at
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24326274/CentralPAIEEE_2ndAnnualWorkshop_HPM_Flyer.pdf

The point of contact is
Jeremy Bossard
jbossard@ieee.org
814-865-2212
http://www.ieee.org/go/centralpa
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24326274/CentralPAIEEE_2ndAnnualWorkshop_HPM_Flyer.pdf