Events!

Fire Alarm Mini Project!

A Mini-project will also be held on Wednesday(today) May 26, in Boelter 4760, at 6PM. We will be teaching students about a fire alarm circuit. Mini-projects are a great way to get into electrical engineering for some, and expand on previous knowledge for others. All parts will be provided, so bring your friends (even non-engineers would be welcome) This will be the last mini project of the year, so please come out to show your support. We put these on for you guys.

Inter-IEEE Bonfire!

There will be a bonfire at the end of week 9, Saturday, May 29, at Huntington Beach. The bonfire will also have students from UCSD and UCI's respective IEEE groups. This would be an excellent opportunity to mix and mingle with students from outside universities. If you would like a ride to the event, please meet at Ackerman Terminal at 3:45 PM, and will most likely last until 9-10 PM. Come and bring friends, and have a nice relaxing time before the end of the year! Please fill out this form if you do intend to attend: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&pli=1&formkey=dENNVWZwNEVmZl9hYWVKRWJBeXBKMHc6MQ

Wanted: Mentors!

What is a Mentor?

• Who: 2-5 incoming freshmen/transfers, probably undeclared engineering majors who need help deciding
• What: Be a resource. If they have a question, they email you. You might meet them a few times. Most importantly, herd them as a group to see their faculty advisor. (All people in your group get the same advisor)
• When: Fall Quarter for sure. Rest of the year too, probably, TBA.

There will be mentor-mentee only events - another great opportunity to get involved with IEEE! Note: this is a joint effort between IEEE, HKN, and the Engineering Department.

Casting Call for our UCLA IEEE Recruitment Video!

If you are interested in acting in our recruitment video to be shown at the start of next fall (a skit based on A Christmas Carol), please e-mail us at ieeebruins@gmail.com with your name and contact information (phone and e-mail).  This should be a lot of fun!

Announcements and Events

Fire Alarm Mini Project!

A Mini-project will also be held on Wednesday May 26, in Boelter 4760, at 6PM. We will be teaching students about a fire alarm circuit. Mini-projects are a great way to get into electrical engineering for some, and expand on previous knowledge for others. All parts will be provided, so bring your friends (even non-engineers would be welcome) This will be the last mini project of the year, so please come out to show your support. We put these on for you guys.

Inter-IEEE Bonfire!

There will be a bonfire at the end of week 9, Saturday, May 29, at Huntington Beach. The bonfire will also have students from UCSD and UCI's respective IEEE groups. This would be an excellent opportunity to mix and mingle with students from outside universities. If you would like a ride to the event, please meet at Ackerman Terminal at 3:45 PM, and will most likely last until 9-10 PM. Come and bring friends, and have a nice relaxing time before the end of the year! Please fill out this form if you do intend to attend.

Wanted: Mentors!

What is a Mentor?

• Who: 2-5 incoming freshmen/transfers, probably undeclared engineering majors who need help deciding
• What: Be a resource. If they have a question, they email you. You might meet them a few times. Most importantly, herd them as a group to see their faculty advisor. (All people in your group get the same advisor)
• When: Fall Quarter for sure. Rest of the year too, probably, TBA.

There will be mentor-mentee only events - another great opportunity to get involved with IEEE! Note: this is a joint effort between IEEE, HKN, and the Engineering Department.

Wanted: Mentors!

What is a Mentor?

• Who: 2-5 incoming freshmen/transfers, probably undeclared engineering majors who need help deciding
• What: Be a resource. If they have a question, they email you. You might meet them a few times. Most importantly, herd them as a group to see their faculty advisor. (All people in your group get the same advisor)
• When: Fall Quarter for sure. Rest of the year too, probably, TBA.

There will be mentor-mentee only events - another great opportunity to get involved with IEEE!  Note: this is a joint effort between IEEE, HKN, and the Engineering Department.

UPCOMING EVENTS!

EAGLE Workshop

There will be a PCB Prototyping Tutorial with EAGLE software this Thursday (May 20) at 6PM, in Engineering IV 57-124. We will be learning how to create parts using EAGLE software, so please bring your laptops to this event. These events are very informative and worth your time, so hope to see you there! This is the 3rd part out of a 3 part tutorial, and will be all for this year on EAGLE. All students are still welcome, please come by even if you haven't for the past week. Learning how to effectively use EAGLE is extremely valuable.

A message from Jacob Portukalian on this tutorial:

PCB prototyping is a skill that is highly valued in industry, especially for small companies and R&D departments. In this 3-part tutorial, we will take you through layout of a PCB board in EAGLE including creating custom components, circuit trace layout, and post-layout processing. When you are done you will have a circuit and layout that you could either etch yourself or order it from a PCB fabrication house. The skills learned will apply, not only to PCB layout in EAGLE, but also to many other CAD programs, including CADENCE. Also covered will be standard SMT component sizes and footprints.

Bring: laptop with EAGLE installed. Sample circuit diagrams will be provided, or you can use your own.

Requirements: It helps to have a basic knowledge of circuit components (e.g. resistor), but everyone is welcome.

We'll be expecting to see you there.

Professor of the Year Survey!

Please take a moment of your time to fill out this anonymous survey on who your professor of the year is! Go HERE.

Fire Alarm Mini Project!

A Mini-project will also be held on Wednesday May 26, in Boelter 4760. We will be teaching students about a basic fire alarm circuit. Mini-projects are a great way to get into electrical engineering for some, and expand on previous knowledge for others. All parts will be provided, so bring your friends (even non-engineers would be welcome!)

IT Internship Opportunity

Internship opportunity in IT.  Please forward to your members.

Bill

----------------------------------------------------
William R. Goodin, PhD
Director, Short Course Program
UCLA Extension
10995 Le Conte Ave, Room 542
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone (310) 825-5010; Fax (310) 206-2815
E-mail: bgoodin@uclaextension.edu
http://www.uclaextension.edu/shortcourses
-----------------------------------------------------

From: Mendoza, Hadith [mailto:Hadith.Mendoza@ladwp.com]
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 7:25 AM
To: Goodin, Bill
Cc: Tabbada, Marnelli
Subject: Career Opportunity at Union Bank

Hi Bill,

Thank you so much for inviting me and Marnelli to the alumni-student meeting with SWE last Thursday. It was a very nice experience speaking with the students knowing that somehow we can make a difference as alumni.

There are still open spots at Union Bank for internships starting this summer and throughout the school year for student engineers (as I have spoken with my brother-in-law this past weekend). Please have students with a junior or senior class standing send their resumes to collegerecruitment@unionbank.com. If they have any questions regarding the position, please email Halisi.Byrd@unionbank.com.

Thanks again and I look forward to many opportunities with the students in the future.

Hadith R. Mendoza | Electrical Engineering Associate
LADWP | Customer Information & Analysis
213.367.1932 | hadith.mendoza@ladwp.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mini Project/Workshop

There will be a PCB Prototyping Tutorial with EAGLE software this Thursday (May 13) at 6PM, in Engineering IV 57-124. We will be learning how to create parts using EAGLE software, so please bring your laptops to this event. These events are very informative and worth your time, so hope to see you there!

A message from Jacob Portukalian on this tutorial:

PCB prototyping is a skill that is highly valued in industry, especially for small companies and R&D departments. In this 3-part tutorial, we will take you through layout of a PCB board in EAGLE including creating custom components, circuit trace layout, and post-layout processing. When you are done you will have a circuit and layout that you could either etch yourself or order it from a PCB fabrication house. The skills learned will apply, not only to PCB layout in EAGLE, but also to many other CAD programs, including CADENCE. Also covered will be standard SMT component sizes and footprints.

Bring: laptop with EAGLE installed. Sample circuit diagrams will be provided, or you can use your own.

Requirements: It helps to have a basic knowledge of circuit components (e.g. resistor), but everyone is welcome.

We'll be expecting to see you there.


Kayaking Social

Hey guys! There will be a kayaking social this Sunday, at 2PM on May 16, with specifics to come. Come out and meet your new officer team and take a break from all the rigors of academic life. If you're interested in going to the event, please message ieee@ee.ucla.edu.

From Siddarth (Your new Publicity Chair for 2010!):

The location is at UCLA Marina Aquatic Center (10 miles south of campus). We will be using public transport to get there.
Please note that you need to sign that you can tread water for 5 min and swim 100 yards. The price is less than $5 (it depends on the number of people who come).


What to Bring:
General Items
Sunscreen/hat/sunglasses
Change of clothes, shoes
Towel
Closed-toed shoes required, (no sandals)
Padlock for day use lockers
Bathing suit or shorts & t-shirt
Wetsuit (available on a first-come-first-serve basis)
Booties, watersocks. closed-toed shoes

Professor of the Year Survey!

Please take a moment of your time to fill out this anonymous survey on who your professor of the year is! Go HERE.

Extra IEEE meetings!:

There are IEEE meetings sponsored by the Coastal Los Angeles COM-SPS-VTS chapter held on on May 10 at UCLA. Please see http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/lac/csspsvts/IEEE.html for more information. These meetings would be a great way to network and meet IEEE members outside of our student chapter.

Mini Project WEEK 8

A Mini-project will also be held during 8th week (next week)! We will be teaching students about a basic fire alarm circuit. Also, more details to come.

Inter-IEEE Bonfire!

There will be a bonfire at the end of week 9, Friday, May 28. The bonfire will also have students from UCSD and UCI's respective IEEE groups. This would be an excellent opportunity to mix and mingle with students from outside universities.

Please make sure to mark these events on your calendars.

IEEE Kayaking Social

Hey everyone!
 If anyone wishes to come for the IEEE Kayaking Social on Sunday at 2pm please message ieee@ee.ucla.edu by tomorrow. Great chance to meet your new officer team and take a break from the rigors of academic life!
  The location is at UCLA Marina Aquatic Center (10 miles south of campus). We will be using public transport to get there.
   Please note that you need to sign that you can tread water for 5 min and swim 100 yards. The price is less than $5 (it depends on the number of people who come).


What to Bring:
General Items
Sunscreen/hat/sunglasses
Change of clothes, shoes
Towel
Closed-toed shoes required, (no sandals)
Padlock for day use lockers
Bathing suit or shorts & t-shirt
Wetsuit (available on a first-come-first-serve basis)
Booties, watersocks. closed-toed shoes


-Siddarth

More info on Prototyping Tutorials

PCB prototyping is a skill that is highly valued in industry, especially for small companies and R&D departments. In this 3-part tutorial, we will take you through layout of a PCB board in EAGLE including creating custom components, circuit trace layout, and post-layout processing. When you are done you will have a circuit and layout that you could either etch yourself or order it from a PCB fabrication house. The skills learned will apply, not only to PCB layout in EAGLE, but also to many other CAD programs, including CADENCE. Also covered will be standard SMT component sizes and footprints.

Bring: laptop with EAGLE installed. Sample circuit diagrams will be provided, or you can use your own.

Requirements: It helps to have a basic knowledge of circuit components (e.g. resistor), but everyone is welcome.

Jacob Portukalian is currently a 4th year undergrad in EE at UCLA and a member of IEEE, HKN, and TBP. He currently holds a part-time job as an RF Design Engineer at Topanga Technologies in Canoga Park. EAGLE board layout is a large part of his job, and he finishes and orders a new design every few weeks.

Webinar

Dear GOLD Members,

There are still seats available for tomorrow's GOLD webinar, Digital Globe Trotters:  Following the Lifecycle of Electronics Around the World.  

This webinar, presented by Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit, will discuss how electronics are recycled from the developed world and how they are used for new purposes.  

If you haven't already done so, take a few minutes to register today and learn more about this interesting topic.  

Registration:  https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=sxc

Date/Time:  11 May 2010, 11:00 am EDT  (To convert this to your time zone,http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.htm)


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
To ensure optimal performance, please review and follow the instructions below prior to attending the seminar. 
Detailed System Requirements 
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro/systemreqs/#role02

PLUG IN STALLATION
If  the updated plug-in referenced below was not installed on Host and Presenter machines following the January Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro upgrade, please do so by accessing the links below: 
http://adobe.com/go/connect_75_addin_win  (1.92MB .ZIP file, Windows)
http://adobe.com/go/connect_75_addin_mac  (11.1 MB, ZIP file, Mac) 

Adobe® Flash® Player 10
Get Flash here: http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer 

Other Requirements:
Broadband connection
Minimum bandwidth 56Kbps
Cookies enabled in your web browser
USB Headset (Optional) 

System Diagnostic/Support 
http://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm 

TO JOIN THE MEETING: 
http://ieee.na5.acrobat.com/gold0510


Please contact me with any questions.

Best regards,
Lara

Lara M. Fast
Program Manager, Young Professionals
IEEE, Member and Geographic Activities
W:  732-562-3804 **NEW**
L.Fast@ieee.orghttp://www.ieee.org

LONG Weekly Announcements!

There's a lot of info on this e-mail, make sure to read to the end and mark your calendars!


Engineering Jeopardy

There will be an Engineering Jeopardy event hosted by AIChE! We will be sending a group to compete against other clubs, so stop by to lend us your support! Being in the audience also gives you a chance to participate and win some prizes! It will be hosted on Tuesday May 11 from 6-8PM, and will be held in Engineering V 2101.


Mini Project/Workshop

There will be a PCB Prototyping Tutorial with EAGLE software this Thursday (May 13) at 6PM, in Engineering IV 57-124. We will be learning how to create parts using EAGLE software, so please bring your laptops to this event. These events are very informative and worth your time, so hope to see you there!


Kayaking Social

Hey guys! There will be a kayaking social this Sunday, May 16, with specifics to come. Come out and meet your new officer team and take a break from all the rigors of academic life. If you're interested in going to the event, please message ieee@ee.ucla.edu.

Professor of the Year Survey!

Please take a moment of your time to fill out this anonymous survey on who your professor of the year is! Go here! It shouldn't take very long.

Extra IEEE meetings!:

There are IEEE meetings sponsored by the Coastal Los Angeles COM-SPS-VTS chapter held on on May 10 at UCLA. Please see http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/lac/csspsvts/IEEE.html for more information. These meetings would be a great way to network and meet IEEE members outside of our student chapter.

Mini Project WEEK 8

A Mini-project will also be held during 8th week (next week)! We will be teaching students about a basic fire alarm circuit. Also, more details to come.

Inter-IEEE Bonfire!

There will be a bonfire at the end of week 9, Friday, May 28. The bonfire will also have students from USC, UCSD and UCI's respective IEEE groups. This would be an excellent opportunity to mix and mingle with students from outside universities.

Please make sure to mark these events on your calendars.

CS/EE Women Alumni Q&A Session

CS/EE Women Alumni Q&A Session
When: Thursday, 5/13, 6-7PM
Where: BH4760
Description: Join SWE, UPE, and HKN as we welcome Computer Science and Electrical Engineering alumni from industry. Students will have the opportunity to hear advice from these engineers and be able to interact with people from industry on a one to one basis. Free food will be provided!

Symantec Summer Internships in Culver City

Symantec is hiring interns for this summer. Please see the link below for details:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1217420/Symantec%20internships.pdf


The contact, Rob Conrad, is one of our recent UCLA alumni.

General Meeting/Internship Panel

The general meeting for this week is today, Tuesday May 4th and will be held in Engineering IV 67-124. There will be an internship panel present at this meeting, so come with internship related questions, or just come by anyway if you don't have any. Food and refreshments will be served.

Mini Project/Workshop

There will be a PCB Prototyping Tutorial with EAGLE software this Thursday (May 6) at 6PM, in Engineering IV 57-124. Please come by!

Engineering Jeopardy

There will be an Engineering Jeopardy event involving IEEE, SWE, SOLES, and AIChE. If you are interested in coming to the event, please, please please let us know! It will be hosted on May 11 from 6-8PM, and will be held in Engineering V 2101. Please come by and help us represent IEEE in a fierce jeopardy battle against the other clubs.

Kayaking Social

If you are interested in a kayaking social, please message ieee@ee.ucla.edu.

Extra IEEE meetings!:

There are IEEE meetings sponsored by the Coastal Los Angeles COM-SPS-VTS chapter held on on May 10 at UCLA. Please see http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/lac/csspsvts/IEEE.html for more information. These meetings would be a great way to network and meet IEEE members outside of our student chapter.

Professor of the Year Survey!

Please take a moment of your time to fill out this anonymous survey on who your professor of the year is! Go here! It shouldn't take very long.

See you at the meeting today,

Jeff

Weekly Announcements!

Hey everyone! Make sure to come to these events.

General Meeting/Internship Panel

The general meeting for this week is tomorrow, Tuesday May 4th and will be held in Engineering IV 67-124. There will be an internship panel present at this meeting, so come with internship related questions, or just come by anyway if you don't have any. Food and refreshments will be served.

Mini Project/Workshop

There will be a PCB Prototyping Tutorial with EAGLE software this Thursday at 6PM, in Engineering IV 57-124. Please come by!

Engineering Jeopardy

There will be an Engineering Jeopardy event involving IEEE, SWE, SOLES, and AIChE. If you are interested in coming to the event, please, please please let us know! It will be hosted on May 11 from 6-8PM, and will be held in Engineering V 2101. Please come by and help us represent IEEE in a fierce jeopardy battle against the other clubs.

Kayaking Social

If you are interested in a kayaking social, please message ieee@ee.ucla.edu.

Extra IEEE meetings!:

There are IEEE meetings sponsored by the Coastal Los Angeles COM-SPS-VTS chapter held on on May 10 at UCLA. Please see http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/lac/csspsvts/IEEE.html for more information. These meetings would be a great way to network and meet IEEE members outside of our student chapter.

Godspeed,

Jeff

Weekly Announcements

Here's your to-go-to list for this week:

General Meeting/Internship Panel

The general meeting for this week is on Tuesday, May 4th and will be held in Engineering IV 67-124. There will be an internship panel present at this meeting, so come with internship related questions, or just come by anyway if you don't have any. Food and refreshments will be served.

Mini Project/Workshop

There will be a PCB Prototyping Tutorial with EAGLE software this Thursday at 6PM, in Engineering IV 57-124. Please come by!

Engineering Jeopardy

There will be an Engineering Jeopardy event involving IEEE, SWE, SOLES, and AIChE. If you are interested in coming to the event, please, please please let us know! It will be hosted on May 11 from 6-8PM, and will be held in Engineering V 2101. Please come by and help us represent IEEE in a fierce jeopardy battle against the other clubs.

May the force be with you,
Jeff