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!

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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.