UCLA IEEE Member Announcements: Week 7 Announcements

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This Week:

Fall General Meeting #4: General Board and More
Cisco Information Session
EE Town Hall

Upcoming Events: N/A

Opportunities:

Bloomberg Tech Talk
Arrow Vision Series: Embedded 2012
IEEE 2012 Green Energy Forum – Student Poster Session
Lab Opportunity: Electric Vehicle Charging Boxes Construction (Work-Study is available as well as other payment option)

This Week:

1.	Fall General Meeting #4: General Board and More
Date:	Wednesday, November 14^th
Location:	Boelter Hall 4760
Time:	6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Description:	Are you interested in knowing more about the inner working of UCLA IEEE? Do you want to do more for your fellow EE students? Do you have a solid plan you know that can enhance student education here at UCLA HSSEAS but lack the resource to implement them? Come to UCLA IEEE’s General Meeting #4 to learn more about becoming a general board member of UCLA IEEE and see how you can become more involved with UCLA IEEE. General board members are equivalent to reserve officers and will be trained in various positions, of individual’s choice, by current officers holding the respective positions. Beside the general board, General Meeting #4 will also be featuring other themes that will be announced later this week.
2.	Cisco Information Session
Date:	Thursday, November 15^th
Location:	Faraday Room (Engineering IV 67-124)
Time:	6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Description:	Wireless router, data center management, optical networking, all these are just tips of the iceberg of Cisco Systems’ services and products. Head quartered in San Jose, Cisco Systems, one of the world’s largest designer, manufacturer and sales of networking equipment, including video conference equipment and services, is coming to UCLA. Cisco representatives will be introducing Cisco Systems, Inc. as well as hosting a workshop on creating your professional image in career fairs and interviews. Free food will be available at the information session. Cisco is also accepting both full time and interns, so do not forget to bring your resume.
3.	EE Town Hall
Date:	Thursday, November 15^th
Location:	Shannon Room (Engineering IV 54-134)
Time:	6:00 PM – 8: 00 PM
Description:	Improve the EE Department, Win a Kindle Fire! Hello EE students! The EE Townhall Event is coming up and we would like to invite you to come share your opinions with the department! This is a forum for all EE students, professors, and staff to discuss various topics in order to provide input on how to further improve the UCLA Electrical Engineering department. All attendees are encouraged to participate in this open townhall meeting and make suggestions on changes and improvements that can be made to the current system. As our thanks for your input and thoughts into making this event and the department as best as it can be, you will be automatically entered into a raffle for a brand new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet! Just be sure to fill out the survey with your thoughts and be present to the event. Some of the major results due to past EE Townhall Meetings include: -Inverted pendulum project in EE141 for more hands-on experience -Establishment of tutoring through HKN -Establishment of mentorship program for EE undergraduate students through HKN, which was used as the model for the school-wide mentorship program. Enter a raffle drawing for a FREE AMAZON KINDLE FIRE!!! Winners must be present at Townhall event to pick up prize. **********Raffle Drawing Survey For EE Townhall ******** The link to the form ******Fill out the above form to enter the drawing!******** Sincerely, IEEE & HKN

Upcoming Events: Enjoy the week of Thanksgiving

Opportunities:

1.	Bloomberg Tech Talk
Date:	Tuesday, November 13^th
Location	Career Center – Room 200
Time:	5:30 Pm – 7:00 PM
Description:	Topic: “With or without the www: an exploration of the technology behind the Bloomberg terminal” Description: One of Bloomberg's main objectives is to get up-to-the-second real-time data out to the desktops of the world's financial movers and shakers, delivering fast-moving prices and news, and providing responsive analytic capabilities. What we need to do this goes beyond what web technology can deliver-this talk explains how Bloomberg has gone about make this work.
2.	Arrow Vision Series: Embedded 2012
Date:	Tuesday, November 13^th
Location	Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Time:	8:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Description:	The event will bring together the area’s savviest engineers and the industry’s leading technology suppliers for a single-day event packed with rich technical content and cutting-edge exhibits – all focused on building next generation embedded systems. General technology seminars include some of the industry’s hottest topics: from New ARM architectures to multi-core processor design. The Technology In Action Expo will focus on diverse Arrow partners and suppliers to decreasing time to market and hitting deadlines. More information can be found here.
Contact:	For those interested, please register at this site.
3.	IEEE 2012 Green Energy Forum
Date:	Monday, November 19th
Location	The Pointe at Walter Pyramid, Cal State Long Beach
Time:	8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Description:	Are you interested in renewable energy? Do you have a passion for micro-grid application? IEEE Systems Council Coastal Los Angeles Section is hosting the 3^rd Green Energy Forum on November 19^th, 2012 at Cal State Long Beach. The topic is “A System Level Discussion on Renewable Energy and Micro-grid Applications”. You may also submit a poster of your project related to renewable energy, micro-grid applications or electrical vehicles to win an iPod. Multiple awards will be given Registration fees (for parking and lunch): $5 for student members of AIAA, AIChE, ASME and IEEE, $20 for non-students, and $30 for on-site registration and late online registration. Furthermore, participants need not stay for the entire event.
Contact:	For more information about the forum, please contact the IEEE section at CLAS.SystemsCouncil@gmail.com or visit the website here.
4.	Lab Opportunity: Electric Vehicle Charging Boxes Construction (Work-study and other payment option available)
Description	A graduate student in UCLA SMERC (Smart Grid Energy Research Center), is looking for two to three undergraduates (preferably 2^nd or 3^rd years) who have sufficiently sold academic standing that they can commit 20 hours a week to work. Responsibilities include working with hand tools, drilling holes, installing wire, cutting plastic with dremel tools and etc. Work study is available. And if you are not qualified, other payment options are available.
Contact:	For individuals interested in the opportunity, please email Mr. Chynoweth at joshuachynoweth@gmail.com or call Mr. Chynoweth at 650-575-2450.