Sunday, June 2, 2013

Week 10 Announcements

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This Week:
- IEEE wins Student Group of the Year
- Good luck on Finals!

Upcoming Events: N/A

Opportunities:
- MentorSEAS Program
- University Nanosat Program
- 85th UCLA Extension Technical Management Program
- IEEE Computer Society Webinar
- CSULB IEEE Green Energy Conference
- IEEE ComSoc Student Competitions

This Week:
Last Friday, UCLA IEEE was awarded the 2013-2013 UCLA Engineering Student Group of the Year award presented by ESUC, for the third consecutive time. From participating in the many events this year to taking projects to competitions, thank you for making it possible to receive this honor by pouring your time and passion into IEEE.

There will be no more UCLA IEEE-wide events for the quarter, so students, please use the time to study hard for your finals!

Upcoming Events: N/A

Opportunities:

1.
MentorSEAS: Become a Mentor Next Year!
Description:
Do you want to become a mentor next year? The HSSEAS school-wide mentorship program is looking for continuing students, to help launch new students into a successful college career. The program emphasizes building a strong mentor-mentee relationship to guide and encourage both parties through study advice, career tips, and more.

There is currently a need for mentors studying Electrical Engineering, so please consider this opportunity to learn and lead!
Preference:
1) Cumulative GPA over 3.0
2) Be a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year student currently and attend the entire 2013-2014 academic year
3) Attend Engineering Welcome Day (zero week) for a 30-minute one-time training seminar and meet your mentees! Free mentorship t-shirts and dinner will be provided.

The above recommendations are highly flexible and exceptions will gladly be made if you fill out this form.
Application:
The application is found here after logging into CourseWeb, and is due before the end of the quarter
Contact:
For more information, visit http://mentorship.seas.ucla.edu/ or contact mentorship.seas@gmail.com.

2.                   

UCLA University Nanosat Program Recruitment
Organization:
UCLA Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
Requirements:
 10+ Hours/Week, Current Engineering Student, and good standing with the University
Preference:
Ideally willing to stay on the team for long term; special emphasis on recruiting RF students.
Description:
University Nanosat Program, first launched in 1999, is a satellite design and fabrication competition for universities. With the goal of designing, building and testing small satellite, the University Nanosat Program aims to train next generation of satellite professionals. For more information, please see US Air Force’s page here.

UCLA’s Nanosat Program is focused on Electron Losses and Fields Investigation (ELFIN), a space weather investigation in a 3U Cubesat, is current recruiting several EE and CS students to join the project. The main responsibilities include soldering, coding in Arduino & PIG’s, and RF related tasks (a special emphasis on recruiting RF students). If further funding is approved, students may be monetarily compensated.
Contact:
For those students interested in this program, please email your resume toelfin@igpp.ucla.edu.
     
3.

85th UCLA Extension Technical Management Program
Date:
September 15th – September 20th, 2013
Location:
Covel Commons (Sunset Village)
Description:
If you are interested in working in technical management consider the 85th UCLA Extension Technical Management Program.  You will meet technical managers from across the US and abroad from industries that include aerospace, energy, communications, electronics, biomedical, national laboratories, and government.
Here are just a few of the 21 intensive courses to be offered in the upcoming program: 
·           Networking, Influence, and Strategic Relationships
·           Navigating Organizational Politics
·           Creating and Sustaining Excellence in the Workplace
·           Strategic Thinking and Planning for Leaders
·           Building High-Performance Teams
If selected, you will attend three courses during the week, in addition to assisting staff and instructors with a variety of support tasks.  You will receive $250, five free lunches and breakfasts, and attend two evening receptions. 
Application:
Deadline is Friday, May 31, 2013 (early applications are appreciated)
Contact:
If you are interested in this unique opportunity, please call Mr. Joon Lee at (310) 825-3858 or e-mail:  jlee@uclaextension.edu.

4.                   

IEEE Computer Society Webinar: Using Agile
Date:
Wednesday, June 12th
Location:
Online (Registration required, can be found here)
Time:
8:00 AM (Pacific Time) – 9:00 AM (Pacific Time)
Description:
In this webinar, agile thought leader Scott Ambler and Method Park CTO Dr. Erich Meier will present a solution that lets organizations maximize development velocity using agile methods while maintaining the necessary discipline to work in large scale or complex environments and fulfill compliance requirements.

Join this session to see how the Disciplined Agile Delivery process framework empowered by the Stages process management system supports your teams to become agile with adult supervision. More information about the event can be found at the registration link above (Location Row).

5.                  
IEEE ComSoc Student Competitions
Description:
Show how you can change the world by developing a unique communication solution to a real-world problem using engineering, technology, science, computing, and leadership skills to benefit the community or the world. Explain how you have made a positive impact for humanity, and you can win. For more information about the competition, please refer to this link. 1st place will receive $2000 and a plaque, 2nd place gets $1000 and a plaque. Meritorious projects will receive honorary certificates from IEEE Communications Society.
Eligibility: Student member or Graduate Student Member of IEEE Communications Society or team with either Student members or non-members but led by Student Member. All participants must be 18 years or older. IEEE Communications Society membership registration can be found here.
Deadline:
Submit your project by August 30th, 2013








Hope to see you soon,
UCLA IEEE

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