IEEE General Board Application Announcement Correction

Due to technical difficulties, the previous newsletter was not able to display the general board application correctly (don't worry, your email is functioning properly, it is our fault). Our apology for the faulty newsletter. Please refer to this newsletter for access and information.

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1.	IEEE General Board Application
Deadine:	Wednesday, November 21st
Location:	General Board Application Form
Details:	As this academic quarter draws to a close, UCLA IEEE is starting to recruit for its general board members.   General board members will be helping current officers in various duties and responsibilities ranging from event organization to project planning (including our largest event of the year, S-PAVe). As a general board member, you will get a chance to shadow current officers and/or actively participate in UCLA IEEE's operational details. Please refer to our General Meeting #4 PowerPoint here (pptx. file) or our website here for more details.  For individuals who are interested in furthering their participation in UCLA IEEE, this is a great opportunity to understand what it takes to run this organization as well as build up experience for future leadership opportunities. Note that most of the current UCLA IEEE's officers are former general board members. Please follow this link to the application page. For more information about UCLA IEEE, please come to our website here, where you can find out more details about our current projects and services.

IEEE General Board Application Announcement

Week 7 Announcements

If you are interested in joining IEEE, our umbrella organization, please click here.

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 14th
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 15th
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 15th
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 13th
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 13th
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 3rd Green Energy Forum on November 19th, 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 2nd or 3rd 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.

Hope to see you soon!

UCLA IEEE

Check our website for updates!

http://www.ieee.ucla.edu/

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Week 6 Announcement Correction

There have been changes made to the events happening this week and next week. Please see below for more details. 

Events Changed: 

1.	PSoC and Pizza Workshop
Date:	Thursday, November 8th
Location:	Boelter Hall 3400
Time:	6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Changes:	For all participants, please meet in front of the room (Boelter Hall 3400) and do not wait in the room.

2.	Cisco Information Session
Date:	Thursday, November 8th
Location:	Farady Room (Engineering IV 67-124) (Originally ESUC Lounge)
Time:	6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Changes:	The room for Cisco Information Session is changed to Faraday room from ESUC Lounge. So please be aware of this change.

Hope to see you soon!

UCLA IEEE

Check our website for updates!

http://www.ieee.ucla.edu/

If you are interested in joining IEEE, our umbrella organization, please click here. 

 Join our Facebook Group
 Follow us on Twitter

 UCLA IEEE Photo Gallery

Week 6 Announcements

If you are interested in joining IEEE, our umbrella organization, please click here.

This Week:

• PSoC and Pizza Workshop
• Exploring Your Universe Outreach

Upcoming Events: 

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

Opportunities:

• IEEE 2012 Green Energy Forum – Student Poster Session
• NVIDIA -  Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Competition
• Lab Opportunity: Electric Vehicle Charging Boxes Construction (Work-Study is available as well as other payment option)

This Week:

1.	PSoC and Pizza Workshop
Date:	Thursday, November 8th
Location:	Boelter 3400
Time:	6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Description:	PSoC, an integrated ciruit (IC) by Cypress Semiconductor, is a programmable embedded system-on-chip that integrates memory, microcontroller and analog/digital peripheral functions into a single cheap. Cypress Semiconductor is a supplier of proprietary and programmable solutions with specialties ranging from PSoC to USB. Do you want a chance to learn about an incredibly versatile and software configurable integrated circuit? How about getting one for free? Do you want free pizza as well? Well, you can get all of these things and more at the PSoC and Pizza Workshop. Come and watch a Cypress representative talk about how to use and program a PSoC while you follow along and eat pizza. In addition, free PSoCs will be given to those who don't own one (given on a first come, first served basis). It is highly advisable to bring a fully charged laptop with you to the workshop so you can follow along. Due to the location of the event, power outlets are very limited.
2.	Exploring Your Universe Outreach
Date:	Saturday, November 10th
Location:	Court of Sciences
Time:	12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Description:	Exploring Your Universe is a full-day of science activities and outreach that lasts from 12 PM -5 PM (Day time activities) and from 5 PM -8 PM (nighttime activities). The event is free of charge and open to all public. Participants include NASA Mission Representative, various science departments and student organizations, including UCLA IEEE. More information can be found here. Come and visit UCLA IEEE at the Exploring Your Universe (EYU) Outreach 2012. EYU is a full day of science activities where NASA, various science departments and science/engineering student organizations provide hands-on projects, such as bubble bomb, and presentations, such as Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, to visitors. UCLA IEEE will be providing

Upcoming Events: 

1.	Fall General Meeting #4: General Board and More
Date:	Wednesday, November 14th
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 15th
Location:	ESUC Lounge (Boelter Hall 5800)
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 15th
Location:	Shannon Room, Engineering IV 54-134
Time:	6:00 PM – 8: 00 PM
Description:	Do you have questions about the EE curriculum? Things you want to improve or resolve but you do not know how? Want a chance to talk to professors and administrator about your ideas? Come to the EE Town Hall, an annual event where students and faculties of the UCLA EE department gathered together to discuss, debate and distribute information about the EE curriculum.   This is also a great time to network with professors and faculties in the department. UCLA IEEE and HKN will be setting up a table in front of ESUC Lounge starting this week (6th week) Wednesday till next week to gather questionnaire and suggestions from all EE students.

Opportunities:

1.	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 3rd Green Energy Forum on November 19th, 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.
2.	NVIDIA – Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Competition
Description:	NVIDIA is seeking to host a CoD; Black Ops 2 competition between UCLA and USC students in November. NVIDIA will be donating supercharged graphics PC’s to participating schools and will arrange a neutral venue (or on campus, depending on the condition). Free copies of CoD: Black Ops 2 will be sent out to participating teams to train their skills as soon as the game is available on November 13th, 2012. NVIDIA is currently looking for a UCLA student representative for the event. The representative will help with building the competing team as well as some logistics.
Contact:	Individuals interested in volunteering to be the representative may contact general@ieee.ucla.edu by November 12th.
3.	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 2nd or 3rd 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.

Hope to see you soon!

UCLA IEEE

Check our website for updates!

http://www.ieee.ucla.edu/

If you are interested in joining IEEE, our umbrella organization, please click here. 

 Join our Facebook Group
 Follow us on Twitter

 UCLA IEEE Photo Gallery