IEEE VICTORIAN SECTION - NEWS and COMING EVENTS
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News
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You can now purchase IEEE Victorian Section Merchandise. We have on offer waterproof, unisex vests. For details visit: http://www.ieeevic.org/resources/
IEEE Victorian Section Student Paper Contest 2016
Submission Deadline 31st May - All details: http://www.ieeevic.org/awards/student-paper-competition/
IEEE Region 10 Student Paper Contest 2016
Submission Deadline 15th May - All details: http://sac.ieeer10.org/competitions/
Dr. Andreas Eckhardt – German Aerospace - http://www.ieeevic.org/dr-ing-andreas-eckahrdt-german-aerospace/
Prof. Goran Roos – Innovation - http://www.ieeevic.org/prof-goran-roos-innovation-and-future-jobs/
A Melbournian in Silicon Valley - http://www.ieeevic.org/a- melbournian-in-silicon-valley-dr-chris-dick/
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Upcoming Events
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19 April 2016.
EMB Victorian Chapter & SMBE Lecture : “Human Stem Cells for Cardiac Repair with Tissue Engineering Approaches”, Dr Dr. Shiang Y Lim, Senior Research Officer, St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research. The Unicorn Club, MHSOBA, Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra, 6.30 pm (networking and refreshments 6.00pm). For details see embs.ieeevic.org or email Mehrnaz Shoushtarian, embs.victorian@ieee.org
22 April 2016.
IEEE Comsoc and Signal Processing Societies :" What is 5G, and when will it arrive", Stephen Howell, General Manager, Wireless Network Engineering, Telstra. Room-04, Level-03, Building 37, (cnr of A’Beckett St & Swanston St), Swanston Street, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at 10.45 am (1 hour). For further information please contact kandeepan@rmit.edu.au).
27 April 2016.
Life Members Affinity Group: Keith Adams (wortel30@gmail.com) will talk about the time that he spent at the Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven during the 1950s and 1960s. This was a very interesting period in the development of electrical and materials technology and the remarkable people involved, with many lessons relevant to what is happening in our scientific community today. More details to follow. Venue: RMIT 445 Swanston Street (west side) room 080.02.001
27 April 2016.
Computer Society Chapter of IEEE Victorian Section Lecture : “Bayesian Decision Making in the Real World”, Dr. Kevin Korb, Reader in the Clayton School of Information Technology, Monash University and co-founder and Director of Bayesian Intelligence Pty Ltd. Room 80.03.021, Swanston Academic Bldg, 80/445 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, 6.00 pm (networking and refreshments 5.45pm). For details and registration see here or email Annick Boghossian, annick.n.boghossian@ieee.org
29 April 2016.
VU IEEE Student Branch has organized a technical session on “Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Biosensing and Biomedical Applications” by Dr. Snjezana Tomljenovic-Hanic. The presentation is on Friday, 29th of April, 2016 at 1:00-2:00 pm. Lunch (Halal Food) will be served at 12:30 pm. Note that due to catering purposes, Please RSVP by 28/04/2016.
2 May 2016.
IEEE SMC Victorian Chapter has organised a seminar by Dr. Khashayar Khoshmanesh, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia. Title: Liquid Metal Based Systems: Moving Towards Soft Actuators and Flexible Electronic Devices 12.00 – 1.00 pm, Monday, 2 May 2016.Room NA 1.417, GTP building (Ground Floor),Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Australia RSVP – https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/cisr/seminars/ieee-systems-man-and-cybernetics-victorian-chapter-registration , please contact Ms Trish O'Toole at trish.otoole@deakin.edu.au or Tel: +61 3 5227 1352 for any enquiry.
4 May 2016.
Young Professionals Victorian group: “Cloud Technology & Career Pathways”, An opportunity to enhance your career options with cloud software, platforms and infrastructure services, consulting an expert from the industry. Mobeen was a former associate manager and service consultant at Accenture Australia, and had been involved in numerous major IT projects related to Infrastructure Services and Data Center Technologies particularly in the Software-Defined DC and Cloud space. Time : 6.00 - 7.00 pm (refreshments at 5.30 pm) at Richard Newton Room, Level 5, Electrical Engineering Building/ No 193, University of Melbourne. For more details visit yp.ieeevic.org/ or register at https://goo.gl/BrT8py or email to ieeevicgold@gmail.com.
4 May 2016.
IEEE EMC Society: “EMC Essentials-from Grassroots to Advanced Design and Diagnostic", Mr. Elya Joffee, President Electromagnetic Solutions Ltd. The Univeristy of Melbourne, International House, 241- Royal Parade Parkville from 9.00 am to 3.30 pm. RSVP by 18th of April. For registration please email to rdenton@exemplarglobal.org.
11 May 2016.
IEEE Victorian Section & Melbourne Convention Bureau: "Conferences & You - Cocktail Reception", Organised a conference in the past, plan to host one in the near future, or would like to find out what it takes to organise one? Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Room 107, Level 1, 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf. 6-8 PM, To register RSVP by 29th April and details TBA.
18 May 2016.
IEEE Circuits and Systems Chapter: “Rapid Prototyping of Electrical/Electronic Systems” one day seminar: Areas/Topics. 1. 3D Printing. 2. Circuit Realisation 3. Design Software 4. System Integration. Room 10.9.14, RMIT University. Lunch for the first 20 attendees. Advise interest to Alan Harvey Acupak00@hotmail.com
21 September 2016
Engineering Career Expo - IEEE, Engineers Australia, IET and La Trobe University are teaming up to bring you the No.1 Career Expo, Experimedia Room, State Library of Victoria, 10 AM - 4 PM, Registration Details TBA
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Conference Alert
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13 - 15 July 2016.
Society for the Social Implications of Technology (SSIT). “Thinking Machines in the Physical World” (IEEE 2016 Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century), University of Melbourne. Call for papers, list of keynote speakers, and greetings from Professor Graeme Clark, AC Laureate Professor Emeritus, leader in pioneering cochlear implant research, now released at http://21stcenturywiener.org. Drawing together leaders in control systems, cybernetics and the social implications of technology research fields from around the globe, this exciting second conference in the 21st Century Wiener series is building to be the highlight for SSIT Australia in 2016.
10-14 October 2016.
Intelligent Transport World Congress 2016, Melbourne. Australia to be selected as the host national for this prestigious event. Surging growth in international demand will ensure that this gathering of ITS researchers, developers and users will be among the largest meetings in Melbourne during 2016. ITS technologies include communication, data processing and electronic technologies for in-vehicle, vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and mode-to-mode systems that increase transport safety and mobility, improve the sustainability of travel, reduce congestion, and improve the performance and competitiveness of all modes of transport. http://www.itsworldcongress2016.com/
22-25 November 2016.
TENCON 2016 – Technologies for Smart Nations. TENCON is a premier international technical conference of IEEE Region 10. This conference is expected to bring together researchers, educators, students, practitioners, technocrats and policymakers from across academia, government, industry and non-governmental organizations to discuss, share and promote current works and recent accomplishments across all aspects of electrical, electronic and computer engineering, & information technology. Distinguished people will be invited to deliver keynote speeches and invited talks on trends and significant advances in the emerging technologies. Marina Bay Sands, Singapore - http://www.ieeesingapore.net/#!tencon-2016/c1v20
28 November – 1 December 2016.
IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia (ISGT Asia) will be hosted at Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre in Melbourne, Australia. IEEE ISGT Asia 2016 will be a venue for stakeholders from academia, electric power utilities, power and energy service providers, and research and development organizations to share and exchange experiences, new ideas and enabling technologies which will address the enormous challenges to be faced by the industry in response to decarbonization of generation and integration of high levels of renewable energy resources into future power grids. For more information visit http://sites.ieee.org/isgt-asia-2016/
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Jobs Alert
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- Aureocon, Graduate Electrical Engineer, Melbourne, http://careers.pageuppeople.com/474/caw/en/job/925350/graduate-electrical-engineer-manufacturing?source=IND
- CSL Behring, Project Management Engineer, Broadmeadows, https://tas-csl.taleo.net/careersection/ausbasicsearch/jobdetail.ftl?job=244172&src=JB-10061
- State Government, Test Automation Engineers, Melbourne,
- IntenWare Labs, Support & Test Engineer, Boxhill, http://au.indeed.com/cmp/Intentware-Labs-Pty-Ltd/jobs
- Monash University, Professor and Head of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Clayton,
http://jobview.careerone.com.au/apply/Confirmation.aspx?redirectSource=view&jobID=166149304
- AGL, Electrical Engineer, Traralgon, Loy Yang http://aglcareers.com.au/caw/en/job/494881/electrical-engineer?source=IND
- SGS, Test Engineer, Box Hill, http://jobs.sgs.com/jobs/test-engineer-10128?src=JB-10260
- Tetra Pak, Automation Engineer, Melbourne, https://tetrapak.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=MEL00001X
- Solar PV Engineer, Acciona, Melbourne, http://canalempleo.acciona.es/DetalleOferta.aspx?id=16001409
- Belroy, Product Development Engineer, Fitzroy,
http://careers.pageuppeople.com/474/caw/en/job/925350/graduate-electrical-engineer-manufacturing?source=IND
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Volunteer Opportunities
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The Victorian Section welcomes all IEEE members in joining our volunteer team. There are ample opportunities to work with our extensive committee across our technical chapters, student branches, women in engineering, young professionals and life member affinity groups. If you are interested in being part of our team please contact our char Eddie Custovic (e.custovic@ieee.org)
E-newsletter editor – We are actively seeking a volunteer to support with the management of our weekly e-newsletter. This includes collating material submitted, editing and communicating with volunteer. This volunteer role is suitable for student volunteers. If you are interested in this role please contact Eddie Custovic e.custovic@ieee.org
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