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News
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IEEE Victorian Section Student Branch wins two major awards: http://www.ieeevic.org/3757-2/

UPLINK new issue is now available at http://www.ieeevic.org/publications/uplink/

Congratulations to Dr Mehrnaz Shoushtarian who awarded with R10 WIE Outstanding Professional Volunteer Award – 2016.

2016 Outstanding Membership Recruitment and Retention Performance- Victorian Section: http://www.ieeevic.org/outstanding-membership-recruitment-and-retention/

IEEE Constitutional Changes: http://www.ieeevic.org/constitutional-changes-information/

IEEE VIC AGM DINNER: http://www.ieeevic.org/event/ieee-victorian-section-agm-dinner/

From Engineer to Manager; Mastering the Transition Part 4 - http://www.ieeevic.org/from-engineer-to-manager-mastering-the-transition-part-4/

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Upcoming Events
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21 September 2016.

Engineering Career Expo - IEEE, Engineers Australia, IET and La Trobe University are teaming up to bring you the Biggest Engineering & IT Career Expo, State Library of Victoria, 10 AM - 4 PM, http://www.ieeevic.org/engineering-expo

27 September 2016.

IEEE Victorian Section: Strategic Planning - Best Practices. 6.00pm to 9.00pm at Richard Newton Room, Level 5, EEE Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010. Further inquiries on ashan.senevirathne@monash.edu

14 October 2016.

IEEE VTS Victorian Chapter: “On System-Level Analysis & Design of Cellular Networks: The Magic of Stochastic Geometry (from modeling to experimental validation)” by Associate Professor Marco Di Renzo, Paris-Saclay University – Laboratory of Signals and Systems French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), 11:00am – 12:00pm, Friday 14th October 2016, The University of Melbourne (Parkville Campus), Doug McDonnell Building, Room Number 8.03. Enquiries to Dr Arezoo Ektesabi (arezoo.ektesabi@ieee.org)

16 October 2016.

Industry & Government Conference Paper Presentation Travel Grant Competition: The IEEE Victorian Section is running it's annual conference paper presentation travel grant competitions for members in industry and government. The closing date for entries is the 16th of October. Notification of the outcome of the competition will be made by 4 November. For an application form, or if you have a question, send us an email at contact.victorian@ieee.org. Please put 2016 IEEE Industry & Government Travel Grant in the subject line of this e-mail.Further information is available from the IEEE Victorian website at http://www.ieeevic.org/awards/industry-and-government-paper-contest/

23 November 2016.

Engineer and IT projects Showcase- IEEE Victorian Section partnered with Latrobe University for this event embraces 21st century multi-disciplinary engineering and IT innovation. For more information and registration via  http://www.ieeevic.org/event/engineering-it-projects-showcase/

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Conference Alert
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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 Nov - 1 Dec 2016.

IEEE ISGT (Innovative Smart Grid Technologies) Asia 2016, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia. The conference will be co-sponsored by the IEEE Power and Energy Society and the IEEE Victoria, Australia Section, and hosted by the University of Melbourne.  Registration is now open (early bird closes 22-August), and a number of high profile speakers have been confirmed, including Nino Ficca (Ausnet Services), Prof. Ross Garnaut (University of Melbourne), Alistair Preston (AGL), Prof. Ian Hiskens (University of Michigan), and Mike Cleary (AEMO), among others.   Please see http://sites.ieee.org/isgt-asia-2016/.

30 Nov- 3 December 2016.

International Conference on Advanced Mechatronic Systems (ICAMechS 2016) will be held in Melbourne, Australia on November 30 - December 3, 2016. The event is sponsored by International Journal of Advanced Mechatronic Systems (IJAMechS), Swinburne University of Technology, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. More information http://web.tuat.ac.jp/~deng/icamechs2016/icamechs2016.html

4th - 8th Dec 2016.

IEEE EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES2016), kuala Lumpur. This regional conference of the IEEE EMBS will be co-sponsored by the EMBS Victorian Section. Paper submission extended to 31st August 2016. For further details see http://iecbes2016.myembs.org.

6-8 December 2017.

IEEE International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference. ITNAC 2017 is an international conference and forum for the presentation of research outcomes covering timely and relevant aspects concerning modelling and simulation of distributed, mobile, cognitive and cloud computing, computer and data communications, local and metropolitan networks, optical, wired and wireless telecommunication networks and applications. More information via http://www.itnac.org.au/2017/2017.html

14-17 February 2016.

IEEE ICM (International Conference on Mechatronics ), Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The conference will be sponsored by the IEEE Power and Energy Society and the IEEE Victoria, Australia Section, and hosted by the Federation University. More information :http://ieee-icm2017.org/

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Jobs Alert
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- Entura - Renewable Energy Engineer, https://apply.jobadder.com/au1/10380/2485845/ri4qmsfqvzeujkv4mgbof3tf24

- UGL- Graduate- Electrical Engineer, https://ugl.taleo.net/careersection/public/jobdetail.ftl?job=224901&lang=en&src=LinkedIn

- Graduate Sales Engineer- Chemicals, https://m.hays.com.au/job/JOB_866395/apply/id=JOB_866395&jobSource=linkedin&utm_medium=JobBoard&utm_campaign=linkedIn&utm_source=lnkn

- QSR International, Graduate Engineer, http://www.qsrinternational.com/

- Internships Melbourne - http://au.gradconnection.com/internships/engineering/melbourne/

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Volunteer Opportunities
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- IEEE Sections Congress 2017 – Looking for volunteers with fundraising/sponsorship experience to join global IEEE team. For inquiries email e.custovic@ieee.org

- 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)

- Chair, IEEE Photonics & Electron Devices Chapter (Please email e.custovic@ieee.org)

- Industry Advisory Committee members (Please email 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. If you are interested in this role please contact Eddie Custovic e.custovic@ieee.org

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