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News
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Almost 2000 attend Victorian Engineering & IT Career Expo:http://www.ieeevic.org/almost-2000-attend-victorian-engineering-it-career-expo/

Hearing Focused E-sewing/ Wearable Technology Hackathon: http://www.ieeevic.org/hearing-focused-e-sewing-wearable-technology-hackathon/

IEEE Takes a Stand on Universal Access to the Internet:http://www.ieeevic.org/ieee-takes-a-stand-on-universal-access-to-the-internet/

IEEE Victorian Section Partners with BuzzConf: http://www.ieeevic.org/ieee-victorian-section-partners-with-buzzconf/

IEEE Australian Council  Nominations Open: Student Paper Contest 2016 & for Outstanding Student Branch Awards http://ieee-ac.org/activities.html

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

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

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Upcoming Events
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27 October 2016.

Energy Harvesting for Sensor Networks-IEEE Victorian Section Circuits and System Chapter, Dr. Alan Harvey, RMIT University Room 80.10.006, 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm. For more information please contact Dr. Alan via Acupak00@hotmail.com

27 October 2016.

IEEE YP Chapter:"What do you fear most Death, Taxes or Public Speaking?" by David J. Earley, Managing Director at SME Insurance Professionals Pty Limited, Room No. 8.03, Doug McDonell Building (Bldg 168), The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus, Room No. 8.03, Doug McDonell Building (Bldg 168), The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus, 6.00pm to 7.00 pm (refreshment at 5.30), Registration via:goo.gl/kzxmIq

22 November 2016.

IEEE Victorian Section, Computational Intelligence Chapter, "Niches of Population - based Optimisation Algorithms in Practice", Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb, Chair Professor at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Michigan State University, USA, RMIT University, Building 80-Level 7-Room 1, 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm. More information via: http://www.ieeevic.org/event/invitation-to-ieee-distinguished-lecture-2/  

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/

25 November 2016.

IEEE Victorian Section, Computational Intelligence Chapter, "Research Topics on Evolutionary Objective Optimization", Prof. Hisao Ishibuchi, University of Osaka, Japan, RMIT University, Building 80-Level 9-Room 12, 11:30 am - 12:50 pm. More information via: http://www.ieeevic.org/event/invitation-to-ieee-distinguished-lecture/

17 December 2016.

The AP-S/MTT-S Chapter has organised a lecture by Dr. Edmund K. Miller - "Two Novel Approaches to Antenna-Pattern Synthesis". Since earning his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan, E. K. Miller has held a variety of government, academic and industrial positions.  These include 15 years at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he spent 7 years as a Division Leader, and 4+ years at Los Alamos National Laboratory from which he retired as a Group Leader in 1993.  His academic experience includes holding a position as Regents-Distinguished Professor at Kansas University and as Stocker Visiting Professor at Ohio University.  Dr. Miller wrote the column “PCs for AP and Other EM Reflections” for the AP-S Magazine from 1984 to 2000. Room 133, 14 Alliance Lane (Building 72), Monash University Clayton Campus, 17th November 5.30pm - 7.30pm.

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Conference Alert
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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/.

29 Nov – 2 Dec 2016.

Australian National Human-Computer Interaction Conference (OzCHI2016) . OzCHI is the Australia's leading forum for the latest in HCI research and practice. OzCHI attracts a broad international community of researchers, industry practitioners, academics and students. Participants come from a range of backgrounds, including interface designers, user experience (UX) practitioners, information architects, software engineers, human factors experts, information systems analysts and social scientists. The conference theme is Connected Futures, highlighting the importance of connectedness through technology. http://www.ozchi.org/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

4-8 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.

13-15 December 2016.

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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-Graduate Automation Engineer:https://tetrapak.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=MEL00003D

- Junior Algorithms Engineer: https://ampyxpowerjobs.recruitee.com/o/junior-algorithms-engineer?source=Indeed

-Graduate Product Design Engineer :http://au.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1eda395452ed2ada&q=graduate+engineer&l=Melbourne+VIC&tk=1avtegidu84ugfq5&from=web

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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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If you have any comments or new updates please pass them to Section Secretary, Nishad Mendis via nnrm786@uow.edu.au

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