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News
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Congratulations to Dr. Andre Oboler on his Election to the IEEE Australian Council as Vice-Chair:http://www.ieeevic.org/dr-oboler-elected-to-ieee-australian-council/

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

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Upcoming Events
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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, IEEE Unimelb SB,"HF Ocean Radar: From Down-Under to Europe" Professor Mal Heron is Chief Researcher in the Marine Geophysical Laboratory at James Cook University, Richard Newton Room, EEE Building, University of Melbourne Carlton, Victoria,, 6.00 pm -8.00 pm: Registration via http://ieee_career.eventbrite.com.au

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/

29 November 2016.

IEEE Victorian Section Education Society Chapter: Education Society: Planning For 2017 RMIT 12.12.32 (building 12, level 12, room 32) 5.30 - 7.30pm. For more information, please contact Paul Junor via p.junor@latrobe.edu.au

02 December 2016.

Internet of Things: Research and Practice Professor MengChu Zhou, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, 1.00 – 2.00 pm, Room na1.417, GTP building (Ground Floor), Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Australia, RSVP – http://www.deakin.edu.au/iisri/seminars-and-workshops, Contact: Professor Saeid Nahavandi or Trish O'Toole, trish.otoole@deakin.edu.au or Tel: +61 3 5227 1352

07 December 2016.

Joint IEEE Circuits & Systems and Education Society Chapters: "Auto Ranking of Essays", Dr. Alan Harvey, RMIT City Campus, 5.30 pm refreshment for 6.00 pm start Swanston Street, Building 12, Level 12, Room 32.

15 December 2016.

IEEE Victorian Section, Technology and Engineering Management Chapter, "Team Leader Toolbox Webinar: Thriving in your first leadership role", Mr Claudio Insaurralde, TEMS Chapter Chair. Online event, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. More information and registration via: https://teamleadertoolbox.eventbrite.com.au

15 December 2016.

IEEE Victorian Section Education Society Chapter: "Implementation of Learning Analytics", Dr. Elspeth McKay, RMIT University Swanston Academic Building (Building 80) Room 12 Level 9; 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm. For more information please contact Paul Junor via p.junor@latrobe.edu.au

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Conference Alert
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30 November- 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

04-08 December 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/

04-07 June 2017.

IEEE International Vehicular Tehcnology conferece 2017 (VTC2017), Sydney, Australia. The theme of VTC2017-Spring is “Light up Vehicular Innovation”. More information via: http://www.ieeevic.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CFP.jpg

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Jobs Alert
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- Graduate Rail Engineer: https://jobs.aecom.com/TGWebHost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=20052&siteid=5022&jobId=965637&codes=IN_Linkedin

- Graduate Engineer- Radar (2 positions): https://www.apsjobs.gov.au/SearchedNoticesView.aspx?Notices=10696256%3A1&mn=JobSearch

- Graduate PV Designer:http://au.indeed.com/rc/clk?jk=86c2ff11eb573849&fccid=31670bef3ae6497b

- Graduate Engineer - Radar:https://bom.nga.net.au/publicfiles/bom/jobs/2A8794AE-E07D-22C6-A27A-925948E8026B/14633_14634_Job%20Details.pdf

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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 or  Nishad Mendis via nnrm786@uow.edu.au

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