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News
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THE 2016 SECTION ANNUAL REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE AND CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT http://www.ieeevic.org/publications/annual_reports/

CANDIDATE NOMINATIONS are now open for 2018/19 SECTION OFFICER ELECTIONS. Please refer to section - volunteer oportunities

Submissions are requested for a one day symposium on December 7 at RMIT City campus on Sensor aspects, in particular "Energy Harvesting & Management for Sensors & Sensor Networks" EHMSN 2017. Papers, expressions of interest and seminar proposals are welcome! Submissions or queries to Alan Harvey at Acupak00@hotmail.com.

Call for Papers! 9th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science Hong Kong, 11 - 14 December 2017. Full paper submission: 14 July 2017 Notification of acceptance: 7 September 2017

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Events
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7th August 2017

IEEE PES & EESA Joint Technical Seminar: “PES Distinguished Lecturer Program by Wanda Reder on Two Topics”. Monday, 7th August 2017, from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm. Engineers Australia Office, Level 31, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000. RSVP at https://ieee-pes-dlp-august.eventbrite.com.au/ and enquiries to pes.victorian@ieee.org

09th August 2017

IEEE Computer Society – Victorian Section: “Prototyping and customized manufacturing in the developing world: 3D printing in India”. From 6pm - 8 pm. RMIT University Building 80, Level 8, Room No. 55, Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000. RSVP at https://ieeecschapter-3d-printing.eventbrite.com.au and enquiries to rmit.ieee@gmail.com

10th August 2017

IEEE PES VIC Women in Power Engineering Networking Evening. From 6 pm - 7 pm. Royal Melbourne Hotel, 629 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000. RSVP to shama.i@deakin.edu.au

15th August 2017

IEEE Standards Association IoT Industry Workshop, 8:00 – 14:00, 360 Collins Street, Level 20 Register here: https://ieee-standards-industry.eventbrite.com.au

15th August 2017

RMIT and IEEE Computer Society – Victorian Section: “Healthcare in 21st Century: removing the barrier of distance”. From 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm. RMIT University Building 80, Level 3, Room No. 10, Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000. RSVP at https://ieeecschapter-healthcare-21st-century.eventbrite.com.au and enquiries to rmit.ieee@gmail.com

16th August 2017

IEEE Student Branch at Victoria University: IEEE talk on “IAS Chapters and Membership Overview” 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm at D539, Building D, Footscray Park Campus, Victoria University, Footscray. Further enquiries on saurav.dahal@live.vu.edu.au.

17 August 2017

IEEE CIS Distinguished Lecture on "Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization using Hybrid Approaches", by Prof. Carlos Coello Coello. Thursday, 17th August 2017, from 18:00 to 19:00 (refreshment from 17:30). Venue: 14.08.07 Open Lounge (Building 14, Level 8, Room 07), RMIT City Campus. Everyone is welcome! Further information: https://titan.csit.rmit.edu.au/~e46507/ecml/talks/ieeeDistinguishedLecture-carlosCoelloCoello.pdf. Enquiries to: xiaodong.li@rmit.edu.au"

18th August 2017

RMIT and IEEE Computer Society – Victorian Section: “Emerging threats and opportunities in an increasingly connected world”. From 11:30 am – 12:30 pm. RMIT University Building 80, Level 10, Room No. 17, Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000. RSVP at https://ieeecschapter-emerging-threats.eventbrite.com.au and enquiries to rmit.ieee@gmail.com

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Conference Alert
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10-11 August 2017

2017 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), co-sponsored by the Australian chapter, IEEE Social Implications of Technology will be held at The Sydney Boulevard Hotel, Sydney. An exciting range of international speakers and papers on technology for development, environment, ethics, access to technology, and the impact of emerging technologies. Including Moshe Yardi, Humans, Machines, and Work: The Future is Now; and Fahmida Chowdhury, NSF, Science Diplomacy: A Path for Scientists and Engineers to Make Global Societal Impacts. Full program and registration at: http://ieeessit.org/istas2017/

15 August 2017

INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADVANCING AND SAFEGUARDING AUSTRALIA - 2017 Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Australia Room na1.417, GTP building (Ground Floor. This symposium will cover aspects of intelligent systems encompassing the technological innovations, Challenges and Opportunities for or Advancing and Safeguarding Australia.

5-8 November 2017

The 2017 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) will be held at The Wembley St. Giles Premier Hotel, Penang, Malaysia on 5-8 November 2017. TENCON is a premier international technical conference of IEEE Region 10, which comprises 57 Sections, 6 Councils, 26 Subsections, 878 Chapters and 1365 Student Branches in the Asia Pacific region. The theme for TENCON 2017 is Bridging the Gap.

22-24 November 2017

IEEE 27th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference 2017, Melbourne, Australia. The Call For Papers is available at http://www.itnac.org.au/2017/itnac2017cfp.pdf

11 December 2017

International Conference on Field Programmable Technology (ICFPT), Melbourne, Australia. The Call For Papers is available at http://www.icfpt.org

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Jobs Alert
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Volunteer Opportunities
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-CANDIDATE NOMINATIONS are now sought for the forthcoming SECTION OFFICER ELECTIONS for the 2018/2019 Term. If you are an IEEE member of Graduate Student Member or Higher Member Grade and would like to contribute to the efficient management and visionary further development of our Section, please consider nominating for Election to one of the Section Officer positions that become vacant at the end of the current year, 2017. For further details and to download a Candidate Nomination Form, please visit the Victorian Section website at www.ieeevic.org If you have any further questions about nomination requirements or electoral procedures generally, please contact us at aeg@teksupport.net.au

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