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PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE FOR IEEE ANNUAL ELECTION before 2nd October. The Region will again offer bonus incentives of $500, $300, $200 to the 3 Sections with the highest voting percentage accordingly.Ballots can be accessed electronically at: https://www.ieee.org/Loginforms/annualElections/login.htmlShould your Section receives any enquiry regarding election matter, you may direct them to the IEEE Annual Election support staff at: election@ieee.org
2018/2019 VICTORIAN SECTION OFFICER NOMINATIONS DATE IS NOW EXTENDED - CANDIDATE NOMINATIONS are now open till 22nd September 2017. For more information please refer to section - volunteer opportunities
Registration is now open for IEEEXtreme 11.0, the global 24-hour online programming competition. Grab your friends and start forming your teams today. Registration will close on 6 October 2017 at 00:00:00 UTC.
CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd Australian Microwave Symposium, 6th-7h February 2018, Brisbane, Australia. For more information refer to Conference section
Submissions are requested for a one day symposium on December 13th 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
IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS) Chapter: We are happy to welcome new members from the industries and academia. If you have already got your IEEE membership, we can offer you 1st year membership free for IAS. Want to become a member of IAS ? please send your contact details (name, email, telephone number) to Enamul Haque via enamul.haque@deakin.edu.au or Nishad Mendis via nnrm786@uow.edu.au.
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Events
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19 September 2017
IEEE Victoria AP-S/MTT-S Presents “What you should know about Coax-Cable”. Presenter Stefan Burger from Delta Gamma RF-Expert worked more than 25 years in different R&D departments in Germany and Japan. Tue. 19 September 20175:30 pm – 7:00 pm at room G30, New Horizons Building Monash University Clayton Campus
22 September 2017
Arduino Workshop - room na2.209, Waurn Ponds Campus NA building - Deakin University, Geelong from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM For more information - ieeesb@deakin.edu.au. Please register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deakin-ieee-student-branch-arduino-workshop-tickets-37586493213
25 September 2017
IEEE Victoria University Student Branch conducts Introduction to Latex for writing papers using IEEE format. From 1.30 PM - 4.30 PM at Building M, M003 PC lab, Victoria University. Please email saurav dahaldahal.saurav@gmail.com to RSVP. More information at https://www.facebook.com/events/117828348926297/
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Conference Alert
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19-22 November 2017
Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference-2017 (AUPEC2017) 19 – 22 November 2017, Melbourne Park Function Centre, Melbourne, Australia. In 2017, the main theme of the conference is Smart Power Grid in the 21st Century. AUPEC 2017 will provide a common forum for researchers, engineers, students, policy makers and stakeholders all around the world to share and exchange experiences along with new ideas and latest advancements in power engineering. for more information https://www.vu.edu.au/australasian-universities-power-engineering-conference-2017-aupec2017
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
13 December 2017
Symposium - “Energy Harvesting & Management for Sensors & Sensor Networks” - RMIT University, Melbourne (room/time TBA) and queries to Alan Harvey at Acupak00@hotmail.com or Anthony Gascoigne at aeg@gnassoc.com.au
05-08 February 2018
IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things conference will be held in Singapore. Paper Submission Deadlines Technical Paper Submissions - 30 September 2017 (Final Extension), Workshop Paper Submissions - 6 October 2017, Special Session Paper Submissions - 30 September 2017, Doctoral Symposium Paper Submissions - 1 October 2017, for more information http://wfiot2018.iot.ieee.org
06 - 07 February 2018
The 3rd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS) with sponsorship from IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Australian Chapters will be held on 6th-7th February 2018 in Brisbane, Australia. This symposium is held biennially to provide a forum for the Australian microwave research and engineering community to share their latest technical achievements in microwave and RF components, circuits, and systems. The AMS invites prospective authors to submit original papers in the form of either one-page abstract or two-page full paper on all areas of microwave and RF technology. Accepted full papers (2 pages) will be submitted to IEEE Xplore.Important DatesPreliminary paper submissions: 29th October, 2017(2-page papers or 1-page abstract in PDF form), Notification of acceptance: 1st December, 2017
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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. Closing date is extended to 6.00pm - 22nd September 2017. 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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