August 2018 - IEEE NSW Section Upcoming Events & News
August 2018 - IEEE NSW Section Upcoming Events & News
If you read only one IEEE email a month - please make sure it is this one!
Contents
1. Message from the Chair
2. Opportunities
- Exhibit for the cost of a donation at UNITE2018 (Final Chance)
- IEEE NSW Section Outstanding Volunteer Awards (Close 31 August)
- Funding Support to attend the WIE International Leadership Summit in Brisbane (Close 17 August)
- IEEE Industry Members Supporting NSW Universities (Give some of your time to support the next generation)
- US$2000 Prize: Communication Technology Changing the World, by the IEEE Communications Society (Closes 15 August)
3. Upcoming NSW Events
- Women in Physics Public Lecture: 7 Aug (Wollongong)
- JILS Riding the Data Train to the Digital City presented by Siemens: 9 Aug (Chatswood)
- IEEE UNITE2018 Free Dinner & Network (Registration closes 7 Aug) 10 Aug (Mercure Sydney Central)
- Ethics for the 21st Century: 22 Aug (UNSW)
- JILS Voltage Measurement and Harmonic Analysis Based on Josephson Voltage Standards by National Measurement Institute 13 Sep (Chatswood)
- IEEE TALE2018: 4 Dec (Wollongong) Final Deadline 24 Aug
4. Upcoming NSW Conferences
5. Other Upcoming IEEE Events
6. Did You Know?
7. Next Section Meeting
1. Message from the Chair
Dear IEEE Member
This is your last chance to be a part of a new major initiative aimed at uniting all our members and technical societies for a free dinner, networking and exhibiting products/services/technologies etc. Currently we are at 192 registrations, so it is going to be a great event. Don’t miss out and don’t miss out on the opportunity on exhibiting at the simple cost of a donation. Registration closes on the 7th. More information: http://sites.ieee.org/nsw/ieee-unite-2018/
The 24th of August also marks the last day (final extension) for research and practitioner submissions for IEEE TALE2018, the flagship Asia-Pacific education conference of the IEEE Education Society. The conference is on track to be the biggest TALE conference to date, so please if you are interested in making a difference in education this is your last chance to submit. The practitioner stream does not require research papers. More information about the conference: https://tale2018.org
This month is also the last month to apply for the NSW IEEE Volunteer Awards. If you have made a positive contribution to the IEEE or if you know someone please nominate. Great work should be recognised. Awards will be presented at the section AGM in November. More details: http://sites.ieee.org/nsw/awards-recognition/
A big thank you to our student branches for being very active over the year. They have really been putting up some great events. If you are a student member, be sure you get involved in the branch as that is how you unlock real value from IEEE membership. We have also had a few student technical chapters created over the last 2 months and this is such a positive thing to do and I congratulate all students involved in doing this.
Also, we have IEEEXtreme 12.0 registrations opening soon. This is a 24hour problem solving/coding competition for undergraduate and postgraduate students with an expectation of having 5,000 teams participate this year. Last year teams from NSW dominated nationally, and we also had a group of first year students come 32nd in the world! Talk to your student branch for more information. If your university does not have a branch please contact our Student Activities Coordinator to start a discussion of starting one up. Email: arslan.kiyani@gmail.com
Over the last few months I have been trying to create a register of IEEE industry/business members willing and available to integrate their experience into universities. Currently, we only have had 3 people register. Supporting universities and sharing knowledge is a great way to give back and I really encourage people to sign up. See the opportunities section for more information.
At Monday's section meeting we will be spending the second hour looking at the responsibilities of various committee members and looking to refine them to maximise effectiveness and to identify strengths, weaknesses and gaps. Feel free to come along and add your input. Meeting details at the end of this newsletter.
Please explore the opportunities being provided by the section this month and add value to your IEEE membership.
Please feel free to reach out to me with any suggestions or comments. Have a great August!
Sasha Nikolic - Chair, IEEE NSW Section
2. Opportunities
1. Exhibit for the cost of a donation at UNITE2018
UNITE2018 is a free networking and dinner event targeted at uniting all IEEE Members. It will be held at the Mercure Sydney Central on Friday the 10th of August from 6 – 9pm. We are offering IEEE members an opportunity to exhibit products, services, research, technology, innovation etc. for the cost of a donation. There is no minimum to the donation. It is about engaging with members and sharing knowledge!
For more information: http://sites.ieee.org/nsw/ieee-unite-2018/
2. IEEE NSW Section Outstanding Volunteer Awards
The NSW Section is proud to introduce local awards to recognise the contribution of our members. Many members donate enormous amounts of their time on a diverse range of activities that benefit the IEEE membership. Therefore, if you or somebody you know has made a substantial contribution then we encourage you to apply. The following awards will be presented at the 2018 NSW Section AGM: IEEE NSW Outstanding Volunteer, IEEE NSW Outstanding Young Professional and IEEE NSW Outstanding Student Volunteer. Nominations close on the 31st of August.
More information: http://sites.ieee.org/nsw/awards-recognition/
3. Funding Support to attend the WIE International Leadership Summit in Brisbane
The WIE International Leadership Summit will be held in Brisbane from the 26th to 27th of November 2018. The summit was launched as a part of IEEE WIE’s portfolio of global initiatives that focus on Inspiration, Leadership, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship mid to senior women in technology. Summit provide opportunities for networking, mentorship, and collaboration. At the June Section meeting financial sponsorship of up to $750 was approved for four WIE members (male or female). Nominations close of the 17th of August 2018.
More information: http://sites.ieee.org/nsw/opportunities/
4. IEEE Industry Members Supporting NSW Universities
Universities in NSW are looking for members in industry to volunteer some of their time to reach out to students and talk to them about real world engineering/technology jobs, experiences and skills. The IEEE Student Branches are also looking for members in industry to explain the benefits of IEEE membership and how to make the most of such membership. Therefore, if you have a story to tell and would like to engage with students please register your interest and availability. Your knowledge and time would be greatly appreciated.
Register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IEEEIndustryMembersSupportingNSWUniversities
5. US$2000 Prize: Communication Technology Changing the World, by the IEEE Communications Society
Recognizes students or teams of students who demonstrate the capacity to improve the lives of people, through the application of communication technology and the development of projects that meet the human needs of people. To qualify for the competition, a participant must be a Student Member or Graduate Student Member of IEEE Communications Society*, or form a team with either Student Members or non-student-members that is led by a Student Member. Team members do not need to be from the same country or region. Entries will be accepted up until the submission deadline 15 August 2018.
More information: https://www.comsoc.org/communications-technology-changing-world
3. Upcoming NSW Events
1. Women in Physics Public Lecture
About: The guest speaker is Dr Ceri Brenner. Dr Brenner studied physics at Oxford University before completing a PhD in laser-solid interaction physics with University of Strathclyde while based at the CLF. Her PhD project was funded by the LIBRA consortium studying laser-driven ion acceleration for applications. She has since become a physics-engineering-business hybrid with a passion for developing laser-accelerator technology that tackles grand challenges. She specialises in using petawatt-class lasers to generate bright flashes of ions, x-rays and neutrons and is pursuing the development of applications of this technology such as non-destructive imaging and inspection in the nuclear, aerospace, security and medical sectors or mimicking space radiation for space technology component testing. She is a senior application development scientist for high power lasers and has a joint appointment between STFC's Business and Development Directorate at the CLF. Ceri was awarded the 2017 Institute of Physics Clifford-Paterson medal for the application of physics in an industrial context. Further information can be found at http://www.drceribrenner.co.uk/ Ceri has been chosen by the Australian Institute of Physics in recognition of her contribution to physics and her passion for science education and communication.
Registration essential and closing soon! Limited Spaces!
Date: 7 August 2018
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: Innovation Campus University of Wollongong
More information: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/175191
2. Joint Institution Lecture Series Riding the Data Train to the Digital City
About: Cities are facing considerable challenges today with megatrends such as urbanisation and population growth impacting the way our cities function. The data available to us is increasing exponentially and is a relatively untapped resource that can be leveraged in facing these challenges.
Data analytics in the rail industry is being increasingly used to optimise the transport network, in particular for the urban environment. Having an intelligent transport system is a critical step in facing the heightened population density in cities and continuing to move people safely and reliably. Resilient cities are holistic systems, and the solutions to these challenges should also take a holistic view. Digitalisation approaches used in transportation can be shared with other sectors, and by working together as an urban system, an intelligent and digital city can grow to meet current and future challenges. We invite you to join us in riding the data train to the digital city.
Speakers: Heather Moody – Digitalisation Team Lead, Siemens Mobility and Anita Rai – Graduate Electrical Engineer, Siemens Mobility
Date: 9 August 2018
Time: 6:00 – 7:30PM
Location: Chatswood
More Information: https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/event/joint-institution-lecture-series-riding-data-train-digital-city
3. IEEE UNITE2018
Cost: Free for all IEEE Members and includes a free dinner. Participants must pay for their own drinks.
About: This event aims to unite all IEEE Members (Student, Young Professional, Women In Engineering, Life Members, Academia & Industry etc.) in one place with a free dinner and loads of activities focussed on networking and making the most from the IEEE. Discover the latest trends, discover opportunities provided by the various IEEE societies, discuss membership elevation options, engage with TISP and much more! More details will become available closer to the event.
Date: 10 August 2018
Registration closes 7 August 2018
Time : 6 – 9pm
Location: Mercure Sydney Central
Registration is a must! Numbers are Limited! You must show your IEEE membership card and confirm registration to gain entry.
We will be holding a raffle with excellent prizes including:
1. Accor/Mercure Sydney voucher: one night in a Deluxe room with breakfast for two & parking for one car
2. Sydney Tower Dining voucher: dinner or lunch for two at Sydney Tower Buffet
3. Moonshadow Cruises (Port Stephens): family Whale Watching Voucher valued at $153.00 (2 adults + 2 children) and a Family Dolphin Discovery Cruise Voucher valued at $70.50 (2 adults + 2 children)
4. Maritime Museum: two tickets to the James Cameron Challenging the Deep exhibition and general entry
Register here: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/173728
4. Ethics for the 21st Century
About: Ethics is the philosophy of human conduct. How should we act? That's the question of ethics. Throughout most of history, the repertoire of actions available to us was very limited, as was their reach and complexity. Likewise, power structures were largely independent and trade was slow, which contained the impact of actions in both space and time. Today we have a globalised economy run by a network of cybersystems comprised of people, software, data, algorithms, AIs, companies, and very few modern empires whose tentacles touch billions of people in over 100 countries. So, what is ethics today, and what will it be in the future? If we as a civilisation want to flourish in this century, we have to understand which actions will take us there. This talk will reflect upon this question and indicate a few paths for reframing our understanding of ethics for the 21st century.
Speaker: Tiberio Caetano is Co-Funder and Chief Scientist at Ambiata, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney. Prior to that he spent 10 years as a machine learning researcher at NICTA and held adjunct academic positions at the ANU and UNSW. He has published extensively at the top machine learning venues. His research interests revolve around machine learning, causal inference and ethics. He is currently focused on reconceiving the field of ethics and moral philosophy beyond "human behaviour" so as to include the agency of more general systems, such as AIs, cybersystems and networks and markets of cyberagents. This program has the practical goal of equipping AI and cyber systems with the capacity of ethical conduct towards humans and sentient beings. He is currently working on setting up a new research institute to pursue that goal.
Date: 22 August 2018
Time : 6 – 7pm
Location: University of NSW (Kensington)
More information: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/174519
5. JILS - Voltage Measurement and Harmonic Analysis Based on Josephson Voltage Standards
About: Josephson voltage standards take advantage of the ultimate accuracy of the quantum Josephson effect to produce voltage signals with perfectly known characteristics. They have been in common use dc voltage measurements since the 80s. More recently their operation has been extended to the measurement of ac voltage. At the National Measurement Institute Australia, we have developed a number of Josephson voltage standards for dc and ac voltage measurements and extended their operation to spectrum analysis.
This presentation will (a) explain the operation of the quantum voltage standards, (b) describe how they can be used in dc and ac voltage measurements and spectrum analysis, (c) discuss the relevant measurement errors and (d) explain the implications of the redefinition of the International System of units (SI) to voltage measurements.
Speaker: Dr Dimitrios Georgakopoulos of National Measurement Institute
Date: 13 September 2018
Time: 6:00 – 7:30PM
Location: Chatswood
More Information: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/170257
6. IEEE TALE2018
About: IEEE TALE2018 is the R10 flagship engineering and computing education conference. It provides research and non-research presentation opportunities. It is lining up to be the biggest TALE yet! Tracks include:
1. Engineering Education
2. Computing & IT Education
3. STEM Education (K-12)
4. Technology-Enhanced Learning
5. Online & Flexible Learning
6. Laboratory Learning (All forms - F2F and Online)
7. Workplace & Industry-Based Learning
8. Community-Based & Informal Learning
9. International & Transnational Education
10. Equity, Diversity & Widening Participation
11. Engineering of Technologies for Learning: An Emerging Discipline (org. w/ IEEE ICICLE)
12. X-Reality & Immersive Learning Environments
13. Big Data Analytics & Machine Learning in Education
Date: 4- 7 December 2018
Final Deadline 24 August 2018 for paper and practitioner submissions
More information: https://tale2018.org
Please note that our events are advertised across numerous sites.
Find out First:
- IEEE vTools https://events.vtools.ieee.org
Rolled out Progressively:
- Our Section Website http://sites.ieee.org/nsw/
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IEEE-NSW-Section-146048629397751/
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13578458
4. Upcoming NSW Conferences
1. IEEE TALE 2018
IEEE TALE2018 is the R10 flagship engineering and computing education conference. We are calling for academic research presentations on learning and innovative practice as well as non-research presentations from K-12, VET and Industry. Dr Bror Saxberg, VP of Learning Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and veteran tech entrepreneur Xiaochen Susan Zhang will give keynotes at the conference. Both are TEDx speakers. The conference will be held in Wollongong, 4-7 December 2018. Final Deadline is the 24th of August. More information: https://www.tale2018.org
2. IEEE NSS/MIC 2018
The 2018 Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS) and Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) will be held at the International Convention Centre Sydney, in Sydney, Australia, from the 10th to 17th of November. This conference is the premier gathering of experts in radiation detection instrumentation with its applications in nuclear science, medical imaging, and space. More information: http://www.nssmic.org/2018/
3. ITNAC 2018
The International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference will be held at the University of New South Wales 21-23 of November 2018. Deadline is the 15th of August More information: http://www.itnac.org.au/
5. Other Upcoming IEEE Events
1. Antarctic and Southern Ocean Forum – 14-17 August 2018, Hobart
The Antarctica and Southern Ocean Forum - for engineering, science and technology is an activity of the OES Australia Chapter. It is sponsored by the Oceanic Engineering Society and the GeoScience and Remote Sensing Society. The web page is https://asof2018.ieee.org
2. RADAR 2018 - 27-30 August, Brisbane
The International Conference on Radar 2018 (Radar 2018) Organising Committee invites the submission of papers for original work for consideration as an oral or poster presentation in the Radar 2018 Program. The papers should pertain to original research or reports and oral or poster presentations are welcome. More information: http://radar2018.org/paper-submission/
3. IEEE R10 SYWL Congress 2018 – 30 Aug – 2 Sep, Bali (Registration CLOSED)
A congress for Students, Young Professionals, Women in Engineering and Life Members. More information: http://sywl2018.ieeer10.org/
4. IEEE TENCON 2018 - 28-31 October, Korea
IEEE TENCON is a premier international technical conference of IEEE Region 10, which comprises 58 Sections, 6 councils, 29 subsections, 663 chapters, and 1,431 student branches in the Asia Pacific region. The theme for TENCON 2018 is intelligence outbreak. More information: http://tencon2018.org/
5. WIE International Leadership Summit – 26-27 November 2018, Brisbane
The WIE International Leadership Summit will be held in Brisbane from the 26th to 27th of November 2018. The summits were launched as a part of IEEE WIE’s portfolio of global initiatives that focus on Inspiration, Leadership, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship mid to senior women in technology. More information: http://sites.ieee.org/wieils-aus-2018/
6. IEEE R10 Humanitarian Technology Conference 2018 – 6 – 8 Dec, Colombo
The theme of the conference is ‘Sustainable Technology for Humanity’. Extended deadline 15 August 2018. More information: http://r10htc2018.com/
7. IEEE ICIT2019 – 13 – 15 February 2019, Melbourne
The 20th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre with a deadline of 1st of August 2018 for paper submissions. More information: WWW.IEEE-ICIT2019.ORG
6. Did you know?
Elections for the IEEE President-Elect open up mid August. Consider the candidates carefully and make your vote count! A strong IEEE needs strong leadership.
7. Next Section Meeting
Time: 7 - 9pm
Date: Monday the 6th of August
Location: Seminar Room 2 at the Library, Building Q, Northern Institute of TAFE St Leonards Campus, Gore Hill
A key focus of this meeting will be looking and refining the work of the section committee members
