IEEE VICTORIAN SECTION - NEWS & COMING EVENTS

15 September 2015.IEEE EMBS,SMBE, EA CBME & Evening Lecture. Innovations in Applications of Skin Substitutes for Burn-Injured Patients: Dr Heather Cleland, 5:30 pm refreshments start and 6:00 pm onwards lecture, Engineering House, 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne. Registration https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/innovations-in-applications-of-skin-substitutes-for-burn-injured-patients-tickets-18393036066 Contact: Paul Junor at p.junor@Latrobe.edu.au.

21 September 2015. IEEE EDS/Photonic Society Victorian Chapter: Newest Functions in Mathematica Framework: 1 hour Lecture (9am to 10am) by Dr Craig Bauling, Walfram Research. Lecture Theatre S13, 11 Rainforest Walk, Monash University Clayton Campus., please contact: Professor Malin Premaratne Email: malin.premaratne@monash.edu , Phone: +61 3 9905 5382

21 September 2015. IEEE SMC Victorian Chapter: Robot Hands for the Real World: Prof Robert D. Howe Thinker in Residence, Deakin University Professor of Engineering, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 21st September 2015, 12:00-13:00 pm, Deakin University, Room na1.417, GTP building (Ground Floor), Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Australia. For further information contact Professor Saeid Nahavandi or Trish O'Toole at trish.otoole@deakin.edu.au or Tel: +61 3 5227 1352, RSVP –http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/cisr/workshops/ieee-smc-vic.php

22-25 September 2015. IEEE International Symposium on Big Data Visual Analytics: Hobart, Tasmania. Sponsor CSIRO, Technical Co-Sponsor IEEE Victorian Section. Further information: http://www.bdva.net/ and http://www.ieeevic.org/event/1st-ieee-international-symposium-on-big-data-visual-analytics-bdva/ Further enquiries to info@bdva.net

23 September 2015. La Trobe University - IEEE, Industry and Alumni Networking Dinner: Annual IEEE, Industry and Alumni dinner at La Trobe University. An exciting opportunity to network, renew contacts, discuss opportunities of collaboration across academia, industry and government. Eagle Bar, Union Building, La Trobe University, 6PM onwards. Registration: ltuieeenetworkingdinner2015.eventbrite.com.au Further Information: IEEELaTrobe@ieee.org

26 September 2015. Student Conference Paper Presentation Travel Grant Competition: The second student paper travel grant competition is now open. The deadline for applications is September 26 2015. Papers must not have been submitted for a previous round of travel grant applications. For an application form, or for further information, send us an e-mail at contact.victorian@ieee.org or to acupak00@hotmail.com. Remember to put put "IEEE Student Conference Paper Travel Grant #2 2015" in the e-mail subject line.

30 September 2015. Calls for nominations of Victorian Section officer positions for 2016 and 2017: The IEEE Victorian Section elections committee invites IEEE members to nominate for one of the Victorian Section officer positions for 2016 and 2017. The available positions are: IEEE Victorian Section Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary, and Assistant Treasurer. IEEE members in the Victorian Section of Graduate Student Member, Member, Senior Member or Fellow grade are eligible to nominate. The closing date for nominations is the 30th of September 2015. If you are interested in serving on the Committee in an elected position for a two year term, please forward your nomination to Annick Boghossian annick.n.boghossian@ieee.org, Golnoosh Tajadod tajadod@gmail.com and Claudio Javier Insaurralde cinsaurralde@ieee.org

5 October 2015. IEEE SMC Victorian Chapter: The Technology response to the Bushfires Royal Commission – using technology to reduce the probability of electricity fire starts: Graeme McClure, Principal Engineer Protection, Control and Automation, AusNet Services, 5th October 2015, 12:00-13:00 pm, Deakin University, Room na1.417, GTP building (Ground Floor), Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Australia. For further information contact Professor Saeid Nahavandi or Trish O'Toole at trish.otoole@deakin.edu.au or Tel: +61 3 5227 1352, RSVP – http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/cisr/workshops/ieee-smc-vic.php

 24 October 2015. Industry & Government Conference Paper Presentation Travel Grant Competition: The IEEE Victorian Section is running a conference paper presentation travel grant competitions for members in industry and governement. The closing date for entries is the 24th of October. Notification of the outcome of the competition will be made by 11 November. For an application form, or to for an answer to a question, send us an email at contact.victorian@ieee.org or to e.vinnal@ieee.org. Please put IEEE Industry & Government Travel Grant in the subject line of this e-mail.

28 October 2015. IEEE Technical Committee on RFID: RFID Past, Present and Future: RMIT University, Room 20, Level 8, RMIT University Building 10, 124 La Trobe St, Melbourne. For further information contact Emran Amin at emran.amin@monash.edu or Dr Greg Adamson at g.adamson@ieee.org . RSVP http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/rfid-past-present-and-future-tickets-18448325438

10–12th November 2015. IEEE Global Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference Australia 2015: The three day event is a unique opportunity to tap into a wealth of EMC expertise. Day 1 offers six high quality workshops presented by internationally recognised experts in their fields, Day 2 & 3 boast a diverse technical program covering all aspects of EMC from the external RF environment down to the circuit board. The 2015 inaugural event will be held at the Lakes Resort Hotel, West Lakes, South Australia. For more information please contact the secretary Paul Kay via email: paul.kay@ieee.org, web: www.GEMCCON.org

1 December 2015. SSIT Australia: Deadline for special session proposals for the 2016 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Thinking Machines in the Physical World. This conference will be held from the 13th to the 15th of July 2016 and focus on opportunities and threats presented by advances in cognitive computing, in the context of Norbet Wiener’s technical work and his concerns regarding technology and society. Please note that the deadline for abstract of full papers for peer review is the 14th of February 2016. Further information can be found at: http://21stcenturywiener.org

19 January 2016. Monash University and IEEE Information Theory Society: 2016 Australian Information Theory School: The school will bring together post-graduate students, researchers and distinguished professors in information theory for two days of tutorials presentations, group activities and networking. The school will provide formal and informal environments to foster collaborative research. For more information, please refer to our website: http://ausits2016.eng.monash.edu/

 20-22 January 2016. Monash University and IEEE ACT Section IT Chapter: 16th Australian Communications Theory Workshop: The workshop will bring together researchers and post-graduate students in physical layer communications and information theory for two and a half days of technical presentations, tutorials and networking. Past workshops have provided formal and informal environments to successfully foster collaborative research. For more information, please refer to our website: http://ausctw2016.eng.monash.edu

13-15 July 2016. Society for the Social Implications of Technology (SSIT). “Thinking Machines in the Physical World” (IEEE 2016 Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century), University of Melbourne. Call for papers, list of keynote speakers, and greetings from Professor Graeme Clark, AC Laureate Professor Emeritus, leader in pioneering cochlear implant research, now released at http://21stcenturywiener.org. Drawing together leaders in control systems, cybernetics and the social implications of technology research fields from around the globe, this exciting second conference in the 21st Century Wiener series is building to be the highlight for SSIT Australia in 2016.