The IEEE has just launched a new collaborative environment tailored for specific disciplines and needs through IEEE Collabratec. This will help take your career to the next level by providing networking and collaboration opportunities. Share your expertise, collaborate in real time, and stay informed with a worldwide community of engineering and technology professionals. You can join the Melbourne Community via https://ieee-collabratec.ieee.org/app/community/44/activities . For further information contact Eddie Custovic (e.custovic@ieee.org)
17 – 18 October 2015. Young professional Python two day Workshop: run 9.00 am to 5. 00 pm, University of Melbourne- Old Arts-143 (Collaborative Learning Space 3), Parkville, VIC 3010. Further information can be found at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2015-10-17-python-for-researchers-registration-18879524165.
21 October 2015. IEEE Life Members Affinity Group: Working with Intel in Silicon Valley: Dr. Alan Harvey, 21st of October, 5.30 pm, RMIT University. For further information contact Keith Adams at wortel30@gmail.com.
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. 9:00am-5:00pm, IEEE Technical Committee on RFID: RFID Past, Present and Future: 28th October 2015, RMIT University, Room no. 20, Level 8, RMIT University Building 10, 124 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. For further information contact Emran Amin at emran.amin@monash.edu or Dr Greg Adamson at g.adamson@ieee.org . RSVP https://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
25 November 2015. Australasian Bayesian Network Modelling Society and IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. Non-parametric Bayesian networks in Uninet: Dan Ababei, 9:00 refreshments/drinks and 9:15-10:00 lecture, Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Lecture Theatre 1.25 Building H. Contact: Kevin Korb at kbkorb@gmail.com See http://www.abnms.org/conferences/abnms2015/
26 November 2015. Australasian Bayesian Network Modelling Society and IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. Common Quandaries and Their Practical Solutions in Bayesian Network Modeling: Dr Bruce Marcot, US Forestry Service, 13:45 refreshments/drinks and 14:00-14:45 lecture, Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Lecture Theatre 1.25 Building H. Contact: Kevin Korb at kbkorb@gmail.com. See http://www.abnms.org/conferences/abnms2015/
26 November 2015. Australasian Bayesian Network Modelling Society and IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. Bayesian methods in bioinformatics and ecology: Dr Jonathan Keith, MAXIMA, Monash University, 8:45 refreshments/drinks and 9:00-9:45 lecture, Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Lecture Theatre 1.25 Building H. Contact: Kevin Korb at kbkorb@gmail.com See http://www.abnms.org/conferences/abnms2015/
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.
