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first of this year, we made the transition of our newsletter from
paper to electronic. While the first two issues went smoothly, we
have hit a road bump with the March through May issues. We have
posted the March Pocket Scope and have published the April and May
in HTML format. I would like to apologize for any inconvenience that
this may have caused.
With corporate America in a
constant flux (right-sizing/downsizing), we find the constant need
to search for volunteers. As all of you are aware, the IEEE is a
volunteer organization. We are searching for individuals that would
be interested in any capacity within the Houston Section and
specifically a person that is willing to assume the duties of Pocket
Scope Editor. We are also interested in finding other individuals to
fill officer positions within our Technical Society Chapters (i.e.
Power Engineering, Computer, Communication & Industry Applications).
Now, not all of you members of the Houston Section run out and
volunteer right away or my e-mail will lockup. We need a little
humor with this subject, but seriously, we need YOUR help. Please
take the time to consider volunteering in some capacity. The return
on time invested is well worth it.
Our
employment section on the IEEE
Houston Section website is growing. Take the time to visit the site
and forward the information on to individuals within your companies
that are seeking IEEE engineers http://www.ieee-houston.org/Employment/JobIndex.htm.
Again, this feature is a service for the IEEE membership within the
Houston Section and is at no cost to the individuals or companies
placing the basic ads.
We are working on planning an
Industry Luncheon at the end of 2001. We have invited several of our
IEEE Corporate Officers to attend this meeting to discuss the value
of being an IEEE member and specifically the value to a company for
such membership. If you are interested in having executives within
your company invited to this luncheon, please forward the
individuals name and contact information. (http://www.ieee-houston.org/ExCom.htm)
At the recent Region 5 Conference,
the Houston Section was tasked with forming a Gold Chapter. What is
a Gold Chapter? It is a group of individuals that are, what is
termed, "recent engineering graduates". Recent is within the last
ten years. Therefore, we are looking for individuals that meet these
criteria and that are interested in helping form this group. Please
contact
mailto:gilroy.dolor@Equistarchem.com or
mailto:raul.olivas@wsnelson.com.
The Offshore Technology Conference
was held April 30 to May 3, 2001. I would like to thank John Lucey
and all of the volunteers that took time away from their schedules
to staff the IEEE booths at the conference. The IEEE is one of 11
founding members of this internationally attended conference. We
would like to see others help in upcoming years. Our next section
meeting will be held on September 27, 2001. I look forward to
meeting you and discussing any topic of interest.
As always, the
http://www.ieee-houston.org/ExCom.htm is interested in
your feedback and comments. If you have suggestions and/or are
interested in becoming active within the section or a local society
chapter, please contact one of us.
Thanks,
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