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Time: Oct 21, 2008 @ 12:00 pm
Location: MWAH 102

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IEEE Meeting October 9th @ noon

Today, on Thursday, October 9th, the IEEE will be holding another meeting in MWAH 102 at noon. Come meet with your fellow classmates as we discuss future events (see agenda below). Faculty and students, members and non-members alike are invited as usual. First of all, I'd like to thank everybody who came to the IEEE grill-out last Thursday, and also everyone that submitted a resume to the Resume Book. The Resume Book is being printed as we speak and will be available to potential employers at the Engineering Scholarship Banquet tonight (and other functions throughout the school year). The IEEE Student Branch would like to thank Kathy Bergh, Shey Peterson, and Dr. Yang for helping to produce it. As for topics for tomorrow's meeting, see the agenda below.

1. Introductions, meeting sign-in
2. Discussion topics & planning
2a. Engineering Day
2b. Feasibility / Scheduling of a fall tour
2c. Bowling night (or other activity)
2d. MWAH 102 'fridge
3. Open discussion -- bring any topic or announcement relating to ECE courses, lab spaces, extracurricular activities, etc.

IEEE Meeting Tuesday Sept 26th

Hello again!

Tomorrow we will be holding another IEEE meeting in MWAH 102 at noon. As always, everyone (members/non-members, students and faculty) is invited. First, just a reminder that there's a few deadlines coming up:

1. Friday, September 26th is the deadline for submitting your resume for inclusion in the IEEE/ECE Resume book. As mentioned before, this is a good opportunity for industry to find *you*. Please send as an attached Microsoft Word, PDF, or OpenOffice document to staa0024@d.umn.edu before noon.

2. Also, Friday, September 26th is the cut-off for requesting items for MWAH 102. Please send your suggestions to staa0024@d.umn.edu, or if you wish to discuss them with the group, ieee_officers@d.umn.edu .

3. Before Saturday, October 18th: We're looking for volunteers for Engineering Day. You'll help lead parents and students around various exhibits in the ECE department and other engineering departments, and answer general questions they may have. For any further information or to officially sign-up, contact IEEE Faculty Advisor Scott Norr at snorr@d.umn.edu .

With that out of the way... the meeting tomorrow should take around 30 minutes and the agenda is shown below.

1. Introductions, meeting sign-in 2. Discussion topics and planning 2a. IEEE membership 2b. IEEE/ECE Resume Book 2c. Grill-out 2d. Engineering Day 3. Open discussion

UMD IEEE Meeting Tuesday Sept. 9th @ MWAH 102

Welcome back students and faculty!

It's the beginning of a new school, and that means the UMD IEEE Student Branch will be holding its first meeting this coming Tuesday, September 9th at noon in MWAH 102. Everyone -- ECE students, faculty, and staff -- are invited as we schedule upcoming events for this semester. We'll have several goals to discuss:

1. Choosing a meeting time that will work for most people. If you're interested in coming next Tuesday but can't make it because of a time conflict, send me an e-mail with some times that work better for you.

2. Filling department representative positions in various SCSE committees.

3. Planning the upcoming UMD Engineering Day and IEEE fall grill-out. The grill-out should be scheduled soon while weather permits. ..and more.

In any case, if you can't stay, at least stop by and introduce yourself. We look forward to seeing you there!

UMD IEEE Student Branch Meeting
MWAH 102
Tuesday, September 9th

Last IEEE Meeting / New Officers

In attendance

• Derrick Keffler
• Jason Staab
• Chris Frericks
• Mike Arndt
• Don Honerbrink
• Scott Klar
• James Poch
• Craig Bristow

Craig Bristow's IEEE Movie
Job Fair

• Thursday, January 24th 2007
• UMTC IEEE Branch
• Help Coordinating Kirby Reservation about getting it reserved.
• $ to Post Jason & Scot will post fliers.
• $ to Email
• Free IEEE T-shirt for volunteers.
• Derrick will talk to career services & CSE about getting word out.
• Volunteering the 24th (anders will send out email)
  • 9:30 AM - Noon Anders Mattson
  • Noon - 2PM
  • 2PM - 4:30 PM Jason Staab

IEEE Arrowhead Branch Planning Meeting

• 7:00PM this Saturday at the Hammond Steak House
• Elections upcoming in January
• Participation and Meeting time feedback.
• Cummins tour possible in February and March
• Possibly add Bruce Howell to the ieee_officers alias
Tours Possible Locations Get from Derrick
Elections
• Position nominations
  • President - Scott Klar & Jason Staab & Anders Mattson & Don Honerbrink
  • VP - Derrick Keffler & Anders Mattson & Scott Klar
  • Secretary - Derrick Keffler & Anders Mattson & Don Honerbrink & Chris Frericks
  • PR - James Poch & Scott Klar & Derrick Keffler
  • Treasurer - Derrick Keffler & Scott Klar
  • Web-master - Don Honerbrink & Anders Mattson & Jason Staab
• New Officers to take effect next semester.
  • President - Jason Staab
  • Vice President - Anders Mattson
  • Secretary - Scott Klar
  • Public Relations - James Poch
  • Treasurer - Derrick Keffler
  • Web-master - Don Honerbrink
Next Meeting
• Tentatively Tuesday January 29th

IEEE Elections / Last Meeting

The IEEE Student Branch will be holding the last meeting of this semester on Thursday Dec 13th at noon in MWAH 102.

The main agenda of the meetinig is to hold elections to select new IEEE Officers for the next calendar year. So come prepared with an idea of who to nominate. Currently the IEEE Student Branch has the following positions: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Public-Relations, Webmaster, and 102 Coordinator.

We also need to discuss the possiblity of working with Twin Cities Campus IEEE Student Branch to hold a Job Fair next semester.

All ECE students are welcome to attend the meeting. Its a good opportunity to meet other ECE student and get involved in your education. So stop by MWAH 102 at noon on Thursday and see what were all about.

IEEE Meeting Thursday @ Noon

The IEEE Student Branch will be holding a meeting this Thursday at noon in MWAH 102. The following topics are scheduled for discussion:

• finalizing Game Day plans
• discussing Tour plans
• plans for fun activities / fundraisers
• preparing for officer elections

The IEEE Student Branch meetings are open to all ECE students. So stop by at noon on Thursday and check us out. It's a great way to meet other ECE students and get involved in the ECE program.

Meeting minutes for 11/13/2007

Meeting minutes have been posted. See the meetings section

IEEE Meeting (Thursday Nov 8 @ 12:00pm)

Stop on by!

IEEE Meeting (Tuesday Oct 30 @ 12:00pm)

During the meeting the following topics will be discussed:

• Plans for Student / Faculty feedback forum held on Thursday Nov. 1st.
• Lab Updates / 5-year plan
• Ideas for IEEE design competitions
• Ideas for electronics building (hacking something) / fun activities for ECE students.

All ECE students are welcome to come and check out our meetings. Hope to see you there.

IEEE Meeting (Tuesday May 1 @ 1:00pm)

There will be an IEEE meeting Tuesday May 1 @ 1:00pm. Stop on by!
The following topics will be discussed:

• Nick from the MIE Club will talk about their ASE Formula One car competition. They are recruiting ECE students to help with vehicle wiring.
• Is anyone interested in forming a team to compete in IEEE / Engineering Design competitions next year?v
• Can we provide tutoring support for ECE 1315, 2006, 2111, 2212... ?
• Workshops for engineering software (MATLAB, CAD, etc).
• Getting involved with other engineering organizations (MIE Club, ASIE, ASME, etc).
• Wrapping up the year.

All ECE students are welcome to come and check out our meetings. Hope to see you there.

Game Day

Game Day is scheduled for this Sunday (April 22nd) at noon in MWAH 102. There will be some DDR, a Wii, and a Game Cube for sure. Bring your own console if you like. Pizza and pop will be served. Come play Wii on the big screen!

IEEE Spring Picnic

The spring picnic is TODAY at 5pm in the courtyard between MWAH and the Medical Building. Hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, potato salad, and pop will be served. Stop by for so free food!

Student Faculty Feedback Forum

The Student Faculty Feedback Forum is scheduled for this Thursday, March 29th at 5:15pm in MWAH 102.
This is a chance for ECE student to give feedback and/or suggestions to the Department faculty. Dr. Burns will give a presentation on changes and plans for the Electrical and Computer Engineering program. The main focus of this presentation will be new faculty additions, liberal education requirement changes, and the schedule of when technical electives will be offered. The information presented will give ECE students an opportunity to plan better for course registration and progression. All ECE students are recommended to attend. Pizza will be served.

FREE PIZZA!!!

IEEE Meeting

The next IEEE meeting will be tomorrow (Tuesday, Mar 6th) at noon in MWAH 102. We will be discuss the remaining faculty candidate seminars, organizing a Digikey presentation, tours, and rescheduling bowling night. If you've never been to a meeting before, stop by and check us out.

Bowling Night, Wed Feb 28th

When: Wed. February 28th @ 8:30pm Where: Ridgeview Lanes Come for a night of fun and relaxation! All ECE students and faculty are welcome. Depending on the turnout IEEE will cover some or all of your games! Wanna carpool? Meet in MWAH 102 at 8pm. See ya there!

---UPDATE--- Bowling tonight has been postponed due to weather concerns. We'll reschedule Bowling Night at the next IEEE meeting.

Next meeting on Tuesday, February 20th

We will be having a meeting in MWAH 102 @ noon this Tuesday. We will be discussing faculty candidate seminars, the student faculty feedback forum, content for the CircuitBoard News, and Jason's experience at the conference. Stop on by!

Hobby Circuits for Display Case

We will be meeting in MWAH102 this saturday at noon to build some simple fun circuits for the display case. Anyone who wants to help is welcome (even if you have not had many ECE courses, it will be a fun time)!

Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes have been posted. You can view them by clicking here or click on meetings at the top of the page.

Next meeting on February 6th

Join us on Tuesday, February 6th at noon in MWAH 102. We will be meeting to go over upcoming student activities, and also discuss changes planned for the ECE department in the next year. New members, non-members, or current members -- Everyone's welcome!

IEEE Meeting Minutes

The meeting notes from yesterday's meeting has now been posted. You can find them by going into our Meetings section. Otherwise you can just click here.