Dear MICHAEL DOLINSKY: Here's your report on news around the IEEE, from the editors of The Institute. The most current version of The Institute can always be found at ________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE: 1. IEEE Network Magazine Tops Annual Citation Rankings 2. Respond to the IEEE-USA Salary Survey and Get Free Access to Data 3. Election Ballots Due 3 November 4. Renew Your 2004 Membership Online 5. Needed: Student Teams to Solve Real-World Problems 6. IEEE Members Receive Discount to Electronics Trade Show 7. Virtual Community for Volunteers Proves a Valuable Tool 8. Evaluators Wanted to Review Engineering Education Programs Subscription information is found at the end of the newsletter. ________________________________________________________ SPONSOR'S MESSAGE: Data Translation "NEW" Real-Time DSP Data Acquisition. World's Most Accurate and Noise-Free _______________________________________________________ A word about the links in this e-mail: Because the URLs are long, some e-mail programs might not capture an entire URL for direct clicking. Note that the complete link, contained between the < > symbols, should be selected when clicking or copying and pasting into a browser window. Starting this fall, shorter URLs should prevail. 1. IEEE Network Magazine Tops Annual Citation Rankings For the second year in a row, IEEE Network magazine topped the list of telecommunications journals that other scientific publications cite most often, according to the Institute for Scientific Information's (ISI's) "2002 Journal Citation Reports -- Science Edition." The bimonthly magazine for the first time also captured the top spot for citations in two other journal categories: electrical and electronics engineering, and computer science information systems. Read about how other IEEE publications are ranked at 2. Respond to the IEEE-USA Salary Survey and Get Free Access to Data Ever wonder how your salary compares to others with a similar technical background? If so, IEEE-USA is offering U.S. members who take its Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey free annual access to its new Salary Service. Responses to the survey will help IEEE-USA build a 2004 salary comparison system for electrotechnology professionals. Read more at 3. Election Ballots Due 3 November The IEEE Annual Election ballots for this year's election have been mailed to the voting membership. Be sure to cast your votes and return your signed ballot. The deadline for receipt of all ballots is noon on 3 November 2003. If you no longer have the postage-paid envelope provided in your election packet, you may mail your signed ballot to Survey and Ballot Systems Inc., Box 46430, Eden Prairie, MN, USA 55344-6430. Contact Angela Wyckoff at +1 732 562 3932 or via e-mail at with any questions or visit 4. Renew Your 2004 Membership Online Paper renewal notices are in the mail, and the 2004 Web Renewal site is now open at . The online renewal process is faster and members could find it more convenient, and it helps to reduce the IEEE's processing costs. Find out more at ________________________________________________________ SPONSOR'S NOTICE from The MathWorks: HELP US LEARN! If your work involves technical computing, signal processing, control design, data analysis or embedded programming, we'd like you to take our short online survey about the software tools available for these uses. Click on this link between October 22 and November 5 to take the survey. ________________________________________________________ 5. Needed: Student Teams to Solve Real-World Problems If you can dream up a device to help make the world safer, your team could win US$15 000. Teams of university students throughout the world are invited to participate in the 2004 IEEE Computer Society International Design Competition, an annual challenge in which teams of undergraduate engineering students design -- from inception to prototype -- a special-purpose, computer-based device that solves a real-world problem. Proposals are due by 1 November. More details are at 6. IEEE Members Receive Discount to Electronics Trade Show Register by 8 November to receive a US$300 discount on admission to Comdex, a leading electronics trade show, to be held 17 to 20 November in Las Vegas, Nev., USA. For more information and to register, go to 7. Virtual Community for Volunteers Proves Valuable Tool To say that keeping the more than 1800 IEEE Sections, Chapters, and Affinity Groups around the world connected is a challenge is an understatement. A new tool on the Internet from IEEE Regional Activities keeps conversations and information flowing. To learn more, visit 8. Evaluators Wanted to Review Engineering Education Programs The IEEE Educational Activities Board is seeking professionals -- especially from industry and government -- to serve as evaluators of undergraduate engineering programs in the United States. The evaluations help ensure that future generations of engineers will receive a quality education. Deadline for receipt of completed applications is 15 November. Read more at ***************************************************************** Manage Your Subscription to The Institute Online Alert: The Institute Online Alert is prepared twice a month by the editors of The Institute, the news source for members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. You'll find The Institute's home page at: Members of the IEEE who have provided an e-mail address are automatically subscribed to the Alert as a member benefit. 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