Dear : 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. W. Cleon Anderson Selected as IEEE President-Elect 2. Member Digital Library Expands 3. Seeking Mentors for Design of Future City 4. Boston Group Mixes Fun with Fundamentals 5. Web Site Explains Benefits of Membership 6. Marketplace of Ideas: Honorable Mention 7. Deadline for Fellow Nominations Coming 8. 13 Tips for Shipping Gifts Subscription information is found at the end of the newsletter. ________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: FREQUENCY DEVICES INC. "NEW" 90IP Instrument Platform with SmartSLOT Technology Prog. Filters to 300 kHz Inst. Amps to X1000 w/1.0-MHz BW CLICK HERE: _______________________________________________________ A word about the links in this e-mail: Starting with the next Alert, shorter URLs should prevail. Meanwhile, note that the complete link, contained between the < > symbols, should be selected when clicking or copying and pasting into a browser window. 1. W. Cleon Anderson Selected as IEEE President-Elect W. Cleon Anderson has been selected as the 2004 IEEE President-Elect, pending acceptance later this month of the Teller Committee's report by the IEEE Board of Directors. Anderson will begin serving as IEEE President on 1 January 2005. Read more about the election at 2. Member Digital Library Expands The IEEE Member Digital Library now offers subscribers access to all articles from IEEE journals, conference proceedings, and magazines that are available through IEEE Xplore, some dating back to 1950. Previously, subscribers could access only the past five years of articles. Read more at 3. Seeking Mentors for Design of Future City Engineers are needed to mentor students participating in the annual Future City Competition. Sponsored as part of U.S. National Engineers Week 2004, which will take place 22-28 February, the competition calls for teams of students to simulate the design of a city and then build a model of it. Find out how you can volunteer to mentor at ________________________________________________________ SPONSOR'S NOTICE: Melexis' announces new transmitter IC family in tiny MLP packages. Designer's can match their system requirements by frequency range, modulation scheme and output power requirements. The automotive qualified IC's are for the unlicensed Industrial-Scientific-Medical (ISM) and Short-Range-Devices (SRD) bands. Applications include security, home automation, garage door, remote keyless entry, tire pressure monitoring, car alarm and remote car starters. ________________________________________________________ 4. Boston Group Mixes Fun with Fundamentals Paintball tournaments, ski trips, and major league baseball games typically are not part of IEEE meetings. But the Boston Graduates of the Last Decade Affinity Group isn't your typical group, either. They have found a way to increase their meeting attendance by mixing fun with the fundamentals. Find out how at 5. Web Site Explains Benefits of Membership If you're trying to recruit new members, but struggle to explain all the benefits of the IEEE, the new "Join IEEE" Web site can help you. The site explains IEEE services and benefits, spells out the organization's scope and value, and describes the organization's 38 societies. Learn more at 6. Marketplace of Ideas: Honorable Mention When colleges and universities hand out doctorates to actors, singers, and even puppets -- Southampton College, N.Y., USA, awarded a popular television puppet, Kermit the Frog, a doctorate of amphibious letters in 1996 -- does it minimize the accomplishments of others more worthy of receiving honorary degrees or of students earning their Ph.D.s after years of study and research? Weigh in at 7. Deadline for Fellow Nominations Coming The deadline to submit nominations for IEEE Fellow is 15 March 2004. To make it easier to nominate someone, the paperwork can now be submitted electronically through a new feature called the Electronic Fellow Nomination Process. Find out how at 8. 13 Tips for Shipping Gifts How the gifts are packed can determine whether or not they arrive in good shape and on time for the holidays. Here are some shipping tips from Airborne Express, an express shipping company endorsed by the IEEE. 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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