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. When Disaster Strikes, IEEE Members Take Action 2. Renew Your IEEE Membership Online 3. Where Does Your Dues Money Go? 4. IEEE Makes Finding a Job Less of a Job 5. Be a Mentor: Help Shape Future Engineers 6. IEEE Publications Stand Out in U.S. Patents 7. The Institute Seeks Engineering Entrepreneurs 8. Financial Advantage Health Care Program Changes Deductible Subscription information is found at the end of the newsletter. ________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: FREE Personal Edition of SolidWorks software. Enroll today in the SolidWorks 3D Skills Program and receive a free introductory class along with SolidWorks Personal Edition software at no charge! Experience the full power, ease, and performance only SolidWorks mechanical design software can deliver. Take your design skills to an entirely new level. _______________________________________________________ A word about the links in this e-mail: Recent technical problems caused a delay in shortening the long URLs taking you to articles. Continue to use the complete link, contained between the < > symbols, when clicking or copying and pasting into a browser window. 1. When Disaster Strikes, IEEE Members Take Action Wilderness survival skills were not part of Member Charles H. Chapman's job description as a NASA computer engineer, but that changed last February when he found himself combing the rugged east Texas terrain for debris from the NASA space shuttle Columbia. Read more about Chapman and other IEEE members who came to the rescue after a disaster at 2. Renew Your IEEE Membership Online Renewing your membership online for 2004 can be a quick-and-simple process. Check out the renewal Web site, which also provides details on the 38 IEEE Societies, membership benefits, publications, and the Member Digital Library. The Web site is at 3. Where Does Your Dues Money Go? Members often ask what their dues pay for, especially during the yearly membership renewal period currently in progress. You'll find a breakdown of the activities that dues support by visiting ________________________________________________________ SPONSOR'S NOTICE: Facing dwindling budgets, fewer resources and heavier workloads? Download a Free copy of Ektron's leading Web content management solution. Become part of the 9,300 other organizations worldwide that use Ektron's cost-effective solutions to efficiently manage their web content. Try it today: ________________________________________________________ 4. IEEE Makes Finding a Job Less of a Job Whether you're a recent graduate seeking a first job or a seasoned technical professional looking for a new position, you face some hard challenges in today's tight labor market. A wealth of employment and career resources gathered by the IEEE can help simplify the search. Find out more at 5. Be a Mentor: Help Shape Future Engineers The VINNY competition needs mentors for teams of school children creating one-minute videos about science, technology, or math. Details about the competition, sponsored by the IEEE, NASA, and Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., USA, are at 6. IEEE Publications Stand Out in U.S. Patents References to IEEE papers in information technology patents have increased 267 percent in the last 10 years, according to a report that analyzed the citations. 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