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. Weekend Project: Build a Supercomputer 2. Society Adds Products to Hold On to New Members 3. IEEE Offers Accident Insurance to Members in France 4. Marketplace of Ideas: Virtual Learning vs. Instructor-Led Training 5. Sections Arm Young Engineers With Workplace Survival Skills 6. And the Nominees Are... 7. Telecom History Book Garners Publishing Award 8. Intel Developers Forum Discounts Registration Fee Subscription info and member number are at the end of the e-mail. Complete URLs are contained between the < > symbols. ________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: GlobalSpec, The Engineering Search Engine, meets your specific search needs. We've crawled, filtered and indexed the World Wide Web, focusing on engineering-related information to deliver only relevant results. Visit GlobalSpec for access to the Web's largest database of searchable supplier catalogs plus standards, patents, materials properties and application notes. _______________________________________________________ 1. Weekend Project: Build a Supercomputer Member Greg Benson spent a Saturday in April building a supercomputer in a school gym with more than a little help from people he'd never met before. The University of San Francisco's computer science department assembled the world's first flash mob supercomputer by networking individual desktop and laptop computers. Find out how they did at 2. Society Adds Products to Hold On to New Members The IEEE Communications Society boosted its ranks this year with a special membership drive. But a new online journal, an expanded continuing education program, and more papers in its digital library are meant to entice those members to renew. Learn more about the society's products and services at 3. IEEE Offers Accident Insurance to Members in France France is the first country outside the United States and Canada where low-cost group insurance from the IEEE Financial Advantage Program is being offered to members. Plans are in the works to roll out insurance programs in other countries in Europe. Read more about the High Limit Accident Insurance plan that was introduced this month at ________________________________________________________ SPONSOR'S NOTICE: Take our survey and have a CHANCE TO WIN $100 AMERICAN EXPRESS GIFT CERTIFICATE. Click on URL to our short survey about software for technical computing, signal processing, control design, data analysis and embedded programming. Complete the questionnaire to be entered into a drawing for a $100 American Express gift certificate (5 will be awarded). Survey ends July 31, 2004. ________________________________________________________ 4. Marketplace of Ideas: Virtual Learning vs. Instructor-Led Training Engineers turning to online courses to keep their skills up to date will often miss out on interaction with classmates and the instructor. Is Web-based training as effective as in-person, instructor-led classes? Weigh in at 5. Sections Arm Young Engineers With Workplace Survival Skills Project management and interpersonal communications skills are usually not taught in engineering schools today. To remedy this, IEEE's Graduates of the Last Decade groups throughout Region 1 in the northeastern United States are holding seminars to give young professionals this for-the-job training they need. Find out more at 6. And the Nominees Are... Get an early peek at who's running for IEEE local and national positions. 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For this feat of historical research, the Association of American Publishers recently recognized Huurdeman's book as the Outstanding Professional and Scholarly title in the History of Science published in 2003. Learn more about what this book covers at 8. Intel Developers Forum Discounts Registration Fee The Fall 2004 Intel Developer Forum Systems Conference in San Francisco, from 7-9 September, is the premier event for getting a first look at advances in systems and communications technologies. Members can save up to US$700 by registering early. The fee for registering before 22 July is US$995; before 19 August, US$1195; and before 8 September; US$1395. To guarantee your discount, enter Priority Code: SGTEMSGB when registering at . ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Interested in advertising in The Institute Online Alert? 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