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. Tech Papers Packaged in Smaller Doses 2. Member Profile: Gatekeeper of Terrorism Data 3. Marketplace of Ideas: How Young Is Too Young for Computers? 4. Explaining Health Savings Accounts 5. Online Management Courses Offered at a Discount 6. Polish Students Place First in Computer Society Competition 7. Two New Awards Honor Technical Achievement 8. Educational Project Looking for Extraordinary Women Engineers Subscription info and member number are at the end of the e-mail. 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Member Profile: Gatekeeper of Terrorism Data Bill Spalding's job at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is simple: create computer systems that gather the most essential terrorism-related information, and get it quickly to all -- and only -- the people who need it. Read more about this IEEE member at 3. Marketplace of Ideas: How Young Is Too Young for Computers? A Kaiser Family Foundation study found that almost a third of children under the age of 3 use computers. Is the computer a valuable learning tool for toddlers, or is it too much technology, too soon? Weigh in at 4. Explaining Health Savings Accounts The U.S. Medicare Act of 2003 lets a qualified person contribute money to a tax-exempt savings account to pay for medical expenses like prescription drugs and eyeglasses. The IEEE Comprehensive HealthCare Health Savings Account Plan that IEEE Financial Advantage recently rolled out helps members set up such an account. Learn more about this program at 5. Online Management Courses Offered at a Discount Members of the IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society can now take advantage of a special introductory rate on a collection of 26 management courses offered online. The package includes courses from renowned sources such as the American Management Association and Peter Drucker and is offered through 31 August. Read more at 6. Polish Students Place First in Computer Society Competition Learning theory out of books is one thing. Making a product for the real world is wholly another. That's just what a team of students from Poznan University of Technology in Poland did to capture first place in the IEEE Computer Society International Design Competition. The team won for its Lifetch project, which relies on a lightweight, portable communication device that hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts can carry into areas beyond the reach of ordinary communications. 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The project kicks off in October 2005 with publication of a book that highlights female engineers who have made significant contributions to the profession. Right now, the project seeks women to include in the book. Nominations, due by 20 August, should be sent to Carrie Loh, IEEE Corporate Activities, at , or to Doug Gorham, IEEE Educational Activities, at . For more information about the project, visit . ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Interested in advertising in The Institute Online Alert? Send and e-mail to ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Managing 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 IEEE. Members who have provided an e-mail address are automatically subscribed to the Alert as a member benefit. Those members who wish to OPT-OUT of the Alert may do so by going to: . 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