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 Helps Build Computer Center for Nigerian University 2. New Book Explores Life After Engineering School 3. IEEE Engages in "History-Making" Intersociety Cooperation 4. Marketplace of Ideas: Is Being "Always On" a Good Thing? 5. Time to Renew Your 2005 Membership 6. Shipping Service Merges With Larger Carrier 7. Magazines Win Eight Editorial and Design Awards 8. Conference Explores Ethics and Energy Industry Subscription info and member number are at the end of the e-mail. 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New Book Explores Life After Engineering School "In school, you learn the science and apply the equations," says IEEE author Carl Selinger. "But there's plenty more to a successful engineering career than that." Selinger's new book, Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering School: Skills for Success in the Real World is meant as a guide to all the rest--the nontechnical, real-world skills that engineers need to better manage their lives and careers. Find out more at 3. IEEE Engages in "History-Making" Intersociety Cooperation What began almost a decade ago as a promise to hold regular meetings has flourished into a close intersociety collaboration -- perhaps the first of its kind between historians at opposite ends of the globe -- to record the contributions made throughout the world to electrical technology. Find out more at 4. Marketplace of Ideas: Is Being "Always On" a Good Thing? Business travelers on flights will soon be able to log onto their office computer networks, and technology may soon allow cellphones to be used onboard as well. Do you think 24/7 connection would be good or not? Would it improve workers' productivity? Weigh in at 5. Time to Renew Your 2005 Membership Renewal notices for the 2005 membership year are in the mail, and the 2005 Online Renewal site is now open at . Find out about new changes to the renewal process at 6. Shipping Service Merges With Larger Carrier Airborne Express, the vendor for the IEEE's discount shipping program, has been absorbed by its larger competitor, DHL. Through the enlarged company, IEEE members now have access to more domestic and international services for air freight, ocean and rail cargo, and shipments to warehouses. 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