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. Electronic Library Contributes to China's High-Tech Success 2. Yellow Light Earns Member U.S. Technology Medal 3. Learn How Engineers Communicate 4. Marketplace: What Did the Dot-Com Bubble Teach Us? 5. ElectronicaUSA at a Discount 6. Awards Board Seeks New Blood 7. National Engineers Week 2004 Goes International 8. Stay Updated on Benefits with e-FAP Newsletter Subscription information is found at the end of the newsletter. ________________________________________________________ A word about the links in this e-mail: Use the complete link, contained between the < > symbols, when clicking or copying and pasting into a browser window. 1. IEL Contributes to China's High-Tech Success IBM Corp.'s decision last month to hire thousands of programmers in China is but one reward the country is reaping from its investment in technology education. Not least among the resources that Chinese universities rely on is access to the IEEE/IEE Electronic Library, better known as the IEL. Learn more at 2. Yellow Light Earns Member U.S. Technology Medal Back in the early 1970s, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) came in just one color, red. But in 1972, IEEE Member M. George Craford invented the first LED to emit yellow light. Craford, along with IEEE Medal of Honor recipient Nick Holonyak Jr. and Russel Dean Dupis, recently shared the U.S. National Medal of Technology for their groundbreaking research in LEDs. Learn more about Craford at 3. Learn How Engineers Communicate If you spend half your workday communicating with colleagues about your project and have face-to-face meetings to get the information you need, then you're typical of most engineers, according to a new book from Wiley-IEEE Press. Find out more at 4. Marketplace: What Did the Dot-Com Bubble Teach Us? It's been several years since the dot-com bubble burst, and high-tech companies are now making a comeback. Was the technology crash part of a cycle that will keep repeating itself or a one-time fluke? What lessons were learned from the highs and lows of the last five years? Weigh in at 5. ElectronicaUSA at a Discount Check out more than 8000 products, including the latest semiconductor, interconnect, power, and other system technologies at the largest systems design event in North America, ElectronicaUSA, which will be combined with the Embedded Systems Conference from 29 March to 1 April in San Francisco, Calif., USA. Or attend one of the more than 300 tutorials, classes, and panel discussions focused on the practical challenges in designing processor-based systems. IEEE members can use code UX45 to receive a 25 percent savings in the conference fee when registering at 6. Awards Board Seeks New Blood Just about every position on the IEEE Awards Board Nominations and Appointments Committee is open and waiting to be filled for 2005. So, if you've ever thought you'd like to help the IEEE seek out and recommend candidates for awards, find out how to apply at 7. National Engineers Week 2004 Goes International As the lead society for National Engineers Week this year , the IEEE has helped create activities that will make the 22-28 February celebration much more than just a U.S. event. Learn how to get involved at 8. 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