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. Online Exhibit Takes Aim at World War II Technology 2. Fellow Focuses on Engineering Education 3. IEEE Asks, Why Choose Engineering? 4. Last Chance to Renew 2004 Membership 5. Job Site Receives Top Honors From Job Seekers Web Guide 6. Wanted: A Few Good Energy-Conservation Designs 7. Board Approves Limited E-Mail Voting Subscription information is found at the end of the newsletter. ________________________________________________________ SPONSOR'S NOTICE: Motorola is delivering its second generation, ultra wideband chipset -- XtremeSpectrum -- to drive wireless high speed video and audio applications. With a first-to-market solution that drives 114 Mbps of data and consumes less than 200 mw of power, this technologically superior, direct sequence approach assures non-interference and high performance. The unique combination of broader spectrum, lower power and pulsed data means less interference than narrowband radio solutions. _______________________________________________________ A word about the links in this email: We recently migrated to a new system that was supposed to shorten URLs, but we've had technical problems that IEEE's IT department is working to fix. We appreciate your patience. Complete links are contained between the < > symbols 1. Online Exhibit Takes Aim at World War II Technology That technological innovation could be both a curse and a blessing is clear from "World War II: How War Impacted Technology; How Technology Impacted War," the new exhibit from the IEEE Virtual Museum. Find out more at 2. IEEE Fellow Focuses on Engineering Education As the first tenured female professor in the electrical engineering department at Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, USA, 20 years ago, Karan Watson stood almost alone. The few young female engineering student there would often seek her out for perspective, advice, and mentoring. That experience led her to focus her energies on getting more women and underrepresented groups into the field. Read more about Watson at 3. IEEE Asks, Why Choose Engineering? Two surveys, one sponsored by IEEE Educational Activities and the other by IEEE Spectrum and IEEE-USA, report similar reasons why engineers decide to enter the field, and that is because they like to find out how things work. Read about the rest of the surveys' results and also how you can participate in a continuing Educational Activities survey at 4. Last Chance to Renew 2004 Membership If you haven't renewed your 2004 membership yet, you have until 13 Feb. To access the secure online renewal application, log in with your IEEE Web Account, or use your member number and your personal identification number. You can pay your dues with a credit card. Renew at 5. Job Site Receives Top Honors From Job Seekers Web Guide The publishers of "Weddle's 2004 Job Seeker's Guide to Employment Web Sites" chose the IEEE Job Site as one of the top 30 out of an estimated total of 40 000 online recruitment sites. Learn why the site received this honor at 6. Wanted: A Few Good Energy-Conservation Designs Students with ideas about how to build a more efficient electric motor or a way to link alternative energy sources to the existing power system could win US$35 000 in the 2005 International Future Energy Challenge competition. Proposals are due 10 April 2004. Find out how to enter at 7. 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