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. Student Ethics Competitions Planned for All 10 IEEE Regions 2. Matching Dollars Add Weight to Gift Giving 3. Educational Activities Awards Recognize Nine 4. IEEE Fellow Low Teck Seng Holds Special View of Teaching 5. Two Candidates Run for 2006 President-Elect 6. Awards Board Program Needs You 7. Regional Conferences Bring Technology Home 8. Record Number of Papers Collected in Power Electronics Proceedings Subscription info and your member number are at the end of the e-mail. ________________________________________________________ 1. Student Ethics Competitions Planned for All 10 IEEE Regions The IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee wants to raise the ethics awareness of IEEE members while they're still in school. To this end, the committee is launching the IEEE Student Ethics Competition, which will provide student members with experience in applying ethical concepts to situations that might arise in the workplace. Find out more at http://boldfish.ieee.org/u/student47/40324040 2 Matching Dollars Add Weight to Gift Giving Ever think about making a contribution to the IEEE Foundation but didn't feel your gift would make a difference? You could get more bang for your buck if your employer has a matching gift program, which might double or triple your donation. Many companies have matched donations to the foundation, which supports educational and public awareness programs about engineering. Read more at http://boldfish.ieee.org/u/match48/40324040 3. Educational Activities Awards Recognize Nine From General Motors Corp. to teachers in Alabama and Rhode Island, the 2004 IEEE Educational Activities Board Awards honored nine recipients found to have made a difference in engineering education. 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Two Candidates Run for 2006 President-Elect Fellow Leah Jamieson and Senior Member Gerald Peterson will be on the 2005 election ballot. They were recommended by the IEEE Nominations and Appointments Committee and selected by the Board of Directors at its November meeting. Read more about the candidates at http://boldfish.ieee.org/u/candidates4c/40324040 6. Awards Board Program Needs You If you've ever wanted to get involved with the IEEE awards program, apply for one of the seven vacancies on the Awards Board and its committees. Learn more at http://boldfish.ieee.org/u/needs4d/40324040 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SPONSOR'S NOTICE: From group insurance to credit cards to mortgages and everything in between, the IEEE Financial Advantage Program connects you to a variety of non-technical products and services specially negotiated exclusively on behalf of IEEE members and their families. 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