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. Teaching Teachers Technology 2. Nine Standards That Keep Your Computer Going 3. Survey: Salaries for U.S. IEEE Members Decline 4. Three New Sections Formed in Region 8 5. Remembering Your Colleagues 6. Conference: Dealing with Offshore Oil Technologies 7. New Proceedings Covers Advances In Bipolar and BiCMOS Circuits 8. IEEE Xplore Schedules Downtime Subscription info and your member number are at the end of the e-mail. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPONSOR'S NOTICE FROM AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION Download FREE IT White Paper: Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure: Optimizing Business Value. 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Thanks to nine IEEE standards, data flow in and out of the computer smoothly, software runs properly, and the information in the system can be protected from hackers. Read more at http://boldfish.ieee.org/u/nine86/40324040 3. Survey: Salaries for U.S. IEEE Members Decline For the first time in more than 30 years, the median income for U.S. IEEE members fell. That's according to the findings of the latest IEEE-USA Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey. In 2003 the median income stood at US $99 500, a drop from the $101 000 reported in 2002. Find out more at http://boldfish.ieee.org/u/survey87/40324040 ________________________________________________________ SPONSOR'S NOTICE: The UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Executive Master's in Technology Management (EMTM) prepares leaders to bridge technology, innovation and business strategy. Flexible curriculum and schedule for experienced engineers, scientists and managers -- led by faculty of Penn Engineering and Wharton. Apply now for Fall 2005. 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