These upcoming events may be of interest to IEEE Boise Section members:

Boise State University will host an evening with esteemed security technologist and author Bruce Schneier at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in the Special Events Center. The talk is free and open to the public. See http://news.boisestate.edu/blog/2009/12/bruce-schneier for details.

The next IEEE Boise Section OPCOM business meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, at MEC 202 (Micron Engineering Center, 1020 Manitou Ave.) at Boise State University. This meeting is open to IEEE members.

The 2010 Engineers Week Banquet, featuring guest speaker Gordon Day, 2009 President of IEEE-USA, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 17. Dr. Day will speak on “Prosperity, Innovation, and Engineering Brain Power”. Register by Feb. 12. See http://ieeeboise.org for details.

The 2010 Boise Code Camp and Tech Fest is March 27th and 28th at Boise Statue University. Learn more about this free community event at http://www.boisecodecamp.org .

Our January newsletter is below for your reading pleasure.

IEEEBoise January 2010 Newsletter

• $20 for IEEE members and their guest
• $35 for non-members
• $15 for students

• Chicken Florentine with Lemon Cream Sauce
• Vegetarian option

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The IEEE Boise Section Election is now closed and results are in.  Congratulations to the new Boise Section Officers!  Thank you everyone for participating.

IEEE Boise Section Election Survey Results:
Chair:  Chris Gunning – 44 Votes
Vice Chair:  Shyam Surthi – 46 Votes
Secretary:  Kristen Hopper – 44 Votes
Treasurer:  Randy Wolff – 44 Votes
Membership Development Chair:  Jaydip Guha – 24 Votes out of 45 total.
GOLD Chair:  Greg Gatlin – 40 Votes
PACE Chair:  Joe Rikiere – 41 Votes
Website Developer:  Kevin Turner – 41 Votes

Would you be interested in attending a future career builder workshop?  20 – Yes / 20 – No

Would you like to volunteer for the IEEE Boise Section Newsletter Editor?  5 – Yes / 37 – No

Comments:

I am a member of the Power Engineering Society and would like to see a balance of subjects that also include power.

I don’t have a clue when the IEEE Boise Section meets or about it’s website and I’ve been in Boise for 9 years! Where do I get this information?

In your next election, please include a short bio for the candidates since they are not all known to the IEEE Boise community.

Please fill out the survey below by clicking on the following URL.  This survey includes the Annual Boise Section Officer Election for 2010, which will close on January 10th.  Results will be posted shortly after they are processed.

Mark Bussert

IEEE Boise Section Chair

IEEE Boise Section Election for 2010

URL:

http://www.surveybob.com/surveybob/s/0081d1ad-690e-4a77-8451-5e18ad72bcca.html

IEEE Boise Section Member Meeting Itinerary
12/8/2009

7:15 – OPCOM Meeting
Discussion on Engineering Week Banquet
speaker (Gordon Day) – check
room reservation – check
Price – ____
Advertising – _____
Affiliated activities – ______
Logistics of Gordon’s travel – ______
Discussion on Google Groups
7:30 – Member Meeting Starts
Sign-in
Introductions
7:45 – Elections

Current Officers – Boise Section
Chair: Mark Bussert
Vice-Chair: Elisa Barney Smith
Secretary: Chris Gunning
Treasurer: Randy Wolff
Membership Chair: Nader Rafla
GOLD Activities Chair: Greg Gatlin
PACE Chair: Dorian Kiri
Newsletter: Joe Rekiere
Web page: Kevin Turner

Candidates:
Shyam Surthi: Section Vice Chair, Section Membership Development Chair
Kristen Hopper: Any position other than GOLD or Webmaster
Current Officers?

8:30 – Member Meeting Ends

The newsletter for October is Here.

Seminar based on IEEE Expert Now Course

Seminar Title: “Challenges Near the Limit of CMOS Scaling” by Yuan Taur
Seminar Moderator: Kunal Parekh, Micron Technology, Inc.

When: December 2, 2009, 2:40pm-4:10pm
Where: Room 106, MEC (Micron Engineering Center) at Boise State University
Fee: None (sponsored by IEEE EDS Boise Chapter)

As a part of the EDS Boise Chapter initiative to promote technical activities in Treasure Valley, we invite you to attend the seminar (short course) prepared by Dr. Yuan Taur for IEEE Expert Now.  You will have an opportunity to learn about new materials/devices required for continued CMOS scaling to 10-nm regime and participate in discussions led and moderated by an area expert.

IEEE Expert Now Courses are based on the best IEEE educational tutorials and workshops (http://www.ieee.org/web/education/Expert_Now_IEEE/index.html).  Attendees will have the option of receiving Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for attending the event (through The International Association of Continuing Education and Training, IACET).

We hope to provide quality educational materials via the IEEE Program to enhance local educational activities and further support the value of IEEE Membership for members in Boise area.

Thanks,
Shyam Surthi – EDS Membership Chair
Steven Groothuis – EDS Chapter Chair

“The IEEE has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).  In obtaining this approval, the IEEE has demonstrated that it complies with the IACET Standards which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally.  As a result of their Authorized Provider membership status, IEEE is authorized to offer IACET CEUS for its programs that qualify under the IACET Standards.”
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There will be an IEEE member meeting at 7:30 PM, Tuesday, December 8th at Fuddruckers in Boise, located at 1666 Entertainment Ave, in Boise.  The agenda of this member meeting will include Boise section officer elections, member discussion on frequency of member meetings, review & development of section bylaws, and future membership activities.

While all officer positions are currently filled, it is important for members to understand that all officer positions are available for nominations to serve in the year 2010.  There have been no nominations for 2010 candidates and anyone who is interested must submit their candidacy by notifying any current officer, before or at the beginning of the member meeting on Tuesday, December 8th.  Member votes may be submitted without attending the meeting by sending the desired candidate name & position, with your name, and your IEEE member number to the Boise Section Chair (mbussert@ieee.org) or any other Boise section IEEE officer via email.

The current list of candidates will be updated on the IEEE Boise Section Website (www.ieeeboise.org) as they are available.

Section Officer position job descriptions and qualifications can be found at the URLs below:
http://www.ieee.org/web/geo_activities/units/Resources/Officer_Training/job-desc.html

http://www.ieee.org/web/geo_activities/units/volunteer/qualify.html

Available Officer Positions & Current Boise Section Officers:
Section Chair: Mark Bussert
Section Vice Chair: Elisa Barney Smith
Section Secretary: Chris Gunning
Section Treasurer: Randy Wolff
Section Membership Development Chair: Nader Rafla
Section Professional/Activities Committees (PACE) Chair: Dorian Kiri
Section Graduates of the Last Decades (GOLD) Chair: Greg Gatlin
Newsletter Editor: Joe Rikiere
Webmaster: Kevin Turner

This is just a quick notice to all member societies to remind them to check that they have met their minimum meeting requirements for the year.  Please document your society meetings to ensure that the society meeting requirements are met.

Thank you,

Mark Bussert

Boise Section Chair