Our next business meeting will be held at 7 PM on Monday, August 9^th, in room MEC 307 on the Boise State University campus, with the following agenda:

• Planning for annual picnic in September
• Audit (included in Treasurer’s report)
• Next newsletter
• Election process for 2011 Opcomm officer positions
  • The four positions that require an election are Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer.  It’s time to form a nominations committee so we can have the ballot finalized in October, election in November, and next year’s officers announced in December.
• Speaker search for next year’s EWeek Banquet
• Update on PE/IA Chapter

Meet your fellow IEEE members for FREE pizza and soda on May 24^th at 6:00 PM in room MEC309 of the Micron Engineering Center building on the Boise State University campus.  IEEE Boise PACE Chair Joe Rekiere will give a talk entitled, “Improving Engineering Economic Outlook.”  To be sure enough pizza and soda are available for all attending, please RSVP by selecting the “Click Here to Register” link from the following page:

http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/2339

Join us for an insightful evening about Test Driven Development (TDD), on Thursday, May 20^th, at 6:30 PM at Microsoft’s downtown Boise office, located at 401 W Front St, Suite 400 (4^thfloor).  The Boise .Net User Group and the IEEE Boise Computer Society have joined together to host a panel discussion on the real world experiences with TDD.  On Thursday evening, experts from leading companies in the Treasure Valley will share their experience with TDD.  You will hear about the techniques and tools that worked or didn’t work!  You’ll also hear about its impact on the development and resultant quality of software. Whether you are experienced with TDD, considering it, or just curious, this will be an event for you.  Mark your calendar for Thursday, May 20^th at 6:30 PM for a great evening about TDD.

Speaker: Dr. Chandra Mouli, Director of Device Technology, Micron technology, Inc.
Topic: Opportunities to increase IEEE’s visibility & value in local community

When: 3/8/2010, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Where: Room 103, Engineering Technology Building, Boise State University

RSVP required by 3/5/2010:
RSVP at http://www.surveybob.com/surveybob/s/f99360f3-f326-4686-bdbe-5cb651950420.html

Cost: None (Open only to IEEE members)
Food: Pizza and soda will be provided. Please RSVP.

Abstract:
This will be an informal discussion to identify few areas that are relevant for the local community and increase IEEE member involvement in those areas.  I would like to propose two areas to begin with:  (a) K-12 Math/Science Education and (b) Increasing Idaho and Boise’s image as a state/city of opportunity/growth in alternative energy and emerging technology areas. They are both very broad topics – but useful to discuss in the first meeting to crystallize these thoughts further.  As a starting point to initiate discussion, I wrote down few thoughts below:  

K-12 Math/Science:

• What can IEEE do to engage with local schools & teachers to support existing activities (for e.g, various projects pursued in TVMSC)
• Educate teachers in local schools on the importance of math/science and bring excitement of engineering – “advertise and market engineering science”
• Increase IEEE member involvement through voluntary work in local schools in bringing math/science/engineering perspective from industry, research projects in universities – through class room presentations
• Identify and bring available resources from IEEE, NSF and other associations/govt. entities to Boise/Meridian area schools
• Create a list of active IEEE members interested in volunteering in this area – expand scope to other associations (ACM, foundations etc..)
• Identify teachers in rural areas of the state interested in participating in such activity and bring such opportunities to under-privileged areas/communities
• Start small with few key projects and make them a success – but have a bigger vision!

Idaho/Boise – Alternative Energy & Emerging Technologies:

• What can IEEE do to market Idaho & Boise as a great place for research, start-up activity for innovation in emerging areas
• Increase involvement of IEEE in Idaho State dept plans to increase S&T activities in the state
  Explore Idaho Dept of Commerce S&T initiatives (http://commerce.idaho.gov/technology/science-and-technology-strategic-plan.aspx)
• Brainstorm and identify areas that can have significant economic impact in the state in the next decade
  Explore similar activities pursued by IEEE in other chapters in the nation – identify success stories and relevance for pursuing them in our state.

The IEEE EDS Boise Chapter will feature Prof. Alex Ignatiev from the University of Houston at 4 p.m. March 5, 2010, at Boise State University. Prof. Ignatiev will present the following talk,

“Resistance change materials: A new development in random access memory”.

Venue: Room# MEC 114, Micron Engineering Center (MEC), BSU

Schedule: 4pm to 5:30pm (5th March, 2010)

Host: IEEE-EDS Boise Chapter & Boise State University

Open to IEEE Members and BSU Students, Staff and Faculty Members

Contact:  Prof. Maria Mitkova (EE Department, BSU, Ph: 208-426-1319, email: mariamitkova@boisestate.edu); Jaydip Guha (EDS Boise Chapter, Ph: 208-371-5826, email: jguha@ieee.org)

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

• Chicken Florentine with Lemon Cream Sauce
• Vegetarian option

For more information contact:

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

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.”
IEEE IACET CEU Provider #1001255

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