IEEE Student Branch for Brigham Young University

IEEE Elections for officers will be held this month.  Positions are open for the Executive Committee Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer.  Please e-mail your interest to ieee@byu.net and we will put you on the ballot.  Elections will be held on Wednesday, April 15, at 5:00 pm.  This will be in conjunction with the paper competition presentations.  We look forward to seeing you there.

L3 Communications will be visiting and speaking about software radios.

The annual IEEE paper contest is coming up very soon and all undergraduate IEEE members are encouraged to participate. The competition focuses on communications skills (both written and oral).  Your paper does not have to be on original research.

There will be a BYU chapter competition out of which one paper will be selected to go to the regional competition. Both contests will follow a similar format.

The BYU chapter competition will consist of both a written paper as well as a 10-15 minute oral presentation. The papers must be submitted by Friday, April 10th so they can be reviewed by the judges. The competition presentations will be held Wednesday, April 15th (a reading day) from 5-7:30 PM in room 460 of the Clyde. There will be cash prizes for the top papers with the winner having the opportunity to go to the regional competition.

The Region Student Paper Contest will be held on Saturday, April 25, at Boise State University. Awards for the area winners are as follows: First Place: $500, Second place: $300, Third Place: $200. The accepted author from BYU will also be reimbursed for travel to the competition by the IEEE.

For the complete rules please see the provided document. While the rules are for the regional competition, we will be applying the same format to the chapter competition.

Any questions should be directed to ieee@byu.net.

This month’s IEEE meeting will feature a presentation from John Filoso, a software development manager for Digi International. It will be held Wednesday (14 January) from 5:00-6:30 in room 381 CB. Pizza will be provided.

A surprise speaker will be also be in attendance. Stop by to see who it will be.

Submit an entry for IEEE-USA’s Online Video Scholarship Competition for Engineering Undergraduates on “How Engineers Make a World of Difference”. Up to $5,000 in scholarship prizes will be awarded.

Choose an aspect of engineering that you consider socially constructive, appealing, and “fun.” Translate it into a 90-second video-clip aimed at an 11-to-13-year-old student audience on “How Engineers Make a World of Difference.” The clip should convey why you think engineering is creative, rewarding, and important work. Winning entries will be shown during National Engineers Week 2009 and on IEEE.tv.

Entry Deadline: Friday, 16 January 2009 at midnight EST

To view competition rules, to enter and to see last year’s winning videos, go to http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/video_competition. The competition is open to all U.S. undergraduate students in engineering and computer science.

The BYU IEEE Student Branch will be taking a tour of IM Flash Technology’s 300-mm fab in Lehi, UT.  The group is limited to 20, so RSVP early to reserve your seat.

IM Flash Poster

Dr. Hutchings will be speaking today.