Dear IEEE Members,

Due to popular demand, IEEE GOLD is very excited to offer a second opportunity for "A Survival Guide for Scientific Writing in the Academic and Professional Environments", presented by Dr. Matthias Reumann, IEEE GOLD member and employee of IBM. This Professional Development webinar for IEEE GOLD and Graduate Student members will cover the writing process in Academic and Professional environments.

New Session Added - Register Now by clicking on the link below!
https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=ch9

Date: Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time
Cost: FREE to all IEEE members

This session is limited to 200 participants. This webinar will be recorded and posted to the GOLD website for on-demand viewing.

Join IEEE GOLD for the highly anticipated webinar "A Survival Guide for Scientific Writing in the Academic and Professional Environments" and learn about the backbones of an article, overcoming writer's block and other methods to improve your writing, and preparing your manuscript for editor review.

For a session abstract and speaker bio, visit the GOLD webinar website or click the link below:
http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/gold/events/jan_2010_webinar.html

The IEEE GOLD Committee is looking for members interested in contributing to the 2010 GOLD Webinar Program. If you have ideas on topics or would like to help organize these activities, please contact Megha Joshi, 2009 GOLD Webinar Coordinator, at megha_joshi@ieee.org.
All feedback or questions can be directed to IEEE GOLD staff at gold@ieee.org.

If you are interested in joining Columbus IEEE GOLD, please contact javvad@ieee.org.

Dear IEEE Members,

As part of its FREE Webinar series, IEEE GOLD is pleased to announce “Geek in the Lead: Growing from Engineer to Manager”, an upcoming Professional Development webinar for GOLD members and Graduate Student members. Dr. B. Michael Aucoin, PE, PMP, an internationally recognized leader in innovative approaches to the challenges of the high velocity workplace, will present an entertaining and informative webinar on the most important development in the career of an engineer.

IEEE GOLD Webinar: "Geek in the Lead: Growing from Engineer to Manager"
Presented by: Dr. B. Michael Aucoin, PE, PMP
Date: Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time

Register Now by clicking on the link below:
https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/OnlineRegistration.asp?eventcode=ais

Increasingly, organizations rely on individuals who can successfully lead and manage technical teams. Most engineers spend the majority of their careers in management, but lack the necessary education or training. Many find the transition from engineer to manager difficult and frustrating but it need not be. The solution is a program to quickly gain the necessary attitudes and skills.

Join IEEE GOLD for “Geek in the Lead: Growing from Engineer to Manager” and learn tips that you can apply immediately to be effective in management, and build a solid foundation for a successful and rewarding career as a leader.

Visit the IEEE GOLD webinar website for more information on the session and speaker.

If you missed the October 2009 webinar, Gandhian Engineering, by Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, this session is now available for download at http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/gold/events/index.html.

The IEEE GOLD Committee is looking for members interested in contributing to the 2010 GOLD Webinar Program. If you have ideas on topics or would like to help organize these activities, please contact Lara Fast, MGA Young Professionals Program Manager at L.Fast@ieee.org.

All feedback or questions can be directed to IEEE GOLD staff at gold@ieee.org. You can also direct any questions to me at javvad@ieee.org.

Regards,

Javvad Qasimi
GOLD Chair IEEE Columbus

In commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on 2 October 2009, IEEE GOLD is pleased to announce a special webinar, “Gandhian Engineering,” presented by the renowned Dr. R.A. Mashelkar.

As President of Global Research Alliance, a network of publicly funded R&D institutes from Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, and USA with over 60,000 scientists, and as Chairman of India’s National Innovation Institute, Dr. R.A. Mashelkar has played a critical role in shaping India’s science and technology policies.

Please join us to hear Dr. Mashelkar’s perspective on Gandhian Engineering, describing how to get more from less for more and more people of the world. This style of engineering stems from the application of a combination of Mahatma Gandhi’s ideologies of the earth providing enough to satisfy the needs of men, rather than the greed of men and prizing every invention of science that benefits all of humanity.

Topic: Gandhian Engineering
Presented by: Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Date: Friday, 2 October 2009
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 EDT / 14:30 – 15:30 UTC
Registration URL: https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/OnlineRegistration.asp?eventcode=pwx

An abstract of the topic, as well as a full biography of Dr. R.A. Mashelkar can be found at:
http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/gold/events/gandhianengrg.html.

Please direct any questions regarding this IEEE GOLD sponsored webinar to gold@ieee.org.

IEEE GOLD Sponsored Webinar for 2009

Join us for a new GOLD sponsored web session.

Seminar: Thursday, 3 September 2009, 11:00am (EDT) for one hour.
Topic: “Innovation in Emerging Regions”

From new applications on mobile phones to monitor elections or track diseases to solutions providing clean, and safe energy, innovation is everywhere in emerging regions (e.g. Africa, India). New products are being designed, new types of organizations emerge, and novel business models are invented to address the needs of people in these regions.

Registration is now open. Please register at: https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=f6u

For more information on the presenter, topic, dates and details, visit http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/gold/events/nchevrollieraug09session....

Bio: Dr. Nicolas Chevrollier

Dr. Nicolas Chevrollier is a team leader at TNO, The Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research. His interests include sustainable technology deployment in emerging regions (Africa, India) and scale-up strategies for Base of the Pyramid ventures. He is one of the co-organizers of the 2009 international conference on “impact of base of the pyramid ventures” (http://www.bopimpact.nl/).

Greetings and welcome to the IEEE Columbus podcast series.

This is our first podcast in the series, the recent GOLD event, "Be the expert: How to become known as the 'Go To' professional in your market" was recorded for the benefit of our Section members.

This is a result of our C/Com Chapter's endeavor to provide local IEEE resources and events to all of our chapter members unable to attend local events.

We are interested in your feedback about this, so please let us know at c...@ieeecolumbus.org

IEEE Columbus Section - Be the expert: How to become known as the "Go To" professional in your market
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Join us for this special speaker at our July Executive Committee Meeting!

Agenda:
5:30P - 6:00P - Brief Business Meeting
6:00P - 7:30P - Ms. Rees presentation and questions

Location:
DeVry University
Room 8
1350 Alum Creek Dr.
Columbus, OH 43209
Directions

Abstract:
You've heard of the "experts." They're the ones that everyone goes to when they need answers on a particular topic. But you've got expertise, right? How can you get to be the one that everyone calls? Think about how it could impact your career and your business if you had more opportunities to showcase what you can do.

The secret is that the "experts" aren't the only ones who know what they're talking about. They're just the people that are good at letting everyone know.

Join Laura Rees of roma creative as she shares the steps you can take to become known as the "Go To" professional in your field.

About Laura Rees
Laura is the owner of roma creative, a small marketing company in Columbus. She works with clients, especially those in the IT industry, to help them sell more effectively by communicating the bottom line business value of their products and services. She believes that helping clients present themselves as experts is part of any good marketing strategy. Laura has spent the last ten years working in the IT industry in various roles, including Communications, Marketing, and HR.

Join us for this special speaker at our September Executive Committee Meeting!

Agenda:
5:30P - 6:00P - Brief Business Meeting
6:00P - 7:30P - Mr. Fagan presentation and questions

Location:
American Electric Power--AEP Transmission Offices
700 Morrison Drive
Gahanna, Ohio 43230
2nd Floor - Conference Room 2C
Directions

Abstract:
Tom will discuss the IEEE Congressional Science & Engineering Fellows Program; its history to date and his personal reflections on the many activities he was involved in during his tenure on Capitol Hill as a Congressional Fellow. Tom’s appointment was on the Senate Armed Services Committee where he was a Professional Staff Member on the General Procurement Subcommittee, the Arms Control Subcommittee, and the Military Construction Subcommittee. In addition he will describe a number of initiatives that were started during his term that have now been recently implemented under the rubric of Acquisition Reform and Procurement Reform. Tom will describe these changes and tell why they are good for the Defense Department, Defense Contractors, the Nation, and the US Taxpayer.

Bio:
Thomas L. Fagan P.E. serves as the Executive Vice President of Stellar Services, Inc., responsible for Business Development. He has over 45 years experience in the Defense and Aerospace Field in a career spanning classified military space, hardware, software, information systems, and C4ISR.

Prior to joining the Stellar Service Team he was the Principal Business Development Executive at Robbins-Gioia, LLC. Before Robbins-Gioia, Mr. Fagan was Associate Research Professor and Program General Manager for Drexel University’s Applied Communications and Information Networking Project, a Center of Excellence for Network Centric Warfare.

Tom has served as Corporate Vice President for several blue chip Companies including Gould Defense Electronics, ITT Defense Electronics, GEC-Marconi C4I Systems, Gestalt, LLC, and Channel Logistics, LLC. Additionally Tom has more than 21 years of senior management experience within General Electric's Aerospace Group.

Mr. Fagan served as a Congressional Science & Engineering Fellow where he was a Special Assistant for Defense for Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC), and as a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Tom has an AB in Mathematics from Franklin and Marshall College, and an MS in Statistics from Villanova University. He is a Fellow of the IEEE; Past President of the IEEE Reliability Society; Past Chairman of the IEEE Philadelphia Section; an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of California (Quality Assurance); a Member of the Board of Directors of the IEEE RAMS Symposium; General Chairman of the IEEE International RADAR Conference 1995, 2000, 2005; a Life Member of the Navy League; Surface Navy Association; National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA); and a Member of the Association of Old Crows; the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA); the Association of the US Army (AUSA); and the Air Force Association (AFA). He has authored 12 technical articles and two Patent Dockets. He has an active Security Clearance (TSSI/SITK Poly Cleared Lifestyle) with NSA.

The OSU student chapter's ECE picnic was a great success! It was a great combination of students and professionals. Also in attendance was the IEEE Columbus Section's new GOLD Chair, Javvad Qasimi. Nice work everyone!