What's New @ IEEE for Students

VOLUME 6 NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 2004

CONTENTS:
1. 2004 IEEE Presidents' Scholarship to be Presented at ISEF
2. IEEE Adds Millionth Online Document to IEEE Xplore
3. New Consortia Deliver IEEE Information to Students Around the Globe
4. Deadline Approaching for 2004 Membership Renewal
5. Dream Jobs: IEEE Spectrum Reports
6. Workshop Maps Standards Needed for Growth of Nanotechnology
7. Number of Doctoral Engineering Degrees Awarded Declining
8. Assignment: Overseas
9. Record Number of Documents Downloaded from IEEE Xplore in 2003
10. Frontier in Education Conference Proceedings Now Available
11. New Communications Text Gains Praise from Industry

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1. 2004 IEEE PRESIDENTS' SCHOLARSHIP TO BE PRESENTED AT ISEF
This May, IEEE President-elect W. Cleon Anderson will present the US$10,000 IEEE Presidents' Scholarship at the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). The scholarship, currently in its sixth year, is the only IEEE-wide scholarship awarded to high-school students and is funded by the IEEE Foundation. Recipients are recognized for "outstanding achievement in creating a project that demonstrates an understanding of electrical engineering, information technologies, or other IEEE fields of interest." It is the largest award given by an organization at the Special Awards Ceremony at the Intel ISEF. For more information, visit: www.ieee.org/eab/precollege/scholarship/

For more on ISEF, held this year in Portland, Oregon, visit: www.sciserv.org/isef/

Each year, IEEE Student Members compete for up to US$250,000 in IEEE Awards & Scholarships. Many awards are for specific IEEE-related disciplines and range from travel grants to post-doctoral fellowships. For information, visit: www.ieee.org/scholarships

2. IEEE ADDS MILLIONTH ONLINE DOCUMENT TO IEEE XPLORE
Last month, IEEE added the one-millionth online document to the IEEE Xplore delivery platform. The milestone technical paper, "Novel Frame Buffer Pixel Circuits for Liquid-Crystal-on-Silicon Microdisplays," was first published in the January 2004 issue of the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. IEEE's online collection of technology articles, papers and standards has grown by more than 25 percent in the last 18 months. Read about this important milestone, and read the millionth paper for free at: www.ieee.org/products/onlinepubs/news/0104_04.html

IEEE members have several options for accessing the million-plus documents in IEEE Xplore. Find out more at: www.ieee.org/products/onlinepubs/info/overview_membersub.html

3. NEW CONSORTIA DELIVER IEEE INFORMATION TO STUDENTS AROUND THE GLOBE
IEEE information is now available to students in new areas around the globe thanks to several new university consortia, which now exist on five continents Through consortial agreements, there are now about 140 universities in Europe, more than 200 universities in the Pacific Rim and 115 schools in India that have access to the full array of IEEE online content through the IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL). A new consortium in Argentina has brought access to over forty schools, and new consortia in Turkey and Lebanon provide IEL access to 24 universities. To learn more about the IEL and other online packages available to institutions, visit: www.ieee.org/products/onlinepubs/prod/iel_overview.html

4. DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR 2004 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
The deadline for renewing IEEE membership for 2004 is 13 February. To ensure uninterrupted IEEE member benefits and services, IEEE members may renew online at: www.ieee.org/renewal

In 2004, IEEE continues to meet the needs of its more than 360,000 members by offering five new journals and the new IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society. Find out more about the value of IEEE membership -- visit: www.ieee.org/memberbenefits/

5. DREAM JOBS: IEEE SPECTRUM REPORTS
Which engineers are having the most fun at work? IEEE Spectrum scoured the globe and found engineers with "dream jobs" at NASA, ILM, Lego, Sun Microsystems, the Hawaiian Electric Co., Sony, the Institute for Exploration, Gehry Partners, ICRISAT, and Line 6. From the drought-parched fields of India to the realm of outer space, these engineers have followed their dreams to their jobs. Read all about them in this month's issue of IEEE Spectrum: www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/feb04/0204job.html

6. WORKSHOP MAPS STANDARDS NEEDED FOR GROWTH OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
The rapid pace of nanotechnology research and the promise of the many applications emerging from it have prompted an IEEE initiative to create the standards needed to foster this field. At a recent meeting of the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), participants from ten countries constructed a framework for developing nanotechnology standards over the next three to five years. The event also marked the initial session of the IEEE P1650™ Working Group, which is creating the first carbon nanotube electrical characterization standard. For details: standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_nanomap.html

7. NUMBER OF DOCTORAL ENGINEERING DEGREES AWARDED DECLINING
According to a survey published by the National Science Foundation, nearly 24,550 science and engineering doctorates were earned by students attending U.S. universities in 2002, down slightly from the previous year. Even though the overall number is declining, the number of women and minorities is waning. To read the complete article at CNET News, visit:
news.com.com/2100-7337-5113634.html

8. ASSIGNMENT: OVERSEAS
The land of opportunity for today's engineers extends well beyond their native borders. Preparing for an overseas assignment is key to having a meaningful and enjoyable experience. Of course, adequate preparation goes beyond packing suitcases and updating passports. For those who go in with their eyes open, and who anticipate a positive experience, international assignments can be among the most rewarding of career opportunities. Catherine McGowan takes a look at working abroad in the latest edition of IEEE-USA Today's Engineers: www.todaysengineer.org/jan04/assignment.asp

9. RECORD NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS DOWNLOADED FROM IEEE XPLORE IN 2003
Users of IEEE technical information downloaded a record 43.7 million full-text PDFs from the IEEE Xplore delivery system in 2003 -- an increase of 88.7% over downloads in 2002. IEEE Xplore powers IEEE online collections as well as online subscriptions for IEEE members. Visit IEEE Xplore today at: ieeexplore.ieee.org

10. FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS NOW AVAILABLE
The proceedings from the 33rd Annual Conference on Frontiers in Education are now available. The conference, held in November, featured keynote speaker William Wulf, president of the National Academy of Engineering and vice chair of the National Research Council, the principal operating arm of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering. The theme of the event was "Engineering as a Human Endeavor: Partnering Community, Academia, Government and Industry. For more information, or to order, visit: shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=CH37487
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The 2004 Frontiers in Education Conference will be held in Savannah, Georgia, USA, this October. For details, or to register, visit: www.fie-conference.org/04/

Don't miss the next conference you need for your career. IEEE sponsors more than 300 technical conferences and workshops each year, highlighting the latest technological advances. Find events through the IEEE ConferenceSearch Web site at: www.ieee.org/conferencesearch/

11. NEW COMMUNICATIONS TEXT GAINS PRAISE FROM INDUSTRY
Authors Carol Tenopir and Donald W. King have earned praise for their new book, "Communication Patterns of Engineers," from government and academic industry leaders. This Wiley-IEEE Press text brings together, summarizes, and analyzes research on how engineers communicate, presenting benchmark data and identifying gaps in the existing research. For details or to order online, visit: www.wiley.com/remtitleinternational.cgi?isbn=047148492X
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