ieee – your track to success

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IEEE Maine
IEEE −
YOUR TRACK TO SUCCESS
Dr. Ronald O. Brown
Chair, IEEE Maine Section
ECE 300 Seminar
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Maine
Orono, ME
February 16, 2012
Ronald O. Brown Consulting
781-665-6269
ron@ronaldobrownconsulting.com
www.ronaldobrownconsulting.com
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What Does Success Mean?
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What Does Success Mean?
• Good Compensation Package.
• Exciting Jobs.
• Stability/Security.
• Recognition.
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What Do You Have To Do
To Achieve This?
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What Do You Have To Do
To Achieve This?
BE VALUABLE TO YOUR EMPLOYER!
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How Do You Do This?
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How Do You Do This?
• Be knowledgeable about what you do.
• Be good at what you do.
• Sell yourself & your capabilities.
• Manage your superiors.
• Work well with peers & subordinates.
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What Is The IEEE?
• The world’s largest professional
association.
• Dedicated to advancing technological
innovation & excellence for the benefit
of humanity.
• Inspire the global community through
IEEE’s highly cited publications,
conferences, technology standards, &
professional & educational activities.
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IEEE FAQs
• Over 400,000 members in over 160
countries; 45% are outside the USA.
• Over 100,000 student members.
• 333 sections in 10 geographic regions.
• 2,081 local chapters for members with
similar interests.
• 1,855 student branches at universities
in 80 countries.
• 533 student branch chapters of IEEE
technical societies.
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More IEEE FAQs
• 380 Affinity Groups:
• IEEE-USA Consultants' Network,
• Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD),
• Women in Engineering (WIE), and
• Life Members (LM).
• 38 societies & 7 technical councils.
• Nearly 3 million documents in the IEEE
Xplore Digital Library with more than 7
million downloads/month.
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Even More IEEE FAQs
• 1,300 standards & projects.
• Publishes over 150 transactions,
journals, & magazines.
• Sponsors over 1,200 conferences in
78 countries.
• Partners with over 1,100 Non-IEEE
entities globally.
• Over 450,000 conference attendees.
• Publishes over 1,200 conference
proceedings via IEEE Xplore.
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Some Neat New Technologies
In Which IEEE Is Active
• Biometrics
• Digital rights
management
• Display technology
• Distributed
diagnosis & home
health care
• Earth observations
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• Electric ship
• Electronic health
records
• Electronics recycling
• Fingerprinting
• Hydrogen economy
& alternative fuels
• Organic electronics
More Neat New Technologies
IEEE Is Active In
• Plug-In Hybrid
Electric Vehicles –
PHEVs
• Portable
information
devices
• Remote sensing
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• RFID
• Smart grid portal
• Smart grids
• Terabit networks
• Wind power
• WiFi
Technology Working Groups
• Each group chaired dedicated to nurturing
a specific technology.
• Each chaired by an expert in the field.
• Groups have conferences, newsletters to
promote the technology.
• Working Groups are:
• Cloud computing,
• Green IT,
• Electric vehicles,
• Technology time machine, and
• Smart grid.
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Where Does The IEEE Fit Into
Your Career?
What Does The IEEE Offer You?
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Where Does The IEEE Fit Into
Your Career?
What Does The IEEE Offer You?
• Staying technically current.
• Professional networking.
• Member discounts.
• Career development & recognition.
• Volunteering & giving back.
• Specialized society/council membership.
• GOLD – Graduates of the Last Decade.
• Events.
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Staying Technically Current
• IEEE Spectrum magazine
• IEEE Press E-Books Classics
• IEEE.tv 2.0
• The Institute newsletter
• IEEE Potentials magazine
• IEEE Xplore Digital Library
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Professional Networking
• Sections, student branches, &
technical chapters
• IEEE MemberNet
• IEEE e-mail alias
• IEEE Mentoring Connection
• Volunteering
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Member Discounts
• Personal services:
• Financial,
• Insurance,
• Home & office, and
• Travel.
•Up to 50% off IEEE products.
• Registration discounts at 350+
IEEE conferences per year.
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Career Development
And Recognition
• IEEE Job Site, Career Alert.
• Career development webinars.
• Continuing education partners
program.
• Graduates of the Last Decade (Gold).
• Life Membership.
• Awards.
• Scholarships.
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Volunteering And Giving Back
• Volunteering.
• Commitment to the next generation.
• GOLD.
• Mentoring programs.
• Educational programs.
• Etc.
• Humanitarian programs.
• IEEE Global History Network.
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Specialized Society Membership
• 38 technical interest societies.
• Local society chapters.
• Publications & online content.
• Networking with innovators, experts,
& practitioners.
• Special rates on additional publications.
• Other opportunities:
• Technical committees,
• Journal editors, and
• Conference organizers.
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IEEE Technical Societies
• Aerospace &
Electronic Systems
• Antennas &
Propagation
• Broadcast
Technology
• Circuits & Systems
• Communications
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• Components,
Packaging, &
Manufacturing
Technology
• Computational
Intelligence
• Computer
• Consumer Electronics
More Technical Societies
• Control Systems
• Geoscience &
• Dielectrics &
Remote Sensing
Electrical Insulation • Industrial Electronics
• Education
• Industry Applications
• Electron Devices
• Information Theory
• Electromagnetic
• Instrumentation
Compatibility
& Measurement
• Engineering in
• Intelligent
Medicine & Biology Transportation
Systems
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Still More Technical Societies
• Magnetics
• Microwave Theory
& Techniques
• Nuclear & Plasma
• Sciences
• Oceanic
Engineering
• Photonics
• Power Electronics
• Power & Energy
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• Product Safety
Engineering
• Professional
Communications
• Reliability
• Robotics &
Automation
• Signal Processing
• Social Implications of
Technology
Yet More Technical Societies
• Systems, Man, &
Cybernetics
• Ultrasonics,
Ferroelectrics, &
Frequency Control
• Vehicular Technology
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Technical Councils
• Biometrics
• Electronic Design Automation
• Nanotechnology
• Sensors
• Superconductivity
• Systems
• Technology Management
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Graduates
GOLD
Of the Last Decade
• Automatic membership.
• GOLD webinars.
• Mentoring.
• IEEE job site.
• Education & careers.
• myIEEE.
• Networking.
• Leadership development.
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Events
• Educational.
• Professional development.
• Social.
• Technical.
• Administrative.
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WHY IEEE FOR YOU?
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WHY IEEE FOR YOU?
• With the increased skills obtained
through IEEE programs you will
be more valuable to your employer
employer and prospective
employers.
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WHY IEEE FOR YOU?
• With the increased skills obtained
through IEEE programs you will
be more valuable to your employer
employer and prospective
employers.
•The IEEE Is Your Best Way to:
• Better compensation,
• More exciting jobs,
• Better stability/security, and
• Personal recognition.
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Acknowledgements
• My thanks to:
• Ali Abedi, and Fatemeh Afghah of the
University of Maine ECE Department,
as well as www.ieee.org for providing
much of the information.
• Craig Lakin of RLC Engineering for
the newly redone Maine Section Logo.
• Laura Durrett of IEEE Headquarters
staff for providing me with the handout
materials.
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IEEE Maine
Dr. Ronald O. Brown has been President of Ronald O.
Brown Consulting for over 20 years. Prior to that he
was with RCA, Bell Labs, Bell Northern Research, GTE,
and Coopers and Lybrand where he was National
Director of Network Consulting.
Among his significant projects he conceived, designed, developed,
and implemented both the world’s first CLEC and corporate-wide
integrated desktop systems. He also conceived, developed, and directed
Northeastern University’s widely recognized State-of-the-Art Program
in telecommunications and networking.
His current practice largely emphasizes expert work in intellectual
property, contracts, and anti-trust matters. He has evaluated the market
value of numerous patents for clients and prepared many reports for the
courts, been deposed, and testified.
He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from
the University of Maine, Tufts University, and Queen’s University at
Kingston respectively.
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