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Paper competition and general meetings
The annual IEEE paper competition is being held soon, and entries are due by midnight April 8th (THIS WEDNESDAY) to Dr. Fierro. You can reach him at rfierro@ece.unm.edu.
If you are interested in scraping one together in a few days but don't know how to start, please let him know ASAP, as he will give an informal talk on Friday at 5:00 if he receives enough requests. Dr. Jamesina Simpson will be giving a more formal talk on the subject on May 5th at 6:00pm in ECE 118 for those interested.
There has been talk of normalizing the general meeting schedule such that they occur once every few weeks, alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays. If you have any objection to this time, or just want more information, feel free to come by the lounge.
There will also be a robotics competition held at a time that has not been decided. If you are interested in participating, please contact Dr. Fierro and let him know. This project can serve as Senior Design, so consider that.
Also, minutes for the last meeting are now up.
We're still here (03/16/09)
Not much has happened in the last year or so, but we're coming back online. Barbecue is scheduled for sometime during the week after spring break (either Wednesday or Thursday), and we've been throwing around a few ideas, the foremost of which being whether to move the lounge or not. We have been offered the old computer lab on the first floor and have been debating about whether to move it.
We have been working on getting a new computer together. So far, we have a case, motherboard, and processor, but still need ram, a video card and a power supply, as well as a CD drive if someone's feeling generous. If you have some spare parts you were about to throw out, please consider helping out your local student branch.
On a seperate note, I am working on getting a forum online. Hopefully that will be working by the end of spring break. If it works out, it should be a little more useful than the calendar, and can facilitate scheduling meetings, taking votes, and helping with homework.
Paper Competition Results
Congratulations to Vincent Barber, the winner by default of the Paper Competition. You can view his paper on Newtonian Analysis of the constant here.
Programming Competition Results
The results for the programming competition are now in. The winners were:
1st: Yintao Yu
2nd: Daniel McClure and Andy Sanchez
3rd: Rahul Vora, Tony Liu, and Weston Ross
4th: Priya Agarawl
Congratulations to all participants.
Also, don't forget that the due date for the paper competition is coming up soon. There are only two entries so far, so you're guaranteed at least 3rd place. There is no length requirement, but apparently there is a quality requirement. Not very high, but nontrivial nonetheless.
Google calendar up
The Google calendar can now be accessed here as well as through Gmail itself.
Programming Competition sign up
Go here to sign up for the programming competition. You must be an IEEE member to register.
Register
You can view the new flyer here.
Nuclear Safety Lecture
There will be a series of lectures on Nuclear Safety at the National Atomic Museum next to the Natural History Museum soon. These lectures are $20.00 each for non-members and FREE (!!!) for students. The next lectures will be on November 12 and December 1, and will be given by Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr and Dr. Richard L. Garwin, respectively.
View flyer here
www.abqinterational.org
IEEE Calendar
The Google calendar is an easy and FUN way to keep track of what's going on in the IEEE world. "How can I get in on this?" you might ask. Well, it's as simple as clicking the "Google Calendar" button to your left. Do it. Come on. You know you want to.
UPDATE: Programming Contest pushed back until March
More information will be posted when available.
Paper Contest and Programming Contest
Remember: The paper contest deadline is December 14. Guidelines can be viewed here:
Paper Contest Guidelines
Also, the Programming Contest takes place on December 1st, so be ready. The rules are:
1) we allowed Java, c/C++ and c# as languages. We may include some new
one this year
2) you were judged on program corectness first (based on input-output
tests) but then the judges had a manual judging process based on code
quality, readability, performance, etc...
3) grad students (Graduate Student Members) can compete in the same
team along with Student Members
4) prizes remain a surprise until the last moment, but last year's
included various schwag from thinkgeek, lego mindstroms sets and some
special trip for the winners... we hope to have similiarly geeky stuff
for this edition
View Flyer
Official Programming Contest Page
Barbecue Photos Now Up
The photos for the 2007 barbecue are online.
2007 Barbecue photos
Download Minutes for Previous Meetings
You can now download the minutes for previous meetings here.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 11th at 4pm in the IEEE lounge.
We will be discussing the upcoming events and BBQ details, make sure you are there!
Doughnut Thursdays
Every Thursday there will be free donuts in the IEEE lounge. It's the perfect time to meet IEEE officers as well as other
IEEE members.
The IEEE Cage is now open for business!
We carry many items at prices that will fit your budget (we beat all vending machine prices)!
Common Items
- Cokes: $0.50
- Water: $0.25
- Gatorade $1.00
- RedBull: $1.75
- Ramen: $0.25
- Hot Pockets: $1.00
- Candy Bars: $0.50
- Pop Tarts: $0.50
Full Cage Price List
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