IEEE-KC Electronic NL, 04 JUN 2009

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KC Section and Chapter Meetings

For details and reservation information, go to www.ieee-kc.org and click on the Meetings link.
 

June Dinner Meeting. Thursday, June 11, 2009
Sponsored by the Communications Society.
IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) Network Architecture, Deployment Issues and Challenges. Steve Kozisek, Technology Integration Manager Network Solutions Development, EMBARQ Corporation; and Grzegorz Wosik, Technology Architect responsible for core switching, routing planning, and deployments, EMBARQ Corporation.
 
  • July Dinner Meeting. Thursday, July 9, 2009.
    Sponsored by the Consultants Network, Kansas City Chapter.
    Building an Engineering Consultancy. Dr. Gary Blank.
     
  • August Dinner Meeting. Thursday, August 13, 2009.
    Sponsored by the Joint Power Engineering Society and Industrial Applications Society Chapter of Kansas City.
    TBA
     
  • September Dinner Meeting. Thursday, September 10, 2009.
    Sponsored by the Computer Society, Kansas City Section.
    Rich Marshall, P.E., will present It's About Time. This is a discussion of computing systems that require clock synchronization and the technology by which it is achieved.
     
  • October Dinner Meeting. Thursday, October 8, 2009.
    Sponsored by the Medical and Biomedical Engineering Society, Kansas City Section.
    Smart Prosthetics.
     
  • November Dinner Meeting. Thursday, November 12, 2009.
    Sponsored by the Communications Society , Kansas City Section.
    Smart Grids - What are they? What will secure them?
     
  • December Dinner Meeting. Thursday, October 8, 2009.
    Sponsored by the IEEE Society , Kansas City Section.
    State of Kansas Engineering Education (speaker TBA, Board of Regents or Dean of KU Engineering)

Job Opening
Software Engineer- Geomatics Applications Develop & maintain applications for land surveying & construction.

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in computer science with courses including advanced data structures & algorithms, and advanced database topics. Minimum 3 years industry experience in C++ including:

  • Mapping software development
  • GPS/GNSS & navigation software development
  • Embedded software development
  • Windows Mobile development in C++
  • RS232 serial protocol
  • Borland C++
  • CAD systems
  • LAN configuration & administration

Please submit resume to hr @ point-inc.com Must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.

Thought for the Day
You can choose to focus on what you're doing and do it well, or you can multitask and do everything suboptimally. Which way do you think will produce better results in the long run? Day to day?

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