Hi Everyone,

Just a friendly reminder that the IEEE will be hosting the first annual ECE Department Ping Pong Tournament this weekend! Come prepared to do battle against your engineering brethren!

We are extending the registration deadline to Friday at 5 PM. You must pre-register for this tournament. Registration forms are available in the department office and outside EERC 809. Drop off completed forms with your $2 entry fee in the department office.

The tournament will be held in the SDC Wood Gym on Saturday, November 1 from 1-6 PM. Refreshments, snacks, and pizza will be provided free for the competitors (available for purchase for everyone else)!

***Prizes***

1st: Trophy, ECE polo shirt and coffee mug.
2nd: ECE polo and coffee mug.
3rd: Coffee mug.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

IEEE-MTU Officers

Can YOU Change the World?
Show us how and you could win US$10,000!

Dear IEEE Student Members:

Are you working on a project - or have an idea - that will change the
world or a small corner of it? Then you or your team can enter to win
US$10,000 in the IEEE Presidents’ Change the World Competition.

The IEEE Presidents’ Change the World Competition, part of IEEE's 125th
Anniversary celebration, recognizes students or teams of students who
develop unique solutions to real-world problems using engineering,
science, computing and leadership skills to benefit their community or
humanity. Tell us how you have made a positive impact and you could win
one of the monetary prizes. If you are one of the top three prize winners,
you also could have an opportunity to fly to the 2009 IEEE Honors Ceremony
in Los Angeles, California, USA. In addition to the winners selected by
the IEEE judges, a People's Choice Award will be given to the project
that gains the most online popular votes through the IEEE 125th
Anniversary website.

Competition Prizes include:
IEEE Student Humanitarian Supreme: US$10,000
IEEE Distinguished Student Humanitarian: US$5,000
IEEE Exceptional Student Humanitarian: US$2,500
IEEE Outstanding Student Humanitarian: US$1,000 (up to five awarded)
The People’s Choice Award: US$500

Submissions will be accepted from individuals or teams from 1 September
2008 through 28 February 2009.
For complete details and eligibility requirements, visit:
http://ieee125.org/ChangetheWorld

Good Luck!

IEEE 125th Anniversary Team

Plexus will be holding an information session on September 17 about career and internship opportunities for ECE, CS, and ME students, hosted by the IEEE Student Branch.

Date: September 17
Time: 6:30-7:30 PM
Location: EERC 313

Pizza and pop will be served. Current openings at Plexus include:

• Analog Engineer
• Digital Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Software Engineer
• Hardware Engineering Co-op
• Software Engineering Co-op
• Mechanical Engineering Co-op
• Industrial Engineering Intern
• Manufacturing Engineering Intern
• Test Engineering Intern

Presenter Info

Mike Vandehey graduated from Tech in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. He currently works in the Electronic Assembly department at Plexus.

The dates for the fall safety meetings have been set. This year we will be holding two meetings to allow for conflicts. You only have to attend one of these meetings.

Dates Sept. 7 and Sept. 14
Time 8 - 9 PM
Location EERC 100

Plan on attending for the entire time. We need your M-Number to give you swipe access, so make sure you know what it is. Dues of $10/year will be collected.

I have been working on the project this summer dealing with designing and building a navigation system. Please check it out http://www.enterprise.mtu.edu/ase/