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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. IEEE Senior Member Fawzi Behmann and staff from the IEEE Communications Society promoted the workshop to section and society chapter members. The event attracted more than 200 participants. IEEE Member Juleen Gentles.

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Inspire Kids to Study STEM with These Educational Resources

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Bureau of Labor Statistics , STEM careers were expected to grow by nearly 9 percent between 2017 and 2029. Learn about events that teach students how to conduct research, conceptualize a design, and build and test their devices. Share personal stories with students to ignite their interest. Teacher workshops.

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A Non-Engineer’s Journey to IEEE Leadership

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The first-of-its-kind workshop connected more than 200 participants to each other and to the organization by showcasing Jamaica’s active engineering community. Sharlene Brown Building a vibrant community After graduating from Tsinghua University, Brown began volunteering for the IEEE Jamaica Section and Region 3.

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NSF leads $400M federal effort to boost advanced wireless research

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This new program will enable the deployment and use of four city-scale testing platforms for advanced wireless research over the next decade and builds upon the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Spectrum Frontiers vote yesterday. NSF will commit more than $50 million towards this effort, beginning in Fiscal Year 2017.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

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My many years of business ownership and volunteer work lend a specific skill set at multiple levels from leadership, process management, business development, strategic planning and team building. I personally have had over 400 people drive my cars in order to show them the true experience. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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In 1926, TV Was Mechanical

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Early experiments used a dummy because the many incandescent lights needed to provide sufficient illumination made it too hot and bright for a person. In a 2022 Hands On column, Markus Mierse explains how to build a modern Nipkow-disk electromechanical TV using a 3D printer, an LED module, and an Arduino Mega microcontroller.)

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Move Over, Tractor—the Farmer Wants a Crop-Spraying Drone

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Today, Erickson is the CEO of Houston-based Hylio , a company that builds crop-spraying drones for farmers. By the time he graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace, specializing in aeronautics, the group’s prototype was complete, and they began hunting for customers. We had a lot of sleepless nights,” Erickson says. “It