Chairman’s Corner

NEW GOLD COMMITTEE CHAIR

Keith Jadus has volunteered to chair the GOLD (Graduates of Last Decade) Committee. Keith is a very energetic individual and a great asset. If you graduated during the last ten years and would like to become active with GOLD, please contact Keith at kjadus@ieee.org.

HAVE YOU MARKED YOUR CALENDAR?

October is just around the corner and the AUTOTESTCON team has been actively preparing for a great conference. If you have not marked you calendar, the dates for AUTOTESTCON 2002 are October 14-17. If you are interested in participating and have not registered yet, it is still not too late to register. For registration information please visit http://www.autotestcon.com/2002/2002.htm.

2003 is around the corner and we need to start planning for our new slate of Section Officers, Society Officers, and committee members. If you are interested in becoming an active member, please contact the Section's Nomination Committee Chair Willard Pruessel at willard.preussel@dynetics.com.

Are you a long time Huntsville/North Alabama IRE, AIEE, or IEEE member? Do you have any memorabilia items that you like to share with us for next years Golden Anniversary? If so, please contact James Anderson at james-w-anderson@ieee.org or Eric Grigorian at egrigorian@ieee.org.

In the News

The IEEE Military Communications Conference, to be held 7-10 Oct., in Anaheim, Calif., will focus on the development and implementation of the global information grid. Topics presented during classified sessions will include automated signal classification and modulation recognition methods, utilizing directional antennas for ad hoc networking, networked sensors communications and more. Presentations in the unclassified program include topics on commercial systems for military applications, network security and advanced communication technologies. To register for the conference, visit MILCOM.