Well October is here and the AUTOTESTCON team is prepared to stage a great conference. The AUTOTESTCON Committee has done an outstanding job of promoting the conference. We have a large number of exhibitors and the volume of technical papers submitted exceed the expected norm. If you have not marked you calendar yet, it is not too late. The dates for AUTOTESTCON 2002 are October 14-17. If you are interested in participating and have not registered, please visit http://www.autotestcon.com/2002/2002.htm.

Due to the AUTOTESTCON workload, there is no Links of Interest section in this month's LiveWire and there will not be any in the November issue. It will return in December.

Would you like to become an active voice in your local IEEE Section? 2003 is around the corner and we need to start planning for our new slate of Section Officers, Society Chapter Officers, and committee members. If you are interested, 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 would 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.

Future of the IEEE

Once again it is time to plan for IEEE's Annual Election. I am sure that you have already received you election ballots in the mail. Please take the time to review each candidate's statements and then vote. Please remember that headquarters must receive all ballots by noon, 1 November 2001.

Employment Opportunities

Have you been affected by the unstable economic conditions. If so, utilize the resources that are available to IEEE members. For more information regarding available resources, please visit http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/help/.

In the News

Are you interested in advancing your technical career? If so, have you checked out IEEE Computer Society's offerings? The Distance Learning Campus is a new service for members of the IEEE Computer Society. Members may take any of 100 Web-based training courses that cover a variety of computing programs and subjects. To find out more about the Distance Learning Campus, please visit http://computer.org/distancelearning/index.htm.