Chapters Update

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Chapters Update

• Presented by
• J.Van der Spiegel
• 11 February 2007

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Overview

• SSCS Chapter News
• Special Chapter Events
• Chapters Status
• Chapter Subsidy Extra Subsidy Awards
• Emerging Economy Membership Subsidy Program

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SSCS Chapter News
Singapore Central Texas Hear Betty Princeon
Embedded RAM Memories
The National University of Singapore student
branch vice president presented a token of
appreciation to Dr. Prince, who drew a standing
room only crowd in Austin.
Denver Taipei Host Razavi
Prof. Behzad Razavi addressed more than 150 at
National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan
on Heterodyne Phase Locking, and spoke on 60GHz
RF CMOS transceivers in Fort Collins.
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SSCS Chapter News
Seoul Taipei Replay ISSCC 2006 Short Course DVD
Sixty advanced level students in Taipei gathered
to hear Analog-to-Digital Converters by
Professor Hae-Seung Lee of MIT.
The DVD replay was transformed into an
audience-friendly, interactive, learning
experience, with stop-play for QA and summary
comments. Andy Chung, Seoul chapter VP.
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• New initiative regional chapter meetings

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SSCS Chapter News
Far East Chapter Chair Luncheon
Wednesday, 15 November 2006 Hyatt Regency
Hotel, Hangzhou, China
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SSCS Shanghai Beijing Host First DL Tourin
IEEE Region 10

• The SSCS Far East DL Tour in Shanghai was
  very successful. When we announced this activity,
  we received more than 100 return receipts asking
  to attend the workshop. On the afternoon of
  November 16th, 180 crowded the room.
• Ting-Ao Tang, SSCS/Shanghai Chair
• The second SSCS DL Tour is scheduled for the
  Fall, in Europe.

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SSCS Chapter News
European Chapter Chair Luncheon
Monday, 10 September 2007 Munich, Germany
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Current Status
59 Chapters
2 New Chapters since August 06

• Tainan Chair Chua-Chin Wang

• South Brazil Chair Wilhelmus Van Noije
  (petitions approved)

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Geographical Distribution
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Single vs. Joint Chapters
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Regions 1- 6 15 chapters
Maine
Green Mountain
Chicago
Boston
Santa Clara
Baltimore
Los Angeles
North Carolina
San Diego
Atlanta
Denver
Dallas
Tucson
Austin
Phoenix
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Region 7 7 chapters
Vancouver
Canada Atlantic (Nova Scotia)
Southern Alberta
Montreal
Ottawa
Waterloo
Toronto
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Region 8 24 chapters
Belarus BeneluxBulgaria (student) Bulgaria,
(Varna) Croatia Estonia (Finland Section) France
(Grenoble) Germany (Aachen) Greece UK and Rep of
Ireland(Cork) Israel Italy Russia, (Nizhny
Novgorod) Russia, Novosibirsk
Russia, Novosibirsk (student) UK and
Scotland Sweden Turkey, Middle East Technical
Univ Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
(Nis, Student Chapter) West
SwitzerlandCentral Ukraine (Kiev) West Ukraine
Zurich
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Region 9 2 chapters
South Brazil
Uruguay
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Region 10 11 chapters
Tokyo
Beijing
Kansai
Seoul
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Tapei
Tainan
Bangalore
Singapore
Australia
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Chapter Subsidy Awards
All 30 Applicants Awarded Grants 35,604 total
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Extra Chapter SubsidyProgram

• 12K for extra chapters activities such as
• Educational workshop, short course, conference
  co-sponsoring, student registration support, etc.
• Chapter has to submit a short proposal to the
  committee for approval.
• Recipients (2006) Taipei, Central Texas and
  Italy chapters

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Emerging EconomiesMembership Subsidy Program
Each year, SSCS supports up to twelve members in
single chapters, up to six in joint chapters, and
underwrites students at 100 for up to two
consecutive years. Total for 2007 membership year

• Novosibirsk Student Chapter (10)
• Nizhny Novgorod Joint Chapter (1)
• West Ukraine (6)

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Thanks to

• Chapters Committee members
• Jonathan David
• Bruce Hecht
• David Johns
• Dr. Masakazu Yamashina
• C.K. Ken Yang
• Jan Van der Spiegel (Chair)
• Eric Vittoz
• SSCS Office
• Katherine Olstein
• Anne ONeill