the washington dc communications society 2 december 2003
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The Washington DC The Washington DC Communications Society Communications Society
2 December 2003
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Meetings
• Feb 20- The Iridium Satellite System.• March 20 – Turbo Coding from Theory to
Practice: A Decade of Technology Innovations and Applications in Wireless Communications.
• June 26 – Packet Radio?.• September 26 – An Overview of 1xEv/Dv
(CDMA 2000 Rev. C) Standard.
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Meetings
• October 23 – Effect of Lossy Wavelet-based Image Compression on Medical Image Quality.
• November 20 -Trends on Information Technologies in Japan
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Center for TelecommunicationsCenter for Telecommunications
• Industry• Regulatory• Defense• Associations• Over 100,000 technical professionals• Center for Telecommunications
Regulation
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Washington SectionWashington SectionComsoc ChapterComsoc Chapter
• Chairperson Dr. William Wu• Vice Chairperson Graciela Piedras• Secretary Chris Hocker• Treasurer Douglas Holly• Program Chair Don Rickerson• Washington DC Section has 999
members
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Washington Section UniversitiesWashington Section UniversitiesRich Source of Student Members and VolunteersRich Source of Student Members and Volunteers
• George Washington University• University of Maryland System• Catholic University• Capitol College• University of the District of Columbia• Johns Hopkins University • Howard University
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Washington DC Chapter Contributions
• 7 Monthly Meetings included Speakers from Japan and the United Kingdom.
• Supported IEEE/ComSoc Distinguished Lecture Tour.
• Participated IEEE Washington Section 100 Year Gala Celebration.
• Initiated, Organized, and Planned the 2007 Globecom in Washington DC.
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IEEE Washington Section
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IEEE Washington Section 100 Year Gala Celebration
November 22, 2003
~at the~
Cosmos Club 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20008
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The DC Experience
• Location
• Time
• Speaker
• Subject
• Cost
• Other difficulties
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HOW TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN VOLUNTEERS
• Chairmanship--Leadership.
• Recommend and select high quality officers.
• Diversify activities.
• Emphasizing worth while
COMSOC goals and activities.
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How to hold successful meetings
• Hot topics.
• Well known speakers.
• Potential employers.
• Potential funding organizations.
• Time and locations.
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HOW TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP
• Announce membership benefits and distribute membership forms at end of each meeting.
• Membership drives through incentives.
• Discount membership fees for corporate sponsorship.
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HOW TO GET FUNDING
• Sponsorship.
• Creation of non-technical, non-managerial, IEEE Honored Fellows, Sr. Members for significant contributions.
• IEEE,COMSOC relevance.
• Special lectures, certification.
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Globecom/Washington DC
Time: November 12-16, or November 26-30, 2007
(with 3 days for the Conference, 2 days for Tutorial, and 3 days in parallel for the Design & Development Forum)
Location: Hilton Tower, Washington DC.
Honorable Chair: Conny Kullman, President INTELSAT (Confirmed).
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Invited Speakers
• Keynote: Prof. Ray Pickholtz, former President,IEEE Communications Society.
• Banquet: U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Science and Technology Chair.
• Plenary: Michael Powell, Chairman FCC