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The article offers information about Engineers Ireland's 7th annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Symposium to be held on October 6, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland.

In late July, shortly before this column was written, the WCET Core Team held a half-day meeting to review the program status, resolve questions, and plan activities for the remainder of the year. A short review of some of the issues addressed during this meeting may provide insight into what's involved in developing and maintaining this certification program. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers information on specialist speakers during the Engineers Ireland Annual Conference 2010, titled "Engineers: Leaders for the Next Decade," to be held at the Silver Springs Hotel in Cork, Ireland from April 22 to 23, including Craig Barrett, John Mullins and Brian O'Gallachoir.

The article offers information on the parallel sessions to be discussed during the Engineers Ireland Annual Conference 2010, titled "Engineers: Leaders for the Next Decade," to be held at the Silver Springs Hotel in Cork, Ireland from April 22 to 23, including leadership and innovation in practice, the role of engineering in securing the energy future of Ireland, and water infrastructure.

The article offers information on the Engineers Ireland Annual Conference 2010, titled "Engineers: Leaders for the Next Decade," to be held at the Silver Springs Hotel in Cork, Ireland from April 22 to 23.

Information about several topics discussed in an international forum sponsored by Asian Test Symposium (ATS) for engineers and researchers to present and discuss various aspects of device, board and system testing with design, manufacturing and field considerations in mind. The program included tutorials on Power-Aware and Test Strategies for Low Power Devices and System-in-Package Test Strategies. The forum featured two invited talks and 21 paper presentations and keynotes from Niraj Jha.

Information about the presentations of engineers at a school is presented along with questions from the audience.

The article reports that Stuart J. West and Ted Marsh presented the "Intellectual Property: What Engineers Need to Know About Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Contracts, and Trade Secrets" at the KMVT-15 Community Television studios on October 27, 2009.

The article offers information on the annual Financial Engineer of the Year Award Dinner to be held at the New York Stock Exchange on February 4, 2010.

The article offers information on the Engineers Week National Volunteer Day to be held on February 11, 2010 in Ireland.

The article offers information on the Engineers Week 2010 to be held from February 8 to 13, 2010 in Ireland.

The article offers information on an autumn series of sustainability seminars to be conducted by Clearstream Solutions and supported by Engineers Ireland in 2009.

The article offers information on the Smart Futures seminar of Engineers Ireland to be held on October 20, 2009.

A calendar of events related to the Institute of Transportation Engineers from October to December 2009 is presented which includes the Southern District: Virginia Section Seasonal Fall Meeting in Wintergreen, Virginia on October 8, the Florida District/FSITE Annual meeting in Tampa, Florida on November 4, and the Northeastern District: New England Section Annual meeting in Warwick, Rhode Island on December 7.

A calendar of events for engineers sponsored by Engineers Ireland is presented including a public speaking course on September 21 and 28, 2009 to be held at the Rochestown Park Hotel in the Cork Region, Ireland, a social-golf outing on September 18, 2009 at Phoenix Park in the North-East Region and an evening lecture on "The Shannon Scheme: 80 Years of Service to the Nation" to be held on October 12 at Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

The article offers information on Engineers Week 2010 sponsored by Engineers Ireland which will be held from February 8 to February 13, 2010.

The article presents the Top Ten Best Practice Tips for Science Communication formed by the organizers and delegates to the Third Annual Communication Science Conference sponsored by Engineers Island last May 21, 2009. It includes collaborating with other engineers and artists, empowering teachers to encourage student interest in science and being an enthusiastic science advocate in one's community.

The article discusses highlights of the first meeting of the Young Engineers Ireland Discussion Club in Galway, Ireland, on February 11, 2009. More than seventy people attended the meeting. Notable people who attended the event include Alan Kerins, Christy O'Sullivan and Deirdre Grant. They talked about engineers working in developing countries.

The article offers information on the spring golf outing at Tullamore Golf Club and the Engineers Ireland Annual Conference in Tullamore, Ireland, from April 23 to 24, 2009.

Information on the technical meeting of the Greek section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), which was hosted by the Elefsis Shipyards on January 15, 2009 is presented. It mentions that the design, construction, and testing of the 16 m aluminum crafts were designed by Elefsis for Helenic Customs Service. It adds that calculations and structural drawings were also provided in the presentation.

The article presents data on ski areas that use explosives to mitigate avalanche hazard, which were given to the International Society of Explosive Engineers (ISEE). A brief history of avalanche-oriented explosives use was also presented at the ISEE annual international convention. Charts are presented that show seasonal explosives use, type of explosives used and number of control workers belonging to professional organizations.

The article offers information related to the 6th Asian Meeting on Ferroelectrics held in Taipei, Taiwan from August 2-6, 2008 and offers acknowledgement to those who contributed in making the conference a success. The conference featured 178 scientists and engineers from 18 countries, who discussed ideas and experiences related to the field of ferroelectricity. It thanks the sponsors and members of various committees who supported the conference.

The article offers information on the Engineers Ireland Annual Conference, which will take place at the Tullamore Court Hotel in Ireland from April 23 to 24, 2009.

The article discusses the highlights of Engineers Week 2009, held from February 9 to 13 in Ireland. Activities during the week included rocket building and launching by the Irish Naval Defence Force, a presentation of the 21st-century traffic management, and demonstrations on setting up mixing desks. A total of 110 events took place across Ireland during the special week.

The article discusses the highlights of Engineers Week 2009 held in Ireland. Among the events organized were Innovation Day, the visit of Brian Cowen to Clyde Road and his address to the members of Engineers Ireland, and the launched of Green Day. The occasion also featured an interview with inventor and entrepreneur James Dyson.

The article offers information on the 2009 Engineer's Ireland Annual Conference to be held from April 22 to 24.

A calendar of global events on April 20, 2009 through September 14, 2010 is presented which includes a symposium for the 21st Nordic Insulation, an international conference for electrical insulation, and an exposition for the 2009 electrical manufacturers.

The article offers news briefs related to various institutions. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) focuses on food safety during their meeting in December 2008. The Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (CIMM) certification program by the International Society of Automation was transferred to the Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals. The National Engineers Week Foundation slated the Engineers Week on February 15-21, 2009.

The article presents information on the Engineers Week event to enhance the profile of engineering in Ireland on February 9 to 13, 2009.

The article offers information on the events related to Irish engineers, including the release of the Wallplanner 2009 by "The Engineers Journal" periodical and the GB Region's golf tournament in Hendon, England on June 9, 2009.

The article offers information on a seminar on the process of achieving Chartered Engineer status by the GB Region Engineers Ireland to be held at the Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George St., Westminster, London, England on February 23, 2009.

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The article offers information on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Reliability Physics Symposium's (IRPS) conference to be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in April 26 to 30, 2009.

The article offers information on the "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Workshop on Statiscal Signal Processing" to be held in Cardiff, Wales on August 31 to September 3, 2009.

Information about several topics discussed at the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) Rome 2008 workshop in Italy is presented. Topics included the basic principles for integrated interpretation of electromagnetic, gravity and magnetic data and assessment of uncertainties. The workshop aimed to bring together key technical experts from contractors and research institutions to discuss and explore what is the impact of electromagnetic, gravity and magnetic technologies.

The article profiles Howard Sedding, a principal engineer in the transmission and distribution technologies group of Kinectrics Inc. He attended his first Electrical Insulation Conference in 1987 held in Chicago, Illinois. He is involved in the EIC either by writing and presenting pares or as a volunteer. He has over 25 years of experience in the testing, condition monitoring and assessment of insulation materials and their application in high voltage equipment. Howard has worked on a variety of projects, focusing in the rotating machines area.

The article discusses that Elsevier has indexed the International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering 2006 and 2007 for the preparation of their online product, Engineering Index Compendex. It mentions that the data was put through a testing before they are uploaded although it has been indexed. The product will view the uploaded data within four to six weeks. It explains that Elsevier has been receiving all Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers conference titles for their databases.

The article provides information on several topics published within the issue from 1908-2008. The 2008 annual international conference of the European Centre for Nuclear Research (C.E.R.N.) was divided to ten half-day sessions and all contributions in a specific field were presented by one person. Refrigerating processes in the food distribution and preservation has called a special type of engineer that has knowledge also in theoretical properties of heat. A paper is contributed by S. M. Perlmann which is entitled "Is the Okapi Identical with the 'Thahash' of the Jews?"

Information about several papers discussed during the Geoinformatics conference held in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 25-28, 2008 is presented. It was organized by the Earth Sciences Management and Marketing Centre at the Institute of Geological Sciences which main aim is to outline the current state of geoinformatics and perspectives for its development. It was attended by 230 participants including students, researchers and academics.

Information about several papers discussed during the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers-Society of Exploration Geophysicists (EAGE-SEG) strategy meeting held at the Houten in the Netherlands is presented. During the event, members discussed and evaluated ways of improving quality, collaboration and coordination in providing member services.

The article provides information on several lectures offered for August 2008 which include lectures on legal issues for engineers particularly the professional responsibility and intellectual property in engineering service.

The article offers information on several conferences to be conducted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers including the "2008 Ammonia Conference" to be held in San Antonio, Texas from September 7 to 11, "2008 AIChE Annual Meeting" to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from November 16 to 21, and "2009 Spring National Meeting," to be held in Tampa, Florida from April 26 to 30.

Information about several topics discussed at the 70th European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) Conference and Exhibition held in June 2008 in Rome is presented. Topics include the development of initiatives to persuade young scientists to make a career out of geoscience and engineering related activities, the challenges confronting the industry and the signing off of agreements. The event featured several oil company representatives from Eni, BP and Exxon-Mobil.

Information about several topics discussed at the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) Workshop held on April 28-29, 2008 in Berlin, Germany is presented. Topics include geological compaction, theoretical rock physics and the use of 4D seismic methodologies. The event featured over 60 industry and academic delegates from 10 countries.

This article offers information regarding the IEEE ComSoc's Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies certification program. It mentions that presentations have been given at such diverse venues as the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, to various groups at the International Conference on Communications, at ComSoc's meeting, and at Purdue University. It discusses that one of the problems experienced by wireless communications engineers is the lack of certification programs.

Information about the 2008 Institute of Technical Engineers (ITE) Annual Meeting and Exhibit held from August 18-20, 2008 is presented. The participants of the event were able to learn about risk management in a litigiuos neighborhood, intersection safety, geometric design, and designing effective presentations.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting sponsored by the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) is presented. It tackles the issue related to the disciplines of earth and planetary sciences including geology, geochemistry, geobiology, and geophysics. The major topics of the discussion are predictably geohazards and climate change.