Ballot Results

Ballot Results : Hawaii Computer Society Chapter Elections DEC 2012

Name	Dates	Organization	Voter turnout
Hawaii Computer Society Chapter Elections DEC 2012	December 07, 2012 - December 21, 2012	Hawaii Section Chapter,C16	8% voted

Position: Chair

Vote distribution:

David Morse

100.0%

7 votes

Position: Vice-Chair

Vote distribution:

Yi Zhu (write-in)	33.3%	1 votes
John Imperial (write-in)	66.6%	2 votes

Position: Secr/Treas

Vote distribution:

John Imperial (write-in)	33.3%	1 votes
Yi Zhu (write-in)	33.3%	1 votes
Marjorie Clemente (write-in)	33.3%	1 votes

Position: Webmaster

Vote distribution:

There are no candidates for this position.

Election Update

The Hawaii Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society’s voting will come to end this Friday at midnight.   If you have not yet cast your ballot, please do so by logging in at https://voting.vtools.ieee.org/.  The election results will be published, as soon as possible, in the Hawaii Section Newsletter and on the website and this blog.  

Voting online is very simple and takes little time, please cast your ballot before it is to late.  For more information on the election process consult the November Hawaii IEEE Section Newsletter. 

We hope to see you at our meetings and conferences.  If you cannot attend, you can still provide your comments and suggestions on this blog or by contacting our officers. Help us make the chapter and the IEEE Computer Society more responsive to the needs of our members and community.  Thank you for supporting the local chapter of the IEEE Computer Society. Happy holidays!

Directions to the 4 December talk

The address of Castle High School is 45-386 Kaneohe Bay Drive
Kaneohe, HI 96744. You can use Google Map to get directions to Castle High School. See below:

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The Little Theater is at the bottom, left center of the Castle High School map. It is behind the main office or administration building.

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December Activities

 December brings chapter elections and an event at Castle High School.

Technical Talk - Tuesday, December 4th, 6:15-7:45 pm,
Castle High School Little Theater (45-386 Kaneohe Bay Drive):

This technical seminar hosted by the Computer Society presents two exciting topics at an introductory level, but with sufficient detail to be of benefit to professionals   Additionally, there will be a brief synopsis of the Castle Complex Redesign, as well as an overview of upcoming STEM Club activities and competitions.  Light refreshments will be provided.  It is free and open to the Public.

• Topic 1:  The Pengui-Phant in the Room: sneaky Linux at Home, School and Work.
• Topic 2:  Fiber Optics in Today's Networks: an Introduction to theory and practice.

Questions and RSVP to david.morse@ieee.org.

December Chapter Meeting

We are "tentatively" aiming for the second week in Dec. to present "Securing your Computer" at Castle High.  We are co-hosting with the Castle STEM club and AARP Hawaii.  We should have confirmation and details later in the week.

Chapter Elections are Coming

Voting using the IEEE Online Election Tool

A tutorial on voting can be found at: http://vtools.ieee.org/TUTORIALS/Voting/Voter/voter_short.htm
N.B., Voters will need to have an IEEE web account.

Our Chapter Election

We need to have an election for the Computer Society Chapter of the Hawaii Section.  The term will be two years for each office, viz., Jan. 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2014. We plan to use vtools so that we have experience using it. Using the vtools election tool there is no longer a requirement for a teller committee and it is a secret ballot.  The chair can only vote in election if it is a secret ballot. We need at least one candidate we can announce.  Anyone will to serve should contact John Camery, john.camery@ieee.org. We can allow write in candidates. We have to wait two weeks after we announce the slate of candidates, to hold the election.  Allowing three weeks for the voting period should be an ample period of time. After the voting begins, we are only allowed to send out three emails about voting, and they must be sent at least 3 days apart. Three weeks will allow sending out one each week encouraging voting.  If any member would like to see changes in the election procedures, they can contact the chair, John Camery, john.camery@ieee.org or place a comment on HAWAII-IEEE.blogspot.com.  Section EXCOM will inform the candidates of the results, inform the section of the results and inform IEEE Headquarters of the results. This will be done as soon as practical after the voting period ends. There is no longer a requirement to send out a postcard announcing an IEEE election. 

Requirements of Chapter Office

1. Meet term limits, i.e.,  Consecutive period of service in any one office shall normally not exceed four years and the maximum time limit one individual can serve in one position in any single organizational unit is no more than six years in total.
2. Membership in IEEE
3. Membership in the Chapter, i.e., The Computer Society
4. Reside in the Section, i.e., Hawaii Section
5. Hold a grade of Graduate Student Member, Member, Senior Member, Fellow, or Life Member.

Slate of Candidates

• Chair:
• Vice Chair:
• Secretary/Treasurer:
• Webmaster:

Award Nominations Needed by 15 Oct. 2012

IEEE Computer Society Chapter is seeking award nominations for the following Technical Awards:

2013 Harry H. Goode Memorial Award

The Harry H. Goode Award recognizes achievements in the information processing field.

Past recipient:
Dr. Arvind - "For fundamental contributions to research in dataflow computing, memory models, and cache coherence protocols".

Information  & Submission Site:  http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/harrygoode

2013 W. Wallace McDowell Award

The W. Wallace McDowell Award honors the outstanding recent theoretical, design, educational, practical, innovative contributions within the computing field.

Past recipient:
Dr. Fagin - "For fundamental and lasting contributions to the theory of databases".

Information & Submission Site: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/wallace

2013 Technical Achievement Award

The Technical Achievement Award honors outstanding and innovative contributions to computer and information science and engineering or computer technology, usually within the past 10 years.

Past recipient:
Prof. Michael Franz - "For pioneering contributions to just-in-time compilation and optimization, significantly advancing web application technology".

Information & Submission Site: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/technicalachievement

Also, accepting nominations for the Computer Entrepreneur Award and the Computer Pioneer Award:

The Computer Entrepreneur Award honors the technical and entrepreneurial leaders who are responsible for the growth of the computer industry.
Information & Submission Site: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/entrepreneur

The Computer Pioneer Award honors individuals whose contributions to the development of the computer field occur at least 15 years earlier.
Information & Submission Site: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/pioneer

 The nominations deadline is 15 October 2012.   IEEE Computer Society Awards are presented at the Annual Awards ceremony during the Board of Governors Meetings.  

Nominations are accepted electronically or via email.  Self-nominations will not be accepted.

Now is the time to join the Computer Society

It's the last week to take advantage of half-year membership pricing. http:// bit.ly/O2AC3D Join this week so you can vote in the election for the local chapter's officers the first week in December or run for office yourself!

Don't forget we have a technical meeting today.

The Aug. 14th Computer Society Tech Talk is at The Box Jelly with HiCapacity.org.
We are joining forces with HiCapacity for this event.
We'll gather at 6pm today and all IEEE members are welcome.
Come check out the cool new Box Jelly and the HiCapacity maker-space!
Learn how to program an LED light strip! This particular LED strip is individually addressable and can make 4 million different colors. If you haven’t seen it in person, it is really impressive! The talk will discuss how to do different cool effects on the LED strip and incorporate data from sensors. We will go over some basic Arduino programming as well to help you get on running quickly. This is the LED strip that we will be using. You do not need to buy one, we will have several there to play with although you may need to share them. If you have an Arduino and/or a laptop please bring them! http://adafruit.com/products/306

Address: 307 Kamani Street Honolulu, HI 96813. Map

.Parking is either on the street or at Sports Authority. Start time is 7pm. You don’t need to print out the tickets. Google street view link: http://goo.gl/maps/r7Cdq
When: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Where: The Box Jelly – 307a Kamani Street, Honolulu, HI (map)
RSVP: http://hicap-arduino-ledstrip.eventbrite.com

August 14 Technical Meeting at the Jelly Box

The Jelly Box street view

We have as technical meeting Aug. 14, 2012  at The Box Jelly with HiCapacity.org.  We are joining forces with HiCapacity in putting on this meeting.  We'll gather at 6pm Tuesday at 307 Kamani Street Honolulu, HI  96813.  All Computer Society and  IEEE members are welcome. Come check it out and join us.  See their cool new location at The Box Jelly in person with the HiCapacity maker-space!  Here is the link to  The Jelly Box on Google+.

Here's how Matthew of HiCapacity describes it:

"HI Capacity will be going over using an Arduino with a digitally addressable RGB LED strip. The Arduino IDE runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. We will begin with a short Arduino discovery session before we move on to the LED strip. Each strip is 1m long and has 32 LEDs that can display upto 2 million colors per LED. We will be going over how to connect an Arduino to the strip in 1m and 5m lengths. We'll have all the necessary materials and equipment on hand, but everyone is welcome to bring a laptop. Using the strip will require a bit of math but we'll simplify it so that you can get it up and running quickly."

A New Website Competition

IEEE Hawaii Section Online - Our new website competition jointly sponsored by the Hawaii Section and the Hawaii Section Computer Society Chapter.

This competition is open to all Hawaii Section Student Members (as
individuals or in teams). The goal is to create a modern, useful,
secure site to be the online presence for the Hawaii Section.
Templates that comply with the IEEE National guidelines are
available (for Wordpress). Other frameworks are acceptable (such as
Drupal or xAMP+HTML). The judging will be held in November, so
student members should form teams and begin work early in the Fall.
Contact Dave Morse for details: david.morse@ieee.org.

Call for Nominations

The Hawaii Chapter of IEEE Computer Society is calling for nominations so we can have an election of new officers by the end of the year.  Get involved on the local or national level and make IEEE more relevant to your needs and the needs of your colleagues.

On April 25, 2012, we had an excellent dinner meeting with Mr. Walz, President of the Computer Society at Willoughby’s Restaurant in the Ohana Airport Hotel.  Here is his latest message to our members: