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January 28, 2008
'Smart' Fitting Room. When it comes to buying clothes, shoppers can feel overwhelmed by their choices. Now a dressing room with interactive displays could lead to intelligent fitting rooms that connect shoppers to a social fashion network, where they can see themselves and others wearing different outfits. "The system improves [a shopper's] confidence in the decision-making process and improves their shopping experience," said Wei Zhang, a Ph.D. student in electrical engineering at Oregon State University in Corvallis. Discovery Channel --------------------------------------------------- The Willamette Valley Section of the Society of Women Engineers is sponsoring a banquet to celebrate Engineers Week. For over 50 years, Engineers Week has helped to promote awareness of the engineering profession and to encourage young people to consider a career in engineering. In celebration of this event, we would like to invite faculty, staff and students from the College of Engineering to attend this banquet. The banquet will be held Monday, February 25, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center on the Oregon State University Campus in Corvallis, Oregon. We hope that you can join us to celebrate the many contributions made by engineers to our society. Details Microsoft Tech Talk. Monday, February 4, 6:30PM, Dearborn 118. People here love their work because they get to think big and dream big. Right now we're looking for the next generation of Microsoft innovators. If you have talent and a passion for technology, this could be your big moment. Bring your résumé for a chance to win a Zune and other prizes! FREE PIZZA will be provided! Sponsored by IEEE --------------------------------------------------- Monday, January 28, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Kelley 1001. "Pipelined A/D Converters: The Basics" presented by Aaron Buchwald, CEO and co-founder, Mobius Semiconductor. Details Wednesday, January 30, 10:45 - 11:50 AM, Kelley 1007. "Analyzing and Inferring the Structure of Code Changes" presented by Miryung Kim, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Washington - Seattle. Details --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to check out the AfterCollege job site, tailored especially for our EECS students. Technical Marketing Engineer - Rotation Program – Santa Clara, CA. National Semiconductor is the premier analog company driving the information age. The purpose of the Technical Marketing Engineer Rotation Program is to enable college hires to develop new skills and a broader understanding of the product line marketing function at National Semiconductor. This program will prepare the college hire for a career as a Marketing Engineer. The college hire will rotate through a variety of organizations at National Semiconductor, including: NSC Product Lines, Manufacturing, and Worldwide Marketing and Sales. Typical assignments may include: web-based marketing projects, shadowing senior marketing engineers on account calls, answering customer inquiries and orders at the Customer Response Center, working on pricing issues and contract negotiations, distribution marketing and working on new product launches. Details The Open Source Lab has an immediate opening for a Linux System Administrator. As part of our systems team, you will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of Linux servers. Other tasks include troubleshooting services such as Apache, MySQL, Postfix, LDAP, firewalls, etc. Ideal candidates will have experience with Linux administration, the ability to communicate well with clients online (most of our communication with our clients is done via IRC or email), be self-motivated and willing to learn. If you are excited about Open Source Software, there is no better place to gain experience and to meet people from a number of different Open Source communities. You must be an enrolled OSU student to apply. Hours are flexible and average around 20 hours per week. Details Lebanon Emergency Shelter project. Volunteer position creating a website for a non-profit group trying to start a halfway house for homeless in Lebanon, Oregon. We need someone to design a website for us which will allow us to keep people posted on our progress, needs, successes, and also tie in with Pay Pal to accept online donations. Computer science intern with some experience in designing web sites. Should also be able to train a couple of our board members in how to maintain and update the site. Details Microsoft Tech Talk. Monday, February 4, 6:30PM, Dearborn 118. People here love their work because they get to think big and dream big. Right now we're looking for the next generation of Microsoft innovators. If you have talent and a passion for technology, this could be your big moment. Bring your résumé for a chance to win a Zune and other prizes! FREE PIZZA will be provided! Sponsored by IEEE. PCC Informational Meet & Greet Session. Thursday, March 13, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., CH2M Hill Alumni Center. The informational meet and greet session is open to the students, faculty, and staff of Oregon State University who are interested in learning more about career opportunities with PCC, the products we produce and the markets we serve. Details Haystack Observatory invites undergraduate science, engineering, and computer science students to apply for summer research positions. Support is provided by the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. Women, minorities, and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The MIT Haystack Observatory, located 40 miles northwest of Boston, is a research center engaged in radio astronomy, geodesy, atmospheric science, and instrumentation development for radiometry, interferometry, and radar systems. Details
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