[IEEE-JHC] Monday: BioTech, Heath and Pharma Job Hunt Collaboration

Sun Feb 27 22:24:43 EST 2005

  Triangle Area Career Development Collaborations

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             Career OPPORTUNITIES

 * Jobs at Centice

http://www.centice.com/about/careers_detail.php?j=5&s=1

Positions in:
 Product Manager
 OEM Sales Manager
 Senior Mechanical Engineer
 Senior Electronics Engineer
 Engineering Technician
 Sales Administrator

--- To Post and Register for notification of Career Opportunities
  via the Triangle Networking Group:
http://www.trianglenetworkinggroup.com/register.htm

--- To post Career Opportunities via the 
Eastern North Carolina Section of the IEEE: 
www.federal-systems.com/scrubs/discus/show.cgi?9/9

--- To Register for notification of Career Opportunities
  via the Eastern North Carolina Section of the IEEE:
www.federal-systems.com/scrubs/discus/board-profile.cgi?action=register

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            NETWORKING EVENTS

 * IEEE-BHPjobs
http://wheger.tripod.com/biotech.htm
 > Monday, February 28, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: NCSU, Partner 1 bldg

 * Triangle .NET User Group (TriNUG)
http://trinug.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=23
Topic: Effective .NET Framework based development: Exception Handling and Memory Management
 > Wednesday, March 2, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: GSK Auditorium - Elion-Hitchings Building

 * NC State
http://www.ncsu.edu/campus_map/north.htm
Topic: Politics of Globalization
 > Wednesday, March 2, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: 2722 Bostian Hall

 * Society for Technical Communication (STC) Management SIG
http://www.stc-carolina.org/sigs/mgt/index.shtml
Topic: Scaling Processes and Tools or Grooming Your Replacement
 > Thursday, March 3, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: TEKSystems

 * Triangle Internet Workers
http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
 > Thursday, March 3, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: TBA

 * NC Chinese Business Association
http://www.nc-cba.org/
Topic: Achieving Excellence in Living and Leading
 > Thursday, March 3, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: MCNC

 * Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA)
http://www.socra.org/chapters.htm#North_Carolina_East
 > Monday, March 7, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: DCRI (guests welcome, must email cianc001 at mc.duke.edu)

 * Triangle Amateur Robotics
www.triangleamateurrobotics.org
Topic: Embedded Linux
 > Monday, March 7, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: 214 Daniels Hall, NC State

 * TriXML
www.trixml.org/nextmeeting.shtml
Topic: XQuery and XML
 > Tuesday, March 8, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Bright Path Solutions

 * Triangle DB2 User Group
http://tridug.org
Topic: TBA
 > Wednesday, March 9, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: TBA

 * IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
http://www.compliance-engineering.com/March-9-2005-EMC-PROGRAM.pdf
Topic: EMC Design Concepts and Applications for the Real World
 > Wednesday, March 9, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Hilton RDU at RTP ($200)

 * PMI Pharmaceutical LIG
www.ncpmi.org/lig-pharmaMeetings-page.php
Topic:  Procurement PM
 > Wednesday, March 9, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Quintiles - Bradford Building 

 * Society for Technical Communication (STC)
http://www.stc-carolina.org/calendar/upcoming.shtml
Topic: Annual Awards Banquet
 > Thursday, March 10, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Prestonwood Country Club Ballroom

 * Triangle Linux User Group (triLUG)
http://www.trilug.org
Topic: TBA
 > Thursday, March 10, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Red Hat World Headquarters

--- IEEE Eastern North Carolina Section Community
https://www.ieeecommunities.org/encs
--- Job Seekers Support Groups
http://www.unc.edu/~hwm/ec/notes.html
--- RTP Technical User and Special Interest Groups
http://www.pobox.com/~burnett/triangle/groups.html
--- Esther Lumsdon's Calendar
http://calendar.yahoo.com/esther_mlus

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              TRAINING 

 * Triangle .Net Users Group (TriNUG)
http://www.trinug.org/Default.aspx?tabid=205
Topic: ASP.NET v2.0 SIG
 > Tuesday, March 1, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Cato Research

 * Triangle .NET User Group (TriNUG)
http://www.trinug.org/Default.aspx?tabid=206
Topic: ICONIX Process SIG
 > Tuesday, March 1, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Cato Research

 * Java Software Development Workshop (JSDW)
http://www.federal-systems.com/scrubs/discus/show.cgi?8/647
Topic: Struts Learning Experience
 > Thursday, March 3, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: TBA

 * Wake Tech
Ken, 851-5193
Topic: Grant Writing: What you need to know
 > Tuesday, March 8, 6:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Location: BIC, 600 Waverly Place

 * Triangle .NET User Group (TriNUG)
http://trinug.org/Default.aspx?tabid=203
Topic: Tools SIG
 > Wednesday, March 9, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Bowe Bell & Howell

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   TechEngage: Training Boot Camp IV ($145)

TechEngage, a provider of reduced cost IT training, has opened registration for their upcoming training event to be held at NC State
University, March 7-11, 2005. 

TechEngage is a community-based non-profit organization founded to provide unemployed and under-employed technical professionals
with an affordable opportunity to obtain the high quality training they need to be competitive in today's tough job market. 

"Training Boot Camp" is TechEngage's annual flagship training event. Market relevant IT training is provided via a five-day boot
camp featuring top-flight volunteer instructors. This boot camp is designed to help participants develop their skills, learn
cutting-edge technologies, and prepare for the job-hunting process. As part of our effort to prepare participants for their job
search, our boot camp includes instruction on all-important soft skills such as networking and resume writing. Our boot camp is
structured to provide participants with opportunities to network and develop relationships with potential employers. This quality
training retails for over $2000, however thanks to our corporate sponsors we offer this weeklong training for only $145. 

This year's course offerings include: 
 - SAS Base Programming I&II, provided by SAS Institute 
 - IBM- Eclipse, provided by IBM 
 - Visual Basic.NET and ASP.NET, provided by Take Note Technologies 
 - Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), provided by JBoss 
 - SQL Server 2000, provided by TechEngage 

User groups receive a 10% discount off the total cost of the boot camp, including options. 
Use Promo Code: 1142640 

Register at www.techengage.org! Seats are limited! 

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             TRINUG Code Camp

The Raleigh Code Camp will be held on April 9, 2005 at NC State.  This one-day Code Camp consists of 4-5 tracks, and is loaded with
great speakers and sessions! All PPTs and samples will be given out to attendees. As always, the Code Camp Series represents the
best technical content by the local developer community and select Microsoft Developers, put on for the community, at no cost.
Various code camps are being held around the country and are being organized by each local .NET user group. 

In our case, it is TRINUG . Code Camps are always free and guaranteed to be the most fun that you can have anywhere!  

Please register here:
http://www.codecamp.org/ 

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             GENERAL INTEREST

 * The War for Talent
http://www.go-defense.com>
The U.S. Defense Department is hiring. Over the next year, the DoD is
seeking to hire more than 14000 scientists and engineers, but faces
stiff competition from the private sector and other government
agencies. To help in its recruiting efforts, the department has
launched a Web site to advertise its job openings. The DoD also plans
to offer college scholarships to engineering students who agree to
work at the department after graduation. The DoD's recruitment site
is at

 * Sizing Up Employers
http://www.memagazine.org/emnov04/evaluating/evaluating.html
What is a good job? What is a good employer? Engineering professor
Ronald A.L. Rorrer asks and attempts to answer that question in a
recent essay. "Philosophically, we all know that it is not just high
pay. A good company treats its employees with respect and remains
profitable to provide one with a steady job." To read Rorrer's advice
on how to identify good companies, go to

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