[UCLA IEEE] Week 1, Winter 2023
New quarter, new me.
This Week’s Events
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Next Week’s Events
Infineon PSoC Social Event
4:00 pm to 6:30 pm on Jan 20th, 2023, Room TBD
For all IDEA Hacks participants, join us before hacking begins for a drop-in workshop and social event hosted by Infineon!
• Leave with the knowledge of PSoC™ 6 Architecture and ModusToolboxTM Software and learn how you can quickly create an embedded IoT design to use during the IDEA Hacks
• Learn all about the latest Infineon technology including PSoC™. PSoC™ is a family of programmable devices featuring analog, digital, and an embedded MCU – all on one chip. PSoC™ is truly the world’s first Programmable System-On-Chip
Event Includes:
• Pizza
• Introduction to ModusToolbox™ IDE and PSoC™ 6 architecture
• Demo sessions using the CY8CPROTO-062-4343W to create a simple Wi-Fi scanner and other projects
• Q & A
Inter-GB Olympics
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm on Jan 17th, 2023, Location TBD
Calling all GBs! Come through to the first Inter-GB Olympic Games and participate in a series of challenges to defend your GB’s honor- don’t miss out on the fun times :)
Projects
Micromouse Worksession
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Jan 10th, 2023 in the 2nd floor Boelter Makerspace (Boelter 2808)
We're finally ready for the Rat Competition! Oh, wait, we're not quite there yet, but that's okay because your leads are here to help! Whether you're here for some last minute tuning before the Rat Competition, or to scope out the competition, feel free to stop by!
Winter Rat Competition
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm on Jan 12th, 2023 in the Maxwell Room in Engineering IV
The moment we've been waiting all quarter for, the Rat Competition is here! Whether if you're there to compete, or to spectate, don't miss out on this battle for fame and glory to see who's Rat is the fastest!
OPS Lecture 4: All About Arduino
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Jan 12th, 2023 in the Shannon Room in Engineering IV
OPS IS BACK to welcome you into winter quarter with a shiny new lecture on a shiny new piece of equipment: the Arduino! Swing by the Shannon Room (54-134) on the 5th floor of Engineering IV on Thursday, January 12th at 6pm for a very civilized and nuanced discussion on every electrical engineer's favorite topic: CS.
Pocket Racers Lecture 4
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm on Jan 12th, 2023 in the Faraday Room in Engineering IV
DAV Worksession
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Jan 16th, 2023 in the IEEE Lab
Opportunities
IDEA Hacks 2023
IDEA Hacks 2023 is coming very soon! If you registered to participate, make sure to show up on Friday, January 20th (end of week 2) for an unforgettable weekend of hands-on experience, prizes, tons of fun activities, and free food! We have been working incredibly hard to make this weekend one you will remember for years, and we guarantee you will have an amazing time.
We have 30 hydroflasks, over 100 lbs of snacks, 4 free meals, hundreds of unique parts, acrylic for laser cutting, networking opportunities with industry sponsors, collaborations with many other UCLA clubs, live music, a room dedicated just to games, and so much more all lined up and ready to go for you!
Join the Outreach Committee!
Join the Outreach Committee! The purpose of this committee is to give back to our local community by providing resources and support in the form of workshops, panels, and exhibitions. If you are interested in helping students from local high schools and community colleges learn technical ECE skills, or speaking to prospective students at panels, consider joining the ECE Outreach Committee!
The interest form can be found here.
We already have some workshops and exhibits lined up for the upcoming school year, and we're really excited to see how we can impact the community around us. This committee is low commitment (you won't get kicked out if you don't attend an event), so don't worry about not having enough time, we would be happy if you can help out whenever you can!
Please feel free to ask Ryan, our Outreach Coordinator, or email outreach@ieeebruins.com if you have any questions regarding the committee.
Member of the Week
Megan Chen
Year and major: Sophomore, Electrical Engineering
Involvement with IEEE: Micromouse Lead, DAV member, and formerly GB and MM member
Hobbies: Tennis, violin, gaming, and lots of procrastinating
Favorite memory with IEEE: Hanging out at the start of the quarter and helping people out :D
Your most useless talent or fun fact: I've grown an aloe vera plant from a tiny sprout into a foot tall plant that took over the pot I planted it in :o
What you would be doing if time and money were not an issue: Vibing, learning about random things, or procrastinating more
Piece of advice to our readers: Take it slow sometimes, cause life's got a lot to throw at you. It's okay to take a break and come back to it later :D Also don't be scared to ask for help! The real homies got your back :)
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