[UCLA IEEE] Week 2, Winter 2023
Week 2, woohoo!
This Week’s Events
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Inter-GB Olympics
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm on Jan 17th, 2023 in the Shannon Room in Engineering IV
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 :)
Google Cloud Speaker Series - Pre IDEA Hacks Event
4:00 pm 6:00 pm on Jan 19th, 2023, online
RSVP for our pre IDEA Hacks weekend event on Thursday at 4PM through this link: goo.gle/ideahacks! This will be a virtual workshop with Google Cloud to explore Cloud Storage and Cloud IAM, which could be useful for your project at IDEA Hacks :) All attendees will get $25 of Google Cloud credit and there will be a raffle for cool swag and merch at the end!
Infineon PSoC Social Event
4:00 pm to 6:30 pm on Jan 20th, 2023 in the Maxwell Room in Engineering IV
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
Next Week’s Events
Alumni Mentorship Program Meeting 1
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Jan 25th, 2023, online
The first meeting for AMP 2023 will be on Zoom on January 25th from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. The topic is Internships & Resume Advice. You will be meeting your groups and learning what to expect from AMP this year as well as discussing the topic of the meeting. Here is a document with potential questions to discuss with your group: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qSEfIFiJsDHIXaBKCaLDqQZPSEy0Cd7JBqi123LeZu0/edit?usp=sharing
Hope to see you there!
Projects
Micromouse Worksession
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Jan 19th, 2023 in the IEEE Lab
Rat competition's over, so what's next? Designing your mouse! During this worksession, come in to get help on starting your mouse schematics in Eagle, or enjoy some quality time with your leads :D
OPS Lecture 5: Signals, Switches, and Poduinos
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Jan 19th, 2023 in the Shannon Room in Engineering IV
We know what you're thinking: Arduinos are cool and all, but what can we actually do with them? We'll be tackling this topic in our latest and greatest lecture, on Thursday, January 19th at 6pm. Also- you won't want to miss out on the big reveal of PROJECT 3!
DAV Lecture 5: Advanced FPGA Topics
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Jan 18th, 2023 in the Shannon Room in Engineering IV
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
Ethan Cotta
Year and major: Freshman, Electrical Engineering
Involvement with IEEE: WRAP member
Hobbies: Reading, maintaining an aquarium, bass drum
Favorite memory with IEEE: Discussing the Colpitts oscillator with Ramtin, David, and Nathan
Your most useless talent or fun fact: I have sung in operas by Ravel and Bizet with my siblings comprising the whole chorus
What you would be doing if time and money were not an issue: The same
Piece of advice to our readers: Be kind to animals
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