<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div style="" class=""><span style="" class="">If you look at my email address, it is obvious that I am a member. <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;" class=""><span style="" class=""><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;" class=""><span style="" class="">Email forwarding is one small benefit in that it allows oyou to change to a different email service without having to tell everyone to change their address book.</span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
font-style: normal;"><br style="" class=""><span style="" class=""></span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="" class="">In the San Francisco, there are a lot of local meetings for different specialties. More than 40 meetings some months. The calendar can be found at <a style="" class="" href="http://www.e-grid.net/">http://www.e-grid.net/ </a></span> Sorry I don't know the web-sites for other locations.<br></div><br>I encourage everyone look at the calendar and attend meetings about topics you find interesting. <br><br>The other main benefit is networking with people in the industry, which can lead to job offers and other business related connections.<br><br style="" class=""><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;
background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Most meetings are free, but occasionally there is a dinner meeting, so read the details. A lot of "starving students" have been know to attend meetings that offer free pizza!</div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">You do not need to be member to attend. The policy is you find meetings worthwhile, you will consider membership. <br></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;
font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Hope that answers the question.<br></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Paul<br></div> <div class="" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="" class="" dir="ltr"> <hr style="" class="" size="1"> <font style="" class="" face="Arial" size="2"> <b style="" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Scott DuBois <sdubois@linux.com><br style=""
class=""> <b style="" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> conspire@linuxmafia.com <br style="" class=""> <b style="" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 30, 2015 8:05 PM<br style="" class=""> <b style="" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [conspire] ieee<br style="" class=""> </font> </div> <div style="" class=""><br style="" class="">Ruben,<br style="" class="" clear="none"><br style="" class="" clear="none">A friend of mine is involved in IEEE and has been for many years. I<br style="" class="" clear="none">checked with him and he states that you are welcome to speak directly<br style="" class="" clear="none">with him if you like about becoming a member and what IEEE has to offer.<br style="" class="" clear="none"><br style="" class="" clear="none">Partial discussion quote:<br style="" class="" clear="none"><br style="" class=""
clear="none">"If the guy wants to join IEEE, and is in one of the fields where IEEE<br style="" class="" clear="none">is involved, I strongly recommend it. You can refer him to me if he<br style="" class="" clear="none">wants to ask questions. I've been a member for 35 years, and there<br style="" class="" clear="none">are a number of benefits that are available thru the organization."<br style="" class="" clear="none">--Mike<br style="" class="" clear="none"><br style="" class="" clear="none"><a style="" class="" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:mike.beaver47@gmail.com" href="mailto:mike.beaver47@gmail.com">mike.beaver47@gmail.com</a><br style="" class="" clear="none"><div style="" class="" id="yqtfd46311"><br style="" class="" clear="none">On 01/30/2015 10:30 AM, Don Marti wrote:<br style="" class="" clear="none">> begin Ruben I Safir quotation of Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:38:31AM -0500:<br style="" class="" clear="none">> <br
style="" class="" clear="none">>> anyone ever join ieee?<br style="" class="" clear="none">>><br style="" class="" clear="none">>> Any benifit from them?<br style="" class="" clear="none">> <br style="" class="" clear="none">> They must be doing something right, judging from the<br style="" class="" clear="none">> existence of this astroturf site:<br style="" class="" clear="none">> <br style="" class="" clear="none">> <a style="" class="" shape="rect" href="http://www.advancingengineering.org/" target="_blank">http://www.advancingengineering.org/</a><br style="" class="" clear="none">> <br style="" class="" clear="none">> Don't know what it is, though.</div><br style="" class="" clear="none">> <br style="" class="" clear="none"><br style="" class="" clear="none">-- <br style="" class="" clear="none">EFF ID: 1731778<div style="" class="" id="yqtfd50694"><br style="" class="" clear="none"></div><br
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