The “Förderverein Technische Fakultätat”, short FTF, is an association at the university Klagenfurt. It aims at supporting the technical faculty with their tasks in teaching and research. Furthermore it aids their members and the students of the technical faculty as well as the graduates with their work. Another major goal is intensivating the exchange of experience and insight between research and industry.
Please visit the FTF webpage for more information:
www.ftf.or.at
Lakeside Labs is a cluster for science and innovation in the area of information and communication technology, focusing on self-organizing networked systems. It offers space for creative ideas in an international environment that promotes scientific excellence and mutual appreciation.
About 40 people from various disciplines are funded by Lakeside Labs. The cluster is lead and managed by the nonprofit company Lakeside Labs GmbH. Research activities are performed at the University of Klagenfurt and Lakeside Labs GmbH, partly in cooperation with academic and industrial partners.
Please visit the Lakeside Labs webpage for more information:
www.lakeside-labs.com
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Welcome to the IEEE Student Branch Klagenfurt.
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The IEEE Student Branch Klagenfurt holds its first Student Paper Contest. The students (not including PhD students) of our faculty received the following mail to incourage them to participate in the call. They have the chance to win prizes sponsored by the TEWI Förderverin and to qualify for the IEEE Region 8 contest where they have the chance to present their paper at MELECON 2014. We ask you to encourage and motivate your students to participate in this call. This is a great opportunity for students to take first steps towards a scientific career, to improve their writing skills and get valuable feedback on their work from our reviewers.
IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE’s highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities.
Please visit the IEEE webpage for more information:
www.ieee.org
The Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt has been futureoriented and dynamic from the day it was founded. Today it is Carinthia’s leading educational and research institution. It opens its doors to the whole world and thrives on interculturality and people whose minds know no frontiers.
In contrast to the mass universities, the structure and the manageable scale of the university have positive effects in many respects: on research and its organisation, on teaching operations and on internal administration. These benefits are compounded by the specific character of a genuine campus university. This compact structure is of considerable advantage for the organisation of student life (lecture halls, library, refectory, student dorm etc) and for cross-disciplinary research activities.
Please visit the AAU webpage for more information:
www.uni-klu.ac.at
Sec. 1 This organization shall be known as the IEEE Student Branch Klagenfurt.
Sec. 2 The purpose shall be the dissemination of knowledge of the theory and practice of all aspects of electrical engineering, electronics, radio, allied branches of engineering or the related arts and sciences, as well as the furtherance of the professional development of the Students.
Sec. 3 The organization and operation of the Branch shall be in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the IEEE.
Sec. 4 Membership shall be limited to undergraduate and graduate students of higher educational institutions in Carinthia, especially students of the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt.
Sec. 5 The membership shall consist of Student members of the IEEE.
Sec. 6 The Executive Committee of the Branch shall have the power to levy special assessments upon endorsement by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the Branch.
Sec. 7 Nonpayment of transnational dues will automatically result in suspension of membership in IEEE and in the local Branch. Nonpayment of local dues may result in suspension of membership in the local Branch, but will not result in suspension of membership in IEEE.
Sec. 8 The local dues per semester for members are payable at the beginning of the semester.
Sec. 9 The officers of the Branch shall be a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a Webofficer.
Sec. 10 To be eligible for office, a candidate must be enrolled as a Student member of the IEEE and a member in good standing in the local Branch.
Sec. 11 The term of office shall ordinarily be one year.
Sec. 12 Election of officers for the following year shall be held not later than the last meeting of each year.
Sec. 13 The management of the affairs of the Branch shall be in the hands of the Executive Committee, consisting of the duly elected officers of the Branch and the Counselor appointed by the IEEE. The Chairman of the Branch shall be Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Sec. 14 The Executive Committee shall be the governing body of the Branch and shall transact all business it deems advisable, including the filling of vacancies in offices, authorization of expenditures, etc.
Sec. 15 The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Branch. He/she shall appoint all committees, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, and shall assume all other executive duties not otherwise delegated.
Sec. 16 The Vice-Chairman shall perform all functions of the Chairman in the latter’s absence or at his/her request.
Sec. 17 The Branch Secretary shall keep a record of all activities of the Branch and shall report same to IEEE Headquarters, together with any special reports required by IEEE Headquarters, within a reasonable time after each meeting. The secretary shall carry on all other communications necessary to the activities of the Branch. The secretary shall keep a record of the names of members in attendance at the meetings.
Sec. 18 The Treasurer shall receive all money and pay all debts of the Branch authorized by the Executive Committee, and shall keep an exact account of all receipts and expenditures.
Sec. 18a The Webofficer shall maintain the server, webserver, website, and other electronic services that are offered by the Student Branch.
Sec. 19 A complete annual report shall be submitted by the Chairman and the Treasurer at the last regular meeting of the year, and shall be forwarded by the Branch Secretary to the IEEE Manager of Student Services, upon certification by the Counselor.
Sec. 20 The following Standing Committees or their equivalent shall be appointed by the Chairman:
a) Program Committee
b) Publicity Committee
c) Membership Committee
Sec. 21 The Program Committee shall prepare the programs for all meetings and shall be responsible for all arrangements for these meetings.
Sec. 22 The Publicity Committee shall be responsible for proper advisement of each meeting.
Sec. 23 The Membership Committee shall bring the advantages of membership in the Branch, and in the IEEE, to the attention of all potential Student members.
Sec. 24 In addition to the above standing committees, the Chairman may appoint other committees which he may deem necessary.
Sec. 25 The Branch shall hold regular and special meetings at such places and time as designated by the Executive Committee, with a minimum of three meetings a year.
Sec. 26 The Branch is empowered to adopt Bylaws which are consistent with this Constitution.
Sec. 27 The Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds of the members of the Branch present and voting, provided the amendment shall have been proposed at least one duly publicized meeting previous to the time of voting. Such amendments become effective only upon the approval of the Executive Committee of the IEEE.
Sec. 28 In occasional events, votings for amendments can be done by handing around a bill for collecting written votes.
Our student branch is dedicated to offer students in the region a mixed program complementing their education. Our program consists of various events including, but not limited to:
All events are organized by ourselves and we are always looking for helping hands. Organizing such events is fun on one hand, on the other hand you can improve your soft skills.
Addttionally we participate in the networks described on Our Networks.
The intention of social events is to allow to meet with peers sharing similiar interests as you may have. Get togethers such as game evenings, Christmas parties, Stammtische, etc. are examples of such events. We invite all interested people to join and have a good time.
We organize workshops to allow participants to interactively learn about various topics. Workshops may be dedicated to foster theoretical skills, but may also include hands on events. Workshops may be held by ourselves or we invite external partners to hold offer a workshop.
Presentations are, like workshops, intended to foster theoretical skills. We invite speakers to share their knowledge on interesting and hot topics. We may invite external presenters or do presentations ourselves. If you have something interesting to share or would like to improve your presentation skills, let us know. We are always looking for new presentations.
For presentations or workshops we invite external people to come to us. Whenever this is not possible or not suitable, we go to them! Excursion include visiting companies, museums, research laboratories, what ever interests us.
Once students graduate, they usually start looking for a job. Companies, which hire, look for new employes and would like to introduce themselves. That’s what company talks are for – to bring together future employes and employers. Companies present themselves and show what they have to offer while students get to know potential future employers.
Could we raise your interest? Why don’t you join and become active today?
Joining our Student Branch is as easy as joining the IEEE as a Student Member. You may register yourself on the registration website of the IEEE. If your put in the University of Klagenfurt for your affiliation, you will automatically become a member of our Student Branch. Unfortunately, the IEEE requires a credit card to register. If you don’t have one or have other problems, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you participate in the IEEEXtreme challenge, the membership fee will be reimbursed by the TEWI.
Awesome. To become a member of our Student Branch you need to change your affiliation to the Univeristy of Klagenfurt. If you have any problems, please do not hesitate to contact us.
In any case please let us know about your registration. We are not informed by the IEEE about new members.
Being active in our Student Branch means improving yourself and helping to offer great events for your fellow students. Check out what we do. See below for opportunities how you may gain for yourself when working in our Student Branch.
All of our events are organized by ourselves, some are even given by ourselves. To be active within our Student Branch means to work with fellow students sharing similar interests to organize great events. You improve your soft skills such as teamwork, confidence, communication skills, and many more by working in a dynamic team.
The IEEE Student Branch invites all interested students in Carinthia, especially students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). You work together with peer students from all semesters teaching each other. With completely different backgrounds among students this is a rich resource to personally improve yourself.
For many events we get in touch with companies and research institutions. By helping to organize such an event you get the chance to extend you network. Contacting a company for an excursion may be the first step for a future employment. We are constantly looking for active students to help to extend our Branch’s network for new companies to give talks or to invite us for excursions.
Further, we are active in a number of already existing networks. Active students have the chance to represent our Student Branch in joint meetings with other institutions. These networks span over Austria, IEEE Region 8, and over the whole world by means of the IEEE community portal. For example, the Austria Section holds its annual assembly inviting all IEEE members in Austria for a joint gala dinner to talk to other IEEE members. The CEuSBC, held every two years, brings together Student Branches from all over Europe. Here are some impressions from 2013’s CEuSBC.
Besides the networking with other peer students of all semesters you get the chance to express yourself and realize your ideas. Have you ever wanted to organize an origami workshop, Rubik’s cube tournament, or wanted to realize a network application with our Raspberry Pi? Great! We offer you the possibility to do so. Present your idea in one of our meetings or send us an E-mail. If we find enough interested people we go for it. We will help you to organize the event and to get the necessary equipment. Do you think your idea is to silly? We bet it’s not. Let us know. We are looking forward to helping you with your ideas.
Numerous organizations offer similar opportunities to engage yourself. You may ask why you should join the IEEE? The answer is the long tradition of the IEEE, the already existing knowledge, and infrastructure. The IEEE is organized all over the world giving us access to a global network of resources. This means for us that such networks do not have to be created – they already exist. Meeting a fellow student with similar interests from somewhere in Europe is as easy as visiting the CEuSBC. Our Student Branch financially and logistically supports these travels – with the support of the IEEE. Student Branches with longer traditions than the fairly new Student Branch Klagenfurt have gained knowledge. Needing some help or wanting a qualified opinion is as easy as writing a mail or making a phone call.