IEEE is going to be having its first general meeting of the semester on Wednesday, September 2 from 5-7PM in 151 Everitt Lab. Everyone is invited to come to see what IEEE has planned for this semester, and to get involved with our various committees. FREE PIZZA.

Also, on Tuesday, September 1 from 7-8:30 PM in DCL L440, IEEE will be hosting a free workshop on test driven development, presented by Doug Bradbury and Micah Martin of 8th Light, Inc. Test Driven Development is a software development practice where test are written first, then production code is written. Learning this technique will quickly help you write better code faster and with fewer bugs. Kiss you debugger goodbye! The workshop will be presented in C, but the idea is applicable to any language.
No sign-ups are needed, but space is limited, so please try to arrive early to ensure you get a seat.

written by Donald

The Spark is a magazine which talks about on campus student led projects from all disciplines of engineering.

We plan to post it online to gain a wider audience. My committee is currently working on putting the articles together and getting our layout and title page set. We currently have articles from IEEE Seeds and ACM Sigs. We are also expecting to receive articles from BMES and UMO.

I would also like to thank our sponsors–Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Infinera Corporation–for their generous donations to help get our project started.

I am currently looking for more articles and ideas to include in the magazine. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Mahir Gosalia (mgosal2@illinois.edu)

written by Mahir