Author: Deron Johnson
Volunteers Needed: IEEE Spring STEM Event for Girls
“Girls Make STEM with Heart”, the IEEE Buenaventura spring STEM event for middle-school girls, will be on Saturday, April 25 at Isbell Middle School in Santa Paula. If you were involved in previous events, you know what a wonderful experience it is for the students and volunteers and how rewarding. Here is some background: Students… Read more
IEEE Buenaventura Section Announces 2025 Scholarship Program
The Buenaventura Section will award two $1000 scholarship in November 2025 Scholarship Application, Transcript and Letters of Recommendation are due by Wednesday, Oct 22 2025 Eligibility Requirements The applicant must be currently enrolled in an accredited two or four-year college or university in Ventura County (California). The applicant must be studying towards an engineering or… Read more
Volunteer Needed: Newbury Park High School Robotics Team
The Newbury Park High School Robotics Team is seeking a volunteer software mentor, to help prepare to compete in the international FIRST Robotics Competition. While the robots are programmed in Java, anyone with a software background could help resolve multi-vendor integration issues. Meetings are held after school on weekdays; however, we can hold sessions in… Read more
2024 FIRST Lego League Robotics Tournament
On Saturday, November 2, the FIRST Lego League Camarillo Qualifying Tournament was held at the Ventura County Office of Education conference center. About 180 middle school students from 22 teams competed to go on to a regional tournament. FIRST inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators. Teams of students in FIRST… Read more
VCOE Annual Industry & Education Summit
The Ventura County Office of Education, in partnership with the Ventura County Community College District and Ventura County Industry Council, invites you to the Annual Industry & Education Summit: Manufacturing Education & Industry partners are invited to: Collaborate and discuss education alignment with industry needs Inspire and prepare the next generation of skilled professionals in… Read more
IEEE BV Talk: An Overview of Satcom Development and Recent Evolution
On July 9, Dr. Fernando Nocedal discussed “An Overview of Satcom Development and Recent Evolution”. The field of satellite communications (Satcom) has seen major changes and new developments in the last few years. Most notably, we are experiencing the emergence of very large LEO (low earth orbit) constellations, major enhancements to space defense, important developments… Read more
Girls Make STEM with Heart 2024 – Santa Paula
On April 13, Buenaventura Section conducted Girls Make STEM with Heart for 50 middle school girls, at Isbell Middle School. This event engages students in interactive activities, and weaves scientific and engineering teaching with fun. Five types of workshops were offered to the girls. Each was a 3-hour long activity with a break for lunch…. Read more
Girls Make STEM with Heart 2024 – IEEE STEM Event
Girls Make STEM with Heart IEEE Buenaventura STEM Event for Middle School Girls April 13, 2024 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM Santa Paula Event is free, but registration is required. Register at: www.ieee-bv.org/stem Girls in grades 5 to 8 will become scientists and engineers for a day. They will explore how science, technology, engineering and… Read more
Judges Needed: Skoolcade Annual Student Video Game Challenge
Skoolcade is a video game design competition for students in grades 3 – 12. Students code original games and submit them digitally. The first round of judging narrows down the competitors. Round two is a live competition, which will be at the Ventura County Office of Education on Saturday, April 27 from 9:00 AM to… Read more
In Memoriam: Bob Rumer
We are sad to report that Robert “Bob” Rumer reluctantly conceded his battle with cancer on January 26, 2024. Many of you know Bob from having served as Chapter Chair of the IEEE EMBS (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society) chapter. Bob also served as local Event Director of the annual FIRST Lego League tournament,… Read more