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Consultants Network IEEE Central Texas Section Affinity Group. Spring Planning Meeting January 21, 2017 San Marcos,TX. 2017 CTCN Leadership Team. Bill Martino – Chairman Jody Everett – Vice Chair/Treasurer Luis Basto – Secretary/Webmaster Kai Wong – Pgm Mgr/Member at Large
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Consultants NetworkIEEE Central Texas Section Affinity Group Spring Planning MeetingJanuary 21, 2017San Marcos,TX
2017 CTCN Leadership Team • Bill Martino – Chairman • Jody Everett – Vice Chair/Treasurer • Luis Basto – Secretary/Webmaster • Kai Wong – Pgm Mgr/Member at Large • Les Johnson – Member at Large • Sergio Liberman – Member at Large • http://ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/cn/index.htm
11 regular meetings 1 joint with LM 1 joint with COMSOC/SP and CS 1 joint with WIE 1 social joint with CEDA, COMSOC/SP and LM 6 Officers meetings No Consultants Workshop in 2016 CTCN Affinity Group 2016 Update
2016 CTCN Regular Meetings * Joint with LM (Austin) ** Joint with COM/SP & CS ***Joint with WIE
CTCN Plans 2017 • Host a workshop aimed at consultants • Review constitution and make any desirable changes • Track membership per the constitution • Work toward making membership worthwhile • Member profiles on website? • Project descriptions on website?
SWOT Analysis Strength – Good teamwork & network to recruit speakers. Weakness – Speaker pipeline is nearly empty Opportunity – Become more effective connecting contractors with consultants. Threat – Staying relevant among many networking opportunities for local entrepreneurs, consultants, professionals
Chapter Plans / Issues Mix topics at monthly meetings to cover professional development, training, and technical topics. Attract younger members with current and relevant topics and speakers.