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Region 4 Section Reports

Region 4 Section Reports. 7. Chicago Section. Chicago Section Demographics. Section Leadership for Chicago Section Continued… Web Master – Carol Davids, Davids Consulting PACE – James Fancher Program – Joe Feitler Publications – Geraldine Ryan Special Events – Joe Feitler

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Region 4 Section Reports

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  1. Region 4 Section Reports 7. Chicago Section

  2. Chicago Section Demographics • Section Leadership for Chicago Section Continued… • Web Master – Carol Davids, Davids Consulting • PACE – James Fancher • Program – Joe Feitler • Publications – Geraldine Ryan • Special Events – Joe Feitler • Student Activities – John Zulaski • History Committee – George Thomas, Contemporay Control Systems • Washington Awards – Dennis W. Lamont, Weldy/Lamont Assoc. • Fox Valley Subsection – Chairman – Joe Weesner • Secretary Treasurer – Hugh Edfors • Program Chairman - Jerry Kattke • Northwest Subsection – Jack Sherman

  3. Chicago Section Demographics • Section Organization • Subsections: Fox Valley and Northwest • Society Chapters • SP/CE Signal Processing/Consumer Electronics • AP/MTT Antennas and Propagation/Microwave Theory and Techniques • IA Industrial Application/IE Industrial Electronics • CAS/ED/SSC Circuits and Systems/Electron Devices/Solid State Circuits • EMB Engineering in Medicine and Biology • CPMT Components Packaging Manufacturing Technology • COM Communications

  4. Chicago Section Demographics Continued: • PEL Power Electronics • PE Power Engineering • EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility • C Computer • EM/PC Engineering Management/Professional Communication • RL Reliability • SMC Systems Man and Cybernetics • NPS/MAG Nuclear and Plasma Science/Magnetics • DEI Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation • LEO Lasers and Electro-Optics • PSE Product Safety Engineering

  5. Chicago Section Demographics Continued: • Affinity Groups: WIE Women In Engineering, Consultants Network • Student Branches: NU, UIC, IIT, DeVry Chicago, DeVry DuPage, St. Francis University, DePaul, ITT Mt. Prospect.

  6. Chicago Section Vitality • Reported Meetings for 2003 - 141 Total

  7. Chicago Section Vitality • Advertised Meeting for 2003 – 47 Total

  8. Chicago Section Vitality • Meetings during the Nov. 2003 • Events • IEEE’s Communications Society & IEEE’s Fox Valley Subsection • IIT Student Colloquium – Voice over Internet Protocols Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003 • Chicago Chapter of the IEEE Power Engineering Society • Northeastern Regional Blackout of August 14, 2003 Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003 • AP/MTT Societies • Microstrip Antennas with Reduced Surface & Lateral-Wave Excitiation Thursday, Nov. 17, 2003 • IEEE Communication Society – Distinguished Lecturer Tour • Future of Wireless Communications Monday, Nov. 17, 2003

  9. Chicago Section Vitality • IEEE-ED/CAS/SSC • Extraordinary Advantage of Migrating from Discrete to Integrated Optical and Opto-electronic Components Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003 • IEEE EMC Society Meeting • Conducted Immunity Transient Testing for CE Marking Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003 • IEEE IAS/IES Dinner Presentation • Grounding of Generator Sets and Transforming of the Neutral Conductor Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003 • IEEE Chicago/ Rockford Consultant’s Network • Business Structures for the Engineering Consultant Monday, Nov. 24, 2003

  10. Section Newsletter Sample

  11. Section Web Site Home Pagewww.ewh.ieee.org/r4/chicago/

  12. Other Section Activities • PACE - • S-PAC – with Student Branches • Affinity Groups • Consultants Network • Women in Engineering • Pre-college Education – E-week, science fair judges • Booth at Engineering Expo During Engineers Week at IIT.

  13. Successes/Best Practices • Large number of Chapter Activities • Multiple Meetings Per Month • Choice of dinner/lunch/topic/tour meetings • SCANFAX • 110 Year Re-enactment of First Section Meeting • Established Program for Granting PDH for PE’s

  14. Section Strengths • Membership Size • Large Diverse Industry in Chicago • Active Chapters • History

  15. Challenges • Maintain Balanced Budget • Increase membership participation • Find new officers • Unemployment in Area Industry

  16. Lessons Learned • Involve lower officers in Region Meetings • Format & locations must be fitted to the group • The need to be open to change with regard to meeting topics and meeting format

  17. Goals for Next Year • Promote Idle Chapters to Active Status • Revitalize Northwest Subsection

  18. Goals for Next 5 Years • Financial Strategy for a Balanced Budget • Membership Interest • Revitalize Idle Chapters • Encourage Activity in Affinity Groups

  19. Region 4 Could Most Help My Section By… • Information of other Section Activities • Approve Revised Bylaws • Encourage Conferences to share revenue with sections and invite sections to participate

  20. Summary • We are ACTIVE. • We are having FUN. • We are a large Section with Large Subsections and Chapters • Our Executive Committee functions as a Council to our Chapter Activities

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