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Region 4 Section Reports. 9. Fort Wayne Section. Fort Wayne Section Report. IEEE Region 4 Meeting - Oct 16/17, 2004. Fort Wayne Section Demo. Total Members: 383 Members 211 Student members 75 Senior members 16 Life members 54 Affiliates 23 Meetings
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Region 4 Section Reports 9. Fort Wayne Section
Fort Wayne Section Report IEEE Region 4 Meeting - Oct 16/17, 2004
Fort Wayne Section Demo. • Total Members: 383 • Members 211 • Student members 75 • Senior members 16 • Life members 54 • Affiliates 23 • Meetings • Section meetings per year 5-6 • Format (lunch, dinner, talk only) Dinner • Type (tour, PACE, technical) Tech 4, Tour 1, • Section vs Chapter Section only • Excom meetings per year 1 - 0 • % quorem Excom meetings 50%
Fort Wayne Section Demo. • Section Leadership for Milwaukee Section • Term: Calendar Year 2003 • Chair – Eric Sailor, chairperson@ieeefortwayne.org • Vice Chair – Open, … • Treasurer – Open, … • Secretary – Jim Spreen, … • Neighboring Sections • North: Southeast Michigan • South: Indianapolis • East: Lima Section • West: Western Michigan • Joint Meetings Held with Neighboring Sections
Fort Wayne Section Demo. • Section Organization • Subsections - None • Society Chapters - None • Affinity Groups - None • Student Branches/Joint Activity Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Tri-State
Fort Wayne Section Vitality • Meetings/attendance during the last year • Apr => Planning Meeting/23 • Apr => Wire Association International/5 • May => Miniature Biomedical Sensors/14 • Jun => Supercomm trip/ Cancelled • Oct => Is there a Hybrid Electric Vehicle in your Future/ 13
Other Section Activities • PACE - None • S-PAC - None • GOLD - None • Affinity Groups - None • Pre-college Education – • Tri-State Science Fair
Successes/Best Practices • Most people come when they have been personally invited • Receive appreciation and compliments by those who attend.
Lessons Learned • Local business holding seminars (replacement for professional groups) • Some other groups in Northeast Indiana are struggling and some have discontinued • Local business structure is procedure and suppresses career interest
Goals for Next Year • More Officers • More Officers at several companies • More Officers in key positions • 20% (~70 members) meetings
Region 4 Could Most Help My Section By… • Idea 1 • Idea 2