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Consultants Network IEEE Central Texas Section Affinity Group. Spring Planning Meeting September 24, 2016 San Marcos,TX. 2016 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 MeetingSeptember 24, 2016 San Marcos,TX
2016 CTCN Leadership Team • Bill Martino – Chairman • Jody Everett – Vice Chair/Treasurer • Luis Basto – Secretary/Webmaster • Kai Wong – Pgm Mgr/Member at Large • Karen Ulferts – Member at Large • http://ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/cn/index.htm
8 regular meetings thus far, 1 joint with LM (Austin), 1 joint with COM/SP/CEDA 3 more regular meetings and a social planned, 1 joint with WIE 5 Officers meetings No Consultants Workshop in 2015 Volunteered to assist N3XT. Kai especially helpful identifying and recruiting speakers. On-site help unnecessary Website improvement remains conceptual CTCN Affinity Group 2016 Update
2016 CTCN Regular Meetings * Joint with LM (Austin) ** Joint with COM/SP/CEDA ***Joint with WIE
SWOT Analysis Strength – Good teamwork & network to recruit speakers. Weakness – Retaining new members and persuading more regulars to join IEEE. 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. Improve website, add link to CTS job opportunities page, switch to WordPress Co-host/support workshop with chapters sharing same interests. Attract younger members with current and relevant topics and speakers. Add one more elected Member at Large