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Austin Chapter Power and Energy Society Central Texas Section IEEE CTS Spring Planning Meeting January 29, 2011 San Marcos, TX. Chapter Leadership Team Elected Officers. Chairman: Don Drumtra Chairman Elect (V-C): Andrew Bluiett Treasurer: Kevin Ewing Secretary: Steve Pearson
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Austin ChapterPower and Energy SocietyCentral Texas SectionIEEE CTS Spring Planning MeetingJanuary 29, 2011 San Marcos, TX
Chapter Leadership TeamElected Officers • Chairman: Don Drumtra • Chairman Elect (V-C): Andrew Bluiett • Treasurer: Kevin Ewing • Secretary: Steve Pearson • Member at Large: Steve Glenn • Webmaster: Jacob Forbes • Awards Chairman: James Mercier
Chapter Updates • PES CTS Membership: 320 + • Successful Code Class • Created elected Awards Chairman • Elected officers • Decided to have annual classes
2010 Chapter Tech Meetings Summary: 10 Technical, 1 Code Class, 11 ChapComm admin, 4 Code Class admin, 26 Total
Chapter Issues / Plans • Threats and Issues • Narrow focus • Aging membership • Reinventing the wheel • Bureaucracy • Weaknesses • Awards program • Outreach and sharing
Chapter Plans / Issues • Strengths • Interesting programs with eager speakers and good participation • Enthusiastic engineers who have fun working with each other • Informality
Chapter Plans / Issues Plans and Opportunities • Continue excellence/build on strength(Programs and Participation) • Recognize members and chapters(Elected Awards Chairman) • Increase PES awareness(Attend meetings and renew contacts)
Chapter Plans / Issues Plans and Opportunities • Consider joint chapter (PEL, IE, IA) • Increase young member participation(UT, High School, GOLD, Perhaps mentoring) • Write down past practices(Conventions as guides)