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CTS Spring Planning Meeting January 24, 2009. IEEE Technology Management Council – San Antonio. Leadership Team. Chair – Nils Smith Vice Chair – Roxanne Constable
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CTS Spring Planning Meeting January 24, 2009 IEEE Technology Management Council – San Antonio
Leadership Team • Chair – Nils Smith • Vice Chair – Roxanne Constable • ExComm – Scott Atkinson, Chris Camargo, Clif Denny, Mike Pilcher, Garrett Polhamus, Randal Gescheidle , Bill Flannery
Key Points about the TMC • IEEE Technical Councils do not have individual members as Societies do. • TMC is currently supported by 14 Societies, including: • Computer • Circuits and Systems/Solid State Circuits • Communications/Signal Processing • Electron Devices • Laser and Electro-Optics • Systems, Man and Cybernetics • All members of council member societies, in the section, are now Chapter members (>200 for SA)
2008/2009 Meetings • Held Since Fall CTS Planning Meeting • October 14 • “How to Make Your Message Stick” • Dr. Chip Heath • Brooks City-Base • September 30 • Joined Life Members Affinity Group • “A World of Wireless Wonders: Recent Trends and Developments in the Wireless Technologies” • Louis Frenzel (Electronic Design Magazine) • Camino Ranch • Administrative/Planning: • January 22
Meeting Plans for 2009 • Follow on to “Millennials and Gen Y in Education and the Workplace” • Dr. Michael Frye (UIW) • “Engineering Management – A Unique Discipline or just Management?” • “Project Selection – Process vs. Gut Feel” • University/Industry Panel Discussion(s) • Engineering Management Educational Opportunities (on-site at LAFB) • Join PES for “Engineering Ethics” • Joint Meeting with Alamo PMI • Additional Administrative/Planning Meeting • Venue: • Aldaco’s (tentative) • Lunch
Other Plans for 2009 • One Day Technical Symposium (if UT-Austin does not hold local Engineering Management Conference) • Work with UIW on student chapter