Region4 Conference Administrator’s Report

1. Sat Basu Conference Administrator Region 4 Meeting 2011 Section Congress Friday, August 19, 2011 Region4 Conference Administrator’sReport

2. Responsibilities • Serve Members interested in Authoring and Publishing Technical Papers as well as Technical Seminars • Coordinate with Sections, Chapters, Universities and other Institutions to Initiate, Launch and Support the Conferences • Coordinate with TAB Societies and other Activity Organizations for Financial and Administrative Supports • Provide Special Efforts on the Region 4 EIT Conferences • Initiate Conference Location • Maintain Continuous Communication • Manage Effective Conference • Publicize Information

3. Highlights of 2011 Activities • EIT2011-Minnesota State Univ.- West Area • Admin. and Financial reports near completion • Conference Papers are being recorded for including in the IEEE-Explore • EIT2012- IUPUI-Indianapolis -East Area • EIT2012 Web-Site shows Preliminary Information • Call for Papers Issued • EIT2013- Univ. Of Wisconsin – Central Area • Conference in Planning Stage • Conference Committee is being formed

4. Plan for 2012 • Coordinate with EIT2012 Chairs on total Management of the Conference • Start Regular Conference Calls October, 2011 • Finalize Conference Facility • Coordinate on Reception, Banquet, etc • Arrange Key-Note Speakers • Include Professional and Student Tracks • Obtain Sponsorship and Exhibitors

5. Plan for 2012 [Contd.] • Finalize Facility Location for EIT2013 • Initiate Planning Meeting for EIT2013 • Prepare Preliminary Budget • Issue Call for Papers • Initiate Conference Calls • Decide Hosts and Locations for • EIT2014 – Possibility Univ. of North Dakota • EIT2015 – Possibility Wayne State Univ.

6. EIT2011 Finance • Revenue - $21,800 [?] • Registration - $20,100 • Sponsorship + Others - $ 500 [?] • Publication - $ 1,200 [?] • Expense - $16,800 [?] • Facility + Food - $11,700 [?] • Conference Material - $ 2,300 • Conf Proc CD + Others - $ 2,800 • Surplus/Deficit - $ 5,000[?]

7. EIT Conferences YearConf.LocationHostSectionArea • 2000 EIT2000 O’Hare Marriot Western Michigan Univ. Chicago Central Area • 2001 EIT2001 Rochester, MI Oakland University Southeastern Michigan East Area • 2002 EIT2002 Saint Paul, MN University of Minnesota Twin City [CANCELLED] West Area • 2003 EIT2003 Indianapolis, IN Indiana-U Perdue-U Indy Central Indiana East Area • 2004 EIT2004 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Sch. of Eng. Milwaukee Central Area • 2005 EIT2005 Lincoln, NE University of Nebraska Nebraska West Area • 2006 EIT2006 Lansing, MI Michigan State University Southeastern Michigan East Area • 2007 EIT2007 Chicago, IL Illinois Institute of Tech. Chicago Central Area • 2008 EIT2008 Ames, IA Iowa State University Central Iowa West Area • 2009 EIT2009 Windsor, ONT, CA Univ. of Windsor Southeastern Michigan East Area • 2010 EIT2010 Normal, IL Illinois State University Central Illinois Central Area • 2011 EIT2011 Mankato, MN Minnesota State Univ. Southern Minnesota West Area • 2012 EIT2012 Indianapolis, IN Indiana-U Perdue-U Indy Central Indiana East Area • 2013 EIT2013 Milwaukee, WI Univ. of Wisconsin Milwaukee Central Area • 2014 EIT2014 Detroit, MI Wayne State University Southeastern Michigan East Area