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Highlights of the 2012 activities of the Region 1 Student Activities Committee, including student branch updates, competitions, workshops, and requests for support. Contact Ravi Todi for more information.
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Region 1Student ActivitiesCommittee Report Ravi Todi Region 1 Student Activities Committee Chair 2012 Region 1 Meeting Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott Aug 2012
R1 Student Activities Committee • Ravi Todi - SAC Chair • OPEN - RSR • Micromouse Chair Soon Wan • Paper Contest Ali Abedi • R1 S-PAC Coordinator • MD Chair • GOLD Chair • WIE Chair • iSTEP • Section SAC Chairs – please let us know if there’s changes • Student Branch Chairs & Advisors (via local SAC or special events planning) Ex-Officio Members: Pre-university, R1 DE & Director
IEEE Spectrum Change for Students • Keep $32 as student membership dues • Starting 2013 Online only Spectrum • $5 extra for print option • $15 extra for both (print & online) • Free apps available for downloads North America Student Congress Modeled after R8, R9 and R10 Funding a BIG challenge ……I don’t see it going anywhere without IEEE funding ……
2012 SAC Activities Highlights • Over 100 student branches in R1 • Many with less than 20 students • 4 with “0” student members ! • Largest @ MIT with > 200 student members • Several new branch and branch chapters established • Student Branch Website competition – Aug 15 2012 - 6 entrees received • R1 Student Conference at Hartford – Connecticut, March, 2012 - @ 110 attendees from R1
2012 SAC Activities Highlights-cont. • IEEExtreme Programming Competition • October 2012 – increased participation • “How to build a Micromouse” Web Training • Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop several schools • Redesign of R1 SAC Website – www.ieee.org/r1sac
110+ registered Presentations Competitions Paper Micromouse Ethics T-Shirt STEP event Awards Dinner Workshop/Tour 2013 March-April @ MIT Call for venue 2014
Request for Support from Section and Area Chairs • Encourage/Remind Section SAC Chairs to provide requested roster information, reports and engage local schools and faculty • Please tell us what is happening locally! • How can we help/support your student activities?
For additional information please contact me: RAVI TODI Region 1 Student Activities Committee Chair rtodi@ieee.org 8