Region 4 Section Reports

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Region 4 Section Reports

• 15. Nebraska Section

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Nebraska Section Report

• IEEE Region 4 Meeting
• October 16th 17th, 2004

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Nebraska Section Map

• IEEE Region 4 Meeting - Oct 16/17, 2004

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Nebraska Section Demographics

• Total Members 726
• Members 455
• Student members 110
• Senior members 35
• Life members 39
• Associate Members 54
• Meetings
• Section meetings per year 12 - 15
• Format (lunch, dinner, talk only) Dinner
• Type (tour, PACE, technical) 20/10/70
• Section vs Chapter Joint
• Excom meetings per year 10
• quorem Excom meetings 50

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Nebraska Section Demographics

• Section Leadership for Nebraska Section
• Term Calendar Year 2004
• Chair Joel Haskins
• Vice Chair Hamid Sharif
• Secretary/Treasurer Gordon Heins
• Power Engineering Society Chair - John Nguyen
• Communications Society Chair - Pierce Carpenter
• Computer Society Chair - Dan DeLuna
• Past Chair - Hamid Vakilzadian
• Neighboring Sections
• North Siouxland
• South Region 5
• East Central Iowa
• West Region 5

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Nebraska Section Demographics

• Section Organization
• Society Chapters
• Power Engineering Society
• Communications Society
• Computer Society
• Student Chapters
• Lincoln
• Omaha
• Affinity Groups (none)
• Student Branches/Joint Activity
• Judge E-Week displays
• Student E-Week Banquet

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Nebraska Section Vitality

• Meetings/attendance during the last year
• Jan gt ExComm Planning meeting / 9
• Jan gt Code Inspections and Code Enforcement from
  the Front Lines / 54
• Feb gt The State of the State in Telecom,
  Legislation, Developments, and Regulation / 52
• Feb gt E-Week Banquet, joint with Engineers
  Roundtable / 130 (including all Engr. Societies -
  only about 12 from IEEE)
• Mar gt Financial Multi-Application Smartcards /
  42
• Apr gt Judge E-Week displays / 12
• Apr gt Joint Student Banquet / 8 (not counting
  students)
• Apr gt Discussion with Iowa Nebraska Power
  Review Board Directors / 32
• May gt Workshop Leadership Skills for Engineers
  in the Workplace, by IEEE DL Charles P.
  Rubenstein / 24

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Nebraska Section Vitality

• Meetings/attendance during the last year (cont.)
• June gt Tour of Gallup University / 40
• July gt Tour of new UPRR Headquarters / 52
• Aug gt Area Network Speeds / 52
• Sep gt Tour of Molex Manufacturing / 52
• Sep gt IT/PBX Room Fire Protection / 28
• Oct gt Secure Environment by Thinking Like a
  Hacker / 29
• Nov gt TBD
• Dec gt Seminar Power System Operations / Control
  / Stability / Dynamics
• Dec gt Joint with NSPE, Nebraska High-Tech
  Transportation system / Dynamic Message Signs
  (Amber Alert)

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Other Section Activities

• PACE -
• S-PAC -
• GOLD -
• Affinity Groups
• Consultants Network -
• Women in Engineering
• Etc -
• Pre-college Education -
• Etc -

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Successes/Best Practices

• Dedicated Volunteers
• Industry University
• Pierce Carpenter
• Evening Meetings best for travelling members
• Four or fewer paper newsletters (most e-mail)

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Lessons Learned

• Issuing PDHs boosts attendance
• Social-only events not attended
• Geography of Section makes it difficult for out
  state members to attend meetings (cant please
  everyone every time)
• Concentration banking not for us

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Goals for Next Year

• Successful EIT 2005
• Two or more Technical Seminars
• GOLD Seminar
• PACE Seminar
• Technical Meetings Tours
• Affinity Groups
• Meet the Needs of our Members
• Set goals for 2006 and beyond

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Region 4 Could Most Help My Section By

• Improve Visibility
• Visit Section - Attend Meeting

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Nebraska Section Pictures
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Nebraska Section Pictures