IEEE Computer Society
San Antonio
IEEE Central Texas Section
Spring Planning Meeting
Jan 26, 2013
San Marcos, TX
Chapter Leadership Team
Term: June 2012 – May 2013
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Chair, Gary Rogers, Senior Life IEEE member
Secretary, Dr. Yu Zhang, Trinity University
(Currently inactive while away, return 2013)
Logistics, Dr. Djaffer Ibaroudene, St. Mary's
University
Communications and Webmaster, Dale Wilken,
DLW Software LLC
Past Chair, Dr. Wenbin Luo, St. Mary's University
IEEE Central Texas Section
Chapter Updates
Plan for Meetings:
 Meet at St. Mary’s University, usually in conference room B,
University Center
 Dinner in the St. Mary’s Cafeteria downstairs, all you can eat
buffet $8.50 plus tax
 Dinner: 6:30-7:15
 Networking: 7:15-7:30, in the meeting room
 Speaker 7:30-8:30
 Many of those who attend meetings now skip dinner and just
come for the networking and speaker portions.
 This plan is working well for the group and has resolved the
budget problems that the group was having.
IEEE Central Texas Section
2012-2013 Chapter Meetings
Date
Technical/ Topic
Admin
Speaker
L31
09/18/12
Technical
The IEEE Future Cities Competition
Joules Webb
Yes
10/16/12
Technical
Stump the Scanner
Tom O’Brien
Yes
11/20/12
Technical
Communications as the key to the large
scale adoption of PEVs
Joe Redfield
Yes
01/22/13
Technical
GPIO: Designing Embedded
Applications
Mike Perez
Yes
02/19/13
Technical
The Basis of Trust
Gary L. Ragsdale,
Ph.D., P.E.
03/19/13
Technical
The Aggregation of Electric Vehicles
Sean C. Mitchem
04/16/13
Technical
04/30/13
Technical
Annual Student Night
Various University
Students
IEEE Central Texas Section
SWOT Analysis
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Strengths: Monthly meetings are generally well
organized and attended. This includes significant
attendance by students.
Weaknesses: The core of members who show any
interest in leadership is very small.
Opportunities: Attract more students and
professionals to attend the monthly meetings by
recruiting high-quality speakers to present high-value
programs.
Threats:
IEEE Central Texas Section
Chapter Plans / Issues
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We will hold an election this Spring for
Officers to serve May 2013 to April 2014
We will look into having a distinguished
speaker. It would need to be a meeting that
is joint with the section and other San Antonio
Society chapters.
We will invite Bjarne Stroustrup for a special
meeting (the last time he came it was the
largest attendance we have ever had).
IEEE Central Texas Section
QUESTIONS???
Thanks
IEEE Central Texas Section