IEEE Denver Section, PO Box 18385, Denver, CO 80218

Denver Section Executive Committee MeetingDate: May 14th, 2013Location: DeVry University, Room 212, 1870 West 122nd Ave., Westminster, CO 80234Time: 6:00 - 6:30 pm Dinner

6:30 - 8:00 pm ExCom Business

A. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTION OF ATTENDEES

Tim Weil Jim Look Valerie SchlechtJennifer Kramer Jim Harrer Marc KesslerRichard Rew Allen McLain Sunchana PucicKartheek Chandu Daniel Helmick Erik JohnsonThomas L. Weaver Bob Wilson Tim TothDuane Torgenson

B. Chair’s Report - Tim Weil� April Minutes were approved. The Minutes and latest Section Rebate Policy are

on the Section Website � Welcome to Denver Section – Bulletin sent to 42 new members� Google Apps for IEEE Members (new trial) � Publishing Schedule for IEEE Magazines / Journals� Update on Conference Financial Reports� R5 Conference Photos (Awards Banquet) – Picassa Web� MH Spark Articles – June 1st Deadline� Information on how to write for IEEE Publications and for IEEE Accesshttp://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/ieee_access.html� Open Officer Positions for Denver ExCom: Secretary, (see Allen), WebMaster

(see Mark/Richard), Membership Development (see Dan), Government Affairs Liaison (see Tim)

C. Gold & University & Student Branch - Jennifer Kramer� Previous Event: Project Management Workshop @ R5 Meeting

Several GOLD members attended that I hadn’t seen at previous events!� Future Event: Planning June networking event currently

Targeting last week in June before the holiday� Student Branch Activities

Previous Event: Student Leadership Training & SPAC @ R5 MeetingStudent officers from all but one of the active student chapters attended

Future Event: Student Leadership TrainingPlan student leadership training in the beginning of September once schools start back up (as a change from concurrently with the Denver Section Training which is in February and not conducive for students who have new officers each school year.

1

IEEE Denver Section, PO Box 18385, Denver, CO 80218

D. Treasurer’s Report - Allen McLain� IEEE CBRS Checking account @ Wachovia Bank:

March 2013 balance was $25,643.3Rebate money received from IEEE headquarters.

� IEEE Denver Section Investment Account:28 February 2013 market value = $131,988.38

� Denver Section IEEE CoBiz Account:Balance not known. No statement received for the month yet.Will be shutting down account and transferring balance to CBRS account

� Paypal Reconciliation and Greentech/R5 ConferenceCBRS Transfers ongoing

� Snapshot of Current Budget Activities (see Appendix)

E. PACE - Jennifer Kramer & Jason Rupe � PACE Requests:� Erik Johnson – Outstanding Graduating Student sent to CVD in Washington D.C.

in March� Project Management Workshop at Region 5 Annual Meeting� All paperwork submitted for PACE to the Region (Kheng Swee) – JK will

touch base with him in a month to make sure it’s processed� $500 from Region 5

� Student Leadership Training Workshop & SPAC at Region 5 Annual Meeting• All paperwork submitted for PACE to the Region (Kheng Swee) – JK will

touch base with him in a month to make sure it’s processed• $500 from Region 5

� Note: JK will settle costs with Allen to figure out where the remainder of the subsidy for these events comes out of – some comes from the PACE, GOLD and Student Branch Activities Budgets.

F. SAMIEEE Membership Trend (2011-2013) - Jim Look� Active Members for the months of 4/31/2013, 12/31/2012, and 12/31/2012 were

compared (see Appendix)

G. Electronic Modernization - Mark KesslerGoogle Apps – Marc K. has set up accounts for Denver ExCom officers to try on a demo basis (photos, calendars, etc).• New alias will be [name]@ieee-denver.org for login• Possibilities for bulk data storage, email and migration from GoozMo site.• Opens up many possibilities to modernize our website and improve support for

our chapters for only $84/year• Google Apps for Non-Profits

• Corporate IEEE is moving there, but won’t provide support for Section accounts.

2

IEEE Denver Section, PO Box 18385, Denver, CO 80218

• Free for us• Allows us to manage our own email aliases and documents• Really should just be for e-mail and documents (e-mail can be setup to

forward wherever• Few have even logged it to set it up.

� Additional information in Appendix

H. Awards & Recognition - Katie Bair� Large Section Award Nominations:

- Katie submitted two nominations: Pankaj Goyal and NREL as designated corporate sponsor Region 5 recognition and they both won

I. Region 5/GreenTech Conferences - Tim Weil� Erik Johnson created Facebook entry for GreenTech and Region 5 (see

Appendix)� Facebook Robotics Competition, IEEE History Poster, (see Appendix)

J. Public Relations & Spring Event 2013 - Richard Rew � The Denver Nature and Science Museum may be a possible venue in the fall,

rather than spring of 2013

K. Chapter Updates - from Chapter Representatives� SPS July Adaptive Image Processing - Marc Kessler� Tim Weil - Computer Communication Society - DeVry south

Ted Bickart talk at Greentech on Global History NW (GHN) � Jim Harrer – EMBS – Presentation to Golden Science Students on

Engineering Careers in Biomedical and Aerospace.

L. New Business: Action Items May - June� Funding for IEEE Milestone Project - Presented by Duane Torgeson (PES)

� IEEE Milestones in Electrical Engineering and Computing program honors significant technical achievements in all areas associated with IEEE. It is a program of the IEEE History Committee, administered through the IEEE History Center.

� Duane presented the IEEE MILESTONE PROPOSAL for sponsorship by Denver IEEE Chapter or Section: Smith HVDC Converter With Integrated AC Voltage Control Capability

- Sponsorship commitments (others are committed - see Appendix)� Funding Request Approved – Google Apps (Website Migration) Moved and

seconded fo to fund for 3 years a new website to replace Goozmo and designed by Marc Kessler

� IEEE-USA Conferences (section funding available

3

IEEE Denver Section, PO Box 18385, Denver, CO 80218

� Spring Event (proposed) – June Banquet at DMNS, postponed until Fall. � Chapter Reimbursements (Allen - in Process)� Mile High Spark Submissions - due by June 10, 2013� Mid-Year Budget Update - Allen will split the rebate money to the chapters� 2015 is the 100 Year Milestone for the Denver IEEE!

M. Senior Membership UpgradesThree IEEE members were interviewed and applied for the Senior Membership Upgradeimmediately after the regular EXCOM meeting.

• Marc Kessler, Phillip Duclos, Kartheek Chandu

N. NEXT EXCOM MEETING

June 10th 2013, Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.DeVry University, 1870 West 122nd Ave., Westminster, CO 80234

4

IEE

E D

enve

r Sec

tion,

PO

Box

183

85, D

enve

r, C

O 8

0218

APP

EN

DIX

–Sn

apsh

ot o

f Cur

rent

Bud

get A

ctiv

ities

5

IEE

E D

enve

r Sec

tion,

PO

Box

183

85, D

enve

r, C

O 8

0218

6

IEE

E D

enve

r Sec

tion,

PO

Box

183

85, D

enve

r, C

O 8

0218

APP

EN

DIX

–M

embe

rshi

p T

rend

(201

1 -2

013)

7

IEE

E D

enve

r Sec

tion,

PO

Box

183

85, D

enve

r, C

O 8

0218

APP

EN

DIX

–G

reen

tech

and

R5

on F

aceb

ook

8

IEE

E D

enve

r Sec

tion,

PO

Box

183

85, D

enve

r, C

O 8

0218

9

IEE

E D

enve

r Sec

tion,

PO

Box

183

85, D

enve

r, C

O 8

0218

APP

EN

DIX

–IE

EE

Mile

ston

e Pr

opos

al

IEEE

MIL

ESTO

NE

PRO

POSA

L

�W

este

rn A

rea

Pow

er A

dmin

istra

tion

(Wes

tern

) has

ag

reed

to d

ispl

ay th

e S

CS

Mile

ston

e P

laqu

e.�

Fund

ing

to p

ay fo

r the

pla

que

has

been

arra

nged

with

ou

tsid

e so

urce

s.�

Sub

mitt

al o

f the

IEE

E M

ilest

one

Pro

posa

l and

sup

port

for t

he p

ropo

sal e

fforts

and

ded

icat

ion

cere

mon

y w

ill be

pr

ovid

ed.

10

IEE

E D

enve

r Sec

tion,

PO

Box

183

85, D

enve

r, C

O 8

0218

Typi

cal I

EEE

Mile

ston

e Pl

aque

11