Life Members Affinity Group (San Antonio) IEEE Central Texas Section Spring Planning Meeting January...

Life Members Affinity Group (San Antonio)

IEEE Central Texas Section

Spring Planning MeetingJanuary 25, 2014 San Marcos, TX


Chapter Leadership TeamName Position e-mail

Lozano, Albert Chair [email protected]

Wiggins, Richard Vice Chair [email protected]

Brakefield, Jim Secretary [email protected]

Atkinson, Scott Treasurer [email protected]

Harris, Bob Webmaster [email protected]

Active volunteers

O'Brien, Tom [email protected]

Franke, Ernest [email protected]

Crossett, Drew [email protected]

Hanavan, Pat [email protected]


2013 Chapter MeetingsJanuary: United States Patent System – John Lyons

February: El Camino Real – Bob Harris

March: Plug-In Electric Vehicles – Joe Redfield

April: Alamo Academies – Gene Bowman

May: Social at Landry's

June: Bioeffects Research AF – Garrett Polhamus

July: Home Management System – CPS Energy

August: Small Computers & Micros – Ernest Franke

September:WWV & WWVB Transmitters – Tom O'Brien

October: Life Member Tour Canada – Bob Harris

November: SAWS Water Conservation – Phil Weynand

December: LM Christmas Dinner Party


2014 Meeting TopicsJanuary 23: 3D Printing Discussion & Demo – Charles Stang

February 20: Tour of Autonomous Vehicles Lab – Southwest Research Institute

TBD: Toyota Plant Tour

TBD: SWRI Technical Tour

TBD: Regional Mobility Update

TBD: Witte Build-it Day (not a meeting)

TBD: How IEEE supports K-12 + Future Cities

TBD: McNay Museum Tour

TBD: Transguide Tour


Chapter Plans - Projects Survey membership for meeting preferences (surveymonkey.com has provided

useful measurements) Continue development of mobile/virtual museum concept

Participate in Witte “Build It” event –an Engineers Week activity Telegraph Station From Walkie-Talkies to Cell Phones Speak & Spell

Apply for Life Members Grant IEEE Milestone recognition – Southwest Research Institute Upgrade webpage –

– Use evite to send notices, get reservations

– Add calendar update capability Judging at Science Fair and Junior Academy of Sciences Support and judging for SA BEST robotics competition Engineering Student Project Show (St. Mary's) Develop an “Inexpensive Microcomputer” program for middle/high school

students


Chapter Plans - Programs

In addition to monthly meetings:Quarterly planning lunches

Other joint meeting opportunities

Additional Engineers Week activities

Support Section planning meetings


Chapter Issues

Strengths Increased leadership/volunteer group Members have active interest in project activities Members are using vTools to register

Weaknesses Lack of follow-through on planned projects

Opportunities Work with other groups (Witte, Science Fair, SA BEST,

FIRST Robotics, School Districts, 10Bitworks) Mentoring, service related activities

Threats Getting members to want to serve as officers as required


QUESTIONS???

Thanks

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