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On behalf of the Executive Committee,
I want to extend our congratulations to three individuals from the
Houston Section who were elected to the IEEE Grade of Fellow
(Richard G. Baraniuk, Andrew Kwokshing Chan, and John Edwin Propst).
As it stands today, the IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the
Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of
accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. A brief
citation is issued to new Fellows describing their accomplishments
and the total number selected in any one year does not exceed
one-tenth percent of the total voting Institute membership.
In addition, on behalf of the
Executive Committee, I want to extend our congratulations to several
individuals from the Houston Section who were elected to the IEEE
Senior Member Grade (Hualou Liang, D. Wayne Madden, Daleep Mohla,
Wissam Rabadi, Nicolaos B. Karayiannis, Jay R. Porter, and David
Rice).
We had the privilege to have Mr.
Ray Miller as our speaker for the December meeting. For those
members that were unable to attend, I hope you have the opportunity
to here Mr. Miller speak in the future. He covers diverse topics on
Texas History that are very captivating and the subject covered at
this months meeting was excellent.
The Houston and Galveston Bay
Sections are hosting the IEEE Region 5 Conference in April 2002. We
are seeking Corporate Sponsors for the upcoming event in April of
2002. We are seeking Corporate Sponsors as follows: Bronze ($1,000),
Silver ($2,000) or Gold ($3,000) sponsors. We are also seeking
sponsors of certain events breakfast, lunch, banquet, and
hospitality program. We will provide acknowledgement of each
sponsorship in the brochure, website and recognize them formally. If
your company may be interested in financially supporting this
technical conference please contact
Zafar Taqvi, Ph.D. or
Donald G. Dunn.
For more information see the attached web link.
http://www.ieee-houston.org/Reg5Conf/
The Houston Section CED program will be back in swing in February
2002 with several courses that cover new and exciting topics. Please
take some time and visit the web site
to see what will be offered this year.
The Houston Section will be manning
booths at the SWEE and OTC Conferences this year promoting the IEEE.
If you are interested in participating in these events and helping
us promote the IEEE contact one of the Excom members.
Mark your calendars! The First
Annual IEEE Houston Section Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held
at the Greatwood Country Club in April of 2002. We have a couple of
individuals that have graciously offered to help plan this event,
but we are looking for more. We are also seeking corporate
sponsorships; if your company is interested please email
Dwayne Lowry or
myself.
The Executive Committee and I would like to wish you and your family
a Happy Holiday and a prosperous New Year. We are always looking for
your feedback and comments. If you have suggestions and/or are
interested in becoming active within the section or a local society
chapter, contact one of us. Without the active participation and
feedback from you the members, the programs and content of the IEEE
would be lacking.
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