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The
December 5, 2002 Section Meeting will be our last for this year.
Our speaker will be Rick Petersen a Senior Business Development
Consultant for Intergraph Corporation and he will give a
presentation on “Enter a New Era in
Electrical Engineering”.
The
Executive Committee of the Houston Section traveled to Washington
D.C. representing our section at the 2002 Section Congress this past
October. Every three years the regional activities board (RAB)
holds a conference for all sections within the IEEE.
Representatives from countries from around the world network and
exchange ideals on section best practices. Representatives attend
training sessions, tutorials and panel discussions on section
activities during the conference. For more information about
Section Congress 2002 visit the following website:
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/sc/2002/index.html.
The section Excom members had the opportunity to learn from section
leadership throughout the world on section best practices. We were
also invited to conduct a tutorial in the membership development
track on “Senior Member Elevations”. The Houston Section lead
Region 5 in 2001 with the largest number on new senior members.
Take a look at our website for information on a the following
conference coming to Houston: 10th Annual IEEE IAS Electrical
Safety Workshop; Feb 4-7, 2003; Houston, Texas
If
you have an interest or responsibility in electrical safety, mark
you calendars and plan to register early for the 10th Annual IEEE
Industry Applications Society Electrical Safety Workshop, February
4-7, 2003 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston Texas.
Congratulations are extended to the following Houston Section
Members who were elevated to senior members in November. (Brian
Cassidy, Paul J. Donner, Craig Fisher, Karolos Grigoriadis, Russ
Gundrum, John M. Hemphill, Periklis Y. Ktonas, Reza Langari,
Natarajan K. Seshan, and W. Ransom Siler) We are looking for
members that are interested in becoming a Senior Member in the
IEEE. If you meet the following criteria: for elevation to Senior
Member status, ten years of professional practice including five
years of significant performance, and references (See the nominator
letter and application form for clarification on the IEEE website)
or if you know an IEEE member who qualifies for Senior Membership, I
would like you to nominate him or her by forwarding their nomination
to one of the Houston Section Excom members. If you qualify and are
not a senior member please reply to one of the Section Excom
members.
The
Executive Committee and I feel that the programs we have implemented
are fostering positive growth in our membership base. If you have
feedback and comments contact one of the Excom members. Our goal is
to add value to your IEEE membership. Thanks for taking the time to
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