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As I
discussed in my March Chair Message, the IEEE Houston Section EXCOM sent Mr.
Polo Gutierrez, Houston Section Secretary, in support of the IEEE-USA Career and
Workforce Policy Committee which targeted Texas as part of their March 2005
Careers Workforce Congressional “Fly-In”. This effort brought IEEE-USA's message
on H-1B visas, offshoring and other employment issues to Congress. Polo shared
his D.C. trip experiences with the Houston EXCOM at our March 24th
meeting and stated that he had the opportunity to visit with many of the staff
of several congressman and that the overall exchange was very positive. I can
also report that the IEEE-USA Staff stated that Polo represented himself, the
IEEE-USA, and the Houston Section extremely well and they were very pleased to
have him as a key part of the overall effort. A sincere thanks to Polo for
investing the time in this most worthwhile endeavor and for representing the
Houston Section so very well. As far as other IEEE events in March, Gil Dolor – Houston Section Past Chair, Donald Dunn - Region 5 South Area Chair and Houston Section Treasurer, and myself – Houston Section Chairman, attended the IEEE PACE (The Professional Activities Committees for Engineers) 2005 Leadership Workshop in Tucson, Az. March 11th thru 13th. Gil, Donald, and myself attended many seminars on leadership, offshoring of US Engineering and technical jobs. Overall, we gained a lot of great ideas for incorporation into the Houston Section EXCOM. In addition, the Region 5 Technical and Leadership Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado April 7 – 10, 2005. Your EXCOM will be attending this very important annual event. This annual conference is a very enjoyable experience, because you find out what the happenings are in IEEE Regional and National. And, I always find it very interesting at this Conference to hear what the other Sections are doing to add value to their membership, and how our Section can learn from that. I will report to you the results of the R5 Conference in May. As a reminder to all of you, the Houston Section will be manning a booth at the the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) May 2 - 5, 2005 promoting IEEE. We have had a couple of people volunteer to help us man these booths and promote IEEE. This is a great opportunity to meet engineers from other companies and network. We still need more volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, contact one of your EXCOM members. As always, the EXCOM and I look forward to 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. Your active participation and feedback is most welcome and very beneficial in ensuring that the programs and content of IEEE brings the most value. Scott Ballew |
