1. 2005-2006 CSULA IEEE Student Branch Activity Report Presented by Jane Dong 2006 IEEE Region 6 Southern Area Spring Meeting

2. Outline Introduction Activity Report (2005-2006)  General Meetings  Professional Development & Activities  Social Activities Future Plan

3. Introduction CSULA IEEE Student Chapter continues to play a leading role to  Attract more students to join IEEE  Promote engineering & Technology  Help current engineering students in professional development Organization structure and officers

4. CSULA IEEE General Meeting CUSLA IEEE General meeting is held 3 times per quarter Guest speakers are invited to give talks on  Recent advancement in various engineering fields  Industrial design projects  Professional development skills

5. CSULA IEEE General Meeting (cont.) Sample presentation topics:  “New Technology Trend in Biomedical Engineering”, Lei Sun, USC Research Scientist  “Automation in Power Engineering”, Sheridan Mascarenhas, Southern California Edison  “Resume Preparation and Interview Skills”, Cesar Gonzalez, CLSUA Career Center

6. Meeting pictures…

7. Professional activities In addition to the general meetings, CUSLA IEEE student chapter hosted a number of other activities to promote the advancement of engineering  Field Trip to Northrop Grumman  National Engineering Week Activities  Outreach and Open house activities

8. Engineering week activities Hosted Pop-stick Competition  Promote the engineering field to students from high school and community college ECST banquet  Highlighted event to celebrate the academic achievements  Provide support to a number of banquet events

9. Field Trip Field trip to Northrop Grumman on Mar 23, 2006  Sponsored by IEEE and Northrop Grumman  23 students attended this field trip and visited F-18 manufacture site  Networking with engineers in Northrop Grumman and received advice for professional development

10. ECST Open House ECST Open house was hosted in Winter, 2006  IEEE Student Branch provided significant help  Served in student question/answer panel to Introduce the engineering program Introduce the ECST labs and other facilities Answer questions on professional development Role models for other students

11. Open House pictures

12. MicroMouse MicroMouse Project  An educational project to enhance the students’ design skills  MicroMouse project includes Training on Microprocessor design -- Around 15 interested students received training on microprocessor and hardware design Building a working micro mouse -- 5-person team is working towards this goal

13. Social Activities CSULA IEEE Student chapter also hosted a number of social activities to provide community service.

14. Future Plan New board election in coming May  Meeting will be held to promote the IEEE and encourage more students to volunteer  Candidates will present their plan on IEEE activities Other activity plan  Continuation of MicroMouse project  Promote students to attend professional conferences  Future field trip  More outreach activities