CENTRAL TEXAS SECTION OF THE IEEE Year 2008 Spring Planning Meeting August 16, 2008 San Marcos Garrett Polhamus, Chair

Meeting Agenda 8:30 Welcome: Coffee & Fare 9:00 Call to Order, Introductions, Sign-in & Agenda 9:10 Section Activities Report Secretary’s Report Treasurer’s Report Vice Chair’s Report 10:00 Section Committee Reports K-12 Awards Webmaster Nominations Analog Conferences Membership Electronic Communications Gold 11:10 Chapter Reports 12:00 Lunch Welcome to the Fall, 2007 Central Texas Section Planning Meeting. We ran long at the Spring Meeting, so we are Handing out our Agenda Please respect the other presenters and follow the timeline We will have some recognition, (2) bi-law change proposal, and preparation for elections including a slate of officers. I would like to mention that our Newsletter Editor will be stepping down and we need to have a volunteer to fill that position. If you are interested or know of someone that is interested, please let me know. Enjoy the day.

Meeting Agenda (Cont’d) 12:45 Chapter Reports (Cont’d) 1:50 Student Chapter Reports 3:00 Adjourn

Introductions: Your name Your society affiliations Your Office CTS Spring Planning Meeting San Marcos August 16, 2008 Lets go around the room and introduce yourself. Please make sure that you have signed in.

Outline Officers and Committee Folk Parliamentary Procedure Special Interest Items Thanks

Officers Vice-chairman Austin – Tom Grim Vice-chairman SA – Dawnlee Roberson Secretary – Thuy Dao Treasurer – Kenny Rice

Committee Members Analog – Kevin Nickels Awards – Clif Denny Conferences – Scott Atkinson Educational Activities – Steve Prough Electronic Communications – Joe Redfield K-12 – Dean Schneider Membership Development – Joe Redfield Nominations - John Purvis PACE – Scott Atkinson Student Activities – Steve Crowl Webmaster – Clif Denny

Parliamentary Procedure Facilitate transaction of business All members have equal rights Majority decides Minority rights protected Full & free discussion of every issue Only one question at a time Members have the right to know the question at any time Only speak when recognized by the Chair, and then only to the chair Chair must be impartial

TJ’s Advice "No one is to disturb another in his speech by hissing, coughing, spitting, speaking or whispering to another, etc."

Vision Service to the members: Expansion of student programs Fellows program New chapters: EMB-Austin? Section support for conferences Expansion of student programs UTSA TSU ?? Networking opportunities

Special Interest Items Strategic Planning Conference Support Fellow nominations Region 5 Conf Sections Congress

Thanks Organizers Nominators Upper Echelon Volunteers Other officers

QUESTIONS???