Computer Society – SA IEEE Central Texas Section Fall Planning Meeting September 16, 2017 San Marcos, TX

Chapter Leadership Team Position Name Affiliation Email Has done online training Chair Jim Brakefield Retired jim.brakefield@ieee.org No Vice Chair Wenbin Luo St. Mary's University wbluo@ieee.org Yes Secretary / Treasurer Tom O’Brien t.p.obrien@ieee.org Volunteers: (who serve the chapter but prefer not to be recognized as officers) St. Mary’s University Logistics Djaffer Ibaroudene St. Mary’s University dibaroudene@stmarytx.edu Past Chair Gary Rogers Gary.Rogers@ieee.org Notes:

Chapter Updates Generally meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. We have a year-round calendar. Meetings are held at St. Mary’s University, usually in University Center Conference Room B, or in a lecture room in the Richter Engineering Building. Typical Meeting time schedule: 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM dinner 7:00 PM – 7:15 PM networking 7:15 PM program We meet for dinner before each meeting in the St. Mary’s Cafeteria downstairs in the University Center. We have an area for our group marked with small IEEE Computer Society signs so we can sit together. Dinner is optional. Because of our common interests with other chapters, we have found that joint meetings can be held with those Societies, and will draw interested audiences. With this meeting plan we are able to operate with a small budget for refreshments at each meeting, and the speaker's meal (except Federal employees). Notes:

2017 Chapter Meetings (avg=13, max=31) Date Technical or Admin Topic Speaker L31 Jan Tech History, Technology, and Applications of Bar Codes Tom O’Brien Y Feb Non-Volatile Memory Prof. Ethan Ahn Mar No meeting Apr Dramatic Effects of Advances in Solar, Battery & Autonomous Driving Video + Panel of Downing & Redfield May Evolution of Engineering from Trade to Profession (joint meeting) C. Sidney Burrus Jun Jul Aug Witte Computer Facilities Kenny Placido Sep Bletchley Park & Cryptography Michael Gershman Oct Computer Security CNF Technology Nov SwRI Space Software Infrastructure Gwen Ross Dec Notes:

Future of Energy: Generation & Transmission 2018 Chapter Meetings Date Technical or Admin Topic Speaker L31 Jan Tech Future of Energy: Generation & Transmission CPS Energy Feb TBD Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Notes:

SWOT Analysis Strengths: Computing is a strong focal point for education and professional work. Useful source of continuing education. Mixture of student and senior engineers. Weaknesses: Diversification of computing careers and less corporate sponsorship. Low student attendance from outside the St. Mary’s University community. Opportunities: Good programs attract better attendance. Emphasis on new fields and career opportunities. Threats: Low IEEE Member Attendance gives us a very small pool to search for new leadership. Notes:

Chapter Plans / Issues Find interesting topics and speakers Recruit additional officers Support SAMSAT (San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology) Life members + student chapters? Exhibit docents & background material Courseware for students Notes:

Thanks If you’d like to learn more about electronic services, you’ll want to attend the session on the Electronic Services being presented this afternoon by Christian Borges (BORE-GERT) and Chip Dawson. If you miss this afternoon’s session, you can see it tomorrow morning. Now I’d like to answer your questions about newsletters and electronic services . . . (After Q&A) I’m sorry we don’t have time to answer all of your questions, but we have an abundance of expertise with us this weekend, and much of it is in the Computer Lab upstairs. Stop by and get more information anytime.