The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

IEEE Baltimore Section

https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r2/baltimore/

IEEE Section Meeting

9 September 2002

Attendees
X Vil Arafiles – Chair
X Jeff Friedhoffer – Vice Chair
X Hoosam Bandukwalla – Treasurer
X Brian Sequeira – Secretary
Heath Bebout – Chair AES
X Rober Berkovits – Chair EMC
X Dave Boyd – Annapolis subsection
Carole Carey – ESB and Publications
X Joe Carl – Newsletter Chair
X John Dentler – Area Chair Maryland
X Bill Dixon – PACE
X Boris Gramatikov – Chair EMB
X Neville Jacobs – Student Activities
Tina Kohler – WIE
X Garth McKenzie – Chair Computer Chapter
Tom Patton – Awards
X Kirk Rae – PES
Walt Willing – Chair Reliability
Steve Bonk – visitor, Senior Member Applicant
X Mitch Buchman Senior member applicant

Executive reports:
Joe Carl, Hoosam, Neville, and Vil have been submitted to Tracey as attendees to IEEE Congress.
Motion proposed, seconded, and carried to include Annapolis subsection as a representative to IEEE congress. Section will sponsor one member.
Mail the by-laws to the Baltimore/Annapolis sections. Vil & Joe to get together to put this out by next meeting.
Need partner volunteers and other volunteers to assist at IEEE congress at JW Marriott. Must put together a list by next meeting. Neville is POC for list.

Jeff Bradey, a member from overseas requested and obtained section sponsorship for candidacy to senior member and obtained senior member status in June.


Jeff’s report: Communications, IAS, Computer Society, PES, Annapolis subsection, EMB, and EMC have completed two meetings.

Minutes of meeting of April and August distributed.

Motion to accept minutes of April meeting into the record carried unanimously conditioned on some spelling corrections (lightening to lightning, and Berkovits)
Motion to accept minutes of August meeting into the record carried unanimously conditioned on some spelling corrections (edible to eligible)

Treasurer’s report is available to members on request.

Action items from August 12 minutes: (a) is done

Actions items from April minutes: (a) done
(b) Not done - Hoosam to do by next meeting
(c) Not done. PES to send something to Joe.
(d) Open
(e) Hoosam contact treasurer of AP/MTT. Check with AES about concentration banking. Annapolis subsection (Dave Boyd) to close out old account and write a check into its new account.
(f) Closed. Baltimore section received an award. Need to get recognition as gold sponsor for congress (John Dentler).
(g) Unable to contact Hyo-Kun Hahn. Open.
(h) Done.
(i) Done
(j) Done
(k) Not done. Open.
(l) Closed

Director’s report
Student Activities: See handout.
Motion to modify Neville’s budget to include $3000 to Kelvin. John made the motion, Bill seconded, and passed unanimously.
EMB: Three speakers set for Fall (Sept. Oct. Nov.). Did membership drive at JHU.
PES: Oct 15 meeting Joe Dzwonzyk and a meeting in Nov. Co-sponsoring meeting with IAS 6-week course on bonding/grounding in February time frame. PES has a high-performing chapter grant of $1000.
EMC: Meeting possibilities, Vil’s paper on EMC, Bob Hinkle, Radar Spectrum NTIA (Joint with AES).
Computer Society: Second meeting in late May. Another meeting in October (information assurance).
PACE: Planning an MPAC seminar in early November. Carole looking at Capitol college. Hotels (expensive, near BWI or south). Topic related to Professional engineer registration.
Annapolis: USNA talk on MEMS by Firebaugh starts at 7:00 pm
COMSOC: Talk tomorrow at 6:30 at HEM.
EDS: Having a meeting at NG.
Dentler: Partner program - help with hosting. Exhort students to help with activities.

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.