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Cookout in the Park
Rob Scruggs
Rather than the typical Thursday evening technical meeting, the next IEEE meeting will be a cookout/picnic social held at South Cove Park on Lake Keowee in Oconee County. The cookout is scheduled for Saturday, June 26th from 4:00 until 9:30 PM at the Pavilion (large gazebo). The Piedmont Section will provide hamburgers, hotdogs, and chicken. Members are asked to bring drinks, side items, and/or desserts. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed in the park. Please feel free to bring your families. Also, feel free to bring your boats. I intend to bring mine.
They do charge a $3 parking fee at South Cove Park this time of year (at least during the busy times), so be aware of that.
You must RSVP by June 24th to Rob Scruggs by email at scruggsr@squared.com or robert.scruggs@us.schneider-electric.com or by phone at 864-886-1348. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Where: South Cove Park, Seneca, SC
When: Saturday, June 26, 2004
Agenda: Arrive at 4:00pm
Directions: To get to South Cove Park, from Greenville, take Hwy 123 to Hwy 28 in Seneca (RR tracks cross this intersection). Turn right toward Walhalla and go to the Bountyland intersection, second traffic light. Turn right onto Hwy 188, which immediately crosses the RR tracks and bears to the left. Continue a short distance to the first traffic light at South Cove Rd and turn right. There is a sign that points to the park. Continue down that road until it dead-ends at the park entrance. There you will have to turn right and go by the guardhouse where they will collect the parking fee, if they are doing it. Then go to the first intersection, turn left, and the parking lot and Pavilion will be on the right, near the park office. If you’re not sure how to get there, you can follow Mark Stokes from his house in Clemson. He plans to leave 3:00pm to 3:30pm‘ish. Please contact him directly (m.stokes@ieee.org; 864-647-2065) if you want him to wait for you.
A Call to Action from Dean Kamen
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EWEEK 2004 FINAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE IEEE's LEAD ROLE
The final report on the EWeek 2004 campaign is available online. The report summarizes the myriad activities the IEEE and IEEE-USA supported as lead sponsoring society during EWeek 2004.
To read the final report, go to: http://www.eweek.org/site/About/2004_FinalReport.shtml
Mark Stokes
We are still looking for good opportunities for our annual September plant tour. We have had many successful tours of various facilities around the Upstate in the past. Mostly suggested by the membership. So, if you have a place you’d like to tour, please contact Rob Scruggs now to discuss possible plant tour locations. Or, host the IEEE at your facility! If you’ve suggested something in the past and we didn’t make it, please suggest it again!
CHAIRMAN Mark Stokes (864) 647-2065 m.stokes@ieee.org
VICE-CHAIRMAN Rob Scruggs (864) 886 1348
scruggsr@squared.com
TREASURER
Wayne Cockrell: (864)223-2888x1452
j.w.cockrell@ieee.org
SECRETARY Jerry Clark (864) 918-2535 jclark89@hotmail.com
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Lee Stogner (864) 281-8276
l.stogner@ieee.org
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Adib Chebli (864) 241-6583
a.chebli@ieee.org
STUDENT ACTIVITIES Dr. John Komo (864) 656-5916
john.komo@ces.clemson.edu
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Lee Stogner (864) 281-8276
l.stogner@ieee.org
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Mark Stokes (864) 647-2065 m.stokes@ieee.org
AWARDS Dr. Randy Collins (864)656-5920
randy.collins@ces.clemson.edu
The Piedmont section of the IEEE is still offering sections of its newsletter for advertising space. If you are interested in supporting this effort, please contact one of the officers listed above.
-Mark