IEEE Foothill Section

EXCOM Minutes for December 2001

To: IEEE Foothill Section Executive Committee

From: Ray Aker, Chair, Foothill Section, L.A. Council, (909) 595-3627

Subject: Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting on December 6, 2001

There was an IEEE Foothill Section Executive Committee meeting on Thursday, December 6, 2001 at IHOP in Upland. The Minutes of the

Committee meeting follow. Please contact me if there're any corrections.

The Meeting was called to Order by Ray Aker at 6:45 P.M.  Committee members present were: Ray Aker, Art Sutton, Mike Sedlar, Chuck Antoniak, Lyle McCurdy and Bill Holbrook. The Past Section Chair present was Keith Reno. Five other members and 2 guests were present. There was a Quorum.

 The Minutes of the last 2 Executive Meetings were approved as submitted.

For the Section, Ray Aker last reviewed the nominations for next year's officers. The nominations are: Chair- Lyle McCurdy, Vice Chair- Bill Holbrook, Secretary- Mike Sedlar, Treasurer- Art Sutton, PACE-  Bill Holbrook, Membership- Charles Antoniak, Education- Lyle McCurdy, Student Activities- Art Sutton, and Awards- Keith Reno. These candidates were selected and took office during the following Section meeting.

Regarding the Los Angeles Council, Ray Aker reported that he attended the L.A. Council meeting at UCLA on November 10, 2001. At that meeting, the Council reviewed their plan for WESCON and ECI, and their present operating organization. The Foothill Section confirm its position supporting the L.A. Council in opposing the IEEE Excom Edict to dissolve ECI and transfer its Staff into IEEE. However, the IEEE Board of Directors (BOD) approved the IEEE Excom Edict at their meeting in Mexico City on November 18, 2001. Ray Aker presented this result to the Foothill Executive Committee which agreed with Ray that we should comply with the IEEE BOD Order to implement this merger of ECI into IEEE. Subsequently, at the L.A. Council meeting at ECI on December 8, Lyle McCurdy, the new Foothill Section Chair, voted for a motion to add that the L.A. Council should evaluate the resolution of the IEEE BOD to dissolve ECI. A committee will be formed to work with IEEE HQ to reach a mutually beneficial solution.

Regarding the LAC Bulletin, meeting notices and news articles are due to the publisher, Schilling Graphics, by the first of the month preceding the month of publication. Thus, all Bulletin inputs are due January 1 for the February issue. This rule is necessary for Schilling to meet its schedule. Input should be submitted to Schilling by Phone (626)281-8907, FAX (626) 281-5646, or E-mail schilling@sbcglobal.net, all by the first!  The draft Bulletin will then be reviewed by the Publication Committee before being distributed.

For Awards, Ray Aker last reported that there are still two Committee members that should be elevated to Senior Member. Keith Reno will follow up to encourage them to submit their applications with resumes. After the meeting, Lyle McCurdy reported that he had been elevated to Senior Member; congratulations to Lyle for this noteworthy achievement!  The Treasurer, Mike Sedlar, presented the treasurers report.  In addition, the Committee already approved a budget of up to $ 1200 to support the East San Gabriel Valley Mathcounts Program for the Year 2001-2002.

The new Treasurer, Art Sutton, will formulate expected expenditures as well as prepare a Section Budget for 2002. He will also review and update the bank signature cards to include the new officers.

Regarding Membership, Bill Holbrook promised to hand over his package of 2002 membership applications to the new Membership Chair, Chuck Antoniak, by the next meeting. 

Regarding Education, Art Sutton reported there were 78 people on the Cal Poly trip to the Comdex Conference in Las Vegas on November 16-17, 2001.

Regarding Section Programs, Chuck Antoniak reported that the Future Cities Competition will be held at the Los Angeles Science Museum on Saturday, January 26, 2002. He requested and the Committee approved an expenditure of up to $ 100 to purchase awards for the winners in the electronic communications category.

Mike Sedlar reported that the Boy Scout Day will be held at Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday, February 2, 2002. Merit Badges will be awarded to deserving Scouts. This event will take all day, with lunch free to all participants.

Ray Aker reported that the East San Gabriel Valley Mathcounts Competition will be held at Carden Whittier School on Saturday, February 23, 2002. At least 11 middle schools will compete in a math contest among 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. This event will also take all day, with lunch free to all participants.

Art Sutton reported that Frank Demartio will speak on Military Preparations from a Private Point of View at our joint meeting with the IECES at the University of Redlands on Wednesday, February 20, 2002 during Engineers Week. Please contact John Herring at (909) 686-4985 or at  jherrin1@ix.netcom.com  for reservations for this excellent event. Note that the "1" in his Email address is a one, not an L!

Regarding PACE, Chuck Antoniak reported that Bill Holbrook, the new PACE Chair, will keep us informed of future PACE Conferences and meetings.  Some of these more important meetings involve portable pensions and immigrant engineers, both very hot topics in the IEEE and in the U.S. Congress.

Regarding the AP/MTT Chapter, Chuck Antoniak reported that nominations are still open for Chapter Officers. Subsequently, Chuck was elected Chapter Chair during the following Section meeting.

Regarding the Circuits & Systems/Electon Devices Chapter, Lyle McCurdy reported that nominations are also open for his Chapter officers. Lyle will announce the new Chapter Officers at their next Chapter meeting. He will also help his new officers to file all of their IEEE HQ Reports on time, including the officer list, meetings data and financial report.  

Regarding Student Activities, Lyle McCurdy reported that some of the Roy Siegel Awards will be distributed during the following Section meeting. One of these awards will go to Bernadette Stewart, the Student Branch President at Cal Poly Pomona.

On Old Business, Ray Aker reminded everyone to help the L.A. Council in planning and attending WESCON 2002 at the Anaheim Convention Center from September 24-26, 2002. Please read the IEEE Bulletin for further info on volunteering to serve on the various technical and promotion committees.

For New Business, Ray Aker expressed his appreciation for all of the support that his officers gave him in serving the Foothill Section. It can be a daunting task, but the help of all on the Executive Committee made it a worthwhile and satisfying endeavor. He offered the new Chair, Lyle McCurdy, his support and the best luck in leading the Section.  

The next Foothill Section Executive Committee Meeting is scheduled for 6:30 P.M. on Thursday, January 10, 2001 at IHOP in Upland. The meeting notice will be distributed later.

The Section Executive Committee meeting was adjourned at 8:15 P.M.

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