IEEE Palm Beach Section Report for the Year 2000
                        Chairman: Mike Harrold
  
Meeting Activities:
  
  
  Tuesday, May 23; joint Palm Beach Section & Communications Society
  Chapter Meeting 
  
  Topic  "Motorola Telecommunications Presentation and Facility Tour" 
  
  Presentation  "Understanding the Intricacies of CDMA Communications" 
  
     · presented by Doug Ayerst, Member of Technical Staff and Science
       Advisory Board Associate.
     · IEEE members toured the state-of-the-art Anechoic Chamber and Motorola
       production area
  
  
  Tuesday, June 27; joint Palm Beach Section & Power Engineering Society
  Chapter Meeting 
   
  Topic "2000 Faraday Lecture Video Tape" 
  
     · This video tape program used multi-media and live
       demonstrations to illustrate global networking using integrated
       global positioning, wireless communications and the Internet.
  
  
  Wednesday, September 20, 2000;  joint Palm Beach 
  Section & FAU Student Section (Presentation #1)
            
  TOPIC:    Robotic Design and Machine Visions Systems  
  
     · Speaker Butch Shadwell presented his talk on Machine Vision systems
  
  
  September 20, 2000;  joint Palm Beach Section & Communications Society
  Chapter Meeting (Presentation #2)
  
  Topic  "BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY AND CELLULAR-BASED MOBILE
  INTERNET SERVICES: A LATIN AMERICA PERSPECTIVE"

     · Speaker Dr. Sal Yazbeck and a special guest speaker from Motorola
       discussed consumer device interoperability and service
       optimization issues.

     · The presentation explored the relation between Bluetooth, WAP, and
       other mobile wireless connectivity solutions, and it

     · Explored market and commercial viability in developing new
       value added services using Bluetooth and the challenges in
       developing these mobile products.
  
  
  Wednesday, September 20, 2000;  joint Palm Beach Section & FAU Student
  Branch Meeting (Presentation #3)
  
  TOPIC:    "Getting Ahead With The I.E.E.E. Financial Advantage"
  
     · Speaker Carl Hussey presented a video tape explaining why  a Quarter
       million engineering students become and remain IEEE Members for life
     · The program also explored new member services.  
  
  
  Tuesday, October 24; joint Palm Beach Section and Computer Society
  Chapter Meeting 
   
  Topic "Engineering Department of Holy Cross Hospital Facility Tour" 
  
     · The total capacity of the hospital is 587 patients. 
     · It was recently chosen one of the nation's top 100 hospitals for
       cardiovascular care. 
     · The tour included the emergency power plant, chiller, pneumatic
       tube system, and incinerator. 
  
Other Activities:

     · Expanded e-mail distribution list to cover half of Section members
     · Participated in "ENGINEERS WEEK 2000 BANQUET" on February 23, 2000
     · Sent out monthly bulletin announcement via the Internet on 2 occasions
     · Held 3 Ex-comm meetings during months of March, July and August to
       replace the 2 officers that stepped down
     · Revamped the Section Website making it more interactive
     · Held Section Elections in December
     · Held Awards Banquet on January 13th, 2001