Piedmont Section Report IEEE

March, 2002

Chairman Mark Stokes
Secretary/Treasurer Nick Pasquerilla

Activities

·    Continuing to work with Student branch at Clemson
     University on meetings.

·    Continuing to maintain the Piedmont section Web page.

·    We only mail around 3 "hard copy" newsletters per year.
     Postal savings allow us to provide free food at section
     meetings.

·    Assisted the local chapter of the National Society of
     Professional Engineers in high school and middle school
     visits for National Engineers week

·    We "probably" will be contributing our proceeds from
     Southeastcon2001 to the Clemson University Foundation.  This
     will pay partial scholarships for an Electrical Engineering
     student and a Computer Engineering student each year.
     Historical note: this was originally set up in 1980 with
     proceeds from our previous SoutheastCon.

·    Plan to send a section representative to Sections
     Congress 2002 in Washington DC.

·    Closed SoutheastCon2001 on time.  Providing assistance
     to SoutheastCon2002 as they request it.

·    Sent in 2001 reports to IEEE on time to receive 10%
     bonus.


Discussion Topics

·    We lost a number of officers to relocation within the
     past four years.  The current two section officers have
     already held the four section offices, but have agreed to
     stay on.

·    Meetings are being held once a month except during
     summer.  Attendance continues to be low (12 - 15), except
     for plant tours (40), even with FREE FOOD!!