WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SECTION THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS 2001 ACTIVITIES REPORT TO NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL March 26, 2002 1. The officer's report and financial report were filed with IEEE headquarters on schedule. 2. Doug Nuttall, WNC PACE Chairman will represent the WNC Section at the SoutheastCon 2002 meeting in Columbia, SC. 3. The WNC Section ended the year with adequate financial reserves. 4. The new officers for 2002 are: Chairman Bob Pettigrew Vice-chair Rick Taylor Treasurer/Secretary Tory Wickwire Student Activities Beth Woodson PACE Chair Doug Nuttall Past Chairman Friend Skinner 5. The WNC Section had seven meetings in 2001. Feb. Turning Ideas into Reality, Engineering Education in WNC March ADSL April Western Carolina University Senior Class Projects, Joint Meeting with PENC May Lightning Loves Your Computer/Surge Suppression Sept. What's New in Home Entertainment/HDTV/Home Theater Oct. Personal Computer Security Nov. Tour of Square D Facility in Asheville Respectively submitted, Friend Skinner 2001 Chairman Bob Pettigrew 2002 Chairman