From: "Parr, John" <jp43@evansville.edu>
Date: Mon Mar 31, 2003  1:44:25  PM US/Central
To: "David Green" <d.green@ieee.org>, <r3-excom2003@ieee.org>
Subject: IEEE Evansville-Owensboro Section Report

IEEE Evansville-Owensboro Section Report

Section Officers:

Chair                               Paul Kuban
Vice Chair                          Tony Richardson
Secretary                           Jeremiah Parker
Treasurer                           Richard Siler
Educational Activities              Brian West
Newsletter Editor                   Paul Kuban

Activities:

* The Section holds 8 meetings per year, August through May, excluding
  December.  Each meeting includes a dinner, a guest speaker, and an
  attendance prize raffle.  Two of our meetings utilize student
  speakers who discuss a student project.  Other speakers are
  representatives of industry and academia.

* The Section distributes a monthly newsletter to announce meetings
  and other news.  The Chair is responsible for editing the newsletter
  and creating most of its contents.

* The University of Southern Indiana student section is responsible
  for copying, folding, and mailing the newsletter.  The Section
  reimburses the student group for costs, and also includes some
  additional financial compensation.

* The Section provides financial support to
  theUniversityofEvansville's annual engineering banquet.  This event
  also doubles as one of our monthly meetings.

* The Vice-Chair attended Section Congress 2002. The Chair has asked
  for flight cost reimbursement to the Section, but has not received
  anything yet.

* All 2002 reports were submitted on time.

* Student branches at University of Southern Indiana and University of
  Evansville have been active and attending section functions.

Goals:

* Encourage Senior Member upgrades.

* Continue on-going relationships with industry, government and
  academia.

* Continue to support student activities.

* Examine email newsletter distribution as a cost-saving measure.

* Arrange for more plant tours and field trips.  (Most companies are
  reluctant to allow this since9-11-2001.)

* Begin a dialog with the people in charge of the (1980's vintage)
  database program in order to facilitate the creation or acquisition
  of a modern, more reliable tool.
 

Submitted March 31, 2003