To: Region 3 Committee and ExCom Subject: W-S Section Report, Southeastcon 2003 Winston-Salem Section Report-SOUTHEASTON 2003 Section Officers Chairman: Ed Fuller Vice-Chairman: Jim Kemerling Secy/Treas: Leon Shore Awards and Recognition: Craig Hamilton PACE: Jim Kemerling Web Editor: Dennis Dice Newsletter Editor: Richard Riddle 2002 Section Activities - Held 10 well attended Technical Presentations, 4 EXCOM meetings - Honored Richard Riddle for his 41 years of service to the W-S Section, Region 3 and IEEE headquarters - Attended Southeastcon 02 and Sessions Congress 02 - Fully utilized the WFUBMC MRI Teleconference Center with its state of the art presentation equipment for all of our technical presentation 2003 SECTION Goals - Continue adapting our focus to the Biomedical Engineering environment in the Winston-Salem area - Present the Sections Employer Professional Development Award for 2003 to the Biomedical Dept. of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Start up a Student Section at Winston-Salem State University as they now have a full time Computer Science Department headed by Dr. Elva Jones - Continue involvement with the WFU/Viginia Tech Biomedical Engineering Consolidation - Encourage Member upgrading to the Senior level - Send 2 Section Officers to Southeastcon 03. Dennis Dice has been designated to represent Ed Fuller (Section Chair) - Continue monthly updating of our Web-Site to provide our members and other interested parties with all current relevant information about our Section - Continue to have all technical meetings with lunch provided at noon to maximize attendance - Join the Piedmont Council of Engineering and Technical Societies(PCETS). It is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancemrent of technology within the Piedmont section of North Carolina