IEEE Richmond, Virginia Section 
Report - Section Activities
September - November, 2003
Region 3 Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia, 11/21/03  -  11/23/03


Richmond Section activities for the period between July and November,
2003 are listed below:

1. The executive board developed the program for the upcoming session,
   early in July. A spreadsheet was made available to all members
   detailing each monthÕs meeting date, program, and speaker (if
   known). This information was mailed in August with the September
   meeting announcement. All meetings are held at the Sheraton,
   Midtown, Richmond, VA. It is centrally located with easy access to
   the highway network in four directions.
2. In September, the season started off with a presentation about
   ÒAutoID as a Disruptive Technology Ð Issues and Opportunities.Ó The
   speaker, Mr. Randy Sweeney, of Phillip Morris USA gave an excellent
   talk about this subject. His expertise was phenomenal. The
   presentation sparked several questions and comments from the
   audience.
3. The October meeting attendance was in the middle thirties. The
   subject was ÒThe Design of Network Critical Physical Infrastructure
   (NCPI). The speaker was Mr. Kevin McCarthy, of the American Power
   Conversion (APC). Attendance was similar to that in September.
4. On November 6, the program involved remote control in buildings
   using Web techniques. The speaker was Mr. Brant Huddleston, vice
   president, strategic solutions for Tridium, Inc. The attendance was
   in the upper twenties. However, those who attended were pleased
   with the topic.
5. The section is proud of and closely working with the IEEE student
   branch at Virginia Commonwealth University.
6. The section started another IEEE student branch at Virginia State
   University. The application has been submitted and awaiting Region
   3 approval.
7. Plans were underway to conduct a section Leadership Training
   Seminar in Richmond, September 27. Unfortunately, hurricane Isabel
   forced program cancellation.

Adeeb Hamzey
IEEE Richmond Section Chairman