Area 8 Report October 6, 2004

The three sections of Area 8: Evansville-Owensboro, Lexington, and
Louisville, are healthy and active. 

Section Chair Jeremiah Parker reports that the Evansville-Owensboro
Section has approximately 260 active members. The section has held six
meetings this year that have been relatively well attended.

Lexington Section Chair Ray Williams reports that attendance at meetings
has been up in 2004. The reason for the increased attendance is not
known.  However, I have noticed the outstanding promotion of the
meetings that Jerry Goerz has been sending by email. I have noticed also
that they have had very interesting meeting topics. Topics included the
University of KY Solar Car presentation, GE Medical Imaging
presentation, Doppler Weather Radar Tour (this was the best attended),
Okonite Cable Manufacturing Tour, Student Paper Contest, EE Model
Contest, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Tour, and Trane (Air-handler)
Manufacturing Tour.

The Lexington Section will be represented at the Region 3 meeting in
Atlanta this month.

Louisville Section Chair David Eastham reports that the section has held
three meetings to date and that two more are planned this year.  All is
going well in the section and the section will be represented at the
Region 3 meeting in Atlanta this month.

Submitted by

John Parr

Area 8 Chair