Report of the Memphis Section to the Region 3 Committee SoutheastCon 2005 4/10/05 Officers: Elected Positions Chairperson - Allan H. Long Vice Chair - William L. Allen, Jr Secretary - Susan Braunsdorf Treasurer - Mason Favazza Past Chair - Philip K. S. Lim Appointed Positions Intersociety Relations - Renee Stoll Newsletter Editor - Katherine Street Professional Activities - Allan H. Long Membership Development - Chris McCormick Student Activities - John Ventura Electronic Communications - Alan Proffit Society Chairs: Computer - Alan Proffit Power Engineering/Industry Applications - Steve Brown Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Amy de Jongh Curry Goals: 1) Increase the overall activity level of the Section 2) Bring new volunteer involvement into the Section 3) Develop better relationships with our Student Branches 4) Plan and produce a successful SoutheastCon 2006 Activities: We are off to a great start in 2005! Here are the meetings we have had/are planning for this spring: Section/CS joint meeting: Public Safety Voice/Data Overview Seminar: Energy-Efficient Lighting Section/IAS/PES joint meeting: Theatrical lighting Section meeting: Student paper/project presentations Section meeting/professional activities: Offshore Outsourcing by IEEE-USA Seminar: Advanced Roadway Lighting And, of course, we are very busy planning for SoutheastCon 2006 here in Memphis. Y'all come! Respectfully submitted, Allan Long Section Chair