Tallahassee Area IEEE Section Report Officers: Chair - Tom Baldwin Secretary - Greg Ozbun Treasurer - Mark Weatherspoon Past Chair - Bruce Harvey Meetings December 2, 2004 Holiday Social and 2005 Officer Elections The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the FAMU Student Chapters joined us for this meeting. January 5 - ExCom Meeting Calendar and activity development for 2005 8 Meetings planned 2 Professional 2 Technical with PDH 2 Socials 2 EE Related Presentation Establishment of ExCom Goals ExCom Goals for 2005 The emphasis for this year is on establishing a PES/IAS chapter. Emphasis on taking advantage of the influx of new PES and IAS society members due to the growing power industry in the Tallahassee area. February 19, 2005 ASME/IEEE Engineering Week Town Hall Meeting and Expo A Forum that brought together government, academia, industry, and the public on engineering and technology issues important to the State of Florida. Held at the Challenger Learning Center with an Expo demonstration of local engineering and university projects and research activities. February 25, 2005 Engineer's Week Banquet Jointly held with the local chapters of Florida Engineering Society, ASME, and ASCE The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the FAMU Student Chapters joined us for this meeting. Upcoming 2005 Events May - Senior Member Development Meeting May - Technical Tour and Meeting (Sprint) Aug - Professional Training on Digital Protective Relaying Sep - Technical Tour and Meeting (City Electric) Nov - Undergraduate Paper Competition Dec - Holiday Social Work Items in Progress with the Student Chapters Senior Design Sponsorship of Robotic Designs for Southeastcon EE and CpE Scholarships Tom Baldwin Chair IEEE Tallahassee Area Section