From:       Andy Shulick
Date:       January 19, 2005
To:         IEEE R3 
Subject:    Richmond VA Section Report for the 4th Quarter 2005 
 
Our officers for the 2005 year are:                  (www.ieee.org/richmond <https://www.ieee.org/richmond> ) 
Chair:            Andrew P. Shulick, P.E., PMP, MBA, IEEE Senior Member
Vice Chairman:    Mark F. Walker
Treasurer:        Gregory B. Tait, Ph.D., IEEE Senior Member
Secretary:        A. Vennie Filippas, Ph.D. 
 
Activities:
Section Meetings:
-- October - Prime Photonics provided the Richmond section with an
overview of Fiber Optic Sensors for Harsh Environments.
-- November - Khristopher Kammer, Strategic Engineering Manager for
Siemens Energy & Automation provided the Richmond section with an overview
of ISA 95 standard and Manufacturing Markup Language (B2MML).
-- December - Planning Fundamentals for Retirement and Health Care was
presented by Larry Grogan, President of Grogan Advisory Services.
-- PES group held a meeting in December on ABCÕs Of Arc Flash which was
presented by Dan Hollingsworth of OBERON.
-- New Section officers were elected in December. 
 
Other items
-- Planning continues for Feb. 2006 Engineers Week
-- Planning continues for the 10th Annual ChildrenÕs Engineering
Convention in Richmond to be held during the end of Engineer's Week. This
event is to expose K-5 continues for the Engineers' Day at the Science
Museum in Richmond. The event is to introduce Junior High and Senior High
students to the various engineer disciplines.
-- Planning activities continue on Southeastcon 2007.
 
Section Goals:
--Continual support of our two student branches - Virginia Commonwealth
University and Virginia State University
--Increase participation of membership in meetings and activities
--Provide value added monthly programs for the membership
--Increase and enhance communications to the membership
--Cultivate public awareness of the IEEE organization and its membership
 
Respectively submitted,
Andy Shulick 
IEEE Richmond VA Section 2005 Chair