IEEE Mississippi Section Report – January 21, 2008

The 18 January meeting was dinner and a presentation by the Center for Advanced Vehicular
Systems at Mississippi State University.

The E-Week luncheon held on 16 February in Vicksburg, Mississippi centered on a presentation by
ERGON on the future of energy supplies and alternatives.

The 22 March meeting was dinner section meeting and a plant tour of Howard Industries
substation transformer plant in Ellisville.

On 17 April a joint meeting with ASME was held in Ridgeland. The subject was “The Power of
Insulation”. A tour and information meeting was held 26 April at Jackson State Engineering
Department.

Spectrum Control in Wesson was our host for the 24 May meeting. On 31 May Surge Suppression
Inc. presented a training program on voltage transients.

The section did not meet during the summer. Our 20 September meeting was at Diversified
Technologies in Ridgeland.

The October meeting was in Vicksburg at the USACE facilities with a presentation on the DoD
High Performance Computer Center.

The November meeting was held at the Western Sizzlin in Canton. The program was on the
advancements and the future of the cellular industry. The program was presented by Thomas Gandy
with ATT.

The Officers for 2008 are:
Chair Gordon W. Skelton,Ph.D   
Vice Chair Mr. Ron T. Ogan   
Secretary Mrs. Catherine R.
Treasurer Mr. Monroe B."Joe" Savage,Jr., P.E
 
The Mississippi Section of IEEE has an active web site and all meetings and attendance rosters
are posted: http:ewh.ieee.org/r3/mississippi.
 
 
David C. Schoggen, P.E.