ENCS Section Chair Report for April 2008 Region 3 Meeting 

Issues requiring action by the Region 3 Committee or ExCom:

none


Opportunities for Engaging the member, volunteer, non member, public:

Membership development - Publicized the Member Get A Member program 
on our website; participated in the  2007 Raleigh  Computer and 
Technology Showcase - provided information on IEEE and membership.

Senior Members -  Continued to encourage applications for Senior 
Membership - We had 19 new senior members approved in 2007.

Professional Development - Continued offering Professional 
Development credits for technical chapter/section meetings attended.

Notable section activities (positive and negative)

Meetings - ENCS held 64 section and chapter meetings in 2007.  Active 
Chapters include ACME (Antennas, Components, Microwave Technology, 
and Electron Devices), Computer Society, Computational Intelligence, 
Industrial Electronics, Engineering Management, Engineering in 
Medicine and Biology, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Remote Sensing, 
Communications Society, Power Engineering, Robotics, and Signal 
Processing Society.

ENCS also sponsors two affiliate groups: Women in Engineering, 
Embedded Systems.

Our Robotics Chapter Chair, Grayson Randall, was awarded the IEEE-USA 
Citation of Honor for his work with students in the areas of robotics 
and autonomous vehicles.

Social Events - Annual Picnic held at NC Museum of Life and Science 
in July 2007 - 267 attendees.

Respectfully Submitted
Thomas C. Jepsen
Section Chair
IEEE Eastern North Carolina Section
tjepsen @ ieee.org