To: Region 3 From: Louis Hapeshis, Piedmont Section Chair Subject: Piedmont Section Report Date: 5 March, 2009 The Piedmont Section of IEEE EXCOM conducted a face-to-face meeting on Thursday February 26th, 2009. Discussion items included the Section's activities during 2008, activities planned for 2009, and involvement with the First Robotics Competition to be held in Clemson, SC, Section's website update, possibilities for filling open positions on the EXCOM, Clemson Student Branch support, Unemployment support, Senior Member Upgrades, Membership development and PACE activities. Piedmont Section’s 2009 Goals: Hold at least 2 EXCOM Meetings per year. Hold at least 6 technical Meetings per year. Have the Section represented at SoutheastCon 2009. Ensure all reports are filed by the due dates. Ensure that all of the information on the Piedmont Section website is up-to-date. Our next face-to-face meeting will be held during the BMW facility tour on March 20th 2009 in Spartanburg, SC. IEEE Piedmont Section 2009 Officers Chair – Louis Hapeshis Vice Chair – Owen Parks Secretary/Treasurer – Adib Chelbi Respectfully submitted Louis Hapeshis