Latest news on SoutheastCon 2010: · We hope the registration page will be active by December 15, 2010 – stay tuned! · The deadline for submitting papers to the technical program has passed (December 1). We had 169 submissions! If you can volunteer to review papers, please contact Tom Weldon, the technical program chair at tpc@southeastcon2010.org · We are still accepting proposals for 4-hour, 2-hour, and 50-minute tutorial sessions. Visit the tutorials announcement page at https://southeastcon2010.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90&Itemid=74 for more information. The deadline for tutorial proposals is December 15. We have several proposals in hand already with topics including leadership, project management, energy, and semiconductor materials. · Reserve your hotel room now before the hotel is full! We expect the hotel to fill before the 2/22/10 deadline, so book your room now by visiting the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 hotel reservation page at: https://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/CLTCCES-IEE-20100317/index.jhtml · It looks like we will have an IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group Professional Development Conference co-located with SoutheastCon 2010 on Friday, March 19. More detail is forthcoming. · UNC Charlotte has expressed an interest in sponsoring a reception and tour on campus on Thursday evening (6:00 pm to 8:00 pm) to showcase our Energy program. This will include providing busses to transport people from the hotel to campus. More detail is forthcoming. Jim ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Conrad Chair, SoutheastCon 2010