No issues requiring Region 3 attention.

Elections:  2010 officers were elected.  No changes from 2009.
Chair:  Louis Hapeshis
Vice Chair: Owen Parks
Secretary/Treasurer: Robert Scruggs
Membership Chair: Allen Thomas

Section Activities: The following meetings were held in late 2009 and early
2010:

September 2009: Piedmont Section EXCOM Planning meeting

October 2009: Hubbell Lighting Corporate Facility/Hubbell Personnel “LED
Lighting Technology” & Facility Tour

December 2009: Clemson University Fall Semester Senior Project Presentations
“Surgery Robots”

January 2010: Piedmont Section EXCOM Planning meeting

February 2010: IEEE Clemson ECE Student Paper Presentations

February 2010: Peter van Manen, McLaren Electronics "Putting the Fun Back into
Responsible Driving: Racing, Hybrids, and Mobility"

Meeting subjects for upcoming meetings are:

March 2010: Tony Todd, CMfgE "What students will likely encounter & ways to
cope with the expectations of management."

April 2010: Clemson University Spring Semester Senior Project Presentations

We had great participation with our October 2009 Hubbell Lighting presentation
and facility tour, and the February 2010 presentation by Peter van Manen. We
had over 80 participants at each of these events. This participation is well
above our average meeting attendance that is typically between 10 to 20
members. We intend to identify similar meeting opportunities for 2010.

Respectfully submitted,

Louis Hapeshis
Chair IEEE Piedmont Section
hapesl-at-ieee.org