The Winston-Salem Section is a small section of 150-170 members at any given
time. The metropolian and surrounding areas do not employ large numbers of
engineers for development and manufacturing as they did decades ago. We have a
significant number of Affiliates and Associates. The section has a small cadre
of dedicated volunteers who work hard to keep the section active and to
support an EMBS Student Chapter that is associated with Wake Forest University
and Virginia Tech.

The section held an election at its November meeting and three officers were
elected for the 2010-2011 years. Bob Jackson was elected Chairman, Bill
Williams was elected Vice-Chairman, and Leon Shore was elected to the office
of Secretary-Treasurer.

We held nine technical monthly meetings in 2009, with subjects ranging from
our local water supply infrastructue and associateed technology, to plug-in
electric cars, to electronically controlled radiation equipment for cancer
treatment. The meetings were held over lunch at a local restaurant, in their
private dining room, with an average attendance of 25.

Our EMBS Student Chapter has 12 members of several engineering disciplines
doing graduate work, several working toward a PhD degree. The group
participated in several fund raising events and social events. They visited
local highschools, giving talks on the four disciplines of research that make
up the School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences at Wake Forest
University/Virginia Tech.

Goals for 2010-2011 are to increase our membership and grade, to hold six to
ten technical and administrative meetings, and to communicate effectively with
our members.

Submitted by Bob Jackson, Chairman March 15, 2010