IEEE Region 3 Area 8 Report for July 25, 2011:

All three Sections are active.


Evansville-Owensboro Section:
Paul Blaylock, PE is 2011 Chair, his 4th term.  Paul plans to
attend Sections Congress.  Dr. Paul Kuban is VP.
Brad Kicklighter, PE is Secretary.  The website is now current:
https://ewh.ieee.org/r3/evansville_owensboro/
June 23, 2011 meeting: Michael Patzer and Max Haddan
spoke on the process of creating and marketing iphone
and ipad applications.
July 28, 2011 meeting: Daniel Schaeffer of Matrix Design Group
spoke on the topic of Underground Coal Mining Technology -
Tracking, Communications, Safety, and Automation


Louisville Section:
Larry Bryant is Chair.  Dr. Adel Elmaghraby is Vice Chair.
Dr. Chris Foreman is Secretary.  Jeff Haeberlin, JD is Treasurer.
The Louisville Section will assign their Sections Congress proxy
to Don Hill.  The website is current:
https://ewh.ieee.org/r3/louisville/
May 17, 2011:  Paul Frederick, Cyber Security Team at the
Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, and Dr. Andrew Dozier,
ECE Capstone Projects at University of Louisville
June 17, 2011: Social event, Louisville Bats baseball game
August 23, 2011: Planning meeting


Lexington Section:
Jerry Goerz, PE is Chair and MD Chair.  Ray Williams is Vice Chair.
Chris Franklin is Secretary.  Stuart Talbert is Treasurer.
Jerry has registered to attend Sections Congress as Primary Delegate,
and will also represent Area 8.
The website is current:
https://webinabox.vtools.ieee.org/wibp_home/index/R30029
March 22, 2011: Tour of Square D followed by dinner at Giuseppe's
April 28, 2011: Joint meeting with PES Chapter, dinner at Crowne Plaza
and presentation by Adam Ward about Electric Vehicle Charging
Infrastructure
May 19, 2011: Tour of University of Kentucky Visualization Center
and dinner at Bankok House
June 16, 2011: Presentation about DC Power Distribution by
Albert C. DeBlanc, dinner at Halls on the River
June 23, 2011: Robotics Camp volunteer training, pizza
July 28: Presentations about a NERC proposal to let the 60-Hz power
frequency drift free, and about new reporting requirements for
electronics using components made with materials from conflict areas,
and dinner at The Crossroads.
August 25: Cookout and demo of robots constructed at 5th-grade
Robotics Camp


Submitted by Jerry Goerz, Area 8 Chair and Lexington Section Chair