Re: Savannah Section IEEE, Report for August 2011 Region 3 Meeting

There are no Issues requiring action by the Region 3 Committee or ExCom at
this time.

Member Engagement Activities: The Savannah Section enjoyed a tour of EFACEC's
new production facility in Rincon, GA. Built to serve the needs of its North
American customers, the power transformer plant represents one of the largest
industrial investments ever made by a Portuguese company in the USA. The
turnout of Life members and Student Branch members was particularly
encouraging.

Section Activities: We also recently participated in the 2001 Savannah
Engineering Academy and hosted a luncheon with award and science fair project
presentations. Electrical and computer engineering principals and examples
were discussed with top local students considering a career in the engineering
profession. Disciplines included bioengineering, communications, computers,
control systems, electromagnetics, electronics, optics, power, semiconductors,
and signal processing.

Barriers: Although we have a core group of members that keep the Section
running, and local members engaged, it has become difficult to find new
volunteers for section leadership. Existing volunteers are finding it
difficult to provide the time and energy needed to manage the Section and
coordinate meetings. Additional training and/or resources at the Section level
is apparently needed.

I look forward to seeing everyone at Sections Congress 2011!

Respectfully Submitted By,
Chris Hardy

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Christopher R. Hardy
IEEE Savannah Section Chair c.hardy@ieee.org