IEEE Central North Carolina Section
Report for SoutheastCon13
Jacksonville, FL
April 4-7, 2013

The IEEE Central North Carolina Section organizes activities under the
auspices of the national society chapters. The two main societies represented
are:
 · Computer Society
 · Triple Society (Electron Devices, Microwave Theory & Technology, Solid-State
  Circuits)

The IEEE Central North Carolina Section participates in a number of activities
designed to broaden the reach of the organization, these activities are
represented in the following:

Most Successful Recent Activity:

1.      Engineering Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series, 
2.      Presentation, 
3.      Webinar, 
4.      Section social meetings as officers and members, and
5.      Workshops for students at colleges and high school.
Ø       Most Fun Recent Activity:
6.      Seminar, 
7.      Lunch and learn, 
8.      Carrier fair.

Member Engagement Activities:

Some of our members are engagement activities are done as joint with other 
educational, scientific and engineering industrial organizations such as:

1.      Engineering Connections, 
2.      Guilford Education Alliance, 
3.      RF Micro,
4.      Analog Devices,
5.      NCA&TSU, 
6.      UNCG, 
7.      SME, 
8.      ASME, and
9.      PENC. 

Section activities focused toward STEM members and nonmembers.

As IEEE members we participate with our neighboring universities, colleges and
schools to encourage involvement in STEM activities. In addition to mentoring
some activities such as Future City, Robotics and Renewable Energy workshops
to STEM schools.

Barriers:

One of the main issues we have that it is the same of group of members who is
running the show, which burn us completely.

Thank you,
Ibraheem Kateeb, PhD
Computer Systems Technology
North Carolina A&T State University
1601 E. Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
336-285-3104
kateeb@ncat.edu