Charlotte Section Report for Region 3 meeting, Spring 2013

1. Elections occurred February:

Section
Chair - Claude Hargrove
Vice-Chair - Bruce Magruder
Secretary - Jonathan Bird
Treasurer - Rob Cox

Power and Energy Society
Chair - Sukumar Kamalasadan

Communications Society
Chair - Yu Wang

Computer Society
Chair - Claude Hargrove

Education Society
Chair - Jim Conrad
Vice-Chair - John Covington

2. Meetings at UNCC Charlotte

Switch the Documentary (PES, Charlotte Section), February 2013 (300+
attendees)

Fracking (Promoted by Charlotte Section), March 2013

Connectivity in relation to Smart Grid (Promoted by Charlotte Section), March
2013

3. Meetings held at CPCC (Central Peidmont Community College) Tour of
Facilities / Kick off meeting gather information desired future events
(Education), April

-5th largest Community College in the Country with over 75,000 students
-New mechatronics labs
- Growing student branch

4. Schedule Events
WIE event to spark interest and training in LabView, April 11 (WIE)

Tour of BMW plant in South Carolina, April 15

Talk on Dematic's Research, April 18 at UNC Charlotte (Robotics and
Automation)

5. New WIE events
New WIE mentor for CPCC student branch
New WIE president for UNC Charlotte Student Branch

Claude Hargrove