To: Region 3 ExCom
Fr: Pat Donohoe, Region 3 Student Activities Chair
Cc: Region 3 Committee
Sb: Region 3 Student Activities Chair Report
Dt: 3 March 2014

The Region 3 Student Activities Committee has been working diligently in
preparation for the the Student Conference at SoutheastCon 2014 in Lexington,
KY.  This year, student branches were required to register for the student
competitions prior to the conference.  Based on the student competition
registrations, we anticipate that approximately 50 student branches will
attend SoutheastCon 2014.  The current breakdown for student branch
participation in the various competitions is shown below.

Hardware Competition = 43 student branches
(Hardware Open Competition = 7 teams)
Student Paper Competition = 7 student branches
Software Competition = 16 student branches
Ethics Competition = 19 student branches
Website Competition = 19 student branches
T-shirt Competition = 14 student branches

We also anticipate a significant amount of member to student member engagement
at SoutheastCon 2014.  Students will participate in a networking event and
reception, a workshop on the latest Cypress PSoC 4 technology, and a student-
focused presentation by Texas Instruments on Energy Management.  In addition,
both Texas Instruments and Western Digital Corporation will be present in the
pits at the hardware competition providing expert advice and other resources.

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J. Patrick Donohoe, Ph.D, P.E.
Professor and Paul B. Jacob Chair
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mississippi State University
Box 9571
Mississippi State, MS 39762

     Office: Simrall Hall, Rm. 312
      phone: 662-325-2180
        fax: 662-325-2298
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