IEEE Central Texas Section - Power Engineering Society

IEEE
Central Texas Section
Power Engineering Society
Austin Chapter

Chapter Committee
Regular Monthly Meeting
Catfish Parlour
2008 January 8, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Participants

Name	Organization	Title	Present
Stacy Smith, P.E.	IEEE	Chair	Yes
Rheuben Hair	IEEE	Vice Chair	Yes
Stan Friend	IEEE	Secretary	Yes
Bobby Spear	IEEE	Treasurer	Yes
Catalina Martinez, E.I.T.	IEEE	Webmaster	Yes
Don Dumtra	IEEE	Member at Large	Yes
Ron Brown	IEEE	Past Chair	No
Steve L. Kanetzky, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	Yes
Roy Matthews, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	Yes
Walter May, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	Yes
James Mercier, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	Yes
Mike Noth, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	Yes

If this differs from your understanding, please notify Stacy Smith.

Description of Subject Matter / Action	Action By
1. Transition into 2008 Officers assumed new responsibilities January 1	Completed
2. 2008 Chapter Committee Mike sent a confirmation message to CTS, Tom Grim. James printed new name badges.	Completed
3. Region Manager of Distinguished Lecturers Roy volunteered to assume the duties and notified the Region Representative.	Completed
4.Website: Don adviced that IEEE separated the PES Austin and San Antonio Websites. Catalina assumed responsibility for the PES Austin Website.	Completed
5. 2008 General Meeting Schedule Stacy and Rheuben contacted potential speakers through spring.	Stacy and Rheuben to continue to get speakers for the remainder of the year and Jan and Feb of 2009. Stacy to send latest schedule to Catalina. Catalina to update Website schedules.

Description of Subject Matter / Action	Action By
6. NEC Update Class Mike sent ChapComm members a strawman fee schedule for consideration. ChapComm members decided on a Friday fee of $100 for IEEE members and $125 for non-members. Stan contacted Gilbert who suggested a $30 rate for Thursday IBEW participants. ChapComm members decided on a Thursday fee of $30.	Don to provide price and payment instructions to Catalina. Catalina to update information on the Website. Stan to send a message to members on the prices and payment procedures. Mike to contact CTS and Gilbert to confirm our proposed rates. ChapComm members to contact companies for sponsorship.
7. NEC Update Class Sponsors Stan offered a display booth to recognize sponsors of the class. ChapComm members accepted. ChapComm members agreed with four levels of sponsorship all to be recognized: $100, 250 with 4 feet of display space, 500 with 8 feet, and 1000 with 16 feet. Sponsors may request tables. Mike and Steve provided ChapComm members with people to contact for sponsorship. Stan passed on an HCES offer to process credit cards for the NEC update class ChapComm members accepted the HCES offer. Don looked up announcement information from 2005 and sent it to all members. He used it to create the announcement for 2008 and posted it on the Website.	Don to provide payment instructions to Catalina. Mike to provide a sponsorship level and payment flyer to all. Catalina to post payment and sponsorship information on the Website. All to contact the companies they selected and let Mike know the results.
8. NEC Publications: Members agreed to use check of money order IEEE CTS or cash. Don posted payment instructions on the Website. Stan contacted Gilbert and determined that an order may be processed at any time. However, if books are not in stock, it might take longer to get them. If they have them, we can pick them up at JATC. Bobby volunteered to process cash check and money order payments. Stan adviced we could use HCES for credit card processing. ChapComm members agreed to use HCES.	Don to provide payment instructions to Catalina. Catalina to update information on the Website. Stan to send a message to members on the prices and payment procedures.
9. Engineer of the year SelectCom members continue to meet.	Continuing
10. Some L31 reports may be missing	Stacy to resubmit any missing L31 reports.
11. Review old paperwork	Mike to review and pass box to Don. Don to review and pass box to Stan.
12. November meeting (Ethics) payment Mike sent paperwork for CTS to write a check to the speaker	Completed
13. Website photos Mike selected his photo. Don arranged Website photos of the ChapComm members for 2008.	Walter to email a photo to Catalina. Catalina to post a photo of herself and Walter.
14. Posting job announcements of non-power jobs. Not discussed	Deferred to next meeting

Description of Subject Matter / Action	Action By
15. Future meetings. Mike suggested the ChapComm meet weekly until all aspects of the NEC update classes are resolved in addition to our regular meetings. ChapComm members agreed to meet Tuesday, Jan 15, 11:30 AM - 1 PM location to be determined.	Catalina to post the special meeting on the Website.
Future Meeting/tour Ideas- Smart Grid, Valmount Steel, UT new generator and SF6 Substation, JJ Pickle, Long or Bass Concert Center, DVR @ AE, LCRA dam, Power Lab @ UT, SMI Cement Plant, Sequin, AFD - City codes for wreck-out, etc.
Recorded by Don Dumtra

Updated 2008 January 12 by Catalina Martinez