IEEE Central Texas Section - Power Engineering Society

IEEE
Central Texas Section
Power Engineering Society
Austin Chapter

Chapter Committee
Regular Monthly Meeting
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot), Austin, Texas
2008 March 11, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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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	By cell phone
Catalina Martinez, E.I.T.	IEEE	Webmaster	Yes
Don Dumtra	IEEE	Member at Large	Yes
Ron Brown, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	No
Steve L. Kanetzky, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	No
Roy Matthews, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	No
Walter May, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	No
James Mercier, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	Yes
Mike Noth, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	No

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

Agenda Item and Completed Action	Action Before Next Meeting
1. NEC Code Class Results Stacy contacted Kenny Rice and got the tax number. CTS prefers that we use it but will reimburse us for the tax if we do not. Stan was working with Bobby to resolve the final payments. James suggested using servers for the next lunch. Stan was working to resolve one final class attendee payment due. Mike, Stan, and Bobby were working final payments for NEC and Stallcup publications.	Mike, Stan, and Bobby to prepare final report on code class Members to consider having an education program each year
2. 2008 General Meeting Schedule Catalina posted available information on the Website. Stacy and Rheuben had several potential speakers they were contacting. Potential programs include: City of Austin code variations from NEC; fire code and other considerations for fuel tanks; and ERCOT response to February power outage on grid;	Stacy and Rheuben to send March speaker information to Catalina to post on Website
3. Engineer of the year SelectComm members continued to meet.	Stacy and Mike to finalize selection and award presentation promptly
4. Some L31 reports may be missing Stacy resubmitted the reports	Completed
5. Website Walter sent his photo to Catalina. Rheuben reported his messages to Catalina are being rejected.	Catalina to post a photo of Walter and herself after March 15 Don to forward rejected messages to Catalina
6. Student Chapter. Stacy reported that CTS will pay for meals for a group of students if we submit the paperwork.	Stan to respond positively to the students email
7. Chapter awards Stacy submitted awards forms.	Completed
8. Meeting time Members discussed ways to get the ChapComm meetings started and completed quicker than the two hours this meeting took.	Members to go through the serving line at 11:30 AM sharp to be included in the group receipt Late members to go through separately, give their receipt to Bobby, and hope to get reimbursed Stacy to begin the meeting at 11:45 AM and end the meeting no later than 1 PM.
9. Next meetings The next regular meeting is scheduled for April 8 and the second Tuesday of each month for the rest of the year. The meetings will be at TxDot unless we are notified otherwise.
Recorded by Don Drumtra

Updated 2008 February 29 by Catalina Martinez