IEEE Central Texas Section - Power Engineering Society

Institute of Electrical
and Electronic Engineers

IEEE
Central Texas Section
Power and Energy Society
Austin Chapter

Chapter Committee
Regular Monthly Meeting
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot), Austin, Texas
2009 August 19 , 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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Participants

Name	Organization	Title	Present
Rheuben Hair	IEEE	Chairman	Yes
Bobby Spear	IEEE	Vice-Chairman	Yes
Don Dumtra	IEEE	Treasurer	Yes
Mike Noth	IEEE	Secretary	No
Catalina Martinez, E.I.T.	IEEE	Webmaster	No
Andy Bluiett	IEEE	Member-at-Large	Yes
Walter May, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chairman	Yes
James Mercier, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chairman	Yes
Stacy Shook, P.E.	IEEE	Past Chair	Yes
Kevin Ewing	IEEE	2010 Secretary Candidate	Yes

If this differs from your understanding, please notify Mike Noth.

Agenda Item and Completed Action	Action Before Next Meeting
1. Financial Status. Don presented the monthly financial report.	Don to continue monthly financial reports
2. Attendance Charges will remain same. The ChapComm decided to remove the Special Dinner selection from the menu at meetings, as it’s no longer an available choice from El Gallo and the chapter doesn’t make as much profit on that particular meal.	Don and Mike continue to gather data on attendance and meals.
3. Education meeting schedule 2009. The August 25th Ethics Training meeting should be a good turnout.	Sponsors to provide information for Website announcements as soon as it is available.
4. Education meeting schedule 2010. Kevin Ewing offered to have Shermco present at 2010 meetings. James Mercier is working on Lyncole for a grounding presentation in 2010.	ChapComm members to bring suggestions to the next meeting. Bobby will review and accept ideas for 2010 presentations.
5. Future class events. Work is continuing on the NESC class. Don transferred the class planning expenses to the current operational budget.	Bobby to make contact with the potential instructor for some high level details.
6. Elections for 2010. Candidates so far are Chairman-Bobby, Vice-Chairman-Don, Treasurer-Andrew, Secretary-Kevin, and Past Chairman-Rheuben.	ChapComm members to look for new Member-at-Large. Rheuben to announce vacancies at future meetings.
7. 2009 General Meeting in Calgary. Mike and Walter attended.	Mike and Walter to provide a summary at the next ChapComm meeting.
8. CTS Fall Planning Meeting will be Saturday August 29th in San Marcos, TX	ChapComm will discuss ideas and issues from CTS Planning Meeting, at next ChapComm meeting.
9. CTS Fall Planning Meeting will be Saturday August 29th in San Marcos, TX	ChapComm will discuss ideas and issues from CTS Planning Meeting, at next ChapComm meeting.
Next meetings. The next regular ChapComm meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8th, the second Tuesday of each month in 2009. The meetings will be at TxDot unless the chapter membership is notified otherwise.
Recorded by Kevin Ewing

Updated 2009 October 3 by Catalina Martinez