Orlando Section
Strategic Planning
George F.
McClure
3 February 2009
RFID
Conference
The Orlando Section has agreed to be a technical
co-sponsor for the IEEE RFID 2009 conference being held at the Disney Swan and
Dolphin hotels Monday/Tuesday April 27-28. https://www.ieee-rfid.org/2009/index.html
This is the third annual RFID conference. RFID technology is growing
rapidly in new applications, including U.S. passports, access control, animal
tagging, inventory control, and even baggage handling at airports for faster
retrieval and delivery (fewer lost bags).
As Publicity Chair, I
have also agreed to coordinate volunteer support for the conference.
We are
targeting student members for this support. Volunteers should arrive by
7:30 a.m. each day for orientation, then expect to work a minimum of 4 hours or
more to qualify for exhibits access, a CD of the papers, free visitor parking
(usually $10), and lunch.
The exhibits will open for the reception
after the technical papers on the first day, then be available the second
day.
There will be three parallel technical sessions after the
opening plenary session and each will need volunteer support. We will need
about 10 volunteers per day to do the following:
- Load speaker presentations on laptops
- Hand out session survey forms
- Serve as session monitor (count heads in the room, etc.)
- Serve as runner for the registration desk
- Staff the IEEE membership table
- Keep the IEEE-USA display loaded with literature
We would like to
start making contacts with students and getting commitments from them so we can
build a schedule
Student liaisons for UCF and DeVry will be sought to
coordinate volunteers from those schools.
Members from
nearby sections interested in volunteering should contact George McClure to be
placed on the list. Their preferred dates should be noted as well.
Email g.mcclure@ieee.org, with RFID in
the subject line, or call 407-647-5092 for further
information.
Life Member Affinity Group
The
Orlando section formed an affinity group for its roughly 150 life members in
January. For information or suggestions on programs life members would
enjoy send email to g.mcclure@ieee.org
or drdavidflinchbaugh@bellsouth.net
<--- Note the email change for David.
Life Members should mark
their calendars for the Life Member reception on February 20 at the Renaissance
Resort by Sea World, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This is a free event for LMs
and their companions.
George F.
McClure
g.mcclure@ieee.org
George F McClure
g.mcclure@ieee.org
1730 Shiloh Ln
Winter
Park, FL 32789
407 647-5092
Fax 407 644-4076
Mobile 407 758-0321