Central Area
The Central Area of Region 6 encompasses part of central California from Monterey to Chico and also includes Northern Nevada and Hawaii.
2015 Spring Central Area Meeting, Design Contest, and Micromouse Competition
Online Registration & Deadline
Deadline Extended to April 23, 2015
Please register to attend the conference and Contests by the deadline of April 23, 2015 on the link provided below. Please see Micromouse and Design contests entrance requirements shown below. The Micromouse and Design Contests are open to the public viewing and no registration is required for the audience. Food catering is provided to Branch/section officers and student contest participants only.
Deadline to register is April 23, 2015 (use the following Eventbrite link):
Eventbrite Registration
Location & Direction
Location: Santa Clara University, Commons at Kennedy Mall, Santa Clara
Map of SCU for IEEE Meeting
Campus Interactive Map
Parking on Campus is free on Saturday.
Hotel near University
See Region 6 Policy for Travel Expense Reimbursement & claim form
Scanned copies of receipts will be accepted.
Submit the completed/signed claim form along with all the receipts as one PDF file attachment to (please also include a softcopy of the completed Excel Sheet Claim form):
Central Area Chair, Mostafa Mortezaie with CC to Region 6 Treasurer Scott Tamashiro
Time |
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8:00 AM |
Registration/Breakfast |
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8:30 AM |
Introduction/Region 6 News |
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9:00 AM |
Section and Student Branch Report |
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10:00 AM |
Break |
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10:30 AM Parallel Tracks |
Track I: Design Contests |
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12:00 PM |
Lunch (Invited talk by Nick Vandewalle, on Scalable Raspberry Pi architecture) |
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1:00 PM |
Campus Tour |
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1:30 PM |
Micromouse Competition |
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4:30 PM |
Awards & Closing Remarks |
For Track III, Section Officer Breakout Session/Young Professionals (YP)/Women in Engineering (WIE), the program is as follows:
1. Training for the technical chapter meetings using Camtasia with microphones provided at a cost
2. Creation of Corporate Liaison Program in sections to create a closer connection between local IEEE and industry
3. Region 6 conference plans for 2015
4. IEEE Geographic Unit Required Reporting
Student Design Contest
GuidelinesEntry Deadline: April 23, 2015 (Submit completed paper)
Submission email to: Central Area Student Activities Chair Kate Jenkins
MicroMouse, Rules and Entry Form
DescriptionRules
Entry Form
Packaging Guidelines
Packaging Entry Form