Melbourne Section Report, ExCom 10 October 2011

Sections Congress Feedback.

Melbourne Section Bullet List of actions/goals as a result of SC11:

1. Networking opportunity provided several opportunities for engagement with
other sections, affinity groups and societies. Our section hopes to achieve or
continue collaboration in the following ways:

1.1 PES Chapter creation: Given the multitude of industries (Harris, GE, FPL etc.)
as well as a large population of science & engineering faculty and students
located in the Brevard area it seems natural to introduce this chapter to
promote interest and encourage professional development in electrical power

1.2 GOLD members sharing experiences and techniques for member engagement

2. Breakout Sessions provided wealth of information of which our section plans to
promote by:

2.1Including information provided in our career development activities. For
example the Networking Skills and Career Management sessions were particularly
excellent sessions which would be incorporated with author permissions in our
present Career Development meeting activities.

2.2 There was a strong focus on social media at SC11. The Melbourne section had
previously started using some avenues such as LinkedIn to engage members and
potential members in activities. We now plan to have a facebook group page.
Information provided in the breakout session on "Member Engagement Using
Social Media" will be used as a guide to help us manage and use these tools
effectively.

Thank you.

Sincerely, Sasha.