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The IEEE Central Texas Section - Austin Chapter held its Spring Planning Meeting on February 6, 2010, in San Marcos, TX. The leadership team included Chapter Chair Oliver Mehrwald, Past Chair Doug Russell, and others. Highlights from 2009 meetings featured prominent speakers on topics such as leadership, generational diversity, and product management. Discussion included challenges with email lists for councils, and collaboration opportunities with Women in Engineering and the Education Society to enhance engagement.
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Technology Management Council – Austin ChapterIEEE Central Texas Section Spring Planning MeetingFebruary 6th, 2010 San Marcos, TX
Chapter Leadership Team • Oliver Mehrwald , chapter chair • Doug Russell, past chair • Leslie Martinich, Advisor • Steve Teleki, webmaster • Tom Grim, Executive Advisor
Chapter Updates • 2009 Meetings • January “Leading from Within,” Israel Gat • February “Potomac Fever,” Sherry Gillespie • March, “The Challenges of Taking a New Microprocessor into Production,” Arun Achamkulamgara • May, “Managing Generational Diversity: Baby Boomers, Gen X and Millennials,” Leslie Martinich • August, “Ten Things Managers Should Know About a Patent Program,” Michael Cruess
Chapter Updates • 2009 Meetings (Continued) • September, “Tales from the Trenches: Four Missteps that Prevent Products from Making it to Market,” Allison Goodman • October, “Mergers and Acquisitions: Making it Work,” Bob Barker • November, “Navigating the Rapids and Eddies of Your Design,” Ken Albin
Chapter Updates • 2010 Meetings • January, “Two Brains Are Better than One: Right-Brain Leadership for Projects,” Michael Aucoin • February, “Communications and Trust in Global Teams,” Panel discussion
Chapter Plans / Issues • Council-wide issue: it is difficult to get a reasonable email list for a “Council” • The email list consists of every member of 14 different societies—that is over 1000 people, just for Austin • Offer: hold meetings jointly with Women in Engineering (WIE), Education Society, others