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The Fort Wayne Section report from the IEEE Region 4 Meeting held on October 16-17, 2004, outlines essential section demographics, activities, and leadership. The section has a total of 383 members, including students and seniors. Section meetings occur 5-6 times a year, primarily in a dinner format focusing on technical topics. The leadership team includes Chair Eric Sailor and Secretary Jim Spreen. Key goals for the next year include increasing officer involvement and enhancing member engagement through joint activities and outreach. Collaboration with neighboring sections is noted, though challenges exist.
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Region 4 Section Reports 9. Fort Wayne Section
Fort Wayne Section Report IEEE Region 4 Meeting - Oct 16/17, 2004
Fort Wayne Section Demo. • Total Members: 383 • Members 211 • Student members 75 • Senior members 16 • Life members 54 • Affiliates 23 • Meetings • Section meetings per year 5-6 • Format (lunch, dinner, talk only) Dinner • Type (tour, PACE, technical) Tech 4, Tour 1, • Section vs Chapter Section only • Excom meetings per year 1 - 0 • % quorem Excom meetings 50%
Fort Wayne Section Demo. • Section Leadership for Milwaukee Section • Term: Calendar Year 2003 • Chair – Eric Sailor, chairperson@ieeefortwayne.org • Vice Chair – Open, … • Treasurer – Open, … • Secretary – Jim Spreen, … • Neighboring Sections • North: Southeast Michigan • South: Indianapolis • East: Lima Section • West: Western Michigan • Joint Meetings Held with Neighboring Sections
Fort Wayne Section Demo. • Section Organization • Subsections - None • Society Chapters - None • Affinity Groups - None • Student Branches/Joint Activity Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Tri-State
Fort Wayne Section Vitality • Meetings/attendance during the last year • Apr => Planning Meeting/23 • Apr => Wire Association International/5 • May => Miniature Biomedical Sensors/14 • Jun => Supercomm trip/ Cancelled • Oct => Is there a Hybrid Electric Vehicle in your Future/ 13
Other Section Activities • PACE - None • S-PAC - None • GOLD - None • Affinity Groups - None • Pre-college Education – • Tri-State Science Fair
Successes/Best Practices • Most people come when they have been personally invited • Receive appreciation and compliments by those who attend.
Lessons Learned • Local business holding seminars (replacement for professional groups) • Some other groups in Northeast Indiana are struggling and some have discontinued • Local business structure is procedure and suppresses career interest
Goals for Next Year • More Officers • More Officers at several companies • More Officers in key positions • 20% (~70 members) meetings
Region 4 Could Most Help My Section By… • Idea 1 • Idea 2