2004 Region 4 Regional Committee
Meeting January 31, 2004 Student Activities
CommitteeJim Riess – [email protected]
Eldon Nelson – Student [email protected]
Region 4 STUDENT BRANCHESSEPTEMBER 30, 2003
• 30 Student Branches, 1,536 Student Members in the East Area.
• 15 Student Branches, 1,351 Student Members in the Central Area.
• 14 Student Branches, 802 Student Members in the West Area.
• 59 Student Branches, 3,689 Student Members in Region 4
REGION 4 EAST AREA STUDENT BRANCHES
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003• Central Indiana Section - 4/413• Fort Wayne Section - 3/25• Calumet Section – 4/117• Southeastern Michigan Section –
10/695• West Michigan Section – 4/130• Northeast Michigan Section – 2/17• Northeastern Wisconsin – 2/81• Toledo Section – 1/58
REGION 4 CENTRAL AREA STUDENT BRANCHESSEPTEMBER 30, 2003
• Chicago Section – 7/509• Central Illinois Section – 2/438• Rock River Valley Section – 1/65• Madison Section – 2/208• Milwaukee Section – 3/131
REGION 4 WEST AREA STUDENT BRANCHESSEPTEMBER 30, 2003
• Red River Valley Section – 2/92• Siouxland Section – 2/46• Nebraska Section – 2/97• Central Iowa Section – 1/175• Cedar Rapids Section – 2/41• Twin Cities Section – 3/299• Arrowhead Section – 1/26• Southern Minnesota Section – 1/26
Region 4 2003/4 SAC GOALS
1. Encourage and promote increased interaction between Sections and Student Branches
2. Improve communications between Student Branches and Region 4.
3. Develop quality Leadership Training for Student Branch Officers
Region 4 2003/4 SAC GOALS
4.Coordinate Student Branch Competitions
5.Encourage S-PAC Meetings
6. Encourage Special Projects
7.Visit selected Student Branches
8.Attend IEEE SAC Meetings twice a year
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Student Branch Leadership Training
Student Branch Web Site Contest
Student Paper Contest Special Projects
2004 Region 4 SAC Deadlines
• IEEE RAB Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award – January 31.
• Outstanding Student Branch Counselor Award Nomination deadline – February 28.
• Exemplary Student Branch Award Nomination deadline – March 1.
• Student Branch Web Site Contest deadline – March 1.
• Region 4 Student Paper Contest – deadline May 15.
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Region 4 Student Leadership Workshop
• Region 4 – Hosted by University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign in Central Illinois Section
- September 12-14, 2003 - 35 students representing
21 Student Branches.
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Student Leadership Workshop ProgramFriday
• Pizza• Student Branch Presentations –
Student Branch Leadership• Student Leadership Training – Jim
Riess • SPAC – John Wiley
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Student Leadership Workshop ProgramSaturday
• Student Leadership Training – Kristi Hummel• Leadership/Teamwork – Professor Price –
UIUC• Ropes Course – Experimental Training Center• Dinner at Ned Kelly’s
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Student Leadership Workshop Program
Sunday
• Student Leadership Training – Jim Riess & Kristi Hummel
• Summary and Comments
2003 Region 4 SAC ActivitiesRegion 4 Student Leadership Workshops
East Area – 9 of 30 Branches attended• Calumet Section – Purdue University –
Calumet • Central Indiana Section – Purdue University/
Indianapolis, Purdue University – West Lafayette
• Southeastern Michigan Section – University of Detroit, Lawrence Institute of Technology, University of Michigan/Ann Arbor, University of Michigan/Dearborn
• West Michigan Section – Grand Valley State University, Western Michigan University
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Region 4 Student Leadership Workshops
Central Area – 7 of 15 Branches attended• Central Illinois Section – University of
Illinois/Urbana Champaign• Chicago Section – DePaul University, DeVry
University/Chicago, DeVry University/Addison, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois/Chicago
• Milwaukee Section – Marquette University
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Region 4 Student Leadership Workshops
West Area – 5 of 14 Branches attended• Central Iowa Section – Iowa State
University• Red River Valley Section – North Dakota
State University• Siouxland Section – Dordt College• Twin Cities Section – St Cloud State
University, University of Minnesota
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
2003 Region 4 Web Site Contest Participant: Purdue University/West
Lafayette - Central Indiana Section Participant: Iowa State University –
Central Iowa Section Participant: Northern Illinois University –
Rock River Valley Section Participant: Illinois Institute of
Technology – Chicago Section Participant: University of Iowa – Cedar
Rapids Section
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
2003 Region 4 Web Site Contest (cont’d)
3rd place $100 : University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign – Central Illinois Section
2nd place $200 : University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Section
1st place $300 : Grand Valley State University – West Michigan Section
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
2003 International Web Site ContestHonorable Mention $250 :
Grand Valley State University – West Michigan Section
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest
eit Conference – Indianapolis, Indiana – Central Indiana Section
Six (6) Papers Submitted
Six (6) Papers Presented
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest
4th place (tie) $100 – Penglai Li– Iowa State University, Central Iowa
Section – “The Possible Effective Use of MEMS
Technology in Undergraduate Education”
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest
4th place (tie) $100 – Davis Van Nguyen– University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Section – “Optical Slide Guitar”
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest
4th place (tie) $100 – Roshan Raman– University of Illinois/Urbana-
Champaign, Central Illinois Section – “High Definition Television – Past,
present & Future”
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest
3rd place $200 – Shakil Hossain– Western Michigan University, West
Michigan Section – “Metal Oxide Based Electronic
Nose”
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest
2nd place $500 – Eldon Nelson– University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Section – “Designig a DMA Controller for the
Motorola 68HC12 Microcontroller”
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest
1st place $800 – Colin Hanson & Michael Meemken– St. Cloud State University, Twin Cities
Section – “Semi-Intelligent Maze- Breaking
Automation (S.I.M.B.A.)”
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
27th EMBS Chapter Conference Milwaukee,Wisconsin – April 4, 2003
Milwaukee SectionStudent Poster Contest.
• 9 posters exhibitedMilwaukee School of Engineering Medical College of WisconsinMarquette UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
27th EMBS Chapter Conference Milwaukee, Wisconsin – April 4, 2003
Milwaukee SectionStudent Poster Contest (cont’d).
Matching Funds provided by R4SAC Best Poster Awards – 1st, 2nd & 3rd
places Nine free admissions for a student to
attend the Conference Total funded by R4SAC - $223
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Northwestern University IEEE Industry Panel
Northwestern University Chicago Section
February 15, 2003Total funded by R4SAC - $500
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Joint Workshop on Speaker Building
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCentral Illinois Section
April 26, 2003Total funded by R4SAC - $500
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Industry Networking Social
Northern Illinois University Rock River Valley Section
March 21, 2003Total funded by R4SAC - $500
2003 Region 4 SAC Activities
Industry Networking Social
Northern Illinois University Rock River Valley Section
March 21, 2003Total funded by R4SAC - $500
2003 Region 4 Regional Committee
Meeting October 18-19, 2003
Student Activities CommitteeJim Riess – Chair
[email protected] Nelson – Student Rep.