Chicago Section Demographics• Section Leadership for Chicago Section Continued…
– Web Master – Carol Davids, Davids Consulting– PACE – James Fancher– Program – Joe Feitler– Publications – Geraldine Ryan– Special Events – Joe Feitler– Student Activities – John Zulaski– History Committee – George Thomas, Contemporay Control
Systems– Washington Awards – Dennis W. Lamont, Weldy/Lamont
Assoc.– Fox Valley Subsection – Chairman – Joe Weesner– Secretary Treasurer – Hugh Edfors– Program Chairman - Jerry Kattke– Northwest Subsection – Jack Sherman
Chicago Section Demographics
• Section Organization– Subsections: Fox Valley and Northwest– Society Chapters
• SP/CE Signal Processing/Consumer Electronics• AP/MTT Antennas and Propagation/Microwave Theory
and Techniques• IA Industrial Application/IE Industrial Electronics• CAS/ED/SSC Circuits and Systems/Electron
Devices/Solid State Circuits• EMB Engineering in Medicine and Biology • CPMT Components Packaging Manufacturing
Technology• COM Communications
Chicago Section Demographics
Continued:• PEL Power Electronics• PE Power Engineering • EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility• C Computer• EM/PC Engineering Management/Professional
Communication• RL Reliability• SMC Systems Man and Cybernetics• NPS/MAG Nuclear and Plasma Science/Magnetics• DEI Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation• LEO Lasers and Electro-Optics• PSE Product Safety Engineering
Chicago Section Demographics
Continued:
• Affinity Groups: WIE Women In Engineering, Consultants Network
– Student Branches: NU, UIC, IIT, DeVry Chicago, DeVry DuPage, St. Francis University, DePaul, ITT Mt. Prospect.
Chicago Section Vitality• Advertised Meeting for 2003 – 47 Total
January February March April May June July August September October November
Chicago Section1/14/2003 Exec Mtg.
2/11/2003Exec Mtg.
3/11/2003Exec Mtg.
4/8/2003 Exec Mtg.
5/1/2003Meeting
5/12/2003 Exec. Mtg.
6/10/2003Exec Mtg.
9/9/2003Exec Mtg.
10/14/2003Exec Mtg.
11/11/2003Exec Mtg.
Subsections
Fox Valley Subsection
1/15/2003 Meeting
2/19/2003 Meeting
3/19/2003Meeting
5/1/2003Joint Meeting
5/21/2003Meeting
6/6/2003 Meeting
9/17/2003Meeting
9/18/2003Joint Meeting
10/15/2003Meeting
11/8/2003 Colloquium
Northwest Subsection
5/1/2003Joint Meeting
Society Chapters
AP/MTT5/1/2003
Joint Meeting11/13/2003
Meeting
Communications5/1/2003
Joint Meeting9/18/2003 Meeting
10/29/2003 Meeting
11/8/2003 Colloquium 11/17/2003
Meeting
Computers9/18/2003 Joint
Meeting10/29/2003
Joint Meeting
ED/CAS/SSC5/1/2003
Joint Meeting6/11/2003Meeting
11/18/2003Meeting
Eng. Mgmt./ Prof. Comm.
5/1/2003Joint Meeting
5/21/2003Joint Meeting
EMB4/28/2003Meeting
5/1/2003Joint Meeting
EMC2/11/2003Meeting
3/19/2003Meeting
4/22/2003Meeting
5/1/2003Joint Meeting
5/20/2003Symposium
10/14/2003Meeting
11/19/2003Meeting
IA/IE1/15/2003Meeting
2/22/2003Seminar
3/19/2003Meeting
4/9/2003Meeting
5/1/2003Joint Meeting
5/21/2003Luncheon
9/17/2003Meeting
10/15/2003Meeting
11/19/2003Meeting
PE1/8/2003Meeting
2/12/2003Meeting
5/1/2003Joint Meeting
10/8/2003Meeting
11/12/2003Meeting
PSE and RL5/1/2003
Joint MeetingAffiiates
Chicago/ Rockford Consultants
1/21/2003 Meeting
3/31/2003 Meeting
5/1/2003Joint Meeting
5/20/2003Meeting
9/29/2003Meeting
11/24/2003Meeting
IEEE CHICAGO SECTION - 2003 ACTIVITIES
Chicago Section Vitality
• Meetings during the Nov. 2003– Events
• IEEE’s Communications Society & IEEE’s Fox Valley Subsection
– IIT Student Colloquium – Voice over Internet Protocols Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003
• Chicago Chapter of the IEEE Power Engineering Society
– Northeastern Regional Blackout of August 14, 2003 Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003
• AP/MTT Societies
– Microstrip Antennas with Reduced Surface & Lateral-Wave Excitiation Thursday, Nov. 17, 2003
• IEEE Communication Society – Distinguished Lecturer Tour
– Future of Wireless Communications Monday, Nov. 17, 2003
Chicago Section Vitality
• IEEE-ED/CAS/SSC– Extraordinary Advantage of Migrating from Discrete
to Integrated Optical and Opto-electronic Components Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003
• IEEE EMC Society Meeting– Conducted Immunity Transient Testing for CE
Marking Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003• IEEE IAS/IES Dinner Presentation
– Grounding of Generator Sets and Transforming of the Neutral Conductor Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003
• IEEE Chicago/ Rockford Consultant’s Network– Business Structures for the Engineering Consultant
Monday, Nov. 24, 2003
Other Section Activities
• PACE -
• S-PAC – with Student Branches
• Affinity Groups– Consultants Network – Women in Engineering – Pre-college Education – E-week,
science fair judges
• Booth at Engineering Expo During Engineers Week at IIT.
Successes/Best Practices
• Large number of Chapter Activities• Multiple Meetings Per Month• Choice of dinner/lunch/topic/tour
meetings• SCANFAX• 110 Year Re-enactment of First
Section Meeting• Established Program for Granting
PDH for PE’s
Challenges
• Maintain Balanced Budget
• Increase membership participation
• Find new officers
• Unemployment in Area Industry
Lessons Learned
• Involve lower officers in Region Meetings
• Format & locations must be fitted to the group
• The need to be open to change with regard to meeting topics and meeting format
Goals for Next 5 Years
• Financial Strategy for a Balanced Budget
• Membership Interest
• Revitalize Idle Chapters
• Encourage Activity in Affinity Groups
Region 4 Could Most Help My Section By…
• Information of other Section Activities
• Approve Revised Bylaws
• Encourage Conferences to share revenue with sections and invite sections to participate