2004 region 4 regional committee meeting january 31, 2004 student activities committee

2004 Region 4 Regional Committee

Meeting January 31, 2004 Student Activities

CommitteeJim Riess – Chairj.riess@ieee.org

Eldon Nelson – Student Rep.eldon_nelson@ieee.org

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

j.riess@ieee.orgEldon Nelson – Student Rep.

eldon_nelson@ieee.org