IEEE Tallahassee Area Section Report October 2004 Officers: Chair: Bruce Harvey Vice-Chair: Thomas Baldwin Treasurer: Mark Weatherspoon Secretary: Helen Li Summary of Goals and Activities: The Tallahassee Area Section has been focusing on planning for the 2004-2005 activities. Plans are developing through a series of Excom meetings conducted through the summer. Plans adopted or considered include: - Senior Member Drive (October) - Consider Adding Technical Chapters: - Power/Power Electronics - Education - Energy/Superconductivity - Monthly Excom Meetings (open to all members) - Support for Student Branches - Support for SoutheastCon Hardware Competition Team - Technical Meetings for September and November - Holiday Social for December Recent Meetings: 5/18/2004: Excom Meeting. Atendance: 4 officers. 6/15/2004: Excom Meeting. Attendance: 3 officers, 2 members (1 student member & a student branch mentor). 7/20/2004: Excom Meeting. Attendance: 3 officers, 2 members and 1 guest. 9/23/2004: Joint IEEE/ASME Section Meeting. Presentation and tour of the Center for Advanced Power Systems. Attendance: 3 officers, 20 IEEE members (incl. students), 4 ASME members. Respectfully submitted by Bruce Harvey, Chair, Tallahassee Area Section