IEEE Seattle Section

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2001

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Place: EE Dept. Conference Room

Seattle University, Seattle, WA 98122

Attendees: John Nierenberg, Sheri Rees, Rich Christie, Curtis Lu, Franklin Lu, Al Moser, Karen Pavletich, John Thompson, Steve Brown, Erik Godo, Merv Eaton

Chair’s Report - John Nierenberg:

· Leann and Paul Kostek have asked if they may place a statement supporting their candidacies for IEEE office on our Web site. This was approved.

· John asked for any further feedback about the Engineering Fair experience.

Vice Chair’s Report - Sheri Rees

· Spring Banquet flyers were passed out and reservations were taken.

· Don Yuen was selected to act as MC for the evening.

Secretary’s Report - Al Moser

· Last month’s minutes were approved as received.

· The PE Refresher course is over. We actually made some money on it.

Treasurer’s Report - Rich Christie

· A budget report was passed out.

· The audit is still in progress.

· It is being attempted to establish an account for special projects in which the Northcon funds may be placed.

PACE Report - Steve Brown

· Steve has been attending AELC breakfast sessions. There will be a final wrap-up when the legislative session closes.

DataLink Editor – John Thompson

· More articles for the next DataLink are needed.

· John has been invited to be an industry liaison for WSU. Steve Brown will try to make that commitment, too.

Standing Chair Report - Karen Pavletich

· Karen is working on obtaining the awards for the spring banquet. It was mentioned that Joe Blaschka should get one as well, in appreciation for his audit work.

· Karen is doing some prep work on next year’s Future Cities competition.

Chapter Reports

· Merv thanked ExComm for the get well card he received shortly after his bypass operation.

· CAS – Erik reported that Mani Soma will be talking to an upcoming session.

· OE – Sheri Rees reported on session where a man from NOAA PMEL will talk about tsunami tracking and prediction.

· PEL – John said there is a talk on Pspice coming shortly.

Student Chapters -

· UW – Curtis Lu asked for help in advertising the Pizza Feed. Branch T-shirts will be ready soon. The campus Tech Expo is coming on April 20. The new officers are drafting a yearly plan which will include a corporate sponsor. He also reported on the FIRST robotics competition that UW participated in.

Old Business - none

New Business –

Meeting Adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Submitted by

Al Moser