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Thursday, November 10, 2005 Please note, this is the SECOND Thursday. Sponsored by the Power Engineering Society (PES) and Graduates of the Last Decade (G.O.L.D.), Kansas City Chapters Menu: Catfish. Baked Catfish With Rice Pilaf And Seasonal Vegetables Program: John Clayton will present an overview of IEEE Std. 998;
Guide for Direct Stroke Shielding of Substations. The intent of the
guide is to provide design information for the methods historically and
typically applied by substation designers to minimize direct lightning
strokes to equipment and bus-work within substations. The general nature
of lightning will be presented and the problems associated with
providing protection from direct strikes will be described. Location: Wyndham Garden Hotel, I-435 & Metcalf
Ave, Overland Park, KS.
Charge: Dinner $25/20* for members & guests, students $15.
No charge for presentation. The cash bar at mealtime now offers added variety to your beverage options:
Register: november @ ieee-kc.org. Each meeting provides one hour of professional development. ***************************************************************** ** NO-SHOWS WILL BE BILLED FOR UNPAID RESERVATIONS. ** ***************************************************************** |
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Thursday, December 08, 2005 Sponsored by PACE, Kansas City Chapter Menu: Shrimp Pomodoro. Tomato Basil Sauce With Sautéed Shrimp On Linguini Pasta With Seasonal Vegetables. Register: December @ ieee-kc.org. Program: Russell Harrison of IEEE-USA speaks on "Congress and Engineering Progress, 2005 - 2006. Location: Wyndham Garden Hotel, I-435 & Metcalf
Ave, Overland Park, KS.
Charge: Dinner $25/20* for members & guests, students $15.
No charge for presentation. The cash bar at mealtime now offers added variety to your beverage options:
Each meeting provides one hour of professional development. ***************************************************************** ** NO-SHOWS WILL BE BILLED FOR UNPAID RESERVATIONS. ** ***************************************************************** |
| Jan 19. Dinner meeting sponsored by the Consultants Network. Contact Fred Granville, at flg @ flgnetworking.com (remove the spaces to make that e-mail address work). |
| Feb. 16. Dinner meeting sponsored by the Computer Society, Kansas City Chapter. Contact Alan Richardson, at arichardson @ kc.rr.com (remove the spaces to make that e-mail address work). |
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Call for Papers, Workshops, and Tutorials 2006 IEEE Region 5 Technology and Science Conference APRIL 7-8, 2006 in San Antonio, TX
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert R. Johnson, IEEE Fellow |
6. Role of an Officer
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What is a Section Treasurer? As you might guess, the Section Treasurer is responsible for managing the Section's finances. It's not, however, a "green eyeshade" role. There's more to it than that. The Treasurer is in a perfect position to build strong relationships with other officers. For someone seeking to build meaningful career references, it's hard to beat a year or two as Treasurer. In some organizations, the Treasurer does not write checks, keep the books, or handle other administrative duties related to finances (a controller does)--the Treasurer handles the executive end of things only. In the Kansas City Section, the Treasurer does it all (but that may change, due to discussions now underway). Ever since Randy Smischny set up our Quicken-based system several years ago, the KC Treasurer maintains records in, and issues reports from, Quicken. With this approach, the Treasurer is able to readily track expenses vs. budget and alert the Executive Committee if there's a problem--all with a high degree of automation. So this job has transformed from an administrative position to a leadership position. The Treasurer is the "third in command." As such, the Treasurer may--in the place of the Section Chair--preside over functions, represent the Section, or be the Chair's designate to attend Sections Congress or some other event. As a voting member of the Executive Committee, the Treasurer can play a key role in Section governance. The Treasurer can choose to remain mostly silent, or flex some leadership muscles. Someone wanting to build a track record of working with people and getting things done would be hard-pressed to find a better volunteer position. A key function of the Treasurer is (along with the Secretary) preparing (and in some cases, repairing!) the annual report to IEEE headquarters. When this report is delivered properly and on time, the Section gets a significant bonus payment from IEEE. From the IEEE Region 5 Officer Training Manual, we see the this for the Section Treasurer: *** Function: Financial manager of the Section. Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Transfers financial records at start of year. Authority: Approval of disbursement in accordance with Section bylaws. Relationship: Reports to the Section Chair. Reports: Prepares annual Section financial report (Form L-50) for submission to IEEE Operations Center at first of every year. |
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Wishing you the best,
Mark Lamendola
IEEE-KC Publications Officer
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