Minutes, September 2001

EXCOM meeting minutes, 06SEP01. Taken by Mark Lamendola

11 people showed up for lunch. Lunch and meeting guests (non-voting): Greg Glass, Alan Xi, Shiv Gupta, Zafar Umar, Sohel Kahn

Voting members present were: Randy Schmisny, Jim Berard, Dawn Van Dee, Mark Lamendola, , Sal Cerda, Saad Siddiqi, Dale Rummer. A quorum was present.

Dawn Van Dee moved approval. Dr. Rummer. seconded. Motion passed.

Dawn and Jim visited JEC last Monday. JEC’s focus is presently on K – 12 education. JEC cannot have access to our database. Their publisher can’t work with individual applications. www.jec-kc.com

JEC has 28 organizations, and posts everyone’s calendar of events on their Web site. Directory is free to all who are listed in it.

Jim to send out e-mail to EXCOM, asking who on EXCOM wants to be in the directory. Mark L. to put form on Web site for 2002 sign-up of same.

The KC Section is a member.

On the 24^th. Dawn to go.

Jerry Borland and Rick Bush interested in working to help put it together. The date will be the 21^st of Feb, 2002—Thursday. This will be vendor workshops, product demos, etc. Leads into IEEE dinner meeting. Main event is on Friday, the 22^nd. Speakers for Friday to be invited to dinner meeting. Target is 150 to 200 people. T&D targeted mailing and e-mailing will help promote. Dean Machinery will help promote. Presently talking with NECA for help. Randy proposed Section help out with the cost.

Jim to contact PES.

Saad moved that the Section co-sponsor the event with PES, and post $1,000 toward this effort. Mark L. seconded. Motion passed.

This is Friday, at 1700, in Lawrence. Dr. Rummer to send e-mail to EXCOM with details.

Mark L. to follow up, identify where vacancies are and try to fill.

Shiv went to DeVry, met with students. Dawn will send out follow-up e-mail about meeting at Union Station, set it up.

Would need to be held at the Convention Center. Randy will get more information.

Send Randy an e-mail if you want to do a project, because the grant money is out there. Mark L. to check into PACE grant for DG Conference—maybe free admittance for 50 students, or reduced for the unemployed.

Next meeting is 4^th of October at Sprint (normal place). Randy to make arrangements.