Spring Planning Meeting January 16, 2016 San Marcos,TX Consultants Network IEEE Central Texas Section Affinity Group

IEEE Central Texas Section 2016 CTCN Leadership Team Bill Martino – Chairman Jody Everett – Vice Chair/Treasurer Luis Basto – Secretary/Webmaster Karen Ulferts – Pgm Mgr/Comm Mgr Kai Wong – Member at Large

IEEE Central Texas Section CTCN Affinity Group 2015 Update 11 regular meetings, 2 joint with LM (Austin), 1 joint with P^2 1 special meeting with P^2 (tour of Concurrent Design) 1 mixer in December with CEDA, CS, COMSOC/SP, and SSC/CAS 8 Officers meetings Sergio Liberman left the team as of December 31 – new job in California Luis Basto joined our team No Consultants Workshop in 2015

IEEE Central Texas Section 2015 CTCN Regular Meetings DateTopicSpeaker L31? Jan Breaking barriers in manufacturing with low cost 3D printingMatt FiedlerY(T) FebInternet of EverythingKwok WuY(T) MarFactom: Bitcoin Blockchain for IoTBrian DeeryY(T) April*High Resolution AudioSergio LY(T) MayFracking and the Energy MarketDR WordY(T) JunIEEE Followship in DCLen HauseY(P) JulyUS Infrastructure - Esp. BridgesJames MercierY(T) AugCognitive Computing – Cust ExpRyan LundY(T) Sep*Engaged & Innovative CultureCarrie VanstonY(P) OctCornerstone: Mindfulness for Life Fairbank & Marcoux Y(P) Nov**DC Power Driven by LED LightingDrew VigenY(T) * Joint with LM (Austin) ** Joint with P^2

IEEE Central Texas Section 2016 CTCN Regular Meetings DateTopicSpeaker JanFun with ChemistryK. Biderdorf FebDiscover EngineeringJohn Purvis MarData Mining for the City of AustinTed Lehr ?Atlas Wearable Product Dev’t*Peter Li ?FPGA ReviewJody Everett ?ZPEG – New Video CompressionR. Westwater ?Limit of Moore’s LawM. McDermott ?Big Data Traffic ResearchJ. Duthie, UT ?Memory UpdateBetty Prince * Might be at MAW

IEEE Central Texas Section 2016 Workshop (tentative) One-half day Target date 9/17 (Saturday) Possible topics:  The Rise of Machines – impact on careers and consulting  Using networking and the web to find clients and funding, form a team, manage a team, market, and sell.  Qualities for lifetime employment: credibility, influence, created value Looking for speakers and chapter partners

IEEE Central Texas Section SWOT Analysis Strength – Good team work & network to recruit speakers. Weakness – Not attracting enough new members. Opportunity – Host joint events with other groups. Threat – Staying relevant as local technical employment conditions improve and CTCN membership ages.

IEEE Central Texas Section Chapter Plans / Issues Mix topics at monthly meetings to cover professional development, training, and technical topics. Co-host/support workshop with chapters sharing same interest. Attract younger members with current and relevant topics and speakers. Improve return rate for first time attendees. Improve website, and switch to WordPress

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