AESS Officers Meeting April, 2012 South Carolina Erik Blasch Chapters Chair

Chapters IEEE AESS New (renewed) Chapters “the best way to get renewals is to have strong AESS local chapters” Larry Chasteen, AESS VP Membership - Chapters in work: Orange County, CA [Dmitry Altshuller Benelux Section [Mark Bentum –Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg Argentina (2011) PENDING: North Carolina [ Randy Avent] Northern California [Greg Fountain - got a couple signatures already] Pikes Peak [ Jason Fritz – offered to help as lead Northern Colorado] Student Chapter Interest –Student committee (Rassa and Leonard) working on this Also includes UAV interest –Possibly give ~$500 for AESS Student Chapter start-up expenses

AESS members by Region region # chapters

Members Chapters Section Name for AESS Chapter change NEW JERSEY COAST SECTION18202 BINGHAMTON SECTION LONG ISLAND SECTION57581 BOSTON SECTION CONNECTICUT SECTION ROCHESTER SECTION10122 CLEVELAND SECTION119-2 WASHINGTON SECTION BALTIMORE SECTION DAYTON SECTION NORTH JERSEY SECTION PHILADELPHIA SECTION HUNTSVILLE SECTION FLORIDA WEST COAST SECTION38446 ATLANTA SECTION ORLANDO SECTION SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN SECTION TWIN CITIES SECTION GALVESTON BAY SECTION25 0 SAINT LOUIS SECTION DALLAS SECTION FORT WORTH SECTION WICHITA SECTION KANSAS CITY SECTION PIKES PEAK SECTION BUENAVENTURA SECTION SEATTLE SECTION OTTAWA SECTION53541 QUEBEC SECTION682 KITCHENER-WATERLOO SECTION10133 TORONTO SECTION34384 POLAND SECTION GREECE SECTION DENMARK SECTION129-3 RUSSIA (Northwest) SECTION87 TUNISIA SECTION15194 UKRAINE SECTION ITALY SECTION SOUTH AFRICA SECTION22253 TURKEY SECTION ISRAEL SECTION35 0 SOUTH BRAZIL SECTION32342 BEIJING SECTION SOUTH AUSTRALIA SECTION QUEENSLAND SECTION27303 SEOUL SECTION Total

Members No Chapters No Chapter serving AESS members Change Washington Section Coastal Los Angeles Section Germany Section Santa Clara Valley Section Tokyo Section85 0 Orange County Section Denver Section Benelux Section Phoenix Section57614 San Fernando Valley Section Chicago Section Twin Cities Section Central Texas Section Sweden Section39401 Montreal Section Metropolitan Los Angeles Section36415 Madras Section New South Wales Section33396 Switzerland Section33352 Argentina Section30333 Providence Section Melbourne Section29 0 New York Section Russia Section28346 Foothill Section Richmond Section Tucson Section Albuquerque Section24251 Oregon Section Utah Section Eastern North Carolina Section Houston Section23252 Iran Section Central Indiana Section22 0 Norway Section22264 South Africa Section22253 Bangalore Section Colombia Section Egypt Section Lebanon Section Pittsburgh Section2120 Princeton/Central Jersey Section West Michigan Section21265 Central Coast Section Czechoslovakia Section Singapore Section20 0 Cedar Rapids Section Buffalo Section Central Virginia Section High Plains Section18191 Oakland-East Bay Section18246 Central Georgia Section Delhi Section179-8 Vancouver Section17203 Austria Section16182 Serbia And Montenegro Section Taipei Section Victorian Section16182 Islamabad Section1514 Kansai Section15172 Tunisia Section15194 Northwest Florida Section14162 Central Pennsylvania Section1312 Cincinnati Section Finland Section13141 Hamilton Section Miami Section135-8 Oklahoma City Section13152 Portugal Section138-5 Sacramento Valley Section San Francisco Section12164 Australian Capital Terr Section11121 Bombay Section1110 Puerto Rico & Caribbean Section115-6 Worcester County Section11 0 Gainesville Section10 0 Mexico Section10133 Total with >10 members2326%-134 without active Chapter40.24 AESS membership

AESS Chapter Officers ISSUES – SAMIEEE data not correct - Need to Update? - No – SAMIEEE data only correct for individual member data

AESS Chapter Officers Concerns – some chapters without officers. Working to find new contact person. Mohawk Valley – FOUND that it is Andy Noga Rochester Southeastern Michigan Fort Worth Pikes Peak - just started South Africa Brazil

AESS Speakers to Chapters Recent visits Joe Guerci, Northern Colorado/ Pikes Peak –Sponsored by AESS Jason Fritz – connected travel – Pikes Peak to Dayton Erik Blasch – Montreal to Mohawk Valley Results Speakers helped in the L31 reporting and the chapter coordination and initiatives

Chapters News – Mar/Apr Information for chapters –How to Access Volunteer Content on IEEE.ORG –Society Chapters Listing Report –Inactive Chapters –Dissolved Chapters –vTools.Voting: Online Voting Tool Availability Reminder –vTools News: New Tools, New User Community –Volunteer Training Modules

Summary 1. Active Chapters are involved with industry, students and technology 2. Marginal Chapters have stale membership and leaders - they need objectives and visits from AESS Board members and Distinguished Lecturers 3. Inactive Chapters have lost their way due to –economic conditions, –have less than a critical mass (< 50 members since only 20% of AESS Chapter membership attend meetings), –technology shifts, etc. –these Chapters need a rejuvenation program with the support of the local IEEE Section and Region.

Chapter Action Items IEEE AESS Membership Recruitment –Support new AESS Chapters –Encourage students chapters –Coordinate with new members through AESS co-sponsorship of meetings IEEE AESS Membership Sustainment –Meetings, speakers, AESS support Motion: –Approve $10K to cover L-31 reimbursements for chapter meetings in 2011

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