IEEE Mississippi Section – 1st 2016 Quarter Summary Report Winnfort Myles, IEEE Mississippi Section Chair IEEE MS Section holding monthly Section EXCOM meeting to address four main categories Elevate qualified Members to Senior Members level Promote and sponsor programs to increase Student branch participations Plan monthly technical / professional meeting with existing and potential members Promote PACE activities Meetings held in 2016 Three Technical, 1 Administrative and 2 Professional 21 January “Nanotechnology” by Dr. Charles “Bob” Welch 11guests + 25IEEE= 36Total 9 February MS Excom meeting, 8 IEEE attendees 16 February eWeek US Army Michael C. Wehr 12 IEEE attendees 25 February Careers and IEEE Mississippi College 15 IEEE + 2 guests = 17 total 24 March “From Engineer to Leader” Dr. Dale Callahan, UAB 8 guests + 13 IEEE = 21 total IEEE MS Section supports four Student Branches Mississippi State University – Starksville University of Southern MS – Hattiesburg Jackson State University- Jackson Mississippi College - Clinton