Student Branch Liaisons Ron Seaman, Liaison Coordinator IEEE Central Texas Section Spring Planning Meeting February 6th, 2010 San Marcos, TX
CTS Student Branches Branch Faculty Adviser CTS Liaison St. Mary’s University San Antonio Dr. Djaffer Ibaroudene dibaroudene@stmarytx.edu Ernest Franke efranke@swri.org Texas State University San Marcos Dr. Larry Larson Larry.Larson@txstate.edu Ron Seaman (interim) rseaman3353@att.net Trinity University Dr. Farzan Aminian faminian@trinity.edu Ron Seaman University of Texas Austin Dr. Sriram Vishwanath sriram@ece.utexas.edu Nick Chotiros chotiros@arlut.utexas.edu Akif Sultan akif.sultan@amd.com Dr. Yufang Jin Yufang.Jin@utsa.edu Scott Weidner scott.weidner@swri.org Notes:
Student Branch-Section Interactions St. Mary’s University (Ernest) Met with branch officers and adviser; presented Delivered funding checks and attended meetings Trinity University (Ron) Met with branch officers and adviser Delivered funding checks UT Austin (Nick) Attended branch meetings and met with officers Delivered funding check UTSA (Scott) Attended branch meetings; presented Texas State University Provided starter funding Section meeting site arranged Notes:
Student Branch Funding - Present Currently – 2 phases, 2+ proposals Phase I (maximum of $1,000 per branch) Phase II ($4,000 total) Proposals due August 15 & 22; September 30 Awards at September 30; November 30 Content of each proposal content Past accomplishments Plans for the future Use of CTS support Notes:
Student Branch Funding - Future Proposed – 2 phases, but 1+ proposal Phase I (same maximum of $1,000 per branch) Phase II (now $5,000 total) Proposal due – written, August 15; oral, about August 30 Decision by September 30 Single award or two phased awards Proposal content unchanged (but a single proposal) Advantages Consolidated annual planning by branch Reduces effort by students and proposal reviewers Fewer deadlines Earlier total award Fewer checks to write (if a single award is made)
Student Branch Liaison Plans Increase interactions of Central Texas Section with branches Encourage reporting of branch activities During the year At CTS spring planning meeting ($ incentive) Develop plans for Student Professional Awareness Conferences (SPACs) Region 5 support Perhaps an SPAC for multiple branches Notes:
Student Branch Liaison Issues and Challenges – “How-To’s” Best support the branches Stay informed of branch accomplishments and needs Enhance section-branch communication Support branch attendance at Region 5 Conference Notes:
Thanks to CTS for the support of student branches QUESTIONS???
Student Branch Budgets CTS Student Branch Budget 2009 2010 Phase I, $1,000/branch $ 4,000 $ 5,000 Phase II, total Progress report, $60/branch $ 300 Region 5 conference support $ 2,500 $ 2,000 SPAC $ 500 Region 5 SPAC reimbursement $ (500)