Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC27) IEEE Central Texas Section Fall Planning Meeting September 7, 2013 San Marcos, TX

Chapter Leadership Team Position Name Affiliation Email Online training Chair Ross Carlton National Instruments ross.carlton@ieee.org Yes Vice Chair Jack McFadden ETS-Lindgren jack.mcfadden@ets-lindgren.com N/A Secretary Mark Prchlik mark.prchlik@ets-lindgren.com Treasurer Webmaster Mark Maynard SIEMC mark.maynard@siemic.com Notes:

Chapter Updates Chapter membership down to 56 active. Meeting attendance averaging ~15. Leveraged local companies for support. NI, ETS-Lindgren, PTI & MET Utilized the EMCS DL program. Coordinated speakers w/ Dallas Chapter. Beginning to work with Houston Chapter Notes:

2013 Chapter Meetings Date Technical/Admin Topic Speaker L31 01/16/13 EMI/RFI Shielding Alternatives in Today’s Environment Richard Allen Not yet 02/13/13 EMC of Multimedia Equipment: The Emission Requirements of CISPR 32 Don Heirman 06/19/13 The Electromagnetic Environment Rich Worley 09/18/13 EMI Debug with Near Field Probes James Young - 10/16/13 Utilizing Reverberation Chambers as a Versatile Test Environment for Assessing the Performance of Components and Systems Dennis Lewis (EMCS DL) 11/20/13 ESD Design and Test for Product Regulatory Compliance Ross Carlton Notes:

SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Availability of DLs and other speakers Support from local industry vendors Teaming with other nearby Chapters Stable number of members Weaknesses Getting member input and feedback Finding volunteers Notes:

Chapter Plans / Issues Opportunities Threats Conferences & tabletops Increasing support from local industry Threats Members have less and less time to devote to volunteer activities Section financial policies limit opportunities and ability to meet membership needs Notes:

Chapter Plans / Issues Support efforts to clearly document Section policies and procedures. Support efforts of the Ad Hoc Committee addressing needs with respect to financial planning, budgeting, and surplus sharing. Notes:

QUESTIONS??? Thanks If you’d like to learn more about electronic services, you’ll want to attend the session on the Electronic Services being presented this afternoon by Christian Borgert (BORE-GERT) and Chip Dawson. If you miss this afternoon’s session, you can see it tomorrow morning. Now I’d like to answer your questions about newsletters and electronic services . . . (After Q&A) I’m sorry we don’t have time to answer all of your questions, but we have an abundance of expertise with us this weekend, and much of it is in the Computer Lab upstairs. Stop by and get more information anytime.