2004 Region 4 Regional Committee Meeting January 31, 2004 Student Activities Committee Jim Riess – Chair Eldon Nelson – Student Rep.

Region 4 STUDENT BRANCHES SEPTEMBER 30, Student Branches, 1,536 Student Members in the East Area. 15 Student Branches, 1,351 Student Members in the Central Area. 14 Student Branches, 802 Student Members in the West Area. 59 Student Branches, 3,689 Student Members in Region 4

REGION 4 EAST AREA STUDENT BRANCHES SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 Central Indiana Section - 4/413 Fort Wayne Section - 3/25 Calumet Section – 4/117 Southeastern Michigan Section – 10/695 West Michigan Section – 4/130 Northeast Michigan Section – 2/17 Northeastern Wisconsin – 2/81 Toledo Section – 1/58

REGION 4 CENTRAL AREA STUDENT BRANCHES SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 Chicago Section – 7/509 Central Illinois Section – 2/438 Rock River Valley Section – 1/65 Madison Section – 2/208 Milwaukee Section – 3/131

REGION 4 WEST AREA STUDENT BRANCHES SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 Red River Valley Section – 2/92 Siouxland Section – 2/46 Nebraska Section – 2/97 Central Iowa Section – 1/175 Cedar Rapids Section – 2/41 Twin Cities Section – 3/299 Arrowhead Section – 1/26 Southern Minnesota Section – 1/26

Region /4 SAC GOALS 1.Encourage and promote increased interaction between Sections and Student Branches 2.Improve communications between Student Branches and Region 4. 3.Develop quality Leadership Training for Student Branch Officers

Region /4 SAC GOALS 4.Coordinate Student Branch Competitions 5.Encourage S-PAC Meetings 6. Encourage Special Projects 7.Visit selected Student Branches 8.Attend IEEE SAC Meetings twice a year

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Student Branch Leadership Training Student Branch Web Site Contest Student Paper Contest Special Projects

2004 Region 4 SAC Deadlines IEEE RAB Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award – January 31. Outstanding Student Branch Counselor Award Nomination deadline – February 28. Exemplary Student Branch Award Nomination deadline – March 1. Student Branch Web Site Contest deadline – March 1. Region 4 Student Paper Contest – deadline May 15.

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Region 4 Student Leadership Workshop Region 4 – Hosted by University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign in Central Illinois Section - September 12-14, students representing 21 Student Branches.

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Student Leadership Workshop Program Friday Pizza Student Branch Presentations – Student Branch Leadership Student Leadership Training – Jim Riess SPAC – John Wiley

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Student Leadership Workshop Program Saturday Student Leadership Training – Kristi Hummel Leadership/Teamwork – Professor Price – UIUC Ropes Course – Experimental Training Center Dinner at Ned Kelly’s

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Student Leadership Workshop Program Sunday Student Leadership Training – Jim Riess & Kristi Hummel Summary and Comments

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Region 4 Student Leadership Workshops East Area – 9 of 30 Branches attended Calumet Section – Purdue University – Calumet Central Indiana Section – Purdue University/ Indianapolis, Purdue University – West Lafayette Southeastern Michigan Section – University of Detroit, Lawrence Institute of Technology, University of Michigan/Ann Arbor, University of Michigan/Dearborn West Michigan Section – Grand Valley State University, Western Michigan University

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Region 4 Student Leadership Workshops Central Area – 7 of 15 Branches attended Central Illinois Section – University of Illinois/Urbana Champaign Chicago Section – DePaul University, DeVry University/Chicago, DeVry University/Addison, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois/Chicago Milwaukee Section – Marquette University

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Region 4 Student Leadership Workshops West Area – 5 of 14 Branches attended Central Iowa Section – Iowa State University Red River Valley Section – North Dakota State University Siouxland Section – Dordt College Twin Cities Section – St Cloud State University, University of Minnesota

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 2003 Region 4 Web Site Contest Participant: Purdue University/West Lafayette - Central Indiana Section Participant: Iowa State University – Central Iowa Section Participant: Northern Illinois University – Rock River Valley Section Participant: Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago Section Participant: University of Iowa – Cedar Rapids Section

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 2003 Region 4 Web Site Contest (cont’d) 3 rd place $100 : University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign – Central Illinois Section 2 nd place $200 : University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Section 1 st place $300 : Grand Valley State University – West Michigan Section

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 2003 International Web Site Contest Honorable Mention $250 : Grand Valley State University – West Michigan Section

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest eit Conference – Indianapolis, Indiana – Central Indiana Section Six (6) Papers Submitted Six (6) Papers Presented

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest 4 th place (tie) $100 –Penglai Li –Iowa State University, Central Iowa Section –“The Possible Effective Use of MEMS Technology in Undergraduate Education”

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest 4 th place (tie) $100 –Davis Van Nguyen –University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Section –“Optical Slide Guitar”

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest 4 th place (tie) $100 –Roshan Raman –University of Illinois/Urbana- Champaign, Central Illinois Section –“High Definition Television – Past, present & Future”

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest 3 rd place $200 –Shakil Hossain –Western Michigan University, West Michigan Section –“Metal Oxide Based Electronic Nose”

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest 2 nd place $500 –Eldon Nelson –University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Section –“Designig a DMA Controller for the Motorola 68HC12 Microcontroller”

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 2003 Region 4 Student Paper Contest 1 st place $800 –Colin Hanson & Michael Meemken –St. Cloud State University, Twin Cities Section –“Semi-Intelligent Maze- Breaking Automation (S.I.M.B.A.)”

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 27 th EMBS Chapter Conference Milwaukee,Wisconsin – April 4, 2003 Milwaukee Section Student Poster Contest. 9 posters exhibited Milwaukee School of Engineering Medical College of Wisconsin Marquette University University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities 27 th EMBS Chapter Conference Milwaukee, Wisconsin – April 4, 2003 Milwaukee Section Student Poster Contest (cont’d). Matching Funds provided by R4SAC Best Poster Awards – 1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd places Nine free admissions for a student to attend the Conference Total funded by R4SAC - $223

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Northwestern University IEEE Industry Panel Northwestern University Chicago Section February 15, 2003 Total funded by R4SAC - $500

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Joint Workshop on Speaker Building University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign Central Illinois Section April 26, 2003 Total funded by R4SAC - $500

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Industry Networking Social Northern Illinois University Rock River Valley Section March 21, 2003 Total funded by R4SAC - $500

2003 Region 4 SAC Activities Industry Networking Social Northern Illinois University Rock River Valley Section March 21, 2003 Total funded by R4SAC - $500

2003 Region 4 Regional Committee Meeting October 18-19, 2003 Student Activities Committee Jim Riess – Chair Eldon Nelson – Student Rep.