1 Region4 Conference Administrator’s Report Sat Basu Conference Administrator Region 4 Meeting 2011 Section Congress Friday, August 19, 2011

2 Responsibilities Serve Members interested in Authoring and Publishing Technical Papers as well as Technical Seminars Coordinate with Sections, Chapters, Universities and other Institutions to Initiate, Launch and Support the Conferences Coordinate with TAB Societies and other Activity Organizations for Financial and Administrative Supports Provide Special Efforts on the Region 4 EIT Conferences –Initiate Conference Location –Maintain Continuous Communication –Manage Effective Conference –Publicize Information

3 Highlights of 2011 Activities EIT2011-Minnesota State Univ.- West Area –Admin. and Financial reports near completion –Conference Papers are being recorded for including in the IEEE-Explore EIT2012- IUPUI-Indianapolis -East Area –EIT2012 Web-Site shows Preliminary Information –Call for Papers Issued EIT2013- Univ. Of Wisconsin – Central Area –Conference in Planning Stage –Conference Committee is being formed

4 Plan for 2012 Coordinate with EIT2012 Chairs on total Management of the Conference –Start Regular Conference Calls October, 2011 –Finalize Conference Facility –Coordinate on Reception, Banquet, etc –Arrange Key-Note Speakers –Include Professional and Student Tracks –Obtain Sponsorship and Exhibitors

Plan for 2012 [Contd.] Finalize Facility Location for EIT2013 –Initiate Planning Meeting for EIT2013 –Prepare Preliminary Budget –Issue Call for Papers –Initiate Conference Calls Decide Hosts and Locations for –EIT2014 – Possibility Univ. of North Dakota –EIT2015 – Possibility Wayne State Univ. 5

EIT2011 Finance Revenue-$21,800 [?] –Registration-$20,100 –Sponsorship + Others -$ 500 [?] –Publication-$ 1,200 [?] Expense-$16,800 [?] –Facility + Food-$11,700 [?] –Conference Material-$ 2,300 –Conf Proc CD + Others -$ 2,800 Surplus/Deficit-$ 5,000[?] 6

EIT Conferences YearConf.LocationHostSectionArea 2000EIT2000O’Hare MarriotWestern Michigan Univ.Chicago Central Area 2001EIT2001Rochester, MIOakland UniversitySoutheastern MichiganEast Area 2002EIT2002Saint Paul, MNUniversity of MinnesotaTwin City [CANCELLED]West Area 2003EIT2003Indianapolis, INIndiana-U Perdue-U IndyCentral Indiana East Area 2004EIT2004Milwaukee, WIMilwaukee Sch. of Eng.MilwaukeeCentral Area 2005EIT2005Lincoln, NEUniversity of Nebraska NebraskaWest Area 2006EIT2006Lansing, MIMichigan State UniversitySoutheastern MichiganEast Area 2007EIT2007Chicago, ILIllinois Institute of Tech.ChicagoCentral Area 2008EIT2008Ames, IAIowa State UniversityCentral IowaWest Area 2009EIT2009Windsor, ONT, CAUniv. of WindsorSoutheastern MichiganEast Area 2010EIT2010Normal, ILIllinois State UniversityCentral IllinoisCentral Area 2011EIT2011Mankato, MNMinnesota State Univ.Southern MinnesotaWest Area 2012EIT2012Indianapolis, IN Indiana-U Perdue-U IndyCentral Indiana East Area 2013EIT2013 Milwaukee, WIUniv. of WisconsinMilwaukeeCentral Area 2014EIT2014 Detroit, MIWayne State UniversitySoutheastern MichiganEast Area 7