Student Branches Ron Seaman IEEE Central Texas Section Fall Section Meeting August 29, 2015 San Marcos, Texas
IEEE Central Texas Section Five CTS Student Branches BranchFaculty AdviserCTS Liaison St. Mary’s University San Antonio Dr. Djaffer Ibaroudene Ernest Franke Texas State University San Marcos CS chapter Dr. Larry Larson Joel Sandahl Trinity University San Antonio Dr. Farzan Aminian OPEN University of Texas Austin CS, PES, RAS chapters Dr. Sriram Vishwanath OPEN University of Texas at San Antonio EMBS chapter Dr. Paul Morton Scott Weidner
IEEE Central Texas Section CTS Student Branch Funding Opportunities Academic Year Phase I: up to $1,000 per branch can be requested this year Phase II: competition for a total of $5,000 this year *Reimbursement up to $30 for meeting this deadline **This deliverable will be considered in evaluation of Phase I proposals next year. DeliverableDue DateNotification Date Phase I written proposal to Section before midnight August 17, Phase I oral PowerPoint slides to Section before midnight August 22, 2015* ---- Phase I student oral presentation at CTS fall meeting August 29, 2015 Phase I funding to Branches----o/b September 28, 2015 Phase II written proposal to Section before midnight October 19, Phase II funding to Branches----o/b November 30, 2015 Oral presentation slides* to Section Earlier than 1 week prior to CTS spring meeting* ---- Oral report on progress at CTS spring meeting** early 2016,date TBA---- Written report on accomplishments based on funding** Late May or early June 2016 date TBA ----
IEEE Central Texas Section IEEE Region 5 Conference Intercontinental Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana, April 17-19, St. Charles Avenue
IEEE Central Texas Section CTS Student Branch Awards 2015 Region 5 Conference CTS Student Branch Awards Haley Alexander and Josh Frazor UT-Austin 3 rd place circuit design competition. Madeline Yin and Cameron McKay Trinity University 2 nd place ethics competition.
IEEE Central Texas Section Additional R5 Photos of Students and Robotics Competition on Poster Board IEEE Region 5 Conference Intercontinental Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana, April 17-19, 2015
IEEE Central Texas Section The student branches thank the Central Texas Section for its continued support
IEEE Central Texas Section Plans / Issues Strengths Five active student branches CTS interest and support Weaknesses How to best use CTS funding Opportunities Enhance student experiences Promote IEEE, membership retention Threats Competing obligations of students Fragility of budget