1. IEEE REGION 5 Report on South Area Activities of Interest to Central Texas Section T. Scott Atkinson, IEEE LSM Director North American Region, Communications Society South Area Chair 16 January 2016

2. 2015 South Area Goals/Tasks Region Student Paper Contest @ Region Meeting Assess/Promote vitality status of sections F2F visits to sections for leadership training –Dallas –Ft. Worth –Galveston Bay –Houston & Freeport Sub-section –Corpus Christi & Rio Grande Sub-Section –Central Texas (ongoing as home section)

3. 2015 South Area Goals/Tasks Participate in R5 Awards Selections, including the new Stepping Stones Award (first ever recipient Southwest Research Center for the NASA New Horizons Spacecraft Flyby of Pluto) Stepping Stones Award: For those events of significant science, technology, engineering and mathematics accomplishment not yet eligible for consideration as a IEEE Milestone

4. 2015 South Area Goals/Tasks Participate in R5 Awards Selections Develop Section “Best Practices Checklist” Work with MGA developing Vitality Index Develop section “Local Operating Procedures” template (Para 9.4.E.2,MGA Ops Man) –Working with Central Texas Section PAPR Cmte

5. Served on Central Texas Section Committee to develop their “Local Operating Procedures” (Para 9.4.E.2,MGA Ops Man) –CTS Standing Rules  LOP – Expense Reporting LOP – Expense Reporting  LOP – Travel LOP – Travel  LOP – Rules Precedence LOP – Rules Precedence  LOP – Name and Territory LOP – Name and Territory  LOP – Membership LOP – Membership  LOP – Officers LOP – Officers  LOP – Standing Committees LOP – Standing Committees  LOP – Management LOP – Management  LOP – Nominations and Elections LOP – Nominations and Elections  LOP – Finances LOP – Finances  LOP – Subunits LOP – Subunits  LOP – Amendments LOP – Amendments  LOP – Format and Review LOP – Format and Review

6. 2015 South Area Goals/Tasks Promote collaborative section-regions programs Meet with South Area Section Leaders at R5 Annual Meeting Participate in & promote IEEE-USA Activities Develop Section “Best Practices Checklist” Focus on member based educational events –Such as the “Home Networking Summit”

7. 2015 South Area Goals/Tasks Work with each Area Section re: issues –Example: the Dallas 14 year old student bringing a clock to school and then being arrested as teacher thought it was a bomb Support of South Area Student Branches Raising awareness of voting in the IEEE Annual Election

8. QUESTIONS? Thank You T. Scott Atkinson, IEEE LSM s.atkinson@ieee.org Tel: 210-410-0382 s.atkinson@ieee.org