1. Toledo Section Section Report Steve Root Chair Region 4 Meeting January 27-28, 2007 Marriott Hotel, Chicago

2. Highlights of 2006 Activities Six Technical Dinner Meetings and One Tour 1.Physician Order Entry System 2.Trends in Airborne Radar Systems – Student Appreciation Night 3.Active Learning for Speech Recognition – Department of Defense 4.Modeling and Simulation of Biological Constructs - WPAFB 5.Arc Flash Hazard Calculations 6.“Trek in the Himalayas” – Institute Night 7.Toledo Edison RDO Tour Most Successful Activities 1.Physician Order Entry System Combined Medical and Engineering Disciplines Attracted New Faces to the Meeting 2.Arc Flash Hazard and Toledo Edison RDO Tour Offered 1.0 PDH for each meeting for License Renewal Increased participation by ~ 50%

3. Plan for 2007 Present a Technical Program each Month 1.New Technical Programs Chair is GOLD Tailor Technical Program to the interests of Recent Graduates 2.Continue to offer PDH for License Renewal Provide Value to IEEE Membership Celebrate Toledo Section Centennial 1.Plan joint Centennial Celebration with nearby Cleveland Section 2.Attract a Well Known Speaker for Institute Night Publicize event via Local Media

4. How Can R4 Help in Meeting Your Section’s Goals? Membership Development 1.Average age of Executive Committee approximately 60 Younger Ex. Comm. will attract and retain Younger Members Improve Student Branch Activities 1.Toledo Section is great at writing checks to Student Branch Working to increase interaction between Student Members and Section Members