1. Progress Report and Region 5 Conference Plans
Student Branch: Trinity University
Academic Advisor: Farzan Aminian
Academic Advisor

2. General Branch Information
Office Term: August May 2016
Branch Officers:
President: Cameron McKay
Vice President: Juan Carlos Saurez-Domitz
Secretary: Hamza Adisa
Treasurer: Charlie Stein
R5 Competition Chair: Vivek-Koshy Poovathoor
Activity Chair: Regis Noubiap

3. Pizza Talks ~300$
Planning for 6 total talks for Fall and Spring semesters
Help members come in contact with professionals
Assess options for career path and provide insight and advice
Hosted by Trinity professors, local engineers, and industry professionals
Including IEEE SPAC Database
Phase I funds used to host and provide refreshment
University funding used to provide food

4. Socials and Student Meetings ~$600
Two membership drives at beginning of both semesters
Interact with other IEEE chapters in the San Antonio area
Become involved with local non-IEEE organizations
Engineering faculty research drive
Writing workshops held by faculty and Electric Circuits tutoring sessions

5. Region 5 Conference Plans ~$100
Hosted by the Denver Section on April 1st-2nd 2017
Organize robotics team
Train individuals for Circuit Design competition
Maintain interest in Student Papers competition

6. Funding Request Break Down
Event
Description
Estimated Expenditure ($)
Pizza Talks
&
Membership Drives
6 pizza talk programs by professors and experts will be hosted throughout the academic year Membership drives will help maintain and expand the current member base and allow for larger events.
300
Engineering Socials
Meetings
IEEE social events such as barbeque socials will be organized to allow members of IEEE to get to know one another and promote interest in other events. IEEE Meetings will be focused more towards explaining goals and upcoming projects to all IEEE members.
150
Off Campus Events
Events with other engineering and science organizations in San Antonio.
Engineering Research Drive
IEEE sponsored function where students can meet professors to discuss available research positions.
125
Weekly Tutoring Sessions for Electric Circuits and Electronics I
IEEE will sponsor weekly tutoring sessions for students in need of help in the Electric Circuits (Fall) and Electronics I (Spring) Courses.
Professional Writing Workshop
Professional Writing workshops will be held by Dr. Joshua Schwartz, to teach students the tools required for technical writing. Funding will be used to cover for refreshments 50
Robotics Team
Team responsible for constructing robot to compete in R5 robotics competition
100
Total
1000