1. Austin, TX
Austin, TX
IEEE CTS
Computer Society
Chapter (Austin)
Fawzi Behmann
IEEE Central Texas Section Spring Planning Meeting January 21, San Marcos, TX

2. 2017 Austin CS Chapter Leadership Team
Austin, TX
2017 Austin CS Chapter Leadership Team
Fawzi Behmann (Chapter Chairman)
Vinay Abburi (Vice Chair)
Hema Ramaswamy (Treasurer & Outreach)
Ehsaneh “Sunny” Shahaidar (Secretary & Program)
Norma Antunano (Webmaster & Social Media)
Membership Development - Open
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3. CS Austin Chapter Vision Mission Statement 2017 Chapter Objectives:
Computer Society Chapter is a community comprised of a diverse group of industry professionals with a common interest in advancing computer science technologies.
Mission Statement
The IEEE Computer Society Chapter seeks to be the organization of choice for computer science technologists in the Central Texas Area and to provide education and networking for those professionals.
2017 Chapter Objectives:
Theme: “Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Big Data/Analytics”
Hold monthly high quality technical meeting
Distinguished Lecturer/Speaker
Community Outreach Project – Science in a Box
Support in creating the right environment for EMBS chapter growth.
Feedback form
Website & Listserv & Social media
Chapter financial health
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4. CS Austin Chapter – Technical Meetings
Feb 24 BUILDING NEXT GENERATION WORKFORCE, Prof. Revathi, Texas School board
Apr 23  “Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Techniques for Clinical & Pharmaceutical Research”, Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Davis, Senior data scientist and executive with domain expertise in Big Data, Life Sciences and Healthcare
May 25 “Cloud Computing: The Path to Freedom”, Presenter: Don Dalrymple, Management Consultant, The Dalrymple Group
May 25  “V.I.S.I.O.N to the Bank Vault”, Meshell Baker the Founder/Owner of Meshell Baker Enterprises (MBE)
June 23 “Virtualization – a key driver for 5G and IoT”, Presenter: Fawzi Behmann, TelNet Management
Aug 17 "BODYHACKING: IMPROVING YOURSELF THROUGH SCIENCE, DATA, AND TECHNOLOGY”, Dustin D. Trammell, Chief Executive Officer, Trammell Ventures
Sep 22 “New FAA Drone regulations effective August 29th, 2016 and Integration of Drones Into Multiple Business Models , Presenter: Robert Youens, Owner of Camera Wings 
Oct 4 “MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATIONS FOR INTERNET OF THINGS,
Presenter: Prof. Riku Jäntti, Head of the department of Communications and Networking at Aalto University, Finland
Dec 15 “Trusted Automated Vehicles”
Presenter: Distinguished Lecturer Prof. Todd Humphrey, UT Austin,
Introduced by Mr. Roger Fuji, 2016 Computer Society President
Completed L31
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5. 2016 In the Plan

6. Austin, TX Survey Feedback
FEEDBACK IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE CONTINUE HAVING QUALITY TOPICS & EVENTS THAT BRING GREATER VALUE TO THE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY
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7. 2017 SWOT Opportunities/Challenges Weakness Opportunities – Outreach
Science in a Box Project
Computer Rock Stars Series DL
Challenges - Financial & Others
Seek funding from CS
CS Chapter - Improve attendance
Weakness
Continue building the chapter
Strategy with Officers
Progress in building Word Press website
CS Admin support – turning around
Event sponsoring, focus groups and workshops
Joint planning with other chapters (e.g. ComSoc/SP, EMBS)

8. Austin, TX
Austin, TX
Science in A Box

9. 2016 Recap - “Science-In-A-Box” Initiative
Mission: “Science-In-A-Box” was inspired by session on “Mindfulness for Life” as ‘Out-of-the-box’ topic appreciated by the audience.
Initiated discussion with Round Rock Independent School Districts' Partners in Education (PIE) to reach out to students at an impressionable age (10-16ys) with Science-In-A-Box (SIAB) program.
2016 Pilot Project Plan
Kick-off March 2016
Complete kit purchase – April 2016
Catalogue the kits for check-out – June 2016
Roll out Science-In-A-Box program – Aug-Dec 2016
Target end date of Dec 2016
Final Report on the program to CS Jan 2017
Pilot Project Cost $500
$400 towards purchasing 10 kits.
$100 Administrative cost associated with launching the pilot program
Recommendation:
Approval of Project and Funding in January 2016

10. 2017- Progress Report “Science-In-A-Box” Initiative
Spring Kicked-off the project.
Summer Finalized the kits.
Fall 2016 – Rolled out the Program and monitored the pilot
Jan 2017 – Report to CTS
Spring 2017 – Continue to monitor the usage pattern for these kits and gather feedback
Taking lessons learnt from the pilot and getting ready for
Roll this program to a mode ‘needy school’
Planning a Workshop at UT Engineering School for High School Students

11. “Science-In-A-Box” Initiative Report
Program Pilot with 2016 Texas Teacher of the Year - Revathi Balakrishnan, 2016 Texas Teacher of the Year.
She was a speaker at CS – Austin in 2016
Pilot done at – Round Rock ISD, Patsy Sommer Elementary School .

12. “Science-In-A-Box” Initiative Report
Kids using the kits

13. “Science-In-A-Box” Initiative Report
Kids using the kits (III)

14. “Science-In-A-Box” Initiative Report
What went well
Picked the right person and right school to partner with. The teacher won the 2016 Texas Teacher of the Year award
Continued support and guidance from Leslie – CTS IEEE Chair
Continued support from Fawzi Behman of “out-of-the-box” ideas for the CS Chapter
Smooth execution and collaboration with the RRISD
Program mid-course adjustment – example, kits moved from Library to Innovation Center for easy access and adoption
Saw a lot of enthusiasm from the younger classes and their teachers, though this was targeted for the higher grade levels

15. “Science-In-A-Box” Initiative Report
Challenges
Had to work around the new celebrity 2016 Texas Teacher of the Year awardee commitments with travel etc
Schedule the kit usage so it won’t clash with STAR test preparation and testing
Needed a little bit more advertising
Harder to create a lesson plan using the kits as they are bound by state mandated curriculum
Need to go through the RRISD process to get recognition for the IEEE initiative – in-progress

16. Austin, TX
Austin, TX
RRISD sincerely thanks IEEE – Computer Society, Central Texas for this pilot program

17. Austin, TX
Austin, TX
THANKS