1. Region 4 Diana Vasquez Region 4 GOLD Chair
IEEE-Central Indiana Section GOLD Chair
Reza Fazel-Rezai
IEEE-Red River Valley GOLD Chair

2. Region 4

3. Region 4 GOLD News Update
New GOLD Coordinator!
Diana Vasquez, from Central Indiana Section, taking over as R4 GOLD coordinator
The not so good (from last year’s Region 4 meeting)
No of GOLD Members 2010: 3158
No of GOLD Members 2011: 2751
A 12.9% decrease
The good news (for this year’s Region 4 meeting)!
We have increased by nearly 16%!
No of GOLD Members in 2012: 3271
Strong emphasis on STEP events (from membership rejuvenation committee report)
STEP type events held across R4 in 2012

4. Region 4 GOLD Goals 2013
Improve communication with active GOLD section chairs
Promote membership rejuvenation activities especially STEP programs (at least 1 per section for 2013)
Promote joint activities among sections
Work with section chairs without GOLD groups to start GOLD AG in their section(s)

5. IEEE Region 4 Toledo Section Gold Activity April 2013
STUFF YOU DON’T LEARN IN ENGINEERING SCHOOL
Talk by: Carl Selinger

7. IEEE Region 4 Siouxland Section Gold Activity May 2013 Avoiding a Dilbert situation: Leading and Managing in Engineering and Technology
The Siouxland Section hosted Gerard "Gus" Gaynor, an IEEE Life Fellow and expert on leadership and management. He talked about how managing and leading engineers may be different than managing other professionals, and that all engineers can benefit from learning leadership skills.

8. IEEE Region 4 Red River Valley Section

9. Other GOLD Activities 2013
Research and Technology Facility Laboratory Tours
STEP Events
Networking events in other section