1. Section Committee/Officer Name: Kris Dehnel, 2018 Chair
IEEE Central Texas Section 2018 Fall Leadership Planning Meeting August 25, 2018 San Marcos, TX
Section Committee/Officer Name: Kris Dehnel, 2018 Chair
Chapter/Affinity Name: (PI)2 = PE31/IE13/PEL35/IA34
Prepared by: Kris Dehnel
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2. Value in Association – Greater Value in Membership
Mission
Our Mission:
To become the most valued professional affiliation for engineers engaged in power, energy and industrial electronics
Our Approach:
Engaging programs (members, industry and academia)
Stimulate professional thought and action
Provide knowledge you can use
Be visible in our space
Make membership valuable
Value in Association – Greater Value in Membership
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3. Leadership Team 2018 (PI)2 Officers: Kris Dehnel – 2018 Chair
Steve Pearson – Program Chair/Vice Chair
James Mercier, P. E. – Treasurer
Ruth Sulzer, P. E. – Secretary
Martha Dodge, P. E. – Communications Chair
Franklin Bohac, P. E. – Member at Large
Marcie Gard, P. E. – Member at Large
Andrew Bluiett, P. E. – Awards Chair
Dr. Hao Zhu - Member at Large
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4. 2018 YTD Accomplishments (PI)2 22 Events, 398 event-attendees:
7 Tech Meetings
1 Professional Development Meeting
2 Tours
2 Successful Workshops (NEC 2-Day, IEEE Day)
1 Award/Social Meeting
9 Admin Meetings
8 Newsletters
Expanded participation by representative of Student branches
2 Representatives to PELS Chapter Officers Forum at APEC
2 Representatives to PES General Meeting/Officer Training
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5. 2018 Chapter Vitality Assessment
Chapter Vitality Assessment (Strong, Ok, Need Improvement)
2018 Goal
Status
Example
Need
To balance the membership among the PES/PELS/IAS/IES chapters by attracting more of the underrepresented members to participate in activities.
Unknown
No metric
Way to track
To balance the technical activities among the PES/PELS/IAS/IES chapters by inviting more speakers and topics from the underrepresented disciplines.
Progress
Approx. equal represent.
Leads in each discipline
To establish a database of local companies and their discipline affiliation.
SS by Co & Discipline
Update, searchable
To coordinate activities and outreach with the corresponding Student branches with the goal of establishing a progression of students into the Professional branches
Board member;
Shared news
Closer coordination of leaders; better response from students
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6. 2018 Chapter Vitality Assessment
Chapter Vitality Assessment (Strong, Ok, Need Improvement)
Goal
Status
Examples
Need
Attendance
Strong
Venue expenses usually more than covered
Membership Drive
Topical
Relevance
Chapter 1547 workshop preceded national one
National topical roadmap
Membership
Recruitment
Neutral
Stable group of participants
Way to track
Finance
Surplus covering 2 yrs;
Expenses covered;
Travel funds
One ledger
Volunteers
Diverse mix;
Sharing work;
New roles
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7. 2018 Help Needed Top Help Needed/Issues
Examples: Attendance, Speakers, Training, Finance, Events, collaboration with STEM/Students/PACE/YP/Life Mem, …
Visibility on Membership Status
Kiosk at events (need software/vTools app)
New member registration
Renewal
Upgrade
Materials showing the worth of investing time and energy in IEEE activities
For outreach to local population who are not participating
Continue Senior Upgrade Drives
Student Involvement
Merge governance structure & refine financial model
Cross-coordination of events
Career relevance for students
Featured Employer at each event?
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9. CTS Leadership CTS Officers Chapters/Affinity
Standing Committees/Coordinators
Chair
Fawzi Behmann
Vice Chair – A
Fabio Gomez
Vice Chair – SA
Ehsaneh Sunny Shahhaidar
Secretary
Raymond Choo
Treasurer
Bill Martino
Past Chair
Leslie Martinich
Past Past Chairs
Kenny Rice
Strategic Plan
Policies and Procedures PARP
Awards and Recognition
Membership Development
Electronics Communications
Website
vTools
Communications Portal
Conferences/Events
Section-Chapter Vitality Chair
Finance
K-12/STEM Educational Activities
Students Activities
Professional Activities – PACE
Outreach Program
Humanitarian
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10. Backup – 2018 List of Technical Presentations
(PI)^2 Programs & Speakers
*** 2018 SCHEDULE ***
Event Type
Start Date
Speaker
Company
Power Plant Control Rooms, then, now and the future
Presentation
1/23/2018
Gene Grindle PE
EDF Renewable Energy
Lessons Learned from the Texas Synchrophasor Network
2/27/2018
Dr. Mack Grady
Baylor University
Overview of High Voltage DC Power Transmission
3/27/18
Dr. Mehrdad "Mark" Ehsani (DL PES)
Texas A&M University
NEC for Electrical Engineers Workshop (2 days)
Workshop
4/2/2018
Thomas Dimetrovich
Eaton
IEEE GreenTech 2018 Conference
Conference
4/4/2017
various
Commercial Lighting Controls
4/24/2018
Douglas Braun
Spectrum Lighting
Fovi3D Tour
Tour
5/11/2018
Amy Lessner
Fovi3D
Modularization of Low Voltage Motor Control Centers for Hazardous Locations
5/22/2018
Nitish Saraf
R. Stahl
Cyber Security and the Grid; untangling the Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
6/26/2018
Michael Allgeier
ERCOT
Social at Friends and Allies Brewing
Social
7/18/2018
Devon Ponds
Friends and Allies Brewing
All-Hazards System Restoration Methodology (Black Start)
7/24/2018
Evan Pierce
UT Center for Electromechanics (CEM) Tour
8/21/2018
Dr. Bob Hebner
University of Texas
IEEE 1547 Standard for Power System Interconnect
8/23/2018
Clayton Stice
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11. Mission and Leadership Team
Mission/2018 Focused Initiatives*
Xxxx
Leadership Team
Position Name
Chair
Vice Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Webmaster/vtools
Program
Member at large
(*) These can be technical meetings, workshops, networking events, etc.
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12. 2018 Key Accomplishments Meetings (month, topic, L31):
Xxxx
Other Activities/Events: xx
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13. 2018 Chapter Vitality & Help Needed
Chapter Vitality Assessment (Strong, Ok, Need Improvement)
Examples: Attendance, Topical & Relevance, membership recruitment, finance, volunteers, ….
xxx
Top Help Needed/Issues
Examples: Attendance, Speakers, Training, Finance, Events, collaboration with STEM/Students/PACE/YP/Life Mem, …
Xxxx
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14. Others/Backup
Xxxxx
xxxx
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