1. 1 Director-Elect Activities Report Charles Rubenstein Region 1 Director-Elect c.rubenstein@ieee.org Region 1 Board Meeting Newark, NJ 7 February 2009

2. 2 IEEE 2008 Sections Congress 19-22 September 2008 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Presenter – “Benefits of Membership” Region 1 ExCom Meeting New York Section IEEE Milestone #81 Dedication 25 September 2008 New York, NY DC Generating Plant - New Yorker Hotel IEEE Region 2 Women In Engineering/PDS Workshop 3-5 October 2008 Atlantic City, NJ Keynote – “Scalability of IEEE Membership” North Jersey Section IEEE Milestone #82 Dedication 18 October 2008 West Orange, NJ Edison West Orange Laboratory September – October 2008

3. 3 IEEE November Meeting Series 10-16 November 2008 in New Brunswick, NJ Participated in the following major meetings: Director’s Orientation; Region Director’s Forum; TA/MGA Orientation; IEEE Conferences Committee; Division Director’s Forum; IEEE-USA Board Meeting; MGA Board Meeting; TAB Board Meeting IEEE Board Committee Appointments for 2009 •Ad hoc Committee on IEEE Products for Practicing Engineers •MGA Strategic Direction & Environmental Assessment Committee November 2008

4. 4 IEEE-USA and MGA Planning Meetings 15 – 17 January 2009 in Miami, FL IEEE-USA Planning Meeting; MGA Board Retreat IEEE Region 1 Meeting Series in Newark, NJ 6 February 2009: ExCom 7 February 2009: Region 1 Winter Meeting IEEE February Meeting Series 9-15 February 2009 in San Juan, PR Expect to Participate in the following major meetings: Region Director’s Forum; Director-Elect Training; IEEE Conferences Committee; MGA/TAB Director’s Forum; IEEE-USA Board Meeting; MGA Board Meeting; IEEE Board of Directors Meetings January – February 2009

5. 5 New York Section Annual Dinner Dance 21 February 2009, NY Hilton Hotel IEEE-USA Annual Meeting 27-28 February, 1 March 2009 in Salt Lake City UT LI Section Annual Dinner Dance 28 March 2009, LI Windwatch Hotel IEEE 125th Anniversary Celebration 13 March 2009, NYC Trenton Computer Festival & R1 Student Paper Contest 24-26 April 2009, Princeton-Central NJ Section IEEE 125th Anniversary Celebration Event 11 May 2009, Boston February – May 2009

6. 6 Princeton-Central NJ Section Annual Dinner 6 June 2009 IEEE June Meeting Series 22-28 June 2009 in Los Angeles, CA Expect to Participate in the following major meetings: Region Director’s Forum; Director-Elect Training Meeting IEEE Conferences Committee; Division Director’s Forum; IEEE-USA Board Meeting; MGA Board Meeting; IEEE Board of Directors Meetings Chair, IEEE Region 1 Annual Training Workshop and Board Meeting (See next Slide) 7-9 August 2009, Springfield, MA June – August 2009

7. 7 Begins at Lunch Friday 7 August Ends at Lunch Saturday 8 August IEEE Springfield Section Springfield Marriott Springfield, MA Tracks for Section Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer; Additional Tracks for Section Membership Development, GOLD, and Student Activities Chairs These seven (7) functional representatives will be covered by Region 1 for participation in training Region 1 Annual Training Workshop

8. 8 IEEE Region 1 Women in Engineering Professional Development Seminar 25-27 September 2009, NYC IEEE Student Professional Awareness Workshop? October? Boston Area IEEE November Meeting Series 16-22 November 2009 in New Brunswick, NJ Region Director’s Forum; Director-Elect Training Meeting IEEE Conferences Committee; Division Director’s Forum; IEEE-USA Board Meeting; MGA Board Meeting; IEEE Board of Directors Meetings September - November 2009

9. 9 Your input is appreciated… Please let me know if you would like me to visit your Section at its annual meeting, etc., to show your members how important your Section is to the Region… QUESTIONS? c.rubenstein@ieee.org