1. Region 4 Student Activities Committee October 16, 2004 Jim Riess, Chair Eldon Nelson, Student Rep

2. REGION 4 Student Branches East Area – 30 Student Branches/ 1449 Students East Area – 30 Student Branches/ 1449 Students Central Area – 16 Student Branches/ 1318 Students Central Area – 16 Student Branches/ 1318 Students West Area – 13 Student Branches/ 739 Students West Area – 13 Student Branches/ 739 Students Region 4 – 59 Student Branches/ 3506 Students Region 4 – 59 Student Branches/ 3506 Students

3. REGION 4 Student Branches East Area Calumet Section – 5/116Calumet Section – 5/116 Central Indiana Section – 4/379Central Indiana Section – 4/379 Fort Wayne Section – 3/53Fort Wayne Section – 3/53 Northeastern Wisconsin Section – 2/48Northeastern Wisconsin Section – 2/48 Northeast Michigan – 2/16Northeast Michigan – 2/16 Southeastern Michigan Section – 10/685Southeastern Michigan Section – 10/685 Toledo Section – 1/64Toledo Section – 1/64 West Michigan Section – 4/88West Michigan Section – 4/88

4. REGION 4 Student Branches Central Area Central Illinois Section – 1/374Central Illinois Section – 1/374 Chicago Section – 8/435Chicago Section – 8/435 Illinois Valley Section – 1/55Illinois Valley Section – 1/55 Madison Section – 2/216Madison Section – 2/216 Milwaukee Section – 5/180Milwaukee Section – 5/180 Rock River Valley Section – 1/58Rock River Valley Section – 1/58

5. REGION 4 Student Branches West Area Arrowhead Section – 1/30Arrowhead Section – 1/30 Cedar Rapids Section – 2/44Cedar Rapids Section – 2/44 Central Iowa Section – 1/191Central Iowa Section – 1/191 Nebraska Section – 1/45Nebraska Section – 1/45 Red River Valley Section – 2/108Red River Valley Section – 2/108 Siouxland Section – 2/52Siouxland Section – 2/52 Southern Minnesota Section – 1/41Southern Minnesota Section – 1/41 Twin Cities Section – 3/228Twin Cities Section – 3/228

6. Region 4 Student Activities Committee Goals I. Encourage & promote increased interaction between Sections and Student Branches. II.Improve communications between Region 4 and Student Branches. III.Develop quality Leadership Training for Student Branch Officers.

7. Region 4 Student Activities Committee Goals IVCoordinate Student Branch Competition. V.Encourage S-PAC Meetings. VI.Encourage special projects. VII.Visit selected Student Branches. VIII.Attend IEEE SAC Meetings twice a year.

8. 2004/2005 Region 4 SAC Deadlines IEEE RAB Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award – January 31. IEEE RAB Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award – January 31. Outstanding Student Branch Counselor Award – February 28. Outstanding Student Branch Counselor Award – February 28. Exemplary Student Branch Award – March 1. Exemplary Student Branch Award – March 1. Student Branch Web Site Contest – March 1. Student Branch Web Site Contest – March 1. Region 4 Student Paper Contest – May 15. Region 4 Student Paper Contest – May 15.

9. 2004 Student Leadership Conference  Hosted by Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.  October 16-18, 2004.  28 Student Branches  56 Students

10. 2004 Student Web Site Contest Grand Valley State University – West Michigan SectionGrand Valley State University – West Michigan Section Marquette University – Milwaukee SectionMarquette University – Milwaukee Section Michigan State University – Southeastern Michigan SectionMichigan State University – Southeastern Michigan Section University of Michigan/Dearborn – Southeastern Michigan SectionUniversity of Michigan/Dearborn – Southeastern Michigan Section Northern Illinois University – Rock River Valley SectionNorthern Illinois University – Rock River Valley Section

11. 2004 Student Web Site Contest Rose-Hulman University –Central Indiana SectionRose-Hulman University –Central Indiana Section University of Minnesota – Twin Cities SectionUniversity of Minnesota – Twin Cities Section Minnesota State University/Mankato – Twin Cities SectionMinnesota State University/Mankato – Twin Cities Section University of North Dakota – Red River Valley SectionUniversity of North Dakota – Red River Valley Section University of Notre Dame – Calumet SectionUniversity of Notre Dame – Calumet Section

12. 2004 Student Web Site Contest 5 th place ($100) – University of Iowa – Cedar Rapids Section5 th place ($100) – University of Iowa – Cedar Rapids Section 4 th p;ace ($200) – Michigan Technological University – Northeastern Wisconsin Section4 th p;ace ($200) – Michigan Technological University – Northeastern Wisconsin Section 3 rd place ($300) – University of Illinois / Chicago – Chicago Section3 rd place ($300) – University of Illinois / Chicago – Chicago Section 2 nd place ($400) – Purdue University / West Lafayette – Central Indiana Section2 nd place ($400) – Purdue University / West Lafayette – Central Indiana Section 1 st place ($500) – University of Illinois / Urbana/Champaign – Central Illinois Section1 st place ($500) – University of Illinois / Urbana/Champaign – Central Illinois Section

13. 2004 Student Web Site Contest Judges: oWilliam Serre oBrian Matherly oSteven James oBob Evanich

14. 2004 Student Web Site Contest International Web Site Contest 4 th Place ($250) – University of Illinois / Urbana/Champaign – Central Illinois Section4 th Place ($250) – University of Illinois / Urbana/Champaign – Central Illinois Section

15. 2004 Student Paper Contest  Milwaukee, Wisconsin  June 4, 2004  Four Papers submitted  Four Papers presented

16. 2004 Student Paper Contest  Third place ($300) – Aisha Yousuf  University of Michigan / Dearborn – Southeasten Michigan Section  “Intelligent Systems and Artificial Intelligence: From Vision to Reality with Neural Networks”

17. 2004 Student Paper Contest  Second place tie ($500) – Grace Woo  University of Illinois / Urbana/Champaign – Central Illinois Section  “Real Time Monophonic Note Transcription”

18. 2004 Student Paper Contest  Second place tie ($500) – Jennifer Struffert & Keith Keiffer  St. Cloud State University (MN) – Twin Cities Section  “Active Light Organ”

19. 2004 Student Paper Contest  First place ($800) – Joseph Dalton  St. Cloud State University (MN) – Twin Cities Section  “Wireless MP3 System with Two Way Communication”

20. 2004 Student Paper Contest Judges oBob Dawson oLarry Hause oLarry Fennigkoh

21. 2004 SAC Special Projects Student Poster Contest  Great Lakes Biomedical Conference – Milwaukee WI.  Best poster awards – 1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd places  $175 funded by Region 4

22. IEEE RABSAC Meetings Spring Meeting attended by RSAC & RSR  New York, New York  March 5-7, 2004  Fall Meeting attended by RSAC & RSR  Barcelona, Spain  October 29 – 31, 2004

23. Student Branch Visits University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of Nebraska, Lincoln Mankato State University (MN) Mankato State University (MN)