1. The Student Perspective April 26, 2008 | Nicole Halper

2. Student Branch of IEEE @ UTD Chapter restarted fall of 2005 Branch Details 10-12 on the Executive Committee Average meeting attendance: 60 students Average large event attendance: 200+ Starting Events Bi-weekly Meetings Fall Alumni Mixer Spring Technology Expo

3. Where to start? Summer 2007 Began considering holding an S-PAC Fall 2007 Contacted our regional S-PAC coordinator Worked out general logistics Winter Break 2007 Invited speakers (perhaps earlier would have been better) Invited companies for the expo Budget Planning

4. Advertising Meetings, posters, website, class announcements, etc Think outside of the box! Wondering why these tables are here? Come back tomorrow for the IEEE EXPOnential S-PAC….(more details)

5. EXPOnential S-PAC Schedule Febrary 22 nd 2008 10:00am-10:30am Registration (ongoing) Formal Presentations 10:30am-10:45am Welcome, Dr. Hansen, EE Dept Head 10:45am-11:45am Managing to Manage Your Career, John Paserba, Mitubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. 11:45am-12:45pm Getting Smart About Intellectual Property, Jay Johnson, Baker Botts L.L.P. Technology Expo 12:45pm Lunch, Jasons Deli Boxed Lunches 12:45pm-3:30pm EXPonential, Technology Expo 3:00pm-3:30pm Getting Involved in Undergraduate Research, Dr. Roozbeh Jafari

6. Formal Presentations National Speakers Managing to Manage Your Career, John Paserba Getting Smart About Intellectual Property, Jay Johnson Improvement Note: Be cautious of class timing and early mornings

7. Technology Expo Texas Instruments, Tektronix, CommScope, General Dynamics Satcom, Intuit Technologies, VI-Tech, Plexon Inc, HIE Electronics Inc, Lymba, Marlin Controls, SiSTeR Technologies, Jact Media NOT a Job Fair

8. Society Involvement UTD RAS, ACM, NSBE, TSPE, SWE, Career Center, Research Labs

9. Benefits To the student body: Helped enthrall apathetic engineering students Informed students beyond the scope of the classroom To the university: Strengthened ties between university and industry To our chapter: Excellent planning experience Expanded the notability of the chapter Excellent direct contact experience with the industry