1. Region 4 Section Reports 14. Missouri Slope Section

2. Missouri Slope Section IEEE Region 4 Meeting October 16 and 17, 2003 Presented by Tim Spilman

3. Agenda Section Map Section Demographics Section Vitality Other Section Activities Successes/Best Practices Section Strengths Challenges Lessons Learned Goals for Next Year List of Future Program topics Region 4 Could Most Help My Section By… Summary

4. Missouri Slope Section Map

5. Missouri Slope Section Demographics Total Members:135(119) –Members (9 Associate) 108(83) –Student members 12(13) –Senior members 10(10) –Life members6(4) –Affiliates 9(8) –13% increase in membership Meetings –# per year9 –Format (luncheon with speaker) –Average 18 people/meeting (20% increase) –Type (tour 1, PACE 2, technical 4) –Section with PES Chapter

6. Missouri Slope Section Demographics Section Leadership for Missouri Slope Section –Term: July 2004 through June 2005 –Chair – Timothy F Spilman tim@btinet.net 1 (701) 667-1800tim@btinet.net –Vice Chair –Dave Charles dcharles@bepc.comdcharles@bepc.com –Treasurer – –Secretary – –Executive Committee- 9 members North Dakota Population: 638,100 (47) Land Area: 68,994 sq. mi. (17) Capital: Bismarck Nickname: Peace Garden State

7. Missouri Slope Section Demographics Section Organization –Society Chapters Power Engineering Computers- Looking into organizing a Chapter

8. Missouri Slope Section Vitality Meetings during the last year 2003 –Jan= Executive Committee Meeting for Planning –Jan= Network Architecture Bridging Control and Information –Feb = Home Automation on Lonworks Open Systems –Apr = 25 th Anniversary Banquet of Missouri Slope Section –May = Field Trip to KXMB TV 12-Digital TV (PES Chapter) –September = Election of Officers –Nov = Executive Committee Meeting for Planning –Nov = Wireless Fixed Internet –Dec = Lewis and Clark in ND and what ND is doing for Lewis and Clark

9. Successes/Best Practices April, 2003 25 th Anniversary Banquet Letters to Employers about active IEEE members. Email members 2 weeks before a meeting and a reminder the day before. Post card to members without email. Write up meeting minutes within 2 days of a meeting. Executive Committee Meetings. Our Section was awarded the Sustaining Membership Growth Award from IEEE Email any EE meeting notices

10. Section Strengths Eight members on Executive Committee committed to Section activities and paperwork. Past Chairman very active and an excellent resource. 2003-2004 Chairman did an excellent job of keeping up the IEEE internet site for the Missouri Slope Section.

11. Challenges Getting members to hold an office. Newsletter. Transfer of names of bank accounts. No long range planning (5 year plan).

12. Lessons Learned Luncheon meeting more successful. Officers need to follow up on meetings and communicating with each other.

13. Goals for Next Year Goal 1: Get By Laws Updated. Goal 2: Have 4 individuals hold officers position. Goal 3: Increase Senior Membership by 5 individuals (5%). Goal 4: Purchase Ref. materials for PE. Goal 5: Publish a Newsletter (Email). Goal 6: Increase 2 members from associate members to full members. Joint meeting with Red River Section. One Distinguished Speaker Program.

14. List of Future Program topics Midwest Power Transmission Grid ND Public Service rate making Field Trip- Tesoro Control Room PES – ND new generation site locations PES – Wind generation update Fish & Wildlife- electronic measures for tracking fish and game NASA Speaker – February 2005 Level 3 Switching Super conductor results from Fargo NSP transmission line testing MISO Market RUS – Creating Opportunity for Rural America

15. Region 4 Could Most Help My Section By… Assist with Bylaws Changes and also create a flow diagram to show the steps to change them with timeline. Define what meeting requirements are for annual reports. (Section and Chapter) Create a summary sheet on how to complete annual electronic paperwork. Would like to know what IEEE Reference Materials are available and cost for PE. Effective way to recruit members to hold office.

16. Summary Missouri Slope Section is celebrating its 25 th Anniversary In 2002, North Dakota students posted the highest SAT scores. Our universities graduate the intellectual capital of the new economy ND has the cleanest air in the nation. ND is the safest state in the nation. ND experiences turnover under 4% at manufacturing facilities and less than 15 % in business service operations. Our absenteeism is less than 2%. ND has the only state-owned bank to access capital quickly. ND has nearly 200 communities and 500 physical locations that are connected by over 38,000 miles of fiber optic cable. Cost of doing business in ND is about 7% below the national average. ND has 8 power generation plants providing affordable, reliable energy. IEEE is alive and well in western North Dakota.