1. 2006 Student Activities Report by Anu Gokhale Region Student Activities Chair (RSAC) Region 4 Meeting January 27-28, 2007 Marriott Hotel, Chicago

2. Responsibilities of RSAC and RSR Region Student Representative (RSR), Aisha Yousuf, 05-06; David Matthews, 07-08 Responsibilities of RSAC and RSR –Promote Student Branch Activities in the Region –Train and Guide Student Branch Leadership –Advance Various Competitions within the Region Ethics Competition, Undergraduate Paper Contest, Website Contest, IEEEXtreme Programming Contest, Activity Award Key Items In the Works –Initiate Re-activation of Inactive Student Branches –Promote Greater Participation in Ongoing Activities

3. Key Activities in 2006 Student Branch Website Contest –March 15, 2006 –1 st Place: University of Michigan – Dearborn (3 rd Place in International) Leadership Conference and Ethics Competition –October 21 at Valparaiso University –1 st Place: Valparaiso University Undergraduate Student Paper Contest –May 07, at Michigan St U, in conjunction with EIT 2006 –1 st Place: Adam Knapp, Noah Liebman, Greg Berman, and Tim Evarhart; University of Michigan – Ann Arbor IEEEXtreme Programming Contest (International) –Participant: Purdue University

4. Plan for 2007 Student Branch Website Contest –March 15, 2007 Leadership Conference and Undergraduate Student Paper Contest –May 17, in conjunction with EIT 2007 –Goal of Leadership Conference is to: Train student leaders in branch management Inform branch officers of the value of IEEE membership Leadership Conference and Ethics Competition –Fall 2007 Venue to be determined Promote greater participation in IEEE organized international contests and activities