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The IEEE Central Texas Section held its Spring Planning Meeting on January 28, 2012, in San Marcos, TX, gathering representatives from five active student branches. Key topics included updates on funding phases for the 2011-2012 academic year and plans for the upcoming Region 5 Conference in Tulsa. Discussions focused on enhancing student experiences through competitions in robotics, ethics, circuit design, and student papers. The meeting highlighted strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing the student branches, along with strategies for promoting IEEE membership retention and effective funding utilization.
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Student Branches Ron Seaman IEEE Central Texas Section Spring Planning MeetingJanuary 28, 2012 San Marcos, TX
CTS Student Branch Funding2011-2012 • Phase I $1,000/branch • Written proposal • Oral presentation at fall planning meeting • Awarded September 28 • Phase II $4,000 total • Written proposal • Awarded November 30
Region 5 Conference, Tulsa, Plans • Competitions • Robotics • Student Ethics • Circuit Design • Student Papers • IEEE/CCET Student Design • Activities • S-PAC • Leadership Workshop • St. Mary’s University • Robotics • Trinity University • Robotics • UTSA • Robotics (2?), Circuit Design, Ethics • Texas State University • Robotics, Ethics(?) • UT - Austin • Robotics (RAS) Circuit Design, Ethics
The CTS student branches thank you for its continued support QUESTIONS???
Plans / Issues • Strengths • Five active student branches • CTS interest and support • Weaknesses • How to best use of CTS funding • Opportunities • Enhance student experiences • Promote IEEE, membership retention • Threats • Competing obligations of students • Fragility of budget