Attendees: Daniel, Ed Epp, David Silver, Dave Durocher, Richard, Jose, Diwakar, Heidi, Michael, Sohrab, Ed Perkins, Rick Smith
Minutes approved
Chair report:
- Succession plan – David Silver (chair), Jose Garcia (vice chair), Naznin (secretary), Daniel Goodrich (treasurer)
- Area meeting this Saturday (5/18) – anyone can attend
- Milestone – Good progress.
- Signal Processing conference: $2k of the $7k to be used for welcome reception, the other $5k for the banquet. Anyone want to attend? Daniel is driving down Monday afternoon July 8th.
Summer social
- Reserved for Aug 10 – Save the date. Pricing will be same as last year.
AR David: Disperse chapter funding for IAS
Ed Epp: Request for $425 for upgrading RAS robot for ROS workshops – Approved.
AR Ed Epp: Request for $3300. Ed will put together a list of how the money will be allocated and motion will be entertained in June’s meeting.
SUSTECH de-brief; any major issues? Next year? Committee? – next year in LA area – Good update from Ed Perkins
Soft Skills seminar -> Diwakar/Ed Perkins to follow up with John
STEM Week report from Heidi -> Great report.
Speaker gifts have arrived; how to set up a UPS account, and which packaging to purchase. Make an account with postoffice.
AR Daniel Goodrich - Web site follow up: Is the comment about Helen and unemployed engineers still applicable? – Ask Daniel Engle to clean up
Naznin to report on Congressional Visit – Pushed to next month.
Speaker Gifts (Dan/David) – Great job by Dan and David to get the speaker gifts and setup a pain-free process for chapters to send speaker gifts.
AR Daniel Engle – Update the officers for IAS on the website
Chapter reports
- RAS – Ed Epp –
- IAS – Dave – New Treasurer
- Computer – Sohrab
- Nano – Ed
- PES - Jose –
- Solid state circuits - Richard –
- WIE – Naznin/Heidi -