Region 4 Conference Administrators Report Sat Basu Conference

Region 4 Conference Administrator’s Report Sat Basu Conference Administrator Region 4 Meeting 2011 Section Congress Friday, August 19, 2011 1

Responsibilities • Serve Members interested in Authoring and Publishing Technical Papers as well as Technical Seminars • Coordinate with Sections, Chapters, Universities and other Institutions to Initiate, Launch and Support the Conferences • Coordinate with TAB Societies and other Activity Organizations for Financial and Administrative Supports • Provide Special Efforts on the Region 4 EIT Conferences – Initiate Conference Location – Maintain Continuous Communication – Manage Effective Conference – Publicize Information 2

Highlights of 2011 Activities • EIT 2011 -Minnesota State Univ. - West Area – Admin. and Financial reports near completion – Conference Papers are being recorded for including in the IEEE-Explore • EIT 2012 - IUPUI-Indianapolis -East Area – EIT 2012 Web-Site shows Preliminary Information – Call for Papers Issued • EIT 2013 - Univ. Of Wisconsin – Central Area – Conference in Planning Stage – Conference Committee is being formed 3

Plan for 2012 • Coordinate with EIT 2012 Chairs on total Management of the Conference – Start Regular Conference Calls October, 2011 – Finalize Conference Facility – Coordinate on Reception, Banquet, etc – Arrange Key-Note Speakers – Include Professional and Student Tracks – Obtain Sponsorship and Exhibitors 4

Plan for 2012 [Contd. ] • Finalize Facility Location for EIT 2013 – Initiate Planning Meeting for EIT 2013 – Prepare Preliminary Budget – Issue Call for Papers – Initiate Conference Calls • Decide Hosts and Locations for – EIT 2014 – Possibility Univ. of North Dakota – EIT 2015 – Possibility Wayne State Univ. 5

EIT 2011 Finance • Revenue – Registration $21, 800 [? ] - $20, 100 – Sponsorship + Others - $ – Publication - $ 1, 200 [? ] • Expense – Facility + Food 500 [? ] $16, 800 [? ] - – Conference Material - $11, 700 [? ] $ 2, 300 – Conf Proc CD + Others - $ 2, 800 • Surplus/Deficit - $ 5, 000[? ] 6

EIT Conferences Year Conf. Location Host Section Area • 2000 EIT 2000 O’Hare Marriot Western Michigan Univ. Chicago Central Area • 2001 EIT 2001 Rochester, MI Oakland University Southeastern Michigan East Area • 2002 EIT 2002 Saint Paul, MN University of Minnesota Twin City [CANCELLED] West Area • 2003 EIT 2003 Indianapolis, IN Indiana-U Perdue-U Indy Central Indiana East Area • 2004 EIT 2004 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Sch. of Eng. Milwaukee Central Area • 2005 EIT 2005 Lincoln, NE University of Nebraska West Area • 2006 EIT 2006 Lansing, MI Michigan State University Southeastern Michigan East Area • 2007 EIT 2007 Chicago, IL Illinois Institute of Tech. Chicago Central Area • 2008 EIT 2008 Ames, IA Iowa State University Central Iowa West Area • 2009 EIT 2009 Windsor, ONT, CA Univ. of Windsor Southeastern Michigan East Area • 2010 EIT 2010 Normal, IL Illinois State University Central Illinois Central Area • 2011 EIT 2011 Mankato, MN Minnesota State Univ. Southern Minnesota West Area • 2012 EIT 2012 Indianapolis, IN Indiana-U Perdue-U Indy Central Indiana East Area • 2013 EIT 2013 Milwaukee, WI Univ. of Wisconsin Milwaukee Central Area • 2014 EIT 2014 Detroit, MI Wayne State University Southeastern Michigan East Area 7