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<strong>IEEE</strong> New South Wales Section<br />

225 th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes<br />

Monday 2 nd June 2008 at 7:00pm<br />

Northern Sydney Institute of TAFE, North Sydney College, Library Seminar Room 2<br />

7.10. Webmaster<br />

• Secured web master in Puerto Rico.<br />

• Joomla content manager adopted<br />

• New web page posted. Content needs to be added.<br />

8. Affinity Groups<br />

8.1. GOLD Affinity Group – Alejandro Monroy Chair<br />

• Alejandro has not renewed his <strong>IEEE</strong> membership<br />

• Two GOLD events have already been held this year<br />

8.2. Life Member Activities – John Robinson Chair<br />

• No events planed as yet.<br />

8.3. Women In Engineering(WIE) – Kim Chin Chair<br />

• WIE petition needs to be lodged.<br />

9. Chapter Reports<br />

9.1. Antennas and Propagation/Microwave Theory and Techniques joint chapter - Ananda<br />

Sanagavarapu chair<br />

• No report<br />

9.2. Communications and Signal Processing joint chapter - Dr Iain Collings Chair<br />

• John Robinson has signed petition(7 signatures) for Joint Communications, Signal<br />

Processing and Oceanic Engineering Society chapter<br />

• Graeme Gwilliam put the motion:<br />

“The NSW Section supports the joint chapter formation of the Oceanic<br />

Engineering Society and Communications and Signal Processing Society chapters<br />

in New South Wales.”<br />

Nuala Ward seconded the motion.<br />

The motion was carried unanimously.<br />

9.3. Computer Chapter - Kate Carruthers Chair.<br />

• No report<br />

9.4. Education Chapter – Mark Lee Chair<br />

• One event held and L31 form lodged.<br />

9.5. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - Jeff Armitstead Chair<br />

• Jeff Armitstead supplied article for Circuit<br />

• Web site is up and running<br />

• In the process of organising meeting at ANSTO<br />

• EMBC 2013 conference bid. Melbourne bid is significantly ahead of NSW and they<br />

have NZ onboard. Consult with Carolyn re prospects and as to whether to back<br />

Melbourne as there are other strong bids(Korea)<br />

• Decision late 2008 or early 2009.<br />

9.6. Laser and Electro Optics/Circuits and Systems/Solid State Circuits joint chapter - AP<br />

Graham Town Chair<br />

• Report by Graham Town tabled by Tony Zaglas and is appended below.<br />

• Report<br />

Rev: 1(Confirmed)<br />

9 July 2008<br />

Antony Zaglas(<strong>IEEE</strong> NSW Section Secretary)<br />

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