NH ExCom Meeting

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Virtual ExCom for December

NH Section ExCom Meeting Agenda
7PM Wed. Jan 18th
Virtual Meeting

1. Attendance 
   Quorum check -- David Casper
   New Participant Introductions: Raj, Del, others?
   
2. approval of agenda including consent agenda [Note, Approval for minutes May, August, Sept is needed]
    Consent to approval of outstanding 2022 minutes (in the appropriate month's ExCom directory area)
    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sjLlQgHW90kJVcMzGF3exp7g0upQ-DSv?usp=sharing
  
    Consent to approval of outstanding 2022 treasurer reports 
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AwJV9IfbN1e_q6XJ91gQywHaP416bnXH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114974291909984370342&rtpof=true&sd=true
    
3. Chairs Comments
      Volunteers for a membership/advancement committee (senior, fellow, CS Distinguished contributor...)
      History Chair: Jason Hui (Note: Mike OConnor leading FIRST Milestone award)
      Sections Congress: Barbara as Delegate, perhaps one additional (section sponsored?)
      PACE committee -- Open -- Ed will be focusing on SSIT chapter formation/activities
      Audit Committee meeting ---
      
      Parking lot: Review of how we handle budget, and possible guidelines on spending (target March meeting)
         -- Logically organize budget structure (after approval)
         
4. Action Item Report
     - Jim: connect with R1 Director: Sections Congress; Dr Tsipursky, officer notification, 
         Jim & Sri: publicity via social networks (open)
     - Barbara: Intern workshop; R1 Coordination

5. Chapter/Affiliate Group Activity & coordination

    KEY Activity --- Approve Budget if not already approved via Email
    Chapter/Affinity Group Activity topics --- 2023 BUDGET Review & Approval
    SEE Treasurer Reports link for 2023 budget: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NmFazMRfvLOXWz37zX_el7ZwjvBvW-sY?usp=share_link

   -- Approve Consultant Network Chair: Raj Vayyavur

Ongoing cyber security Day events at UNH -- plan, partners, ...

6. Standing Committee Activities: 

   --  Review/Approve Education Committee Charter
   -- Young Inventors -- budget, but what about award designations
       (currently "Electric Award" and "Design Award" ... maybe "Technology 4 Humanity"?)
        
7 Old Business
  --- Creating SSIT Chapter -- Ed Nelson willing to take lead
     
8 New Business
  ``    Identify Chapter Goals for 2023
     -- NHJES - joint engineering societies (awards/banquette/conference)
    
9 Next Meeting  --  Wed. Feb  (Virtual)
    
10. For the good of the order --
    What should section do for 2023?
11 Adjourn to forum
12 Forum topics (upcoming events, etc)

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Our Leadership Team:
   Communications and Signal Processing     Chair: Open
   Computer Society                 Chair: Wei Lu
                           Vice Chair: Sridhar Raghavan
                           Treasurer: Baris Kazar
   Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society    Chair: Laura Wierschke
                           Secretary: J Michael OConnor
   Microwave T&T/Antennas and Propagation     Chair: Elizabeth H. Schenk
   Vice Chair: Ian Armstrong
   Power and Energy Society             Chair: Tom Mongeon
   Reliability Society                Chair: Michael W. Bannan
   Robotics and Automation Society         Chair: Sridhar Raghavan
       
Affiliate Groups
   Consultants Network                 Chair: Open
   Life Members                 Chair: Alan Schecter
                           Secretary: J Michael OConnor
   Women In Engineering/Young Professionals     Chair: Barbara Bancroft
   
   Education Chair/Community            Brian Betts
   Student Activities                May Wan
   History Committee                Jason Hui
   PACE                        OPEN