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Consultants Network
IEEE Central Texas Section
Affinity Group
Spring Planning Meeting
January 26, 2013
San Marcos,TX
2013 CTCN Leadership Team
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Bill Martino – Chairman
Sergio Liberman– Vice Chair/Web M’ter
Jody Everett – Secretary/Treasurer
Kai Wong – Program Manager
Bob Baker – Communication Mgr.
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IEEE Central Texas Section
CTCN Chapter Updates
• 10 regular meetings in 2012 on the
fourth Wednesday of the month
(usually).
• Workshop in May, 2012.
• Regular Officers meetings in 2012.
• Speakers booked for first four regular
meetings in 2013.
• 2013 Workshop -- considering asking
another Chapter to co-sponsor.
Possible theme: career management
during changing economic conditions.
IEEE Central Texas Section
2012 CTCN Meetings
Date
25-Jan
22-Feb
28-Mar
25-Apr
16-May
27-Jun
25-Jul
22-Aug
26-Sep
24-Oct
28-Nov
19-Dec
Topic
Evolution of Engineering Codes of Ethics
Building a Successful Consulting Practice
Iridium: Where It’s Been & Where It’s Going
Thermal Management Techniques for LEDs
Workshop – Consulting 201, Social Media,
Contracts … IP, Build Business from Scratch
Microcontrollers in Healthcare
Enhance Your Consulting Success
Smart Solar Power System Controller
Modeling Scalability of Computing Systems
Legendary Engineering Success Stories*
Green Trends and Innovation in Electronics
Industry
Holiday Party
IEEE Central Texas Section
* Joint with CAS, SSC, CEDA, WIE, LM
Speaker
Robert Hunter
Amy Holloway
Mike Cruess
Rekha Bangalore
Goodwin, Tynan,
Hulsey, & Swenson
Donnie Garcia
Cossen & Leamon
John Merritt
Ted Lehr
Gary Daniels
L31?
Y (P)
Y (P)
Y (T)
Y (T)
Albert Tsang
Y (T)
Y (N)
Y (P)
Y (T)
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CTCN Meetings Planned for 2013
Enabling Cyber-Physical Systems w/RealTime High-Performance Computing,
Jan
Measurement and Control
Feb
Low Power ARM Core Chips
Mar
Marketing
Apr
Marketing Consulting Business
May** Data Encryption**
Jun*
IP Valuation
Jul*
Antivirus & Security for Small Biz
Aug* Modern Health Talk – Safe & Healthy Living
Sep*
Rapid I/O & MP Computing
Oct
Nov
Igor Alvorado
Mark Davis
Royce Johnson
Elizabeth Quantanilla
Larry Huang
Mike Cruess
Kevin Luke
Wayne Caswell
Sam Fuller
* Gray, italicized, subject to change. ** Tentative – reschedule if workshop in May
IEEE Central Texas Section
SWOT Analysis
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Strength – Good team work & network
to recruit speakers.
Weakness – Staying relevant as local
technical employment conditions
improve and CTCN membership ages.
Opportunity – Host joint events with
other groups.
Threat – Other networking and
professional groups in the area.
IEEE Central Texas Section
Chapter Plans / Issues
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Mix topics at monthly meetings to cover
professional development, training, and
technical topics.
Co-host workshop focused on individual
career management (if another chapter
is interested).
Recruit younger members via workshop
focus and speaker topic choices.
Improve return rate for first time
attendees.
IEEE Central Texas Section
QUESTIONS???
Thanks
IEEE Central Texas Section