I've been a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers since graduate school, but have only become active within the last couple of years. After seeing announcements for the Buenaventura Chapter of the IEEE, and the Engineering in Medicine and Biology chapter, I attended a couple of meetings, where I met Doug Askegaard and Nathalie Gosset, leaders of each, respectively. Nathalie persuaded me to become an officer of the chapter; having done publicity and marketing for a year or so, I'm now the chair.
Doug and Nathalie are inspriational IEEE leaders, and have certainly figured out how to attract and retain attendees and officers. First, they sponsored a Senior Member Elevation event, providing strong incentive for people to establish contact and provide information to the chapters. Next, they both have very topical speakers arranged for the meetings, and especially in the EMB case, very pleasant surroundings for the chapter meetings, including networking opportunities, pre-meeting meals, etc.
Please take a look at the chapter site, above, for announcements for upcoming meetings. I hope you can join us if you're in the area.
Last Updated Sunday, February 12, 2006