February EXCOM Meeting Minutes

Date: 4 February 2013 5:30-8:30

Place:  Zippy’s on Vineyard

Attendees:

John  Camery, presiding

Mark Rognstad, OE Chapter Chair

Eran Agmon, Guest

Patrick Finneran

John Borland

Al Toda

Matthew Inoye, Student Representative

Joshua Rivera, Student Representative

John Imperial, Computer Society Chapter, Vice Chair

Song Choi, Guest, Asst. Dean

Arthur George Foyt, Life Member

Minutes

 John Borland agreed to be the POC for the Hawaii Section elections this year. He has been appointed to the nominations committee.  The Hawaii Section also affirmed its decision to use the vtool election tool and to allow write-in votes in the election.

The EXCOM ratified the appointment of Joshua Rivera and Joshua Rivera as Student Representatives.

Song Choi offered to help with the Science and Engineering Fair Judging. Chris Russell, our Vice Chair, is the POC for the Science and Engineering Fair Judging this year. Contact him if you want to help judge

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Volunteers are needed for the Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge 2013 which is being held 3-4 May.. The POC is Mark Rognstad. This is to be announced in the next Section Newsletter.  Mark agreed to provide input to for the nomination of OE as the Best Chapter.

The Section decided to only purchase one table at the Engineers Week Award Banquet.

Strategies to increase the chances for winning the Best Student Branch Award were discussed.

We discussed the grants available for humanitarian technology projects.  Contact the Chair, John  Camery,  if you have ideas for a projects or you want to take part in a project.

We discussed the need to supply the region with accommodation information for the Student Branch’s bid to have the spring competition here. Al Toda suggested the Pagoda hotel as a possible location.  If you know possible sponsors who might be willing to help out, please let the Chair, John Camery, know.

We discussed the need to invite engineers to talk to the students at the Business Card Exchange. Please invite others to come, esp., companies that hire engineers on the islands.