The Future of IEEE

by George "Gaf" Fitch, President Elect

In a general sense, there are two main goals of the UNH IEEE chapter for the '97-'98 academic year. The first is that of necessity; we need a source of income. Though we have pizza sales for spring '98 (still Mondays of course), we do not have pizza sales for fall '97. Therefore, we must find some alternative source of income if we'd like to maintain our financial security. Some suggestions are bagel or donut sales in the morning and pizza sales in Parsons.

The other goal of the UNH IEEE is that of image, we need a stronger public relations campaign. We had several excellent events such as the spring and fall picnics, the Christmas Party, and of course the successful S-PAC. Though attendance was good for these events, I feel that more people could have and should have been present. A stronger PR crusade could have brought more people, and will thus be implemented in the future. In other words, as soon as you see a sign for an IEEE event expect to be contacted and encouraged to buy a ticket.

The specific goals of the UNH IEEE for '97-'98 are old ones, new ones, and new ones that should be old ones. In the first category, we plan to have the standard picnics, parties, and lectures. In the second category, due to popular demand we plan to do a lighter version of S-PAC. Also, some improvement on the UNH IEEE home page would be nice. Finally, in the third category, senior and departmental pictures will be updated. My pre-thanks goes out to Joy, Tony, and Chris who are the main officers of the '97-'98 year.