Welcome Message from the Chair

It is my great pleasure to extend my greetings to all of you and to welcome you to the 2012 IEEE Region 5 Annual Meeting and Student Contests which will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 20-21, 2012.

IEEE-USA, Region 5, the Tulsa Section and the Oral Roberts University take great pride in sponsoring the 2012 IEEE Region 5 Annual Meeting and Student Contests.

The Region 5 Annual Meeting will be held at the Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills at Tulsa. Student Contests will be held both at the Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills at Tulsa and at Oral Roberts University.  

The Student Paper Contest is a platform for students to submit and publish technical research papers for peer review. The student ethics contest challenges the students and helps them understand the boundaries of ethics in the electro-technical profession. Student teams participating in the student design contest have the opportunity to exercise their intellectual prowess to design a solution to a realistic problem presented to them at the beginning of the day. The student teams who have been working to develop robots will meet head-to-head in friendly rivalry at the robotics competition. The Oral Roberts University student branch will be hosting a Student Professional Awareness Conference.

The Region 5 Committee will meet on Saturday to conduct the business of the region and provide training to current and future IEEE volunteer leaders.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank The IEEE Region 5 Executive Committee, the Section, Student Branch officers and volunteers who have worked hard to provide programs and service of value to the Meeting and Student Contests. I look forward to meeting you and wish all the participants a pleasant stay in Tulsa.

Sophie X. Liu  
General Chair - 2012 IEEE Region 5 Annual Meeting and Student Contests