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Chapter Officers
| Chair | Allison Case, PhD | allisoncarroll@hotmail.com | University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Vice Chair | Harry F. Tibbals, PhD | hftibbals@uta.edu | University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
| Treasurer | Todd W. Polk, Ph.D. | todd.polk@utdallas.edu | University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Secretary | Diane Rutherford | rutherford@kenblockconsulting.com | KenBlock Consulting |
| Program Officer | Daniel Plymire | daniel.plymire@utsouthwestern.edu | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Membership Officer | Dinesh Bahtia, PhD | dinesh@utdallas.edu | University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Electrical Engineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Student Development Officer | |||
| Professional Development Officer | Danieli Rodrigues, PhD | danieli@utdallas.edu | University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Symposium Officer | Allison Case, PhD | allisoncarroll@hotmail.com | University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Past Chair | Zhanjun "James" Li, PhD | james.z.li@ieee.org | |
| Awards Officer | Harry F. Tibbals, PhD | hftibbals@uta.edu | University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
| Webmaster | Daniel Lee | daniel.v.lee@ieee.org |
Officer Position Descriptions
Chapter Chair:
• Spokesperson for the chapter and is the interface to the next level up in the IEEE organization (the Section)
• Chair meetings and other chapter activities
Vice Chair:
• Chair meetings/activities in absence of Chair
• Assume additional authority or activity as designated by Chair or Executive Committee
Treasurer:
• Work with Section Treasure to manage the funds of the Chapter
• Records expenses and income
• Seeks Corporate or IEEE Funds
• File chapter reimbursement report to the Section if needed
Secretary:
• Takes notes at the officers planning session
• Creates sign-in sheet and bring to each speaker meeting
• Creates online-meeting RSVP
• Files on line an IEEE form that reports number of attendees at the events
Program Officer:
• Find speakers, book speakers, and keep dialog with speakers till the event
• Design flyers of events if needed
• Often introduces the speaker to the audience
Membership Development Officer:
• Solicit and invite people to become IEEE-EMBS members
• Develop and organize membership drive events
Professional Development Officer:
• Develop support systems to help professional in career transition. (Job fairs, Employer/Job Seeker networking sessions, How to Find a Job training,…)
Communication Officer:
• Sends the newsletters and announcements
• Maintain website
• Maintain the electronic distribution list
• Finds new names to add to the list
Industry Liaison Officer
• Develops relationships with local companies to invite to speaker events,
• Solicit corporate sponsorship if needed.
Student Development Officer
• Develop ways to encourage students to engage in the profession of
• Engineering in Medicine (mentor program, high school fair participation,
• etc…)
Award Officer
• Selects awards given to speakers and Society contributors or other thank you gifts
• Report members’ wishes, recommendations, and achievement to the Chapter/Section.
Symposium Officer
• Coordinate all the efforts and related activities to prepare for the annual medical device symposium