Florida West Coast Section (FWCS)

Serge Beauzile – Chair

IEEE TISP Meeting – Tampa, FLMay 19, 2012

Florida West Coast Section

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Serving over 2,300 Local Members

Covers the Florida Counties of Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota.

Section Established in 1952

Florida West Coast Section

• Power and Energy/Industry Applications (PE/IA)

• Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMB)

• Microwave Theory and Techniques/Antennas and Propagation/Electron Devices (MTT/AP/ED)

• Computer/Aerospace and Electronic Systems (COMP/AES)

• Robotics and Automation (RAS)

• Signal Processing/Communications (SP/COMM)

Chapters and Joint Chapters

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Florida West Coast Section

Affinity Groups

• Women in Engineering (WIE)

• Life Members (LM)

• Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD)

• Consultants Network (CN)

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Florida West Coast SectionCommittees

• Professional Activities Committees for Engineers (PACE)

• University of South Florida Student Branch (USF-SB)

• Student Branch Mentor

•Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)

• Awards and ByLaws

• Newsletter

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Florida West Coast Section

Member of the

IEEE Florida Council

Representing 12 Sections

In Florida

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Florida West Coast Section

Third Largest Section

of the 41 Sections

In IEEE Region 3

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Florida West Coast Section

Home of the First

TISP Presentation

and Committee

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