Regional Poster Presentations

Regions 1-6 presented their posters' on their activities within their regions. Each region presented their activities such as GOLD, Sections, Robotic events, social and networking events, humanitarian workshops, vehicular technology chapter meetings, etc. On the right are some of the posters that were presented at the Posters Presentation Session.

Some key points to note are of the following:

• Southern NJ High School Robotic challenge occurs on April 24 ,2010
• Region 5 robotic challenge occurred in Kansas City on the same time as they presented their poster
  
• Region 4 focuses on recruitment and retention by sending their GOLD members to middle schools, and motivating students to get interest in electronics. Some of their GOLD activities include snowboarding and skiing at a discounted rate.
  
• Region 1 focuses on professionalism and humanitarian, leadership, new jobs creation and retaining jobs in the green field. Some examples of Region 1 activities were the white water rafting event, a comedy club event, humanitarian workshop, and Student Transition & Elevation Program (STEP).
  
• The Baltimore Section will host the high school robotic competition on April 17-18. GOLD members are extremely active within the region while there is still potential to expand on some sections. Region 2 also has collaborative events with nearby sections. Region 2 also has collaborative events with nearby Sections.

Posted by: Ryan Janak, Baltimore GOLD C0-Chair, email: baltimoregold@ieee.org