Greetings Leaders and Members, This month’s ExCom has been rescheduled to meet virtually on Monday, November 30th in order to allow approval of the election ballot following issues that extended the deadlines. This month, our first priority is approval of the 2027-8 ENCS Board election ballot. We will provide an update on the 2026 Award Nominations and the Awards Banquet on Wednesday, December 16 in the NCSU McKimmon Center. Our Leaders will then update members on year-end and upcoming ENCS, Chapter and Affinity Group planning and events. Please update your slides if you are leading a chapter: (https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1YSQx1kxCcmdOrw-ZlAFsDacgw7I7sLFGXQ99cpWQJwI\/edit?usp=sharing) (https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19gicCiGZK212DPSpGGJu2XCMbO-f7qpTtWwBIEmCwGI\/edit?usp=sharing) to review for approval. As voting members, IEEE EXCOM executive committee, all section officers, and the chairs of the chapters, affinities, committees, and subsections are expected to attend. Other interested members and guests are welcome. Advance registration is preferred. The ExCom Meeting will be held remotely only through the ENCS reusable Webex Room Link. https:\/\/ieeemeetings.webex.com\/meet\/WX3ENCieee.org Meeting Schedule: See agenda 7:00 PM Agenda 8:30 PM Adjourn We look forward to seeing you. Here is a useful current link for the most recent MGA operations manual: (https:\/\/mga.ieee.org\/board-committees\/operations-manual) Agenda: Agenda: Subject to updates prior to meeting Slide Deck: (https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1YSQx1kxCcmdOrw-ZlAFsDacgw7I7sLFGXQ99cpWQJwI\/edit?usp=sharing) IEEE Eastern North Carolina Section Executive Committee Meeting Agenda for Monday, 11\/30\/2026 7:00 – 7:15 Check-in and Introductions – All 7:15 – 7:20 Confirm Quorum \u2013 Secretary Review\/Adjust\/Approve Agenda \u2013 Chair\/Vice Chair 7:20 – 7:25 Welcome Remarks – Chair\/Vice Chair 7:25 \u2013 7:35 Election Ballot Approval – Election Committee Chair 7:35 \u2013 7:45 Treasurer Report – Treasurer 7:45 \u2013 7:55 Action Items from the Previous Meeting \u2013 Secretary 7:55 \u2013 8:00 Confirmation and Approval of the (https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19gicCiGZK212DPSpGGJu2XCMbO-f7qpTtWwBIEmCwGI\/edit?usp=sharing)\u2013 Secretary 8:00 \u2013 8:20 Chapters\/Affinity Groups\/Committee Chairs Reports \u2013 Chairs 8:20 \u2013 8:30 Other Business – Chair\/Vice Chair 8:30 \u2013 8:35 Concluding Remarks and Closing – Chair\/Vice Chair Virtual: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/593173<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The Eastern North Carolina Section of IEEE is pleased to announce this year’s annual Awards Banquet. We will meet at the McKimmon Conference Center in Raleigh for a nice dinner, for fellowship, and to recognize outstanding achievements in our section. We are very honored to have Mary Ellen Randall, our 2026 IEEE President, IEEE Fellow, deliver our Keynote address. Grayson Randall and the MOVE Team will provide an 2026 update on our very popular and successful Humanitarian Technologies Move project. Magreth Mushi, our ENCS Chair, will close 2026 and open 2027 for our next Chair. She and Viswa Bharath will present our 2026 awards program. There is a non-refundable $10 fee for each Dinner attendee. Guests are welcome. Thank you and we are looking forward to seeing you there. Co-sponsored by: Magreth Mushi , Tulika Jha and Viswa Bharath Kolla Agenda: Banquet Program Listed Below: (subject to updates prior to event) 5:30 – 6:00 Social Networking, Check-in, Name Tags — All 6:00 – 6:15 Group Photo — All 6:15 – 7:15 Dinner (continues) — All 7:00 pm, 10-15 min — ENCS 2026 year in Review \u2013 Magreth Mushi (Section Chair) 7:15 pm, 5 min — Bruce Magruder Lifetime Achievement Award \u2013 Magreth Mushi 7:20 pm, 5 min — ENCS 2027 Election Results \u2013 Anand Pydi (Election Committee Chair) & Joe Pennisi (Region 3 Treasurer) 7:25 pm, 5-10 min — ENCS Focus for 2027 New Year \u2013 2027 Section Chair 7:35 pm, 20-25 min — Keynote: IEEE 2026 \u2013 Mary Ellen Randall (IEEE President, IEEE Fellow) 8:00 pm, 15-20 min — IEEE Humanitarian Technologies & Move 2026 \u2013 Grayson Randall & David Wright 8:20 pm, 20-30 min — Awards Presentations \u2013 Viswa Bharath (Awards Committee Chair) 8:50 – 9:00 Meet more people — All Bldg: McKimmon Center, McKimmon Conference and Training Center, 1101 Gorman St, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27606<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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