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== Preface == | == Preface == | ||
The initial version of this page was based on a report prepared by the Region 1 History Committee as part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 125th year anniversary. This document is intended to be a living history of Region 1 and officers and members of the 22 Region 1 Sections are urged to provide data updates. Data desired includes special past Section activities, special history milestones that have not been reported to the IEEE History Center and activities by members who have made significant contributions to Region 1, and IEEE. | |||
The | The Region 1 History Committee wishes to acknowledge the significant support received in the collection of Region 1 history data. History collection was started by the first Historian of Region 1, Rudy Stiefel, of the New York Section during his tenure of 1988-1989. He was followed by Frank Logan, also from the New York Section in 1990-1991. The third Historian was Roderic Lowman, from the Long Island Section who served from 1992-2000. The Historian during the 125th anniversary project, who served from 2001, was Richard Ackley of the Mohawk Valley Section. All of the Historians have collected data from the IEEE History Center, at Rutgers University; from the [[IEEE Regional Activities Board|Regional Activities Board (RAB)]] at Piscataway; and from the Region and Sections. Roger Sullivan, the Director of Region 1 in 2004-2005, requested that the Historian start a Region 1 History document. At his request visits were made for the collection of data at both the History Center and RAB, which is part of this report. Again our special acknowledgement to the History Center and RAB. We wish to thank Dr. Howard Michel, 2008-2009 Region 1 Director for his support in the generation of this report. | ||
== Origin of the Districts in the AIEE == | |||
[[image:AIEE Vice president election from 04-09-1920 minutes.jpg|thumb|A description of the Vice-presidental election issues raised by Whitehead, which led to the forming of the AIEE districts. From AIEE Board of Director minutes, April 9th, 1920]] | |||
[[image:AIEE District Map from November 12th 1920 bylaws.jpg|thumb|Initial map of AIEE districts, from November 12th 1920 Bylaws]] | |||
''For a general history of the AIEE, see: [[AIEE History 1884-1963]]'' | |||
The progression of geographical districts within the AIEE progressed not from the sections themselves, but rather, a need for election reform. During the 1920 election, [[John Whitehead|John B. Whitehead]] had found himself on the official ballot for vice-president without his knowledge. A number of nomination ballots had been cast for him without his consent, which caused him to write to the secretary of the Institute, asking to investigate the matter and make improvements to the election procedure where appropriate. The board took up this matter on April 9th, appointing a committee of three to make recommendations. | |||
The committee decided to increase the number of Vice-presidents from six to ten, and divide the membership into ten geographical districts, each of which would be represented by a Vice-president. These recommendations the committee manifested the Constitutional amendment approved on May 21st, 1920, which had the following provision was added: | |||
24A. At the election of Vice-Presidents held in 1921 there shall be elected one Vice-President from each geographical district, those from the odd-numbered districts to serve for one year each, and those from the even-numbered districts two years each. All Vice-Presidents elected thereafter shall serve for two years each. In the event of a change in the geographical districts, the Vice-Presidents then in office shall complete their terms. In case of revisions of the geographical districts, the Board of Directors shall have the power to elect a Vice-President from each district not represented, to serve until the next election covering these districts. | |||
The initial AIEE Geographical Districts were approved with the revision of November 12th version of the By-laws. These Districts were broken down by state, not AIEE geographical section. | |||
The initial AIEE District composition was as follows: | |||
#'''North Eastern''': | |||
#*Connecticut (exclusive of NY Section Territory) | |||
#*Maine | |||
#*Massachusetts | |||
#*New Hampshire | |||
#*New York (exclusive of NY Section Territory) | |||
#*Rhode Island | |||
#*Vermont | |||
#'''Middle Eastern''': | |||
#*Delaware | |||
#*District of Columbia | |||
#*Maryland | |||
#*New Jersey (exclusive of NY Section Territory) | |||
#*Ohio | |||
#*Pennsylvania | |||
#*West Virginia | |||
#'''New York City''': | |||
#*Territory of the New York Section | |||
#*Canal Zone | |||
#*Puerto Rico | |||
#*All foreign countries (Canada excepted) | |||
#'''Southern''': | |||
#*Alabama | |||
#*Florida | |||
#*Georgia | |||
#*Kentucky | |||
#*Louisiana | |||
#*Mississippi | |||
#*North Carolina | |||
#*South Carolina | |||
#*Tennessee | |||
#*Virginia | |||
#'''Great Lakes''': | |||
#*Illinois | |||
#*Indiana | |||
#*Michigan | |||
#*Wisconsin | |||
#'''North Central''': | |||
#*Colorado | |||
#*Iowa | |||
#*Minnesota | |||
#*Nebraska | |||
#*North Dakota | |||
#*South Dakota | |||
#*Wyoming | |||
#'''South West''': | |||
#*Arkansas | |||
#*Kansas | |||
#*Missouri | |||
#*New Mexico | |||
#*Oklahoma | |||
#*Texas | |||
#'''Pacific''': | |||
#*Arizona | |||
#*California | |||
#*Nevada | |||
#*Hawaii | |||
#*Philippines | |||
#'''North West''': | |||
#*Idaho | |||
#*Montana | |||
#*Oregon | |||
#*Utah | |||
#*Washington | |||
#*Alaska | |||
#'''Canada''' | |||
== Origin of the Regions in the IRE == | |||
[[image:IRE pre-merger region map.jpg|thumb|IRE Regions, pre-merger]] | |||
''For a general history of the IRE, see: [[IRE History 1912-1963]]'' | |||
Unlike the AIEE, the IRE regional structure was much more closely linked its geographical sections. The eight initial regions established by the September 10th, 1947 revision to the Bylaws were as follows: | |||
#North Atlantic | |||
#North Central Atlantic | |||
#Central Atlantic | |||
#East Central | |||
#Central | |||
#Southern | |||
#Pacific | |||
#Canadian | |||
Several provisions in the bylaws directly linked the regions to sections, including provisions that state "regions which fail to maintain reasonable activity may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, be dissolved and the Sections may be absorbed into other Regions", (Section 58) "Each member of the Regional Committee shall be, ex-officio, a member of the Executive Commitee of his own Section", (Section 58) and "Pending installation of the first Regional Director of each Region, the chairman of the largest Section numerically in the Region shall act as chairman pro tem, and the chairman pro tem shall appoint a secretary-treasurer pro tem who shall act until the secretary-treasurer of the Regional Committee is appointed. (Section 59) | |||
== IEEE Region 1 is formed == | |||
[[image:AIEE pre-merger district map.jpg|thumb|AIEE Districts, pre-merger]] | |||
[[image:IEEE tentative Regional Boundaries.jpg|thumb|Proposed regional structure post-merger which was adopted by the IEEE]] | |||
''For a general overview of the merger, see: [[Formation of IEEE by the Merger of AIEE and IRE]]'' | |||
District and regional re-alignment was one of the major questions considered by by the lengthy merger effort. By 1962, AIEE Districts had grown to fifteen in number and had become more closely linked with the operations of sections, while the IRE regions had remained constant at eight - seven in the United States and one for Canada. | |||
The proposed regional re-alignment for the merged IEEE was largely based on the IRE regional structure, condensing the seven United States regions into six, and Region 1 of the IEEE was to be formed out of a consolidation of Regions 1 and 2 of the IRE, encompassing all of New England, New York State, the northern half of New Jersey, and a small part of Pennsylvania that is part of the Binghamton section. | |||
Regional boundaries have remained constant since 1963 until a proposed regional re-alignment was approved by the Board of Directors in November 2022, that would merge Region 1 with Region 2, which is currently scheduled to take place in 2028. | |||
== Region 1 Sections == | |||
=== Berkshire | === Berkshire === | ||
Board of Governors (BOG) Region 1 Meeting and [[IEEE Berkshire Section History|Berkshire Section]] | Board of Governors (BOG) Region 1 Meeting and [[IEEE Berkshire Section History|Berkshire Section]] | ||
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[[William Stanley|William Stanley]] joined the Section (AIEE) in 1887, making him one of the first members of AIEE. He started the Stanley Electrical Manufacturing Company in Pittsfield in 1890, which was annexed by [[General Electric (GE)|General Electric]] as their Pittsfield works. Stanley was the developer of alternating current, with encouragement from George Westinghouse, which resulted in the electrification of America. Their Section meetings had over 1000 attendees, with speakers that were well known in Science and society. [[Charles Proteus Steinmetz|Charles Steinmetz]] discussed Einstein’s Theory of Relativity; Floyd Bennett discussed The North Pole and back Again; Lowell Thomas discussed his adventures around the world; Amelia Earhart discussed adventures in the air; and Willy Ley discussed conquest of space, to name a few. | [[William Stanley|William Stanley]] joined the Section (AIEE) in 1887, making him one of the first members of AIEE. He started the Stanley Electrical Manufacturing Company in Pittsfield in 1890, which was annexed by [[General Electric (GE)|General Electric]] as their Pittsfield works. Stanley was the developer of alternating current, with encouragement from George Westinghouse, which resulted in the electrification of America. Their Section meetings had over 1000 attendees, with speakers that were well known in Science and society. [[Charles Proteus Steinmetz|Charles Steinmetz]] discussed Einstein’s Theory of Relativity; Floyd Bennett discussed The North Pole and back Again; Lowell Thomas discussed his adventures around the world; Amelia Earhart discussed adventures in the air; and Willy Ley discussed conquest of space, to name a few. | ||
=== Binghamton === | |||
=== Binghamton | |||
[[IEEE Binghamton Section History|Binghamton]] became a Sub-Section of Ithaca Section of AIEE in 1947, but did not become a Section of the Institute. Binghamton became a Section of IRE on March 7,1952 which is their IEEE anniversary date. The first IRE officers were: J.H. Merchant, Chairman; and R. F. New, Secretary. Binghamton Section Officers for 2008 are: Dr. Doug Hopkins, Chairman; Guru Madhaven, Vice-Chairman; Danny Tung, Secretary; and Edward Ware, Treasurer. A careful check of all available archives and the Binghamton Section Web Site provided no further historical data on Binghamton. | [[IEEE Binghamton Section History|Binghamton]] became a Sub-Section of [[IEEE Ithaca Section History|Ithaca Section]] of AIEE in 1947, but did not become a Section of the Institute. Binghamton became a Section of IRE on March 7,1952 which is their IEEE anniversary date. The first IRE officers were: J.H. Merchant, Chairman; and R. F. New, Secretary. Binghamton Section Officers for 2008 are: Dr. Doug Hopkins, Chairman; Guru Madhaven, Vice-Chairman; Danny Tung, Secretary; and Edward Ware, Treasurer. A careful check of all available archives and the Binghamton Section Web Site provided no further historical data on Binghamton. | ||
=== Boston | === Boston === | ||
Region 1 BOG Meeting, and Boston Section Centennial | Region 1 BOG Meeting, and Boston Section Centennial | ||
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[[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] was the 12th Branch in AIEE, and the 3rd in Region 1. This meeting not only Celebrated the centennial but also celebrated the election of [[Arthur Winston|Dr. Arthur Winston]] as IEEE President. Boston was very active in the founding of IRE, and provided 3 of the first 5 Presidents; [[Greenleaf W. Pickard|John Greenleaf Pickard]], Director of the Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company, in 1913; [[John Stone Stone|John Stone Stone]], President of Stone Wireless and Telegraph Company, in 1915; and [[Arthur E. Kennelly|Arthur Kennelly]], Professor of Engineering at Harvard and MIT, in 1916. Arthur Kennelly was also President of the AIEE in 1898-1900. There were three other Presidents of AIEE from Boston; [[Alexander Graham Bell|Alexander Graham Bell]], who taught and did his original telephone work in Boston; [[Comfort Avery Adams|Comfort Adams]], Professor at Harvard; and [[Frank B. Jewett|Frank Jewett]], Professor at MIT. The first officers of IRE were: [[Arthur E. Kennelly|A. E. Kennelly]], Chairman; and [[Melville Eastham|Melville Eastham]], Secretary. The archives start in 1904, the year after Boston Joined the AIEE, and the officers for 1904 were: R. Fleming, Chairman; and G. H. Stickney, Secretary. | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] was the 12th Branch in AIEE, and the 3rd in Region 1. This meeting not only Celebrated the centennial but also celebrated the election of [[Arthur Winston|Dr. Arthur Winston]] as IEEE President. Boston was very active in the founding of IRE, and provided 3 of the first 5 Presidents; [[Greenleaf W. Pickard|John Greenleaf Pickard]], Director of the Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company, in 1913; [[John Stone Stone|John Stone Stone]], President of Stone Wireless and Telegraph Company, in 1915; and [[Arthur E. Kennelly|Arthur Kennelly]], Professor of Engineering at Harvard and MIT, in 1916. Arthur Kennelly was also President of the AIEE in 1898-1900. There were three other Presidents of AIEE from Boston; [[Alexander Graham Bell|Alexander Graham Bell]], who taught and did his original telephone work in Boston; [[Comfort Avery Adams|Comfort Adams]], Professor at Harvard; and [[Frank B. Jewett|Frank Jewett]], Professor at MIT. The first officers of IRE were: [[Arthur E. Kennelly|A. E. Kennelly]], Chairman; and [[Melville Eastham|Melville Eastham]], Secretary. The archives start in 1904, the year after Boston Joined the AIEE, and the officers for 1904 were: R. Fleming, Chairman; and G. H. Stickney, Secretary. | ||
Boston Section has continued its very active support after the formation of IEEE in 1963. [[Richard Damon|Richard Damon]] was elected IEEE President in 1981, and as previously mentioned [[Arthur Winston|Dr. Arthur Winston]] in 2004. Nine Boston members have been elected Region 1 Directors and Chairman of the Region 1 BOG; Dr. W. Crawford Dunlap, 1966-1967; Dr. Harry Mimno, 1968-69; Dr. James Storer, 1970-71, Harold Goldberg, 1972-73; Dr. James Shepherd, 1978-79; Dr. Bruce Wedlock, 1982-83; John Kaczorowski, 1990-91; [[Arthur Winston|Dr. Arthur Winston]], 1996-97; and Dr. Howard Michel, 2008-09. Boston has conducted 23 Regional Meetings for Region 1. From 1980-1988 Dr. Bruce Wedlock conducted the Spring Meetings at the MIT Stratton building, Student Center. | Boston Section has continued its very active support after the formation of IEEE in 1963. [[Richard Damon|Richard Damon]] was elected IEEE President in 1981, and as previously mentioned [[Arthur Winston|Dr. Arthur Winston]] in 2004. Nine Boston members have been elected Region 1 Directors and Chairman of the Region 1 BOG; Dr. W. Crawford Dunlap, 1966-1967; Dr. Harry Mimno, 1968-69; Dr. James Storer, 1970-71, [[Harold S. Goldberg|Harold Goldberg]], 1972-73; Dr. James Shepherd, 1978-79; Dr. Bruce Wedlock, 1982-83; John Kaczorowski, 1990-91; [[Arthur Winston|Dr. Arthur Winston]], 1996-97; and Dr. Howard Michel, 2008-09. Boston has conducted 23 Regional Meetings for Region 1. From 1980-1988 Dr. Bruce Wedlock conducted the Spring Meetings at the MIT Stratton building, Student Center. | ||
The Boston Section has been continually involved in the development of engineering knowledge, and new electronic inventions and product development. The Section formed the New England Research and Engineering Meeting (NEREM), which they operated until 1976 when NEREM merged with the New York IEEE International Conference (INTERCON) to form the Trade Show ELECTRO. The Boston and NEW York Sections continued to operate ELECTRO shows annually for 20 years until the program ceased to be financially self supporting. Boston area also provided key research and development in Electronics, with MIT, Lincoln Laboratory, and large firms such as Raytheon. There were key activities in Military Electronics. | The Boston Section has been continually involved in the development of engineering knowledge, and new electronic inventions and product development. The Section formed the New England Research and Engineering Meeting (NEREM), which they operated until 1976 when NEREM merged with the New York IEEE International Conference (INTERCON) to form the Trade Show ELECTRO. The Boston and NEW York Sections continued to operate ELECTRO shows annually for 20 years until the program ceased to be financially self supporting. Boston area also provided key research and development in Electronics, with MIT, Lincoln Laboratory, and large firms such as [[Raytheon]]. There were key activities in Military Electronics. | ||
=== Buffalo | === Buffalo === | ||
BOG meeting for August 10-12, 2001. | BOG meeting for August 10-12, 2001. | ||
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The IRE was incorporated in 1927, as the Buffalo-Niagara Section, with L. C. F. Hoyle listed as its first Chair, a position he held for at least three years. Several Section Officers listed their addresses as Colonial Radio Corporation, 1280 Main Street, Buffalo, NY. After the merger of the founding Societies to form IEEE in 1963, the name of the Section was changed to [[IEEE Buffalo Section History|Buffalo]]. | The IRE was incorporated in 1927, as the Buffalo-Niagara Section, with L. C. F. Hoyle listed as its first Chair, a position he held for at least three years. Several Section Officers listed their addresses as Colonial Radio Corporation, 1280 Main Street, Buffalo, NY. After the merger of the founding Societies to form IEEE in 1963, the name of the Section was changed to [[IEEE Buffalo Section History|Buffalo]]. | ||
The first Region 1 BOG meeting in the Buffalo Section was held on September 27, 1980, at the Niagara Hilton, Niagara Falls, NY, and the second Buffalo Region 1 BOG meeting was again held at the Niagara Hilton on August 19, 1989. | The first Region 1 BOG meeting in the Buffalo Section was held on September 27, 1980, at the Niagara Hilton, Niagara Falls, NY, and the second Buffalo Region 1 BOG meeting was again held at the Niagara Hilton on August 19, 1989. | ||
=== Connecticut | === Connecticut === | ||
and Region 1 BOG Meeting conducted on February 1, 2001. | and Region 1 BOG Meeting conducted on February 1, 2001. | ||
The [[IEEE Connecticut Section History|AIEE Connecticut Section]] was formed on April 16, 1921. The first officers were: [[Charles F. Scott|C. F. Scott]], chairman; and A.E. Knowlton, Secretary. The IRE Section was formed in 1928 and was named Connecticut Valley. The first officers were: [[Walter G. Cady|W. G. Cady]], Chairman; and George W. Pettingill Jr., Secretary. The Connecticut Valley Section had officers from both the Hartford area and Springfield MA, therefore Springfield Section should perhaps also be listed as an IRE member. | The [[IEEE Connecticut Section History|AIEE Connecticut Section]] was formed on April 16, 1921. The first officers were: [[Charles F. Scott|C. F. Scott]], chairman; and [[Archer E. Knowlton|A.E. Knowlton]], Secretary. The IRE Section was formed in 1928 and was named Connecticut Valley. The first officers were: [[Walter G. Cady|W. G. Cady]], Chairman; and George W. Pettingill Jr., Secretary. The Connecticut Valley Section had officers from both the Hartford area and Springfield MA, therefore Springfield Section should perhaps also be listed as an IRE member. | ||
Michael Whitelaw from CT was elected Regional Director in 1986-1987. Due to Mike’s strong encouragement many of us became active in the IEEE. Region 1 BOG Meetings have been held at Windsor Locks, CT on February 3, 1996; February 3, 2001, and February 2007 | Michael Whitelaw from CT was elected Regional Director in 1986-1987. Due to Mike’s strong encouragement many of us became active in the IEEE. Region 1 BOG Meetings have been held at Windsor Locks, CT on February 3, 1996; February 3, 2001, and February 2007. | ||
=== Green Mountain | === Green Mountain === | ||
and Region 1 BOG Meeting on August 11, 2007. | and Region 1 BOG Meeting on August 11, 2007. | ||
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The first Section Officers were: R. O. King, Chair; and P.M. Seal, Secretary. IRE formed a Sub-Section called Northern Vermont, but the parent Section is not identified. Other BOG meetings were held in September 1986, and February 2000. Officers for 2008are: Eugene Schlatz, Chair; Pascal Nsame, Vice-Chair; Nizam Ahmed, Secretary; and Jim Monzel, Treasurer. The name of the Section was changed from Vermont to Green Mountain in 2001. | The first Section Officers were: R. O. King, Chair; and P.M. Seal, Secretary. IRE formed a Sub-Section called Northern Vermont, but the parent Section is not identified. Other BOG meetings were held in September 1986, and February 2000. Officers for 2008are: Eugene Schlatz, Chair; Pascal Nsame, Vice-Chair; Nizam Ahmed, Secretary; and Jim Monzel, Treasurer. The name of the Section was changed from Vermont to Green Mountain in 2001. | ||
=== Ithaca | === Ithaca === | ||
Region 1 BOG Meeting and Ithaca Section Centennial Celebration conducted on August 16-18, 2002. | Region 1 BOG Meeting and Ithaca Section Centennial Celebration conducted on August 16-18, 2002. | ||
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Ithaca was the first Section in Region 1 to reach the enviable milestone of being a century section having been made a Cornell University Branch of AIEE on October 15, 1902. Ithaca shares 4th Section honors in AIEE with Lehigh University and The University of Wisconsin that had the same entry date. Cornell University Branch became a Section in 1908 and the name was changed to Ithaca. The archives are not available prior to 1904, therefore officers for 1904 are provided and were: [[Harris Ryan|Harris J. Ryan]], Chairman; and George S. Macomber, Secretary. Starting in 1938 the archives show Ithaca had 47 members, which increased to 158 in 1949, the last year data was available. In 1947 [[IEEE Binghamton Section History|Binghamton]] was made a Sub-Section of Ithaca. | Ithaca was the first Section in Region 1 to reach the enviable milestone of being a century section having been made a Cornell University Branch of AIEE on October 15, 1902. Ithaca shares 4th Section honors in AIEE with Lehigh University and The University of Wisconsin that had the same entry date. Cornell University Branch became a Section in 1908 and the name was changed to Ithaca. The archives are not available prior to 1904, therefore officers for 1904 are provided and were: [[Harris Ryan|Harris J. Ryan]], Chairman; and George S. Macomber, Secretary. Starting in 1938 the archives show Ithaca had 47 members, which increased to 158 in 1949, the last year data was available. In 1947 [[IEEE Binghamton Section History|Binghamton]] was made a Sub-Section of Ithaca. | ||
Ithaca was also active in IRE , and a Sub-Section of [[IEEE Syracuse Section History|Syracuse]] was formed in 1953. | Ithaca was also active in IRE, and a Sub-Section of [[IEEE Syracuse Section History|Syracuse]] was formed in 1953. | ||
They advanced to full IRE membership in 1954. The first officers were: Ben Warriner, Chairman; and R.L. Wooley, Secretary. Since the merger of AIEE and IRE in 1963, Ithaca has not been active in Regional affairs, No data exists in the archives regarding Section activities, and Ithaca does not have a Section site on the IEEE Geographic Activity Web Site. | They advanced to full IRE membership in 1954. The first officers were: Ben Warriner, Chairman; and R.L. Wooley, Secretary. Since the merger of AIEE and IRE in 1963, Ithaca has not been active in Regional affairs, No data exists in the archives regarding Section activities, and Ithaca does not have a Section site on the IEEE Geographic Activity Web Site. | ||
=== Long Island | === Long Island === | ||
and Region 1 BOG Meetings | and Region 1 BOG Meetings | ||
The archives show no [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] association with AIEE. Long Island was far more active in Electronics, having many companies doing Military work as well as home electronics. Long Island therefore formed an IRE Section on May 6, 1953. The first officers were: Vincent Learned, Chair; and J. F. Bisby, Secretary. Eight winter meetings were held on Long Island, most of which were held at or near LaGuardia Field. Dates of these meetings were 1976, 1978,1979, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, and 2006. The archives do not indicate whether NY or Long Island sponsored these meetings. Long Island has been very active in The IEEE, having two members elected President; [[Henry L. Bachman|Henry Bachman]], in 1987, and [[Joel Snyder|Joel Snyder]] in 2001. Five Region 1 Directors have been elected from Long Island: Arthur Rossoff in 1976-77; Alex Gruenwald in 1984-85; Victor Zourides in 1988-89; Joel Snyder in 1992-93; and Louis Luceri in 1998-99. We want to give Peter Eckstein special recognition since he served as Secretary of the BOG for 12 years. Peter not only did an excellent job on his Secretary activities but did all the planning for the 24 BOG meetings conducted during his tenure | The archives show no [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] association with AIEE. Long Island was far more active in Electronics, having many companies doing Military work as well as home electronics. Long Island therefore formed an IRE Section on May 6, 1953. The first officers were: Vincent Learned, Chair; and J. F. Bisby, Secretary. Eight winter meetings were held on Long Island, most of which were held at or near LaGuardia Field. Dates of these meetings were 1976, 1978,1979, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, and 2006. The archives do not indicate whether NY or Long Island sponsored these meetings. Long Island has been very active in The IEEE, having two members elected President; [[Henry L. Bachman|Henry Bachman]], in 1987, and [[Joel Snyder|Joel Snyder]] in 2001. Five Region 1 Directors have been elected from Long Island: Arthur Rossoff in 1976-77; Alex Gruenwald in 1984-85; Victor Zourides in 1988-89; Joel Snyder in 1992-93; and Louis Luceri in 1998-99. We want to give Peter Eckstein special recognition since he served as Secretary of the BOG for 12 years. Peter not only did an excellent job on his Secretary activities but did all the planning for the 24 BOG meetings conducted during his tenure. | ||
=== Maine | === Maine === | ||
and Region 1 BOG Meeting on August 20, 2005. | and Region 1 BOG Meeting on August 20, 2005. | ||
The [[IEEE Maine Section History|Maine AIEE Section]] was formed on June 30, 1955, and the first officers were: H. W. Murdock, Chair, and Basil Payne, Secretary. The archives do not show that Maine had any IRE entity. The only archival IEEE activity shown is the Regional Board of Governors Meeting noted above | The [[IEEE Maine Section History|Maine AIEE Section]] was formed on June 30, 1955, and the first officers were: H. W. Murdock, Chair, and Basil Payne, Secretary. The archives do not show that Maine had any IRE entity. The only archival IEEE activity shown is the Regional Board of Governors Meeting noted above. | ||
=== Mid-Hudson | === Mid-Hudson === | ||
[[IEEE Mid-Hudson Section History|Mid-Hudson]] became a Section of AIEE on June 1, 1960, with the name Hudson Valley. | [[IEEE Mid-Hudson Section History|Mid-Hudson]] became a Section of AIEE on June 1, 1960, with the name Hudson Valley. | ||
The first officers were: D. R. Zeissett, Chair; and H. M. Round, Secretary. The archives do not indicate that Mid-Hudson had any association with the IRE. Mid-Hudson had two IEEE Regional Directors: Hans Cherney, 1980-81; and Barry Shoop, 2006-07. Region 1 BOG Meetings were held in Mid-Hudson in 1983, 1992, and 1994. West Point Military Academy, and the IBM Company are very active in the Mid-Hudson region; teaching, inventing and developing electronics | The first officers were: D. R. Zeissett, Chair; and H. M. Round, Secretary. The archives do not indicate that Mid-Hudson had any association with the IRE. Mid-Hudson had two IEEE Regional Directors: Hans Cherney, 1980-81; and [[Barry L. Shoop|Barry Shoop]], 2006-07. Region 1 BOG Meetings were held in Mid-Hudson in 1983, 1992, and 1994. West Point Military Academy, and the IBM Company are very active in the Mid-Hudson region; teaching, inventing and developing electronics. | ||
=== Mohawk Valley | === Mohawk Valley === | ||
[[IEEE Mohawk Valley Section History|Mohawk Valley]] had no direct AIEE involvement, however, in 1950 Syracuse formed a St. Lawrence AIEE Sub-Section which was International because it included Cornwall, Ontario. Canada. When the IEEE was formed in 1963, the St.Lawrence area including Cornwall became part of the Mohawk Valley Section, as a Sub-Section thereby making it an International Section. The first Officers were: P. F. Mengel, Chair; and G. W. Reed, Secretary. This area has now become a direct part of the Mohawk Valley Section. IRE formed a Section on November 11, 1953, called Rome-Utica Section. The first Officers of the Mohawk Valley Section were: Harry Davis, Chair; and M.V. Ratynski, Secretary. Mohawk Valley has held two Regional BOG Meetings. The first was held at Clarkson University in, Potsdam, NY, on August 11, 1990. The second meeting was held in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, on August 19, 2000. The US Air Force Rome Air Development Center (Now Rome Laboratory) was very active in the design and development of Radar, Communications, Electronic Countermeasures, Intelligence, and Electronic Warfare. General Electric Aerospace was active in the design and development of Electronic Systems. Two Mohawk Valley members have been elected Region 1 Directors; Richard Benoit in 1974-75, and Richard Ackley in 1994-95 | [[IEEE Mohawk Valley Section History|Mohawk Valley]] had no direct AIEE involvement, however, in 1950 Syracuse formed a St. Lawrence AIEE Sub-Section which was International because it included Cornwall, Ontario. Canada. When the IEEE was formed in 1963, the St.Lawrence area including Cornwall became part of the Mohawk Valley Section, as a Sub-Section thereby making it an International Section. The first Officers were: P. F. Mengel, Chair; and G. W. Reed, Secretary. This area has now become a direct part of the Mohawk Valley Section. IRE formed a Section on November 11, 1953, called Rome-Utica Section. The first Officers of the Mohawk Valley Section were: [[Harry Davis]], Chair; and M.V. Ratynski, Secretary. Mohawk Valley has held two Regional BOG Meetings. The first was held at Clarkson University in, Potsdam, NY, on August 11, 1990. The second meeting was held in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, on August 19, 2000. The US Air Force Rome Air Development Center (Now Rome Laboratory) was very active in the design and development of Radar, Communications, Electronic Countermeasures, Intelligence, and Electronic Warfare. General Electric Aerospace was active in the design and development of Electronic Systems. Two Mohawk Valley members have been elected Region 1 Directors; Richard Benoit in 1974-75, and Richard Ackley in 1994-95. | ||
=== New Hampshire | === New Hampshire === | ||
[[IEEE New Hampshire Section History|New Hampshire AIEE Section]] was formed on September 3, 1953. The first Officers were: R. W. Hunt, Chair; and R. A. Nichols, Secretary. The archives do not show an IRE entity for New Hampshire. The Region 1 BOG held a meeting at Durham, New Hampshire on October 1, 1982 | [[IEEE New Hampshire Section History|New Hampshire AIEE Section]] was formed on September 3, 1953. The first Officers were: R. W. Hunt, Chair; and R. A. Nichols, Secretary. The archives do not show an IRE entity for New Hampshire. The Region 1 BOG held a meeting at Durham, New Hampshire on October 1, 1982. | ||
=== New Jersey Coast | === New Jersey Coast === | ||
[[IEEE New Jersey Coast Section History|New Jersey Coast]] is the only Section in Region 1 that was formed after the AIEE/IRE Merger, on March 20, 1965. The archives do not have any information regarding the first Officers. Region 1 BOG held a meeting at South Seaside Park, NJ on September 26, 1981 | [[IEEE New Jersey Coast Section History|New Jersey Coast]] is the only Section in Region 1 that was formed after the AIEE/IRE Merger, on March 20, 1965. The archives do not have any information regarding the first Officers. Section petition documents indicate Dr David C Hogg to have been Chairman of the Monmouth Sub-section of the New York Section at the time of the approval to form the New Jersey Coast Section. Region 1 BOG held a meeting at South Seaside Park, NJ on September 26, 1981. | ||
=== New York Section History === | === New York Section History === | ||
[[IEEE New York Section History|New York AIEE Section]] was formed on December 10, 1919. The first Officers were: [[Harold Buck|H. W. Buck]], Chair; and [[Haraden Pratt|H. A. Pratt]], Secretary. Although the first technical session of AIEE was held in Philadelphia, most of the early meetings were held in New York City. The New York IRE Section was formed in 1943, and the first Officers were: H. M. Lewis, Chair; and H. F. Dart, Secretary. New York Section sponsored several Region 1 BOG Meetings: 1965, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1983,1985, 1989, 1991, and 1993. Laguardia meetings mentioned for Long Island may have been co-sponsored by NY. New York Section had two members elected President of IEEE; [[Eric E. Sumner|Eric E. Sumner]], and [[Lewis Terman|Lewis M. Terman]]. Roger Sullivan served as Director of Region 1 in 2004-05. We want to give special recognition to Karl Sommer who ably conducted the BOG office of Treasurer for 9 different Directors over a period of 18 years. The New York Section has been continually involved in the development of electrical engineering knowledge and electronic development. New York formed the IEEE International Conference (INTERCON) to interchange electrical and electronics knowledge and show new products and ideas. The INTERCON merged with Boston’s New England Research and Engineering Meeting (NEREM) to form the trade show ELECTRO. New York and Boston continued to operate ELECTRO shows annually for 20 years until it ceased to be self-supporting | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York AIEE Section]] was formed on December 10, 1919. The first Officers were: [[Harold Buck|H. W. Buck]], Chair; and [[Haraden Pratt|H. A. Pratt]], Secretary. Although the first technical session of AIEE was held in Philadelphia, most of the early meetings were held in New York City. The New York IRE Section was formed in 1943, and the first Officers were: H. M. Lewis, Chair; and H. F. Dart, Secretary. New York Section sponsored several Region 1 BOG Meetings: 1965, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1983,1985, 1989, 1991, and 1993. Laguardia meetings mentioned for Long Island may have been co-sponsored by NY. New York Section had two members elected President of IEEE; [[Eric E. Sumner|Eric E. Sumner]], and [[Lewis Terman|Lewis M. Terman]]. Roger Sullivan served as Director of Region 1 in 2004-05. We want to give special recognition to Karl Sommer who ably conducted the BOG office of Treasurer for 9 different Directors over a period of 18 years. The New York Section has been continually involved in the development of electrical engineering knowledge and electronic development. New York formed the IEEE International Conference (INTERCON) to interchange electrical and electronics knowledge and show new products and ideas. The INTERCON merged with Boston’s New England Research and Engineering Meeting (NEREM) to form the trade show ELECTRO. New York and Boston continued to operate ELECTRO shows annually for 20 years until it ceased to be self-supporting. | ||
=== North Jersey Section History === | === North Jersey Section History === | ||
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The IRE Section was formed in 1954, with the name Northern New Jersey. The first Officers were: W. R. Thurston, Chair; and R. J. Kircher, Secretary. BOG Meetings were held in North Jersey in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2008. North Jersey has Edison Menlo Park located within their Section, where much of the early electrical and electronics marvels were invented and reduced to practice, which we don’t feel we can get along without today. North Jersey has another very critical location, the IEEE Headquarters, in Piscataway. | The IRE Section was formed in 1954, with the name Northern New Jersey. The first Officers were: W. R. Thurston, Chair; and R. J. Kircher, Secretary. BOG Meetings were held in North Jersey in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2008. North Jersey has Edison Menlo Park located within their Section, where much of the early electrical and electronics marvels were invented and reduced to practice, which we don’t feel we can get along without today. North Jersey has another very critical location, the IEEE Headquarters, in Piscataway. | ||
=== Princeton-Central Jersey Section History. === | === Princeton-Central Jersey Section History. === | ||
[[IEEE Princeton/Central New Jersey Section History|Princeton]] was an AIEE Sub-Section of Philadelphia in 1962, with Officers: H. M. Chandler, Chair; and J. L. VanDine, Secretary. Two Region 1 Directors are from the Princeton-Central Jersey Section: Dr. Gerard Alphonse in 2001-02; and Irving Engelson in 2000-01 | [[IEEE Princeton/Central New Jersey Section History|Princeton]] was an AIEE Sub-Section of Philadelphia in 1962, with Officers: H. M. Chandler, Chair; and J. L. VanDine, Secretary. Two Region 1 Directors are from the Princeton-Central Jersey Section: Dr. Gerard Alphonse in 2001-02; and Irving Engelson in 2000-01. | ||
=== Providence Section History === | === Providence Section History === | ||
[[IEEE Providence Section History|Providence]] became a Section of AIEE on March 12, 1920, with Walter C. Slade, Chair and F. N. Tompkins, Secretary. The archives do not show any IRE involvement in Providence. Providence held a Region 1 BOG meeting in Newport, RI on August 12, 1987. | [[IEEE Providence Section History|Providence]] became a Section of AIEE on March 12, 1920, with Walter C. Slade, Chair and F. N. Tompkins, Secretary. The archives do not show any IRE involvement in Providence. Providence held a Region 1 BOG meeting in Newport, RI on August 12, 1987. | ||
=== Rochester Section History === | === Rochester Section History === | ||
[[IEEE Rochester Section History|Rochester]] became a Section of AIEE on October 9, 1914, with E. L. Wilder, Chair, and F. E. Haskell, Secretary. Rochester became a Section of IRE in 1926, with V. N. Graham Chair, and Harvey Klumb Secretary. When the founding Societies merged Lynn C. Holmes, Rochester Section was the first Region 1 Director and the only Director that served 3 terms; 1963, 1964, and 1965. Rochester hosted a summer Region 1 BOG Meeting on August 8, 1998. | [[IEEE Rochester Section History|Rochester]] became a Section of AIEE on October 9, 1914, with E. L. Wilder, Chair, and F. E. Haskell, Secretary. Rochester became a Section of IRE in 1926, with V. N. Graham Chair, and Harvey Klumb Secretary. When the founding Societies merged Lynn C. Holmes, Rochester Section was the first Region 1 Director and the only Director that served 3 terms; 1963, 1964, and 1965. Rochester hosted a summer Region 1 BOG Meeting on August 8, 1998. | ||
=== Schenectady Section History === | === Schenectady Section History === | ||
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A Section of IRE was formed in Schenectady in 1950 with: H. L. Thorson as Chair, and J. D. Cobine as Secretary. Both had addresses at GE. Schenectady IRE Section was relatively late in being formed. It should be noted that GE was the major electrical manufacturer, and they concentrated on large power equipment and electronics did not become critical in these large systems until later. | A Section of IRE was formed in Schenectady in 1950 with: H. L. Thorson as Chair, and J. D. Cobine as Secretary. Both had addresses at GE. Schenectady IRE Section was relatively late in being formed. It should be noted that GE was the major electrical manufacturer, and they concentrated on large power equipment and electronics did not become critical in these large systems until later. | ||
=== Springfield Section History === | === Springfield Section History === | ||
[[IEEE Springfield Section History|Springfield]] became a Section of AIEE on June 29, 1922, with Officers: W. A. Dick, Chair, and J. Frank Murray Secretary. The archives do not show any IRE membership for Springfield. Two Region 1 BOG Meetings were sponsored by the Springfield Section; both of which were held at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA. The first was held on August 19, 1988, and the second on August 26, 1995 | [[IEEE Springfield Section History|Springfield]] became a Section of AIEE on June 29, 1922, with Officers: W. A. Dick, Chair, and J. Frank Murray Secretary. The archives do not show any IRE membership for Springfield. Two Region 1 BOG Meetings were sponsored by the Springfield Section; both of which were held at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA. The first was held on August 19, 1988, and the second on August 26, 1995. | ||
=== Syracuse Section History === | === Syracuse Section History === | ||
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An AIEE University Branch was formed at [[IEEE Syracuse Section History|Syracuse University]] on February 24, 1905, and has been active since that time. The first Officer was W. P. Graham who was Chair and Secretary. The Syracuse AIEE Section was formed on August 12, 1920, with Edward T. Moore Chair and Frank Simpson Secretary. The Syracuse IRE Section was formed in 1947 with C. A. Priest Chair and R. E. Moe Secretary. At the time the Section was formed Dr. W. R. G. Baker, a Vice-President of GE Electronics was elected President of IRE. The support the History committee received from Syracuse in the preparation of this report was outstanding. Syracuse members contributing were: George Kirkpatrick, LFIEEE; Jay Lee, Syracuse University representative; Mike Hayes, Syracuse Section Chair; and our Regional long-term colleague Donald Herres. Mr. Kirkpatrick was very active in IRE and represented Dr. Baker at many IRE functions He was also a contemporary of [[Arthur P. Stern|Arthur Stern]] who was IEEE President in 1975 and [[Jerome J. Suran|Jerome Suran]] who was IEEE President in 1979. | An AIEE University Branch was formed at [[IEEE Syracuse Section History|Syracuse University]] on February 24, 1905, and has been active since that time. The first Officer was W. P. Graham who was Chair and Secretary. The Syracuse AIEE Section was formed on August 12, 1920, with Edward T. Moore Chair and Frank Simpson Secretary. The Syracuse IRE Section was formed in 1947 with C. A. Priest Chair and R. E. Moe Secretary. At the time the Section was formed Dr. W. R. G. Baker, a Vice-President of GE Electronics was elected President of IRE. The support the History committee received from Syracuse in the preparation of this report was outstanding. Syracuse members contributing were: George Kirkpatrick, LFIEEE; Jay Lee, Syracuse University representative; Mike Hayes, Syracuse Section Chair; and our Regional long-term colleague Donald Herres. Mr. Kirkpatrick was very active in IRE and represented Dr. Baker at many IRE functions He was also a contemporary of [[Arthur P. Stern|Arthur Stern]] who was IEEE President in 1975 and [[Jerome J. Suran|Jerome Suran]] who was IEEE President in 1979. | ||
Both Stern and Suran were at GE Electronics Park, Syracuse, but it is unknown if they were there when they were Presidents.He also did considerable volunteer work with Dr. George Haller who was also at GE Syracuse. Dr. Haller worked with engineers at Wright Patterson Air force Base to form the IRE Professional Group on Airborne and Navigational Electronics (PGANE). After the merger of IRE with AIEE the PGANE became a part of IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS). Mike Hayes reported that [[ | Both Stern and Suran were at GE Electronics Park, Syracuse, but it is unknown if they were there when they were Presidents.He also did considerable volunteer work with Dr. George Haller who was also at GE Syracuse. Dr. Haller worked with engineers at Wright Patterson Air force Base to form the IRE Professional Group on Airborne and Navigational Electronics (PGANE). After the merger of IRE with AIEE the PGANE became a part of IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS). Mike Hayes reported that [[Nicholas Holonyak, Jr.|Nick Holonyak Jr.]] While at GE Syracuse, invented the first visible [[Semiconductor Laser|Semiconductor Laser]] in 1957. | ||
=== Worcester County Section History === | === Worcester County Section History === | ||
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Larry Nelson is commended for his tireless and active support for the Worcester Section and IEEE, and also Larry Nelson Jr. for his support of Regional Electronic Communications. | Larry Nelson is commended for his tireless and active support for the Worcester Section and IEEE, and also Larry Nelson Jr. for his support of Regional Electronic Communications. | ||
== Region 1 Founders of AIEE == | == Region 1 Founders of AIEE == | ||
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| [[ | | [[Ralph W. Pope|Ralph Wainwright Pope]] | ||
| Great Barrington, MA | | Great Barrington, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Berkshire Section History|Berkshire]] | | [[IEEE Berkshire Section History|Berkshire]] | ||
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== Region 1 Founders of IRE == | == Region 1 Founders of IRE == | ||
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== AIEE Presidents From Region 1 == | == AIEE Presidents From Region 1 == | ||
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== IRE Presidents From Region 1 == | == IRE Presidents From Region 1 == | ||
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== IEEE Presidents From Region 1 == | == IEEE Presidents From Region 1 == | ||
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| [[John Vig|John R. Vig]] | | [[John Vig|John R. Vig]] | ||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
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| [[Moshe Kam]] | |||
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| [[Peter Staecker]] | |||
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| [[Howard Michel]] | |||
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| [[Barry L. Shoop]] | |||
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== Region 1 Section Anniversary Dates == | == Region 1 Section Anniversary Dates == | ||
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== IEEE Region 1 Directors and Secretaries == | == IEEE Region 1 Directors and Secretaries == | ||
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| Lynn C. Holmes, Rochester, NY | | Lynn C. Holmes, Rochester, NY | ||
| F. A. Mitchell, Unknown | | F. A. Mitchell, Unknown | ||
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| Barry Shoop, West Point, NY | | Dr. Barry Shoop, West Point, NY | ||
| Peter Eckstein, Smithtown, NY | | Peter Eckstein, Smithtown, NY | ||
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| Charles P. Rubenstein, Massapequa, NY | | Dr. Charles P. Rubenstein, Massapequa, NY | ||
| | | Stanley Karoly, NY | ||
| 2010/ | | 2010 | ||
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| Dr. Charles P. Rubenstein, Massapequa, NY | |||
| Santo Mazzola, Long Island | |||
| 2011 | |||
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| Peter Eckstein, Smithtown, NY | |||
| Santo Mazzola, Long Island | |||
| 2012/13 | |||
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| Vincent Socci, Binghamton, NY | |||
| Santo Mazzola, Long Island | |||
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| Ronald Tabroff, Boston, MA | |||
| William Carakatsane, Boston, MA | |||
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| Dr. Babak Beheshti, Long Island | |||
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== Region 1 BOG Meeting Locations == | == Region 1 BOG Meeting Locations == | ||
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| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | ||
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| Sheraton, Boston, MA | | Sheraton, Boston, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 05/25/1978 | | 05/25/1978 | ||
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| Sheraton, Laguardia, NY | | Sheraton, Laguardia, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] or [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] or [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] | ||
| 11/10/1978 | | 11/10/1978 | ||
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| Sheraton, Laguardia, NY | | Sheraton, Laguardia, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] or [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] or [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] | ||
| 02/02/1979 | | 02/02/1979 | ||
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| Sheraton Center, New York City, NY | | Sheraton Center, New York City, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | ||
| 04/24/1979 | | 04/24/1979 | ||
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| Sheraton, Boston, MA | | Sheraton, Boston, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 05/14/1980 | | 05/14/1980 | ||
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| MIT, Cambridge, MA | | MIT, Cambridge, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 02/28/1981 | | 02/28/1981 | ||
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| Sheraton, New York City, NY | | Sheraton, New York City, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | ||
| 04/07/1981 | | 04/07/1981 | ||
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| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 05/25/1982 | | 05/25/1982 | ||
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| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 01/22/1983 | | 01/22/1983 | ||
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| Sheraton, New York City, NY | | Sheraton, New York City, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | ||
| 04/20/1983 | | 04/20/1983 | ||
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| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
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| Sheraton, Boston, MA | | Sheraton, Boston, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 05/16/84 | | 05/16/84 | ||
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| Portland, Maine | | Portland, Maine | ||
| [[IEEE Maine Section History|Maine]] | | [[IEEE Maine Section History|Maine]] | ||
| 09/22/84 | | 09/22/84 | ||
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| MIT | | MIT | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 02/09/85 | | 02/09/85 | ||
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| Sheraton, New York City, NY | | Sheraton, New York City, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | ||
| 04/24/85 | | 04/24/85 | ||
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| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
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| Sheraton, Boston, MA | | Sheraton, Boston, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 05/14/86 | | 05/14/86 | ||
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| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
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| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 01/23/88 | | 01/23/88 | ||
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| Sheraton, Boston, MA | | Sheraton, Boston, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
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| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] or [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] or [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] | ||
| 01/21/89 | | 01/21/89 | ||
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| Marriott Marquis, NY City, NY | | Marriott Marquis, NY City, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | ||
| 04/12/89 | | 04/12/89 | ||
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| Hilton, Niagara Falls, NY | | Hilton, Niagara Falls, NY | ||
| [[IEEE Buffalo Section History|Buffalo]] | | [[IEEE Buffalo Section History|Buffalo]] | ||
| 08/19/89 | | 08/19/89 | ||
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| Marriott, Laguardia, NY | | Marriott, Laguardia, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] or [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] or [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] | ||
| 01/20/90 | | 01/20/90 | ||
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| Sheraton, Boston, MA | | Sheraton, Boston, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 05/08/90 | | 05/08/90 | ||
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| Ramada, Boston, MA | | Ramada, Boston, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 01/19/91 | | 01/19/91 | ||
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| Marriott Marquis, NY City, NY | | Marriott Marquis, NY City, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | ||
| 04/17/91 | | 04/17/91 | ||
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| Marriott, Peabody, MA | | Marriott, Peabody, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 08/10/91 | | 08/10/91 | ||
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| Marriott, Laguardia, NY | | Marriott, Laguardia, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] or [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] or [[IEEE Long Island Section History|Long Island]] | ||
| 01/25/92 | | 01/25/92 | ||
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| Sheraton, Boston, MA | | Sheraton, Boston, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 05/12/92 | | 05/12/92 | ||
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| Nevelle Hotel, Ellenville, NY | | Nevelle Hotel, Ellenville, NY | ||
| [[IEEE Mid-Hudson Section History|Mid-Hudson]] | | [[IEEE Mid-Hudson Section History|Mid-Hudson]] | ||
| 09/18/92 | | 09/18/92 | ||
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| Logan Ramada, Boston, MA | | Logan Ramada, Boston, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 02/20/93 | | 02/20/93 | ||
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| Electro 93, NY City, NY | | Electro 93, NY City, NY | ||
| [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | | [[IEEE New York Section History|New York]] | ||
| 05/12/93 | | 05/12/93 | ||
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| Holiday Inn, Albany, NY | | Holiday Inn, Albany, NY | ||
| [[IEEE Schenectady Section History|Schenectady]] | | [[IEEE Schenectady Section History|Schenectady]] | ||
| 02/05/94 | | 02/05/94 | ||
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| Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, NY | | Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, NY | ||
| [[IEEE Mid-Hudson Section History|Mid-Hudson]] | | [[IEEE Mid-Hudson Section History|Mid-Hudson]] | ||
| 09/23/94 | | 09/23/94 | ||
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| Holiday Inn, Albany, NY | | Holiday Inn, Albany, NY | ||
| [[IEEE Schenectady Section History|Schenectady]] | | [[IEEE Schenectady Section History|Schenectady]] | ||
| 01/21/95 | | 01/21/95 | ||
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| Marriott, Andover, MA | | Marriott, Andover, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 08/02/97 | | 08/02/97 | ||
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| Totawa, NJ | | Totawa, NJ | ||
| [[IEEE North Jersey Section History|North Jersey]] | | [[IEEE North Jersey Section History|North Jersey]] | ||
| 02/07/98 | | 02/07/98 | ||
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| Waltham, MA | | Waltham, MA | ||
| [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | | [[IEEE Boston Section History|Boston]] | ||
| 01/30/99 | | 01/30/99 | ||
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| Hyatt, New Brunswick, NJ | | Hyatt, New Brunswick, NJ | ||
| [[IEEE North Jersey Section History|North Jersey]] | | [[IEEE North Jersey Section History|North Jersey]] | ||
| 08/07/99 | | 08/07/99 | ||
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| Sheraton, Burlington, VT | | Sheraton, Burlington, VT | ||
| [[IEEE Green Mountain Section History|Green Mountain]] | | [[IEEE Green Mountain Section History|Green Mountain]] | ||
| 02/02/00 | | 02/02/00 | ||
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| Windsor Locks, CT | | Windsor Locks, CT | ||
| [[IEEE Connecticut Section History|Connecticut]] | | [[IEEE Connecticut Section History|Connecticut]] | ||
| 02/03/01 | | 02/03/01 | ||
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Preface
The initial version of this page was based on a report prepared by the Region 1 History Committee as part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 125th year anniversary. This document is intended to be a living history of Region 1 and officers and members of the 22 Region 1 Sections are urged to provide data updates. Data desired includes special past Section activities, special history milestones that have not been reported to the IEEE History Center and activities by members who have made significant contributions to Region 1, and IEEE.
The Region 1 History Committee wishes to acknowledge the significant support received in the collection of Region 1 history data. History collection was started by the first Historian of Region 1, Rudy Stiefel, of the New York Section during his tenure of 1988-1989. He was followed by Frank Logan, also from the New York Section in 1990-1991. The third Historian was Roderic Lowman, from the Long Island Section who served from 1992-2000. The Historian during the 125th anniversary project, who served from 2001, was Richard Ackley of the Mohawk Valley Section. All of the Historians have collected data from the IEEE History Center, at Rutgers University; from the Regional Activities Board (RAB) at Piscataway; and from the Region and Sections. Roger Sullivan, the Director of Region 1 in 2004-2005, requested that the Historian start a Region 1 History document. At his request visits were made for the collection of data at both the History Center and RAB, which is part of this report. Again our special acknowledgement to the History Center and RAB. We wish to thank Dr. Howard Michel, 2008-2009 Region 1 Director for his support in the generation of this report.
Origin of the Districts in the AIEE
For a general history of the AIEE, see: AIEE History 1884-1963
The progression of geographical districts within the AIEE progressed not from the sections themselves, but rather, a need for election reform. During the 1920 election, John B. Whitehead had found himself on the official ballot for vice-president without his knowledge. A number of nomination ballots had been cast for him without his consent, which caused him to write to the secretary of the Institute, asking to investigate the matter and make improvements to the election procedure where appropriate. The board took up this matter on April 9th, appointing a committee of three to make recommendations.
The committee decided to increase the number of Vice-presidents from six to ten, and divide the membership into ten geographical districts, each of which would be represented by a Vice-president. These recommendations the committee manifested the Constitutional amendment approved on May 21st, 1920, which had the following provision was added:
24A. At the election of Vice-Presidents held in 1921 there shall be elected one Vice-President from each geographical district, those from the odd-numbered districts to serve for one year each, and those from the even-numbered districts two years each. All Vice-Presidents elected thereafter shall serve for two years each. In the event of a change in the geographical districts, the Vice-Presidents then in office shall complete their terms. In case of revisions of the geographical districts, the Board of Directors shall have the power to elect a Vice-President from each district not represented, to serve until the next election covering these districts.
The initial AIEE Geographical Districts were approved with the revision of November 12th version of the By-laws. These Districts were broken down by state, not AIEE geographical section.
The initial AIEE District composition was as follows:
- North Eastern:
- Connecticut (exclusive of NY Section Territory)
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New York (exclusive of NY Section Territory)
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Middle Eastern:
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- New Jersey (exclusive of NY Section Territory)
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
- New York City:
- Territory of the New York Section
- Canal Zone
- Puerto Rico
- All foreign countries (Canada excepted)
- Southern:
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Great Lakes:
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- North Central:
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wyoming
- South West:
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Pacific:
- Arizona
- California
- Nevada
- Hawaii
- Philippines
- North West:
- Idaho
- Montana
- Oregon
- Utah
- Washington
- Alaska
- Canada
Origin of the Regions in the IRE
For a general history of the IRE, see: IRE History 1912-1963
Unlike the AIEE, the IRE regional structure was much more closely linked its geographical sections. The eight initial regions established by the September 10th, 1947 revision to the Bylaws were as follows:
- North Atlantic
- North Central Atlantic
- Central Atlantic
- East Central
- Central
- Southern
- Pacific
- Canadian
Several provisions in the bylaws directly linked the regions to sections, including provisions that state "regions which fail to maintain reasonable activity may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, be dissolved and the Sections may be absorbed into other Regions", (Section 58) "Each member of the Regional Committee shall be, ex-officio, a member of the Executive Commitee of his own Section", (Section 58) and "Pending installation of the first Regional Director of each Region, the chairman of the largest Section numerically in the Region shall act as chairman pro tem, and the chairman pro tem shall appoint a secretary-treasurer pro tem who shall act until the secretary-treasurer of the Regional Committee is appointed. (Section 59)
IEEE Region 1 is formed
For a general overview of the merger, see: Formation of IEEE by the Merger of AIEE and IRE
District and regional re-alignment was one of the major questions considered by by the lengthy merger effort. By 1962, AIEE Districts had grown to fifteen in number and had become more closely linked with the operations of sections, while the IRE regions had remained constant at eight - seven in the United States and one for Canada.
The proposed regional re-alignment for the merged IEEE was largely based on the IRE regional structure, condensing the seven United States regions into six, and Region 1 of the IEEE was to be formed out of a consolidation of Regions 1 and 2 of the IRE, encompassing all of New England, New York State, the northern half of New Jersey, and a small part of Pennsylvania that is part of the Binghamton section.
Regional boundaries have remained constant since 1963 until a proposed regional re-alignment was approved by the Board of Directors in November 2022, that would merge Region 1 with Region 2, which is currently scheduled to take place in 2028.
Region 1 Sections
Berkshire
Board of Governors (BOG) Region 1 Meeting and Berkshire Section
Centennial Celebration conducted on August 27-29, 2004.
On March 25, 1904, Pittsfield became the 19th Branch of the AIEE, and the 4th in Region 1. Note that Pittsfield was the AIEE designation, which was changed to Berkshire when IEEE was formed. The AIEE designation was changed from Branch to Section in 1907. The first Chairman of Pittsfield was C.C. Chesney, and the first Secretary was H. H. Barnes. Pittsfield was very active in AIEE, assuming many Institute leadership positions. In 1942-43, K. B. McEachron became Chairman of District 1 of AIEE. Note that the AIEE District was a geographical entity similar to our Regions, and District 1 covered an area similar to Region 1, without the NY metropolitan area. Note also that the District Chairman was also a Vice-President of AIEE. McEachron was followed by another Pittsfield member in 1952-53, W. Scott Hill.
The only information in the archives regarding Pittsfield and IRE was their name: Western Massachusetts, and their membership date was 1958.
Edward Ptak, Berkshire Historian prepared an excellent history document which covers Section history from 1884-1984, which they called a “ Living History.” The document was appropriately named, since an addendum was issued in 1985, a second addendum in 1989, and a third now in preparation. The history document is provided on the Berkshire section web site. (Under the Berkshire Section at http://www.ieee.org.) Some excerpts from this excellent history follows.
William Stanley joined the Section (AIEE) in 1887, making him one of the first members of AIEE. He started the Stanley Electrical Manufacturing Company in Pittsfield in 1890, which was annexed by General Electric as their Pittsfield works. Stanley was the developer of alternating current, with encouragement from George Westinghouse, which resulted in the electrification of America. Their Section meetings had over 1000 attendees, with speakers that were well known in Science and society. Charles Steinmetz discussed Einstein’s Theory of Relativity; Floyd Bennett discussed The North Pole and back Again; Lowell Thomas discussed his adventures around the world; Amelia Earhart discussed adventures in the air; and Willy Ley discussed conquest of space, to name a few.
Binghamton
Binghamton became a Sub-Section of Ithaca Section of AIEE in 1947, but did not become a Section of the Institute. Binghamton became a Section of IRE on March 7,1952 which is their IEEE anniversary date. The first IRE officers were: J.H. Merchant, Chairman; and R. F. New, Secretary. Binghamton Section Officers for 2008 are: Dr. Doug Hopkins, Chairman; Guru Madhaven, Vice-Chairman; Danny Tung, Secretary; and Edward Ware, Treasurer. A careful check of all available archives and the Binghamton Section Web Site provided no further historical data on Binghamton.
Boston
Region 1 BOG Meeting, and Boston Section Centennial
Celebration Conducted on February 7-9, 2003.
Boston was the 12th Branch in AIEE, and the 3rd in Region 1. This meeting not only Celebrated the centennial but also celebrated the election of Dr. Arthur Winston as IEEE President. Boston was very active in the founding of IRE, and provided 3 of the first 5 Presidents; John Greenleaf Pickard, Director of the Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company, in 1913; John Stone Stone, President of Stone Wireless and Telegraph Company, in 1915; and Arthur Kennelly, Professor of Engineering at Harvard and MIT, in 1916. Arthur Kennelly was also President of the AIEE in 1898-1900. There were three other Presidents of AIEE from Boston; Alexander Graham Bell, who taught and did his original telephone work in Boston; Comfort Adams, Professor at Harvard; and Frank Jewett, Professor at MIT. The first officers of IRE were: A. E. Kennelly, Chairman; and Melville Eastham, Secretary. The archives start in 1904, the year after Boston Joined the AIEE, and the officers for 1904 were: R. Fleming, Chairman; and G. H. Stickney, Secretary.
Boston Section has continued its very active support after the formation of IEEE in 1963. Richard Damon was elected IEEE President in 1981, and as previously mentioned Dr. Arthur Winston in 2004. Nine Boston members have been elected Region 1 Directors and Chairman of the Region 1 BOG; Dr. W. Crawford Dunlap, 1966-1967; Dr. Harry Mimno, 1968-69; Dr. James Storer, 1970-71, Harold Goldberg, 1972-73; Dr. James Shepherd, 1978-79; Dr. Bruce Wedlock, 1982-83; John Kaczorowski, 1990-91; Dr. Arthur Winston, 1996-97; and Dr. Howard Michel, 2008-09. Boston has conducted 23 Regional Meetings for Region 1. From 1980-1988 Dr. Bruce Wedlock conducted the Spring Meetings at the MIT Stratton building, Student Center.
The Boston Section has been continually involved in the development of engineering knowledge, and new electronic inventions and product development. The Section formed the New England Research and Engineering Meeting (NEREM), which they operated until 1976 when NEREM merged with the New York IEEE International Conference (INTERCON) to form the Trade Show ELECTRO. The Boston and NEW York Sections continued to operate ELECTRO shows annually for 20 years until the program ceased to be financially self supporting. Boston area also provided key research and development in Electronics, with MIT, Lincoln Laboratory, and large firms such as Raytheon. There were key activities in Military Electronics.
Buffalo
BOG meeting for August 10-12, 2001.
The Niagara Frontier Section was chartered by the AIEE on February 10, 1925.
Curiously a small area around Niagara Falls was not included, or was later removed and incorporated into the Niagara International Section which was chartered in 1948. Niagara International included Niagara Falls, USA; Niagara Falls, Canada and St. Catherines, Canada. The first Chairman of the Niagara Frontier Section was J. Allen Johnson and the first Secretary was A.W. Underhill Jr. The Section was closely associated with local electrical industries and the Secretaries frequently listed their addresses as: GE, Niagara Electric. Westinghouse, NY Telephone and Dupont.
The IRE was incorporated in 1927, as the Buffalo-Niagara Section, with L. C. F. Hoyle listed as its first Chair, a position he held for at least three years. Several Section Officers listed their addresses as Colonial Radio Corporation, 1280 Main Street, Buffalo, NY. After the merger of the founding Societies to form IEEE in 1963, the name of the Section was changed to Buffalo.
The first Region 1 BOG meeting in the Buffalo Section was held on September 27, 1980, at the Niagara Hilton, Niagara Falls, NY, and the second Buffalo Region 1 BOG meeting was again held at the Niagara Hilton on August 19, 1989.
Connecticut
and Region 1 BOG Meeting conducted on February 1, 2001.
The AIEE Connecticut Section was formed on April 16, 1921. The first officers were: C. F. Scott, chairman; and A.E. Knowlton, Secretary. The IRE Section was formed in 1928 and was named Connecticut Valley. The first officers were: W. G. Cady, Chairman; and George W. Pettingill Jr., Secretary. The Connecticut Valley Section had officers from both the Hartford area and Springfield MA, therefore Springfield Section should perhaps also be listed as an IRE member.
Michael Whitelaw from CT was elected Regional Director in 1986-1987. Due to Mike’s strong encouragement many of us became active in the IEEE. Region 1 BOG Meetings have been held at Windsor Locks, CT on February 3, 1996; February 3, 2001, and February 2007.
Green Mountain
and Region 1 BOG Meeting on August 11, 2007.
The AIEE formed a Student Branch at Norwich University, in Norwich, VT on June 28,1916. The University was moved from Norwich to Northfield, VT, and there is no indication the Branch continued after 1920. However, in 1994 the IEEE had a Student Branch at Norwich University, which is not mentioned on the Vermont Section WEB Site, unless the college name has been changed. In 1954 a Sub-Section of Pittsfield, MA was formed in Vermont, and in 1960 AIEE formed the Vermont Section.
The first Section Officers were: R. O. King, Chair; and P.M. Seal, Secretary. IRE formed a Sub-Section called Northern Vermont, but the parent Section is not identified. Other BOG meetings were held in September 1986, and February 2000. Officers for 2008are: Eugene Schlatz, Chair; Pascal Nsame, Vice-Chair; Nizam Ahmed, Secretary; and Jim Monzel, Treasurer. The name of the Section was changed from Vermont to Green Mountain in 2001.
Ithaca
Region 1 BOG Meeting and Ithaca Section Centennial Celebration conducted on August 16-18, 2002.
Ithaca was the first Section in Region 1 to reach the enviable milestone of being a century section having been made a Cornell University Branch of AIEE on October 15, 1902. Ithaca shares 4th Section honors in AIEE with Lehigh University and The University of Wisconsin that had the same entry date. Cornell University Branch became a Section in 1908 and the name was changed to Ithaca. The archives are not available prior to 1904, therefore officers for 1904 are provided and were: Harris J. Ryan, Chairman; and George S. Macomber, Secretary. Starting in 1938 the archives show Ithaca had 47 members, which increased to 158 in 1949, the last year data was available. In 1947 Binghamton was made a Sub-Section of Ithaca.
Ithaca was also active in IRE, and a Sub-Section of Syracuse was formed in 1953.
They advanced to full IRE membership in 1954. The first officers were: Ben Warriner, Chairman; and R.L. Wooley, Secretary. Since the merger of AIEE and IRE in 1963, Ithaca has not been active in Regional affairs, No data exists in the archives regarding Section activities, and Ithaca does not have a Section site on the IEEE Geographic Activity Web Site.
Long Island
and Region 1 BOG Meetings
The archives show no Long Island association with AIEE. Long Island was far more active in Electronics, having many companies doing Military work as well as home electronics. Long Island therefore formed an IRE Section on May 6, 1953. The first officers were: Vincent Learned, Chair; and J. F. Bisby, Secretary. Eight winter meetings were held on Long Island, most of which were held at or near LaGuardia Field. Dates of these meetings were 1976, 1978,1979, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, and 2006. The archives do not indicate whether NY or Long Island sponsored these meetings. Long Island has been very active in The IEEE, having two members elected President; Henry Bachman, in 1987, and Joel Snyder in 2001. Five Region 1 Directors have been elected from Long Island: Arthur Rossoff in 1976-77; Alex Gruenwald in 1984-85; Victor Zourides in 1988-89; Joel Snyder in 1992-93; and Louis Luceri in 1998-99. We want to give Peter Eckstein special recognition since he served as Secretary of the BOG for 12 years. Peter not only did an excellent job on his Secretary activities but did all the planning for the 24 BOG meetings conducted during his tenure.
Maine
and Region 1 BOG Meeting on August 20, 2005.
The Maine AIEE Section was formed on June 30, 1955, and the first officers were: H. W. Murdock, Chair, and Basil Payne, Secretary. The archives do not show that Maine had any IRE entity. The only archival IEEE activity shown is the Regional Board of Governors Meeting noted above.
Mid-Hudson
Mid-Hudson became a Section of AIEE on June 1, 1960, with the name Hudson Valley.
The first officers were: D. R. Zeissett, Chair; and H. M. Round, Secretary. The archives do not indicate that Mid-Hudson had any association with the IRE. Mid-Hudson had two IEEE Regional Directors: Hans Cherney, 1980-81; and Barry Shoop, 2006-07. Region 1 BOG Meetings were held in Mid-Hudson in 1983, 1992, and 1994. West Point Military Academy, and the IBM Company are very active in the Mid-Hudson region; teaching, inventing and developing electronics.
Mohawk Valley
Mohawk Valley had no direct AIEE involvement, however, in 1950 Syracuse formed a St. Lawrence AIEE Sub-Section which was International because it included Cornwall, Ontario. Canada. When the IEEE was formed in 1963, the St.Lawrence area including Cornwall became part of the Mohawk Valley Section, as a Sub-Section thereby making it an International Section. The first Officers were: P. F. Mengel, Chair; and G. W. Reed, Secretary. This area has now become a direct part of the Mohawk Valley Section. IRE formed a Section on November 11, 1953, called Rome-Utica Section. The first Officers of the Mohawk Valley Section were: Harry Davis, Chair; and M.V. Ratynski, Secretary. Mohawk Valley has held two Regional BOG Meetings. The first was held at Clarkson University in, Potsdam, NY, on August 11, 1990. The second meeting was held in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, on August 19, 2000. The US Air Force Rome Air Development Center (Now Rome Laboratory) was very active in the design and development of Radar, Communications, Electronic Countermeasures, Intelligence, and Electronic Warfare. General Electric Aerospace was active in the design and development of Electronic Systems. Two Mohawk Valley members have been elected Region 1 Directors; Richard Benoit in 1974-75, and Richard Ackley in 1994-95.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire AIEE Section was formed on September 3, 1953. The first Officers were: R. W. Hunt, Chair; and R. A. Nichols, Secretary. The archives do not show an IRE entity for New Hampshire. The Region 1 BOG held a meeting at Durham, New Hampshire on October 1, 1982.
New Jersey Coast
New Jersey Coast is the only Section in Region 1 that was formed after the AIEE/IRE Merger, on March 20, 1965. The archives do not have any information regarding the first Officers. Section petition documents indicate Dr David C Hogg to have been Chairman of the Monmouth Sub-section of the New York Section at the time of the approval to form the New Jersey Coast Section. Region 1 BOG held a meeting at South Seaside Park, NJ on September 26, 1981.
New York Section History
New York AIEE Section was formed on December 10, 1919. The first Officers were: H. W. Buck, Chair; and H. A. Pratt, Secretary. Although the first technical session of AIEE was held in Philadelphia, most of the early meetings were held in New York City. The New York IRE Section was formed in 1943, and the first Officers were: H. M. Lewis, Chair; and H. F. Dart, Secretary. New York Section sponsored several Region 1 BOG Meetings: 1965, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1983,1985, 1989, 1991, and 1993. Laguardia meetings mentioned for Long Island may have been co-sponsored by NY. New York Section had two members elected President of IEEE; Eric E. Sumner, and Lewis M. Terman. Roger Sullivan served as Director of Region 1 in 2004-05. We want to give special recognition to Karl Sommer who ably conducted the BOG office of Treasurer for 9 different Directors over a period of 18 years. The New York Section has been continually involved in the development of electrical engineering knowledge and electronic development. New York formed the IEEE International Conference (INTERCON) to interchange electrical and electronics knowledge and show new products and ideas. The INTERCON merged with Boston’s New England Research and Engineering Meeting (NEREM) to form the trade show ELECTRO. New York and Boston continued to operate ELECTRO shows annually for 20 years until it ceased to be self-supporting.
North Jersey Section History
North Jersey became an AIEE Sub-Section of New York in 1947, with the name New Jersey Division. The first Officers were: Leland F. Stone, Chair; and L.J. Lunas Secretary.
The IRE Section was formed in 1954, with the name Northern New Jersey. The first Officers were: W. R. Thurston, Chair; and R. J. Kircher, Secretary. BOG Meetings were held in North Jersey in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2008. North Jersey has Edison Menlo Park located within their Section, where much of the early electrical and electronics marvels were invented and reduced to practice, which we don’t feel we can get along without today. North Jersey has another very critical location, the IEEE Headquarters, in Piscataway.
Princeton-Central Jersey Section History.
Princeton was an AIEE Sub-Section of Philadelphia in 1962, with Officers: H. M. Chandler, Chair; and J. L. VanDine, Secretary. Two Region 1 Directors are from the Princeton-Central Jersey Section: Dr. Gerard Alphonse in 2001-02; and Irving Engelson in 2000-01.
Providence Section History
Providence became a Section of AIEE on March 12, 1920, with Walter C. Slade, Chair and F. N. Tompkins, Secretary. The archives do not show any IRE involvement in Providence. Providence held a Region 1 BOG meeting in Newport, RI on August 12, 1987.
Rochester Section History
Rochester became a Section of AIEE on October 9, 1914, with E. L. Wilder, Chair, and F. E. Haskell, Secretary. Rochester became a Section of IRE in 1926, with V. N. Graham Chair, and Harvey Klumb Secretary. When the founding Societies merged Lynn C. Holmes, Rochester Section was the first Region 1 Director and the only Director that served 3 terms; 1963, 1964, and 1965. Rochester hosted a summer Region 1 BOG Meeting on August 8, 1998.
Schenectady Section History
Region 1 BOG Meeting on August 15-17, 2003, and Schenectady Centennial Celebration
Schenectady Section is congratulated for reaching that coveted milestone of century membership in the Institute and in the same year, 2003, by having one of their members, Dr. Michael Adler elected President of IEEE. Dr. Adler was the second IEEE President from Schenectady, the first being; Harold Chestnut in 1973. Other Region 1 BOG Meetings were held in the Schenectady Section in 1993, 1994, and 2008.
Schenectady became a Branch of AIEE on January 26, 1903, and was the 10th/11th Branch in AIEE, and the 2nd Branch in Region 1 area.
Any discussion of Schenectady and AIEE must also consider the General Electric Company (GE) and its founding entities. Note that GE was formed in 1892, only eight years after AIEE. GE was formed by the merger of the Edison General Electric Company of New York and Thompson-Houston Company of Lynn, MA.
The great electrical engineering company and the great electrical engineering society grew together in Schenectady and basically utilized the same personnel. The Chair and Secretary of Schenectady AIEE invariably had a GE address GE grew rapidly annexing several smaller firms. One of these was Rudolph Eichemayers Manufacturing Company in Yonkers, NY. Whose Chief Draftsman was Charles Steinmetz. GE continued to grow in Schenectady when Thomas Edison moved his NY Tool Works there in 1886.
In 1894 Charles Steinmetz was transferred to Schenectady GE and was elected AIEE President in 1901-1902. An Employees Engineering Society was formed at GE in 1898 which grew rapidly and transferred into the AIEE as a Branch as noted above. In 1904 Dr. Steinmetz served as the AIEE Branch Chair, and R. Neil Williams was Secretary. In 1907 AIEE Branches were renamed Sections.
A Section of IRE was formed in Schenectady in 1950 with: H. L. Thorson as Chair, and J. D. Cobine as Secretary. Both had addresses at GE. Schenectady IRE Section was relatively late in being formed. It should be noted that GE was the major electrical manufacturer, and they concentrated on large power equipment and electronics did not become critical in these large systems until later.
Springfield Section History
Springfield became a Section of AIEE on June 29, 1922, with Officers: W. A. Dick, Chair, and J. Frank Murray Secretary. The archives do not show any IRE membership for Springfield. Two Region 1 BOG Meetings were sponsored by the Springfield Section; both of which were held at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA. The first was held on August 19, 1988, and the second on August 26, 1995.
Syracuse Section History
and BOG Meeting held on August 19, 2006.
An AIEE University Branch was formed at Syracuse University on February 24, 1905, and has been active since that time. The first Officer was W. P. Graham who was Chair and Secretary. The Syracuse AIEE Section was formed on August 12, 1920, with Edward T. Moore Chair and Frank Simpson Secretary. The Syracuse IRE Section was formed in 1947 with C. A. Priest Chair and R. E. Moe Secretary. At the time the Section was formed Dr. W. R. G. Baker, a Vice-President of GE Electronics was elected President of IRE. The support the History committee received from Syracuse in the preparation of this report was outstanding. Syracuse members contributing were: George Kirkpatrick, LFIEEE; Jay Lee, Syracuse University representative; Mike Hayes, Syracuse Section Chair; and our Regional long-term colleague Donald Herres. Mr. Kirkpatrick was very active in IRE and represented Dr. Baker at many IRE functions He was also a contemporary of Arthur Stern who was IEEE President in 1975 and Jerome Suran who was IEEE President in 1979.
Both Stern and Suran were at GE Electronics Park, Syracuse, but it is unknown if they were there when they were Presidents.He also did considerable volunteer work with Dr. George Haller who was also at GE Syracuse. Dr. Haller worked with engineers at Wright Patterson Air force Base to form the IRE Professional Group on Airborne and Navigational Electronics (PGANE). After the merger of IRE with AIEE the PGANE became a part of IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS). Mike Hayes reported that Nick Holonyak Jr. While at GE Syracuse, invented the first visible Semiconductor Laser in 1957.
Worcester County Section History
The Worcester Section of AIEE was formed on February 18, 1920, with C. R. Oliver Chair and Dean J. Locke Secretary. Worcester County did not have any indication of IRE involvement in the archives. Worcester County had no Regional BOG meetings unless they co-chaired with Springfield in 1988 or 1995. Worcester County Officers for 2008 are: Al Reinhart, Chair; Larry Nelson, Vice-Chair; and Jim Jensen, Secretary/Treasurer.
Larry Nelson is commended for his tireless and active support for the Worcester Section and IEEE, and also Larry Nelson Jr. for his support of Regional Electronic Communications.
Region 1 Founders of AIEE
Name | Address | Section |
Ralph Wainwright Pope | Great Barrington, MA | Berkshire |
Charles A. Cross | Boston, MA | Boston |
Thomas Edison | New York, NY/ Menlo Park, NJ | NY or North Jersey |
George Hamilton | New York, NY | New York |
Theodore B. Vail | Boston, MA | Boston |
Edward Weston | Newark, NJ | North Jersey |
George Prescott | New York, NY | New York |
Elihu Thomson | Swampscott, MA | Boston |
Region 1 Founders of IRE
Name | Address | Section |
Robert H. Marriott | Brooklyn, NY | New York |
John Stone Stone | Boston, MA | Boston |
AIEE Presidents From Region 1
Name | Year |
Franklin L. Pope | 1886-87 |
Edward Weston | 1888-89 |
Elihu Thomson | 1889-90 |
Alexander Graham Bell | 1891-92 |
Charles P. Steinmetz | 1901-02 |
IRE Presidents From Region 1
Name | Year |
John Stone Stone | 1915 |
Walter W. R. G. Baker | 1947 |
IEEE Presidents From Region 1
Name | Year |
Ernst Weber | 1963 |
Clarence Linder | 1964 |
Harold Chestnut | 1973 |
Richard Damon | 1981 |
Henry L. Bachman | 1987 |
Emerson W. Pugh | 1989 |
Eric E. Sumner | 1991 |
Joel B. Snyder | 2001 |
Michael S. Adler | 2003 |
Arthur W. Winston | 2004 |
Lewis M. Terman | 2008 |
John R. Vig | 2009 |
Moshe Kam | 2011 |
Peter Staecker | 2013 |
Howard Michel | 2015 |
Barry L. Shoop | 2016 |
Region 1 Section Anniversary Dates
Section | Date Established | 50th Anniversary | 75th Anniversary | 100th Anniversary |
Berkshire | 03/25/1904 | 1954 | 1979 | 2004 |
Binghamton | 03/07/1952 | 2002 | 2027 | 2052 |
Boston | 02/12/1903 | 1953 | 1978 | 2003 |
Buffalo | 02/10/1925 | 1975 | 2000 | 2025 |
Connecticut | 04/16/1921 | 1971 | 1996 | 2021 |
Green Mountain | 04/01/1960 | 2010 | 2035 | 2060 |
Ithaca | 10/15/1902 | 1952 | 1977 | 2002 |
Long Island | 05/06/1953 | 2003 | 2028 | 2053 |
Maine | 06/30/1955 | 2005 | 2030 | 2055 |
Mid-Hudson | 06/01/1960 | 2010 | 2035 | 2060 |
Mohawk Valley | 11/11/1953 | 2003 | 2028 | 2053 |
New Hampshire | 09/03/1953 | 2003 | 2028 | 2053 |
New Jersey Coast | 03/20/1965 | 2015 | 2040 | 2065 |
New York | 12/10/1919 | 1969 | 1994 | 2019 |
North Jersey | 05/05/1954 | 2004 | 2029 | 2054 |
Princeton-Central Jersey | 07/ /1947 | 1997 | 2022 | 2047 |
Providence | 03/12/1920 | 1970 | 1995 | 2020 |
Rochester | 10/09/1914 | 1964 | 1989 | 2014 |
Schenectady | 01/26/1903 | 1953 | 1978 | 2003 |
Springfield | 06/29/1922 | 1972 | 1997 | 2022 |
Syracuse | 08/12/1920 | 1970 | 1995 | 2020 |
Worcester County | 02/18/1920 | 1970 | 1995 | 2020 |
IEEE Region 1 Directors and Secretaries
Director | Secretary | Tenure |
Lynn C. Holmes, Rochester, NY | F. A. Mitchell, Unknown | 1963/64/65 |
Dr. W. Crawford Dunlap, W. Newton, MA | Unknown | 1966/67 |
Dr. Harry Mimno, Lexington, MA | Unknown | 1968/69 |
Dr. James Storer, Lexington, MA | Unknown | 1970/71 |
Harold Goldberg, Lexington, MA | Unknown | 1972/73 |
Richard Benoit, Utica, NY | Rex Beers, Rome, NY | 1974/75 |
Arthur Rossoff, Huntington Station, NY | Gondolfo Gallegro, Unk. | 1976/77 |
Dr. James Shepherd, Concord, MA | Dr. Bruce Wedlock, Arlington, MA | 1978/79 |
Hans Cherney, Mount Kisko, NY | Dr. Bruce Wedlock, Arlington, MA | 1980/81 |
Dr. Bruce Wedlock, Arlington, MA | Richard D’Onofrio, Boston, MA | 1982/83 |
Alex Gruenwald, Hicksville, NY | Lou Luceri, Lindenhurst, NY | 1984/85 |
Michael Whitelaw, Newington, CT | Richard Kubica, Glastonbury, CT | 1986/87 |
Victor Zourides, Wheatley Heights, NY | Peter Eckstein, Smithtown, NY | 1988/89 |
John Kaczorowski, Boston, MA | William Carakatsane, Saugus, MA | 1990/91 |
Joel Snyder, Plainview, NY | Arthur Hudson, Bedford, NH | 1992/93 |
Richard Ackley, Rome, NY | Daniel Kenneally, Rome, NY | 1994/95 |
Dr. Arthur Winston, Winchester, MA | James Britt, Peabody, MA | 1996/97 |
Louis Luceri, Lindenhurst, NY | Peter Eckstein, Smithtown, NY | 1998/99 |
Dr. Irving Engelson, Jamesburg, NJ | Peter Eckstein, Smithtown, NY | 2000/01 |
Dr. Gerard Alphonse, Princeton, NJ | Peter Eckstein, Smithtown, NY | 2002/03 |
Roger K. Sullivan, Bergenfield, NJ | Peter Eckstein, Smithtown, NY | 2004/05 |
Dr. Barry Shoop, West Point, NY | Peter Eckstein, Smithtown, NY | 2006/07 |
Dr. Howard Michel, N. Dartmouth, MA | Mary Reidi, Erie Blvd., Syracuse, NY | 2008/09 |
Dr. Charles P. Rubenstein, Massapequa, NY | Stanley Karoly, NY | 2010 |
Dr. Charles P. Rubenstein, Massapequa, NY | Santo Mazzola, Long Island | 2011 |
Peter Eckstein, Smithtown, NY | Santo Mazzola, Long Island | 2012/13 |
Vincent Socci, Binghamton, NY | Santo Mazzola, Long Island | 2014/15 |
Ronald Tabroff, Boston, MA | William Carakatsane, Boston, MA | 2016/17 |
Dr. Babak Beheshti, Long Island | TBD | 2018/19 |
Region 1 BOG Meeting Locations
Location | Sponsoring Section | Date |
NY City, NY | New York | 03/23/1965 |
NY City, NY | New York | 08/04/1975 |
Travelers Hotel, LI, NY | Long Island | 02/16/1976 |
Sheraton, Boston, MA | Boston | 05/25/1978 |
Sheraton, Laguardia, NY | New York or Long Island | 11/10/1978 |
Sheraton, Laguardia, NY | New York or Long Island | 02/02/1979 |
Sheraton Center, New York City, NY | New York | 04/24/1979 |
Sheraton, Boston, MA | Boston | 05/14/1980 |
Hilton, Niagara Falls, NY | Buffalo | 09/27/1980 |
MIT, Cambridge, MA | Boston | 02/28/1981 |
Sheraton, New York City, NY | New York | 04/07/1981 |
South Seaside Park, NJ | New Jersey Coast | 09/26/1981 |
MIT | Boston | 12/12/1981 |
Sheraton, Boston, MA | Boston | 05/25/1982 |
Durham, NH | New Hampshire | 10/01/1982 |
MIT | Boston | 01/22/1983 |
Sheraton, New York City, NY | New York | 04/20/1983 |
Holiday Inn, Fishkill, NY | Mid-Hudson | 09/24/1983 |
MIT | Boston | 01/21/84 |
Sheraton, Boston, MA | Boston | 05/16/84 |
Portland, Maine | Maine | 09/22/84 |
MIT | Boston | 02/09/85 |
Sheraton, New York City, NY | New York | 04/24/85 |
Lenox, MA | Berkshire | 09/28/85 |
MIT | Boston | 01/13/86 |
Sheraton, Boston, MA | Boston | 05/14/86 |
Raddisson, Burlington, VT | Green Mountain | 09/19/86 |
MIT | Boston | 01/24/87 |
Viking Hotel, Newport, RI | Providence | 09/12/87 |
MIT | Boston | 01/23/88 |
Sheraton, Boston, MA | Boston | 05/10/88 |
Sturbridge Resort, Sturbridge, MA | Springfield | 08/19/88 |
Marriott, Long Island, NY | New York or Long Island | 01/21/89 |
Marriott Marquis, NY City, NY | New York | 04/12/89 |
Hilton, Niagara Falls, NY | Buffalo | 08/19/89 |
Marriott, Laguardia, NY | New York or Long Island | 01/20/90 |
Sheraton, Boston, MA | Boston | 05/08/90 |
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY | Mohawk Valley | 08/11/90 |
Ramada, Boston, MA | Boston | 01/19/91 |
Marriott Marquis, NY City, NY | New York | 04/17/91 |
Marriott, Peabody, MA | Boston | 08/10/91 |
Marriott, Laguardia, NY | New York or Long Island | 01/25/92 |
Sheraton, Boston, MA | Boston | 05/12/92 |
Nevelle Hotel, Ellenville, NY | Mid-Hudson | 09/18/92 |
Logan Ramada, Boston, MA | Boston | 02/20/93 |
Electro 93, NY City, NY | New York | 05/12/93 |
Roaring Brook, Lake George, NY | Schenectady | 08/28/93 |
Holiday Inn, Albany, NY | Schenectady | 02/05/94 |
Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, NY | Mid-Hudson | 09/23/94 |
Holiday Inn, Albany, NY | Schenectady | 01/21/95 |
Sturbridge Resort, Sturbridge, MA | Springfield and/or Worcester | 08/26/95 |
Windsor Locks, CT | Connecticut | 02/03/96 |
Sheraton, Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 08/02/96 |
Radisson, Happauge, NY | Long Island | 02/08/97 |
Marriott, Andover, MA | Boston | 08/02/97 |
Totawa, NJ | North Jersey | 02/07/98 |
Rochester, NY | Rochester | 08/08/98 |
Waltham, MA | Boston | 01/30/99 |
Hyatt, New Brunswick, NJ | North Jersey | 08/07/99 |
Sheraton, Burlington, VT | Green Mountain | 02/02/00 |
Best Western, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | Mohawk Valley | 08/19/00 |
Windsor Locks, CT | Connecticut | 02/03/01 |
Niagara Falls, NY | Buffalo | 08/12/01 |
Newark, NJ | North Jersey | 02/02/02 |
Cornell Hotel, Ithaca, NY | Ithaca | 08/18/02 |
Boston, MA | Boston | 02/09/03 |
Schenectady, NY | Schenectady | 08/17/03 |
Elizabeth, NJ | North Jersey | 02/07/04 |
Sturbridge Resort, Sturbridge, MA | Berkshire | 08/27/04 |
Boston, MA | Boston | 02/04/05 |
Portland, Maine | Maine | 08/21/05 |
E. Elmhurst, NY | Long Island | 02/04/06 |
Sheraton, Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 08/20/06 |
Windsor Locks, CT | Connecticut | 02/03/07 |
Burlington, VT | Green Mountain | 08/11/07 |
Hyatt, New Brunswick, NJ | North Jersey | 02/09/08 |
Crowne Plaza, Albany, NY | Schenectady | 08/02/08 |
virtual | n/a | 07/11/2020 |
virtual | n/a | 08/21/2021 |
Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center, Southbridge, MA | 08/13/2022 - 08/24/2022 |
Region 1 Milestones