Southeast Region News

January 2009

Hello Everyone!

We of the Southeast Region IIE Leadership Team welcome you into the New Year! I recently joined the team, and I am excited about working with everyone and keeping all of our members in the loop with what is happening across our region. In addition to keeping everyone up to date, we would like to utilize this newsletter as a chance to showcase the great work that is going on across the Southeast Region by our IIE members. This newsletter can be a great opportunity to share your story of what you have experienced, or to learn from others' experiences that may apply to your field. I encourage you to contact me, Aaron Kanne, if you have any announcements/events to share, any ideas about possible articles/stories you would like to share, or if you would like to be a regular contributor to our newsletter content.

I hope the New Year has started well (and those resolutions are still going strong), and I look forward to working with you all in 2009!

Aaron K Kanne
Southeast Newsletter Editor

SHS Conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois

The Society of Health Systems, a healthcare-oriented organization within IIE, is holding their annual National Conference this April in the windy city.

The conference will be held April 1st thru the 4th at the McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. Register now and save! Early registration ends January 27th! Registration information

For more information on the conference, please visit the SHS Conference website.

Additional Notes and News

Please vote in the upcoming IIE Election which is open now. One of the items on the ballot is the proposed name change from Institute of Industrial Engineers to Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. The IIE leadership and name change election is open through midnight EST Feb. 5.

Newsletter: Our goal is to have a regular region newsletter to inform our membership of IIE activities, offerings, and general news and events occurring in our region. Your ideas for items to post in the newsletter are encouraged. Topic examples are member news/updates, articles that highlight members, upcoming events at the local level, and articles of interest written by our regional members. Please send items of interest to Aaron Kanne.

A Panel of Experts Discuss the State of Healthcare and Technology's Role in Possible Solutions

Recently, a roundtable of four healthcare experts with over 100 years combined experience got together to discuss their views on where healthcare has gone wrong. They also "put their heads together" to suggest some possible routes towards more consistent and cost effective care. The results of this discussion are quite intriguing. Full article

2009 University Regional Conference at Louisiana State University is Right Around the Corner!

"IE: The Driving Force of Tomorrow"
Dates: February 12th - 14th
Louisiana State University

The 2009 university region conference will be hosted by Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, beginning Thursday evening, Feb. 12, 2009, and concluding on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 14, 2009.