August 26, 2003
Dear Colleague, CPSS Friend, or IEEE Member:

Enclosed is the agenda for the annual CPSS banquet and meeting to be held on September 16-17, and 
the registration form for attending either the banquet or luncheon.  
Please make this available to members of your organization who have an interest in attending.

This year we will honor Twyla Folk of Western Area Power Administration as CPSS Member 
of the Year and Robert Thompson of West Plains Engineering, Inc.,  as Associate Member 
of the Year.  Please join us in honoring them and their organization for years of dedicated 
service to the CPSS.  There will be an evening speaker and luncheon speaker (see agenda for details).

The cost for the banquet is $16 and the lunch is $9.  Use the form provided, 
indicating your organization, names of people attending, their emails and meal choices.

To help in giving an accurate account to catering, please return the form on or before Sept. 12.  
If you have any questions, please contact Susan Coombes at 605-688-4526 or susan_coombes@sdstate.edu.

Sincerely,

Steven M. Hietpas, Ph.D.
Coordinator, CPSS
steven_hietpas@sdstate.edu
 
CPSS Annual Awards Banquet and Meeting
Schedule (tentative)

September 16, 2003
SDSU University Student Union (USU)

5:30 p.m. 	Social	Volstorff Ballroom -- lobby
6:00 p.m.	Banquet	Volstorff Ballroom
7:30 p.m.	Awards	Volstorff Ballroom
8:00 p.m. 	Speaker Volstorff Ballroom
John Goodman, President, Entegris, Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Energy Future.

9:00 p.m. 	Adjourn

September 17, 2003
SDSU University Student Union (USU)
7:30 a.m.	Breakfast	USU Cafeteria
8:00 a.m.	SDSU Update	Walder Room
10:30 a.m.	Industry Rap Session
11:30 a.m.	Lunch	Volstorff Ballroom
12:00 p.m.	Speaker	Volstorff Ballroom
Matt Janes, COO, VeraSun Energy Corp., 
  An Update on VeraSun's Ethanol Plant Construction.

1:00 p.m.	Industry Panel 	Walder Room
2:00 p.m.	CPSS Annual Meeting	Walder Room
4:00 p.m.	Adjourn