Co-sponsored by: Christopher Sanderson Welcome to the 2019 Region 5 Annual Business Meeting held in Lafayette, LA.  Each year, Region 5 holds an annual meeting to conduct region business such as approving the Executive Committee roster, vote on the annual budget, and other required business.  All 26 sections in the region are invited to send a voting representative and participate in information and training activities.  The Region 5 Annual Business Meeting is held in conjunction with Regional Student Competitions include: Robotics Student Papers Ethics Circuit Design The Region exists to make sections more successful, provide resources beyond basic section funding, link to IEEE andIEEE-USA support, share best practices, provide training, and open channels to new ideas that provide increased value to  members. The annual meeting is structured to accomplish this and to provide a feedback forum for sections to express their highest priority needs. Location: Bldg: AT&T Conference Center Lafayette, Louisiana