The Denver Section will host the 2013 IEEE Region 5 (R5) Annual meeting to be held next year. It will take place April 6-7, 2013 at the Hyatt Denver Tech Center hotel in South Denver. Region 5 has about 25,500 members of all levels and represents 7% of the world-wide IEEE membership. The Region comprises 26 local sections, 186 technical society chapters, and 102 University/College student branches. The Region 5 meeting is structured as a weekend event and includes the Region 5 Student Competitions, Student Professional Activities Conference (SPACs) and the annual Region 5 business meeting. All sections are encouraged to send a voting delegate to the R5 meeting and expenses will be paid by the Region.