From a_hargrove@juno.com Thu Dec  2 21:54:28 1999
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 22:26:07 -0500
From: Andrew Hargrove <a_hargrove@juno.com>
To: Region 3 Excom <r3-excom1999@ieee.org>
Subject: VA Council Report to EXCOM

To Region 3 EXCOM, 
Virginia Council final Report 1996 to Region 3 Executive Committee
From Andrew Hargrove, VA Council Chair

Virginia Council concentrates efforts in the areas of professional
activities, schools, government activities, and advocacy for engineers in
society. Council committees and member sections have done the following.

1. IEEE has directed jamboree electricity and electronic merit badges in
1981, 1985, 1989, 1993 and 1997 and the tradition continues with
preparation for July-August 2000.
Kits have been developed for merit badge  counseling, instruction and,
testing and will be made available to groups world wide working with boys
and girls 11-18 under the direction of merit badge chair Ralph Russell.
Texas designers have completed the design. 1000 will be prepared. The
Texas team is also preparing an instruction video. Girl scouts are
interested in using the material. IEEE Corporate Committee is helping to
develop a  public relations plan. Separate and distinct from the jamboree
project, John Cross is working with Area local girl scout councils in
developing programs, materials and equipment for their tech training.

2. Hargrove attended the annual VAST (Virginia Association of Science
Teachers) convention in continued cooperate efforts o assist in
Technological training and to encourage young men and women to study
engineering.

3. All sections in the Area attended the October 1999 sections congress.
Dave Geer and Russell assumed positions of council secretary and
Education chair to complete council staffing. Hampton Roads Section
presented Wind Tunnel Disasters using  Lasers" in September, "Power
Deregulation in Virginia"in October and " Modern IC Manufacturing"in
November. GOLD met with U VA students and Central VA Section in
September. Virginia Mountain Section celebrated it's 50th anniversary on
Sept 16 with IEEE-USA president as speaker. IEEE president Ken Laker was
also scheduled, but got grounded by hurricane.  November meeting featured
Nancy Verona, Virginia Center for Innovative Technology discussing future
plans for electronic industries in Virginia.

4. E-conferencing is underway with web pages being developed by council
and  sections. Adeeb Hamzey, Council PR is developing a Public Relations
Workshop.
The legislative initiative under the direction of Sam Harris is on
schedule and seeks to match each Virginia Legislator with an IEEE member
in his district for the purpose of assisting legislature research and
advocating items pertinent to engineers.

5. Engineers Week in February celebration  will include banquets, school
visits and publicity