Minutes of the Region 3 Excom
December 5, 1999
Nashville, TN

Attendees:

Dale Caston, Dick Riddle, David Green, Charles Hickman, Jim Beall,
Vernon Powers, John Parr, John Twitchell, Sean Haynes, Jim Howard, Bob
Duggan, Charles Lord, Kathy Drevik (for Bill Harrison), David Bower,
Bill Ratcliff, Atef Elsherbeni, Tom Klote, Lee Stogner, R. Brian
Skelton, Brian K. Swail, David C. MCLaren, Don HIll, George
F. McClure, K. Reed Thompson, Butch Shadwell, Darrell G. Piatt Daniel
W. Jackson, Andrew Hargrove, Roy H. Harris, Dennis Hartley, Bruce
Walcott, pat Donohoe, Joey Duvall
           

The Fall meeting of the Region 3 Excom was called to order by Director
Caston at 8:35am after the completion of the Region 3 Caucus.  The
secretary noted that a quorum existed.

The Excom approved its agenda as modified (several additional
items had been added to the consent agenda).

The following Consent Agenda items were approved:

1. The Excom approves the minutes of its March 1999 meeting held in
   Lexington KY.

2. The EXCOM recommends that the Region Committee accept the proposal
   of the Columbia Section to host the Southeastcon 2002 in Columbia,
   South Carolina in April 5-7, 2002.

3. Region 3 approves and adopts the 2000 Budget as presented with
   modifications by the Finance Committee.

4. The Region 3 Excom approves the 2000-1 Region 3 Strategic Plan.

5. The 1999 Region 3 Excom recommends the appointment of the 2000
   Excom members as reported by the Nominations and Appointments
   Committee.

Jim Beall asked that the bylaws be examined for possible improvements

    * Modification of budget cycle
    * Pre-approval of new EXCOM appointments
    * Listing of the new awards

With the concurrence of the group, Director Caston referred the item
to the Strategic Planning Committee.

Brian Skelton announced that the article deadline for the next Region
3 newsletter is December 20th.

Request for rooms (by Conference Committee/Southeastcon '99)

Director Caston turned the gavel over to Director-elect Riddle who
thanked Director Caston for his service to the Region.

Director-Elect Riddle announced that the next meeting of the Excom
would be by Electronic Conferencing:

   January 18, 2000 9-10pm EST
   January 29, 2000 10-n and 2-4pm EST
   E-Conference server:  irc.ieee.org    channel:  #ieee3

Having completed the agenda, Director-elect Riddle adjourned the meeting.

Respectively submitted,

David Green
Region 3 Secretary