From sah03@cho.litton-marine.com Thu Dec  2 09:42:02 1999
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 10:32:02 -0600
From: Sean Haynes <sah03@cho.litton-marine.com>
Reply-To: s.a.haynes@ieee.org
To: "Mailing List, Region 3 Excom" <r3-excom1999@majordomo.ieee.org>
Subject: GOLD Report

This has been a very interesting year for GOLD in Region 3.
My main goal this year was to inform and train the sections
on how to startup and maintain a GOLD Affinity Group.  To
accomplish this task, I put together a presentation that was
shown at the Professional Develepment Conference and used as
part of RAB GOLD presentation (which I helped facilitate) at 
Section's Congress.

In order to get sections active in GOLD, I strongly advertised
the Professional Development Conference in Dallas, TX.  As a
member of the GOLD Subcommittee for the conference, I was in
charge of publicity, mentoring and social events.  I put 
together an overview of the conference that was shown at all
of the Regional Meetings, including Region 3's in Lexington,
KY.  I am happy to report that the Region 3 sections are
beginning to form Affinity Groups, including, most recently,
Sonya Hutchinson in Huntsville Section.

I attended the RAB GOLD meeting in February in Newark, NJ,
SoutheastCON in Lexington, KY, the Professional Development
Conference in Dallas, TX, and Section's Congress in 
Minneapolis, MN as the Region 3 GOLD Representative.

In 2000, I have been named as Chair of the PDC 2000 GOLD 
Subcommittee.  As Chair of the subcommitee, I am tasked with
increasing GOLD participation at the conference.  To 
accomplish this task, I am going to need increased support 
from Region and Sections as well as private enterprise.  We
are also going to increase international GOLD participation.
The GOLD program at the PDC is still the best way to get
GOLD members involved with local and regional activities.

Other tasks that I would like to accomplish in 2000 are:
  - GOLD presentation during Region 3 Leader's Training
    at SEC'00.
  - Directed mailing to potential GOLD membership
    highlighting:
    - The formation of GOLD Affinity Groups.
    - The PDC'00 in Scottsdale.
    - Names/Contacts of local/regional/RAB GOLD leaders.

From the feedback that I have gotten from Region 3 Section 
GOLD Representatives at the PDC and SC, I think that GOLD in
Region 3 is beginning to move in the right direction.  With
continued education and programs, we should be to continue
to increase participation.

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| GOLD Representative, IEEE Region 3                         |
| Vice Chair, IEEE Virginia Council                          |
| GOLD Chair, IEEE Virginia Council                          |
| Past Chair, IEEE Central Virginia Section                  |
| Chair, 2000 IEEE-USA PDC GOLD Subcommittee                 |
| Member, 1999 IEEE Teller's Committee                       |
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