From: Parr, John
Subject: Area 8 Report; Fall 2001
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 15:02:22 -0500

Area 8 Report; Fall 2001

Evansville-Owensboro Section Chairman Paul Kuban reports that a full
schedule of monthly meetings is planned for Fall and Winter. Three
members of the section have been promoted to Senior Member status
during the year.  One concern for the section is that because the
elected treasurer (who has performed well in the position for the past
five years) is an Associate Member, IEEE headquarters is threatening
to withhold the section's rebate until a "qualified" treasurer is
installed. The Evansville-Owensboro Section is actively seeking ways
to improve attendance at meetings and ways to attract qualified
candidates for positions on the Section Executive Committee.  The
Paducah Subsection continues to be inactive.  Letters will soon be
sent to all IEEE members in the Paducah geographical area notifying
them that the subsection will be dissolved during calendar year 2002
unless they take immediate steps to reactivate it.

Don Hill reports that all is well in the Lexington Section. The
Executive Committee met in August to develop plans for the following
six months. They have drafted revised bylaws for the section and plan
to submit them for approval soon.  They are continuing to work on a
proposed web page for the section, but have not yet posted it on the
Internet.  The University of Kentucky student chapter is active and is
planning to participate in the Southeastcon 2002 competitions.  The
student chapter also plans to host an SPAC in the spring of 2002.

Joe Cole reports that the Louisville Section will commemorate the 75th
anniversary of the establishment of the section on Saturday, October
13, 2001.  The section plans a joint meeting with the Instrumentation,
Systems and Automation Society (ISA) in November. As with
Evansville-Owensboro, the Louisville Section is seeking ways to
improve attendance at meetings and ways to attract qualified
candidates for positions on the Section Executive Committee.