IEEE REGION 3 AREA 9

REPORT TO REGION 3 EXCOM JANUARY, 2002

Officers for the Jamaica Section for 2002 are as follows:  
	Chair 		-	Devon Gayle 
   	Vice-chair 	- 	Owen Clashing
	Secretary 	-	Mervin Curtis 
	Treasurer 	- 	Amlin Forrest	

The Section experienced an extremely successful year.  Both Excom and
general meetings were held each month. At each general meeting a
presenter was invited to update/educate members.  The outgoing Area 9
Chair Wilfred Roberts and the Jamaica Section executive were commended
for their hard work and dedication.  They received plaques to
recognize their contribution.  Companies that provided financial
contribution for the staging of Forum 2001 on cellular communication
were also recognized.

The student chapter at the University of Technology, Jamaica remains
extremely vibrant. Students are highly motivated and remain committed
to the objectives of the IEEE. They are currently making preparations
to enter all student competitions at SoutheastCon 2002 and for hosting
these competitions at SoutheastCon 2003. The Section donated a
perpetual trophy to be awarded to the most outstanding student in the
faculty engineering and computing at the University of Technology,
Jamaica.  The Section has also agreed to sponsor the winning student
to membership in the IEEE.  Plans are afoot to establish another
student chapter at the University of the West Indies.

The Comsoc Society Chapter of the IEEE Jamaica Section has continued
to organize interesting presentations in the area of communication.
The 2001 executive has been re-elected to serve for 2002. (Chair -
Dennis Hartley, Vice-chair - Winston Smith, Secretary - Winston
Browning, Treasurer - Amlin Forrest).  A Distinguished Lecture Tour
was organized for October 2001 but will be rescheduled because of the
September 11th terrorist attack on the United States.

The Jamaica Section in association with the University of Technology,
Jamaica is currently making plans to host SoutheastCon 2003 in April
2003.  The Section is assiduously seeking sponsorship and making plans
to host a successful conference.

Goals for 2002 include the following: 

Increasing membership attendance and participation in meetings.
Current meetings are very well attended but primarily by visitors and
student members.

Present more diversified technical presentations.  Most currently
focus on communications and computer related topics.

Form Computer Society Chapter for Jamaica Section 

Form Student Section at the University of the West Indies 

Increase student participation in SoutheastCon by 50%

Halden A. Morris 				Devon Gayle
Area 9 Chair 					Chair, Jamaica Section