Subj: Re: Final Report - Special Review Cmte Rpt - Membership Dev Cmte 
Date: 11/28/01 3:36:21 PM Eastern Standard Time 
From:   Butch Shadwell

First let me say that the committee has done a remarkable job of
trying to properly evaluate such a broad period of activity.  Their
efforts are truly appreciated by me and I'm sure will also be
invaluable to my successor.  Unfortunately, in the period since I
assumed the chair of the R3 MDC, my time has been dominated by events
beyond my control.  Every time I have felt I would finally be able to
implement some of the objectives I had set for myself, circumstances
changed to make it impossible.  I hope the Excom has found my last
report on these objectives to be valuable.


1. Finding: The Region 3 Director's Goals and Objectives (G&O's) for
the Membership Development Committee and the Committee Chair's
self-imposed G&O's lack check-points and time-lines which can be used to
measure the committee's performance versus the established G&O's. 

Recommendation: Include Estimated Completion Dates at a minimum and
time-lines for all committee G&O's.  The MDC should report on
measurable/tangible results rather than use general statements.

* Response: This recommendation is a good one and should be
  implemented in the future. 


2. Finding: The MDC's Charter needs to be updated and brought in-lline
with the committee's actual operation. 

Recommendation(s): Provide Charter inputs to the SPC for inclusion
into the Region 3 Operations Manual.

* Response: This recommendation is a good one and should be
  implemented in the future.  I will endeavor to review the operations
  manual during the next week, and offer recommendations.


3. Finding: Committee Reports to the Excom & Region Committee should
be different than R-3 Newsletter articles. Most reports and articles
stored in the Region 3 History Archives (BBS) and Newsletters
contained reduntant information.

Recommendation(s): The Chair and or Vice Chair should view the
opportunity to write an article or submit a report as an additional
mechanism to promote membership to different audiences.

* Response: This recommendation is a good one and should be
  implemented in the future.  I have reviewed the archive information
  also, and found this to be the case.  I would suggest that if
  submissions to each of these, the newsletter and region reports,
  seem inappropriately redundant, then perhaps we need specific
  guidelines for each kind of report in the Operations Manual.

I have considered it a privilege to serve at the region level since I
first became the Florida Council Chair.  Being able to interact on a
personal and professional level with the fine volunteers in Region 3
has been it's own reward.  I regret the necessity of my withdrawing
from activity with the R3 Excom.  Thank you for the opportunity to
respond to these fine proposals.

Sincerely, 
Butch Shadwell, R3 MDC Chair (2000-1)