Report

SoutheastCon Special Project 

Charles Lord, project leader

At the November 2001 R3 Excom, a special project was approved and
funded to provide development and support for the SoutheastCon
conference.  The text of the proposal is available at
https://ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/excom/meetings/2001-10/specproj.txt

Status: The training has   not been scheduled, particularly  with  the
short notice  of the January Excom  meeting.  It  is still intended to
take place before the 2002 SoutheastCon in Columbia.

The registration support part of this project is underway.  I have
requested the donation of most of the computer equipment that is
needed for the on-site registration from a client at work, who is
about to get rid of a number of IBM Thinkpads.  I have ordered one
Thinkpad (the same model) from IBM's refurbishing division here in NC
to develop and test the registration software before the other
computers arrive (mid to late February).  I have a source of
alternative computers if the donations do not occur.  The other
non-recurring registration expense that will be covered by this
project is the purchase of any registration software needed for
on-site.  This is still being investigated and may be licensed /
leased on a yearly basis rather than purchased.  If that is the case,
it will be charged to the SoutheastCon 2002 conference rather than
this project.

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Charles J. Lord, PE, CQE
c.j.lord@ieee.org