IEEE Region 3 Director's Report
Jim Howard, Region 3 Director 2002-2003
 

IEEE has been very, very active this year and as such has continued to
keep all the Board Director's buried in work.  Currently I am serving
on the following committees/Boards:
 
IEEE Board of Directors
IEEE Audit Committee
IEEE Operational Review Committee
Regional Activities Board of Directors
Regional Activities Strategic Planning Committee
IEEE-USA Board of Directors
 
In addition I am continuing to work with the IEEE Membership
Development Committee as a consultant.
 
Each of these committees/Boards are holding conference calls,
face-to-face meetings, and sharing multitudes of e-mails.  With all of
this activity at the Board levels, I have called upon our
Director-Elect, Past-Director, Secretary, Treasurer, and Strategic
Planning Committee chair to help with keeping the Region issues in the
forefront of our minds and thoughts.  With their help, we are
targeting several key issues - these include:
 
- Having one of the aforementioned members at each Council or Area
  meeting.
- Making sure all of our Sections and Councils have the required
  signatures for their savings and checking accounts.
- Making sure all of our Sections and Councils have submitted the
  required Officer, Financial, and Meetings reports
 
I am asking each of you to help make sure we accomplish these key
issues as soon as possible - preferably by the November Board of
Directors Meeting.
 
To make sure we are on track with these Regional issues, I have
instituted a bi-monthly conference call with these individuals and,
due to limitations on the number of lines, as well as costs, will be
inviting Committee, Area, Council, Section, and others to join us for
some of these key calls.  So don't be surprised if you get an email
from me requesting your attendance at an upcoming conference call or
e-conf meeting.
 
Let me close by thanking all of you for your hard work and efforts on
behalf of the IEEE.  I know each of you are very, very busy, and yet
you find time to work on the Regional committees, local Sections, etc.
 
Looking forward to seeing many of you at Sections Congress and ALL of
you at the Region 3 Excom meeting in Knoxville, TN on November 23rd.