To:       Region 3 Executive Committee
From:     J. Patrick Donohoe, Region 3 Educational Activities Chair
Subject:  Educational Activities Mid-year Report
Date:     12 September 2002

Early this year, the Region 3 Educational Activities Committee
developed the following goals for 2002: (1) Increase the utilization
of the Region 3 Lending Library materials by members of Region 3 (over
the years, the utilization of the Lending Library has been very light)
(2) Develop ways for the Educational Activities Committee to provide
enhanced support to Region 3 members in continuting education,
especially in the area of professional development hours for PE
license renewal, and (3) Ensure that companies in Region 3 are
nominated for the Employer Professional Development Award in 2002.

In discussions with other Educational Activities Chairs in other
regions, we have found that those who have tried to operate a regional
lending library have experienced the same problem that Region 3 has
with regard to under utilization by the Region members.  As a result,
these regions have chosen to eliminate their lending libraries.  Based
on this information and other information we have collected, the
Educational Activities Committee is considering the elimination of the
lending library and replacing it with all web-based material.  We are
currently in the process of evaluating how the "Region 3 Web Library"
could be used to best serve the needs of Region 3 members.

The Educational Activities Committee is also gathering web-based
resources regarding activities that can be used to earn professional
development hours for PE license renewal.  These resourses will be
incorporated into the Region 3 webpage and could eventually become
part of the Region 3 Web Libary, if instituted by the Region.

The Educational Activities Committee is currently working to identify
employers in Region 3 to be nominated for the Region 3 Employer
Professional Development Award.  Please contact Region 3 EA Vice Chair
Mark Tew (marktew@ieee.org) or myself if you know of an employer
deserving of this award.  The deadline for nominations is December 1,
2002.