To: James Howard, Bill Harrison CC: Region 3 ExCom From: Dick Riddle, Region 3 Past Director (00-01) Subject: Past Director's Mid Year Report 9-11-02 The summer is almost gone and vacations should end soon. It is time for our Region 3 ExCom to return to work and attend to the business of providing leadership and service to our IEEE membership. Although our governing documents and our Strategic Plan does not specify specific goals and objectives for a Past Director it is generally implied that he/she will continue to serve as requested. As indicated in my last report (3/29/02) to the ExCom, I serve as the Chair of the Nominations & Appointments Committee, Southcon Representative, Vice Chair Strategic Planning Committee, and Communications Committee, Mentor. NOMINATIONS & APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE, CHAIR See my message Subject: Region 3 N&A Committee Mid-Year Report to the ExCom e-mailed August 26, 2002. SOUTHCON REPRESENTATIVE I was asked by the Southcon Board to investigate possible locations for qSouthcon 2004. I submitted my report to the Board at their Executive Meeting on July 13, 2002. At this time no final decision has been made on the location for Southcon 2004. However the Board is expected to make that decision at their October meeting. Planning continues for Southcon 2003 to be held in Tampa, FL on March 19 and 20 of 2003. Thanks to Butch Shadwell the Keynote Speaker has been arranged. Most of the technical and tutorial programs have been nailed down. The lack of confirmed booth sales is a major concern to many of the Board. However, they have been assured by ECI that after Wescon (9/24-26/2002) and Northcon (10/23-24/2002) that their sales staff will devote full time to the booth sales for Southcon 2003. STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE, VICE CHAIR On August 23, 2002, I sent an e-mail message to the Region 3 Committee Mentors requesting them to provide a status report to the SPC on their activities in support of respective committees. At this time only a few reports have been received. COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, MENTOR See message from Bill Ratcliff to the ExCom, Subject: Region 3 Communications Committee Status - September 2002. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard L. Riddle, IEEE Region 3 Past Director (00-01) reply to: r.riddle@ieee.org