Area 3 (Georgia) Report 24 March 2003 Area 3 represents three major areas of Georgia: 1) Atlanta Section: https://www.ieee-atlanta.org/ 2) Central Georgia Section: https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/central_georgia/ 3) Savannah Section: https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/savannah/ I am proud to say all three sections promptly submitted their meeting and financial reports to headquarters before the rebate deadline. Of course, I'd also like to thank Jim Howard for his subtle reminders. The Atlanta Section has been busy and I strongly encourage you to visit their website. It is loaded with upcoming events and useful information. The Savannah Section also has a helpful website that provides links to upcoming meetings and to their committee members. The Central Georgia website lists their officers and gives a summary of upcoming meetings. All three are linked to each other, to Region 3, and to the main IEEE website to provide easy navigation for our members. Our goals for Area 3 continue to be: 1) Focus on Student Chapter membership and participation. 2) Continue our community outreach, especially Science Fair, Engineering Week, Job Fairs, and other engineering related events. 3) Encourage participation in Region 3 functions such as SoutheastCon. 4) Evaluate Georgia Southern University's location to determine if it can be better served by the Savannah or Central Georgia section. 5) Further the communication between the Sections in Area 3 and in surrounding areas. 6) Help qualified members reach Senior Member status. 7) Assist sections with GOLD development. I look forward to reaching our goals and to setting new ones. As always, if anyone has any questions or comments with regard to Area 3, just let me know. Respectfully submitted, -Chris __________________ Christopher R. Hardy Area 3 Chair (Savannah Section)