Atlanta Section Report
2 April 2003

Summary -
  The Atlanta Section is large (including more that 4500 members plus
  1000 student members) geographically distributed (encompassing most
  of northern Georgia) and technically diverse (with several active
  society chapters).

2003 Atlanta Section ExCom - 
  Chair:      Andy Peterson (chair@ieee-atlanta.org)
  Vice-Chair: Bill Marshall (vicechair@ieee-atlanta.org)
  Treasurer:  Wei Zhao      (treasurer@ieee-atlanta.org)
  Secretary:  David Millard (secretary@ieee-atlanta.org)

  +11 directors

There are 10 active or rejuvenating society chapters in the Atlanta Section -
  Joint SP/COM        Joint AP/MTT        EM
  Comp                Joint IM/EMC        Joint AES/GRS
  CPMT                PE                  VT
  IA                

  Many of these chapters meet monthly, and most are entirely
  self-maintained without active section-level involvement.

There are 6 student branches (4 very active) - 
  Georgia Tech           Southern Poly       Clark Atlanta
  Chattahoochee Tech     Dekalb Tech         DeVry

2003 Goals and Accomplishments to date -

  1) Created an industry relations program and selected a program
     director for the initiative; 2 corporate outreach events to date.

  2) Starting a GOLD program and selected a program director for the
     initiative.

  3) Pursuing a pre-college (a.k.a. K-12) education program.  Planning
     meeting expected in April; several enthusiastic volunteers
     getting involved.

  4) Hosted Director of IEEE History Center for 2003 banquet; very
     successful.

  5) Discovered at banquet that 2004 is the centennial year for the
     Atlanta Section.  Will pursue planning for celebrating the
     milestone.

  6) Will continue to build volunteer pool for section-level
     activities.

  7) Will pursue increased communication between Atlanta Section and
     Region 3.


 Bill Marshall