To: Region 3 Executive Committee
    Region 3 Section Chairs
CC: Dave Green
From: Chip Dawson and Bill Hennen
Subject: SoutheastCon 2004 Report

SoutheastCon 2004 is coming, get ready, don't wait, make plans now to
attend the premier event of the year within our Region. On behalf of
our conference committee we invite you to attend another outstanding
SoutheastCon. This year the conference is being held March 26-28 at
the Marriott Downtown Hotel, Greensboro, North Carolina.

As has been our tradition for more than thirty years SoutheastCon 2004
will feature a technical professional conference, student and faculty
conference, and a regional conference over a three day period.

The technical professional conference will include authors presenting
original papers on all aspects of electrical, computer, and
communications engineering that have not been published or presented
elsewhere. It will also include Professional Development Seminars and
tutorials on a variety of technical subjects.

As in the past, the student conference will feature the Student
Competition in hardware and software. Student teams from colleges and
universities across the southeastern United States and Jamaica will
compete to see who will win the first, second, and third place awards
to be presented at the Awards Luncheon.

This year we have added a program for high school math and science
students known as "The Walking Robot Challenge". Teams of 2-8 high
school students will design and build a motor powered robot that walks
under direction. The competition involves four main components: a
written report, the construction of the entry, the robot's performance
on a course in competition with other entries, and an oral report.

The regional conference will include meetings of the various Region 3
Standing and Ad Hoc committees, Region 3 Executive Committee, and the
Region 3 Committee. In addition, several IEEE dignitaries will make
presentations on the future of IEEE.

The SoutheastCon 2004 Conference Committee has worked long and hard to
bring you what we hope is the best SoutheastCon ever held. Now it is
up to you. For additional information see the SoutheastCon 2004 web
site at www.ewh.ieee.org/cmte/secon04/