IEEE REGION 3 AREA 9 

REPORT TO REGION 3 EXCOM January 5, 2005. 


We wish to use this opportunity to wish our colleagues in Region 3 a 
very safe and successful 2005. In addition to hosting monthly technical 
presentations for our members we wish to record our goals and 
objectives for 2005 as follows: 


1. Increase the number of Senior Members by 3. 
2. Continue dialogue with the Jamaica Government Minister with the  
   responsibility for Technology and personnel from other related 
   ministries, with the view of influencing technological 
   decisions on behalf of the country. 
3. Work with the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) (Jamaica) to 
   formulate a strategy to increase access to broad band internet 
   services in Jamaica.
4. Host at least one public Technological Seminar or Discussion Forum.
5. Enhance the development of IEEE student chapters both at the 
   University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology, 
   Jamaica (UTECH).  
6. Encourage Northern Caribbean University (NCU) to develop an IEEE 
   student chapter. 
7. Send Delegates to Sections Congress, SoutheastCon 2005 and PACE 
   Activities in the USA. 
8. Hold regular EXCOM and Section and Chapter Meetings. 

The Jamaica Section is committed to the development of the IEEE in 
Jamaica and endeavor to host quality programmes to achieve these goals. 

 

2005 Executive Committee 
   Chair:        Devon Gayle (d.gayle@ieee.org) 
   Vice Chair:   Carolyn Ferguson (c.ferguson@ieee.org) 
   Secretary:    David Wright (d.wright@ieee.org) 
   Treasurer:    Howard Taffe  h_taffe@yahoo.com 
   PACE Chair:   Wilfred Roberts  (waroberts@ieee.org) 
   Newsletter and Website Editor: Milverton Moore (m.moore@ieee.org)

Respectfully Submitted by:
Halden A. Morris, Ph.D., P.E.  
Area 9 Chair  
Phone (876)946-8373
h.morris@ieee.org 

Devon Gayle
Chair, Jamaica Section 
Phone (876) 511-5700
d.gayle@ieee.org