Archive Management Initiative Report 28 August 2006 Progress on this initiative has not been as much as I would hope, and it is no one's fault but my own. I hope for us to make some real progress this fall. Two people have stepped forward to help out on aspects of this project: David Bower, our Public Information Chair, and Dr. Jim Anderson of FWCS. I look forward to spending some time with them and any other interested parties (HINT HINT) very soon to start working on a plan. If you have interest in this project, even to a small extent, please let me know. We will be meeting electronically a few times before the fall meeting 27-29 Oct in Atlanta. I have jotted a few notes on this project at a wiki page at https://ie3col.eng.uab.edu/twiki/bin/view/R3econf/ArchiveManagement , including some very insightful thoughts from David Bower. If you would like access to add your thoughts to this page let me know and I will either post for you or arrange for you to get access to this page. Your input needed!!! Charles J. Lord, P.E. IEEE Region 3 Leadership Development Chair IEEE Region 3 LDO Initiative Chair IEEE Region 3 Archives Initiative Chair IEEE NC Council Chair IEEE Eastern NC Section PACE Chair c.j.lord@ieee.org