To: Region 3 ExCom 
Fr: David Green, Region 3 ECSC 
Sb: Electronic Communications Systems Coordinator Report 
Dt: 11 January 2007

The electronic services used by IEEE volunteers includes E-mail, mailing
lists, Newsgroups, Web services, TWiki Site, IRC, eNotice, aliases,
Region 3 OnLine Community, the Region 3 Meeting server, and as well as
experimental capabilities like richer conferencing environments and
collaboration services.

I continue to work with others in Regional Activities to start up a
super-project to develop tools for the Sections and Chapters.
The group has held a few face to face meeting, and many IRC and 
teleconferences related to two projects:

   * Meeting Facilitation (announcement creation, registration, etc.)
     - expected to Beta March/April 2007.
   * Data driven web site (near automatic maintenance of a minimal 
     web site using data already reported officers, meetings 
     (other project)
     - expected to Beta September 2007.

Assuming funding remains in the budget, the Region 3 TWiki site and Region 
meeting registration system will be upgraded in 2007.  If funding is cut, 
the old server will be retired and new homes for these functions will
be sought.