Professional Activities Report

The following Professional Activities projects have been conducted since
the last Region 3 meeting:

  Hunstsville, AL Section held a seminar on project management in December
  2007. The topic was presented by experts from the local Project
  Management Institute (PMI). Courtney Spivy organized this activity,
  which was a great success based on the feedback from 40 attendees.
  Participants took to networking and enjoyed learning specific project
  management techniques.  The section plans to hold it again in the
  future. Many thanks go to Courtney and her team for the program success.
  Florida West Coast Section held a financial planning seminar December
  2007, in Tampa, FL. Timothy Doolittle and his team of volunteers were
  instrumental in ensuring the success of this program. Congratulations
  Tim and Team. Also, many thanks to Mr. Jim Howard for facilitating
  project planning.

  The Richmond, VA Section started preparing for section participation in
  the Childrens' Engineering Convention, February 28 - March 1, 2008. They
  plan on providing science and math teachers attending the convention
  with material about engineering with the goal of making it easier on the
  teachers to teach elementary and middle school students basic concepts
  about engineering. the material being prepared will support Virginia
  Standards of Learning (SOL). thanks to Bill Tiedemann and John Cross for
  their hard work in planning the sessions. Many volunteers will be
  participating in manning an IEEE exhibit table and discuss engineering
  with teachers. The goal is to IEEE a resource for teachers as they plan
  their lessons as well as hands on gadgets in the class rooms.
  Russ Harrison, IEEE-USA staff member, will be speaking about government
  activities, at the Hampton Roads Section Professional Activities program
  in February 21, 2008, in conjunction with Engineers Week.

This is a great start for 2008 in professional activities. I encourage all
sections to include professional activities in planning their section
meeting programs or special seminars. Region 3 Professional Activities
funds can be used to cover a portion of the associated expenses.

Adeeb Hamzey
Region 3 Professional Activities Operating Committee chair