IEEE Region 3 Leadership Development and Regional Support Chair
IEEE Region 3 Member Engagement and Development Chair
Combined Report to Region 3
December 8, 2008

Much progress is being made to roll out the new MGA Zeitgeist (getting tired
of the word Paradigm <g>), but much more needs to be done.

In an effort spearheaded by my Vice Chair Butch Shadwell, Director Ratcliff
and I travelled to the Jacksonville Section a week ago. The meeting was not
only a rollout of the MGA vision but also a chance for the members in the
section to give their feedback on that vision and to begin to identify needs
as well as opportunities for the members of the section to become engaged and
enmeshed. The response was quite positive and will be a model for additional
such sessions with other sections.

As Director Ratcliff pointed out in his report, there is still much to do.
Priorities for 2009 will be to:

- continue to foster cooperation between LD, PACE, Edu Activities, and others
to develop world-class training for our volunteers and members

- develop 'basic training' for our incoming (and existing!) volunteers in 2009
  and beyond

- continue to develop and engage the member and future members of the IEEE

- other projects and duties at the discretion of the Director

Charles J. Lord, P.E.
IEEE Region 3 Leadership Development and Regional Support Chair
IEEE Region 3 Member Engagement and Development Chair
IEEE Region 3 Archive Chair
IEEE NC Council Educational Activities Chair
IEEE Eastern NC Section PACE Chair
IEEE Eastern NC Section Embedded Systems SIG Chair
Trainer, vTools Project Committee, IEEE MGA
c.j.lord @ ieee.org