Area 9 Report for January 12, 2009 Region 3 ExCom E-Conference

Introduction

The Officers of the IEEE Jamaica Section for the year 2008 were:
  Wilfred A. Roberts - Chair, 
  Carolyn Ferguson - Vice Chair,
  Sheldon Smith – Secretary,
  David H. Miller – Treasurer

However, on January 22, 2008, Ms. Carolyn Ferguson - Vice Chair tendered her
resignation due to family responsibilities. Daniel Tulloch-Reid was co-opted to
serve for the rest of the 2008 administration.

The Area 9 Chair was Devon Gayle.

The current officers are:
Daniel Tulloch-Reid - Chair
Winston G. Smith – Vice Chair
Sheldon Smith – Secretary
David H. Miller – Treasurer

The Area 9 Chair is Wilfred A. Roberts

The goals of the section were as follows:

1. Increasing membership attendance and participation in meetings.
2. Presenting more diversified technical presentations. 
3. Increasing student participation in SoutheastCon.
4. Sending Delegates to Sections Congress 2008.
5. Participating in Regional and PACE Activities including E Conferences.
6. Acquisition of a replacement Jamaica Section Charter

Members Attendance at Meetings

This objective was not fully met since attendance at ExCom meetings was
somewhat similar to previous years. However there were improvements in
attendance at monthly presentations. The members that attended participated
effectively in the activities.

Jamaica Section Formation

The Jamaica Section was presented with a Certificate by IEEE commemorating the
formation of the Jamaica Section to replace the missing Jamaica Section
Charter.

Region 3 Meetings & Sections Congress 2008, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

In attendance were: Devon Gayle, Area 9 Chair and Wilfred A. Roberts, Jamaica
Section Chair (Primary Delegate).

Standing Committees:

Awards and Recognition

The 2008 Jamaica Section Award to the Most Outstanding IEEE Student in
Engineering & Computing at the University of Technology, Jamaica was presented
to Ms. Karene Fisher.

Publications
Website Development
Further upgrading was done to our website by our Webmaster Milverton Moore in
keeping with IEEE’s programme. For more details, please visit the IEEE Jamaica
Section web site at https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/jamaica

Communications Society Chapter

The Communications Society (ComSoc) Chapter of the IEEE Jamaica Section Chair
Dennis Hartley resigned during the 2008 administration.

Student Activities

The Student Branch of the University of Technology, Jamaica remains committed
to the ideals of the IEEE. Mr. Vincent Hewitt the longest serving Student
Branch Counselor in the IEEE Jamaica Section continued to serve at UTECH.

Educational Activities

Dr. Paul Aiken, Head, Electronics Unit, University of the West Indies
(UWI)/Senior Engineer and Lecturer in Physics, Chair, Educational Activities
Committee has agreed to assist with the development of the UWI Student Branch.

Respectfully submitted:

Wilfred A. Roberts                                  Daniel Tulloch-Reid
Region 3, Area 9 Chair,                             Jamaica Section Chair

URL: https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/jamaica