To: Region 3 Committee / ExCom
Fr: David Green, Region 3 Secretary
Sb: Secretary's Report
Dt: 5 December 2009

I thank Region 3 and ExCom members who have submitted their reports prior to the meetings
according to the guidelines posted on the web. These reports are posted to the web linked
with the agenda. These written reports when read provide an important communication function
for the region and its members. This will also serve as the archival mechanism.

Since 1998, the Region 3 ExCom meeting announcements, agendas, and minutes have been posted
to the web under the structure https://ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/excom/meetings . Under this space is
a directory yyyy-mm or yyyy-m1m2 (yyyy is year, mm is month, m1m2 is month 1 and month 2 if
the meeting spanned the boundary between months).

I am completing my service as Region 3 Secretary. I have served as Secretary for 6 Directors
(Caston, Riddle, Howard, Harrison, McClure, and Ratcliff). Together with the many other
volunteers in Region 3, we have continued Region 3's tradition of the experimenting region
that leads and shares with the other regions as IEEE evolves. It is clear that this tradition
is as strong as ever.

Thanks to Bill Ratcliff for his leadership these last two years.  He has been one of
the strong lights of MGA's member engagement vision and has collaborated at all levels
to rationalize how this vision fits within IEEE.

Good luck to Lee Stogner as he begins his term next month. He has already been attending
IEEE Board meetings as Director-elect for 2 years (as well as his other service to the
Institute) so he will hit the ground running.

I also want to specially thank Charles Hickman who has served as Region 3 Treasurer for the
same 6 Directors. He has done a great job -- keeping Region 3 Finances in order as "us
other volunteers" innovate at times other than when the budget is created. He led the way
with Concentration banking for all GeoUnits and is still coordinating new tools for GeoUnit
treasurers. Charles has also been available to bounce ideas off of, review early copies of
agenda/minutes, motions, etc. and his input was invaluable.

Thanks to everyone for the commitment you have made towards making IEEE a valuable
member-driven organization!  I have enjoyed working with you all and look forward to 
other efforts together in the future.

Dave
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David G. Green                                    d.green @ ieee.org
IEEE Region 3 Secretary (98-09)