To: Region 3 ExCom
Fr: David G. Green, Region 3 Director-Elect
Sb: Director-Elect's Report for August ExCom
Dt: 28 July 2010

Wow!  What a summer!  Lots of challenges within the region:  the problems on
the Gulf Coast,  the very slowly recovering(?) economy and the US Space effort 
slow down are all impacting members. 

Related to this, congratulations to Director Stogner, Ed Kirchner, Bill Harrison,
George McClure, and the rest of the team:

   The Region 3 Employment project placed very high (perhaps #1) in the MGA
   Challenge among the 60+ proposals. You can see the challenge information at
   https://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/index.html . In
   other reports for this meeting you will hear details of this effort as well
   as where you can and should fit in.

As you begin plans for resuming or supporting IEEE activities in the Sections
during the Fall, consider how to support the members who are especially
challenged by these events. Encourage and support their continued attendance at
section meetings as well as provide them opportunities to contribute and
continue their networking.

I have submitted a separate note as a Discussion Item for the Agenda on the
conversion of the Region 3 OnLine Community from the CommunityZero to IEEE
Sixent Enterprise Platform. Please join us there when it becomes active!

Status of Goals for 2010:

* Finish the migration of duties accumulated while Region 3 Secretary to
  the new secretary or others as appropriate
  - Complete (unless Gregg Vaughn tells me differently)  
* Visit at least four Area/Councils
  - Received two invitations
* Actively participate on Region 3 Committee, the ExCom, and Region 3
  Committees as appropriate and required
  - Continuing
* In support of and in coordination with Director Stogner and the 2010 
  Region 3 Goals and Objectives, enable and encourage Region 3 committees
  to be effective in fulfilling their charter.
  - Continuing

As an action report for 2010 since my last report, I have

* Collaborated with SPC Chair Riddle on the Operations Manual revisions
* Assisted Director Stogner as requested
* Supported the migration of the R3 site from CommunityZero to Sixent
* Continued other non-Region 3 IEEE duties (Secretary, Past Treasurer,
  ITTC, vTools and related activities)
* Met the new IEEE CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) in activities related 
  to the above