Region 3 Area 6 Alabama/Mississippi Report for March 3, 2014
 
The four Area 6 Sections started 2014 in excellent positions to have a very
successful year.  For the first time in many years all Sections have filled the
Section Officer positions.
 
All Sections have been encouraged to approve and fund a representative to
SoutheastCon 2014 and Sections Congress 2014.  The Sections have been advised
of the need to complete 2013 annual reporting by the early bonus deadline if
possible and by the March 31st deadline at the latest.  In addition, all Section
Officers have been encouraged to take (or retake) the available Volunteer
Position Training on the IEEE website.
 
I was able to attend the Huntsville Section ExCom meeting on Feb 5th and took a
question related to supplemental travel funding to SoutheastCon 2014 and the
IEEE-USA 2014 Conference.  With the assistance of John Montague I was able to
provide the answer that information on IEEE-USA travel funding would be forthcoming
soon.
 
As Past Chair of the Alabama section I have attended transition meetings with the
incoming Section officers and the Alabama Section ExCom meeting on January 27th.
The Alabama section has had an excellent start to 2014 with 7 Section, Chapter and
Affinity group meetings in January and February.  On February 20th, I and other
Alabama Section Officers attended the Engineering Council of Birmingham 55th
Engineering Awards Banquet where IEEE Branch Chair David M. Gillespie was
recognized by the University of Alabama College of Engineering as the Undergraduate
Student of the Year.
 
I look forward to SoutheastCon 2014 and have provided guidance to the Section Chairs
on preparing a Section report to share with the Region at SoutheastCon.
 
No issues have been identified needing the attention of the ExCom or
Region Committee.
 
Mark Torres
Region 3 Area 6 Chair
Email:  mgtorres at ieee.org