From DCC4@aol.com Tue Jan 26 14:55:13 1999
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 15:47:04 EST
From: DCC4@aol.com
To: r3-excom1998@ieee.org, d.green@ieee.org
Subject: Director's Report

To:  Executive Committee and Sec. Dave Green
Fr:   Dale Caston
Subj:  Report


1998 was a good year and as it was noted in my Newsletter article, our Region
along with other regions experienced membership growth that was led by
increases in student members.   We are hopeful that this growth will continue
and IEEE will meet the needs of its old and new members.  The IEEE financial
reports that were given at the Board of Directors meeting  November, 1998
indicate our organization is still  in a healthy financial position.  Speaking
of finances, we are very happy to have our own David Conner, a past Region 3
Director,  selected to serve as IEEE Treasurer for 1999.  David will be a good
watchdog over the finances.

At this Executive Committee meeting in Birmingham, we will welcome Ken Laker,
IEEE President for 1999 and his wife Mary Ellen.  They will be with us Friday
night and most of Saturday before flying out to other engagements late
Saturday.  I am sure Ken will visit some of our committee meetings while he is
in Birmingham.

Some of the goals that I have this year are:
     1.  Encourage the sections that do not have calendar year officers to
switch to that mode.  This is being recommended to cut expenses on the number
of times the IEEE Organization Rosters must be printed and to make year-end
reporting easier.

     2.  Continue the Membership Development Initiative that Bill
Harrison and his committee has undertaken.  Much work has been
done, but there is still more to be accomplished.

     3.  Schedule the fall EXCOM meeting at the same location as the following
year's Southeastcon.

     4.  Encourage participation by more sections at the annual PACE Leadership
conference.  In 1999 it will be held Labor Day weekend in the Dallas/Fort
Worth area.

     5.  Continue polices that will insure a strong financial position for our
Region.

     Each of our Executive Committee members are encouraged to set goals for
this year and make plans to achieve those goals.  Also, your help is requested
to see that each section has two representatives to attend the Region 3
Meeting and training sessions that will be held with Southeastcon '99 in
Lexington, Kentucky.

Dale Caston