DaveG>> Welcome to the 2nd part of the caucus of the ExCom to for ...
DaveG>> our first meeting of 2002 under the leadership of Director Howard. ...
DaveG>> At his request, I am serving as your meeting ...
DaveG>> facilitator. The purpose of this caucus is to discuss things ...
DaveG>> prior to our official meeting for the purpose of informing members, ...
DaveG>> discovering where more information is needed, to build consensus, ...
DaveG>> and to ensure that our official meeting is productive and effective. ...
DaveG>> This is a pre-meeting so no official actions will be taken. ...
DaveG>> Our agenda is on the web at ...
DaveG>> https://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/excom/meetings/2002-01/agendas.html ...
DaveG>> -- you may want to "hit refresh" if your copy is "old" as some changes...
DaveG>> were made right before the start of the meeting. ...
DaveG>> What I would like to do first is have eveyone say their name ...
DaveG>> into the channel. That way we will have a log of names versus nicknames...
DaveG>> So for example: Dave Green, Secretary / ECC ...
DaveG>> (You don't have to wait your turn for this but just do it. Now)
JoeyD>> Dick Riddle, Past-Director
BobD>> Bob Duggan, SPC chair
CharlesL>> Charles Lord, Leadership Development Chair
CharlesH>> Charles Hickman, Treasurer
JoeyD>> Jim Howard, Director
DanJ>> Dan Jackson, SC'02 Co-coordinator
ChipD>> Chip Dawson, NCC Chair/ Region 3 Webmaster
JoeyD>> Jim Beall, Southcon Director
don>> Don Hill, Conference
JohnP>> John Parr, Area 8 Chair
JoeyD>> Joey Duvall, GOLD
BillR>> Bill Ratcliff, Communications Committee Chair, e-Conferencing Committee Chair
JohnT>> John Twitchell, ARC
BillHarri>> Bill Harrison, Delegate/Director Elect
DaveG>> Hi Chris, please introduce yourself and position.
Lee>> Lee Stogner, MD Chair
ChrisH>> Chris Hardy, Area3 Chair
DaveG>> Hi HaldenM, please introduce your self and give your position.
HaldenM>> Hello All, Halden Morris, Area 9 Chair
DaveG>> Hi bwalcott, dbower, please introduce yourselves and give your positions.
bwalcott>> hi everybody! Bruce Walcott, RSAC
dbower>> Checking in...dbower-TN Council Chair; and PIO
DaveG>> Welcome all. Thanks (or sympathies) to Joey for hosting JimH, JimB, and DickR as they duck out of SouthCon meeting to join us.
DaveG>> We will use our protocol of asking for recognition to ...
DaveG>> speak by sending "C" for comment or "Q" for question into ...
DaveG>> channel and I will recognize you. Note the use of the "..." ...
DaveG>> to imply that my thought continues on the next line. ...
DaveG>> You end a line with a "." or "?" when done and the facilitator ...
DaveG>> will resume 'control'. ...
DaveG>> JimH (via JoeyD) do you have any opening comments?
JoeyD>> Thanksf Dave ...
JoeyD>> Glad to seeing everyone here tonight.
DaveG>> Thank you...
DaveG>> does anyone have any additional information that needs to be...
DaveG>> brought forward on one of the action or discussion items at this time? Q/C?
DaveG>> Does anyone have any additional action items they know now ...
DaveG>> will be brought up in Atlanta? Q/C?
DaveG>> Hearing none...
DaveG>> Information items, thank all who sent in reports and for those ...
DaveG>> who did not, I will link them in as soon as I receive them...
DaveG>> having the electronic reports is important as it improves the effectiveness...
DaveG>> of our meetings by letting member prepare for the meeting and ...
DaveG>> provides an archive of our efforts. ...
DaveG>> Let us proceed quickly through the Information Agenda, if you ...
DaveG>> you have no comments beyond what you have said in the supplied report ...
DaveG>> please just hit 'N' when I call on you and members if you have questions ...
DaveG>> about the written report enter 'Q' or 'C' when I mention the report.
DaveG>> Q/C on the procedure?
DaveG>> Ok, let's start ...
DaveG>> Director's report -- Jim H?
JoeyD>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Director Elect Report -- BillHarri
BillHarri>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Secretary's Report -- DaveG, N, Q/C?
DaveG>> Treasurer's Report - CharlesH ?
CharlesH>> N
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Awards & Recognition -- JohnT ?
JohnT>> I will have a report in tomorrow, sorry for the delay.
DaveG>> Thank you. Q/C?
DaveG>> Communications - BillR?
BillR>> N
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Archive - no report - Q/C?
DaveG>> ECC - DaveG, N, Q/C?
DaveG>> Newsletter - Q/C?
DaveG>> Public Information - dbower?
dbower>> Please see my report posted-Dbower
DaveG>> Thanks, Q/C?
DaveG>> Webmaster - ChipD?
ChipD>> no report yet will by tomorrow
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> Conferences - don?
don>> N
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Southeastcon 2001 - Q/C?
DaveG>> Southeastcon 2002 - Q/C?
DaveG>> I have Q -- don, perhaps you can get the answer...
DaveG>> have the paper acceptances gone out to Authors and if not...
DaveG>> when are they expected to go out?
DaveG>> Q/C?
don>> c
DaveG>> ga don
don>> I will try to find out.
DaveG>> Thank you. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Southeastcon 2003 -- HaldenM?
HaldenM>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Souteastcon 2004 - ChipD?
ChipD>> Need to Offically apoint chair, suggestion Bill Hennen, who is co-chair of organizational committee
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> ChipD, are you saying that your group is in the process of naming ...
DaveG>> chair (and who the top candidate is) or are you asking ...
DaveG>> for help from R3?
ChipD>> My understanding is that R2 Director Appoints Chair...
ChipD>> our suggestion is Bill (sorry R3)
DaveG>> 10-4. Will Bill accept?
ChipD>> Yes
DaveG>> Q/C?
don>> q
DaveG>> GA don
don>> Will Bill be at SEC02?
DaveG>> GA ChipD
ChipD>> Most Likely
JoeyD>> c
don>> q
DaveG>> GA JoeyD
JoeyD>> from dick riddle, chip can you handle the sec04 chair?
DaveG>> ChipD: GA
DaveG>> <G>
ChipD>> I could but bill has put alot of work into project...
ChipD>> I am very busy with new job, council, masters program etc
DaveG>> 10-4. GA don
don>> Chip, please bring Bill's phone #, email to Sat meeting if possible.
ChipD>> OK
DaveG>> don/ChipD/JimH -> can you take the action item to get the right thing done?
JoeyD>> jim howard, yes
don>> Y
ChipD>> yes
DaveG>> Thanks... Any other Q/C?
DaveG>> Southcon -- JimB (through Joey)?
JoeyD>> jim beall, Dick Riddle - will have report sat after this event.
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> RADARCON - Q/C?
DaveG>> Southeastcon Support Committee - CharlesL
CharlesL>> Y...
CharlesL>> I am happy to report that Mark Stokes, who handled registration at Clemson, is on board the committee!
DaveG>> Good news/catch! Q/C?
HaldenM>> q
DaveG>> GA HaldenM
HaldenM>> Will SECon support cttee assist with registration, ets...
HaldenM>> for 2003, etc.
DaveG>> GA CharlesL
CharlesL>> c
DaveG>> GA CharlesL
CharlesL>> We are here to support any SoutheastCon in any way that we can. We will talk in Atlanta.
don>> c
DaveG>> GA don
don>> Halden, we would like for one of your comm to assist with SEC02 registration...
don>> CharlesL will talk more about this in ATL.
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
HaldenM>> c
DaveG>> GA HaldenM
HaldenM>> We would be happy to.
DaveG>> Thanks! Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Special (Training) Project Report -- CharlesL?
CharlesL>> N
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Educational Activities -- Q/C?
DaveG>> Finance Committee -CharlesH?
CharlesH>> N
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Membership Development -- Q/C?
Lee>> N
DaveG>> thanks Lee, Q/C?
DaveG>> PACE - Q/C?
DaveG>> Hi Brian, please introduce yourself and give position.
BrianS>> Brian Skelton, AL/MS area Chair.
DaveG>> Thanks. PAO -- Q/C?
DaveG>> USAB Employment Assist -- Q/C?
DaveG>> N&A -- DickR ?
JoeyD>> dick riddle, N
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Strategic Planning - BobD?
BobD>> N
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Student Activities -- bwalcott?
bwalcott>> N
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 1 / VC -- Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 2 / NC Council -- ChipD?
ChipD>> n
DaveG>> q/c?
DaveG>> Area 3 - ChrisH?
ChrisH>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 4 / Florida council - Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 5 / Tenn Council - dbower?
dbower>> Please see my report posted...
dbower>> and please note the interest in possibly combining the East TN and Oak Ridge sections-Thank you
DaveG>> dbower -> do you want Region ExCom approval now or is this ...
DaveG>> something that will occur later?
dbower>> This is in process...
dbower>> and we may want to discuss in ATL, GA-Tnx
DaveG>> OK, it is presently on the consent agenda based on Mondays...
DaveG>> discussion. It sounds like we should remove it and let you ...
DaveG>> bring it back up if appropriate? I can save the item under...
DaveG>> discussion for archival. Does this seem correct?
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> OK, we will remove item from consent and re-add as necessary ...
DaveG>> in ATL after talking it over. Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 6 - BrianS
BrianS>> No comments - I'm still trying to gather info from the former Area 6 chair.
DaveG>> Thanks. charlesH -> any chance of you helping out with that?
CharlesH>> I can contact Lowell.
DaveG>> Thanks. Other Q/C?
BrianS>> Thanks. He may have info on the way already.
DaveG>> 10-4. ...
DaveG>> Area 7 / SC Council -- Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 8 - johnP?
JohnP>> NC
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 9 - HaldenM?
HaldenM>> n, Please see my report posted.
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> Corporate Comm - BillHarri?
BillHarri>> Marilyn Catis, IEEE Corporate Relations Manager, and I will send more information...
BillHarri>> about the Corporate Relations web site via email later.
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> E-Conf - BillR?
BillR>> Some of e-Conferencing ...
BillR>> was included in the Comm. Comm. Report.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Thanks. ...
DaveG>> Gold Representative -- (the Real) JoeyD?
JoeyD>> N
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> History - q/c?
DaveG>> Leadership Development - CharlesL ?
CharlesL>> Y...
CharlesL>> I will be asking all Area/Council chairs to think about a candidate to appoint to the LD Committee...
CharlesL>> They do not have to be the future area/council trainer, just dedicated to assuring the success of IEEE leaders in their area...
CharlesL>> Just ponder for now, I will bring up again in Atlanta....
CharlesL>> BTW, it *can* be the A/C chair <g>.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Regional Life Member Coord -- Q/C?
DaveG>> Section/Chapter Coordination -- BillHarri?
BillHarri>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> 2002 Sections Congress -- DanJ?
DanJ>> n, please see my report and Butch's email as well.
DaveG>> Thanks, Q/C?
DaveG>> Special Projects -- q/C?
DaveG>> Special Review Committee -- Q/C?
DaveG>> That concludes the information agenda as I have it...
DaveG>> does anyone have any other business for us tonight? ...
DaveG>> (I will call on JimH in a sec)... Q/C?
DaveG>> Thanks everyone for helping move through the agenda ...
DaveG>> efficiently tonight, please read any of the reports you ...
DaveG>> have not had a chance to look at yet and communicate...
DaveG>> with the author as appropriate. ...
DaveG>> JimH, would you like to make any comments (and then if ...
DaveG>> appropriate adjourn the caucus).
JoeyD>> thanks everyone for particpating - see you all Sat, have a safe trip. We are adjourned.