DaveG>> Welcome to part II of the Region 3 Excom Caucus continued from ...
DaveG>> March. Our agenda is on the web at ...
DaveG>> https://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/excom/meetings/2002-04/agendas.html ...
DaveG>> Also on this web page is a link to the log of the first half of ...
DaveG>> of the meeting. I believe we should go over the same agenda items
DaveG>> again since work has been done. Again, this is a caucus not the
DaveG>> meeting so we will pass ... no motions tonight.
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)
PatD>> Pat Donohoe - Region 3 Educational Activities Chair
CharlesH>> Charles Hickman, Treasurer
BrianS>> Brian Skelton, Area 6 Chair
JimH>> Jim Howard, R3 Director
BillR>> Bill Ratcliff, Communications Committee Chair
JohnP>> John Parr, Area 8 Chair
DickR>> Dick Riddle, Past Director (00-01)
BillHarri>> Bill Harrison, Director-elect
Lee>> Lee Stogner, MD Chair and web master of https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/south_carolina_council/
HaldenM>> Halden Morris, Area 9 Chair
DaveG>> Hi JoeyD
JimB>> James Beall Southcon Director
DaveG>> Hi bwalcott
Robbie>> Wilfred A. Roberts, Jamaica Section PACE Chair
bwalcott>> hi dave, hi all
DanJ>> Dan Jackson, SC'02 Co-coordinator
bwalcott>> bruce walcott, RSAC
JoeyD>> Joey Duvall, R3 GOLD Committee Chair
DaveG>> Hi JOE, please identify yourself and your position.
JOE>> Joe Buxton, SAV Chair
DaveG>> Welcome
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>> Again, the proposed agenda is located at ...
DaveG>> https://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/excom/meetings/2002-04/agendas.html...
DaveG>> At this time, I would like to invite Director Howard to ...
DaveG>> make any comments he would like to... GA (Go Ahead) JimH.
JimH>> I would like to thank each of you for being on line with ...
JimH>> us this evening. Our goal is to discuss items of importance to ...
JimH>> the region in order to keep our SEC face-to-face mtg ...
JimH>> as efficient as possible.
DaveG>> Thanks...
DaveG>> Does anyone have any changes or additions to the agenda? Q/C?
DaveG>> Hearing none...
DaveG>> Item 2 is to review our Action Agenda...
DaveG>> The action agenda for the excom...
DaveG>> contains approval of Funding for Sections Congress 2002 ...
DaveG>> and approval of an award....
DaveG>> The award discussion will be done in executive session in...
DaveG>> columbia. The Section Congress motion is being made by ...
DaveG>> Jackson/Shadwell, DanJ do you want to make any comments?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> I sent the revisions to all ExCom members...
DanJ>> I have received no comments so I will assume that it will...
DanJ>> pass without any problem in Columbia.
DaveG>> Thanks. I have posted both of your mails to the web site ...
DaveG>> linked to this item. ButchS do you have any further comment?
ButchS>> Q
DaveG>> GA ButchS
DaveG>> (Hi CharlesL, please introduce yoruself)
CharlesL>> Charles Lord - LD Chair
ButchS>> Am I still on?
DaveG>> Yes, please GA
BillR>> Butch S GA
DaveG>> Evidently he is not "hearing" us. (Thanks BIll)
DaveG>> We will get his question later, ...
DaveG>> are there other questions/comments q/c?
DaveG>> Does anyone object to putting this item on the consent agenda?
ButchS>> No comment
DaveG>> Thanks. Hearing no objections, I will move it over...
DaveG>> to the consent agenda.
DaveG>> The r3 meeting has an action item...
DaveG>> related to approving the changes in the R3 bylaws. This is ...
DaveG>> recommended by the R3 ExCom and has already ...
DaveG>> "seen action" by both last years and this years ExCom ....
DaveG>> are there any Q/C on this?
DaveG>> Hearing none, we will assume this wil be straight forward...
ButchS>> Q
DaveG>> GA ButchS
ButchS>> Last year we funded invited speakers. Is this to happen this year too?
DaveG>> I assume you are asking about Sections Congress ...
DaveG>> speakers. Q/C?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> This is included under Secondary Funding.
DaveG>> Thanks. Other Q/C?
ButchS>> C
DaveG>> GA ButchS
ButchS>> I am sorry if I am out of sync, my display ...
ButchS>> keeps freezing - apparantly from data over run.
DaveG>> 10-4. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> OK, let's move to the discussion agenda...
DaveG>> Item 4a1...
DaveG>> Plan for Southeastcon ...
DaveG>> I have talked with JimH a bit ago and he has suggested that ...
DaveG>> we hold a 'short' excom immediately after dinner on Saturday...
DaveG>> night trying to keep it very short (and under 1/2 hour) and then ...
DaveG>> let CharlesL have the room for Conf. Training...
DaveG>> Any Q/C on this?
DaveG>> CharlesL, any comment on this and any comment on other items...
DaveG>> related to the schedule?
CharlesL>> yes...
CharlesL>> We are all set with schedule as published. Local committee is doing a great job...
CharlesL>> I would like a straw poll of who present tonight would be interested in attending a short conferences workshop...
CharlesL>> I guess 9-11 PM on Saturday - or knows someone coming that would?
DaveG>> (Y to attend, N to not attend, enter now)
Eric>> Okay with me (Eric S. Ackerman).
BillR>> Y
DanJ>> n
CharlesH>> n
PatD>> n
HaldenM>> y
Lee>> n
BrianS>> N
BillHarri>> maybe
Robbie>> y
JimB>> y 9-11 is not short
bwalcott>> maybe
JohnP>> N
JimH>> maybe
DickR>> maybe
DaveG>> maybe
JOE>> maybe
ButchS>> y
DaveG>> 5 y, 6 maybe, and you.
DaveG>> Other C CharlesL?
JoeyD>> 7 maybe's
CharlesL>> OK...
CharlesL>> we have the Jax and Jamaica contingent anyway... <g>
CharlesL>> That is enough feedback for me. Thanks.\
CharlesL>> .
DaveG>> Joey - would you like to say something about the Gold Program?
JoeyD>> c
DaveG>> ga JoeyD
JoeyD>> I attended the RAB/GOLD meeting this weekend in Miami, to represent the Region...
JoeyD>> Overall, it was an extremely-productive meeting. The GOLD Committee has many interrelated...
JoeyD>> projects in the works, including a website redesign, a mulitmedia outreach program, ...
JoeyD>> an initiative to connect students with section members, among others. ...
JoeyD>> With respect to SoutheastCon, we are optimistic, but unsure what to expect as far as participation...
JoeyD>> in GOLD-related events. I'm certain I will have many supporters however, from the EXCOM, as well...
JoeyD>> as the attendees. We will be interacting with the student attendees as often as possible. ...
JoeyD>> As well, emphasis will be placed on promoting SC'02 to the GOLD members in attendance. I will ...
JoeyD>> attempt to obtain as much feedback as possible, about the current "perception" of the GOLD program ...
JoeyD>> in the Region, so that we can use that to expand it in the coming year - both by awareness, as well ...
JoeyD>> as providing help for those interested in starting an affinity group in their section. There ...
JoeyD>> will be opportunities for social interaction among all attendees as well (from all "groups"). ...
JoeyD>> Please feel free to offer comments or ask questions at any time. Thanks!
DaveG>> Thank you. Q/C?
JimH>> q
DaveG>> GA JimH
JimH>> Joey, 1-Can you mention the available funds to Sections wishing to ...
JimH>> start a GOLD chapter., and 2 - Could you tell us how many GOLD ...
JimH>> Chapters we have in R3?
JoeyD>> c
DaveG>> ga JoeyD
JoeyD>> Thanks Jim. 1-There is funding available from the RAB GOLD committee, under the name of ...
JoeyD>> the "Quick Start Incentive Fund," or QSIF for any section wishing to start a GOLD Affinity chapter....
JoeyD>> There is a base fund of $200, as well as an opportunity to receive up to $300 in MATCHING funds ...
JoeyD>> for a total of $500. The requirements are submission of the startup petition (this requires ...
JoeyD>> approval from the section chair, as well as signatures from a minimum of 6 members, holding a ...
JoeyD>> membership grade of Member or higher (i.e. non-student/associate). In addition, a form detailing ...
DaveG>> (JoeyD, perhaps the other details could be sent out by e-mail to the group)
JoeyD>> plans will be required. (Thanks, Dave. That was all I was going to say; just in slow motion today <g>).
DaveG>> 2 - Could you tell us how many GOLD ...
DaveG>> <JimH> Chapters we have in R3
JoeyD>> 2- we currently have three chapters in R3, as well as one in process.
DaveG>> Thanks. I believe the schedule for Gold ...
DaveG>> at Southeastcon is a Friday evening social, ...
DaveG>> joining training on Saturday morning, separate Gold meeting ...
DaveG>> during the committee meeting times, participation in the ...
DaveG>> breakouts. Anything else?
JoeyD>> c
DaveG>> (hi BobD, please introduce yourself). GA JoeyD
BobD>> Hi, all. Computer crash. Sorry I'm late.
BobD>> Bob Duggan, SPC Chai.
JoeyD>> That is the long and short of the meeting schedule as I am aware.
DaveG>> Thanks. Good luck with the meetings...
DaveG>> JimH, would you like to move us to ...
DaveG>> a discussion of the Breakouts?
JimH>> Sure ...
JimH>> We have been taking a vote on-line, and I hope all of you have ...
JimH>> added your prefences to that web site, for the break out ...
JimH>> sessions.
DaveG>> Thanks, Q/C?
DaveG>> https://ecelx00.eng.uab.edu/breakouts.php3 is where you can vote ...
DaveG>> and presently...
DaveG>> 8 Using E-conferencing in sections
DaveG>> 4 Running Educational activities for the Section
DaveG>> 7 Running Newsletters in the Information Age
DaveG>> 10 Getting more volunteers
DaveG>> 10 Getting more members to meetings
DaveG>> 4 Having an effective Section Web Site
DaveG>> 7 Increasing corporate involvement in IEEE
DaveG>> 9 Preparing Region 3 Issues for Sections Congress
DaveG>> 7 Other votes
DaveG>> I would think we would want to have the top 4 and a "gold" one. Q/C?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> I am for at least the top 3 as SC'02 is the third highest.
CharlesL>> c
DaveG>> GA CharlesL
CharlesL>> There are rooms and supplies for 5 breakouts (and hopefully 5 facilitators)
DaveG>> Thanks. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> OK...
DaveG>> Plans for leadership training (on Sat Morning) GA CharlesL
CharlesL>> Thanks Dave...
CharlesL>> Outline is at https://ie3col.eng.uab.edu/twiki/bin/view/R3econf/AprilEconfTrain ...
CharlesL>> Hope to have an attentive audience!
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Next item...
DaveG>> Fall ExCom... GA JimH
JimH>> Plans are still being finalized for the Fall Excom ...
JimH>> and I have asked for the assistance of the FinCom to determine ...
JimH>> the impacts to holding a face-to-face excom at Sections Congress vs. ...
JimH>> other locations. This should be finalized at SEC this coming weekend.
DaveG>> Q/C?
CharlesH>> c
DaveG>> GA CharlesH
CharlesH>> FinCom will have a recommendation.
DaveG>> Thanks. JimH wanted anyone on-line who had other funding to SC02 to so state now. Anyone?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> I might, but will not know until after the Life Members ...
DanJ>> committee meeting in April.
DaveG>> Thanks. Anyone else?
DaveG>> Chip Dawson is a speaker but I think the Region is funding him.
DaveG>> Q/C?
PatD>> c
DaveG>> GA PatD
Lee>> I have IEEE-USA funding.
DanJ>> c
PatD>> The Student Activities Meeting will be held just before Sections congress
CharlesL>> My section is sending me (I think)
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> Anyone who is speaking on a particular topic ought to...
DanJ>> contact the appropriate IEEE or RAB or IEEE-USA committee to...
DanJ>> ask for funding on at least a shared basis.
DaveG>> Thanks. Other Q/C?
CharlesL>> c
DaveG>> GA CharlesL
CharlesL>> I am speaking on conferences. I think TAB would pay up roughly after heck freezes over.
DaveG>> <G>
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Who else is speaking from this group?
DanJ>> c
bwalcott>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> I believe Butch S is.
DaveG>> Thanks, GA bwalcott
bwalcott>> I am speaking, dave
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> Great. GA DanJ
DanJ>> I'll contact Tracy Hawkins and ask her who from Region 3 is
DanJ>> an speaker
DaveG>> Thanks.
JimH>> c
DaveG>> GA JimH
JimH>> Dave, I am speaking and in addition, Ralph Painter, and Quang Tang ...
JimH>> from the FWCS are speaking.
DaveG>> Great.
BillHarri>> c
DaveG>> ga BillHarri
BillHarri>> Me too.
Lee>> c
DaveG>> GA Lee
Lee>> Me too.
DaveG>> Sounds like we are well represented!
DaveG>> Let's move to the information agenda ...
DaveG>> OK, in the interest of efficiency, we are going to go through the ...
DaveG>> information agenda with the following approach, ...
DaveG>> I will mention the information item, the 'owner' will say either Y or N ...
DaveG>> depending on whether they wish to make additional comments and ...
DaveG>> members will say Q or C if they have a question or comment on a particular ...
DaveG>> item. My goal is just to make sure we spend our time on discussing ...
DaveG>> those items that members feel needs discussion rather than ...
DaveG>> merely going over items that have been clearly reported and need ...
DaveG>> no further discussion.
DaveG>> Director's report -> JimH
JimH>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Director Elect-> BillHarri
BillHarri>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Secretary -> n ; Q/C?
DaveG>> Treasurer's Report -> CharlesH
CharlesH>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Past director's report -> DickR
DickR>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Awards & Recognition -> no report, Q/C?
DaveG>> Communications -> BillR
BillR>> n
DaveG>> Q/C/
DaveG>> No report archive, Q/C?
DaveG>> E-Conf -> BillR
BillR>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Electronic comm -> Mark Stokes is Vice Chair. Q/C?
DaveG>> Newsletter -> no report although Marvin said he was going to ...
DaveG>> do e-edition right after conference. Q/C?
JimH>> c
DaveG>> GA JimH
JimH>> I hope we get the r3 newsletter posted to the web site as I have ...
JimH>> had several members indicate they did not receive the hard copy.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Public Information -> dbower
dbower>> my report..will be posted later
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> Webmaster -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Conference -> CharlesL (want to sub for Don?)
CharlesL>> sure...
CharlesL>> we expect at least one bid for '05 this weekend...
CharlesL>> 02 seems ready for us - looks to be a great conference...
CharlesL>> 03 is gearing up and ordering lOTS of sunshine <g>...
CharlesL>> 04 is looking at contract signing...
CharlesL>> will let Dick talk about Southcon...
JimB>> y Info in Columbia SCon meeting here 4-2 . 2002 had small surplus...
CharlesL>> See everyone at Columbia!
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
JimB>> will bring check to conf.
DaveG>> Great!
DaveG>> Southeastcon '02 -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Southeastcon '03 -> HaldenM
HaldenM>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Southeastcon '04 -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Southcon -> JimB anything else?
JimB>> n
DaveG>> DickR?
DickR>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Educational Activities -> PatD
PatD>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Finance Committe -> CharlesH
CharlesH>> We will meet Saturday morning to discuss...
CharlesH>> several items and report to Excom.
DaveG>> q/c?
DaveG>> Membership Development -> Lee
Lee>> N
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> PAO -> no report -> Q/C?
DaveG>> N&A -> DickR
DickR>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Strategic Planning -> BobD
BobD>> n
DaveG>> q/c/
DaveG>> <G> ?
DaveG>> Student Activities -> bwalcott
bwalcott>> report is in the typewriter
DaveG>> <G> I can almost see it. q/c?
DaveG>> Is there an RSR?
bwalcott>> Still hoping that John will take over after SECon
DaveG>> 10-4. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 1/ Virginia Council -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 2 / NC Council -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 3 -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 4 / Florida Council -> Eric
Eric>> c
DaveG>> ga Eric
Eric>> Everything is going great, many of our ...
Eric>> sections will be represented at SC02...
Eric>> Hopefully we will be able to have all of...
Eric>> our metting notices online.
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 5 / Tenn Council -> dbower
dbower>> c
DaveG>> GA dbower
dbower>> My report is posted electronically...the most important items are the merger of 24 TN sections...the Nashville and Middle TN sections are now merger as the Middle TN Section..and the East TN and Oak Ridge sections are merger as the East TN section.
dbower>> c
DaveG>> GA dbower
dbower>> Please note it's "4" sections--and NOT 24--Hi !!
DaveG>> <G>. Are these done deals at this point?
dbower>> Yes, according..to Tracy Hawkins at headquarters today..its done. The members of the sections..have been notified. Tnx
DaveG>> 10-4. Q/C?
dbower>> c
DaveG>> GA dbower
dbower>> I'll foward Tracy's e-mail for your records on this
DaveG>> Thanks. I will change "sections" under your section of agenda to reflect change. Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 6 -> BrianS
BrianS>> There will be at least 6 IEEE members representing Area 6 (Alabama and Mississippi) at SEcon, hopefully more. I am still making contact with the various section officers and look forward to talking to some of them face to face for the first time in Columbia.
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 7 / SC Council -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 8 -> JohnP
DaveG>> Guess he stepped away. Any Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 9 -> HaldenM
HaldenM>> c
JohnP>> N
DaveG>> Thanks JohnP. GA HaldenM
HaldenM>> Jamaica celebrates 25th Anniversary this year...
HaldenM>> Vice Chair for Area 9 is Winston Smith.
DaveG>> Congrats! Q/C?
DaveG>> Corporate Relations -> BillHarri
BillHarri>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Gold -> anything else JoeyD?
JoeyD>> nothing further <g>.
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> History -> no report -> Q/C
DaveG>> Leadership Development -> CharlesL
CharlesL>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Life Member -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Section / Chapter Coord -> BillHarri
BillHarri>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> SC '02 -> anything else -> DanJ?
DanJ>> n
DaveG>> ButchS?
DaveG>> Think he is having network issues. Q/C?
DaveG>> Special Projects -> no report -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Special Review Committee -> Roy
CharlesL>> (from Roy ) - n
DaveG>> Think he is also having network issues. Q/C?
DaveG>> Other information items?
DaveG>> Hearing none, that concludes the info section... thanks everyone for ...
DaveG>> their cooperation on it. ...
DaveG>> Schedule for Southeastcon has been posted for a while...
DaveG>> any q/c on it?
BobD>> q
DaveG>> GA BobD
BobD>> When is the dinner Sat evening?
BobD>> (Kathleen asks)
ButchS>> Q
DaveG>> 6:30 - 8:00 pm)
BobD>> Thanks
DaveG>> GA ButchS
BrianS>> q
DaveG>> GA BrianS
BrianS>> what about kids at the Saturday dinner?
ButchS>> When is the conference planning workshop?
DaveG>> Butch Conferene planning workshop ...
DaveG>> has been moved to Saturday evening immediately after ...
DaveG>> very short ExCom probably about 8:30pm...
DaveG>> CharlesL advises me that Saturday dinner may actually start at ...
DaveG>> 6pm if the hardware contest "permits" it. ...
DaveG>> Brians -> I assume children at dinner are OK if paid for <G> ...
DaveG>> I would suggest working this with CharlesL off-line.
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
CharlesL>> c
DaveG>> GA CharlesL
CharlesL>> about conf workshop- if anyone wishes to confer on Friday, perhaps in prep for the conf comm mtg on Sat AM...
CharlesL>> I will be available during the 1-5 PM slot. Just look for the guy panicking behind the registration table.
DaveG>> <G> Thanks. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> CharlesL: are you gonig to send out "change of time"?
DaveG>> (going)
CharlesL>> yes (neither one of us can type tonight)
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
JimH>> c
DaveG>> GA JimH
JimH>> Just a heads up that RAB has funds available to Sections with ...
JimH>> special projects. If you know of a Section, please send me an ...
JimH>> email and we will get things started.
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
BobD>> c
DaveG>> GA BobD
BobD>> A reminder to all that DST starts on Sunday.
DaveG>> Yep. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Any other items?
dbower>> q
DaveG>> GA dbower
dbower>> Does the convention hotel...
dbower>> have a shuttle from the airport ?
DaveG>> CharlesL: do you know?
CharlesL>> Not sure...
CharlesL>> will be back.
DaveG>> Any other items?
JimB>> Move to adjourn
bwalcott>> second
DaveG>> Not a meeting....
Eric>> third
DaveG>> Director Howard, I think we have completed the caucus, would you close the meeting? GA JimB
JimH>> Sure,
JimH>> First let me thank Dave Green for his usual Great Job - everyone please clap for Dave <G>...
bwalcott>> clap
BrianS>> woo hoo!
dbower>> clap...
JohnP>> clap
JOE>> clap
HaldenM>> good job!!
Eric>> clap...........
BobD>> clap
BillR>> (bravo...bravo)
DanJ>> clap
DickR>> clap
Lee>> clap
JimB>> clap
BillHarri>> clap clap
CharlesL>> (thunderous applause)
JoeyD>> <and the crowd goes wild>
DaveG>> (Thanks, gA JimH)
JimH>> Great Job - Also I want to thank each of you for joining us tonight and being part of ...
dbower>> standing ovation !
JimH>> of this very good Econf. Looking forward to seeing you all next weekend. ...
Robbie>> Good Job. Good night all, see you in Columbia.
JimH>> Travel safely, see you in Columbia!!!.