DaveG>> Welcome to the "End of Summer" caucus of the ExCom to for ...
DaveG>> 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>> to keep Region 3 moving and providing service to the member. This ...
DaveG>> this is a caucus so no official actions will be taken. ...
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)
CharlesL>> Charles Lord, Leadership Development
Lee2>> Lee Stogner, Membership Development
BobD>> Bob Duggan, SPC chair
JimH>> Jim Howard - R3 Director
JohnP>> John Parr, Area 8 Chair
don>> Don Hill, Confer Ch
DanJ>> Dan Jackson, SC'02 Co-coordinator
BillR>> Bill Ratcliff Communications Committee
BillHarri>> Bill Harrison, Dir Elect
DickR>> Dick Riddle, Past Dicktater.
DaveG>> Hi JoeyD, please introduce yourself.
JimB>> Jim Beall Southcon Director
DaveG>> Hi JoeyD, please introduce yourself
JoeyD>> Joey Duvall, GOLD Cmte. Chair/SAC Protege <grin>
DaveG>> (thanks)
DaveG>> Hi bwalcott (please introduce yourself)
bwalcott>> Hi dave, hi all
bwalcott>> bruce walcott, rsac
DaveG>> CharlesH said he would be about 30m late, EricA, ChipD & JohnT said they could not attend.
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/2002-09/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>> thanks Dave, and thank you all for joining us tonight and getting your reports in ...
JimH>> to our director-elect. I have read over all of the reports submitted and stand ready ...
JimH>> to help (or get others to help <G>) with any committee/area that sees a need ...
JimH>> for help from the region.
DaveG>> (Hi BrianS, please introduce yourself)
BrianS>> Brian Skelton, Area 6 chair.
DaveG>> Thanks & Welcome. Any Q/C for JimH?
DaveG>> Does anyone have any changes or additions to the agenda? Q/C?
DaveG>> Hearing none...
DaveG>> we will begin with . Director's Comments -> GA (again) JimH
JimH>> Thanks Dave, I believe my report has been posted and covers the areas I wanted ...
JimH>> everyone to be aware of.
DaveG>> 10-4. Q/C for JImH
DaveG>> Past Director Report, GA DickR
DickR>> No additional comments other than what was in my report....
BillHarri>> 2002 Region 3 Section Survey
BillHarri>> oops, sorry
DickR>> except that we should get the Section boundries resolved so ...
DickR>> that we can move on with updates to our Section Bylaws.
DaveG>> Thanks Dick, Q/C for DickR?
DaveG>> Secretary's report is on the web, any Q/C regarding it?
DaveG>> We will defer the Treasurer's report till CharlesH joins us....
DaveG>> Director-Elect's Report -> GA BillHarri (Section Survey is item 7b on discussion agenda).
BillHarri>> My report is posted, no further comments...
BillHarri>> I do want to make comments on the section survey when the time comes.
DaveG>> Thanks (& roger-wilco) BillHarri, Q/C?
JimH>> q
DaveG>> GA JimH
JimH>> Bill, do you plan to follow-up with the committees and areas that have not submitted a report?
DaveG>> GA BillHarri
BillHarri>> I can do that,
DaveG>> Thanks. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Next is the discussion agenda, ...
DaveG>> 7a. Sections Congress 2002
DaveG>> - general comments
DaveG>> - hotel room billing issue
DaveG>> - Region 3 Caucus
DaveG>> Jackson, Howard,
DaveG>> Jackson, Hickman
DaveG>> Green 7b. Section Survey (pdf) Harrision 7c. Remote Meetings Green, Lord 7d. Sections Congress 2002 & Region Howard / Jackson 7e. Sections Congress 2005 Howard 7f. Fall Meeting, Knoxville TN, Nov 23-24 Howard 7g. Southeastcon 2004 General Chair Hill, Howard 7h.
DaveG>> (oops, that did not come out pretty...
DaveG>> )
DaveG>> Any other items to add to this (we will do Information agenda after ...
DaveG>> the discussion items) Q/C?
DaveG>> I might propose we add an item 7h "ExCom Focus Areas" for a bit of discussion time permitting.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> OK, lets go to 7a: Sections Congress ...
DaveG>> I have three sub items: ...
DaveG>> 1. General Comments, 2. hotel billing issues 3. Reg 3 caucus ...
DaveG>> DanJ would you start us off with any general comments you would like to make?
DanJ>> No. MY comments follow re: hotel billin. Hotel charges are paid by IEEE RAB. Tracy Hawkins would like to bill the Region directly. There is a problem with this for Region 3....
DanJ>> She can do it differently but it will not be as convenient for her. Delegates will pay there room charges at the IEEE registration desk not the hotel desk.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> R3 plan has been for all expenses to be channeled thru the Section. We cancontinue this procedure if the delegates use their own credit card as inthe past.
DaveG>> DanJ -> is there a difference in $$$ between what R3 is paying the ...
DaveG>> section and what the room bill would be?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DaveG>> (Hi CharlesH, please introduce yourself)
CharlesH>> Charles Hickman
DaveG>> (our fine Treasurer)
DanJ>> Not that I am aware of. The hotel charge is $184.50 per night. This is a special rate by IEEE paying th hotel for all the rooms and then collecting from the delegates.
DaveG>> Q/C?
BillR>> q
DaveG>> GA BillR
JimB>> c
DanJ>> The Region will only pay the Section for the airfare of the primary delegate and half the ground expenses not to exceed $450.
BillR>> Are the reservations made directky with the hotel and do they track them or does IEEE do that?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> The hotel reservations are made through IEEE.
DaveG>> Thanks. GA JimB
JimB>> Is IEEE paying to obtain a tax break? I think DC gives us one...
CharlesH>> q
DanJ>> c
JimB>> If so it has to be paid by an IEEE Check.
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> Yes, IEEE is paying the hotel to obtain the tax break. The Delegates will pay IEEE for the hotal room.
DaveG>> GA CharlesH
CharlesH>> Sorry I am late. Have we discussed billing to Region 3?
DaveG>> We are dancing around that issue...
DaveG>> It seems that 3 * 184.50 is $553.50 and the Region is ...
DaveG>> by present policy only paying $450 (non-extra grants) ...
DaveG>> leaving an issue about the difference and then issues when the ...
DaveG>> "stay" is longer than 3 days. Q/C?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> Dancing not intended to be a bad thing <G>. GA DanJ
DanJ>> The remainder of the on ground expenses is to be paid by the Section as its share of the delegates expenses.
DaveG>> Thanks Dan. Q/C?
DaveG>> What is our best guess for number of sections attending? 30?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> We should get another report from Tracy this week. I'll look up the last report and get back to youlater on that.
DaveG>> Thank you. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> I gather doing "one-off's" at Sections Congress is considered a big problem -- correct?
DanJ>> q
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> Don't understand you.
DaveG>> "one-offs" meaning the staff having to deal with each R3 attendee on a one at a time basis.
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> I gather it could be but other regions have different plans for funding their delegates. Tracy is willing to handle as I described...
DanJ>> She is planning to send an email to all delegates sugesting they get a check from ...
DanJ>> their section payable to IEEE for the amount of the room if they don't wish to
DanJ>> carry the charge on their credit card
DaveG>> Thanks. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> If we increase funding to the sections to cover this ($3K to $4.5K extra cost) ...
DaveG>> would it be worth it for convenience & to support the attendance?
DaveG>> Q/C?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> Probably would be more convenient. Hard to say if it would help attendance. As of 2 Sept have 30 primary delegtes and five(?) speakers.
DaveG>> 10-4. Q/C?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> As this is a caucus how can we change the approved funding plan now?
DaveG>> Well, we have the big boss here who I guess can make changes ...
DaveG>> I would propose we take a straw vote to give JimH some guidance from ...
DaveG>> the group present. ...
DaveG>> Vote Y if you support changing the funding plan to cover the room charge ...
DaveG>> vote N if you feel things should be left as is. This is non-binding straw vote ...
DaveG>> but I am sure JimH would appreciate the input. Vote now.
DanJ>> N
bwalcott>> N
BobD>> n
CharlesL>> n
BillR>> n
don>> A
Lee2>> No
DickR>> N
BillHarri>> n
CharlesH>> n
CharlesH>> c
DaveG>> That is clear <G>. GA CharlesH
BrianS>> n
JimB>> n
JoeyD>> A
JohnP>> n
DaveG>> GA CharlesH
CharlesH>> Anything to muddy the waters. We can use "creative accounting"...
CharlesH>> to have the hotel charges sent to the Region...
CharlesH>> The travel charges should exceed the $102 difference...
CharlesH>> I was trying to limit the exposure of our delegates.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ.
DanJ>> Having the delegates pay their ow hotel bill and then get reimbursed by the Section is the way we have done thepast two congresses. Seemed to work fine.
DickR>> c
DaveG>> GA DickR
DickR>> Let me see if I can bring this discussion down....
DickR>> to ground level, As I understand the delegate....
DickR>> turns in and expense report to his Section for all expenses...
DickR>> and the Section reimburses him for all his/her expenses...
DickR>> then the Section sends the expense report with attached...
DickR>> receipts to the Region 3 Director who approved some of it....
DickR>> based on some sort of rules and then send it on the Region 3...
DickR>> Treasurer to reimburse the Section for the amount the Region is...
DickR>> willing to pay. Is that how it works?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
BillHarri>> c
DanJ>> Correct. and the Rules are based on the Region 3 Funding Plan approved last April.
DaveG>> GA BillHarri
BillHarri>> Not to add to the confusion...
BillHarri>> but I thought the IEEE was handling the bill directly...
BillHarri>> to get the hotel rate down from $205 to $184.
DaveG>> Yes...
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> OK, GA DanJ
DanJ>> correct again. But someone has to reimburse IEEE RAB.
DaveG>> OK...
DaveG>> I think we have worked around this...
DaveG>> we have decided to leave things alone and use our thought through and ...
DaveG>> published rules. I think we should let CharlesH and DanJ work on the ...
DaveG>> "edges" to help out as possible but stay within the published guidelines -- Q/C?
DickR>> ``c
DaveG>> GA DickR
DickR>> How long will the Section have to wait until they get reimbursed?
DaveG>> GA CharlesH
CharlesH>> Depends on the pace of the approval process. Checks are...
CharlesH>> usally written in a timely manner... The major difference...
CharlesH>> in this Congress and the past two was the direct billing...
CharlesH>> by IEEE.
DaveG>> (Hi Roy, please introduce yourself and your position)
DaveG>> Moving on ...
DaveG>> (if OK with group)...
DaveG>> https://ie3col.eng.uab.edu/twiki/bin/view/R3econf/RegionCaucusSC02
DaveG>> gives the plans for allowing remote participation for ...
DaveG>> the Region 3 Caucus part of the pre-sections congress activities...
DaveG>> This will be Friday day-time, require two phone lines for full participation, ...
DaveG>> and might serve as both a learning activity for Southeastcon 2003 ...
DaveG>> activities and perhaps other remote meetings (item 7c). Q/C?
CharlesH>> c
DaveG>> GA CharlesH
CharlesH>> We may want to invite selected delegates from...
CharlesH>> other regions. There was some interest in the e-conference...
CharlesH>> concept in a meeting I attended this last weekend.
DaveG>> OK. We can take that back to e-conf and discuss. You are welcome to join us ...
DaveG>> and tell us more. Q/C?
DaveG>> OK, the cited URL also has the intended on site agenda -- comments welcome both now and by e-mai or Newsgroup.
DaveG>> Let's move on to 7b. Section Survey -> BillHarri , Please GA
BillHarri>> I hope everyone had a chance to look at the section survey results...
BillHarri>> I did not try to analyze and extract any wisdom...
BillHarri>> from the feedback, but I propose we attempt to learn from the input...
BillHarri>> from sections and decide on specific ExCom actions in response...
BillHarri>> Can we put discussion and action item decisions on the agenda...
BillHarri>> for SC 2002 and for Knoxville?
DaveG>> Thanks BillHarri. (Roy, welcome -- please introduce yourself and position)
DaveG>> BillHarri -> I can add to the agendas for discussion (assuming it is OK with JimH) but ...
DaveG>> I don't know what you would like to put on the action agenda?
BillHarri>> Let's discuss it on the conference call and at SC 2002.
DaveG>> OK.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Shall we move to "Remote Meetings"? ...
DaveG>> This item starts with an overlap with the Sections Congress one ...
DaveG>> as we are trying to involve remote members in the R3 part of ...
DaveG>> Sections Congress (and I think this has been covered) and then includes ...
DaveG>> a proposal (or draft of one) for remote meetings for section use...
DaveG>> CharlesL: would you like to present this now?
CharlesL>> Sure...
CharlesL>> As Dave said, our local section is looking to re-vitalize two inactive subsections...
CharlesL>> One aid to this would be a way to present current section mtgs remotely...
CharlesL>> They came up with an ambitious proposal, but it was $$$'y...
CharlesL>> I have proposed a feasibility study with what is "out there" now...
CharlesL>> This could apply to our efforts to include the "homebound" in our early SC02 meeting...
CharlesL>> but has many other apps in IEEE business. The link is in the agenda (update page if no link).
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> So I guess this is a chance to give Charles some feedback ...
DaveG>> and suggest how to proceed. Q/C?
DickR>> c
DaveG>> GA DickR
DickR>> Give us the agenda URL again. I could not find it.
CharlesL>> https://ie3col.eng.uab.edu/twiki/bin/view/R3econf/RemoteMeetingsProject
DaveG>> https://ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/excom/meetings/2002-09/
DaveG>> is agenda, Charles gave proposal page
DickR>> Thanks I got it now.
BillHarri>> c
DaveG>> GA BillHarri
BillHarri>> Let's do all we can to make this project successful...
BillHarri>> the RAB
BillHarri>> rejucenation subcommittee can transfer the concept to...
BillHarri>> other regions, such as R8, where struggling units are even more remote.
DickR>> c
DaveG>> GA DickR
DickR>> Charles have you looked at the cost of the attendee?
DaveG>> GA CharlesH
DaveG>> Ooops CharlesL
CharlesL>> We are going to look at what is available to keep the attendee cost to a minimum (perhaps free), same as e-conf philosophy.
DickR>> c
DaveG>> GA DickR
DickR>> As I understand the proposal the attendee must be at...
DickR>> the test location and not at home as we are now Right?
CharlesL>> Not necessarily...
CharlesL>> Test can be just like tonight, except one of us would be a presenter with audio and powerpoint broadcast to all...
CharlesL>> feedback in this case would be our traditional IRC.
DickR>> 10-4
DaveG>> Thank you. I think the proposal can be tuned and the folks here ...
DaveG>> can be thinking about funding mechanisms to help with this (or where ...
DaveG>> to push). Q/C?
DaveG>> OK, on to Sections Congress 2002 & Region -> probably "overkill" to have this ...
DaveG>> again -> any things need to be said that have not?
DaveG>> OK, JimH -> anything on Sections Congress 2005 tonight?
JimH>> not at this time.
DaveG>> OK.
DaveG>> On to the fall meeting ...
DaveG>> It will be in Knoxville TN Nov 23-24 following rather usual format...
DaveG>> with SPC on Friday night I assume. Hotel is still being negotiated through...
DaveG>> MPS. JimH -> anything you would like to add here?
JimH>> just that I hope all will plan to attend.
DaveG>> Q/C?
CharlesH>> c
DaveG>> GA CharlesH
CharlesH>> Welcome to my old home town!
DaveG>> Thanks. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> OK, Southeastcon 2004 General Chair --> I don't think one has been chosen...
DaveG>> any announcements/action items need here? Q/C?
DickR>> c
DaveG>> GA DickR
DickR>> I bugged ChipD and the NC Central folks about it yesterday...
DickR>> but so far not reply. I'll keep trying and let you know...
DickR>> how I make out.
DaveG>> Thanks DickR. Any other Q/C?
DaveG>> Item 7h...
DaveG>> In looking at the Communications Committee, a committee with ...
DaveG>> a lot of subcommitees, they have taken to meeting together ...
DaveG>> via e-conf and working on several related issues together ...
DaveG>> getting some benefits of synergy and just "more eyes, hearts, and minds" on the problem, ...
DaveG>> and I was wondering if there were any major foci that the ExCom should ...
DaveG>> consider in a similar fashion. I brought it up to a few folks ...
DaveG>> and thus this item on the agenda. Any Q/C?
BillHarri>> c
DaveG>> GA BillHarri
BillHarri>> Maybe we can look at the section survey...
BillHarri>> and think about what services the region can and should be...
BillHarri>> providing our members...and come up with one or more projects that can be...
BillHarri>> jointly worked on by multiple Region "disciplines"...
BillHarri>> Let's put that on the table with discussions about the survey feedback.
DaveG>> OK. Q/C?
CharlesH>> c
DaveG>> I am sure the e-conf folks would remind us that there is an ExCom newsgroup for this as well. GA CharlesH
CharlesH>> Unfortunately, I do not believe most Section members...
CharlesH>> are aware of what the Region can offer. We need to...
CharlesH>> "advertise" what the role of the Region is.
BillHarri>> c
DaveG>> GA BillHarri
BillHarri>> I think CharlesH read the survey results.
DaveG>> <G> Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Sounds like a good item for rolling out at the R3 Sections Congress meeting.
BillHarri>> c
DaveG>> GA BillHarri
BillHarri>> Challenge: everyone come to the meeting with an idea or suggestion based on ...
BillHarri>> what he/she read in the survey...
BillHarri>> I think we should respond to the sections and members and let them know we hear them.
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Shall we 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. Unless asked to do otherwise, I will start with ...
DaveG>> item 6 on the information agenda as we have already gone over officer reports...
DaveG>> Q/C on process?
DaveG>> Objections to starting with item 6?
DaveG>> Awards & Recognitiion -> report on-line, any Q/C?
DaveG>> Communications -> BillR GA
BillR>> n
DaveG>> Q/C for them?
DaveG>> Q for group... Does anyone have a copy of the "special projects guidelines"?
DaveG>> OK...
DaveG>> Archive -> any Q/C?
DaveG>> ECC (no additional comments) Q/C?
DaveG>> Newsletter -> Q/C?
don>> c
DaveG>> GA don
don>> do we plan to have a 'paper' newsletter this fall or next spring?
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> BillR -> Am I correct that we seem to be in the one paper edition per year...
DaveG>> mode with that edition going to all members?
BillR>> ( yes... in support of SoutheastCon)
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Public Information Q/C?
DaveG>> Webmaster Q/C?
DaveG>> Conferences -> GA don
don>> c
DaveG>> GA don
don>> three things...
don>> 1. we need bids for SEC05, etc
don>> 2. we need to support our students efforts to get to SEC02...
don>> opps...SEC 03. 3. plan to attend SEC03.
DaveG>> Q/C?
bwalcott>> c
DaveG>> GA bwalcott
bwalcott>> We are devoting one of the afternoon...
bwalcott>> workshops in our SLTWs to Don's issue #2.
DaveG>> Good. Q/C?
JoeyD>> c
DaveG>> GA JoeyD
JoeyD>> We all know how important student attendance is to SEC - please submit any ideas/suggestions, ...
JoeyD>> if any of you has them, RE how we can help make this easier on our students this year! Thanks.
DaveG>> Q/c?
DaveG>> Don, are we "behind" on Southeastcon "awarding" or on schedule?
don>> behind.
BillHarri>> q
DaveG>> 10-4. GA BillHarri
BillHarri>> Wasn't Atlanta interested in 2005, Don?
DaveG>> GA don
don>> yes, but no bid. Actually, the student group wanted to host.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> GA DanJ
DanJ>> Sotheastcon in Blacksburg was originally the Student Branch idea.
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
BillHarri>> c
bwalcott>> c
DaveG>> GA BillHarri
CharlesL>> c
BillHarri>> Shouldn't we woo them?
DaveG>> GA bwalcott
bwalcott>> thanks...the GA Tech...
bwalcott>> group has really turned around the past 3 years...
bwalcott>> they are anxious to show-off their wares...
bwalcott>> like to encourage them as much as possible.
DaveG>> GA CharlesL
CharlesL>> I think that this issue needs to be a big part of our publicity and training that we are discussion re the survey.
BillHarri>> c
DaveG>> GA BillHarri
JimB>> c
BillHarri>> If you all will give me the message/invitation/steps, I will take it to the next Atlanta Section mtg.
DaveG>> GA JimB
JimB>> No matter how, we still need section support we had it in VA Mt
DaveG>> OK. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Any Q/C on any of the Southeastcons?
DaveG>> Southcon -> JimB, DickR?
JimB>> n
DaveG>> Any Q/C?
DaveG>> Any news on Radarcon?
don>> c
DaveG>> GA don
don>> I last emailed them over a month ago about money issues. All seemed ok.
DaveG>> thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> Southeastcon Support Committee, CharlesL GA
CharlesL>> SECon 02 registration went well, we have not been asked to provide services to '03 yet and stand ready.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> The Southeastcon 2003 folks help in '02, did they, at that time, sound like ...
DaveG>> they wanted to continue this?
CharlesL>> Yes, I anticipate some minimal help but '03 will do much more of their own than '02.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Thanks Charles.
DaveG>> Special Project Training Report, GA CharlesL
CharlesL>> I will be presenting at SC02 on this workshop and will have a report afterwards.
DaveG>> OK. Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> Educational Activities -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Finance Committee (and Treasurer's report) -> GA CharlesH
CharlesH>> I failed to note in my update that our total...
CharlesH>> assets are about $284k.
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> Membership Development -> Lee2
Lee2>> N, please read my report and visit https://www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/mdprograms.html
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Prof. Activities -> Q/C?
DaveG>> PACE -> Q/C? (I linked in the article where George McClure is quoted)
DaveG>> USAB Employment Assistance -> Q/C?
DaveG>> N&A -> GA DickR
DickR>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Strategic Planning -> GA BobD
BobD>> n
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> Student Activities -> GA bwalcott
bwalcott>> nothing further to add
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 1/VA Council -> Q/C?
DanJ>> c
DaveG>> ga DanJ
DanJ>> Meeting scheduled Sept 28
DaveG>> Thanks. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 2/NC Council -> Q/C? (Chip sent mail he could not join us)
DaveG>> Area 3 -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 4 / Florida Council (Eric send mail he could not join us) -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 5 / Tennessee Council -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 6 -> GA BrianS
BrianS>> 3 very active sections, most getting geared up after summer season.
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> (Hi HaldenM, please introduce yourself)
DaveG>> Area 7 / SC Council -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Area 8 -> GA JohnP
JohnP>> n
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
HaldenM>> Hi Dave, Halden Morris, Area 9 Chair, SoutheastCon 03 Chair
DaveG>> Welcome, we are just to your item on the information agenda...
DaveG>> do you have any comments about Area 9 or Southeastcon 2003 that ...
DaveG>> you would like to emphasize, we have your reports on both. GA HaldenM
HaldenM>> Thanks, Please excuse my late arrival
HaldenM>> Just to say...
HaldenM>> we are putting all we can in place...
HaldenM>> to have a successful conference.
DaveG>> Great! Q/C?
DaveG>> Moving to the Ad Hoc Committees...
HaldenM>> c
DaveG>> GA HaldenM
HaldenM>> On the question of air fair...
HaldenM>> Air Jamaica as well as American has agreed to...
HaldenM>> discount fairs by 20% for those registering...
HaldenM>> through IEEE travel agency. Air J will carry a professor...
HaldenM>> free with registration of 15 students.
DaveG>> OK. Q/C?
DaveG>> OK, ...
DaveG>> Thanks again HaldenM, looking forward to it. Corp Relations -> GA BillHarri
BillHarri>> Corp Relations Committee working with the Atlanta Section and Lockheed Martin to plan an "Association Day" ...
BillHarri>> at LM during E-week. nothing more.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> E-Conf -> GA BillR
BillR>> nothing additional ... e-conferencing Committee status contained in Communications Committee Report.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Gold Rep -> GA JoeyD
JoeyD>> Apologies for not having a report for prior distribution; I will paste the $.02 synopsis...
JoeyD>> One new GOLD Affinity group formed this year (FWCS)....
JoeyD>> Ideas discussed for getting activities underway include joint PACE & SB events. Searching for other champions in other areas...
JoeyD>> As with other entities, the most difficulty seems to be maintaining enthusiasm and active involvement, post-formation...
JoeyD>> As well, communication with the other 3 existing groups has been sparse...
JoeyD>> this is an area I see for much improvement.
DaveG>> Thanks. Q/C?
DaveG>> Any prospects for other Affinity Group formations in R3?
JoeyD>> c
DaveG>> GA JoeyD
JoeyD>> Interest has been expressed, and invitations have been extended (locally, w/in Central FL) ...
JoeyD>> w.r.t. conducting information sessions at EXCOMMs - ...
JoeyD>> it's a matter of getting interested volunteers to REMAIN interested, I'm afraid.
DaveG>> 10-4. Thanks. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> History -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Leadership Development -> GA CharlesL
CharlesL>> I look forward to working with the A/C Chairs to lead workshops in their areas. Have powerpoints, will travel.
DaveG>> Q/C?
JimB>> c
DaveG>> GA JimB
JimB>> It has been a while since we have heard frm the istory Chair
DaveG>> 10-4. Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Region life member coord -> Q/C?
DaveG>> S/C Coordination -> BillHarri GA
BillHarri>> n
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> 2002 Sections Congress -> DanJ GA
DanJ>> We have beat this horse enough tonight. Will be sending out updates to all sections in Sept.
DaveG>> <G> Q/C?
DaveG>> Special Projects -> Q/C?
DaveG>> Sepcial Review Committee -> Q/C? (Roy did not have good luck connecting)
DaveG>> Any other items?
DaveG>> Director Howard, I believe we have completed the agenda, ...
DaveG>> do you have any comments you would like to make?
JimH>> Just a quick one ...
JimH>> I want to thank everyone for partipating tonight and to encourage each of the committee ...
JimH>> chair and area chairs to move forward with their G&O's in preperation for the Nov excom. ...
JimH>> Jim.
DaveG>> Thanks Jim.
DaveG>> Any q/c?
DaveG>> JimH, bwalcott -> any announcements on RSR?
bwalcott>> c
DaveG>> GA bwalcott
bwalcott>> Trish Davis, the co-chair of Secon 02
bwalcott>> is interested.
bwalcott>> she has Joey-itis
Lee2>> c
DaveG>> GA Lee2
bwalcott>> in that she is waiting a semester to go to grad school
Lee2>> If this is the R3 person that is the delegate to the S-PAC committee...
Lee2>> then the S-PAC committee thinks it is Chris Ruffin.
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Something to sort out off-line?
DaveG>> bwalcott: can you take the lead on this and get back to Director Howard?
bwalcott>> roger
DaveG>> thanks. ...
DaveG>> JimH -> would you like to adjourn the meeting?
JimH>> certainly, meeting is adjourned - night to all.