Conference Committee Report for Region 3
Submitted for Excom meeting Nov 23, 2002


SEC02

The Columbia Section held a successful conference this year.  The
committee is in the process of closing all accounts and submitting all
reports to the Region and HQ.

SEC03

The Jamaican Section is meeting regularly to finalize plans for the
2003 conference.  The hotel contract has been signed.  The preliminary
budget has been approved.  At Sections Congress, we asked how many
sections will attend and were pleased with the positive response.
Please make your plans today to attend April 4, 5, 6, 2003.  Please
visit the Southeastcon website for full details.

The SEC03 committee is still accepting papers for presentation at the
conference.

In your section, please decide who will be attending, then proceed to
apply for a passport, renew a passport, or find your passport, then
budget for travel.

Sections should encourage and help students attend this conference.
Students will need your help. Students will have the traditional
competitions: paper contest, hardware contest, software contest, etc.

SEC04

The Greensboro Section has stepped up their efforts to bring you a
great conference in 2004.  The committee organized itself and found a
mentor to help.

Conference Registration

Charles Lord and his subcommittee continue to refine and improve the
registration software for conference registration.  Charles and his
committee successfully used the registration software at Columbia this
year.

SOUTHCON

The SOUTHCON 2002 conference was successful in that the conference
continued momentum.  Revenue and attendance was less than expected and
desired.

SOUTHCON 2003 plans to learn from these hard times.  The committee can
use your help to identify potential vendors who will purchase a booth
and requests your mentioning the conference in your section
newsletters and web pages.

SEC 05, etc

Four sections have expressed interest in holding future SEC's.
Memphis, Atlanta, Ft Lauderdale, and Jacksonville are all interested.
This committee will entertain bids for any future year; your section
may want 2007; step up to the challenge.

I would like to personally thank all those hard working conference
volunteers who have made this a great year in Region 3.

Find your passport and we will see you in Jamaica.

Regards,

Don Hill
Region 3 Conference Chair 2002