To:       Region 3 Executive Committee, Region 3 Sections
From:     J. Patrick Donohoe, Region 3 Educational Activities Chair
Subject:  Educational Activities Report
Date:     14 November 2002 

The following goals were set by the Region 3 Educational Activities
Committee (EAC) for 2002: (1) Increase the utilization of the Region 3
Lending Library materials by members of Region 3, (2) Develop ways for
the Educational Activities Committee to provide enhanced support to
Region 3 members in continuing education, especially in the area of
professional development hours for PE license renewal, and (3) Ensure
that companies in Region 3 are nominated for the Employer Professional
Development Award in 2002.

As more information has been collected concerning the most efficient
way of delivering continuing education materials to Region 3 IEEE
members, it has become obvious that the Region 3 Lending Library
should be modernized into a Region 3 "Web Library" where members can
access continuing education material in the form of books, CD-ROMs,
videotapes, online courses, self study courses, and announcements for
courses taught at conferences and symposia.  IEEE has made a major
stride toward this goal with the institution of the Education Partners
program.  This program provides IEEE members with discounted credit
and non-credit courses, programs and products from quality education
providers.  More information on the Education Partners program can be
found on the IEEE website at
https://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/eduPartners.htm

The Region 3 EAC plans to supplement those services offered by the
Education Partners program with other web based providers to allow
members of Region 3 to access a wide range of continuing education
products and services on the Region 3 Web Library.  The completion of
this project will mean that both goals (1) and (2) have been met.

With regard to goal (3), the Region 3 EAC has received one nomination
for the Region 3 Employer Professional Development Award and is
working to acquire at least one more nomination.