REGION 10 ANNUAL MEETING Professor Seiichi Takeuchi Ph. D, IEEE Fellow Region 10 Past Director Nexus Karambunai Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia March 2007

Regional Activities  In 2006, four teams of HQ VIP delegates visited Beijing, Xian, Chongqing, and Guangzhou.  All delegates then gathered together in Shanghai to convene the Executive Committee in April  The meeting confirmed the accord of importance and priority in the promotion of IEEE activities in Region 10,

Formation of New Sections  8 new sections were formed in R10 1) Six in China; Xian, Chengdu, Wuhan, Harbin, Nanjing, Shanghai Wuhan, Harbin, Nanjing, Shanghai (Xian and Shanghai from (Xian and Shanghai from subsection to full section) subsection to full section) 2) One in Vietnam, Vietnam 2) One in Vietnam, Vietnam 3) One in Japan, Shin-etsu 3) One in Japan, Shin-etsu

IEEE Membership By Regions 2004 Dec. – 2006 Dec. 53,471 → 60,856 (+13.8%) 63,548 → 67,442 (+6.12%) 221,141 → 215,815 (-2.39%) 12,216 → 14,598 (+19.5%) TOTAL 365,383 → 374,767 (+2.54%) 15,107 → 16,020 (+6.04%)

Percent of Total IEEE Membership by Region (December 31, 2006) 10.3 % 8.8 % 8.2 % 6.4 % 7.9 % 16.0 % 57.6 % 4.3 % 16.2 % 3.9 % 18.0 %

R10 Membership (2004 Dec. – 2006 Dec.) 63,54862,53367,442

2004Dec.2005Dec.2006Dec.Diff Honorary556+1 Fellow Senior Member 3,2853,4763, Member36,31932,90933,376+2,943 Associate Member Student Member 18,25420,84326,106+7,852 TOTAL63,54862,53367,422+3,894 R10 Membership (2004 Dec. – 2006 Dec.)

R10 Student/GOLD Congress 2006  The Student/GOLD Congress was held in Beijing 132 Student Branch Chairs or representatives, 87 of them were oversea delegates and 45 were students from China. The total number was 220.  The 2006 IEEE President Michael Lightner, other VIP and volunteers participated,  The 1st GOLD Congress was also organized in conjunction with the Student Congress and was attended by 17 GOLD leaders.

Regional ExCom and General Meetings  Region 10 meetings; Singapore in March, 2005 ChiangMai, Thailand in March, 2006  The three Region 10 ExCom meetings; Shanghai, China in January, 2005 Gold Coast in January,2006 Perth, Australia in January, 2007.

Regional Financial Status  Finally and most importantly the financial status of Region 10 for the 2006 fiscal year is: 1)Healthy with, 2)Approximately $30 thousand in surplus for the overall budget of, 3)Approximately $300 thousand.

Thank you all  As my appreciation statement as Region 10 Director ;  Thank you all for.  What you have done for the IEEE in supporting our accomplishments during