1. Region 4 Mission Mission Statement: Represent IEEE throughout our geographic area by providing excellent support to all sections, subsections, chapters and student branches so they may in turn provide value to IEEE members

2. Region 4 Goals Effective training for section/chapter officersEffective training for section/chapter officers Effective and timely communications between region and sections/chaptersEffective and timely communications between region and sections/chapters Understand needs of sections/chapters- feedbackUnderstand needs of sections/chapters- feedback Strong support for technical and professional activities for our sections/chaptersStrong support for technical and professional activities for our sections/chapters Promote our profession to students and publicPromote our profession to students and public Promote recognition of members and leaders in the regionPromote recognition of members and leaders in the region

3. Training Strategy Train section/chapter chair/chair-elects at Region meeting- Area ChairsTrain section/chapter chair/chair-elects at Region meeting- Area Chairs Treasurers- Bob DawsonTreasurers- Bob Dawson Secretary- Bill GorderSecretary- Bill Gorder Student Activities- Jim RiessStudent Activities- Jim Riess Professional Activities- Tarek LahdhiriProfessional Activities- Tarek Lahdhiri Program- Sat BasuProgram- Sat Basu Newsletter/webmaster- Bob EvanichNewsletter/webmaster- Bob Evanich Membership Development- Bob AdamsMembership Development- Bob Adams Gold- Kristi BrooksGold- Kristi Brooks

4. Training Plans Job Descriptions- make sure people know what we want them to do by 4/1Job Descriptions- make sure people know what we want them to do by 4/1 Create training materials- PowerPoint, mostly completedCreate training materials- PowerPoint, mostly completed First pass of training- conference call with presentation sent ahead of time 3/1. Post to Region web site for useFirst pass of training- conference call with presentation sent ahead of time 3/1. Post to Region web site for use Create a place on Region web site for training materials Jensen/Evanich- completedCreate a place on Region web site for training materials Jensen/Evanich- completed Include feedback on training to ensure improvementInclude feedback on training to ensure improvement Regular Strategic Planning conference calls to continue plans and ensure completion, 3 rd Wednesday at 8AMRegular Strategic Planning conference calls to continue plans and ensure completion, 3 rd Wednesday at 8AM Gather feedback from Region meeting to determine training needed at next meetingGather feedback from Region meeting to determine training needed at next meeting

5. Communications Plan Encourage all sections to have web sites that list technical meetings available to members- Sections are ownersEncourage all sections to have web sites that list technical meetings available to members- Sections are owners –Link to neighboring section web sites –Encourage section members to participate in meetings in neighboring areas by providing reminders and links –Add contacts in neighboring sections for electronic newsletters –Create a page on region web site to link to all sections to find technical meetings- Bob Evanich Or, develop an automated system that will allow the Region to pull technical meeting data from section web sites.Or, develop an automated system that will allow the Region to pull technical meeting data from section web sites. –Sections to create an XML file on web site to contain meeting data –Script will collect and compile into a calendar on a daily basis –Probably some notification of when data has changed –Sections responsible for notifying members to look –Perhaps a Region email quarterly to all members

6. Communications Plan continued Quarterly conference call by each area chair with Section leadershipQuarterly conference call by each area chair with Section leadership Area chairs to visit sections (2 to3 per year).Area chairs to visit sections (2 to3 per year).

7. Awards Plan Proactively work for awards submissions for Region, RAB, IEEE- USA, TAB, EAB, and IEEEProactively work for awards submissions for Region, RAB, IEEE- USA, TAB, EAB, and IEEE –Make list of awards that are available –Ensure that submission dates are known –Ensure that applications are available –Track applications

8. Region Committee Position Goals All Region committee members (including section chairs) to develop goals for their position/section for 2004All Region committee members (including section chairs) to develop goals for their position/section for 2004 –Goals to report to Region Director, Director- Elect and Secretary by 3/1 –Distribute collection of goals to Region Committee by 3/15 –Review goals at LR&SPC meeting in March teleconference