1. Region 6 Humanitarian Activities Jay Pearlman Chair

2. Goals Increase member interest and participation Expand member networking Applications of IEEE technologies Visible, general interest programs Support IEEE Corporate activities – “advancing technology for humanity” Forums for technical and application exchange Inter-Region exchange and Collaboration

3. Opportunities Special Interest Groups for Humanitarian Technologies Humanitarian Activity Committee Conferences Funding Region 6 Activities: – Idaho – Santa Clara – San Diego – (Ft. Huachuca)

4. Strategy Looking Forward Engagement - Introduction to YP and Life Members, Humanitarian Session at R6 meeting, Newsletter Articles, Web material Community Impact – quarterly webex for brainstorming including presentations by community leaders and entrepreneurship discussions Collaboratory Hackathon and community activities