1. The LA Regional Chapter Chairs’ Congress Roberto Saracco VP-Membership Services roberto.saracco@tilab.com IEEE Communications Society LA RCCC - Buenos Aires 13-14 March 2003

2. LA RCCC Buenos Aires Mar 2003 2 Welcome! Our structure Our Services Where are we going? We are a Community What do you want?

3. LA RCCC Buenos Aires Mar 2003 3 Our Structure Journals Magazines Conferences Education On Line Services

4. LA RCCC Buenos Aires Mar 2003 4 COMSOC Services … Information …. Peer review Special Sessions at Conferences Tutorials Distinguished Lecture Tours

5. LA RCCC Buenos Aires Mar 2003 5 Where are we going? Keep quality… Greater involvement of industry All electronic publications On line Education Blogs and other strange things…

6. LA RCCC Buenos Aires Mar 2003 6 We are a Community Is it true? How do you perceive Comsoc? –An interesting American Association? –An international Community –A technical gathering? Are you a Community? –Yes, but why? What are the ties? –How does it relate to COMSOC?

7. LA RCCC Buenos Aires Mar 2003 7 What do you want? Being in touch? Student support? Understandable language? Information support systems? Local generated services?

8. LA RCCC Buenos Aires Mar 2003 8 Gracias ! Obrigado !