South Carolina Council of IEEE,
Region 3
Report of Activities May 2008
South Carolina Council Report to Region 3
Sections Congress 2008, SC08, participation is being promoted to Section Chairs with emphasis on designating a Primary Delegate consistent with the guidelines in the SC08 presentation (SC08-April_2008-v02-dct.pdf) available on the SC08 website with encouragement for the Sections to sponsor at least one additional participant.
A program of visiting each Section annually has been started with participation at the Central Savannah River Section meeting May 12. Program objectives are:
- Demonstrate organization interest to individual members
- Provide support to Section officers
- Directly inform members about MGA organization, activities, initiatives
- Gather member feedback, issues, and concerns
- Promote individual involvement in Section and other IEEE activities (local and those more global)
Member Feedback/Concern:
There is a significant lack of young member participation. Few, if any, recent graduates and early career members attend Section meetings. A small number of members are willing to take Officer positions and often those that do will be called upon to do so more than once.
This concern was raised by a Central Savannah River Section member who has held many leadership positions at the Section and Area level. I have observed the same trend in the Columbia Section. I found it less prevalent when a member of sections in large population areas, specifically Minneapolis-St. Paul (1977-95), Philadelphia (1972-77), and Washington DC (1963-72).
Respectfully,
John Montague, Chair
Area 7 - South Carolina Council