MINUTES OF THE IEEE ASIA_PACIFIC REGION (REGION 10) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

Date: January 9, 2005

Venue: Hilton Hotel, Shanghai, China

Present:

1. Call to order

Seiichi Takeuchi called to order at 8:30a.m.

2. Roll Call

Kenji Hirakuri and Fanny Su called the roll.

3. Welcome and Introduction

Seiichi Takeuchi welcomed EXCOM members. He also took the introductory talk on the agenda.

4. Review of Program and Agenda

The following Program and meeting agenda was approved:

9 January 2005

9:00 -  9:10      Call to order                                                      S. Takeuchi

9:10 -  9:15      Roll Call                                                            K. Hirakuri & F. Su

9:15 -  9:20      Welcome                                                          S. Takeuchi

9:20 -  9:30      Review of Program and Agenda                                    S. Takeuchi

9:30 -10:20      Review of Planning

                              (a) Financials :                                                   H. Gambe / D.Y. Kim

                              (b) Awards & Recognition Committee Chair:      Y. W. Liu

                              (c) Education Activities Coordinator:                   H. P. Khincha / A. Nshihara

                              (d) Electronic Communications Coordinator:        D. Y. Kim / Kae Dal Kwack

      10:20 -10:50      Break

      10:50 -11:50      Gold Representative:                                          T. Angkaew

                              Membership Development Coordinator:              S. V. Sankaran

                              Section/Chapter Coordinator:                              T. Satomi / L. W. C. Wong

                              Recognized Education Program Coordinator:       J. H. Mun / A. Nishihara

      11:50 -13:30      Lunch

      13:30 -15:10      Regional Chapter Coordinator:                            M. Yamamoto

                              Regional Conference Coordinator:                      Y. J. Park / J. Mazierska

                              Technical Activities Coordinator / Student Representative:

                                                                                                      M. B. Khalid / Y. Ohgoe /

D. S. F. Chong

                              Strategic Planning Coordinator:                           D. S. F. Chong

      17:00 – 18:00     Sociable                                                            EXCOM Members / IEEE

      Delegates in Shaghai

      18:00                Adjournment

5. 2005 Focus: Member Services

The following Program and meeting agenda was approved:

6. Review of Planning

6.1 Financials

- Prospect of income and expenditure 2005 was given by H. Gambe.

- 2004 budget was explained by D. Y. Kim.

6.2 Awards and Recognition Committee Chair

- The following Program and meeting agenda was approved:

6.3 Education Activities Coordinator

- Presentation was made by A. Nishihara, and H. P. Kincha.

- Distinguished Lecturer Program, Continuing Education Program, and Other Education Program were reported.

- Accreditation Workshop was held in Bangkok at November 6-8, 2004.

6.4 Electronic Communications Coordinator

- Improvement of the layout of the R10 home page and website maintenance were reported by D. Y. Kim.

- Renewal of old flames of the home page and website maintenance were proposed by D. Y. Kim.

6.5 Gold Representative

- Presentation was made by T. Angkaew.

- The number of Gold Affinity Groups increases from 15 to 17.

- Strategies for promoting GOLD Activity in R10 for 2004 was reported.

            ⋆ Encourage student branch leaders to continue their contribution to IEEE after graduation.

            ⋆ Encourage chapters to support GOLD activities.

⋆ Regional support for international GOLD activities in R10.

⋆ Increased publicity of successful GOLD activities and regional support of GOLD activities.

- Plan and Proposed Budget for GOLD Activity for 2005 was introduced.

6.6 Membership Development Coordinator

- Presentation was made by S. V. Sankaran.

- Overall membership increased 1.95% for 2004 from 59,965 to 61,136.

- R10 growth consistently higher than other Regions in 2004.

6.7 Section/Chapter Coordinator

- Presentation was made by T. Satomi, and L. W. C. Wong.

- Work Plan & Budget for 2005 were proposed.

- Establishment of New Sections and Chapters were reported.

6.8 Recognized Education Program Coordinator

- Presentation was made by J. H. Mun.

- Responsibility, Goal, and Plans were proposed.

6.9 Regional Chapter Coordinator

- Presentation was made by M. Yamamoto.

- Current Status of Chapters in R10 was reported and 17 New Chapters were formed in R10.

- Chapter Formation Process, and Goal for 2005-2006 were introduced.

6.10 Regional Conference Coordinator

- Presentation was made by Y. J. Park, and J. Mazierska.

- Report on the TENCON 2004 in Chiangmai, Thailand and TENCON 2005 in Victoria, Australia was presented.

- Assistance to TENCON was recognized.

6.11 Technical Activities Coordinator / Student Representative

- Presentation was made by T. H. Cheng, and M. B. Khalid.

- Student Activities was reported.

6.12 Strategic Planning Coordinator

- Presentation was made by L. W. C. Wong.

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6.13 Student Representative

- Presentation was made by D. S. F. Chong.

- Student Congress was reported. The presenter Chong thanked executive committees for Financial support of R10.

7. Adjournment

      - Meeting adjourned at 18:00pm.

                                                                    Recorded by Secretary, Kenji Hirakuri