CharlesL>> While we are waiting...
CharlesL>> I would like to put in plug for getting your space requirements in for SoutheastCon 2000...
CharlesL>> Let me know what your group will need (space etc) for your meetings in April...
CharlesL>> Thanks!
DaleC>> q
DaveG>> GA DaleC
DaleC>> when wil restration info go out?
DaveG>> CharlesL?
CharlesL>> Will have to check. For R3 mtg folks?
DaveG>> Yes.
DaveG>> OK, we will start and hopefully DickR will be here...
DaveG>> he is having trouble connecting to the server. We will have to...
DaveG>> deal with this tomorrow with IEEE. ...
DaveG>> What I would like to do first is have eveyone say their name ...
DaveG>> into the channel. That way we will have a log of names versus nicknames...
DaveG>> So for example: Dave Green ...
DaveG>> (You don't have to wait your turn for this but just do it. Now)
BillR>> Bill Ratcliff
DaleC>> Dale Caston
BobD>> Bob Duggan
CharlesL>> Charles Lord
ReedT>> K. Reed Thompson
BLW>> Bruce L. Walcott
John>> John Twitchell
JimH>> Jim Howard
JoeyD>> Joey Duvall
don>> Don Hill
CharlesH>> Charles Hickman
SeanH>> Sean Haynes
GuyMeador>> Guy Meador
kdrev>> Kathy Drevik
Elsherben>> Atef Elsherbeni
DaveG>> And JohnP is John Parr.
Note added later: Also attending on the other server was Dick Riddle, Ed O'Biren, Jim Beall, Debbie Powers, Vernon Powers, Roy Harris, Brian Skelton, Lee Stogner, and Bill Harrision.
DaveG>> Our goal tonight (which we are succeeding at) is to shake out...
DaveG>> the problems so that we will be able to have an effective meeting...
DaveG>> on Jan 28th.
JohnP>> Thanks DaveG. I was away being ill.
DaveG>> (sorry).
DaveG>> We will use our protocol of asking for recognition to ...
DaveG>> speak by sending "C" for comment or "Q" for question into ...
DaveG>> channel and I will recognize you.
DaveG>> We will be going over the agenda at ...
DaveG>> http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/excom/meetings/2000-01/agendas.html
DaveG>> focusing on 'pre-meeting.
DaveG>> Does anyone have any items to add to that pre-meeting agenda?
Elsherben>> q
DaveG>> GA (Go Ahead) Elsherben
Elsherben>> Can I state am item for discussion/comments related to ...
Elsherben>> the lending library?
DaveG>> Yes, please remind me at item 5.
DaveG>> Hi Lee
Lee>> finally.
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Hearing none...
DaveG>> I will move to item 2. of the agenda... Review of Status...
DaveG>> We are clearly having a bit of trouble with some members getting ...
DaveG>> onto the server. ...
DaveG>> We will work this out and be ready. Other than that...
DaveG>> I think we have the agenda in order based on input thus far...
DaveG>> we will proceed to develop that further tonight. ...
DaveG>> We want to go through it and look for items like Elsherben mentioned...
DaveG>> that are needed for the meeting (either on-line or e-mailed).
DaveG>> Q/C on this item?
SeanH>> Q
DaveG>> GA SeanH
SeanH>> Just want to understand what we are doing now...
SeanH>> We are reviewing pre-meeting items right now, right?
DaveG>> Yes, we are about to move to item 2a. Q?
SeanH>> Nope
DaveG>> OK.
DaveG>> OK, item 2a Status of Committee Meetings. CharlesL.
ReedT>> c
DaveG>> GA ReedT
ReedT>> CharlesL left us a few minutes ago.
DaveG>> Understand, he is on the other server and comments are coming.
DaveG>> (please forward the url of the schedule)
DaveG>> CharlesL| As you can see on the schedule, there have been few to have formal meetings...
DaveG>> CharlesL| at least and let us know...
DaveG>> CharlesL| It is not too late! If your committee / area/council is interested in meeting...
DaveG>> CharlesL| before next Saturday...
DaveG>> *** SeanH (~s.a.haynes@208.6.87.100) has joined #ieee3
DaveG>> CharlesL| please let us know and we will be glad to help!
DaveG>> http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/e-conf/excom/prep_mtgs.html
DaveG>> These meetings are for preparing for the Excom. Any Q/C on this?
John>> c
DaveG>> GA John
John>> The ARC Tellers committee needs to meet to make a recommendation of R3 awards....I'll try to do it by computer.
DaveG>> E-mail?
John>> No, this chat room things seems to work OK.
DaveG>> CharlesL| Thanks John! Let me know how we can help.
DaveG>>
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
kdrev>> c
DaveG>> GA kdrev
BobD>> c
kdrev>> If anyobody interested in being on...
kdrev>> the MDC list would email me...
kdrev>> at k.drevik@ieee.org...
kdrev>> I will set up an econf ASAP.
DaveG>> OK. Thanks.
BobD>> c
Lee>> Haven'
DaveG>> DickR asked how many we had on and ...
DaveG>> I answered abou 19 to him. ...
DaveG>> GA BobD
BobD>> Vernon & DDebbie are...
BobD>> trying to get on, but AOL says "no route "...
BobD>> and Mindspring says "too many connections"
DaveG>> Roy harris saw say thing on AOL, have them try chat.ccc.uab.edu where...
DaveG>> others are meeting and I am trying to simulcast.
BobD>> OK
DaveG>> BillH has joined us on other server. ...
DaveG>> SeanH has agreed to do the simulcasting for me.
DaveG>> We are now on item 2b... Status of Reports.
DaveG>> We want to make sure that all reports are available for reading...
DaveG>> prior to our meeting next week so they can be read...
DaveG>> and responded to. Does anyone have a problem getting their...
DaveG>> reports in?
DaveG>> Q/C?
CharlesH>> Budget 2000 has been submitted and is on Web.
BobD>> Debbie & Vernon will try to log on UAB
DaveG>> OK, Brian Skelton has also joined there.
DaveG>> Any items that folks are especially looking to be reported...
DaveG>> that are not on the agenda? Q/C?
DaveG>> hearing none... we will assume all reports will be in timely...
DaveG>> and I will link them into web, as usual send to r3-excom2000@ieee.org.
DaveG>> I would next like to move us to look at the consent agenda...
DaveG>> does anyone object to any of the items being there?
DaveG>> Q/C?
DaveG>> Roy Harris and Vernon Powers have joined us on the other server.
DaveG>> Any items to go on consent that are not there now?
DaveG>> Hearing none, we will assume consent agenda is a GO,...
DaveG>> you have opportunity later but I would prefer to fix tonight.
DaveG>> OK, let's move to item 4, review of action items -- any items to add?
DaveG>> Q/C?
John>> c
DaveG>> GA John
John>> Please remind us on how we will handle the Ex. Session. It may be necessary.
DaveG>> OK...
DaveG>> first it is on the web off the agenda page...
DaveG>> we will try to do the awards activity as a time-specific item...
DaveG>> item that I am showing 10 minutes for (at the end of the 1st half)...
DaveG>> so that folks can just leave for lunch and come back later...
DaveG>> but the procedure is more involved if we need it. OK?
DaveG>> John?
Elsherben>> q
DaveG>> GA Elsherben
Elsherben>> Would the employer Prof Dev. Award be considered at this slot of time
DaveG>> Yes. OK?
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
DaveG>> No other action items for our meeting at this time?
DaveG>> I assume that since awards is Executive Session...
DaveG>> and the budget is on the web, that members have enough...
DaveG>> materials already available for making a decision. Correct?
DaveG>> (Debbie Powers has joined the other server)
DaveG>> Sounds like we have an action agenda.
CharlesH>> c
DaveG>> GA CharlesH
CharlesH>> Should 11c and 11b be reversed because of Exec. Sess?
DaveG>> <G> I seem to be missing an 11c, there is an 11a and 11b...
CharlesH>> c
DaveG>> what we will do is treat 11b ...
DaveG>> as time specific and do it at the 11:50AM EST time regardless...
DaveG>> of where we are in the agenda.
DaveG>> GA CharlesH
CharlesH>> 11c is new award-Outstanding Section
John>> c
DaveG>> OK, you have a slightly out of date version of agenda...
DaveG>> 11c has been pulled as it is not ready. I think I might have ...
DaveG>> mentioned it in last nights mail. GA John.
John>> You are correct...
John>> ARC had every intention of bringing up a new award, but Y2k pretty well consumed all spare utility time...sorry.
DaveG>> OK CharlesH?
CharlesH>> ok
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Hearing none... let's move to discussion agenda...
DaveG>> we have 3 items listed Bylaws, SoutheastCon2000, Roll-out of ...
DaveG>> E-Conferencing, and Elsherben wants to add 'Lending Library'. Others?
SeanH>> DickR says:rnc
SeanH>> C
DaveG>> Dick, then SeanH
DaveG>> DickR| I would like to thank all who showed up tonight...
DaveG>> DickR| we may have made a little more history for Region 3.
DaveG>> GA SeanH
SeanH>> I would like some time on the Discussion Agenda to talk about the PDC.
DaveG>> PDC - professional development conference?
SeanH>> Yes
DaveG>> OK. OThers?
Lee>> c
DaveG>> GA Lee
Lee>> and upcoming imigration law changes that will affect all of us that don't have tenure.
DaveG>> Is this part of that item?
Lee>> different.
Lee>> let's make it the PACE item.
DaveG>> OK.
DaveG>> Others?
DaveG>> Hearing none, I would like to ask each Discussion Agenda person...
DaveG>> V. Powers, Lord, Ratcliff, Elsherbeni, Haynes, Stogner ...
DaveG>> to prepare with a web page or an e-mail introducing topic...
DaveG>> and issues to be discussed so that we can be effective...
DaveG>> in this medium. OK?
Lee>> ok,
SeanH>> CharlesL says:rnOK here - will have web page
DaveG>> Bill says OK.
Elsherben>> q
DaveG>> GA Elsherben
Elsherben>> DO you mean that we need to post or email the discussion ...
Elsherben>> item to all members ?
DaveG>> Yes, either post a page (or send me one to post) or e-mail ...
DaveG>> the intial discussion (the introduction to the topic) ...
DaveG>> so that others can give you the feedback you are seeking.
DaveG>> OK?
Elsherben>> yes
DaveG>> Feedback will be the discussion during the meeting.
DaveG>> OK, the next agenda item is the Information Agenda...
DaveG>> we will NOT be presenting this live during the meeting but...
DaveG>> members will have read these items prior to the meeting...
DaveG>> and we will, as part of the consent agenda, be ...
DaveG>> receiving these reports. Q/C on this?
DaveG>> Sounds like agreement...
DaveG>> The next item is Old Business and I know of none...
DaveG>> does anyone expect to bring an item of old business?
DaveG>> JimB| what if member has comments to make about info item
DaveG>> JimB| consent agenda is not the place for info items
DaveG>> I would say that 1) if you have individual comments about an information...
DaveG>> items that you would normally do one - on - one, then...
DaveG>> use e-mail or "whisper" to cover it. If it is something...
DaveG>> that you think the group should discuss, I would suggest ...
DaveG>> asking to add a discussion item when we start the meeting ...
DaveG>> next week. Does this sound OK DickR? (then JimB).
DaveG>> DickR| OK by Me.
DaveG>> JimB| i realize time constraint but c aganda is too tight
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
DaveG>> CharlesL| I think this emphasizes the importance of (1) getting your report in ON TIME, and...
DaveG>> CharlesL| (2) reading all reports once they are posted (BEFORE the meeting). More work before...
DaveG>> CharlesL| meeting, but it makes meeting run so much better for ALL of us.
DaveG>> Other Q/C?
DaveG>> Any new/old business planned to be brought?
DaveG>> Hearing none...
DaveG>> Please review voting procedures before the next meeting, let's all ...
DaveG>> agree to do that -- OK? Say "Y" if you will , "N" if you won't, and "A" to abstain.
BillR>> y
BLW>> y
CharlesH>> y
kdrev>> y
Elsherben>> y
don>> y
ReedT>> y
John>> y
SeanH>> y
bswail>> y
Lee>> y
JimB>> y
JoeyD>> y
SeanH>> CharlesL says:rnyrnDeb1 says:rnarnRoy says:rnyrnCharlesL says:rn<g> Deb!rnJimB says:rny
DaleC>> Y
DaveG>> I have 17 y and 1 a
SeanH>> Deb1 says:rnWell, I'm not a voting member (see, I did read them <g>)rnDickR says:rnY
DaveG>> Now 18. Anyway thanks -- looks like we can take votes if needed...
DaveG>> We will have a backup web server and do something about IRC so..
DaveG>> we can all meet together. ...
JimB>> c
DaveG>> I have a closing request after this but ...
BillR>> c
SeanH>> My fingers are tired (Wearing out the Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V).
DaveG>> want to give DickR a chance to make any comments first....
BobD>> y
DaveG>> First, JimB GA
JimB>> Thanks to Dave and Sean for simucastg and pulling it all together
DaveG>> GA BillR
BillR>> As we can all see e-conf does work even in non optimal conditions...
BillR>> thanks to Dave for a truly amazing job of keeping us together and Sean...
BillR>> for moving between servers...
BillR>> see you on the 29th.!
DaveG>> OK, now DickR
DaveG>> DickR| Again thanks to all who took the time to join us...
DaveG>> DickR| with about 1/2 of the ExCom present,
DaveG>>
DaveG>> ...
DaveG>> (please wait for one last request)
DaveG>> OK. That will end our meeting but I would like you , on this server...
DaveG>> to go to chat.ccc.uab.edu for just a minute and see if it will hold ...
DaveG>> everyone for other meeting. Just check in there and see if we can get to about 30 logins.
DaveG>> See you there.