Minutes
                     Reg. 3 Strategic Planning Committee
                   Hyatt Regency Airport Hotel, Orlando, FL
                                25 April 1998

                                   
Attendees:  D. Conner, R. Duggan (Chair), R. Harris, D. Jackson, D. McLaren, D. Powers, V. Powers. Ex-Officio: D. Caston, R. Riddle. Absent:
J. Beall, W. Ratcliff (Corresponding), W. Sullivan, R. Thompson

1. Minutes of the 1/17 meeting in Savannah, GA were approved.

2. Region Director Caston reviewed key recent developments:
  o Dave McLaren has been appointed coordinator of Reg. 3 Life Member 
    Chapters.
  o A strong Member Recover a Member program is being implemented.
  o An Institute goal for each Section to get one new SM per month.

3. Roy Harris reported no inputs yet received from Reg. 3 committees re their 1998/9 goals & objectives.  The Chair agreed to remind the various chairs of their time-line schedule as defined in the Leader training manual.

4. Dan Jackson described his efforts in prodding the cognizant entities to prepare their financial needs/requests well before the next National Scout Jamboree in VA.

5. Bob Duggan reported receipt of the Institute and RAB strategic plans, but nothing yet from IEEE-USA.  This will be requested.  He will merge any added G&Os from the several committees (per the time line schedule in the training manual) to prepare a draft plan by about 1 July 1998. A full plan will then be reviewed by SPC and presented to Reg. 3 ExCom at the October meeting.

6. Vernon Powers described the need to concurrently update the Operations Manual and the Awards Manual because of the close interplay between them.  The next revisions of these manuals should be complete by the Fall 1999 ExCom meeting so that the new Region Director will have them ready for his administration.

7. The next SPC meeting was slated for Saturday, 24 October, in Jackson, MS at the Edison Walthall Hotel.  

Bob Duggan, Chair