10-30-06
                                DRAFT
                               Minutes
                   Strategic Planning Committee (SPC)
                             Atlanta, GA
                                9 pm
                           27 October 2006

   Attendees: J.Beall, R.Duggan, D.Green, R.Harris, W.Harrison, C.Hickman
              G.McClure, W.Ratcliff, D.Riddle (chair).

   Visitors:  W.Zhao, M.E.Randall, C.Lord

   1. Chair Dick Riddle welcomed attendees.
   2. The agenda was approved.
   3. SPC minutes of 31 March 2006 were approved.
   4. Director Geo. McClure discussed challenges in the USA IEEE membership.
      Reg.3 is best in USA but still is losing members.  More S-PACs and
      Prof. Devt. Seminars are desirable.
      Director-Elect Ratcliff discussed the lack of trust found between 
      various IEEE units.  A BoD retreat is planned in November (with Directors
      Elect) to address strategic planning and the improvement in relations 
      between the various IEEE units.
   5. Dave Green and Charles Hickman discussed the Section Financial Audit
      requirements and the need for Reg 3 to act similarly: an annual audit.
      W.Harrison moved SPC approve revised ByLaws words to accomplish this,
      with R3ExCom approval in Dec 06.  An e-ballot may be used to obtain
      R3Com approval before Apr 07.  This approach was approved by SPC.
   6. Chair Riddle discussed the structure of R3Com and R3ExCom as defined in
      R3 ByLaws:
    6a. Add MDC, SPC, & Comm chairs as voting members of R3Com.
    6b. In ConfCom include as members :
         Southcon Jr., Southcon Sr., as well as Southeastcon immediate past,
         present, immediate future, and 2nd immediate future chairs.
      SPC approved both 6a & 6b.  The proposed change will be sent to R3 
      section chairs by 1-1-07 for approval at Southeastcon 2007 (if not sooner).
   7. The SPC 2006 mentors assignments were renewed for 2007.
   8. Several minor mods to the 2006+ Strategic Plan were approved for 2007.
      A discussion ensued re how the R3 initiatives should be managed.  No
      formal decision was reached.
   9. The SPC G&Os for 2007 were discussed.  Revisions will be completed by
      11-15-06 for items 1, 2, & 5a.
  10. Chair Riddle announced the next SPC face-to-face meeting date as 23 Mar
      2007 in Richmond, VA, though there may be an SPC e-conference prior to
      the Richmond meeting.
  11. The meeting was adjourned at 10:20pm.