3-27-07 
                                DRAFT
                               Minutes
                   Strategic Planning Committee (SPC)
                             Richmond, VA
                               8:30 pm
                            23 March 2007

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

   Visitors:  D.Hill, C.Lord

   1. Chair Dick Riddle welcomed attendees.
   2. The agenda was approved.
   3. SPC minutes of 27 October 2006 were approved.
   4a. Director Geo. McClure observed that other US regions share with Region 3 
       the need for greater volunteer involvement.
   4b. Director-Elect Ratcliff discussed the work of the RAB Membership Enterprise
       Engineering Project in defining the Member Business Unit in 2006.  RAB is
       the first Board to approve it.
   5. The proposed R3 ByLaws change from 60 to 20 days approval time was again 
      approved by SPC and after R3 Committee approval on 3/25 the revised ByLaws 
      will be sent to RAB.
   6. Chair Riddle solicited help in updating the R3 Ops Manual.  Responsible
      individuals will be contacted, requesting their inputs where necessary.
   7. The SPC 2007 mentor assignments were reviewed.  Conner will mentor Audit in 
      2008; Riddle will mentor LDO & Region Support.
   8. For the Strategic Plan it was agreed to delete the 2006 dates and add a 
      Revision date instead -- similar to the ByLaws format.
   9. Status of the SPC G&Os for 2007 was discussed.  Most have been achieved.
      The revised R3 ByLaws will hopefully have been approved by RAB before December 
      2007.
  10. Chair Riddle announced the next SPC face-to-face meeting date as 26 Oct
      2007 at the site of the Fall 07 Reg 3 meeting.  An e-conference may be called 
      if needed.
  11. The meeting was adjourned at 10:15pm.

  /s/ Bob Duggan