1. IEEE REGION 10 EXEC MEETING, GOLD COAST JAN 2006 1 Newsletter Activities 2005 3 Issues for 2005.The goal was 4. Goal for 2006 is 4 issues. Newsletter Editor network is not yet effective. Better than 2004. Committed to ‘The Institute’ as R10 contact on Newsletter Advisory Board IEEE Region 10 Newsletter

2. IEEE REGION 10 EXEC MEETING, GOLD COAST JAN 2006 2 Schedule for 2006 - Editorial Deadlines Issue#EditorialDistribution 110 th Feb 24 th Feb 212 th May26 th May 311 th Aug25 th Aug 410 th Nov24 th Nov IEEE Region 10 Newsletter

3. IEEE REGION 10 EXEC MEETING, GOLD COAST JAN 2006 3 Articles (1) - well supported R10 Conferences and Other Events Calendar !R10 Conference Coordinator Recognition of significant IEEE members !Membership Development Coordinator & Others R10 Student Activities !Student Activities Coordinator Awards !Awards Coordinator IEEE Region 10 Newsletter

4. IEEE REGION 10 EXEC MEETING, GOLD COAST JAN 2006 4 Articles (2) Affinity Group Activities !GOLD, WIE, SIGs Executive Summaries & Strategic Interest !R10 past director, R10 director, R10 director elect (Seiichi Takeuchi, Jung Uck Seo, Janina Mazierska) Section /Council Activities !Pro-active Input and also Scanning by Editorial Committee !Focus on interesting practices /activities of use to other section volunteers !Promotion of other success stories IEEE Region 10 Newsletter

5. IEEE REGION 10 EXEC MEETING, GOLD COAST JAN 2006 5 Articles (3) Useful Member Information !IEEE APO and HQ contacts (Fanny Su, Serena Dingh) Topical IEEE Services !Digital Library, Standards, Financial Advantage, etc Filler Articles !Reinforcement of only the most important IEEE Material, other Editorial discretion IEEE Region 10 Newsletter

6. IEEE REGION 10 EXEC MEETING, GOLD COAST JAN 2006 6 Tactical Goals Nominate Newsletter Editorial Advisory Board Replacement for R10. (effective 2007 for 3 yrs) Meet the Critical Deadlines !Quality and Quantity Sacrifices, Currently too big > 20 pages per issue Increase Newsletter Editorial Committee. !More help was Provided in 2005 than in previous years Interaction with IEEE Region 10 Community !Serving Members and Volunteers is main purpose IEEE Region 10 Newsletter

7. IEEE REGION 10 EXEC MEETING, GOLD COAST JAN 2006 7 Long Term Goals Best Practice Newsletter !The Institute is already going this way. Active NLE network !Do we need to mirror R7 and R8 NLE? Strong Identity of R10 Newsletter amongst IEEE members !Increase issue frequency Strong linkage between WEB page, ad -hoc messages and Newsletter !Excellent and meaningful communication is an implied requirement. !We don’t have an explicit communication strategy. This underpins many of the proposed strategic programs, IEEE Region 10 Newsletter