1. Strategic Planning Committee Report 2009 Winter Meeting Newark Marriott Hotel 7 February 2009 By Gerard A Alphonse for Art Winston, Chair

2. Committee Members Chair, Art Winston Members (alphabetic order) –Gerard A Alphonse –Bruce Hecht –Guru Madhavan –Fausto Molinet –Nita Patel –Charles Rubenstein (ex-officio)

3. Guiding Principle Based on the balance between –what must not change – the timeless principles of the Region’s core purpose and core values –and what changes must be stimulated by future vision – what we seek to become within a 10-30 year horizon Characterized by the articulation of an envisioned future consisting of –Big audacious goals and a vivid description of them –And a vision of what it will be like to achieve the goals Must be supported by key stakeholders, and actionable Region 1 strategy development process to follow IEEE framework

4. Work Done to Date Studied IEEE documents –IEEE Strategic Plan –MGA Plan and VP presentation for regions –EAB document –Elements of reports to BOD November 2008 meeting Enrolled assistance of BOD consultant Jean Frankel to craft a survey that is appropriate to Region 1

5. Elements of Survey What is going on in your section – the challenges (4 questions) On the horizon: 5-10 year trends in the future (6) Region 1 core ideology – Purpose and values (5) Envisioned future for Region - 10+ year vision (2) Focus on desired outcome for 3-5 years (2) Region 1 today – SWOT analysis (3) Final comments (1) 23 questions in 7 categories 14-32 responses per question ~ 420 in total

6. Example of Category Details – The Four Questions in “What is Going on in Your Section?” What's working well in your section today? –32 responses What's not working well for your section today? –20 responses What do you think are the challenges that your section will face in the next 1-2 years? –24 responses How could Region 1 help your section to be better prepared for these challenges? –22 responses

7. Current Activities in Progress Reviewed responses and highlighted important ones Telecon in Dec 08 to study them and figure out how to deal with all this data –Sort and condense, fill gaps in responses Action agreed upon –Each SPC member to independently select a handful of responses deemed suitable for Strategic plan and submit to Chair and group –Possibly hold another telecon for further review and sketch a strategic plan –This action is in progress

8. What is Next Work out content of a preliminary strategic plan –Mission statement –Region 1 Core values –Big Audacious Goals 10+year –3-5 Year Goals Draft outline for a preliminary report to BOG The Report is to be a living document, a work in progress to be continually refined and updated