WELCOME IEEE Communications Society North American Region Chapter Chair’s Congress Welcome NA Region Chapter Chairs Congress

2007 North American Region Chapter Chair’s Congress Theme: Organizing for Future Chapter Success

Housekeeping l Bathrooms l Coffee Breaks & Meals l Meeting Rooms l Banquet – Caesar’s Palace l Hotel Issues – Diane or Carole l Expense Reimbursements

Session #1 l Set the Stage for RCCC l Review Agenda l Introductions l President’s Welcome l Vice President – Membership Development l President-Elect l Vice Presidnet – Membership Services l NA Region Chapters Overview

Session 1 (cont.) l Setting the Stage for RCCC l Take off your Technology Hat and put on your management hat l Desire highly interactive sessions l Increase leadership knowledge/skills l Have an open mind l Network with fellow chapter chairs l Good discussion on the issues l Propose Action Items

Session 1 (cont.) l Setting the Stage for RCCC l Special emphasis on identifying ideas for increasing and retaining membership l Instill need for membership upgrades

Review Agenda l Coffee Break 10 to 10:20 l Session #2 l Distinguished Lecturer’s Tours by Dinesh Rajan l Shri Goyal will lead a panel discussion on “What Makes Our Chapters Tick: The Success Drivers and Challenges?”

Review Agenda l Lunch Break 12:30 to 1:30, Laughlin II l Session #3 l Society Presentations l Finances – Stan Moyer, Treasurer l Marketing – John Pape, Marketing Manager l Standards – Alex Gelman, Dir Standards

Review Agenda l Session #4 l Chapter Presentations – Carole Swaim l All chapters present l Briefly tell us about your chapter l Organization l Activities l Issues

Review Agenda l Hosted Banquet – Caesar’s Palace l Time 6:30 to 9 pm l Capri Room l Spouses welcome l Number attending: Need head count l Completes Friday activities

Review Agenda l Session #5, Saturday morning l Assemble in Laughlin I l Chapter break outs, more later l Bob Shapiro will present his views of “Making a Chapter Successful” l Wrap up by attempting to create a “Successful Chapter Model”

Review Agenda l Coffee Break 10:15 to 10:45, extra time l Session #6 l Panel to address Chapter Chair’s Issues and identify solutions l Document Action Items l RCCC Wrap Up – Scott Atkinson l Lunch 12:30 – 1:30, End of RCCC

Session 1 (cont.) l Attendee Introductions l Name l # Years in ComSoc l Chapter l Location

Session 1 (cont.) l Presentation of ComSoc North American Chapter of the Year Award: l Chicago Chapter l Chapter Chair: Yigang Cai Nim (Presentor), Byeong, Shri, Gabe, Scott

President’s Welcome Nim Chueng

Vice President Membership Development’s Welcome Byeong Gi Lee

President Elect and Vice President Society Relations’ Welcome Doug Zuckerman

Vice President Membership Services’ Welcome Harvey Freeman

Session 1 (cont.) l Chapters Overview – Scott l Why are our chapters so important? l ComSoc NA Region: IEEE Regions 1-7 l 22,000+ ComSoc Members l 70+ Chapters l Chapter Chairs important to ComSoc’s future

Flow of Member Communications ComSoc HQ Member Chapter Officers Directors Meetings & Conferences

End of Session 1 l Coffee Break 10:00 – 10:20 l Please adhere to the time schedule