Presidents Report

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Presidents Report

• Bob Trew

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Thanks!Fort Worth IMS Team

• Special Thanks to
• Karl Varian General Chair
• Alan Davis TPC Co-Chair
• Ron Carter TPC Co-Chair
• Carol Varian Social Program
• Entire Fort Worth Steering Committee (57 members)
• And Many Others

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Budget

• Pretty Good Shape
• FY2003 - 1,423K actual net
• FY2004 - 265K projected net, on track
• FY2005 - 311K projected net
• Still need to budget conservatively

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Membership
Membership down 9
IEEE Membership Development Progress Report
May 2003
Student Memberships Down 30.8 in one year
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MembershipMarch Progress Report
Declining Student Members Remain an issue
Stable over Past year
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2003 Society Review

• February 2003 in Dallas
• Essentially passed with flying colors
• However, Several Issues were Raised
• ADCOM Election issues
• Highly dependent financially upon IMS
• One year President
• Globalization

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2003 Society ReviewFollow-Up Actions

• Election of ADCOM Members
• Extended Election to General Membership with
  At-Large Election

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2003 Society ReviewFollow-Up Actions

• Highly Dependent Upon IMS Financially
• Pursuing 2nd Conference Concept
• Formed Ad-Hoc Committee
• Chair Fred Schindler
• Members
• Roger Sudbury, Scott Wetenkamp, J.K. McKinney,
  Dick Sparks, Peter Staecker, Steve Kenney

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2003 Society ReviewFollow-Up Actions

• One-Year President
• Addressing with Proposed Change of Vice-President
  to President-Elect
• Essentially elevates Vice-President to a little
  higher visibility
• Kiyo has taken lead and worked with Mike DeLisio
  to get language and proposed changes to manual

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2003 Society ReviewFollow-Up Actions

• Globalization
• We need to develop a focus strategy

Region 10 Asia and Pacific 17
Regions 1-6 U.S. 50
Region 9 Latin America 3
Region 8 Europe, Middle East, Africa. 27
Region 7 Canada 3
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MTT and 2004

• Challenges
• Memberships Particularly Students
• Budget Improving, but will continue to be tight
• Improving services to members
• Globalization

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Publications

• In Great Shape!
• Transactions
• Rated 2 in Xplore Downloads
• Letters
• Rated 5 in Xplore Downloads
• Magazine
• Considered the premier IEEE magazine
• Twice won awards for cover art