Organizational Structure

• Regional Director
• Vice President - Membership Development
• Additional members (for regional representation)

Activities

Actions/Goals/Objectives

• Encourage chapter members to attend ICC and Globecom.
  
  
• Attend local Section and chapter meetings whenever possible.
  
  
• Encourage and support chapter sponsorship of conferences and workshops.
  
  
• Work with staff to develop regional web page that links to local chapters.
  
  
• Assist with Student Travel Grant Program.
  
  
• Support local chapters in all their endeavors.
  
  

Concerns/Issues/Initiatives

• Obtain accurate information - including current chapter chairs.
  
  
• Do the Chairs know how ComSoc can help them achieve their goals?
  
  
• Do chapters know we can help them design and link web pages?
  
  
• Getting more employers to value our member’s participation in ComSoc.
  
  

How to Make it Happen

• Assist chapter Chairs in understanding the numerous ways headquarters staff can assist them with projects and support their goals and objectives.
  
  
• Contact chapters in the Region and build an accurate database.
  
  
• Send "letters of introduction" to chapters from incoming Regional Director.
  
  
• Sponsor local chapter receptions at ComSoc conferences held in the Region.
  
  
• Increase ComSoc web "presence".
  
  
• Publish membership-oriented articles in IEEE Communications Magazine.