Abstract :
President Pettit called the meeting to order at 9:00 am. A round of introductions was made. Board members present included B. Archambeault, H. Benitez, C. Brench, C. Bunting, F. Canavero, B. Davis (by telecom), A. Duffy, E. Hare, F. Heather, D. Heirman, D. Hoolihan, T. Hubing, E. Joffe, R. Koga, J. LaSalle, F. Maradei, M. Montrose, J. O´Neil, G. Pettit, A. Pinchuk, F. Sabath, R. Scully, D. Staggs and D. Sweeney. Guests present included C. Chan, J. Ramie, H. Garbe, H. Krauth??user, D. Ray, D. Odum, S. Pignari, and S. Heather. He reviewed Board meeting protocol, the IEEE code of ethics, and upcoming activities. He reminded Board members of the material on the Board FTP site and asked that everyone remember to review this prior to the Board meetings (ftp://ewh.ieee.org). He acknowledged new Board member Ed Hare who was appointed to fill the position vacated by the late Kermit Phipps.