IEEE Educational Activities Board Vice Presidents Report June

IEEE Educational Activities Board Vice Presidents’ Report June 2008 Evangelia Micheli-Tzanakou

Topics l Planning Document V. 6 l l Strategic Planning Retreat results l l l l Introduced draft HC – distributed to eab and provided via email last week (date? ) Summarized SP retreat results – strengths/weakness, etc. Bylaw I-304. 3 Ex. Com Report Marketing and Sales research findings Future TIPS WIE (RWEP, Magazine, Sections) Biometrics Book Intel President’s Scholarship Technical English Speaking workshop in Russia Professionals in Service Workshop Summer Schools on Emerging Technologies EAB e-zine Webinars Associated with Expert. Now

EAB Strategic Planning l l l l l Preliminary results came in March 2008 (3 a) Strengths and Weaknesses identified Many Opportunities are mentioned Potential Barriers also exist Suggestions as to how to strengthen our position Next steps Possibly new retreat in November Alignment of EAB Strategic Planning with IEEE’s SP Comments on the report are appreciated

Bylaw I-304. 3 EAB proposes a revision to this bylaw in order to add the positions of the IEEE Expert Now Editorial Board Chair and the EAB N&A Committee Chair as voting members of the EAB Proposed Action: Resolved that revisions to IEEE Bylaw I-304. 3 -Educational Activities Board, in the form presented to the Board of Directors, shall be approved. This action increases the number of the EAB body from 17 to 19 Financial implications: Yr 1 $1500, Yr 2 $4500 and increase of $500 /year there after

Report to the Ex. Com l l A written report is attached (3 d) Updates on almost all programs were also given in a 5 min oral report

Market Research Some Key Preliminary Findings l Many respondents feel the availability of content is lacking in Expert Now and thus want… l l l Wider range of topics and more depth/technical issues in current topics Increased complexity and length of modules Study materials: printouts and note taking capabilities for later reference (now - Course Notes) Related references to pursue after completion (now References) Interactive features (Ability to ask questions during the module)

Market Research Some Key Preliminary Findings l The idea of bundling a series of courses together ranging from an overview to more advanced topics is of strong interest to respondents, particularly if it includes a cost savings as well

The Five “Needs” of Expert Now l l Courses need to go beyond the intro level Courses need to be organized into curricula Curricula need to be focused on customer base Expert Now needs to work with certification product development l l A strategy for an IEEE course certification program test IEEE continuing ed products need to be under the same branding & product management l The new Product Management department should play a major role Jonathan Dahl Staff Director, IEEE Sales & Marketing IEEE Financial Committee

TISP Upcoming TISP Workshops: l l l Cordoba, Argentina—Sept. 2008 Port of Spain, Trinidad—Sept. 2008 San Francisco, California—Nov. 2008

IEEE Expert Now Modules Are… l l Professionally produced, IEEE conference quality education accessible to customers world-wide 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Delivered via easy to use player-viewer, audio and video files, diagrams, and animations and include… l l ‘Course Notes’ to save or print that include transcript, glossary terms, updated references, and author bio Optional CEUs for maintaining professional licensure

IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Goals/Projects and Highlights Update as of June 2008 Karen Panetta and Keyana Tennant

Outreach Events in 2008 l l In 2008, WIE continues to host collaborative events in an effort to establish IEEE WIE as a recognized international leader for supporting and developing women in engineering. As of June 2008, WIE has conducted more than 70 Outreach events worldwide, including pre-university educational outreach attracting well over 11, 500 participants.

2008 WIE Committee and Staff Activities l WIE Magazine (June/December l l l 2008) WIE Clementina Scholarship (in progress) IEEE WIE Edith Hannigan Scholarship (candidate chosen) Educational Outreach (on-going) Providing assistance with the formation of new WIE Affinity Groups and support of ongoing activities (on-going) Seek for collaboration opportunities with other organizations with similar interests (on-going) Organizing receptions at major technical conferences to enhance networking and to promote membership in WIE, market of WIE Magazine (on-going) l WIE attendance at IEEE Conferences (Sections Congress) l Administering the IEEE Student-Teacher and Research Engineer/Scientist (STAR) Program to mentor young women in junior and high schools in conjunction with EEES l Recognizing women’s outstanding achievements through IEEE Award nominations (on-going) l Encourage and Support women to seek IEEE Member Grade advancement to Senior Member and Fellow (on-going) l Advocate women in leadership roles in IEEE governance

WIE E-Magazine June 2008 launched l The next issue of the WIE EMagazine, Women in Power will launch December 2008

Monthly WIE Newsletter l l As of June 2008 WIE Staff and WIE Volunteer produced 6 monthly WIE Newsletters Articles on Career information, Educational Outreach, reports on IEEE WIE, WIE Affinity Group activities, IEEE news, Resources, and more

Growth of WIE Affinity Groups l As of June 2008, 200 WIE Affinity Groups in over 45 countries. 13 pending formation

STAR/EEES l l The STAR (Student-Teacher and Research Engineer/Scientist) is a mentoring program that encourages young women in junior high and high schools to pursue careers in mathematics, science and engineering. June 2008 - STAR Call for Projects developed in collaboration with the Engineering Equity Extension Services (EEES) – National Science Foundation Grant to provide funding for approved projects that support the current and emerging knowledge bases on gender equality, engineering education, and project management to pre-university students.

Intel ISEF Presidents Scholarship l The winner receives: l l l $10, 000 evenly dispersed over 4 years of undergraduate study Four year IEEE Student Membership and Student Society Membership Framed certificate and engraved plaque

And the winner is……. Harikrishna Rallapalli for his Low-Cost Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy Package

Other l l l Biometrics Book-Wiley/IEEE Press Technical English Speaking workshop in Russia Professionals in Service Workshop (2008) Summer Schools on Emerging Technologies (2009) EAB e-zine Webinars Associated with Expert Now

Thank You.