Summary of Activities in the Meeting Series

1. Summary of Activities in the Meeting Series An update for EAB OpCom Moshe Kam, Educational Activities 15 June 2007

2. Major progress since the last meeting series (1) • New initiatives progressing well • Munich Summit • Real World Engineering Projects • TryEngineering ‘soaring’ • 4-fold increase in popularity • University search in 15 countries • Translation into 6 languages • New trivia game • Discussions with Eta Kappa Nu

3. Major progress since the last meeting series (2) • Hiring of a university-level manager • Selection of a new Director Representative to ABET • We are doing very well with TISP

4. Eta Kappa Nu • We are presenting the Eta Kappa Nu item to RAB and the BoD • Complex and sensitive issue • In the last minute, the item converted from a discussion item to request for due diligence funding of $250K • A lot of work between now and November

5. Policy Papers • The Accreditation Policy paper is progressing well • We will omit licensing references • The First Professional Degree in Engineering paper creates controversy • Will be presented in The Institute in September

6. New SEOC • For the first time (ever?) we brought together all Education Chairs from IEEE Regions • An opportunity to identify needs and improve cooperation

7. New Editorial Board • We are creating an Editorial Board for IEEE EAB educational portals • TryEngineering.org • Accreditation.org • A committee of OPCOM • Like the Editorial Board of Expert Now

8. Internal Affairs • Changes in charters • More to come: CTAA, CEAA, APC • Selection of recommended candidates for VP-EA 2008

9. A Few Concerns… • Slow progress with TAB items • On line pre-university magazine • Pre-university activities in IEEE conferences • TAB participation in TryEngineering • TISP lessons plans • Slow progress with ABET governance issues • ICACIT • SETF

10. Questions or Comments