STEM at AFCEA/Tidewater

1. STEM at AFCEA/Tidewater • Scholarships • Adopt-A-School • Teacher Tools • Robotics • UAV support • Science and Engineering Fairs • Continuing Education

2. Description: Provide scholarships for aspiring engineers, technicians, programmers, military personnel and government officials.  • Major Activities: • Monthly luncheon raffles, Golf Tournament, JWC • Maintain successful scholarship program recognizing area students for further study in communications and engineering disciplines • Increase scholarship giving 5% over previous year. • Provide 1 year AFCEA membership to all scholarship winners to increase their exposure and interest in AFCEA. Supporting Chapter Objective(s) Support Science/Math/Engineering/Technology (STEM) activities to promote educational value of future Young AFCEANs, fund STEM projects, provide publicity of chapter activities in support of our communities, and increase public awareness of AFCEA International. STEM: Scholarships • Budget • - 10 General Scholarships – total $16,000 • 4 ROTC scholarships – total $5,000 • Open to more if funds available • Status • Reviewing criteria • Solicitation due out mid-Feb • Nominations due mid-Apr Director of STEM: Mike Mitchell Scholarships Lead: Mrs Makeva Flowers

3. Description: support STEM growth in our geo-market by selecting a small group of schools that we would provide fiduciary and STEM advisory support to. • Major Activities: • Set selection criteria • Select small # of schools (Elem, Mid, High, College) • Define criteria for Teacher Tools Supporting Chapter Objective(s): Support Science/Math/Engineering/Technology (STEM) activities to promote educational value of future Young AFCEANs, provide publicity of chapter activities in support of our communities, and increase public awareness of AFCEA International. STEM: Adopt-A-Schoolnot yet started • What Help is Needed from AFCEA International? • Examples of other chapters who have sponsored a school • Selection criteria • Types of support (scholarship, Teacher Tools) • Status • TBD Director of STEM: Mike Mitchell Adopt-A-School POC: Name

4. Description: support STEM growth in our geo-market by selecting a small group of schools that we would provide fiduciary and STEM advisory support to. • Major Activities: • Identify Interested Schools • .Recruit members • Recruit mentors • Supporting Chapter Objective(s): • Supports AFCEA objective for College Chapters • Promotes mentoring of future AFCEANs • Potential ongoing relationship with Scholarship winners • Increase public awareness of AFCEA STEM: Adopt-A-School(Proposal - College Sub-Chapter) • What Help is Needed from AFCEA International? • Funding offered for supplemental $5k in scholarships and 25 free memberships • Status • Information gathering phase Director of STEM: Mike Mitchell Adopt-A-School POC: Name

5. Description: provide monetary awards to local area schools and teachers for STEM-related expenses. • Major Activities: • - Review/confirm selection criteria and distribution plan • Advertise funds availability • - 3 nominations so far • Make awards early March • Publicize awards • Press Release mid/late March Supporting Chapter Objective(s): Support Science/Math/Engineering/Technology (STEM) activities Promote educational value of future Young AFCEANs, fund STEM projects, provide publicity of chapter activities in support of our communities, and increase public awareness of AFCEA International. STEM: Teacher Tools • What Help is Needed from AFCEA International? • AFCEA provides $1,000 per year, in Sept • Status • Have talked to Will Allen on past efforts • Have contacted school divisions’ math & science departments for recommendations on how to distribute • Issue of tax implications of awarding to teacher rather than to school for teacher’s use Director of STEM: Mike Mitchell Teacher Tools Committee: Name

6. Description: support the TwistedBotz Robotics Team and further robotics growth in our geo-market. • Major Activities: • Provide visibility for the team during select Monthly Membership Luncheons. • Have them attend special functions like our Volunteer Social. • Enable participation in our booth during the annual Joint Warfighter Conference. • Leverage knowledge gained with their team to potentially help grow other teams. Supporting Chapter Objectives: Support Science/Math/Engineering/Technology (STEM) activities to promote educational value of future Young AFCEANs, fund STEM projects, provide publicity of chapter activities in support of our communities, and increase public awareness of AFCEA International. STEM: Robotics • What Help is Needed from AFCEA International? • Possible integration with JWC activities • Chapter booth • Show area • Competition/show • Means to begin a robotics/UAV competition • Status Director of STEM: Mike Mitchell Robotics Lead: . Porter Clapp

7. Supporting Chapter Objectives : • Support STEM activities to promote educational value of future Young AFCEANs • Fund STEM projects • Provide publicity of chapter activities in support of our communities • Increase public awareness of AFCEA International • Provide visibility for the team during select Monthly Membership Luncheons • Encourage attendance at special functions like our Volunteer Social, booth participation at JWC • Description: Local high school students participate in college-level unmanned autonomous aerial competition. Annual event sponsored by Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). • Competition challenges students to design, fabricate, and demonstrate system capable of • completing specific/ • independent aerial operations. • Hampton Roads Teams: • Zenith (Peninsula) • Synergy (Southside, 1st year) STEM: UAV SupportZenith Challenge Project/Synergy Hampton Roads/AERO Services • Monthly Update – February 2012 • 25 Jan: Director of STEM presented $2K to Zenith Challenge Project and Synergy Hampton Roads Teams • 7 Feb: Lunch invitation • extended to both high school • and middle school teams for • BG Gersten’s presentation • on UAVs, 23 Feb Luncheon • 8 Feb: AFCEA Tidewater • link for scholarships • provided to Zenith Challenge • Project leads • Teams: Completing the • foundational theory instruction for UAVs followed by aircraft communications – key elements to build, maneuver, trouble shoot aircraft systems before/during competition Director of STEM: Mike Mitchell UAV POC: Rhonda Richardson, 764-5005

8. Description: support the annual Tidewater Science Fair on 10 March and the Va. State Science and Engineering Fair hosted at ODU on Friday and Saturday, April 6 – 7, 2012 . • Major Activities: • Send Sponsorship funds (Silver is >$251 for both) • Gather judges • Publicize & Support events • Attend award ceremony • Host local winners at Tidewater Luncheon • Supporting Chapter Objective(s) • Focus our recruitment on key target audiences such as new Young AFCEANs and Enlisted members. • Support Science/Math/Engineering/Technology (STEM) activities to promote educational value of future Young AFCEANs, fund STEM projects, provide publicity of chapter activities in support of our communities, and increase public awareness of AFCEA International. STEM: Science and Engineering Fairs http://www.cs.odu.edu/~scifair/RegionalFair • What Help is Needed from AFCEA International? • none • Status • Coordination meeting with HR chapter POC • Reworked budget to reduce individual awards and provide $1400 for overhead costs • Solicit volunteers beginning January luncheon Director of STEM: Mike Mitchell TSF Lead: Will Allen (?)

9. Description: provide local science and engineering continuing education for member, rather than sending chapter members to HQ activities in Fairfax • Major Activities: • Informational seminars for Young AFCEANs • AFCEA Intl webinars in local conference room • Host targeted training on Continuing Ed topics • Supporting Chapter Objective(s) • Provide value-added educational benefits to members needing ongoing CE credits. • Coordinate attendance for key webinars • Publicize chapter activities • Increase public awareness of AFCEA International. • provides fundraising income STEM: Continuing Education • What Help is Needed from AFCEA International? • Will schedule courses based on instructor availability • AFCEA Intl will handle registrations • Chapter will split profits ($5k-$9K) • Status • Strategy developed with HR chapter POC • Have contacted AFCEA Int’l • Tentative “Intro to Cyber” Thurs 17May Director of STEM: Mike Mitchell Lead: ?