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Review of IEEE CTS PACE Projects progress in 2017, challenges faced, key categories, funding status, and future plans to bring value to members and the community.
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IEEE CTS PACEProfessional Activities Committee for EngineersFawzi BehmannCTS PACE Chairf.behmann@ieee.orgIEEE Central Texas SectionFall Planning MeetingSeptember 16, 2017 San Marcus, TX
2017 • Continued very slow communication and response from R5 led to much slower PACE activities in 2017 • Status to-date • Approval of one project • April 6, R1-R6 Pace Chairs meeting • Contribution • R5 funding is almost depleted • Pace funding for PACE training was denied • Resorted to apply for IEEE USA for Innovation Summit event
R5 PACE Qualified categories for 20017 1. Career & Employment Activities 2. K-12 STEM Activities 3. Student Professional Activities 4. Young Professional Activities 5. Government Activities • Each program has a coordinator • Typically, R5 refunds 50% for a normal< $500 projects
2017 CTS PACE - Professional Activities Committees for Engineers PACE Projects Ideas R5 provides 50% coverage of PACE Events Section/Chapter cover the other 50% Objective: Bring value to the membership and community. IEEE-USA supports member focused activities. • Career & Employment • Career Workshop • IEEE Day • IEEE ENG Week • K-12 STEM • E.g. Science in a Box • Student Professional Activities • Student Activities (e.g. Robotics) • Young Professional • YP Networking/SxSW, IEEE Day, …. • Government Activities • Congressional
Society/PACE/STEM Activities • Schools – inspire, Collaborate and prepare future engineers • Health Science Advisory Board – WHS Academies, Round Rock, Texas • Academy school: Lead Mrs. Lucy Sanchez • Projects: Business & Industry, Health Science, Public Service, STEM, Visual Performing Art • Seeking Participation & endorsement from partners • Target audience: Academy Lead, Student Ambassadors, Graduating Classes • IEEE Leader: Chapter chair, Sr. Member, Sr. Member candidate, PACE Chair • Selected project: Academy of Health and Science Board • Time Frame: School year • Potential IEEE Participation and Activities (F. Behmann): • IEEE Sponsor Breakfast for Board meeting and generate awareness about IEEE • Participate & support Quarterly Board meetings, contribute with ideas that improve learning and hands-on activities • Reverse Shadow visit • IEEE EMBS Chapter Invites students, teachers and partners to our EMBS monthly meetings and guest speaker • Facilitate/Sponsor “Catch the dream – Career & College Ready” • IEEE Biotech Austin Smart City Tools/hands on projects to accelerate learning • Speaking • Support & facilitate Job Shadow Day • Students participate as volunteers for IEEE summit events & Community fairs • Participate & Contribute at year School Partner Recognition Program Academy Leader, Student Ambassadors
IEEE Activities- Post Innovation Summit • Schools – inspire, Collaborate and prepare future engineers • Health Science Advisory Board – WHS Academies, Round Rock, Texas • What could be a possible reward: • Year end award ceremony offering IEEE PACE Award for … • Invite teachers & student winners to industry events (free pass) • Sizable activities could lead to IEEE Regional Award – Plaque • Significant activity could lead to University scholarship • Invite winners to witness Regional student competition and Banquet • Explore creating Junior Student membership in IEEE
PACE Streamlining The PACE ProcessPart of presentation April 4, 2017 to R1-R6 PACE Regional Chairs • Proposal • The need to use a simplified and a unified form/tool with simple sequence of operations: • Create a project of multi-steps, • Get electronic signature, • Project Execution, • Submit completion & Reporting, • Get electronic signature. 1 4 3 Project Completion/ Reporting Project/Fund Request Project Plan/ Execution Approval/ Transfer of Fund 5 Request Approval 2
PACE Automation Project Tracking PACE Project life cycle tracking 2. Project Initiation/ Funding Request: 3. Request Approval: 5. Project Completion: 4. Project Plan/ Execution: 6. Transfer of Fund
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