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PACE Committee Report

PACE Committee Report. Tarek Lahdhiri Region 4 PACE Committee Chair ExCom & Region4 Meeting January 20-22, 2012 . Government Activities 2011 Hank Lindborg. Activities included: Leading the IEEE-USA CWPC Committee Participating in the IEEE-USA GR Council

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PACE Committee Report

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  1. PACE Committee Report TarekLahdhiri Region 4 PACE Committee Chair ExCom & Region4 Meeting January 20-22, 2012

  2. Government Activities 2011 Hank Lindborg • Activities included: • Leading the IEEE-USA CWPC Committee • Participating in the IEEE-USA GR Council • Key legislative issues related Intellectual Property Reform, Immigration Reform, Energy Bill, SBIR & STTR reauthorization, Smart Grid (power), and STEM Education. • Addressing workforce issues such as generational divides • Participated in designing and presenting career workshops for members, and encouraged collaboration across IEEE’s organizational boundaries. • Dr. Lindborg is the a recipient of a 2011 IEEE-USA Award

  3. SPAC Coordinator Activities 2011: kristi Brooks Organized SPAC at: • Central Michigan, Feb-2011 • Michigan State, Feb-2011 • Valparaiso, Apr-2011 • Joint Conference between U. Minnesota, SD state, U.Wisconsin-Stout, Feb-2011 • Wayne State University, Sep-2011 • Student Leadership Conference, NW University, Oct-2011 • University of Illinois, Oct-2011

  4. Pre-college Education Activities 2011: Will Kassebaum • IEEE-USA "K-12 STEM Literacy Committee". • http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/pec/index.html • Teacher-in-Service Program (TISP) • TryEngineering.org • Funds available from PEC K-12 STEM Activity Fund - application available below • http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/pec/teacher-grants.html • Long list of K-12 STEM activity resources available on IEEE-USA website • http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/pec/resources.html

  5. Tech Policy Activities 2011: Jim Fancher • Communications • Encryption • VOIP • Network Traffic Management • Broadband Data • RFID • Transportation & Aerospace • Aviation Safety • Remote Sensing • Medical Technology • Imaging Radiation Exposure Records • Health Record Systems • Representation on Government Advisory Committees • Privacy and Security • Research & Development • Manufacturing Innovation • Nanotech • Federal Laboratories • Basic Research • Energy • Energy Policy Recommendations • Currently under annual review • Working on detail papers for each recommendation

  6. Employment & Career Services: T. Lahdhiri • Central Michigan, Feb-19-2011 • State of the Engineering workplace and How Can IEEE Help (Half Day) • 2011 IEEE-USA Annual Meeting, Mar-05-2011, • Resume Development & Job Interview • Cedar Rapids, ProCon-2011, May-03-2011, • Project Management (Full Day) • EIT 2011, May-15-2011, • Resume Development & Job Interview (Half Day) • Metro Area Workshop (MAW) sponsored my MGA • Austin, TX, Oct-2011 • Huntsville, AL, Nov-2011

  7. 2011 PACE Activities • Recommendation of PACE project funding • Participation in all IEEE-USA PACE committee activities • Coordinated R4 participation at the IEEE-USA Annual Meeting. • Organization of best R4 PACE project posters at the Annual Meeting • Conducted several PACE Workshops and Seminars • PACE training at 2011 Annual Meeting • Communication of IEEE-USA PACE activities to the sections

  8. 2011 PACE Projects

  9. Section Attendance at 2011 Annual Meeting Section No. Participated Section No. Participated • Arrowhead 0 • Calumet 0 • Cedar Rapids 5 • Central Illinois 0 • Central Indiana 4 • Central Iowa 1 • Chicago 3 • Fox Valley Subsec. 0 • Northwest Subsec. 0 • Fort Wayne 0 • Iowa-Illinois 2 • Madison 0 • 13. Milwaukee 2 • Missouri Slope 0 • Nebraska 2 • Northeast Michigan 0 • Northeastern Wisconsin 0 • Red River Valley 0 • Rock River Valley 3 • Siouxland0 • Southeastern Michigan 7 • Southern Minnesota 2 • Coulee Subsection 0 • Toledo 0 • Twin Cities 3 • West Michigan 0 Number of Section Participated: 11 (14 in 2010) Total participation: 35 (37 in 2010)

  10. Thank You!

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