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WIE. 2017 NEA Meeting March 10, 2017 Peijung Tsai ptsai@ieee.org. Region 6 WiE Chair- Kathy Herring Hayashi. kathyh@ieee.org. 2017 Region 6 WIE Focus. Visibility Shine spotlight on women in technology Communication Cross Section Communication Communication to WIE community
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WIE 2017 NEA Meeting March 10, 2017 Peijung Tsai ptsai@ieee.org
Region 6 WiE Chair- Kathy Herring Hayashi kathyh@ieee.org
2017 Region 6 WIE Focus • Visibility • Shine spotlight on women in technology • Communication • Cross Section Communication • Communication to WIE community • Empowerment • Technology sessions and workshops • Inspire Engage Promote • Women in Technology
Partner with Existing IEEE Events IEEE SD WIE Luncheon at Globecom - Dec 2015 • Host with local events • Formal or informal get-togethers • Technology Panels • Partner with other IEEE Society Events • Speaker selections • Networking • Technology Interests • Engage with Student Organizatons • Tell our story • Inspire • Connect IEEE San Diego WIE/Computer Society meeting at Qualcomm Auditorium (January 2017) UCSD Student Branch Panel on Engineering Careers – Oct 2016
Consider a Tech Summit Women in Tech Summit • San Diego Past Summit • September 22, 2016 • Theme: Emerging Technologies • Co-sponsors: IEEE Computer Society, Qualcomm QWISE • Topics: • BioTech • Virtual Reality • Internet of Things • Semiconductors • Big Data • Education • Electrical Engineering
WIE Visibility Strategies • Papers - Encourage and mentor • Provide suggestions for publications • Guide through processes • Provide editing support • Awards • Highlight those with technical achievements • Patents • Mentor in process for patents • Empowering with EmergingTechnologies • IOT, Cybersecurity, 5G • Inspire Engage Promote • Women in Technology
WIE Region 6 Communications • Mailing list for all Region 6 Sections • Send me ANY WIE highlights in your section (remember pictures) • Communicate WIE events at meetings • Website for IEEE Region 6 WIE • Propose a meetup at WIE ILC 2017 • Form local WIE Affinity Group • Inspire Engage Promote • Women in Technology
NEA WiE • Utah Section is the only one with WiE • New Petition: http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/forms_petitions/index.html