Transcript Presentation to IEEE Education Activities Board: IEEE-USA/EAB Cooperative Endeavors Presented to EAB June 21, 2008 John W.

Presentation to IEEE Education
Activities Board: IEEE-USA/EAB
Cooperative Endeavors
Presented to EAB
June 21, 2008
John W. Meredith, PE
IEEE-USA 2007 President
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About IEEE-USA
IEEE-USA is an organizational unit of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Inc. created in 1973 to support the career and
public policy interests of IEEE's U.S. members. IEEE-USA is primarily
supported by an annual assessment paid by U.S. IEEE members. IEEEUSA's mission as outlined in the IEEE Bylaws is to recommend policies
and implement programs specifically intended to serve and benefit the
members, the profession, and the public in the United States in
appropriate professional areas of economic, ethical, legislative, social
and technology policy concern.
Our vision is to serve the IEEE U.S. member by being the technical
professional's best resource for achieving life long career vitality and by
providing an effective voice on policies that promote U.S. prosperity.
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IEEE-USA Educational Activities
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Student Professional Activities Conferences (SPACs)
Career and Professional workshops and seminars/webinars
IEEE-USA Annual Meeting
Innovation Institute (Innovation Forums)
Washington Interns in Science and Engineering (WISE) program
E-Week and Future Cities Competition (local and national)
Information resources such as ebooks and (under devleopment)
on-line Globalization Toolkit
Entrepreneur’s Village
Influence public policy related to education in Washington (ex. K12 recommendations of the American Competes Act)
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IEEE-USA and U.S. Education Policy
http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/issues/Education/
• Participate with other associations, companies and others in STEM
Education Coalition
• Support federal appropriations for math & science partnership
programs at the National Science Foundation and Dept. of
Education; and NSF Noyce Scholarships to steer STEM grads into
K-12 teaching.
• Supporting federal appropriations for the DOE Nuclear Science
Talent Expansion Program
• Supporting federal appropriations for Nanotechnology Education
Partnership initiative
• Have endorsed “School Building Enhancement Act,” (H.R. 3197),
which seeks to improve the energy efficiency of public school
buildings.
• Supporting effort by NCEES to determine educational requirements
for U.S. engineering licensure.
IEEE-USA/EAB
Cooperative Activities
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Funding and grassroots support of TISP
Design Squad support
Promote tryengineering.org
Promote ExpertNow program
Promote accreditation activities (recruiting
program evaluators)
Collaboration on B+30 (IEEE-USA concern
related to licensure in United States)
Potential consolidation of IEEE pre-university
activities (IEEE-USA, EAB, MGA)
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Summary
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IEEE-USA involved with many educational activities
Strong ties to EAB – many examples of cooperative
activities
IEEE-USA influence in Washington can help shape
national education policy (can have positive impact
on global community)
IEEE-USA has strong grassroots support; strong
interest in educational activities
Like EAB, IEEE-USA has a tradition of innovation
Cooperative activities with Region 7-10
IEEE-USA volunteer and staff leadership committed
to IEEE mission; strong ties to other OUs
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Web Links
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IEEE-USA home page: www.ieeeusa.org
SPACs:http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/spac/general_info.html
Career Navigator: http://careers.ieeeusa.org/login.php?v=2
Career Webinars: http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/
Public Policy: http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/default.asp
WISE interns: http://www.wise-intern.org/
Innovation Institute: http://www.innovation-institute.org/
Future Cities: http://www.todaysengineer.org/2008/Mar/FCC.asp
Entrepreneurs Village: http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/entrepreneurs/
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