IEEE PELS GOLD ActivitiesGraduates of the Last Decade

Pradeep ShenoyGold ChairECCE Asia, June 2013

Overview

Committee:– Pradeep Shenoy, Chair– Brian Hadley, Vice-Chair– Katherine Kim, Student Liaison

Communication Channels:– PELS website: www.pels.org– Linked-in:

IEEE Power Electronics Society GOLD Graduates of the Last Decade

Committee Activities

Teleconference meetings– Event planning– Future activates brainstorming

Newsletter article for Dinner with a Luminary at APEC 2013

Recent GOLD Events

GOLD has held events at:– ECCE 2010, Reception @ Point of View Lounge– APEC 2011, Featured Speaker, Elizabeth Lions– ECCE 2011, unveiled new logo @ student-industry

dinner– APEC 2012, Reception– ECCE 2012, part of the student-industry dinner– APEC 2013, Dinner with a Luminary (48 participants,

6 luminaries)

Logo design contest

Dinner with a Luminary – APEC 2012

Goals & Objectives

Membership– Provide a “home” for younger members– Convert students to full PELS members

Hold an event at every ECCE and APEC– So far, in North America– Reach out to conferences in Asia for 2014

Concept for the new PELS magazine– Featured GOLD article

Book review, technical article, technology summary, etc– Featured GOLD member

Recommended or self-recommended Template of typical “interview style” questions

Future Plans

Reach out to the local PELS Chapter to assist with publicityTarget regional GOLD membersStudent-focused activities– Organize student volunteer groups

Help out at conferences as needed Help organize and run student/GOLD events Get students involved in PELS early in their career

– Develop materials to emphasize benefits of joining PELS as a graduate or undergraduate student