IEEE-USA Professional Activities for Member Development

Robert Vicevice@ieee.org

Boston Section Vice-Chair

2012 IEEE-Region-1 Training ConferenceMarch 10, 2012

Credits

These slides are the product of several years of IEEE-USA PACE Committee efforts to bring an overview of the structure and function of IEEE and IEEE-USA to its volunteer leadership

Thanks are extended to the many PACE leaders whose ideas have been incorporated into this slide set

(Organization and statistical Data from 2010)

R9 – 15,288

R8 – 72,260

R10 – 86,111

R1 to 6 – 215,676

R7 – 17,240

IEEE Membership By RegionTOTAL MEMBERSHIP – 406,575

R1 – 37,381

R2 – 33,362

R3 – 31,741

R4 – 24,121

R5 – 29,988

R6 – 59,083Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R10 and R8 are now the

two largest IEEE Regions

2010 Member Data

IEEE-USA Volunteer Organization

IEEE-USA Members

Board of Directors

Operating Committee

Managing Director/ Staff

VPCareer & Member

Services

VPCommunications & Public Awareness

VPProfessional

Activities

VPGovernment

Relations

Assembly

IEEE-USA Board of Directors(& Operating Committee)

Committees of the Board

Career & Member Services(VP, Gary Blank)

Communications & Public Awareness(VP, Nita Patel)

Awards & Recognition

Government Relations(VP, Jim Jefferies)

Professional Activities(VP, David Pierce)

Alliance of Consultants’ Networks

Employment &Career Services

Entrepreneurial Activities

Innovation Institute*

Licensure & Registration

Precollege Education

Communications

Eternal Awards Search (Ad Hoc)

Career & Workforce Policy

Intellectual Property Policy

Communications Policy

Medical Technology Policy

Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy*

R&D Policy

Energy PolicyTransportation &

Aerospace Technical Policy

Government Fellows

WISE Task Force (Ad Hoc)

IEEE-USA Annual Meeting Planning

Government Activities

National Engineers Week Celebration

(Ad Hoc)

Professional Activities

Business Development& Conferences

(Ad Hoc)

Emerging Technology Directions*

Finance

IEEE-USA Field Representatives

(Ad Hoc)

Center for Leadership Excellence

(Ad Hoc)

Membership Development in

the USA (Ad Hoc)

S.E.T. Literacy(Ad Hoc)

Student Professional Activities

Strategic & Long Range Planning

Nominations &Appointments

* Status currently under review, may be suspended, merged or abolished in 2010

Professional Activities Committees

IEEE-USA Annual Meeting Government Activities Student Professional Activities Professional Activities

Career and Member Services

Communications &

Public Awareness

Professional Activities

Government Relations

What is PACE? (Professional Activities Committees for Engineers)

A grass roots network of IEEE volunteers and committees organized at the section and chapter levels with support from Regions and IEEE-USA

PACE Promotes: The professional interests of the U.S. members

The professional activities within Sections, Chapters and Student Branches of the Region

A mechanism for communication of members' views on their professional needs

PACE Committee Members at Section/Chapter Level

Section/Chapter PACE Chair Section/Chapter Government Activities Section/Chapter Employment and Career Activities Section/Chapter Pre-College Education Other Committees with shared interests:

Section/Chapter Student Activities Section/Chapter GOLD Activities Section/Chapter Life Member Activities

PACE Committee Members at Regional Level

Region PACE Coordinator Region Student Professional Awareness Region Government Activities Employment and Career Services Region Technical Policy Activities Region Pre-College Education Area PACE Chairs

PACE Committee Members at IEEE-USA Level

PACE Committee Chair Committee Vice Chair (within Committee) 6 Regional PACE Coordinators GOLD Member IEEE-USA Annual Meeting Chair Vice President of Professional Activities Sandra Kim, IEEE-USA Staff (Secretary)

PACE Committee Goals & Objectives

Provide for the distribution of various IEEE-USA Committee products and programs to members

Stimulate and facilitate professional activities

Communicate between IEEE US Members and IEEE leadership

Develop and update training materials for PACE leaders

Provide input to the IEEE-USA Annual Meeting

PACE Network Goals & Objectives

• Maintain and operate volunteer network

• Improve PACE Network communication–Leadership Training

–Forums/symposia/conferences/workshops

–Electronic communication

–Enhance quality of member information

–Distribution and feedback of PACE Conference information

– IEEE interests/initiatives/programs/activities

PACE Programs & Projects

Professional Development Conferences Workshops/Seminars Professional Development Publications Government Activities Community Service Public Awareness IEEE Technical Society and other Engineering

Society interaction

Government Activities Committee

Coordinates and encourages establishment of Government Activities and Legislative Advisory groups

Spearheads efforts to set up IEEE Legislative Committees Provides existing literature/guidelines/examples to

Legislative Committees Assists political leaders in obtaining start-up funding

PACE Education Activities

Maintain informational contact with sources of professional development material

Work closely with PACE Chairs in planning programs for professional development

Develop, coordinate and present programs for professional development

Foster and encourage pre-college activities Work with others to promote technical literacy Encourage local IEEE volunteer involvement with teachers

and school administrators

Your Role as PACE Leader Identify section/chapter PACE Committee members Train your PACE committee Manage your PACE committee

Delegate to your PACE Committee members Provide guidance and assistance when needed

Nominate your PACE Committee members for IEEE, MGA, EAB & IEEE-USA Awards

Keep up to date Know your resources Have fun

Section PACE Pre-College Programs

Pre-College Education Future City Science Olympiad Science Fair Math Counts Teacher In Service

Programs Any STEM project

promoting science, technology, and the image of the engineer

IEEE-USA Employment and Career Assistance Programs

Pre-College Education Employment

Assistance

Job Fairs Resume Writing and Job

Interview Workshops Job Listing services Resume Listing services Member Professional

Awareness Workshops Student Professional

Awareness Workshops Any project which promotes life

long employability of IEEE members

IEEE-USA Employment and Career Assistance Programs

Pre-College Education Employment

Assistance Career Assistance

Employment Benefits and Career Management Workshops

Career Transitions and Workforce Issues Workshops

Retirement and Financial Management Workshops

Consulting, Leadership, Licensure and Registration Workshops

IEEE Membership Advancement Workshops

Communications Workshops Any project which promotes careers

of IEEE members

PACE Professional Education

Pre-College Education Employment Assistance Career Assistance Professional

Education

Section/Region/Division Professional Topics Library

Life Long Learning Workshops Skills Assessment Workshops PDSs / S-PACs Any project which promotes

life long careers of IEEE members.

PACE Technology Policy Programs

Pre-College Education Employment Assistance Career Assistance Professional Education

Technology Policy

Technology Policy Workshops Aerospace Policy Communications and Information

Policy Energy Policy Medical Technology Policy Research and Development Policy

Any project which promotes the communication of IEEE member technology policy issues.

Government Activities Programs

Pre-College Education Employment Assistance Career Assistance Professional Education Technology Policy Government

Activities

Communications with Legislative Delegates

Legislative Issues Communications

IEEE Member initiated Issues Communications

Any project which promotes the communication of IEEE member legislative issues.

PDS’s- Technical Growth

- Can be joint with societies - Personal Growth

- Management / MBA Options- Self-assessment; Career Asset Manager (CAM)- Interpersonal Relationships- Learning by becoming: IEEE Volunteers

- Dynamic Adaptability- Engineering changes - we must, too!- Understanding Ceilings and Ladders- Adapting skills- New Directions - consulting???

- The “Edge”- Job Seeker Skills for the Currently Employed- Top 50 ways to get Laid Off- Getting Noticed the Right Way

Society/Chapter PACE Programs

Keynote Luncheon Speakers, Panel Sessions, Tutorials at Technical Meetings and Conferences - at Local Chapters

“The People Crunch” “Global Communications: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” “Do Ph.D.’s Make Better Engineers?” “To BE EE or Not to Be?” “Will I be Enjoying Engineering in 10 Years?” “The Role of Engineers in Today’s Society” Career Enhancement Opportunities

Informative Articles in Society, Section Newsletters

PACE Projects

The hardest part of a PACE project is deciding what you want to do

Prepare a project plan Identify resources and funding FUNDING IS AVAILABLE from multiple sources Execute your project Report the outcome of your project

PACE Project Funding Process

Regions and Divisions have PACE Project Funds ~$12.5K Annually for Region 1 ~$ 5K for Divisions (for R1 through R6)

To receive funding for a Section PACE project, a PACE Project Funding Request Form must be completed by the Section PACE Chair and approved by the Section Chair

A minimum of 50% matching from local section is highly recommended

The completed PACE project Funding Request form is then submitted to the Regional PACE Chair

The Regional PACE Chair will review the funding request an if it qualifies as a PACE Project approve the project

Section must Submit a report post event to get the funds!

Know your Resources IEEE-USA PACE Web Page

(www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace) Within IEEE:

Financial assistance from Region/Division IEEE speakers from within your local area Region/Division library (audio and video tapes)

Outside IEEE: Local Chamber of Commerce Lawyers on legal aspects of the profession Local business leaders Accountants Financial planners

IEEE-USA Resources

From IEEE-USA Washington Office Brochures and literature, e.g.:

Six Threats to Your Retirement Income Security How to Organize for Government Activities at the State Level IEEE-USA Congressional and Executive Fellowships Student Professional Awareness Conferences

“The Engineers Guide to Employability” Available for $20, or FREE to unemployed members

Your IEEE-USA PACE Staff Resource

For information, or to order brochures, write or call: Sandra Kim

IEEE-USA1828 L Street NW Suite 1202Washington, D.C. 20036-5104Telephone: +1 (202) 785-0017Fax: +1 (202) 785-0835

E-mail: sandra.kim@ieee.org

Thank You