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Following are the IEEE Ad Hoc Committees reporting to the IEEE Board of Directors.
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IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Activities in Africa
- Review and report on IEEE current activities in Africa – scope, geographical distribution, and observable trends.
- Pursue collaborative opportunities with the IEEE-UNESCO Working Group (WG) and Workforce Development WG of the IEEE Humanitarian Ad Hoc Committee (HAHC). Focus of the activities lie in the area of engineering capacity building and educational activities (at all levels: pre-university, university and continuing education).
- Goals include: (a) Understand the ECT environment in Africa; (b) Establish an effective pre-university ECT program in Africa; (c) Develop engagement with ECT employers in Africa; (d) Establish IEEE presence in ECT sectors in Africa; and (e) Establish strategic partnerships focused in Africa.
Membership:
- Vincent Kaabunga, Chair
- John Funso-Adebayo
- Joseph Mutale
- Towela Nyirenda Jere
- Saurabh Sinha
- Matthew S. Loeb, Staff Liaison
- Tara Wisniewski, Staff Liaison
IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Corporate Engagement
The IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Corporate Engagement shall explore, evaluate, and bring forward models that engage industry as a strategic partner of IEEE through a Corporate Membership mechanism. Engagement plans may include bundled individual membership, access to select content, active participation in thought-leader events and social innovation programs, special activities in IEEE conferences, development of connections to student branches and HKN chapters, and other activities that can stimulate corporate support of IEEE and participation in IEEE activities. The Committee will review current and previous experiments undertaken by IEEE and other peer organizations to serve this constituency and assess how these experiments can inform the design of new engagement models. The Committee should interact with target customers to develop requirements. It should consider the impact of geographic and cultural differences in key markets on potential offerings and pricing. In 2013 the committee is expected to develop a Corporate membership pilot with the participation of four to ten companies.
IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Humanitarian Activities
Consistent with the Board-approved initiative in 2011, The IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Humanitarian Activities shall:
Continue to evaluate IEEE's potential for sustainable influence and impact on improving the quality of life for underserved populations. In 2013, the Committee's work will be focused on building local engineering capacity through workforce development, community engagement, and thought-leadership and advocacy. The Committee will also continue to develop a comprehensive set of recommendations, including a long-term business model, to operationalize IEEE's future work in this area. These recommendations are slated to come before the IEEE Board of Directors in June 2014. The Committee will provide progress reports at each of the 2013 meetings of the Board.
Membership:
- Adrian Pais, Chair
- Christopher Baker-Brian
- Kapil Dandekar
- Moshe Kam
- Karthik Kulkarni
- Amarnath Raja
- Saurabh Sinha
- Gertjan van Stam
- Matthew S. Loeb, Staff Liaison
- Tara Wisniewski, Staff Liaison
IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Information Technology
The IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Information Technology shall:
Advise and assist the IEEE Board of Directors, the IEEE Executive Director, and the IEEE Chief Information Officer (CIO) on matters relating to IEEE's Information Technology (IT) enterprise. It shall also:
- Provide guidance on the development of an IEEE Information Technology strategy in collaboration with the IEEE CIO; include in this an analysis of opportunities and strategies to make IEEE-owned data more readily and extensively available for analysis, planning, and the potential development of new products.
- Review and report periodically on the IEEE Information Technology enterprise architecture, operations, and performance.
- Support other IT-related advisory activities as requested by the IEEE Board of Directors, Executive Director, or CIO.
- Erick Bethenoux, IBM, Chair
- Douglas Gordin, Google
- David G. Green, U. Alabama - Birmingham
- Gretchen Shugart, Theatermania.com
- Cheryl A. Warren, National Grid
- Alexander Pasik, Staff Liaison
IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning
The IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning shall:
Identify strategic issues and opportunities for IEEE and prepare these issues for Board discussion. The Committee is requested to develop a prioritized list of issues that the Board should tackle, along with sufficient background and context for developing a purposeful discussion, leading to knowledge-based and informed decision making.
Membership:
- Cheryl A. Warren, Chair
- Keith B. Brown
- Gordon W. Day
- Marko Delimar
- J. Roberto Boisson de Marca
- Ralph M. Ford
- Roger U. Fujii
- David G. Green
- Moshe Kam
- James Prendergast
- Gianluca Setti
- Peter W. Staecker
- Elena Gerstmann, Staff Liaison
- John Keaton, Staff Liaison
- Matthew S. Loeb, Staff Liaison
