IEEE-USA is holding its 2000 Professional Development Conference at Marriott's Camelback Inn Golf Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, AZ, 1-4 Sept. With the theme, "The Millennium and Beyond," the conference explores professional and career issues of interest to new and experienced engineers. Topics range from career planning and professional skills management to engineering leadership, mentoring, financial planning, organizational ethics, diversity and public policy.
The third millennium is spawning new technologies and business models that change the world engineers face. To help engineers thrive, sessions are slated on career planning, networking, and entrepreneurial skills, as well as building customer relationships and satisfaction. Additional sessions will focus on developing the skills engineers need to move into leadership positions such as project, time and influence management. Legislative issues that affect engineers' careers will also be covered.
Further, the conference offers opportunities for younger engineers to interact with experienced engineers. The IEEE's Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) program will sponsor sessions specifically geared for younger engineers.
The program includes a mix of plenary sessions with keynote speakers, concurrent one-hour tutorials, two-hour workshops and poster board sessions. Registrants earn continuing education units (CEUs) for conference participation from the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
For additional information, go to http://www. ieeeusa.org/prodevcon/index.html; or contact Linda S. Hall at l.hall@ieee.org (e-mail), +1 202 785 0017 ext. 8325 (voice), or +1 202 785 0835 (fax).