IEEE Leadership Wire
2 May 2007
The IEEE Leadership Wire is a report for top-level IEEE volunteers about IEEE affairs and organizational information. It is intended specifically for members of the IEEE Board of Directors, key Board committees and the six major operating boards. The newsletter is sent the first week of the month.
CONTENTS:
*IEEE PRESIDENT LEAH JAMIESON TO BE HONORED AS A WOMAN OF VISION
*MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT RECORD SET IN FIRST QUARTER 2007
*SCITOPIA.ORG RESEARCH SITE SET TO LAUNCH IN JUNE
*EAB AND WIE COMMITTEE OFFER HONORARIA FOR PROJECT AND ONLINE WORKSHOP IDEAS AS PART OF NEW INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE ENGINEERING EDUCATION
*CALL FOR ARTICLES: IEEE WOMEN IN ENGINEERING MAGAZINE
*IEEE-USA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS; 2006 ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
*IEEE FOUNDATION GRANT TO HELP DAVID SARNOFF LIBRARY RECOVER FROM FLOOD DAMAGE
*ONLINE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO IEEE MEMBERS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY ALLIANCE
*IEEE JOINS WITH ETA KAPPA NU TO INCREASE COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES
*IEEE EXHIBITS CLASS OFFERED AT OPERATIONS CENTER ON 7 MAY
*IEEE ESTABLISHES VIETNAM SECTION
*IEEE-USA ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS
*IN THE NEWS
**IEEE PRESIDENT LEAH JAMIESON TO BE HONORED AS A WOMAN OF VISION**
IEEE 2007 President and CEO Leah Jamieson has been named as a recipient of the 2007 Woman of Vision Award for Social Impact by the Anita Borg Institute for her work at the forefront of innovations in education and social change as a co-founder and past director of Engineering Projects in Community Service. The Women of Vision Awards were created to highlight, recognize and celebrate the achievements of women revolutionizing technology. Also being honored are Deborah Estrin, Ph.D., professor of computer science at UCLA and IEEE member, in the category of innovation, and Duy-Loan Le, senior fellow at Texas Instruments, for leadership. Jamieson and the other recipients will be presented with their awards at a banquet on 3 May in San Jose, Calif. To read the full press release, click here.
**MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT RECORD SET IN FIRST QUARTER 2007**
During the first quarter of 2007, IEEE recruited a total of 25,807 new members with same-quarter recruitment increasing two percent over 2006 (the previous record). Higher-grade member recruitment posted a 14 percent increase over the first quarter of last year.
**SCITOPIA.ORG RESEARCH SITE SET TO LAUNCH IN JUNE**
Next month, IEEE and 12 of the world’s leading science and technology societies will launch scitopia.org, a free federated search engine that will enable users to explore research most often cited in scholarly work and patents. More than three million documents, including peer-reviewed journal content and conference proceedings spanning 150 years of science and technology, may be searched through this dedicated gateway.
Search results will present users with a relevant, ranked list of content that will include the article’s title, authors and citation. Once a piece of content is selected, the user will be directed to the publisher’s digital library site to access the full text. Researchers at institutions with subscriptions to the content will be automatically authenticated and will be able to click through to access the full text.
The IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) and the Women in Engineering Committee (WIEC) are seeking unique hands-on project and online workshop ideas as part of a new initiative designed to enhance engineering education. Entitled "Real World Engineering Projects: EE, CE and CS Curricula," these projects and workshops will give students the opportunity to discover the relevance of contemporary electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science (EE/CE/CS) problems, generate enthusiasm about the engineering profession, and improve student retention, especially for female students. The projects should be targeted toward first-year college students, while workshops may address teaching at all levels of an undergraduate degree program.
Winning proposals will receive a US$5,000 honoraria as well as coverage in IEEE publications, Web sites and conferences. Abstracts are due by 31 May 2007.
Full details including sample abstracts and submission forms can be found on the Real World Engineering Web site. Individuals with questions should contact Barbara Stoler, Educational Activities, at b.stoler@ieee.org or Amy Bell, initiative leader, at abell@vt.edu.
**CALL FOR ARTICLES: IEEE WOMEN IN ENGINEERING MAGAZINE**
Articles are now being accepted for the new IEEE WOMEN IN ENGINEERING MAGAZINE, scheduled to debut in August 2007. The publication will promote the mission of Women in Engineering – “To Inspire, Engage, Encourage and Empower IEEE Women Worldwide ” – through articles that integrate engineering with current issues facing society and interdisciplinary technologies, including medicine, law, governance and international women’s issues.
Authors are invited to submit papers on a variety of topics including engineering careers, career guidance, profiles and current events involving technology. Authors whose articles are selected will receive a US$50 to $100 honoraria. Articles should be submitted to wie-research@ieee.org. For more information and guidelines regarding topics and submissions, click here.
**IEEE-USA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS; IEEE-USA 2006 ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE**
The IEEE-USA Nominations and Appointments Committee is seeking U.S. IEEE members to fill a number of board positions and committee spots. IEEE-USA board members direct the day-to-day operations of IEEE-USA, provide leadership for volunteer committees, oversee financial performance, and promote new activities. Nominees for these board positions must be Senior or higher grade members from IEEE Regions 1-6. Nominations must be submitted by no later than 11 May 2007. To nominate candidates, visit the online nominations page, or contact Helen Hall, IEEE-USA at h.hall@ieee.org for more information.
The IEEE-USA 2006 ANNUAL REPORT is now available online. It provides highlights of key activities in 2006 including public relations, government relations and K-12 educational support programs.
**IEEE FOUNDATION GRANT TO HELP DAVID SARNOFF LIBRARY RECOVER FROM FLOOD DAMAGE**
The IEEE Foundation awarded a special US$11,346 grant to the David Sarnoff Library in Princeton, N.J last month to underwrite the cost to dry and save documents that were damaged in a nor’easter that hit the area last month. Flood waters damaged a substantial portion of the Library’s rare collection of laboratory notebooks, technical reports, manuals, and manuscripts from the early days of radio, television and electronics. The IEEE Foundation grant will restore documents from the RCA Divisional Technical and Contract Reports Collection which represents work conducted at various RCA locations from 1960 to 1987 in the fields of semiconductor processing, design and manufacturing; computer memory and systems; video cameras and satellites; microwave and radar systems; displays and consumer video technologies. To learn more about the IEEE Foundation and its grant making program click here.
The IEEE has partnered with the University Alliance, a continuing professional education resource provider that offers a variety of online professional certificate and degree programs from 10 accredited universities, to offer up to a 10 percent discount on select programs.
IEEE members can receive the following discounts:
- 10 percent discount off the regular tuition rate on all individual certificate programs offered by Villanova University, University of Notre Dame, Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management and University of South Florida
- 10 percent flat discount on master certificate program bundles offered by Tulane University. Bundles are all of the courses required to obtain a master’s certificate.
- 5 percent flat discount on all other master certificate bundles
Discounts on other programs and courses offered by the University Alliance are available. To review the variety of programs and discounted rates visit the University Alliance Web site. Members with questions can also contact a dedicated IEEE program representative at 866-220-1677.
To review all University Alliance online partnering universities or other IEEE Education Partners, visit the IEEE Education Partners Web site.
**IEEE JOINS WITH ETA KAPPA NU TO INCREASE COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES**
IEEE and Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the electrical and computer engineering honor society, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance cooperation between the organizations and encourage joint activities designed to improve services to members of both organizations and increase the reputation of the profession. These may include student activities and awards, among others.
IEEE members who were inducted into HKN in the past are asked to update their contact information. To obtain a copy of the complete text of the MOU please contact education-services@ieee.org.
For more information about joining HKN, visit the HKN Web site.
**IEEE EXHIBITS CLASS OFFERED AT OPERATIONS CENTER ON 7 MAY**
Volunteers may register for an Exhibits class that will be held on Monday, 7 May, noon to 4 p.m. in Ada-C at the IEEE Operations Center in Piscataway. The course will review the major concepts covered in the "How to Staff an IEEE Exhibits Booth" booklet and includes changes to the exhibits program for 2007, with a new focus on membership and selling products. Participants will learn how to recruit new members and promote renewals, and gain a better understanding of IEEE products and benefits, including IEEE Financial Advantage, IEEE Xplore, IEEE Spectrum Online, educational services, IEEE Press/Wiley Sales, and IEEE Standards products and services. Class participants will learn how to fill out an Exhibits order form, set-up and dismantle a tabletop display and return an exhibit to the IEEE warehouse. For more information, contact Beverly Banks, Technical Activities, at b.banks@ieee.org.
**IEEE ESTABLISHES VIETNAM SECTION**
The IEEE Vietnam Section was officially inaugurated as a part of Region 10 at the Hanoi University of Technology on 6 March. The event was held in conjunction with the 5th International Conference on Research, Innovation and Vision for the Future (RIVF 2007) and was attended by approximately 50 IEEE members and RIVF delegates. Region 10 Director professor Janina Mazierska spoke at the inauguration and outlined the vision for the Vietnam Section for the next 10 years which includes a membership of 10,000 including 10 student branches, 10 Women in Engineering affinity groups, five societies and five GOLD groups.
**IEEE-USA ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS**
Former congressional staff members William B. Bonvillian and David J. Goldston will share the 2006 IEEE-USA Distinguished Public Service Award “for outstanding support of science and technology-related legislation and policy in the U.S. Congress.”
Bonvillian, former legislative director and chief counsel for Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), is currently the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s director of federal relations and head of MIT’s Washington office. Goldston spent 20 years serving Congress and is now a scholar in residence with the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Both were champion supporters of federal R&D programs. Bonvillian and Goldston are among 16 IEEE-USA award recipients who will be honored during the IEEE-USA Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., on 2 September.
The IEEE, its members and its products and services are mentioned frequently in journalists’ reports on technology and the engineering profession. Here are just a few recent references.
30 April – ASSOCIATED PRESS – A story on the IEEE Standards Association’s announcement that it is enhancing its standards patent policy to permit fuller disclosure on licensing and the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision that “the policy has pro-competitive benefits” and would not challenge the policy, was distributed by the wire service. Related stories also appeared in EDN and EE Times. To read the full AP story which appeared on Forbes.com, click here.
April/ May – DIVERSITY/CAREERS IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY – IEEE President Leah Jamieson was featured in a story entitled “Women Find Their Role in Electrical Engineering,” which profiled successful female engineers across the country. Regarding making the engineering profession more appealing to women, Jamieson stated, “… we need to point out how EEs can be involved in meaningful areas like energy that respects the environment, safer transportation, and reading machines for the blind. Companies, universities and professional organizations need to project a positive message about the field." Jamieson also stated in the article that the fastest growing part of IEEE is its affinity chapters for women students. To read the full story, click here.
16 April – INFORMATION TODAY – The announcement introducing scitopia.org, (See news items for more details) was covered in detail by the publication, which covers news and trends in the information industry. To read the full story, click here. Coverage also appeared in Professional Publishing Report, Academic Newswire and several online blogs.
9 April – UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL– The results of a collaboration between the Mayo Clinic and IBM which exploited parallel computer architecture and memory bandwidth to dramatically speed the processing of 3-D medical images were included in a story distributed by the wire service. The announcement of the results, which were presented at the IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Engineering 12-15 April in Washington, D.C., also was previewed by the San Jose Mercury News, Hindustan Times, Medical News Today and Science Daily, among others. To read the full story, click here.
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