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IEEE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BOARD (EAB) MEETING MINUTESApproved by the EAB – 18 February 2006 The IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) held its third meeting of 2005 on 12 November 2005 at the Hilton Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL, USA[1] 55. CALL TO ORDER AND OPENING REMARKS -– Kam Dr. Moshe Kam, Vice President, IEEE Educational Activities and Chair, Educational Activities Board (EAB) called the meeting to order at 8:00 AM and asked for introductions. EAB Secretary Barbara Stoler called the Roll and confirmed that an EAB member quorum was present. (Agenda Tab 1 - Minutes Attachment 1) Dr. Kam welcomed EAB members and guests. He reviewed the scope of EAB responsibilities as mandated by IEEE Bylaws. He outlined the areas to be addressed during the meeting as included on the Agenda. 56. REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA Dr. Kam reviewed the items included on the Consent Agenda as follows: a. Approval of 18 June 2005 EAB Minutes (Agenda Tab 2) b. Endorsement by EAB of name change of IEEE Meetings and Services committee (MSC) to IEEE Conferences Committee (Agenda Tab 2a) c. Approval of new IEEE Representative of the EAC of ABET (Joanne Bechta-Dugan) (Agenda Tab 2b) d. Endorsement of REPCOM Annual Report to the IEEE Executive Director (Agenda Tab 2d) e. Endorsement of a special issue of Transactions of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) (Agenda Tab 2e) The
Consent Agenda was unanimously approved as submitted. 57. REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA The following item was added to the Agenda to follow the Transnational Committee Report: Relations of the IEEE with ETA Kappa Nu The Agenda was approved as modified. 58. REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT – Kam Dr. Kam reported on the major activities and plans of the IEEE EAB since June 2005. His report included the following: actions pending before the IEEE Board of Directors; Section Congress recommendations; accreditation in the U.S.; pre-university education; continuing education; and History Center issues. Areas to be covered during separate reports on the Agenda include: the EAB budget; preparation for the Deans Summit; EA Web Site; and accreditation outside the U.S. The 2006 EAB Planning Document (EAB Manifesto) will be issued early January. a. EAB Items pending before the IEEE Board of Directors
The revision includes minor stylistic changes in language; “electrical engineering’ was changed to “IEEE’s fields of interest” and the addition of a new objective (K). During review, this item was rejected by the Board of Directors due to dispute over EAB Objective (K) as follows: “Educate the public to raise awareness of, and appreciation for, the contributions of researchers and practitioners in the IEEE fields of interest to human welfare, the environment, and raising standards of living worldwide.” During the BoD Caucus, the following change was accepted, and this item was added to the Board of Directors Consent Agenda: “In cooperation with other organizational units, educate the public to raise awareness of, and appreciation for, the contributions of researchers and practitioners in the IEEE fields of interest to human welfare, the environment, and raising standards of living worldwide.” EAB Endorsement of Proposed Changes as Modified During the Board of Directors Caucus A motion was made for EAB endorsement of the proposed changes as accepted during the BoD Caucus. No discussion followed. The motion was approved. (Agenda Tab 3)
Endorsement of Motion to Change “Pre-College” to “Pre-University” A motion was made for EAB endorsement of this proposal, which is pending before the Board of Directors. The motion was approved. (Agenda Tab 3b)
b. Sections Congress; 15-17 October 2005 (SC’05) Dr. Kam provided an overview of SC’05 and reported on recommendations that related to EAB activities. b.1 Increase membership value. Include as part of the basic membership, free limited access to online publications, products and services or one free society membership with increased benefits according to membership grade, volunteer contributions, and years of membership. To be implemented by 2007.
• Dr. Kam pointed out that this recommendation is very important to the EAB but difficult to do at minimal cost. EAB will provide an accounting of costs to the Board of Directors.
• Expand marketing world-wide, visible to both large and small employers. • Develop materials to create more effective job searches • Provide on-line guidance/training for unemployed and underemployed members • Make it easier for employers using the Job Site
find means to increase awareness of the value and expertise that IEEE members add to society, but particularly to their employers. b.7 Further develop interactive training toward specific volunteer functions. There shall be quick-start, basic and advanced training that is easily updatable. Feedback shall be collected on the training effectiveness. Entity leaders upon assumption of office will be notified via an email of training availability. Pilot – 4Q2006, Training – 2Q2007
• Dr. Kam pointed out that Expert Now IEEE complies with this recommendation. To address these recommendations, EAB will prepare an implementation plan with costs and provide estimates to the Board of Directors by February 2006. c. Pre-University Initiative
Major Activities include: Development of a Center for Pre- University Engineering Education to include participation by major Engineering Associations (other than the IEEE); Institutionalization of IEEE Teacher In-Service Program (TISP); and Creation of new on-line portals for students, teachers, guidance counselors, and parents.
The TISP program was launched in 2005 in Region 3 with the help of 65 volunteers, as well as teachers and counselors. In 2006, plans are to expand to Region 1 (Boston, MA) and Region 4 (Indianapolis, IN), which will be funded by IEEE-USA; and to Region 8 (South Africa) and Region 10 (Australia, and possibly Malaysia), which will be funded by RAB
IEEE is developing, in cooperation with other engineering associations, including AIAA, ASME, ASCE, JETS, SAE, and the Sloane Career Cornerstone Center, a new on-line resource for school counselors, students, and parents. The resource will allow users to perform tailored searches for academic programs, using a wide variety of search criteria. This activity was funded by an IEEE New Initiative and a grant from the United Engineering Foundation (UEF), and will become part of the project tryengineering.org.
Negotiations with IBM led to an agreement on joint development of a portal for students, teachers, parents, and counselors, which will complement the existing tryscience.org. Several work sessions with IBM’s web developers took place in 2005. The new portal will be launched in 2006, carrying at its first stage lesson plans on engineering, which are connected to educational standards. Costs of Phase O: IBM: $400,000; IEEE $77,400 (New Initiative $50,000 and Life Members Committee (LMC), $27,400. Costs of Phase 1: Cost is $350K - $500K. IBM requested that IEEE cover $200K. • IBM will pay for hardware, hosting, management and maintenance • IEEE will pay for content management Endorsement of Request for Increase of 2005 New Initiative “ Launching Our Children’s Path to Engineering” Pending before the Board of Directors: (B51 – Version 11 November 2005) Dr. Kam summarized information in Section 3 of EAB memo to the Board of Directors and requested EAB endorsement of Action Item - B51- 11 November Version, which is pending before the Board of Directors. A motion was made for EAB endorsement of the following: “Authorize increase of the 2005 New Initiative “Launching Our Children’s Path to Engineering” by an amount not to exceed US$200K upon the conclusion of a signed agreement with IBM along the lines described in Section 3 of EAB’s memo to the Board of Directors.” The motion was approved. d. Accreditation Dr. Kam reported on the IEEE EAB items that were submitted to the October 2005 Meeting of the ABET Board of Directors as follows. d.1 ABET’s Financial Model EAB consulted with AIChe, ASME, ASCE, CSAB and the Chair of ABET’s Finance Committee and prepared a detailed proposal of an alternative financial model for ABET. New algorithms and limits were developed that would provide a more sustainable division of financial burdens between ABET member societies and schools. • Outcome: ABET referred our proposal to a “Financial Model Task Group” to be appointed by the 2006 President of ABET. d.2 Co-lead Society Status in ABET EAB prepared a proposal to establish a formal co-lead society status in ABET that is designed to allow rational division of responsibilities is between ABET member societies for accreditation of multidisciplinary educational programs. • Outcome: ABET referred this topic to the ABET Commissions “for future discussion.” No deadline for response was indicated, thus, this item will require monitoring by the EAB. d.3 Program criteria on Mechatronics EAB approached ASME to develop a co-lead society agreement for accreditation of Mechatronics Engineering programs. Additionally, EAB responded to ABET during the public comment period on developing Mechatronics Engineering program criteria. • Outcome: ABET has extended the public comment period on Mechatronics Engineering by another year. ASME and IEEE will continue to communicate and exchange information on the current composition of Mechatronics Engineering programs. IEEE will conduct in 2006 a Department Head questionnaire about Mechanical Engineering, similar to what ASME administered to Mechanical Engineering Department Heads in 2005. d.4 The ABET Participation Project The ABET Participation Project is being implemented “to optimize the experience and expertise of ABET volunteers who carry out the accreditation process.” IEEE supports the project. However,IEEE has expressed concern about several of the recommendations relating to program evaluator training. • Outcome: ABET has adopted recommendations concerning requirements for program evaluators (“the Competency Model”). EAB has distributed the full Participation Project “Phase 2” report for review by IEEE volunteers and will provide to ABET a summary of observations and recommendations by ABET’s BoD meeting in March 2006. d.4 ABET Accreditation Outside the United States EAB prepared a detailed response to an ABET International Activities Committee (INTAC) white paper. In July 2005, Dr. Kam attended an INTAC meeting and provided an explanation of EAB’s position on this issue, which differs from the directions set forth in the ABET INTAC white paper. EAB’s view is that an effective and practicable accreditation system for non-US programs can only be achieved when carried out by local educators. • Outcome: A new version of the INTAC white paper was distributed to the ABET Board of Directors. The main recommendation of that white paper is to replace ABET’s “substantial equivalency recognition” of non-US programs by international accreditation. e. Continuing Education (CE) e.1 Education Partners The Education Partners Program is a member benefit that provides IEEE members with the opportunity to take continuing education, certificate and graduate degree courses from quality providers at up to a 10% discount. This program is currently being revamped and expanded. We currently have 10 providers and have hired a consultant to increase this number. The providers include accredited universities and private continuing education suppliers. Most of the courses offered are part of on-line programs; some are instructor lead. We recently advertised through IEEE-USA and have had a remarkable increase in the number of visits to our site. e.2 Expert Now IEEE Expert Now IEEE, our tutorial series, includes 50 top-quality modules, representing a wide range of IEEE’s technical areas of interest. All come from conferences convened and managed by the IEEE Technical Societies. Funding for 2004-2005 came from a New Initiative. Funding for 2006 is coming from the IEEE Technical Societies. The contract between IEEE and Thomson NETg has been signed. On 4 November 2005 Thomson Learning, Inc., has started marketing of Expert Now IEEE to corporations. Dr. Kam acknowledged Expert Now IEEE Task Force Chair, Dr. James Tien, for his vision in initiating this project in 2003 while he was Vice President, EA, and his efforts in moving Expert Now IEEE forward. (See Minute Number 66 below for Dr. Tien’s progress report on Expert Now IEEE) f. The History Center (HC) An ad hoc committee, chaired by Region 5 Director John Meredith, was established to examine the organizational and financial future of the HC. The committee agreed that the HC is important and should continue to be maintained and expanded. However, the committee was not satisfied that the current budgeting and reporting structures of the HC are workable. The committee concluded that the current reporting structure (the History Committee reports to the Executive Committee) is ineffective, and that the role of the Trustees of the History Center (an IEEE Foundation function) needs redefinition. The committee could not agree on the desired reorganization, including whether or not the HC should report simultaneously to more than one Board. The committee’s report is due by the end of 2005 and is likely to be presented to the Executive Committee and the IEEE BoD in February 2006. g. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) The NAE has acquired NSF funding for the study of gender equity in education. IEEE is a subcontractor with responsibility to disseminate the research outcomes in meetings of US members. IEEE funding share is $100K over five years. h. EAB Presentations During the Current Meeting Series Continuing Education: MDC Expert Now IEEE: TAB FinCom Pre-University Education : BoD; Plenary EA Budget: FinCom Pre-University 2005 Initiative: FinCom, BoD IEEE as an Accrediting Body: BoD (postponed)
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59. APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO EAB OPERATIONS MANUAL – Kam A motion was made to approve changes to the EAB Operations Manual as described in Agenda Tab 3a. The motion was approved. (Agenda Tab 3a) 60. MANAGING DIRECTOR’S REPORT – Stoler MD Barbara Stoler reported on the following: a. EAB Main Projects: Pre-University education: outreach; programs, initiatives Accreditation: US accreditation; non-US accreditation Continuing Education Activities: Education Partners Program; Expert Now IEEE; Continuing Education Unites (CEUs) b. EAB Staff Organization In-depth description of EAB Staff functions and responsibilities (Agenda Tab 4 – Minutes Attachment 4) 61. THE DEANS SUMMIT – Stoler MD Stoler provided an update on the Deans Summit project. Background: This project was initiated with the concept of bringing together Deans of Engineering with Deans of Education. The original purpose was to facilitate better education of pre-university teachers at the undergraduate level. Discussions involved how to help bring engineering, math and science courses into the curriculum, and how engineers could actually participate in enhancing technology education. Current activities: A meeting was held on 30 October 2005 in San Diego, CA, led by Peter Crouch consisting of a mixed group of education and engineering faculty, and participants from industry and informal education organizations. The goals of the meeting were to determine the viability of holding a subsequent Deans Summit and, if a summit is to be held, to begin to define goals and outcomes. It was determined that a summit should be held in 2007, it should be an international event, and should be expanded to include industrial participants along with engineering and education faculty. 62. ACCREDITATION POLICY COUNCIL (APC) REPORT – Gonzalez APC Chair Mario Gonzalez reported on current accreditation activities. a. Endorsement Of Electrical And Computer Engineering (ECE) Vision Statement Dr. Gonzalez summarized the extensive background involved in development of the ECE vision statement, and asked for EAB endorsement of the current draft. A discussion followed and further changes were made. Dr. Gonzalez will provide the updated draft to the EAB for further review and comment. A final draft will be presented to the February 2006 EAB for endorsement. (Agenda Tab 5)
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EAB January/February 2006 Accreditation
Meeting Schedule Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA) 20-21 January, Short Hills, NJ Accreditation Policy Council - 8 February (in conjunction with EAB Meeting) Scottsdale, Arizona c. Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA) Report (Agenda Tab 5a) d. Committee on Technology Accreditation (CTAA) Report (CTAA) (Agenda Tab 5b) e. Approval of Reappointments of IEEE Representatives to the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC Of ABET - Dr. Gonzalez presented this proposal and moved for approval as submitted. The motion was approved. (Agenda Tab 5c) f. Committee on Global Accreditation Activities (CGAA) – Region 9 Workshop Update (Agenda Tab 5b) g. ABET Participation Project – Update A brief report was provided on the inception and purposes of the ABET Participation Project. The issue will be discussed further during the CEAA and CTAA meetings. h. Biomedical Engineering: Dr. Gonzalez reported that a formal mechanism has been established for IEEE, through the CEAA, to be a cooperating society with BMES with respect to criteria for Biomedical Engineering. During discussion, Dr. Kam pointed out that the EAB has requested that the BMES inform the EAB of every meeting of the BMES Accreditation Committee, and stated that the EAB is committed to sending an EAB representative to each meeting and to ensure that EAB is actively involved in these activities. i. ABET Board of Directors October 2005 Meeting Report – King IEEE Representative to the ABET Board of Directors Willis King provided a report of this meeting.
1.2 Participation Project: ABET approved a motion to accept the “Competency Model” for program evaluator recruitment, selection, training, and evaluation. This model will be incorporated into ABET’S Rules of Procedure. The new requirements do not exceed current IEEE requirements for program evaluators.
i.7 ABET Strategic Plan: A brochure entitled “The Future is Here” was distributed and includes ABET’s Vision/Mission.
63. PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION COORDINATION COMMITTEE (PECC) REPORT - Baker PECC Chair Duncan Baker reported on the following activities: • Teacher In-Service Program Expansion • Tryengineering • Web Portal for school counselors • Center for Pre-University Engineering Education • Region 8 Educational Activities Sub-Committee 64. SECTION OUTREACH COMMITTEE (SEOC) REPORT – Shoop SEOC Chair Barry Shoop reported on current activities. He summarized the SEOC Work Plan, which was developed during the 7 May 2005 SEOC Meeting held in Newark, NJ. ( Minutes Attachment 9)
65. SOCIEITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE
(SOOC) REPORT – Basar • Work with IEEE Expert Now IEEE Task Force and Continuing Professional Education Committee (CPEC) • Help promote EAB pre –university programs • Work with IEEE Societies/Councils to develop new educational products and services Dr. Basar summarized a report of the findings of the 2003 All-society Research Project, which he distributed to the EAB. He also distributed copies of the July and November 2005 SEOC/SOOC Newsletters. (Agenda Tab 8 – Minutes Attachment 10a, 10b, 10c)
66. EXPERT NOW IEEE REPORT
– Tien In 2005, working with New Initiative funding ($300K) and money from the EA budget (an additional $120K), development of the Expert Now IEEE focused on the acquisitions, development and production of additional courses; as well as sales and marketing. By the end of 2005, the collection will list 50 courses. Societies, at this time, have committed to funding the development of an additional 24 courses in 2006. It is anticipated that once sales increase, additional Societies will fund the development of more courses. During the last quarter of 2005 the following tasks were accomplished: 1) beta testing with Boeing was completed; 2) a peer-review process for each online learning module was developed; all courses were peer-reviewed; peer review will be an ongoing part of the production process; and 3) visits to Thomson Regional Sales meetings were held to help Thomson salespersons learn about the Expert Now IEEE product. A one-year contract with Thomson was signed starting on 30 September 2005 for a period of one year. Thomson officially launched the sale of Expert Now IEEE to institutional customers (corporations, higher education institutions and government agencies) on 4 November 2005. Plans for Single Member Sales of individual courses are being developed, and free trial sample courses will be made available to IEEE Members on or about March 2006 with deployment on BMS planned for the Summer of 2006. A Business Plan summary for Expert Now IEEE will be presented at the February 2006 Board meeting. In summary, 2005 has been a productive period for Expert Now IEEE for the following reasons:
67. NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE (N&A) REPORT – Tien EAB N & A Chair James Tien requested that EAB members suggest candidates for EAB and EAB Committee positions for 2006. Dr. Tien led the EAB in congratulating Dr. Kam on his election by the IEEE Assembly as 2006 Vice President for Educational Activities. 68. INVITED SPEAKER - THE ENGINEER OF 2020: MOTIVATING CURRICULA CHANGE – Director Dr. Kam introduced EAB Invited Speaker, Dr. Stephen Director, Provost and Senior Vice President at Drexel University. Provost Director provided a presentation entitled: The Engineer of 2020: Motivating Curricular Change. The presentation discussed recommendations that resulted from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Engineer of 2020 Project. The presentation was well received by attendees. Extensive discussion followed the presentation. ( Minutes Attachment 12) 69. JOB SITE COMMITTEE REPORT – PSPB CAUCUS 9 NOVEMBER 2005 – Gaynor Job Site Committee Chair Gerald (Gus) Gaynor reported on the formation of a new Career Services Committee. The purpose of the committee is to “develop a plan that integrates career-related programs and activities in such a way as to present a coherent and unified IEEE approach to all its members on career issues.” ( Minutes Attachment 13) 70. EAB FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT - Hodges EAB Finance Committee Chair David Hodges reported on the following: • The 2005 budget is on target: Variance is $2.5K. The shortfall is due to ABET assessment coming in $26K less than budgeted due to membership decline in the US. This was offset by income from the EAB Partners Program. • 2006 Budget Summary: Accreditation budgets; Continuing Education Programs; Pre-University Education Programs • 2006 proposed head count • IEEE environment changes that affect the budget ( Minutes Attachment 14 - Copies of this document are available to authorized IEEE Members; please contact eab-admin@ieee.org) 71. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION COMMITTEE REPORT (ARC) – Eisenstein ARC Chair Bruce Eisenstein acknowledged the members of EAB ARC for their work during year, which had culminated in the Awards Presentation Ceremony that took place on the previous evening. He acknowledged staff members for their efforts in preparing a very successful event. a. 2005 EAB Award Recipients
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Meritorious Achievement Award in
Accreditation Activities
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Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education
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Major Educational Innovation Award
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Pre-College Educator Award Phillip G. Huszar “for modeling positive expectations, setting high but attainable standards, and encouraging ambition rewarded by achievement while teaching, mentoring, and coaching students and highly competitive math teams at Standley Middle School ” Philip Keller “for inspiring a generation of students to excel in science, mathematics and engineering through classroom interactions that have led both student and teacher to new heights in understanding”
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Employer Professional Development Award
National Semiconductor Corporation “for major contributions to engineering employee professional development, continuing technical education, and innovative collaborative tools that nurture a performance-driven culture and provide National Semiconductor with a competitive advantage”
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Society/Council Professional Development Award
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Vice President’s Recognition
Award b. IEEE Awards Board – Nomination Process Concerns Dr. Eisenstein reported on a number of IEEE Awards Board concerns regarding the nominations process. He discussed “policy” requirements for multiple nominees and tedious nomination forms. The IEEE Awards Board is seeking policy advice regarding awards with single nominees and sunsetting of awards. 72. TRANSNATIONAL COMMITTEE (TC) REPORT – Eisenstein EAB TC Representative Eisenstein reported that TC Chair Jung U Seo has established a Strategic Planning Committee comprised of Celia Desmond, Charles Turner and Bruce Eisenstein. The committee will consider possible future directions for the TC. 73. IEEE RELATIONSHIP WITH ETA KAPPA NU – Eisenstein ETA Kappa Nu Board Member Eisenstein reported on difficulties experienced by this organization during the past decade, including an almost 50% decline in assets. The ETA Kappa Nu Board would like to develop close ties with the IEEE, and Dr. Eisenstein recommended that this should be done through the EAB. ETA Kappa Nu would benefit by association with the IEEE. This association would benefit the EAB by gaining the opportunity of tapping into the elite of the electrical engineering profession by virtue of having access to a mailing list of honor graduates. Another potential benefit to the IEEE, is that ETA Kappa Nu could require all new inductees to become student members of the IEEE as part of the professional responsibilities as ETA Kappa Nu members. 74. STANDARDS ASSOCIATION (SA) AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION TASK FORCE (SETF) REPORT – Peterson SA Representative Gerald (Jerry) Peterson reported that current collaborative activity between the SA and the EAB, is focused on development of web-based educational products through the joint EAB/SA SETF The SETF, established in 2003, has won IEEE Foundation funding in 2004 ($20K) and 2005 ($17) which has been used to support end-user surveys and for contracted professional web product development. Supplemental funding ($10k) has been provided by EAB, and the IEEE-SA is providing the two pilot schools access to the IEEE portfolio of standards. Funding of approximately $100K is being provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The IEEE-SA has joined the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Competition for Academia as the founding partner in a call for papers from academia on the “economic, business and social impact” of international standards. This call is timed to commemorate with the IEC’s centenary in 2006 and is named the “Centenary Challenge.” The program is directed to the delivery of papers from academia and depends on support from the EAB to facilitate the call for papers. (Agenda Tab 11 – Attachment 16) 75. REGIONAL ACTIVITES BOARD – Shoop/Mazierska RAB Representatives Barry Shoop and Janina Mazierska reported on RAB activities. 76. TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES BOARD - Karol/Hillenius TAB Representatives Steven Hillenius and Mark Karol reported on TAB activities. (Agenda Tab 12) 77. WOMEN IN ENGINEERING COMMITTEE (WIEC) – Rajala WIEC Representative Sarah Rajala provided a report of the WIEC.
(Agenda Tab 14) 78. TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERS IN SCIENCE (TOPScience) - Krakowsky/Wilson TOPScience Representatives Arthur Krakowsky, and Judi Wilson provided a presentation on the TOPScience Program. Ms. Wilson is The Director of Science &Special Projects at the San Joaquin County Office of Education in San Joaquin County, CA. ( Minutes Attachment 17) 79. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (CPEC) REPORT – Bickart CPEC Chair Theodore Bickart reported on current activities of his committee, including creating assessment processes for Expert Now IEEE; designing new database system for management of CEUs; revitalizing the IEEE Educational Partners Program, and redesigning the new EAB website. (Agenda Tab 9 – Minutes Attachment 18) 80. EAB/RAB/TAB REPCOM REPORT – Bickart REPCOM Chair Bickart provided a REPCOM report. Following his report, he moved for endorsement of the following motion, which is pending before the Board of Directors: “The IEEE Board of Directors to approve revisions to IEEE Bylaw I-104.4 and I-104.11, deletion of IEEE Policy 3.2, and dissolution of the EAB/RAB/RAB REP Committee (with transfer of any residual responsibilities with respect to admissions to the Admission and Advancement (A&A) Committee).” The motion was approved. (Agenda Tab 10 – Minutes Attachment 19) 81. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY COMMITTEE (ITSC) REPORT – Smits ITSC Representative Friedolf Smits summarized his written report.
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February 2006 83. ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn at 5:00 pm was approved.
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