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IEEE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BOARD (EAB)
MEETING MINUTESApproved by EAB - 18 November 2006 The IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) held its second meeting of 2006 on 24 June 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, USA[1] 30.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 confirmed that an EAB member quorum was present. (Agenda Tab 1 - Minutes Attachment 1) Dr. Kam welcomed EAB members and guests. He reviewed the main issues to be addressed during the meeting. He announced that due to the absence of the Past Chair, in the event that the Vice President may not participate in any part of the meeting, the most recent Past VP-EA who is a current member of the EAB, Dr. Arthur Winston, will chair the meeting. 31.REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA Dr. Kam reviewed the Consent Agenda and explained several items. The Consent Agenda included: a. Approval of 18 February 2006 EAB Meeting Minutes (Agenda Tab 2a)
b. Approval of Appointment to the
Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities
(CEAA) - New Member - W. Vance McCollough
(Agenda Tab 2b) c. Approval of EAB N & A Committee Charter revision (Agenda Tab 2c)
• The intent of the proposed
revision is to increase diversity in the
membership of the EAB N & A Committee by
eliminating the requirement that all members
need to be past EAB members. d. Approval of EAB SEOC Charter revision (Agenda Tab2d)
• The intent of the proposed
revision is to increase ties between EAB and
the Regional Education Chairs by appointing them to
the SEOC. e. Endorsement of PSPB Operations Manual – Draft Revisions- Section 8 – PSPB Procedural and Operations Decisions (Agenda Tab 2e, 2f) • A member of the EAB provided comments that addressed areas not affected by the proposed changes in policy. Dr. Kam reported that, following discussion with the member, it was agreed that the member’s comments will be provided separately to the PSPB, and that the item need not be removed from the EAB Consent Agenda. There was no further discussion of the Consent Agenda. The Consent Agenda was unanimously approved. 2.REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA Dr. Kam reviewed the proposed Agenda, and requested a change to the order of the Executive Session items as follows: Item 9.1 - Selection of EAB Candidates for VP-EA 2007 Item 9.2 - Approval of 2006 EAB Award Recipients: The Agenda was unanimously approved as modified.
The EAB OpCom met on 23 June. ( Minutes Attachment 2)
Dr. Kam reviewed the items to be addressed during the Vice President’s Report: • Main developments since February 2006 • New Initiative on Global Accreditation • Activities in Regions 9 and 10 • Reports from CGAA and the ABET BoD • EAB response to the “business model challenge” • Establishment of the Standards Education Committee (SEC) • The first professional degree in engineering • Memorandum of Understanding with Eta Kappa Nu
• Certification
a. Main Developments Since February 2006 Since February, there has been an increase in the volume of EAB services to its own constituencies and to other Organizational Units, including activities with the following: • RAB and IEEE-USA, especially in the areas of pre-university education • TAB and GOLD in the area of Expert Now IEEE • training courses for TAB and ABET • the Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) was conducted in Regions 1, 3, 4 and 6, and plans are firm to bring TISP to South Africa and Malaysia • during the March ABET Board of Directors Meeting, our efforts brought about open discussions regarding the ABET Participation Project and formalization of Co-lead Society agreements • EAB education committees are being formed in China and India • efforts are underway to assist the West Indies in developing an accrediting body; in Region 9 planning for accreditation and pre-university education; the New Initiative on Global Accreditation was launched • a Joint New Initiative with WIE was formulated and submitted • a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Eta Kappa Nu was completed and submitted for approval by the IEEE Board of Directors
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Agreement with TAB was reached on development
of training modules for TAB officers b. New Initiative on Global Accreditation Dr. Kam reviewed the goals of this initiative. • Making IEEE the resource of choice on information on accreditation and mutual recognition agreements: Following the model of TryEngineering.org, the EAB will create a comprehensive database of all major accrediting bodies worldwide, with the programs that they accredit. This information will be concentrated in one place, well-organized, searchable and available to all. The plan is the same for worldwide mutual agreements. • Help create new accrediting bodies where they do not exist: The EAB will work with interested Sections to create new accrediting bodies. • Join existing accrediting bodies as member or observer: The EAB will endeavor to join existing accrediting bodies worldwide. Dr. Kam stressed that this will be done with local Sections and local IEEE educators and members from industry - and not by IEEE members from the United States. • Help foster agreements for mutual recognition of credentials and titles • Develop model curricula: EAB has initiated efforts to develop model curricula in several areas and has begun working with EMBS on model curricula for bio-medical engineering. c. Activities in Regions 9 and 10 Region 9 • Trip to Peru: Meetings and presentations are scheduled as follows: (29-30 June) during Peru Computer Week with educators from Peru, Brazil and Argentina on accreditation efforts in Central and South America; (5-7 July) with ICACIT Board of Directors and other leaders. Desired outcomes of the trip include development of an action plan on accreditation activities, scheduling of an ICACIT conference in Peru to convey information regarding ICACIT to Peruvian educators, development of plans for TISP in Region 9 in 2007, and obtaining useful input on translation and acculturation of TryEngineering.org.
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IEEE Trinidad and Tobago Section requested EAB
assistance regarding accreditation. • Visit to China – Guangzhou and Shanghai (April) Dr. Kam and EA MD Barbara Stoler met with officials of the Guangdong Province at the South China University of Technology (SCUT). Local academics would like to form student branches in the province. EAB is working with RAB to follow-up on discussions regarding forming an IEEE Guangdong Section. Following the visit, SCUT requested than an MOU be formed with EAB and RAB to foster IEEE activities in South China. • An education committee on accreditation is being organized in India
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Discussions are ongoing regarding a formal
role for the IEEE in the Japanese Accrediting Board
For Engineering Education (JABEE) CGAA Meeting Report – 23 June 2006 - CGAA Chair Jose Antonio De La O Serna reported on the 23 June CGAA Meeting. The CGAA is continuing to work toward the goals proposed in the IEEE initiative, “Global IEEE Leadership in Accreditation.” The initiative aims to expand IEEE’s presence and influence in accreditation bodies outside the US. A major goal of this initiative, which had resulted from the IEEE Global Accreditation workshop held in December 2005 in Lima, Peru, was to help facilitate Peru’s new accreditation body, ICACIT, beyond Lima, where it is now centered. This effort has begun, and other countries and regions, including China, India, Japan and Eastern Europe, have indicated interest in working with the IEEE on their national accreditation process. (Agenda TAB 3c – Minutes Attachment 4a, 4b)
e. IEEE Representative to ABET Board of Directors Report – Peskin IEEE Representative Director to the ABET BoD Arnold Peskin provided an in-depth report of the March ABET BoD Meeting with emphasis on IEEE’s involvement in each of the following ABET agenda topics:
• ABET Financial Model: IEEE, as the largest contributor, has a great deal at stake in the ABET Financial Model. The IEEE Representative Directors to ABET should be vigilant as a new model is further developed. • International Accreditation: IEEE is one of the few ABET societies with an international scope and has identified a number of difficulties and questions regarding the current ABET international accreditation model including: the ABET model is very US-centric and does not deal with questions of language, culture, or diplomacy; - who provides the role of regional accreditor? - how would ABET deal with situations that compromise its Code of Ethics? - how would this activity affect finances. • ABET Participation Project: ABET initiated the Participation Project in response to criticism of the quality of the evaluation teams. However, it has proceeded so far with very little involvement by the participating societies. The larger problem of ABET assuming a wider independent role in its affairs without meaningful interaction by the Societies is a troublesome trend that must be carefully monitored. • Diversity: The IEEE does not routinely gather information on the race, religion, or ethnic makeup of members, so it is difficult to apply diversity criteria with any certainty. IEEE members have reminded ABET of the difficulties involved in implementing this worthwhile program and will continue efforts to meet the legitimate goal of making volunteer bodies open and welcoming to all. • Co-lead Arrangements: IEEE feels that the current policy is “ad-hoc” and that a more structured procedure is needed to ensure that the questions are dealt with on a consistent and fair basis. After considerable discussion during ABET meetings, there appears to be a growing consensus that such structure is needed. • Harmonization of Criteria: ABET staff has launched an effort to harmonize criteria and other documents in the accreditation process to achieve a similar “look and feel” and a consistent set of instructions. ABET must make sure that the changes made are editorial - and not substantive - without due process. IEEE Representatives to the ABET BoD and Commissions should remain vigilant that this is in fact the case.
During the ABET meeting, ABET Executive Director George Peterson offered to meet with the Societies to discuss communication problems, ongoing misunderstandings, and other sources of tension among the ABET Member Societies. (Agenda Tab 3b – Minutes Attachment 5)
f. Standards Education - Kam/Heirman Dr. Kam introduced Standards Association (SA) President Donald Heirman who provided background information on the activities of the current EAB/SA Standards in Education Task Force (SETF). Dr. Kam reported that, in response to demand for education in the area of standards, the EAB and SA have scheduled the first workshop on Standards in March 2007 in Baltimore. Long-term plans are to have workshops on standards become a regular institutionalized activity beginning in 2008-2009. This is a much needed service to the membership and should create significant surpluses. f.1 Establishment of a Joint Standing Committee EAB/SA Standards Education Committee (SEC) Dr. Kam reported on a proposal that is included on the current Board of Directors Consent Agenda to create an EAB/SA Standards Education Committee (SEC). This proposal was discussed in February and endorsed by the EAB OpCom in March. The SEC will have responsibility for all joint activities of EAB and SA on standards education – including university-level and post-university and continuing education projects. (Agenda Tab 3d, 3e) g. Endorsement of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Eta Kappa Nu - Kam Dr. Kam reported that this proposal was submitted for approval at the June 2006 meeting of the IEEE Board of Directors. IEEE and Eta Kappa Nu have collaborated on a regular basis for several decades in areas such as awards and recognition and student activities. The missions of the two organizations are consistent with each other, and suggestions were made over the years to strengthen the ties between the organizations through a formal MOU. Following his report, Dr. Kam moved for endorsement of the proposed motion to the IEEE Board of Directors for approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between IEEE and Eta Kappa as included in EAB Agenda Tab 3f. During discussion, Dr. Kam provided information regarding financial implications of the proposal. Following discussion, the motion was unanimously approved. (Agenda Tab 3f – Minutes Attachment 6) h. The First Professional Degree in Engineering - Discussion Dr. Kam announced this discussion was intended to help determine if the EAB should adopt a policy recommending that a Master of Science degree or equivalent be a prerequisite for licensure and the practice of engineering at the professional level; or if EAB should recommend that the IEEE Board of Directors adopt such a policy. Dr. Kam introduced Past President IEEE-USA John Steadman who provided background information regarding this issue. Dr. Steadman reported that IEEE- USA was asked to consider this concept as an initiative that began with ASCE. ASCE adopted “Policy 465” which stipulated that, over a period of 25 years, a Masters Degree or equivalent would become a prerequisite for licensure and the practice of engineering at the professional level, the IEEE-USA Board approved that recommendation. He stated he was in agreement with Dr. Kam’s description of this issue, as described in EAB Agenda Tab 3a. Dr. Kam asked the EAB for suggestions as to how to continue to address this issue. Following extensive discussion, he suggested that an email discussion should be initiated to help resolve this issue with the intent that the results will be reported to the November EAB Meeting. (Agenda Tab 3a) 35.SECTION OUTREACH COMMITTEE (SEOC) REPORT - Akar SEOC Chair Gozde Akar provided a report, which included: a. SEOC 12-13 May Meeting Report b. SEOC Objectives
c. Dr. Akar presented a work plan for 2006 and 2007 to achieve the SEOC objectives.
36.SOCIETY OUTREACH COMMITTEE (S0OC) REPORT - Basar SOOC Chair Tamer Basar provided a report, which included: a. SOOC 12-13 May Meeting Report b. SOOC Objectives
c. Dr. Basar presented a work plan 2006 and 2007 to achieve the SOOC objectives. d. Following Dr. Basar’s report, MD Stoler reported that EA New Product Development Manager Marilyn Catis and Educational Outreach Program Manager Yvonne Pelham attended the ASEE ECE Division Business Meeting and the IEEE Education Society Meeting in Chicago. They presented and updated on Expert Now IEEE and TryEngineering.org to both groups, and participated in staffing an exhibit booth where a demos were run on a large, flat-screen plasma of the Expert Now IEEE, the Standards in Education portal and TryEngineering.org web sites. (Agenda Tab 5 – Minutes Attachment 8) 37.ACCREDITATION POLICY COUNCIL (APC) REPORT – Baker APC Chair David Baker reported on the following: a. APC 18 May Conference Call Meeting Report
b. Pre-approved candidates for ABET
Positions: This effort is underway with the
CEAA and CTAA to help ensure availability of
candidates to fill various positions of IEEE
representatives to ABET
c. International Program
Evaluator Qualifications and Training: The
IEEE is currently developing qualifications
for international program evaluators for
universities in English-speaking and
non-English-speaking countries. d. Co-Lead Society Update: An example of the need to establish a formal procedure: the IEEE is currently the Lead Society for electro-mechanical engineering technology programs, and this should be a Co-Lead Society arrangement with ASME. (See related reports in VP-Report – items 5a and 5e) e. CTAA 16-17 June Meeting Report - Hoffman: CTAA Chair Larry Hoffman provided a written report for the Agenda. (Agenda Tab 6b) f. ABET Participation Project Update f.1 Pilot Study of Proposed On-line Program Evaluator Application Process and Reference Forms – June 2006: Members of the IEEE CTAA and the CEAA participated in the study by completing the proposed application process and providing feedback on the pilot study. Dr. Baker’s report included all feedback received from participants. Comments indicated numerous technical difficulties, lack of technical information, slant toward academics, need for more information, lack of clarity as to how references will be used, and the length of forms and requirement for three references was viewed as excessive. (See related report in Minute 5d) (Agenda Tab 6a) f.2 Participation Project Activity Report (Jan-Apr 2006) and Update (June 2006) f.3 Endorsement of EAB CTAA Motion Regarding the ABET Participation Project: Dr. Baker read the following motion, which was endorsed by EAB APC, and asked for approval: “Resolved that the EAB CTAA Motion of 17 June 2006 with regard to the ABET Participation Project as described below shall be approved; and further, that the Vice President for Educational Activities shall implement the recommendations of the CTAA and shall report on the progress of these activities during the November 2006 EAB Meeting. During the 17 June CTAA Meeting, the committee voted to recommend that the EAB and the IEEE representatives on the ABET Board of Directors take the following actions with respect to the ABET Participation Project: 1. Request ABET to provide IEEE with a copy of the current implementation plans of the Participation Project including detailed timetables and milestones, as well as a list of required approvals of milestones by the ABET Board of Directors. 2. Request that ABET provide IEEE with timely updates on progress of the Participation Project at least four times a year. 3. Request that any redesigned training process permit and accommodate participation of individuals who are not prospective program evaluators. Specifically, the training process should accommodate and encourage educators from institutions that undergo ABET evaluation to participate fully in program evaluator training sessions. 4. Request that any redesigned training process be limited in duration to a single-day face-to-face meeting in order not to make participation too onerous for potential evaluators (especially participants from industry). Additional training, if necessary, ought to be performed using electronic communications. 5. Forward to the leadership of ABET a detailed document on IEEE's experience with the draft on-line form for prospective program evaluators.” There was no discussion. The Motion passed unanimously. (Agenda Tab 6, 6a – Minutes Attachment 9)
(See VP Report Minute Number 5e)
h. Committee on Global Accreditation Activities Report - De La O (See VP Report Minute Number 5d)
i. CSAB Report - Varanasi CSAB President Murali Varanasi provided a CSAB report, which included: • CSAB Responsibilities, Governance and Officers • CSAB/IEEE Cooperation: effective liaison between CSAB and CEAA/APC; the IEEE VP-EA participation in CSAB summit meetings; ongoing cooperation regarding the ABET Financial Model • Key CSAB Issues: since 2002, ABET assessments to CSAB have increased by 38%; continuing growth has resulted in a third CSAB Director to ABET; • ABET Participation Project Concerns; costs, the training proposal imposes barriers in recruitment of program evaluators, very serious concerns regarding replacing volunteers with consultants and ABET staff, and restrictions in training access will cut off institutions and stakeholders from the process. • New Initiatives: the need for a computer science department heads association and international accreditation activities 38. FINANCE COMMITTEE (FinCom) REPORT – Hodges FinCom Chair David Hodges provided a report, which included: • 2006 May forecast • 2006 budget summary: Two new positions for 2006 have been filled; Expert Now IEEE sales have exceeded its target by $19K and this was used for marketing; US Accreditation is a separate budget due to reserve that was created; overall 2006 budget is on target • Summary of Proposed 2007 budget (Minutes Attachment 11 - Copies of this document are available to authorized IEEE members; please contact eab-admin@ieee.org))
39.2007 DEANS’ SUMMIT UPDATE – Stoler MD Barbara Stoler reported that the Deans’ Summit was initiated to bring together deans of engineering with deans of education. The purpose was to establish a more technologically literate teaching force and to promote the image of the engineer. She provided a brief history of activities: • Deans Summit I in Baltimore 2001 “Taking the Lead: A Deans Summit on Education for a Technological World” • Deans Summit II in Miami 2003 “Fostering Campus Collaborations” • All co-funded by NSF and IEEE • During a planning meeting held in June, a suggestion was made to establish an organization of organizations called “Leaders for Engineering and Education Partnerships (LEEP).” Follow-up plans include developing a “straw man” commitment agreement for LEEP, and Peter Crouch will draft a manifesto describing LEEP. The next planning meeting will be held during Fall 2006 in Los Angeles.
40.REPORT OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR - Stoler MD Stoler reported that EA Staff has established a firm set of metrics to measure outcomes of projects. Each of the major activity areas was analyzed for quantitative and qualitative metrics, and measurable outcomes were identified for each project. In 2006, there were two additions to the EAD staff organization: (March) Yvonne Pelham, Educational Outreach Program Manager; and (June) Beth Babeu Kelly, Education Program Manager. In 2007, a new manager for Expert Now IEEE will be hired. Additionally, EA has three consultants to support a number of projects: Rozanna Fanelli, Education Partners Program and accreditation training; Dana Wilson, writer (outreach); and Carole Mablekos; global accreditation.
Ms. Stoler discussed the “2006 Membership Value Survey – Preliminary Report” that was presented during the meeting series by Mike Binder, Director, Membership and Elena Gerstmann, Director, Research and Planning. She explained the survey is a “first step” by the Membership Development Committee (MDC) to gain a fuller understanding of the “value” of IEEE membership. The overall goal is to learn whether new membership models should be developed to more closely target specific needs. (Agenda Tab 8 – Minutes Attachment 13)
41.MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT – Dunn EAB RAB Representative and Representative to the MDC Donald Dunn reported on the February and June meetings of the MDC. He provided details of the “2006 Membership Value Survey – Preliminary Report” that MD Stoler had discussed earlier during the MD Report. He explained that Phase 1 of the survey was to determine differential value among existing and proposed member benefits and to address President Lightener’s “Challenge” regarding what members would pay for in a fully unbundled membership model. In Phase 2, the MDC will use the findings of Phase 1 to determine alternative membership models and to test the models endorsed by the MDC. The tentatively-proposed models:
During this presentation, Dr. Kam reported on the potential financial effect of the “complete user choice” model on the operations of EAB.
42.IEEE STANDARDS ASSOCIATION (SA) REPORT - Heirman IEEE SA President Donald Heirman provided an overview of SA/EAB activities: Standards Education Pilot Project; new EAB/SA Standards Education Committee; Standards Workshops for Practicing Engineers; and potential future EAB/SA activities. (Agenda Tab 12 – Minutes Attachment 15)
43.SELECTION OF EAB CANDIDATES FOR VP-EA 2007 – Executive Session Winston Past EAB Chair Arthur Winston reported that, during Executive Session, the EAB unanimously approved the selection of the following individuals as candidates for VP-EA 2007 for recommendation to the IEEE N & A Committee. • Theodore Bickart
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Moshe Kam
44.INVITED SPEAKER –
“TryEngineering.org - A
Pre-University Education Information Portal - Pelham
45.AWARDS AND RECOGNITION COMMITTEE (ARC) REPORT – Eisenstein ARC Chair Bruce Eisenstein reported that, during the 23 June ARC Meeting, the EAB ARC approved recommendation of the following 2006 EAB Award nominations. • Meritorious Achievement Award in Accreditation Activities Mario Gonzalez
• Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education Les Besser Perry Sprawls • Major Educational Innovation Award Terri Fiez
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Pre-University Educator Award
• Meritorious Service Citation Theodore Bickart
• Section Professional Development Award Puerto Rico & Caribbean Section
Following
his report, Dr. Eisenstein moved for approval of the
recommendations of ARC as submitted. The
motion was unanimously approved. ( Minutes Attachment 17) 46.PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMITTEE (PAC) – EAB REPRESENTATIVE TO THE WOMEN IN ENGINEERING COMMITTEE (WIEC) REPORT – Bell PAC Chair Amy Bell reported on the PAC and WIEC activities: • 57th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair : 1,500 students from 47 countries competed for $4M (US) in scholarships. Three young women were recipients of the distinguished Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. Each award includes a $50,000 scholarship • EAB-WIEC New Initiative: PAC collaborated with the WIEC on a new IEEE initiative aimed at increasing the representation of women in IEEE fields of interest. This was approved by the NIC for development into a full project plan, which will be submitted to the NIC on 17 July 2006. • Deans’ Summit III: (See Report in Minute Number 10 above) • National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Engineering Equity Extension Service (EEES): PAC is assisting with IEEE’s involvement in the NAE EEES initiative. The primary goal of EEES is to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of women in baccalaureate-level engineering degree programs. • Dr. Bell helped design the inaugural IEEE WIE Distinguished Lecture Series (Agenda Tab 9 – Minutes Attachment 18)
47.PRE-UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING EDUCATION COMMITTEE (PECC) REPORT – Winston PECC Chair Arthur Winston reported on the following: • TryEngineering.org launch on 5 June 2006 • Teacher In-Service (TISP) Workshop was held on 24 March in conjunction with the Boston Museum of Science • With support from the PowerUP! Initiative of the Boston Museum of Science, the IEEE conducted a PowerUP Engineers/TISP) Training Workshop on 24-25 March 2006. • PECC 25-26 March Meeting Report • A TISP workshop is scheduled for 16-17 June 2006 in Region 4 (Indianapolis, IN). • 2007 Pre-university Engineering Education Summit: “Averting Future Shortages of Engineers and Technical Educators”: Dr. Winston reported to the 23 June IEEE Foundation Board Meeting on plans for a two-day conference that will bring together engineering societies, education associations, industry representatives, policy makers, institutions of higher learning, leaders in pre-university education systems, and government from all IEEE Regions. The tentative location is Frankfurt, Germany. EAB will submit a grant proposal to the IEEE Foundation and will seek funding assistance from other IEEE and non-IEEE organizations. (Agenda Tab 7 - Minutes Attachment 19a, 19b)
48.CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (CPEC) REPORT – Sudbury CPEC Chair Roger Sudbury reported on the following: • 12-13 May and 23 June CPEC Meeting reports • Expert Now IEEE: A major addition to the committee this spring was the inclusion of Expert Now IEEE as part of the CPEC. Under the lead of Jim Tien, Expert Now IEEE continues to break new ground in providing IEEE technical tutorials to organizations and members • The Educational Partners Program: Lead by Phil Laplante, this program continues to expand, including the addition of partners outside the US • Certification and Competency Demonstration: As the IEEE enters the area of certification, a comprehensive report on the current and future IEEE role in this area is needed. Donald Dunn leads this effort. • A Standards Education Workshop for Practitioners is scheduled for 17-18 March 2007 at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. This is in cooperation with the IEEE SA and is supported by Jerry Gibbon. • The IEEE Educational Web Portal upgrade is supported by Helene Fung. The goal is a “one stop shop” for the educational consumer across all the IEEE educational programs. (Agenda Tab 10 – Minutes Attachment 20) 49.EXPERT NOW IEEE REPORT – Stoler MD Stoler provided a status report of Expert Now IEEE. . (Agenda Tab 10a – Minutes Attachment 21a, 21b)
50.IEEE SYSTEMS COUNCIL – Rassa IEEE Systems Council President Robert Rassa reported on the new IEEE Systems Council. He explained that many individuals that claim on their resumes that they are systems engineers often do not have the credentials to back up that claim. This poses a challenge in the many areas where such as aerospace, defense, commercial industry and many others where there is considerable need for systems engineers. These circumstances lead to consideration of the possibility of developing accreditation activities for systems engineering. He pointed out that Dr. Donald Brown, who heads the Systems Engineering Program at the University of Virginia, has been appointed as coordinator of these activities. Dr. Rassa expressed appreciation to Dr. Kam for his cooperation and for sending Dr. John Orr to represent the EAB at the May IEEE Systems Council meeting. He stated that he looked forward to working with the EAB to undertake this effort. Additionally, he reported further that the Systems Council would also like to work with the EAB to explore the certification of systems engineers.
A discussion followed.
51.REGIONAL ACTIVITIES BOARD REPORT Dunn/De la O Serna A written report of RAB activities was provided for the Agenda. (Agenda Tab 11a)
52.TECHNICAL ACTIVITES BOARD REPORT (TAB)/ASEE UPDATE – Melsa TAB Representative James Melsa reported on TAB activities. Dr. Melsa, who is ASEE President-Elect, also provided a report of ASEE activities. His report included discussion of activities that provide opportunities for strengthening partnerships between the EAB and the ASEE. (Agenda Tab 11b – Minutes Attachment 22)
53.CLOSING REMARKS – Kam Dr. Kam thanked EAB volunteer and staff members for their hard work to support the many programs and goals of the EAB and looked forward to a very intensive and productive period during the remainder of the year.
54.NEXT MEETING – Kam 19 November 2006 Sheraton New Orleans, LA
55.ADJOUNEMENT - Kam A motion to adjourn at 3:45 was approved.
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