Training and Opening Ceremony 2017 /Day-1 Wednesday, March 08, 2017 day Arrival of Participants & Hotel Registration 13:00 18:00 IEEE R9 Meeting 2017 and Material Reception Registration Payment of Non Primary Delegates IEEE Regional Direction Office 13:00 18:00 Delivery of Materials IEEE Regional Direction Office D1-P1 Section Chairs Training Session 16:00 17:00 Senior Member Nomination Process (bring the resume of a potential candidate) Tania Quiel R-A&R Committee Chair D1-P2 Opening Ceremony Dress Code: Standard Business Attire 19:00h Welcome and opening remarks 20:00 22:00h Pins for new Section and Council Chairs Ceremony & Member Introductions Welcome dinner Gifts exchange. (Less than 10 USD) & Raul Sequeira Costa Rica Section Chair
Presentations and Training Workshop / Day-2 Thursday, March 09, 2017 06:30 08:00h Breakfast 08:00 08:05h Call to Order & Roll Call Augusto José Herrera 08:05 08:10h Day-2 Activities Presentation Augusto José Herrera D2-P1 - IEEE Special Guest Presentations 08:10 08:40h Direction of IEEE R9 08:40 09:10h Advancing Technology for Humanity: IEEE 2017 Update James Jefferies IEEE President-Elect 09:10 09:40h MGA: strategy & directions Mary Ellen Randall IEEE VP-MGA 09:40 10:10h IEEE Women in Engineering Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Women in Engineering Chair 10:10 10:30h Coffee & tea-break 10:30 11:30h MGA Projects Update Cecelia Jankowski MGA Managing Director 11:30 12:00h Educational Activities Opportunities José Antonio Calderón R9-Educational Activities 12:00 13:00h Sections Congress 2017, RVF, Operating Manual Review, Norberto Lerendegui Director-Elect candidates nomination process Past Director 13:00 14:00h Lunch D2-P3 Technical and Professional Development 14:00 16:00 IEEE Meetings, Conferences & Events Conference Organizer Education and Training Julie Amodeo, Lukrecija Lelong, John Tracy IEEE MCE 16:00 16:30h Coffee & tea-break 16:30-17:00h IEEE Environmental Engineering Initiative Vincenzo Piuri Past VP-TAB 17:30-18:00h Future Directions: Incubation & Collaboration in IEEE Jacek Zurada Past VP-TAB 18:00 19:00h Sections and Societies: working together Gerardo Barbosa, Societies Representatives R9-Tecnical Activities 19:00h Adjourn Wyndham San Jose Herradura Hotel & Convention Center, San Jose, Costa Rica 2
Presentations and Training Workshop /Day - 3 Friday, March 10, 2017 Dress Code: Standard Business Attire - Jacket and tie suggested for group photo 06:30 08:00h Breakfast 08:00 08:05h Call to Order & Roll Call Augusto José Herrera 08:05 08:10h Day-3 Activities Presentation Augusto José Herrera 08:10-08:30h Robert s Rules abstract Norberto Lerendegui Regional Past-Director D3-P1 Regional Committes Presentations 08:30 09:00h IEEE Young Professionals Natalia Raposo R9-Young Professionals 09:00 09:30h IEEE Professional Activities Opportunities Patricia Guzman R9-Professional Activities 09:30 10:00h Humanitarian Activities Opportunities Thelma Rodrigues R9-Humanitarian Activities 10:00 10:30h Coffee & tea-break D3-P2 Membership Development, SC2017 10:30-11:30h Membership Development + Region Vitality Teofilo Ramos R9-Membership Development 11:30 13:00h Recommendations Generation for SC2017: Team-Work Norberto Lerendegui R9-Sections Congress Coordinator 13:00 13:15h Group Photo 13:15h Adjourn 13:00 14:00h Lunch 14:00-16:00h Councils Meetings 17:00 22:00h Programmed Social Activity Wyndham San Jose Herradura Hotel & Convention Center, San Jose, Costa Rica 3
IEEE R9 Plenary Session / Day-4 Saturday, March 11, 2017 06:30 08:00h Breakfast 08:00 08:05h Call to order & roll call for plenary session Augusto José Herrera D4-P1 Agenda Approval & 08:05 08:10h Director s Remarks Approval of Agenda 08:10 08:30h Approval of Consent Agenda 08:30 09:30h IEEE President-Elect Candidates Jacek Zurada Vincenzo Piuri 09:30 10:00h Recommendations Generation for SC2017: Voting Norberto Lerendegui SC2014 R9 Coordinator 10:00 10:30h Coffee & tea-break D4 P2 Action Motions, Budget & Awards 10:30 11:30h Discussion of Motions presented at the VRM or In Vivo Regional Meeting not in the consent agenda 11:30 11:50h R9 budget presentation for 2017 Ozeas Santana Filho Regional Treasurer 11:50 12:00h Approval of R9 budget for 2017 Ozeas Santana Filho Regional Treasurer 12:00 12:30h Awards & recognition report Tania Quiel 12:30 13:00h Awards Approval Session Tania Quiel 13:00 14:00h Lunch D4-P3 Candidates Selection 14:00 14:15h Selection IEEE R9 Candidates for Director Elect 2018-2019: Procedure Explanation 14:15 15:15h Selection IEEE R9 Candidates for Director Elect 2018-2019: Nominees presentations + Q&A 15:15 16:00h Selection IEEE R9 Candidates for Director Elect 2018-2019: Voting Slate generation 16:00 16:30h Coffee & tea-break D4-P4 Additional Issues Norberto Lerendegui R- N&A Wyndham San Jose Herradura Hotel & Convention Center, San Jose, Costa Rica 4
16:30-17:00h Sections Issues 17:00 17:30h Q&A Session: Open Topics for Debate & New Business 17:30h Adjourn 17:30 19:00h Free Time; Personal Activities D4-P5 - Closure Ceremony 19:00 22:00h Closing Dinner Awards Ceremony Closure of RM2017 Tania Quiel Raul Sequeira Chair Costa Rica Section Sponsorship: IEEE Region 9 Transportation and Accomodation Breakfast, lunchs, coffee-breaks, welcome and closing dinners IEEE Costa Rica Programmed Social Activity Logistic Support Wyndham San Jose Herradura Hotel & Convention Center, San Jose, Costa Rica 5