An Intro to "What is IEEE-USA and what does it do for me 21 January 2012
IEEE-USA Mission shall be to recommend policies and implement programs specifically intended to serve and benefit the members, the profession, and the public in the United States in appropriate professional areas of economic, ethical, legislative, social and technology policy concern. IEEE-USA shall be the organizational unit that represents the professional interests of the IEEE before U.S. governmental bodies Source: IEEE-USA Bylaw I-303(8); IEEE-USA Policy 1.1
IEEE-USA Operations (Summary) Budget: $5.5 million in 2012 Volunteer Structure: Board of Directors, Operating Committee and Assembly, plus 25 chartered committees/councils, overseeing programs and operations of 750+ volunteers (including volunteers in the PACE Network). Staff: 21 full time positions Office: 2001 L Street, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC (shared with IEEE Computer Society) Web: http://www.ieeeusa.org 3 22-Feb-12
IEEE-USA Program Areas Career & Member Services (CareerNavigator, Salary Service, Consultants, Entrepreneurs, career webinars, etc.) Professional Activities Government Relations (policy advocacy on S&T and career/workforce issues affecting member s careers, CARE grassroots network, government fellowships, WISE Internships, etc.) Communications & Public Awareness (supporting local section/chapter/branch professional activities through the PACE Network, student/spac conferences, Professional Development Seminars, the Annual Meeting, etc.) (Awards & Recognitions, Today s Engineer e-zine and digest, Ebooks, annual E-Week celebration, Future Cities Competition, Introduce a Girl to Engineering, Discoveries & Breakthroughs, Mass Media Fellows, Engineering Video Contest, etc.) 4
IEEE-USA s Washington Office Assists IEEE in representing the professional and corporate interests of IEEE and its other operating units in dealings with the U.S. government. Open Access Standards (e.g. interconnection) Smart Grid OFAC (foreign policy related restrictions on overseas business) ITAR (security-related controls on technology exports) Visa Processing Issues 5
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IEEE-USA Staff 7 Staff contacts on-line at: http://www.ieeeusa.org/about/staff_contacts.asp
IEEE-USA In Action Our quarterly interactive digest features IEEE-USA news, events, products and services Distributed by email to all U.S. members and archived at: http://www.ieeeusa.org/ communications/ieeeusa inaction/default.asp Replaced the biannual print IEEE-USA Today s Engineer Digest. 8
YOU ARE ALL INVITED! Special Workshop on Aerospace and Autonomous Systems Volunteer training Leadership skills Latest career products and services Networking http://www.ieeeusa.org/calendar/conferences/annualmeeting/2012/ IEEE-USA Awards Ceremony 9
Hot Policy Issues On-Line Piracy Bills (SOPA/PIPA) Skilled Immigration Reform Federal S&T Funding R&D Tax Credit extension Engineering Education (E2) Act An Energy Bill????? NextGen Air Transportation System (FAA Reauthorization) 10
Get Involved With Grassroots Government Relations Activities 24-25 April 2012 18-19 June 2012 TBD (Feb/March 2012) Monthly Webinar 11 For more information, go to: http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy
R1-R6 Membership Revitalization Initiative and IEEE-USA IEEE-USA ON-LINE CAREER MANAGER EMPLOYMENT NETWORKS IEEE METRO WORKSHOPS (Career Track Support) Ed Kirchner Chair, IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Committee ed.kirchner@ieee.org Gary Blank IEEE-USA, Vice President, Career & Member Services g.l.blank@iee.org IP PROFESSIONALS Evelyn Hirt Chair, Ad Hoc IP Professionals Committee e.hirt@ieee.org 12
New Initiatives For 2012 IEEE-USA CONFERENCES Charles Rubenstein Chair, IEEE-USA Conferences Committee c.rubenstein@ieee.org MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Lee Stogner Chair, IEEE-USA Ad Hoc Membership Development Committee l.stogner@ieee.org 13
14 IEEE-USA Membership Development Incentive IEEE-USA is offering a financial incentive to reward year-over-year improvements in recruitment of highergrade, dues-paying members in IEEE s U.S. sections. $20 dollar payout per net new member (split 50/50 between region and section). For August 2010-2011 member year, IEEE-USA awarded over $6K in incentives to 33 U.S. sections and their regions. This incentive compliments IEEE's Member-Get-a- Member Incentive Program. For more information, go to: http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/membership/
We Need Your Help PACE Chairs in Place, PACE Programs Active and Timely Reporting of Results, so you can receive some $$ Incentives Support for Section-Level Membership Development Efforts (IEEE-USA is providing $$ Incentives) Active Grassroots Engagement With our Government Relations Activity Partnerships on Local/Regional Conferences Nominations for IEEE-USA Awards & Recognitions 15
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