Donald S Zinger Student Activities Chair Student Activities

Donald S. Zinger Student Activities Chair Student Activities Committee Region 4 Meeting January 22 -24, 2010 Detroit, Michigan 1

Student Activities Committee Background • Promote student membership in IEEE – Students are the future of IEEE – Encourage continued student activities • Region sponsors several activities • Sections should further support students 2

Overview of Activities • Regional student activities completed – – Congressional Visit Day Web Contest Paper Contest Leadership Conference & Ethics Competition • Global student activities – IEEExtreme • Other activities – IEEE SAC Meeting 3

Congressional Visit Day • Support Federal science, engineering and technology programs • Sponsored by IEEE USA • Four entries • Winner: – David Freese, – University of Nebraska, Lincoln • Judges – Steve Kerchberger – Hamid Vakilzadian 4

Paper Contest • Held with the EIT conference • Sponsor: The Institute Life Member Fund – $800 first , $500 second, $200 third • Three entries – Only two presented • Winner – Sam Price – Bradley University – Title: A Real-time Software Defined GPS Receiver • Judges – Paul Tindal – Hossein Mousavinezhad 5

Web Contest • Six entries • Winner – University of North Dakota • Judges – Kristi Brooks – Johnson 6

Leadership Conference and Ethics Competition • Coming Nov. 7 – St. Ambrose University – Davenport, IA • • Parallel activities Several branches participating Promote it among local branches Looking for ethics judges 7

Leadership Conference • 8 schools attended • Discussion topics – IEEE information – WIE – Sharing of activities 8

Ethics Competition • Basic competition – Use Rules of Ethics to resolve ethical scenario – Make a presentation on result • Sponsor: Ethics and Member Conduct Com. – $400 First place; $200 Second Place • Four entries • Winning Team – Marquette Univ • Judges – Anu Gokhale – David M. Tepen 9

IEEE SAC Meeting • Laid out mission and vision • Mission – To deliver a common, high-quality IEEE Student member experience globally, for lifelong, professional success through IEEE membership. • Vision – SAC will be recognized as the global platform to inspire, enable, develop & support student as the future leaders of our profession. • Met with Region 10 Student Congress – Student generated own branch mission and visions • Goal – Empower students 10

Plans for 2010 • Continue with activities • Web meetings • New activities ? – Student initiated • Improve student participation – 62 student branches – Over 2900 student members 11

Improving Participation • Establishing traditions – Recruiting younger students • Student initiated activities – Promote inter-branch activities • Section involvement 12

Continuing with Activities • Paper contest – EIT Friday meeting – Other student activities • Posters of local branch activities • Planning committee for future activities • Leadership conference and ethics competition – Tentative location – Marquette University 13

Section Involvement • Meetings with student branches • Set up activities – Student paper contests – Help in organizing section meetings • Aid in continuity – Establish traditional activities – Branch mentor • Info at http: //www. ieee. org/web/membership/students/branchresources/adminbranchofficerduties. html 14

Closing Thoughts • Need to improve student involvement • Promote student initiative • Sections get involved – Promote activities – Set up mentors 15