PACE Committee Report Tarek Lahdhiri Region 4 PACE

PACE Committee Report Tarek Lahdhiri Region 4 PACE Committee Chair Ex. Com & Region 4 Meeting January 20 -22, 2012

Government Activities 2011 Hank Lindborg Activities included: • Leading the IEEE-USA CWPC Committee • Participating in the IEEE-USA GR Council • Key legislative issues related Intellectual Property Reform, Immigration Reform, Energy Bill, SBIR & STTR reauthorization, Smart Grid (power), and STEM Education. • Addressing workforce issues such as generational divides • Participated in designing and presenting career workshops for members, and encouraged collaboration across IEEE’s organizational boundaries. Dr. Lindborg is the a recipient of a 2011 IEEE-USA Award

SPAC Coordinator Activities 2011: kristi Brooks Organized SPAC at: Central Michigan, Feb-2011 Michigan State, Feb-2011 Valparaiso, Apr-2011 Joint Conference between U. Minnesota, SD state, U. Wisconsin-Stout, Feb-2011 Wayne State University, Sep-2011 Student Leadership Conference, NW University, Oct-2011 University of Illinois, Oct-2011

Pre-college Education Activities 2011: Will Kassebaum q IEEE-USA "K-12 STEM Literacy Committee". http: //www. ieeeusa. org/volunteers/committees/pec/index. html q Teacher-in-Service Program (TISP) Try. Engineering. org q. Funds available from PEC K-12 STEM Activity Fund - application available below http: //www. ieeeusa. org/volunteers/committees/pec/teachergrants. html q. Long list of K-12 STEM activity resources available on IEEEUSA website http: //www. ieeeusa. org/volunteers/committees/pec/resource s. html

Tech Policy Activities 2011: Jim Fancher Communications Research & Development q. Encryption q. VOIP q. Network Traffic Management q. Broadband Data q. RFID q. Manufacturing Innovation q. Nanotech q. Federal Laboratories q. Basic Research Transportation & Aerospace Energy q. Aviation Safety q. Remote Sensing Energy Policy Recommendations q. Currently under annual review q. Working on detail papers for Medical Technology each recommendation q. Imaging Radiation Exposure Records q. Health Record Systems q. Representation on Government Advisory Committees q. Privacy and Security

Employment & Career Services: T. Lahdhiri Central Michigan, Feb-19 -2011 – State of the Engineering workplace and How Can IEEE Help (Half Day) 2011 IEEE-USA Annual Meeting, Mar-05 -2011, – Resume Development & Job Interview Cedar Rapids, Pro. Con-2011, May-03 -2011, – Project Management (Full Day) EIT 2011, May-15 -2011, – Resume Development & Job Interview (Half Day) Metro Area Workshop (MAW) sponsored my MGA – Austin, TX, Oct-2011 – Huntsville, AL, Nov-2011

2011 PACE Activities • Recommendation of PACE project funding • Participation in all IEEE-USA PACE committee activities • Coordinated R 4 participation at the IEEE-USA Annual Meeting. • Organization of best R 4 PACE project posters at the Annual Meeting • Conducted several PACE Workshops and Seminars • • PACE training at 2011 Annual Meeting Communication of IEEE-USA PACE activities to the sections

2011 PACE Projects

Section Attendance at 2011 Annual Meeting Section 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. No. Participated Arrowhead Calumet Cedar Rapids Central Illinois Central Indiana Central Iowa Chicago Fox Valley Subsec. Northwest Subsec. Fort Wayne Iowa-Illinois Madison 0 0 5 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 Section No. Participated 13. Milwaukee 14. Missouri Slope 15. Nebraska 16. Northeast Michigan 17. Northeastern Wisconsin 18. Red River Valley 19. Rock River Valley 20. Siouxland 21. Southeastern Michigan 22. Southern Minnesota 23. Coulee Subsection 24. Toledo 25. Twin Cities 26. West Michigan Number of Section Participated: 11 (14 in 2010) Total participation: 35 (37 in 2010) 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 0 3 0

IEEE-USA Funding Allocation for Region 4 for CY-2011 Item Funds for attending Annual Meeting in TX IEEE-USA Actual Spending Allocation to R 4 Note $4, 854 Money already transferred $10, 995 $8, 603 + $2, 748 Projects + 25% for TX Meeting Additional Funds from Region 4 ----- $10, 920 Total $15, 849 $27, 125 2011 Professional Development Funds for Regions 4

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