1. IEEE Student Branches Industry Relations PROGRAM http://www.isbir.org

2. ISBIR Program Model IEEE Student Branches Industry Standards, Conferences, Societies, Educations, Wide Network Sponsorships, Career Opportunities, Common Projects, Inform Industry about Advantages of IEEE Documents & Information about services & advantages of IEEE to Industry, Internal Organization to reach SBs and Sections RELATED COMMITTEES MEETINGS with EXECUTIVES PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Advisory Board Section Industry Relations Officer (IRO)

3. What does ISBIR do?  Create awareness of Student Branches and other IEEE entities about the program and increase their involvement: SBCs, Regional Meetings  Create awareness in industry about IEEE and its membership benefits: IEEE Conferences, Fairs, Exhibitions  Support SBs in their IR activities by means of guidance, funding, materials, speakers, trainers: Application for support subprograms: Triggering!

4. Participation to Industrial Fairs –CeBIT’07, Hannover: 200 companies –Hannover Industry Fair: 150 companies Participation to IEEE conferences involving industry –ICC’07: 50 companies Participation to non-IEEE conferences involving industry –IASP World Conference’07: 60 science parks Company Visits –Google, Microsoft “Meetings with Industry” to bring together local IEEE SBs with local company representatives (20 companies and 50 SBs)

5. Almost 80 SBs were contacted and informed about ISBIR. –% 90 from Region 8 and % 10 from other regions (R2, R9 and R10) 30 SBs are registered. 60 Sections were contacted and informed about ISBIR. 500 companies were contacted and informed about IEEE & ISBIR. 35 companies sponsored the student-related activities. ISBIR has been involved in 25 events –15 student activities –10 industry activities

6. Added Value of ISBIR Actions Dormant/New SBs have been activated Over 500 companies were contacted by face-to-face meetings;10 of which are major global companies (Microsoft, Google, Motorola, Vodafone,...)

7. Added Value of ISBIR Actions (cont’d) in CeBIT: collaboration with IEEE Job Site and sharing the company contacts with them in ICC’07: collaboration with Engineering Management Society and UK&RI Section, face-to-face talks with CEOs in IASP: utilizing the advantages of science parks in reaching out to industry in EED’07: collaboration with Egypt Section GOLD AG About career services: Google University Coordinator has been contacted and a cooperation has been consented on about forwarding talented IEEE members to them Joint events of IEEE SBs with other student organizations: EESTEC Local Committees in Bosnia, Serbia

8. ISBIR Portal = heart of the program! –Online application forms for industry/SBs/volunteers –Download section for more information, visual materials, presentations, etc. –ISBIR Blog for industry job ads, SB activity announcements –ISBIR Forum for sharing of questions/experiences –ISBIR Calendar to share info on ISBIR actions all around the world Features to be added soon: Photo gallery Special profile pages for companies, SBs Advertisement panel Online Help Desk

9. R8 SBC 2008 Collaboration of ISBIR with Queens Mary –3 Task Force members to be assigned as part of the SBC Organizing Committee (2 for sponsorship, 1 for training/content) –2 Task Force members to be assigned as part of the SBC Steering Committee SBC as an opportunity to bring together industry& students (LONDON!)

10. ISBIR – SEP (Student Exchange Program) SEP, which was recently formed in the ISBIR (IEEE Student Branches Industry Relations) Program, is a new initiative aiming at providing a new platform for students to develop their careers on an international level. Moreover, it is a great opportunity for companies to reach qualified human resources of the young IEEE network. The basic idea of SEP is to find internship positions in well-known companies and match these positions with highly motivated and qualified student members of the IEEE all over the world. The main intention is to create a benefit for the participating companies as well as the students by fulfilling the needs of both sides. Section officers just need to provide the following information in order to benefit from this program: List of Companies: Sections should come up with a list of a few companies which are likely to be willing to allocate internship positions for international students: Company 1: Company 2: Company 3:Company 4: Promotion of SEP among SBs: The section officers are required to announce the program and promote the advantages to SBs to make them get involved. Local Student Contact: The section officers are required to offer a student contact from their section who will be communicating with students: ____________________________________________________________________

11. REQUESTS 1.from IROs: Suggestions for Potential Honoured Speakers from Industry in their sections, industry of the year award 2. from Section Chairs: promotion of the involvement of SBs to ISBIR, internship opportunities in 2008 (SEP)