IEEE-USA Santa Clara Valley Section Officer Training Professional Activities Committees for Engineers PACE Santa Clara, CA January 19, 2019 Mostafa Mortezaie PACE Chair mortezaie@ieee.org

What is PACE? Professional Activities Committees for Engineers A network of IEEE volunteers and committees organized at the section and chapter levels with support from Regions and IEEE-USA.

PACE Objectives (Professional Activities Committees for Engineers) PACE promotes: The professional interests of the U.S. members The professional activities of Sections, Chapters, and Student Branches A mechanism for communication of members' views on their professional needs 5/11/2019

Five PACE Topics Government Activities Career and Employment Enhancement Activities Pre-university (K-12 STEM) Activities Student Professional Awareness Activities Technical Policy Activities 5/11/2019

Pre-University K-12 STEM Activities Future City First Robotics Science Fair Math Counts Any STEM project promoting science, technology, and the image of the engineer And more…. K-12 STEM Literacy

Career and Employment Enhancement Activities K-12 STEM Literacy Job Fairs Resume Writing and Job Interview Workshops Job Listing services Resume Listing services Member Professional Awareness Workshops Any project which promotes life long employability of IEEE members Employment Assistance

Student Professional Awareness Activities Student Professional Awareness Experience (SPA-X) Rising Stars Conference Future Leaders Forum (EVO) Engineering Projects in Community Service Student Branch Activities K-12 STEM Literacy Employment Assistance Student Activities

PACE Technology Policy Programs Technology Policy Workshops Aerospace Policy AI Internet of Things (IOT) Energy Policy Medical Technology Policy Research and Development Policy Any project which promotes the communication of IEEE member technology policy issues K-12 STEM Literacy Employment Assistance Student Activities Technology Policy

Government Activities Programs Communications with Legislative Delegates Legislative Issues Communications IEEE Member initiated Issues Communications Any project which promotes the communication of IEEE member legislative issues. Pre-College Education Employment Assistance Student Activities Technology Policy Government Activities

2019 Region 6 PACE Chair

Types of PACE Funding Section PACE Chapter PACE Professional Development Initiative (PDI) Grant

Getting Started Prepare a project plan Identify resources and funding Funding is available from multiple sources Execute the project Report the outcome of the project 5/11/2019

Region 6 PACE Process 1.  PACE request is sent to Region PACE Chair with approvals from the section Officers.  Approval process includes acceptance of electronic signatures, scanned signatures, or email approval from the Section Chair. 2.  PACE request is reviewed by Region PACE Chair for completion, applicability, approvals, etc.  PACE request is either denied or recommended for approval.  If denied, email reply explains the reasons and what needs to be changed.  If recommended for approval, it would be sent to Region Director and Region Treasurer with CC to requestor. 3.  Region Director approves or rejects.  If approved, the project is added to the list of approved requests and the go-ahead is given for the commencement of the project.  4. Upon completion of the project the Section would send the PACE Final Report to PACE Chair. Treasurer sends matching funds to the Section to oversee reimbursement.   

New PACE Requirement A vTools event is required as part of Region 6 PACE requirements Once the PACE request is approved the funding would be transferred to the Section after the completion of the project except for students’ type projects The final report may be generated by updating the original vTools with 3 pictures

Region 6 PACE Process

Sample PACE Project Future City Competition Rising Star Conference Sponsorship WIE International Leadership Conference (ILC) Students' Registration SPA-X at Gonzaga University Networking Mixer at Cybersecurity Symposium SCV CLP Quarterly Luncheon Meeting 3rd Annual Intro Girls to Engineering Workshop

2018 SCV Section PACE 5/26/2018 $400.00 Wenbo Yi 7/28/2018 1/6/2018 No. Section Project Leader Objectives Completion Date Funds Approved 1 Santa Clara Valley Ken Doniger University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) Hack-y-thon 5/26/2018 $400.00 2 SCV Wenbo Yi Future Leaders Forum (one YP) 7/28/2018 3 2019 Rising Stars Conference (3 YP) 1/6/2018 $1,000.00 4 2019 Rising Stars Conference (8 Students) $1,552.00   Total $3,352.00

2018 SCV Chapter PACE $350.00 $500.00 $1,350.00 No. Section Project Leader Objectives Funds Requested 1 SCV YP Wenbo Yin Startup Pitch Competition at Women in Engineering ILC Conference $350.00 2 Stanford IEEE Future of Robotics Seminar and Happy Hour. $500.00 3 GHTC Conference Opening Reception and Poster Session   Total $1,350.00

2018 PDI Grant 5/22/2018 $1,500.00 No. Section Project Leader Objectives Completion Date Funds Approved 1 Santa Clara ValleyFoothill Richlad Mostafa Mortezaie WIE ILC (Santa Clara Valley Section andFoothill Section) 5/22/2018 $1,500.00

WIE ILC

Robotics - Challenges, Venture and the Future @ Stanford

GHTC Conference Opening Reception and Poster Session

Future City Competition (Richland Section)

SPA-X at Gonzaga University SPAx was designed by IEEE-USA to enhance the leadership, career, and professional development skills of engineering students.

Girls Make Tech with Heart Workshops (Buenaventura Section)

Future Leaders Forum

Congressional Visit Day

IEEE-USA PACE Website https://ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/

Plan for 2019 Provide PACE announcements at every OU events Announce PACE events in eNotices and Region’s Website Section Chairs to announce at Section ExCom the availability of PACE funding Promote Chapters to implement PACE events Look for opportunities for PDI Grant Proposal Promote and support Rising Stars Conference PACE Sponsorship Promote and support the Future Leaders Forum (now called EVO) Promote and support WIE ILC for Students Encourage PACE Projects’ Organizers to display IEEE-USA and IEEE Logo

Future of PACE

Questions/Comments Mostafa Mortezaie PACE Chair mortezaie@ieee.org 5/11/2019 Questions/Comments Mostafa Mortezaie PACE Chair mortezaie@ieee.org 11-May-19