1 IEEE Computer Society Region 9 Meeting Mexico City John Walz 2012 President, IEEE Computer Society The community for technology leaders 1

2 What is hot? Cloud Computing Smart Grid Life Sciences Security High Performance Computing Sustainable Energy Sustainable World Consumer Electronics/Gaming

3 What the IEEE-CS provides Conferences Periodicals Books Education & Training Digital Library Webinars Corporate Affiliate Program Certifications 3

4 Conferences IEEE Computer Society sponsors 200+ of IEEEs 1,000+ events The Computer Society sponsors geographically diverse technical conferences, symposiums, and workshops to facilitate exchange of peer-reviewed scientific and technological knowledge. –The Technical Council on Software Engineering sponsors 13 conferences annually throughout the world. Conference Publishing Services Annually publishing 300+ conference titles Print, Digital, and Online media Online Production Workflow Timely posting to digital libraries Commercial Indexing Now available: Mobile app 4

5 Computer Software Security & Privacy Computer Graphics and Applications Computing in Science & Engineering Intelligent Systems Internet Computing IT Professional Annals of the History of Computing Micro MultiMedia Pervasive Computing Plus the archives of Concurrency and Distributed Systems Online Magazines Practical advice, immediate solutions 5

6 Computer Magazine Multimedia-rich digital edition Written by leading experts Cutting-edge research In-depth technical expertise Industry trends Peer reviewed iPad App now available 6

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8 Transactions Top quality, state-of-the-art research Plus Representing the best in computer science research and theory Consistently rated among worlds most frequently cited scholarship Find out more at Whats New in Transactions. 13 Titles

9 CS Press Books:(partnering with John Wiley & Sons) The Dark Side of Software Engineering by Johann Rost & Robert L. Glass Design of Multithreaded Software by Bo I. Sandén ReadyNotes: The Concise Executive Guide to Agile by Israel Gat From Legacy to Enterprise by Kenneth Gotski & Susan K. Land EssentialSets: Understanding & Implementing Green IT edited by San Murugesan TPAMI Top Picks edited by Serge Belongie 9

10 Top Courses Include: TCP/IP Introduction and Advanced Managing Projects, 2 nd ed. Certified Ethical Hacker: Additional Hacking Tools New Releases in Topic Areas: Network & Operating Systems Business Fundamentals Premium Network & Operating Systems Design & Media Adobe Pack E-Learning for Members Free member access to 4,300+ technical and business online courses learning/ekcourses

11 E-Books for Members Top Titles Include: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time Head First Design Patterns Pro C#2008 and the.NET 3.5 Platform, 4th ed. C# 2008 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, 3 rd ed. The Best Software Writing I: Selected by Joel Spolsky Algorithms in a Nutshell Safari Books Online is an EXCELLENT member benefit–THANK YOU! - Brian Scriber, Chief Architect Free member access to 600 technical and business books from top publishers 11

12 Digital Library More than 414,000 computing articles & papers 27 periodicals, including archives 3,800+ conference proceedings (archived from 1995) Online publication in advance of print issues Many disciplines use CSDL content Search data back to 1968 Applications of CSDL content Research & Development Competitive & Market Intelligence Patent-Related Searching Technological Precedent & Forecasting New Product Information Free RSS feeds of new content Daily updates Clickable math in all HTML docs Download citations in multiple formats Free RSS feeds of new content Daily updates Clickable math in all HTML docs Download citations in multiple formats

13 Webinars Cutting-edge content that can be customized Access to industry thought leaders Many models: -CS delivers speakers, You deliver audience -You deliver speakers, CS delivers audience -You deliver speakers & audience Live with audio, slides, Q&A -Archived for later viewing Delivered to employees desktop Access to current Webinar library

14 Corporate Affiliate Program Improve employee training and keep costs low. Customizable program lets employers extend membership resources to keep employees up to date on technology. Resources include more than 4,300 online courses, 600 online books, digital issues of Computer magazine, plus a dedicated Web portal, discounts, webinars, and a monthly newsletter. Recruit new employees, retain existing employees, and accomplish training goals. For details, 14

15 Supporting the profession Software Engineering Body Of Knowledge SWEBOK Software & Systems Engineering Standards Undergraduate degree: Software Engineering 2004 (SE2004) Graduate degree: Software Engineering 2009 (GSwE2009) Computer Software Development Profession CSDP Computer Software Development Associate CSDA

16 Accreditation vs Certification University attracts students with Brand & Programs & Accreditation label University curriculum constructed & aligned with recognized framework and capability of professors to achieve or maintain Accreditation label University departments, professors, & curriculum are reviewed by reviewers; corrective action expected for continued Accreditation label Graduates from University with degree based on and transcript Graduates seek jobs from employers; desire to have a competitive edge Graduates may strive to achieve personal associate certification from a recognized authority at time of graduation Employers review graduates resume, including degree, transcript, and any certification; hire the best fit Employee mature in their competency early in their career and are interested in being competitive in the job market for their employer Employee may strive to achieve personal professional certification from a recognized authority Employers review job seekers resume, including resume showing experiences, results, & any professional certification; hire the best fit

17 Software Development Certifications CSDP: mid-career SW engineers (4+ years) looking to advance in their field and confirm their knowledge of software development practices CSDA: entry-level SW engineers (< 2 years) with a baseline knowledge of fundamental software development practices and a growth path to the CSDP and beyond Internationally recognized and portable; complement and strengthen the software development environment. 17

18 Refreshed to align with new SWEBOK v3 Available in eLearning, instructor- led formats Available on the IEEE eLearning platform Course material included in the IEL as part of the subscription service Course modules sold individually and in bundled sets Test your knowledge in specific subject areas Certification Assessment Courses

19 Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP) New specialty courses coming soon on Xplore: SWEBOK Knowledge Area Focus (KAF): Cloud Computing Parallel Processing- Multicore (PPMC)

20 IEEE eLearning Library Expand knowledge in software subject areas on Moodle platform, and earn CEU credit

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31 EDUCATION AWARDS Taylor L. Booth Education AwardTaylor L. Booth Education AwardComputer Science and Engineering Undergraduate Teaching AwardDistinguished Contributions to Public Service in a Pre-College Environmentg Undergraduate Teaching AwardDistinguished Contributions to SERVICE AWARDS Richard E. Merwin Distinguished Service AwardHarry Hayman Distinguished Staff AwardDistinguished Service AwardMeritorious Service AwardOutstanding Contribution AwardContinuous Service AwardCertificates of Appreciationichard E. Merwin Distinguished Service AwardHarry Hayman Distinguished Staontinuous Service AwardCertificates of Apprec GOLDEN CORE AWARDS Computer Society Awards TECHNICAL AWARDS Computer Entrepreneur Award Computer Pioneer Award Seymour Cray Computer Engineering AwardSeymour Cray Computer Engineering Award Eckert-Mauchly Award B. Ramakrishna Rau Award Sidney Fernbach Award Harry H. Goode Memorial Award Tsutomu Kanai Award Hans Karlsson Standards Award Ken Kennedy Award W. Wallace McDowell Award Harlan D. Mills Award IEEE/SEI Watts S. Humphrey Software Process Achievement Award Technical Achievement Award

32 Transactions Top quality, state-of-the-art research Thirteen Titles Plus Affective Computing Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Computers Dependable and Secure Computing Haptics Knowledge and Data Engineering Learning Technologies Mobile Computing Parallel and Distributed Systems Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Visualization and Computer Graphics Services Computing Software Engineering