Region 1 WIE Status Report August 2008 Darlene E. Rivera

9 WIE AGs/ 22 Sections (40%) *Up 4% 1605 WIE / 63,594 members (2.5%) *Down 1.5% 5,480 females members/63,593 members (8.6%) *Down 5.4% 2 WIE Student Branch AGS*formed 6/08 **Data date July 2008

Target to form WIE group Numbers in Red shows increase in # of WIE members Purple denotes Sections with Established WIE Affinity Affinity Groups **Data date July 2008

Currently there are 9 WIE affinity groups in Region 1  Boston-Valencia M Joyner  Connecticut-Dr. Yunsi Fei  Mid-Hudson- Rebecca Gott  North Jersey-Kate Duncan  New Hampshire-Liberty Gunter  New York-Alexandra Gagliotta  New Jersey Coast- Lynn Yacyk**formed 5/08  Springfield- Qi Qi  Worcester County, MA-Desiree A. Awizio (Interim Chair)

Currently there are 2 newly formed Student Branch WIE affinity groups in Region 1  Worcester County, MA-Worcester Polytechnic Institute **formed 6/08  Massachusetts-Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering **formed 6/08 REGION 1 STUDENT BRANCH AFFINITY GROUPS

 2008 Activities  Feb- Nominated Dr. Mary Lanzerotti for a Region 1 Technical Innovation Award; awarded in Feb 2008 Region 1 Winter BOG Meeting,Presentation: Introduction and Goals for Region 1 WIE, Region 1 website launched Our website was successfully launched in February 2008 thanks to help from the former WIE Coordinator, Dr. Wenli Huang,  March- Article to Region 1 Newsletter st Teleconference w/Region 1 WIE

 April Co-sponsor R1 GOLD/SAC/WIE Conference April Teaneck, New Jersey, WIE Training  WIE Orientation  Tips for Running a Successful WIE Affinity Group  Tips on Applying for the WIE AG Award Professional Development Seminars:  Professional Development for the Engineer/Scientist  What You Need to Know to Start Your Own Tech Company  Practical Tips for a Career in Science and Engineering

Participated in IEEE Women in Engineering Committee Meeting April , 2008 Anaheim, CA  Region 1 WIE Status Report –April 2008  Working Group for revisions for WIE webpage  Voted on several WIE committee actions  Voted on WIE Affinity Group Award  Working Committee WIE Affinity Group Award Web Page  May Coordination with Region 2 WIE to help support the Region 2 WIE PDS conference October 3-5, 2008 Atlantic City, New Jersey  June 3 rd Teleconference with Region 1 WIE Support/Coordination with Region 2 WIE PDS Conference Region 1 WIE Status Report- June 2008

 July IEEE supports Nerd Girls MSNBC Today Show Broadcast Interview with Dr. Karen Panetta, IEEE WIE Committee Chair, and Nerd Girls on Friday, July 18, Dr. Panetta created and founded the nationally acclaimed Nerd Girls program. Nerd Girls are well rounded, intelligent engineers and scientist that share common popular interests of today's youth. They are showing future generations of engineers and scientists how engineering helps improve the lives of individuals, communities and the environment. The Institute -- Newsweek -- Link to view the video and article on the Today Show Website. Additional

 August Attend Region 1 BOG Summer Meeting-Albany, NY Region 1 WIE Status Report-August thTeleconference with Region 1 WIE-TBD

GOALS 1. Make existing WIE AGs more successful YES  Increasing the number of WIE members and volunteers YES  Increase WIE member participation in Section and Regional governance YES  Increase WIE members participation in technical societies YES  Increase attendance of WIE members at IEEE sponsored conferences YES

2. Increase the number of WIE AGs and student AGs  Encourage Regional WIE AGs to work closely with GOLD, PACE and SAC YES Encourages new members to join WIE YES Provide opportunities for co-sponsorship of professional development and networking sessions. YES

REGION 1 WIE will continue to work towards these Goals!!!