1 Presentation to IEEE Education Activities Board: IEEE-USA/EAB Cooperative Endeavors Presented to EAB June 21, 2008 John W. Meredith, PE IEEE-USA 2007 President

2 IEEE-USA is an organizational unit of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. created in 1973 to support the career and public policy interests of IEEE's U.S. members. IEEE-USA is primarily supported by an annual assessment paid by U.S. IEEE members. IEEE- USA's mission as outlined in the IEEE Bylaws is to recommend policies and implement programs specifically intended to serve and benefit the members, the profession, and the public in the United States in appropriate professional areas of economic, ethical, legislative, social and technology policy concern. Our vision is to serve the IEEE U.S. member by being the technical professional's best resource for achieving life long career vitality and by providing an effective voice on policies that promote U.S. prosperity. About IEEE-USA

3 IEEE-USA Educational Activities Student Professional Activities Conferences (SPACs) Career and Professional workshops and seminars/webinars IEEE-USA Annual Meeting Innovation Institute (Innovation Forums) Washington Interns in Science and Engineering (WISE) program E-Week and Future Cities Competition (local and national) Information resources such as ebooks and (under devleopment) on-line Globalization Toolkit Entrepreneur’s Village Influence public policy related to education in Washington (ex. K- 12 recommendations of the American Competes Act)

IEEE-USA and U.S. Education Policy Participate with other associations, companies and others in STEM Education Coalition Support federal appropriations for math & science partnership programs at the National Science Foundation and Dept. of Education; and NSF Noyce Scholarships to steer STEM grads into K-12 teaching. Supporting federal appropriations for the DOE Nuclear Science Talent Expansion Program Supporting federal appropriations for Nanotechnology Education Partnership initiative Have endorsed “School Building Enhancement Act,” (H.R. 3197), which seeks to improve the energy efficiency of public school buildings. Supporting effort by NCEES to determine educational requirements for U.S. engineering licensure.

5 IEEE-USA/EAB Cooperative Activities Funding and grassroots support of TISP Design Squad support Promote tryengineering.org Promote ExpertNow program Promote accreditation activities (recruiting program evaluators) Collaboration on B+30 (IEEE-USA concern related to licensure in United States) Potential consolidation of IEEE pre-university activities (IEEE-USA, EAB, MGA)

6 Summary IEEE-USA involved with many educational activities Strong ties to EAB – many examples of cooperative activities IEEE-USA influence in Washington can help shape national education policy (can have positive impact on global community) IEEE-USA has strong grassroots support; strong interest in educational activities Like EAB, IEEE-USA has a tradition of innovation Cooperative activities with Region 7-10 IEEE-USA volunteer and staff leadership committed to IEEE mission; strong ties to other OUs

7 Web Links IEEE-USA home page: SPACs: Career Navigator: Career Webinars: Public Policy: WISE interns: Innovation Institute: Future Cities: Entrepreneurs Village: