1. Region 1 August Meeting Newark Liberty Airport Marriott – 18 August 2012 Region 1 Conference Coordinator Report Charles Rubenstein Pratt Institute - SILS

2. R1 Conferences Agenda Items Conferences (Rubenstein) –Region 1 Co-sponsored Meetings –IEEE Meetings in Region 1 Information –Sections Congress 2014 Planning –S-PACs and S-PAVes –Region iSTEP Meetings Conference items presented by others –MAW – New York (Pellegrino) –IEEE-USA 2014 Annual Meeting - Providence (Perkins)

3. Region 1 Sponsored & Co-sponsored Meetings

4. 2012 IEEE Meetings Information LISAT Conference: Long Island 4 May (TCS) 35 th Sarnoff Symposium: PCJ 22-23 May (TCS) R1 Annual Meeting: Newark 18 August R1 Booth: World Maker Faire NY Queens 29-30 September Metropolitan Area Workshop: Southern Area October MTT Symposium: North Jersey October ? Smart Grid for Practitioners: New York 16-17 November Sig. Processing in Med. & Bio.: New York 1 December WIE Conference (Joint R1/R2 ? ) - TBD FYI: IEEE Meeting Series* in New Brunswick 8-12 November * The November IEEE Meeting Series are held in New Brunswick, NJ

5. R1 Conference Coordinator Please make sure to include me on all local conference plans and discussions. Although I am involved in the Metropolitan Area Workshop (MAW) and other conferences in our region, Do NOT presume that I have been notified about an event in your Section or under your Region position. Please keep me informed about WIE, GOLD, PACE, etc., conference opportunities. 3/19/2016 5

6. 2012 Area ‘Days’ postponed to maximize 2012 MAW Planning, iSTEP 2012 Area ‘Days’ postponed to maximize 2012 MAW Planning, iSTEP

7. Other IEEE Meetings in Region 1

8. 2012 IEEE Meetings Information IEEE-USA Annual Meeting: Cincinnati,OH 3-6 May LISAT Conference: Farmingdale 4 May 35 th Sarnoff Symposium: Newark 22-23 May IEEE Meeting Series II: Boston 28 June – 2 July R1 Annual Meeting: Newark 18 August R1 Booth: World Maker Faire NY Queens 29-30 September Metropolitan Area Workshop: Southern Area October IEEE Meeting Series III*: New Brunswick 8-12 November Smart Grid for Practitioners: Brooklyn 16-17 November Sig. Processing in Med. & Bio.: Brooklyn 1 December * The November IEEE Meeting Series are held in New Brunswick, NJ

9. Sections Congress 2014 Planning

10. Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS airport)  Dates: 22-25 August 2014  Location: Rai Convention Center  Hotels: TBD No update to information on SC14 at this time. As airfare is in the $1500 range total expense for non-Primary Delegates, apx $2,250 ? See what your section can do to earmark funds to cover the travel expenses of your Section Primary Delegate and reps.

11. Region 1 iSTEP Program (R1-R6 Revitalization Project)

12. What is iSTEP? It is an integrated Student Transition to Engineering/Technology Professional event created by IEEE Region 1 to celebrate our student members: where they are now where they can help local K-12 STEM students where they can go with IEEE’s assistance… IEEE is here to help them grow in their career

13. PROJECT DESCRIPTION/SCOPE PROJECT CORE TEAM Charles Rubenstein : 2011-2013 iSTEP Project Manager/PI Soon Wan: 2011-2012 iSTEP Co-Chair Ravi Todi : 2011-2012 iSTEP Co-Chair Brian Roberts: 2012 iSTEP Co-Chair / Boston Area Group Chair iSTEP COMMITTEE: Director-Elect, Area Chairs, and Director. GOLD, SAC, PACE, WIE and Life Member Chairs. Local iSTEP Event Chairs DELIVERABLES iSTEP training events at Region 1 Area Meetings – 3/10/12 Detailed plan for iSTEP & expanded roll-out in 2012 & 2013 - in progress, changes to be implemented Fall 2012 - mentoring piece being reevaluated New Graduation Package: - in progress Revised Congratulations Package - in progress Validation of iSTEP success. - in progress Project: Region 1 – iSTEP – June 2012 Design, implement and test "iSTEP" – two each of an enhanced and revitalized STEP/Mentoring Program in each of the Region's four Areas in 2012. The 2012 iSTEP Working Group, led by Past Director Rubenstein as Principal Investigator/Coordinator, includes the Region’s Membership, GOLD, SAC, PACE, WIE and Life Member Chairs, the four Area Chairs, the D-E and Director. (Area Chairs to lead their Area events) 2012 BUDGET & PROJECT METRICS  Project Funded Budget: $10K, Region Matching Budget: $10K  Budget Spent/ Committed $20K (Project Started 8/1/11)  10% of Budget spent with most of basic project goals complete.  Forecast : $10K MGA and $10K Region 1  Actual: tbd PROJECT SUCCESS – METRICS by 2013  Region 1 Students to GSM/Higher-Grade membership retention rate > 50%  Number of mentor/mentee Relationships matched > 20 annual  iSTEP Event Attendance – 50 per area event  ISTEP Program Funding – Self Sustainable by 2014 2012 MilestonesTarget Completion % Complete Project Approved8/1100 % Working Group Telecons12/31/1210% 6 Face-to-face meetings6/20/1217% Grad Pack Approved10/30/1225% Congrat Letter Approved10/30/1225% Advertising of iSTEPs12/31/1213% iSTEP / Area Training Event12/31/1225% Mentoring collocated iSTEP12/31/1225% 13

14. Project: Region 1 – iSTEP (as of June 2012) 14 Project Highlights and Results to date: Eight iSTEP events are being scheduled in 2012, one held Incorporated iSTEP training in the March 2012 R1 Student Conference and 2012 R1 Training Workshop. iSTEP materials and letters creation/revision by Boston Working Group are in progress and are expected to be completed by end of October 2012 iSTEP announcement & Computer Society Chapter article created Four iSTEP events were scheduled, advertised, and run in 2011 Each of the four Areas of Region 1 had an iSTEP event coupled with training of the local Section Chairs and interested members. Only reached about 10-20 students at each 2011 event due to late start Feedback was evaluated and a face-to-face training session held 2011 Project Metrics Evaluation - iSTEP Model Changes:  “Number of mentor/mentee Relationships matched - > 20 annual“ The original iSTEP Mentoring Model was not possible to accomplish in a single afternoon. Instead an overview of mentoring possible through IEEE activities is presented.

15. Where is iSTEP in 2012? Southern Area iSTEPs: Tbd (NYU-Poly ?); Tbd (tbd) Northeastern Area iSTEPs: Boston (MIT or Boston U ?) tbd; Providence (U Mass-Dartmouth ?) tbd Central Area iSTEPs: Vermont (UVM or VTC) 11/3 ?; Tbd (tbd) Western Area iSTEPs: Rochester (RIT) 4/28 ; Ithaca (Cornell) 10/4

16. What is a typical iSTEP ‘Agenda’ 12:25pm Welcome- :Area Chair 12:30pm Keynote and Q&A: "Scalability of IEEE Membership" Region 1 iSTEP volunteer 1:00pm "IEEE One Voice" Video; IEEE Organization, Membership Benefits, Activities, GOLD Program & Volunteering Opportunities & Mentoring Presentation - Area Chair 1:30pm: Break 1:45pm: Panel Session (local section leaders, various careers) 3:00pm: Networking Break 3:30pm: Session Ends * Pizza Party, etc.

17. Plans for MAW and IEEE-USA 2014 Annual Meeting Providence Plans for MAW and IEEE-USA 2014 Annual Meeting Providence provided elsewhere

18. In closing… Let me know how Region 1 can help you create a local conference in YOUR Section this year!