1. M.G.P.L.Narayana 2015 IEEE R10 Vice-Chair of Professional Activities
Presentation on Professional Activities for 2016
IEEE R10 Annual Meet, Bangkok, Thailand
5th March 2016
9/22/2018

2. Committees working with…
Professional Activities Coordination (PAC) Committee
Industry Relations Coordination (IRC) Committee
ECIM Coordination Committee
Educational Activities Coordination (EAC) Committee
Awards & Recognition Coordination (ARC) Committee
Strategic Planning Coordination (SPC) Committee
50 yr R10 Anniversary Celebrations Committee
IEEE India Initiative Adhoc Committee as a lead
IEEE R10 Initiative Adhoc Committee (for now)

3. R10 Professional Activities Coordination (PAC) Committee
Encourage Sections across R10 to establish PAC in their respective sections.
Encourage sections in organizing professional activities by calling for proposals and supporting the selected ones by providing matching funds from R10.
Professional Track: Organize Professional Sessions in notable R10 events like in TENCON.
Organize student paper contest in IEEE events on professional skills.
Additional activities:
Organize PAC lectures in R10
Organize Webinars

4. R10 Industry Relations Coordination (IRC) Committee
Establish: Working model for Industry Relations
Engage : Identify IR activities
IEEE SMART TECH WORKSHOPS (MAW)
Industry R10 Events like TENCON & TENSYMP
INDUSTRAIN: Trainings, Workshops & Webinars
TENSTANDARDS: STD SIG Kick-off, Workshops & Webinars
Bridge: Bridging the gap between academia and industry.
Promote Industry Academia Collaboration
Create : Encourage Technology entrepreneurship.
IEEE TECHSTART : Entrepreneurship Events involving Incubators, Accelerators, Government, Investors etc.
MOUs with VCs

5. ECIM Coordination Committee
Keep R10 members informed and updated about events, news and activities of interest.
Enable collaboration between R10 members through use of IT and Social media
Vision
Website
Collaboration
IEEE Collabratec™
Social Media
Facebook and Twitter

6. Project: Unified search for all R10 domains
Unified R10 websites with wider search
IEEE R10
Main domain– YP
SAC
AIYEHUM
50 Years
Newsletter
WIE
Subdomains –
Industry.
Benefits
Etc,
Subdomains to be covered under single “Search”
Pages for each activities, or programs
Project Status:
Start April 2016
Completion – July 2016

7. Project: Mobile App
An app that lets users Search events “Nearby” to your location or set location
Project Status:
Start (official launch) Aug 2016

8. Project: 50 Years Celebration web
New website for 50 years celebration
Access at – wwww.50.ieeer10.org
Aug 24,
2016
Aug 23,
2017
Project Status:
Start March/April 2016
End August 2016

9. 50 years plans
Online contests would be orchestrated across R10 by engaging various section by leveraging YP and SAC
Blog contest – Members to write their journey with IEEE. Top 3 winners to win IEEE merchandize vouchers
Blog
R10 Quiz – 50 questions from R10 history. Format to be decided.
Quiz
Photo
New
ideas
Photo – Photo collage contest, selfie with IEEE contest etc. All entries to be hosted on website and top liked photos to win prizes.
New ideas – Deliberating!
Project Status:
Start August 2016
End: Sometime in 2017

10. Educational Activities Coordination (EAC) Committee
EA Awareness to Sections: Promote for Sections to have dedicated EA Section Chair and to have regular EA Section chairs meeting via Teleconference/webinar.
EA Support Fund: Initiate and motivate new projects (12 nos) related to educational activities in R10 by providing partial support fund (matching fund) for project implementation to the section.
EA Tracks & EAB Connection: Enhance network, knowledge sharing, and training of EA through conducting EA tracks (R10 Congress/TENCON/TALE 2016) and EAB partnered events/projects. To coordinate between Sections in Region 10 and EAB on the areas of the EA project that EAB supports.(TISP, EPICS, MOOC Action Plan, (3-5) New IEEE HKN Student Chapters in R10)
R10 EA Awards & Recognition: Collaborate with ARC in recognising best EA projects and volunteers. Recognize EA’s outstanding volunteer, group, and sections achievement in R10 and promote nominations for EAB awards. Promote Industry-Academia collaboration.

11. Awards & Recognition Coordination (ARC) Committee:
ARC Awareness: Increase Participation rate from Sections for R10 Awards. Promote and Recognize Excelelnce.
Enhance Quality of Nominations: by interacting with sections.
Streamline all R10 awards and Explore potentials for new awards .
R10 Awards:
Outstanding Section Awards (in all 3 categories)
Outstanding Volunteers Award.
Outstanding Industry-Academia Collaboration Award
Affinity Group / Activity Committee awards (WIE, SA, HTC, LM, YP, EA)
Promote Nominations from R10 for IEEE Medals, TFAs, and other awards
Represent R10 in MGA ARC.

12. Strategic Planning Coordination Committee (SPC):
The activity is linked to the IEEE strategic planning direction and also to the regional diversity and aspiration.
The group is also expected to promote strategic inputs to the director on issues and when they arise.
Some of the strategic initiatives and / or goals that are debated
Financial self sustainability and/or sustainability
Multinational or international form of IEEE Organization
Relationship of volunteer / business activities
New engagement models of IEEE members
New organization structure of region , interrelationships between entities ( Section , regions, Sections, Society, council etc.)
Volunteer leadership development and mentoring and training
Interactivity and inter organization collaboration and coordination
Digital and Social media advances and influences
Member benefits and value enhancements in the region
Burning problems / needs problems / innovation problems
Unforeseen issues

13. 50 Year R10 Anniversary Celebration Committee : GOLDEN JUBLIEE CELEBRATIONS
Region 10 was formally established in 1967 and in 2017 it will complete its first 50 years of phenomenal growth. For the last two decades R10 has been the fastest growing region of IEEE with enthusiastic volunteers serving the members and the organization with unparalleled dedication and innovative schemes. Celebrate IEEE R10 Diamond Jubilee celebrations across 2016 and 2017 Engage and Celebrate the spirit of achievement with all members in R10

14. 50 Year R10 Anniversary Celebration Committee : GOLDEN JUBLIEE CELEBRATIONS
INVOLVE
IEEE DIAMOND DAYS : 50 events planned across sections, student branches and chapters, 10 events supported by R10
CELEBRATE
History data published in the website: 25 sections
R10 Special print edition on 50 years
R10 Celebration launching on 24th Aug at Bangalore with SYWL Congress ( Aug 2016) and WIE Leadership Summit (24th August)
ENGAGE
500 Selfies/ groupies
500 tweets
50 blogs
50 videos
fellow and Life members letters

15. India Strategy : Adhoc Committee & Sub-Committees
Improving Industry engagement and promotion
Facilitating student Internship / entrepreneur programs
Improving student retention
The Adhoc Committee jointly report to the Vice-Chair, MGA Strategic Management and Analysis, and the Region 10 Director and VP, MGA.
Each Sub committee is a 3 member committee with a mentor.
Sections have their representation as ex-officio members.
Committee meetings each month (Telecon); sub committee meetings with ex-officio members of all the Indian sections.
TEN monthly telecons; ONE Face to Face concluding workshop in Nov 2015 with core team and section chairs in India.

16. India Strategy : Some excerpts from last year activities
Internship & Entrepreneurship Programs:
Participants: 2400; Speakers: 30+; Cities: 11; Programs:20
Total Number of Entrepreneurs Networked with: 28
Internship Registration on Portal: 1235
Entrepreneurship: MOUs with (06)incubators (in progress)
Evolved an IEEE Student Engagement Model
IEEE India Task Force (A Private Group) on Collabratec™ : A collaboration site for discussions and collaboration on India Strategy.
IEEE India Community on Collabratec™.
20 Improvement projects identified, each owned by a section chair/core committee member of India Strategy.

17. R10 Adhoc Committee on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Internship
3 Sub-Committees
Entrepreneurship
To Create the Entrepreneurship Community, Model and Ecosystem
Internship & Skill Development
To Attract and engage Students & YPs through Internship, Skill Development and Leadership Training Programs across R10.
Modeled around the ‘Skill Connect’ program.
Innovation
To create innovation culture across Industry and Academia
IOT,Cloud Computing, HealthCare, Energy Related.

18. Thank you

19. Special Initiative: Project Skill Connect
Project description : Evolving and deploying a Skill Development Model for engineering students based on Joint working of the key stakeholders that will ….
Build Employable skills in students who volunteer
Validate skills acquired,
Enhance skills through internships with SME industries(as possible)
Co-working with volunteers of the IEEE Hyderabad Section’s various Societies & student branches
How does this project help you meet its objectives?
This is identified as a cross functional activity between Educational Activities and Industry relational Activities. The primary aim is to bridge the skill gap between what is expected from industry and what is offered from education institutions. By involving the college management and SMEs in defining the training curriculum, this issue is addressed. The students are made skill ready, preparing them to be productive when engaged in internship
by Industry.

20. Opportunities for engagement
Students and YP strengths to be matched to opportunities
Strengths
Talent of YP and
Students
Keen interest in
technology and
volunteering
Ready to be engaged
Opportunities
Engage them in translating ECIM projects into reality
Leverage their skills to further develop them
Cross engage them
Strengths and opportunities
Projects under ECIM
Internships to innovate, develop and deliver projects to students and YP
Means to engage
Mentoring Senior YP/ IEEE senior members be the mentors – guide, direct and encourage
Credit/scholarships IEEE to credit the efforts to motivate and retain members YP
SAC
Industry Relation
Member-ship
Dev.
Indl. Benefits
Actors

21. Twitter Chat Analysis – January 2016
Potential people/members reached thru Twitter