1. Region 1 WIE Status Report August 2008 Darlene E
Region 1 WIE Status Report August 2008 Darlene E. Rivera

2. Region 1 Sections 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

3. Region 1 statistics 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
Target to form WIE group

4. Region 1 Affinity Groups
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)

5. REGION 1 STUDENT BRANCH AFFINITY GROUPS
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

6. Region 1 Activities 2008 Activities Feb- March-
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
1st Teleconference w/Region 1 WIE

7. Region 1 Activities 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

8. Region 1 Activities May June
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
3rd Teleconference with Region 1 WIE
Support/Coordination with Region 2 WIE PDS Conference
Region 1 WIE Status Report- June 2008

9. Region 1 Activities 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

10. Region 1 Activities August
Attend Region 1 BOG Summer Meeting-Albany, NY
Region 1 WIE Status Report-August 2008
4thTeleconference with Region 1 WIE-TBD

11. Have we Met the Goals established February 2008?
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

12. 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

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