1. IEEE-USA Region 6 Northeast Area Meeting PACE Salt Lake City, Utah October 13, 2018
Mostafa Mortezaie
Region 6 PACE Chair

2. What is PACE? Professional Activities Committees for Engineers
A network of IEEE volunteers and committees organized at the section and chapter levels with support from Regions and IEEE-USA.

3. PACE Objectives (Professional Activities Committees for Engineers)
PACE promotes:
The professional interests of the U.S. members
The professional activities of Sections, Chapters, and Student Branches
A mechanism for communication of members' views on their professional needs.
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4. Five PACE Topics Government Activities
Career and Employment Enhancement Activities
Pre-university (K-12 STEM) Activities
Student Professional Awareness Activities
Technical Policy Activities
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5. Section PACE K-12 STEM Literacy Programs
Future City
Science Olympiad
Science Fair
Math Counts
Any STEM project promoting science, technology, and the image of the engineer
And more….
K-12 STEM Literacy

6. IEEE-USA Employment and Career Assistance Programs
Job Fairs
Resume Writing and Job Interview Workshops
Job Listing services
Resume Listing services
Member Professional Awareness Workshops
Student Professional Awareness Workshops
Any project which promotes life long employability of IEEE members
K-12 STEM Literacy
Employment Assistance

7. IEEE-USA Employment and Career Assistance Programs
Pre-College Education
Employment Benefits and Career Management Workshops
Career Transitions and Workforce Issues Workshops
Retirement and Financial Management Workshops
Consulting, Leadership, Licensure and Registration Workshops
IEEE Membership Advancement Workshops
Communications Workshops
Any project which promotes careers of IEEE members
Employment Assistance
Career Assistance

8. PACE Professional Education
Section/Region/Division Professional Topics Library
Life Long Learning Workshops
Skills Assessment Workshops
PDSs / SPAx
Any project which promotes life long careers of IEEE members.
Pre-College Education
Employment Assistance
Career Assistance
Professional Education

9. PACE Technology Policy Programs
Technology Policy Workshops
Aerospace Policy
Communications and Information Policy
Energy Policy
Medical Technology Policy
Research and Development Policy
Any project which promotes the communication of IEEE member technology policy issues.
Pre-College Education
Employment Assistance
Career Assistance
Professional Education
Technology Policy

10. Government Activities Programs
Communications with Legislative Delegates
Legislative Issues Communications
IEEE Member initiated Issues Communications
Any project which promotes the communication of IEEE member legislative issues.
Pre-College Education
Employment Assistance
Career Assistance
Professional Education
Technology Policy
Government Activities

11. Types of PACE Funding Section PACE Chapter PACE
Professional Development Initiative (PDI) Grant

12. Getting Started Prepare a project plan Identify resources and funding
Funding is available from multiple sources
Execute the project
Report the outcome of the project
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13. PACE Committee Goals & Objectives
Provide for the distribution of various IEEE-USA Committee products and programs to members
Stimulate and facilitate professional activities
Communicate between IEEE US Members and IEEE leadership
Develop and update training materials for PACE leaders
Provide input to the IEEE-USA

14. Region 6 PACE Process
1.  PACE request is sent to Region PACE Chair with approvals from the section Officers.  Approval process includes acceptance of electronic signatures, scanned signatures, or approval from the Section Chair.
2.  PACE request is reviewed by Region PACE Chair for completion, applicability, approvals, etc.  PACE request is either denied or recommended for approval.  If denied, reply explains the reasons and what needs to be changed.  If recommended for approval, it would be sent to Region Director and Region Treasurer with CC to requestor.
3.  Region Director approves or rejects.  If approved, Region PACE Chair add to spreadsheet of approved requests.  Treasurer sends matching funds to the Section to oversee reimbursement. 
4. Upon completion of the project the Section would send the PACE Final Report to PACE Chair.

15. New PACE Requirement
A vTools event is required as part of Region 6 PACE requirements
Once the PACE request is approved the funding would be transferred to the Section after the completion of the project except for students’ type projects
The final report may be generated by updating the original vTools with 3 pictures

16. PACE Projects – The idea
Identify what you want to do as a PACE Project
Prepare a project plan
Identify resources and funding
FUNDING IS AVAILABLE from multiple sources
Execute your project
Report the outcome of your project

17. Sample PACE Project Future City Competition
Rising Star Conference Sponsorship
WIE International Leadership Conference (ILC) Students' Registration
SPA-X at Gonzaga University
Networking Mixer at Cybersecurity Symposium
SCV CLP Quarterly Luncheon Meeting
3rd Annual Intro Girls to Engineering Workshop

18. WIE ILC

19. Future City Competition (Richland Section)

20. SPA-X at Gonzaga University
SPAx was designed by IEEE-USA to enhance the leadership, career, and professional development skills of engineering students.

21. Future City Competition (Richland Section)

22. Congressional Visit Day

23. IEEE-USA PACE Website https://ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/

26. Plan for 2018 Provide PACE announcements at every OU events
Announce PACE events in eNotices and Region’s Website
Section Chairs to announce at Section ExCom the availability of PACE funding
Promote Chapters to implement PACE events
Look for opportunities for PDI Grant Proposal
Promote and support Rising Stars Conference PACE Sponsorship
Promote and support the Future Leaders Forum
Promote and support WIE ILC for Students
Encourage PACE Projects’ Organizers to display IEEE-USA and IEEE Logo
Promote Listen Town Hall Meeting

27. Rising stars Conference (RSc) PACE FUnd
Section: 60%
Region 6 PACE: 40%
Student Contribution: $150
Please support the Conference by your kind contribution:

28. YP Workshop @ Rising Stars
Purpose of RS2019 Workshop: collect the YP leaders in Region 6 for training workshop.
Vision: Facilitate a strong YP-driven culture in Region 6 that resonates globally.
Mission: Develop, foster, and train YP section leaders in Region 6.
Date: Sunday Jan 6th 2019
Time: 1-4pm (3 hours)
Location: Las Vegas
YP Rising Stars

29. Future of PACE

30. Questions/Comments Mostafa Mortezaie Region 6 PACE Chair
4/5/2019
Questions/Comments
Mostafa Mortezaie
Region 6 PACE Chair
5-Apr-19