1. IEEE GLOBAL HISTORY NETWORK GHN
IEEE History Committee
Richard Gowen
Chairman

2. IEEE Global History Network
Provide the premier global network of the history of electrotechnology
Record how the IEEE achieves its core purposes to foster technological innovation and excellence to the benefit humanity
Integrate existing IEEE history resources with the capabilities of the web for global collaboration 2

3. IEEE History Activities

4. Development and Operation of High Performance Railroad Ticket Examining Machines

5. IEEE Global History Network-GHN
Provide unified web presence of global electrotechnology history
Integrate current resources with input of additional materials through a Wiki environment
Promote collaboration by individuals and organizations
Global participation through organizations and history groups
Represent broad range of fields of electrotechnology 5

6. Development of the GHN
Provide both current and historical electrotechnology content through the IEEE-IBM Wiki including:
Experiences shared by Individuals related to the development of a technology
Experiences of corporations and organizations shared by groups involved in the creation of technologies, products, and services
Descriptions of specific technologies and applications
Histories of IEEE Organizational Units and others who facilitate the development of technologies
Interlinks to museums, libraries, conferences, and published materials

7. Development of the GHN
Entry of materials in agreement with IEEE Code of Ethics and respect for intellectual property
Content will be initially classified when entered in the Wiki
Provide for the peer review of selected areas of content
Provide for the submission of milestones, video histories, archival materials
Members, sections, regions, societies, and other organizational units

8. IEEE Global History Network
In development with the IEEE History Center, IEEE Information Technology Department, IBM, and contractors
Inaugurate at the September IEEE Sections Congress
Invite Region 10 participation in the development of the features of the GHN
Desirable features and procedures to assure quality of content
Provide content for the beta version available in June
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Thank you for the opportunity to share the GHN 8