1. IEEE-USA Santa Clara Valley Section Officer Training Professional Activities Committees for Engineers PACE Santa Clara, CA January 19, 2019
Mostafa Mortezaie
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. Pre-University K-12 STEM Activities
Future City
First Robotics
Science Fair
Math Counts
Any STEM project promoting science, technology, and the image of the engineer
And more….
K-12 STEM Literacy

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

7. Student Professional Awareness Activities
Student Professional Awareness Experience (SPA-X)
Rising Stars Conference
Future Leaders Forum (EVO)
Engineering Projects in Community Service
Student Branch Activities
K-12 STEM Literacy
Employment Assistance
Student Activities

8. PACE Technology Policy Programs
Technology Policy Workshops
Aerospace Policy AI
Internet of Things (IOT)
Energy Policy
Medical Technology Policy
Research and Development Policy
Any project which promotes the communication of IEEE member technology policy issues
K-12 STEM Literacy
Employment Assistance
Student Activities
Technology Policy

9. 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
Student Activities
Technology Policy
Government Activities

10. 2019 Region 6 PACE Chair

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. 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, the project is added to the list of approved requests and the go-ahead is given for the commencement of the project. 
4. Upon completion of the project the Section would send the PACE Final Report to PACE Chair. Treasurer sends matching funds to the Section to oversee reimbursement. 

14. 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

15. Region 6 PACE Process

16. 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

17. 2018 SCV Section PACE 5/26/2018 $400.00 Wenbo Yi 7/28/2018 1/6/2018
No.
Section
Project Leader
Objectives
Completion Date
Funds Approved 1
Santa Clara Valley
Ken Doniger
University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) Hack-y-thon
5/26/2018
$400.00 2
SCV
Wenbo Yi
Future Leaders Forum (one YP)
7/28/2018 3
2019 Rising Stars Conference (3 YP)
1/6/2018
$1,000.00 4
2019 Rising Stars Conference (8 Students)
$1,552.00
Total
$3,352.00

18. 2018 SCV Chapter PACE $350.00 $500.00 $1,350.00 No. Section
Project Leader
Objectives
Funds Requested 1
SCV YP
Wenbo Yin
Startup Pitch Competition at Women in Engineering ILC Conference
$350.00 2
Stanford IEEE Future of Robotics Seminar and Happy Hour.
$500.00 3
GHTC Conference Opening Reception and Poster Session
Total
$1,350.00

19. 2018 PDI Grant 5/22/2018 $1,500.00 No. Section Project Leader
Objectives
Completion Date
Funds Approved 1
Santa Clara ValleyFoothill Richlad
Mostafa Mortezaie
WIE ILC (Santa Clara Valley Section andFoothill Section)
5/22/2018
$1,500.00

20. WIE ILC

21. Robotics - Challenges, Venture and the Future @ Stanford

22. GHTC Conference Opening Reception and Poster Session

23. Future City Competition (Richland Section)

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

25. Girls Make Tech with Heart Workshops (Buenaventura Section)

26. Future Leaders Forum

27. Congressional Visit Day

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

31. Plan for 2019 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 (now called EVO)
Promote and support WIE ILC for Students
Encourage PACE Projects’ Organizers to display IEEE-USA and IEEE Logo

32. Future of PACE

33. Questions/Comments Mostafa Mortezaie PACE Chair mortezaie@ieee.org
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Questions/Comments
Mostafa Mortezaie
PACE Chair
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