2007 R10 Meeting KK1 2006 IEEE Region 10 Meeting 24-25 March 2007 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 2007 Special...

2007 R10 Meeting KK 1

2006 IEEE Region 10 Meeting24-25 March 2007

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

2007 Special Project Coordinator

Lance Fung


Outline

• Special Project Coordinator objectives and responsibilities

• Special Projects for 2007-2008– Inauguration of Vietnam Section– History of Region 10– SC08 Regional Coordination


Special Projects

• Objective:– To provide project management and coordination for Region 10

Special Projects

• Responsibilities – To ensure Special Projects are completed within publicized

schedules.– To present project descriptions including funding requirements

to the Region 10 Delegate/Director and the Region 10 Executive Committee.

– To involve volunteers to participate and champion Region 10 Special Projects.

– To submit pertinent and timely Special Project information to the Region 10 Newsletter Editor.


Special Projects

• Special Project Activities for 2007 – Assisted in the Inauguration of Vietnam

Section (2007 – completed)– Special Project on History of IEEE Region

10 (2007 – until 2009)– Section Congress 2008 Regional

Coordinator (until SC 2008)


Inauguration of Vietnam Section

• 5th March, 2007 – Hanoi University of Technology

• Concurrent with 5th RIVF Conference

• Strong support from IEEE

• Report in IEEE R10 Newsletter

• Will prepare an article for “The Institute”


History of Region 10

• Why?– Mission of IEEE History Centre: “to preserve,

research and promote the history of information and electrical technologies”

– Recognition of past achievements and to promote IEEE R10 units

– Archive milestones and records before they “disappear”

– To raise public awareness and image of IEEE– Data collection and standardisation of record keeping


Special Project on History of Region 10

– Updates from the last 25 years.– To collect and present information from

R10 Countries/Councils/Sections for IEEE’s 125th year Anniversary in 2009 (and 42nd year for Region 10)

– Partners: IEEE History Centre; R10 Section/Chapter Coordinator; R10 Electronic Communication Coordinator; R10 Newsletter Editor; APO


IEEE Centennial 1884-1984• 9 countries / 10 Sections reported from R10

– Australia– India: Bombay and Calcutta– Tokyo– Korea– New Zealand– Pakistan– Singapore– Thailand– Hong Kong


Special ProjectHistory of R10

• Proposed Formats – Central (R10) with links to local (Section)

history pages– Centralized Content to be uploaded by

sections online and more extensive information to be hosted locally

– Local information could be interactive and multimedia

– Extracts from R10 History page could be summarized for printed reports


Suggested information on Country/Council

• Country – Brief description of country in relation to EE and IEEE– List of significant/historic events on EE development

in the country• Council (if exist)

– Brief description of council and members– Year of establishment– List of Chairs– List of historic events / milestones– Prominent people (nationally and internationally)– Collaboration with National professional bodies– Links to scanned archives


Suggested information for Sections

• Section– Brief description of Section and other units

(Subsection, Chapter, Affinity groups and SB’s)– Year of establishment– List of Chairs– List of historic events / milestones– Prominent people (nationally and internationally)– Link to Scanned archives (Newsletter, news

articles…)


Example from NSW Section

• Milestones of EE in Australia

• History of IEEE in Australia

• History of Australian Council


Data Collection Process

1. Section/Council establish and maintain respective history pages

2. Section/Council upload required information to R10 Historic Data collection site

3. R10 History committee prepares information for R10 History Page (with links back to Section’s History page)

4. Info from history page could be extracted for printed report.

5. Special Project Coordinator welcomes suggestions on information to be included in the R10 page.


Budget and Award

• Budget– Data Collection Site Development

(USD2,500)– Award (TBA in 2008 budget)

• Award– Best Section/Council History site

(guideline to be announced by Award/History Committee)

Special ProjectHistory of R10

• Timeline – Mar ’07 Approval of project by R10 committee

Invite suggestions on information to be included on History Page

- Oct ’07 Prototype platform development and trial data collection

- Jan ‘08 Progress report and finalisation of required info

– R10 ‘08 Announcement and commence Data Collection

Collection to be completed by July ‘08

– SC08 Award of Best Council/Section History Page

Prepare History document and maintenance


What’s needed to be done?

• Nominate champion in local unit• Create History Page for your unit (see

suggestions and examples from other units)• Upload required information during the data

collection phase• Warnings – Please ensure copyrights are

observed (especially when dealing with historic pictures and articles) and sources of information acknowledged


IEEE Sections Congress Quebec City, Canada

19 – 22 September 2008

Celebrating Volunteer Achievements Worldwide


IEEE Sections Congress 2008

• Hilton Quebec Hotel – Sleeping Rooms/Region

meetings

• Quebec City Convention Center– Sections Congress Events

• Quebec City, Canada– 19 – 22 September 2008


What is Sections Congress?

• Triennial gathering of IEEE grassroots leadership to– network with other Section leaders– attend training programs– develop recommendations to guide the

future of the Institute


2007 Activities

• January– Requested input from Sections regarding content for

2008 SC Program

• February – RAB to approved SC08 Theme “Celebrating

Volunteer Achievements Worldwide”

• February - September– SC08 Program Committee will be developing

program (tracks, core track training theme)


SC08 Speakers

• On official notice for speakers will be distributed by the SC08 Program Committee.

• Each Regional SC08 Coordinator will be requested to coordinate these nominations & forward to SC08 Program Committee.

• Speakers to be identified by 4th quarter 2007


Procedure for nomination of SC speakers and Track Chairs from R10

1. Nomination to be sent to Fanny Su at APO

2. Nominations to be considered and approved by Director in consultation with R10 Advisory Committee

3. Information to be passed to SC08 Regional Coordinator for consideration by SC08 committee


SC08 Speakers

• Speakers should be aware that funds are not available within the Sections Congress budget to pay for speaker travel.

• Speakers' attendance must be supported either by their IEEE organizational unit (Region, Section, Society, RAB, TAB, EAB, etc.), their employer, or be self-funded.

• Will receive no monetary compensation for their participation.

• Unless the speaker is also a primary delegate, the speaker will also be responsible for the registration fee (which covers meals at Congress).


Will your Section be there?

• Ensure your Section’s participation in SC 2008 by:– Start budgeting NOW to send at least a primary

delegate– Keep your officer reporting up-to-date, in order

that Sections Congress information will be sent to the right contact

– Start planning now– Goal – have 100% participation from Sections


Preliminary Schedule of Events

• Friday, 19 September– Opening Ceremony, Regional Dinners

• Saturday, 20 September– Core Track and Breakout Sessions– IEEE Honors Ceremony

• Sunday, 21 September– Breakout Sessions– Social Event for all (Tentative)

• Monday, 22 September– Closing Ceremony– Voting/Results of SC’08 Recommendations


IEEE Honors Ceremony

• The IEEE Board of Directors has agreed to conduct the 2008 IEEE Honors Ceremony with IEEE Sections Congress.

• The ceremony highlights the accomplishments of each year's IEEE Award and Medal recipients.

• All SC’08 participants will be invited to attend the ceremony on Saturday, 20 October 2008.


Regional Committee Meetings

• In keeping with past practice, each Region will be provided with an opportunity to conduct a Regional Committee meeting prior to/after SC08.

• Specifics dates for each Region meeting to be determined based upon meeting requirements/hotel availability.


Characteristics of a Primary Delegate

• Actively prepare for sections congress by participating in their region/section activities by discussing issues with their colleagues

• Be willing to be an active learner/participant in sessions

• Actively consider issues as they are brought forward

• Be an informed voter on the recommendations• Be a communicator of information learned at

sections congress to the Region, Section and Chapters


Sections Congress LocationsRotates among Regions

• 1984 – Boston, MA, USA (1)• 1987 – Anaheim, CA, USA (6)• 1990 – Toronto, Canada (7)• 1993 – San Juan, Puerto Rico (9)• 1996 – Denver, CO, USA (5)• 1999 – Minneapolis, MN, USA (4)• 2002 – Washington DC, USA (2)• 2005 – Tampa, FL, USA (3)• 2008 – Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (7)


SC08 Steering Committee

Paul Fortier Steering Committee ChairAndre Morin Vice ChairYves de Villers Local Org. Committee ChairXavier Maldague Program Committee Co-

ChairMohamed El-Hawary Program Committee Co-ChairFerial El-Hawary R7 Director ElectCecelia Jankowski RAB Secretary

Send any questions to [email protected]


Additional Information

Visit the following URL for updated information on SC’08

www.ieee.org/sc2008

Nomination for SC2011 host


Thank you and you are

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