• Unsung Personality in the Society—Edwin C. Jones Jr.
• 2005 Frontiers in Education Conference—Info and Papers
• November issue of the The Interface is online
• Encore: CFP—Mobile Technology
• EdSoc Awards presented at FIE 2004
• Ethics is finished...what will replace Ethics?
• Officers & Admin Committee elected for 2005
• Transactions on Teaching and Pedagogy??
• IEEE Grant & Funding Assistance
• EdSoc By Law changes
• administrivia

FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE)—2005
William Oakes, Purdue University, David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and Charles Yokomoto, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, the General Co-chairs for the Frontiers in Education 2005 (FIE) Conference, have announced that the conference will take place from October 19-25, 2005 in Indianapolis, Indiana USA .

The FIE 2005 continues a long tradition of promoting the widespread dissemination of innovations that improve computer science, engineering, and technology (CSET) education. FIE is a major annual international conference devoted to improvements in CSET education. It is an ideal forum for sharing your ideas, learning about new developments in CSET education, and interacting with your colleagues.

For further INFORMATION, including the CALL FOR PAPERS, go to:

For more details about these awards, see: www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/es/esawards.html.

ETHICS ARE FINISHED...WHAT WILL REPLACE THEM?
University of Texas Professor Billy V. Koen just completed his online presentation via the Education Society's mailing list. His presentation was entitled: Defining and Teaching Engineering Ethics.

This was a very thought provoking, and, at times, a very deep presentation. If you know Billy Koen, this is classic Billy, this was Billy at his best.

This presentation is archived at: www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/es/koen.html

The next presentation has not yet been scheduled. But if you would like to have a front row seat for it—subscribe to the mailing list now. The instructions are located at:

To see past discussions, go to:

Ted Batchman's presentation - Getting Published in the Transactions

David Fogel's presentation - Becoming a Book Author

OFFICERS AND ADCOM ELECTED FOR 2005
At its October 22nd meeting, the Administrative Committee held the annual election of officers and four (4) Administrative Committee members. There were 19 candidates for the 8 open positions. The slate of candidates is available at:

Here are the results of the election:

The Officers

Dan Litynski, a professor at the University of Western Michigan, was elected President of the Society for 2005. Dan has served the Society in many capacities in recent years. He has been the Society's Vice President for the previous two-years and he is currently the chair of the Awards Committee.

Joe Hughes, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was elected Vice President of the Society for 2005. Joe, most recently, was the General Chair for the 2004 Frontiers in Education Conference, which was held in Savannah, Georgia USA. The conference was a rousing success on all fronts. Joe has also served the Society as Secretary and as a member of the Administrative Committee.

John Orr, a professor at the Worcester Polytechnical Institute in Massachusetts USA, was elected Secretary of the Society for 2005. John is an IEEE Fellow and is currently a member of the Society's Administrative Committee.

The Administrative Committee

The following individuals were elected as members of the Administrative Committee. Their 3-year terms of office will begin on January 1, 2005 and end on December 31, 2007:

• Manuel Castro is a professor at Spain's National Distance Education University, Chair of the Education Society chapter in Spain, and a Vice Chair of the Society's Chapters Committee.
• Trond Clausen is a professor at Telemark University College in Norway. Trond is a former member of the AdCom and is currently the Chair of the Nordic Chapter of the Education Society. He is also a Vice Chair of the Society's Chapters Committee.
• Susan Lord was re-elected to the AdCom. She is an Associate Professor at the University of San Diego (California, USA). And, Susan is the Program Co-chair of FIE 2005 and the General Chair of FIE 2006.
• Rob Reilly, from MIT, is the editor of this publication, the moderator of the online discussion forum, the Chair of the Chapters Committee, and the Society's Webmaster.

The IEEE All-Society can be found at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/es/2003-EdSoc-Survey.ppt

IEEE GRANT AND FUNDING ASSISTANCE
Every year, foundations and government agencies give away BILLIONS of dollars to implement and/or improve programs and services of non-profit organizations. Science, technology and engineering programs are funded by hundreds of foundations and government agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and many others. IEEE is, has been, and should be a recipient of some of this money.

IEEE Grant Administration assists IEEE staff and volunteers with obtaining grants and contributions from government agencies, as well as private and corporate foundations to support IEEE conferences, projects and programs. Assistance is provided with:

• Identifying funding sources
• Drafting proposals
• Understanding and following funding sources proposal guidelines
• Submitting the proposals
• Compliance with funding sources regulations regarding financial and technical reporting

For more information refer to the IEEE Grant Administration Web page

EDSOC BYLAW CHANGES
At the Administrative Committee meeting in Savannah, Georgia, on 22 October 2004, a number of changes in the Society’s bylaws were approved. Note: the Society’s bylaws are available online at:

The Society's duty in this matter:

Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution requires that after an amendment is approved by the Administrative Committee:

the proposed amendments shall be published in the Society Transactions or Newsletter, or otherwise publicized by direct mailing to the membership with notice that it goes into effect unless ten percent of the Society members object within 30 days. If such objections are received, a copy of the proposed amendment shall be mailed with a ballot to all members of the Society at least 30 days before the date appointed for return of the ballots, and the ballots shall carry a statement of the time limit for their return to the IEEE office. When a mail vote of the entire Society membership is made necessary, approval of the amendment by at least two-thirds of the ballots legally cast shall be necessary for its enactment.

Any comments or objections should be sent to:

Burks Oakley, Chair
IEEE Education Society Constitution and Bylaws Committee
b.oakley@ieee.org

The By Law Changes are:

Section 4 of the bylaws deals with nomination and election of the Administrative Committee. Section 4.1 was modified, as detailed below:

4.1 A slate of nominees for members-at-large vacancies of the Administrative Committee shall be prepared by the Nominating Committee. Recommendations for such nominees shall be solicited by a letter and/or e-mail sent to the Chairs of all Sub-Societies and Standing Committees by August 1st. In addition, the Chair of the Nominating Committee shall publish a call for nominations and distribute it to the entire Society membership by August 1st; such distribution shall be done electronically (e-mail distribution list and Society web site) and/or in print (Society newsletter). A nominating petition carrying a minimum of 25 names of Society members, excluding students, shall automatically place a nominee on the slate to be presented to the Administrative Committee. Recommendations and petitions are to be submitted to Nominating Committee by September 15th.

Section 9 of the bylaws deals with meetings of the Administrative Committee. Section 9.1 was modified, as detailed below:

9.1 No Administrative Committee meetings shall be held for the purpose of transacting business unless each member shall have been sent notice of the time and place of such meeting 20 days prior to the scheduled date of the meeting. Provided, however, that if less than a quorum attend a duly called meeting, tentative actions may be taken which will become effective upon subsequent ratification, either at a meeting or by mail and/or e-mail, by a sufficient number of members as to constitute a majority. Minutes of such meetings shall be mailed or sent by appropriate electronic means by the Secretary to each Committee member, who shall register his/her disapproval of any actions taken at such meetings within 10 days after receiving said minutes or he/she shall be deemed to have ratified.

Section 11 of the bylaws deals with standing committees. Section 11.1 was modified, as detailed below:

11.1 Awards Committee: The Vice President shall serve as the Chair of the Awards Committee. At least one-half of the members of the Awards Committee shall hold Fellow grade. This Committee shall be responsible for recommending various forms of recognition for noteworthy contributions to the fields of interest to the Society. It shall see that deserving members are nominated for awards and prizes administered by the IEEE and other relevant organizations. This Committee shall be responsible for administering the Society’s awards programs. The Committee Chair may appoint sub-committees for individual Society Awards, as well as representatives to committees involved in the selection of other awards in which the Society participates. Nominations for Society Awards shall be considered annually, although awards need not be made annually. The Committee’s decisions are final and need not be ratified by the AdCom. The Committee shall review the Society’s awards from time-to-time, and may propose modifications to existing Society Awards, as well as additional Society Awards, subject to approval by the AdCom and the IEEE TAB. The Committee Chair shall prepare an annual report covering all of the awards activities.

Article IX, Section 2, of the Society’s constitution states that changes in the bylaws cannot go into effect until they are published in the Society’s newsletter. This publication is not the Society's newsletter, they are published here for your information. These changes, as required, will be published in The Interface.

ADMINISTRIVIA
This publication is a service of the IEEE Education Society. It will be published as the need for information dissemination arises. Our expectation is that News & Notes will be published monthly. However, if urgent information surfaces, a bulletin with just that information will be published immediately.

If you would like an item placed in News & Notes, send it to: Rob Reilly, Editor (reilly@media.mit.edu).

A special thank you to Burks Oakley II who serves as editorial review board for the News&Notes bulletin.

Click here to view a list of the Education Society officers.

Click here to view a list of Administrative Committee (AdCom) members.

All issues of News & Notes are available on the EdSoc's web site just click here.