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• 2008 IEEE President Visits Spain Chapter
• Saudi Chapter Wins Prestigious IEEE Region 8 Award
• EdSoc Chapter Committee Members Visit China
• International Summit: Meeting the Growing Demand For Engineers and Their Educators 2010-2020
• Seattle Chapter Host Another Successful Workshop
• April issue of The Interface is available online
• Belgrade: Serbia-Montenegro EdSoc Chapter Organize Lectures on Tesla's Coil Apparatus
• Central and South America: IEEE-Colombia Member Assumes Region 9 Leadership Role
• Eta Kappa Nu and IEEE Sign Working Agreement
• Kuwait: EdSoc Leader Establishes Technology Conference
• Call For EdSoc Award Nominations
• Switzerland: Tufts University Professor Conducts Workshops
• Nordic Chapter: Another Successful Workshop
• Santa Clara Chapter Keeps Rolling Along!
• A Powerful Web-based Presentation Tool
• EdSoc's News&Thoughts RSS Feed
• Today's Engineer Available Online
| 2008 IEEE President Visits Spain Chapter |
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IEEE President-Elect Lewis Terman (left in photo) presented the first IEEE Milestone in Spain for
"early developments in
remote control" on 16 March 2007 in Madrid. The milestone, sponsored by the IEEE Spain Section,
recognizes the work of Spanish engineer Leonardo Torres-Queved, who in the early 1900s, developed
a system named Telekine which was able to perform “mechanical movements at a distance.” To read a
full description of the milestone,
visit the IEEE History Center Web site. Also shown in the photo, Mrs. Terman (center) and Manuel Castro (right)
the founding Chair of the Spain Education Society Chapter. Professor Castro is also a member of the EdSoc's
Administrative Committee.
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| Saudi Chapter Wins Prestigious IEEE Region 8 Award |
Saudi Arabia EdSoc Chapter wins 2006 IEEE Best Small Chapter in Europe, Africa and Middle East
this is a prestigious recognition for a chapter, especially
since the chapter was just created in late 2004!
In the award presentation photo to the right: (from left to right) IEEE Region 8 Director
Jean Remy and Nabil Al Dabal, IEEE Saudi Arabia Section Chair.
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The IEEE Education Chapter in Saudi Arabia won the best 2006 IEEE small chapter award in
Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The chapter was established in the fourth quarter of 2004, it is part
of the Saudi Arabia Section which has over 1000 professional members and associates who are actively
involved in the electrical, electronic and IT engineering. The chapter is currently run by nine executive
members namely: Dr. Bakr A. Hassan Chapter Chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Elamin, Vice Chairman,
Mir Mukarram Khan, Treasurer
& Logistic Officer, Jaweed Yazdani, Secretary, Waseem Al-Khayer, Activity Chairman,
Mohammed Sakr,
Membership Chairman, Dr. Sadiq Sait, Dr. Tariq Al-Naffouri and Abdurrahman Ghaleb
Executive Members.
[Editor's note: Through the fine work of Dr. Bakr Hassan and Mr. Nabil Al Dabal, the Saudi Arabia
EdSoc Chapter has recently expanded to include these IEEE sections: Kuwait, Bahrain, Western Saudi Arabia,
Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. This new chapter's name is: Gulf Education Society Chapter.]
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The main objective of the Education Society Chapter is to create a strategic partnership between the academic institutes and industry in Saudi Arabia, by bringing industry and academia on a unified platform so they can form alliance and cooperation in order to define joint strategy in a dynamic evolving engineering development.
Another objective is to promote good learning and effective teaching in order to improve engineering knowledge to all interested young and old, by broadening engineering education to begin at high school level, technical colleges, and companies, rather than focusing exclusively in universities.
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| EdSoc Chapter Committee Members Visit China |
IEEE has opened an office in Beijing for the purpose of supporting the development of the IEEE
in China. In addition to the existing IEEE Beijing Section, the IEEE Board of Directors very recently approved the formation of
4 new Sections in China: Harbin, Xian, Chengdu and Shanghai. Given this IEEE
initiative, the Education Society has initiated a major effort to establish chapters in the various
Sections in China.
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Prof. Linan Yang, Ph.D, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University;
Dr.Oliver K. Ban, Chair of EdSoc China Chapter;
Prof. Hao Yue, Ph.D, Vice President of Xidian University, IEEE Senior
Member,
Dr.Ruigang Li, Vice chair of China Chapter,
Prof. Yuming Zhang, Ph.D, Vice Dean of School of Microelectronics, Xidian University.
For more information, go to the
EdSoc Chapters Committee Web page.
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| Summit in Munich: Meeting the Demand For Engineers and Educators 2010-2020 |
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Arthur Winston (left), 2004 IEEE President and now Chair of the Pre University Coordinating Committee of the IEEE's
Educational Activities Board (EAB), has announced that the EAB together with other professional organizations, are hosting
an international conference, which will be held at the Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel, Arabellastrasse, Munich,
Germany from November 9-11, 2007. This conference will address the growing demand for engineers and their educators, and about actions required
to meet that demand for engineers and their educators in the period 2010-2020. To review the summit's home Web
page, go to:
http://www.ieee.org/web/education/preuniversity/globalsummit/index.html
This 3-day conference will address a major challenge to engineering education, which is the way engineering
is portrayed to young students
in the pre-university system. The basic premise is that there is often a notable discrepancy between what future engineers need
in their pre-university years and what their teachers know (and can) provide them. Furthermore, many
countries suffer from a shortage of qualified science, technology and mathematics educators at the
pre-university level. Quite often science, mathematics and technology subjects are taught by general
practitioners, with little enthusiasm or insight. Many pre-university teachers know little about
engineering and engineering design.
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The conference will be held in Munich, Germany on 9-11 November 2007. Participants will include invited
representatives from industry, government, and academia, with a focus on decision makers and policy makers.
The objective is to steer the educational system at both pre-university and university levels to be more
cognizant and more responsive to the anticipated needs for qualified engineers and their educators.
Download a copy of the International Summit's
brochure, or you can go to the
International Summit's Web pages.
Important Dates
500 Word Abstract Due: 30 June 2007
Notification of Acceptance: 30 July 2007
Registration Deadline: 01 October 2007
Complete Paper Manuscripts Due: 01 October 2007
Summit Date: 9 - 11 November 2007
For further information about the conference, please send your email to:
demandsummt@ieee.org
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| Seattle Chapter Host another Successful Workshop |
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"Currently our Chapter is working with High Schools to promote engineering awareness
to local area High School students." Lawrence Lam, Seattle EdSoc Chapter Chair
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In the photo to the left, Phillip Allison, Director of Customer Engineering, Open Interface North America Inc.,
gave a seminar to EdSoc Seattle Chapter on Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband: The Future of Short-Range Wireless Technology.
In the group photo above, in the 1st row from the left: Professor Oswald Chow (Treasurer), Professor Franklin Hsu (Vice Chair)
and Professor Lawrence Lam (Chair), Professor Cecil Cheung (Secretary, not in the photo),
and Professor Melani Plett (active member, not in the photo).
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| April issue of The Interface is available online |
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The Interface is a joint publication of the IEEE Education Society and the ASEE's
Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE). It is published three times per year by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Editor, Bill Sayle, of the Georgia Institute of Technology USA, has announced that he has published the April 2007 issue.
The Interface is sent to all Education Society members via postal mail and is also available online.
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For more information or to read The Interface go to:
www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/es/interface.html
| Belgrade: Serbia-Montenegro EdSoc Chapter Organize Lectures on Tesla's Coil Apparatus |
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"Our Chapter is providing excellent professional
development experiences for our members and the local community." Vladimir Petrovic, Chair, Serbia-Montenegro
EdSoc Chapter
Serbia-Montenegro EdSoc
Chapter in cooperation with IEEE Student Branch Belgrade organized two of its recent
meetings as lectures with practical demonstrations of Tesla's coil apparatus. Lectures
were held at the School of EE, University of Belgrade (ETF), by Professor Jovan Cvetic, and
were open to the public. Prof. Cvetic led a team of students at ETF Belgrade to build two
large Tesla's coils, which were also displayed at the Tesla exhibition in the Serbian
Academy of Science.
Lectures were attended by a total of more than 300 spectators, mostly students, that
overcrowded the lecture room to its limits.
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construction, while the second lecture focused on practical problems of the project and
how the constructors solved them. The students were also advised how to
join current and future practical project in the field of EE, and become part of the IEEE itself.
Spectacular practical demonstrations of a high-voltage high-frequency electric discharge
of the Tesla's coil followed both lectures. They were watched in complete silence and
repeated several times on
request. Afterwards, the lecture room and the surrounding corridors had to be thoroughly
aired, due to increased concentration of ozone.
Tesla's coil is one of Nikola Tesla's most famous inventions. It is unique as a
high-frequency, high-voltage air-core transformer, producing powerful electric fields.
Large Tesla's coils can wirelessly light up florescent lights up to about 15 meters away.
For more photos and movie clips from lectures, visit: Workshop Photos, Tesla Coil Clips.
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In the photo to the left: Professor Jovan Cvetic (right) and Professor
Milan Savic (left), ETF Belgrade, expert for high-voltage technique |
| Central and South America: IEEE-Colombia Member Assumes Region 9 Leadership Role |
| "Eng. Carlos Rueda Artunduaga, the Colombia Chapter Chair, is a dynamic IEEE leader in Central and South
America who has assumed a leadership role in several EdSoc projects." Rob Reilly, Chair, EdSoc Chapters Committee
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In a recent meeting in IEEE Region 9 (Central and South America), Carlos Rueda Artunduaga (right) chats with
IEEE President Leah Jamieson about a number of issues in Region 9. Carlos is currently serving
as the EdSc Chapters representative to Region 9 in hope of developing new chapters and evolving the existing chapters.
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| Eta Kappa Nu and IEEE Sign Working Agreement |
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The IEEE Educational Activities Board has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
with Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the electrical and
computer engineering honor society. This memorandum of understanding is to enhance cooperation between the organizations and to encourage joint
activities in such areas as awards and student activities. The MOU will
strengthen the already existing ties between IEEE and HKN (including HKN
student chapters and IEEE student branches), promote joint endeavors, improve
services to members of both organizations and serve to increase the reputation
of the profession.
In the signing ceremony photo to the left: (standing, left to right) Bruce A. Eisenstein,
former EdSoc President and current HKN Vice President; James Melsa;
Moshe Kam, IEEE Vice President for Educational Activities; Eric Herz, former IEEE Executive Director and
former president of HKN; Richard Gowen IEEE
Foundation President;
(seated, left to right)
David Irwin, former EdSoc President and current
HKN president; and, Michael Lightner, 2006 IEEE President.
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If you are an IEEE member who was inducted into
HKN, this is an
excellent opportunity to renew your ties to
HKN by updating your contact
information using the following link:
http://www.hkn.org/updateinfo/index.asp.
IEEE and HKN look forward to working together in the service of their
memberships and the profession. For the complete text of the MOU please contact
IEEE Education Services (education-services@ieee.org).
HKN (http://www.hkn.org) is dedicated to encouraging and recognizing excellence
in electrical and computer engineering. Members consist of students, alumni,
and other professionals who have demonstrated exceptional academic and
professional achievements. Eta Kappa Nu is a nonprofit, public-service
organization comprising nearly 200 university chapters, a variety of committees,
many active member volunteers, and thousands of student members.
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| Kuwait: EdSoc Leader Establishes Technology Conference |
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First International Conference on Technology Communications and Education
Kuwait, February 18-20, 2008
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Professor Salah Al-Sharhan, Head, E-learning Centre of Excellence and Director of the Gulf University for
Science and Technology, Kuwait has announced that the purpose of the first
International Conference on Technology, Communication and Education (e-TCE) is to create a link
for experts in the fields of education, technology and
communication. It also aims at using the latest technologies in learning on both academic and
research levels and applied and commercial levels. Moreover, the conference aims at gathering
the largest number of researchers in the field world wide to enrich the subject whose
significance is obvious in the region. Six simultaneous tracks will be held, covering different
aspects of the conference, including E-learning technological issues, Educational and ethical situation,
Organizational and management concerns, Evaluation and standards items, and Application and E-learning curriculum concerns.
| Call For EdSoc Award Nominations |
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EdSoc Vice President, Susan Lord, has issued a call for nominations for the
2007 Society
awards. The Education Society offers several awards, most of which are presented annually
at the
Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference.
The nomination deadline for all Education Society awards is
June 15 annually. Nominations should be submitted to both the Education Society Awards
Committee Award Chair, Susan Lord (slord@sandiego.edu) and the chair of the selection committee that
oversees the specific award.
Click on the link provided for detailed information and nomination
instructions related to each award.
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| Switzerland: Tufts University Professor Conducts Workshops |
| Professor Rogers was a great asset for our students during his stay in Switzerland! Jean-Pierre
Steger, Swiss EdSoc Chapter Chair.
In the photo to the right, Professor Rogers give a presentation to students in Switzerland. In the
photo to the left, Professor Rogers provides some students with technical advice during a hands-on session.
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Recently the Jean-Pierre Steger, the Swiss EdSoc Chapter Chair, hosted a technical workshop, which
was lead by Tufts University (USA) Professor Chris Rogers. Professor Rogers has several areas of interest.
His first sabbatical was spent at Harvard and a
local kindergarten looking at methods of teaching engineering. His engineering experience began at a very
early age when his family and he spent half a year in New
Zealand on a Fulbright Scholarship looking at 3D reconstruction of flame fronts to estimate heat fluxes. He
currently works in six different research areas: particle-laden
flows (a continuation of his thesis), robotics, slurry flows in chemical-mechanical planarization, the
engineering of musical instruments, gene-based assay experiment design, and in elementary school
engineering education. This work has been funded by the NSF, NASA, Intel, Boeing, Cabot, Steinway,
Selmer, Fulbright, and the LEGO Corporation. Probably the most exciting project was aboard the NASA
0g experimental aircraft where I flew over 700 parabolas without getting sick.
To learn more about this presentation go to:
http://www.hti.bfh.ch/index.php?id=4345&L=0.
| Nordic Chapter: Another Successful Workshop |
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"the Nordic Chapter is one of our oldest and most productive chapters. They consistently have
top quality conferences and workshops." Manuel Castro, Vice Chair, EdSoc Chapters Committee.
In the far left photo: Ari Korhonen, Helsinki University of Technology (Finland);
in the group photo from left to right: Zhu Xia, Linköping University (Sweden); Mats Daniel, Uppsala University (Sweden);
and, Birgitta Hermansson, Blekinge Institute of Technology (Sweden).
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This was the fourth joint workshop held by
IEEE Nordic Education Society Chapter
and CeTUSS (www.cetuss.se) held December 4-5,
2006. The theme that time was "Perspective on use of technology
in engineering education". The previous three workshops had the following
themes "Collaboration in Engineering Education" (December 6-7,
2004), "Teaching and Assessing Engineers" (April 27-28, 2005),
and "Cross-Disciplinarity in Engineering Education" (December 4-5,
2006). Links to these can be found by following links from www.cetuss.se
(or more directly
http://www.it.uu.se/research/group/cetuss/events).
The fifth workshop is scheduled for November 12-13, 2007 and with
the theme "Work Life Related Skills and Engineering Education".
The previous workshops have attracted between 30 and 60 participants each mainly
from Sweden, but also with international attendees from both the other
Nordic countries as well as from Australia, UK and USA.
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TAUGHT
We are taught to live,
we are taught to feel.
We are taught to conform and conceal.
We are taught so well, what
we ought to feel,
that we cannot feel what we feel.
... and give us some caution
... at least make us reflect about what is important
... and the weekend is approaching..
and I hope you spend it on things that are important
to you....
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| Santa Clara Chapter Keeps Rolling Along! |
| Recently the Santa Clara Valley Chapter hosted a presentation by Dr. Andy DiPaolo
who spoke about "Online Education in Support of Corporate Competitiveness"
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In the photo above from left to right are Santa Clara Chapter officers seen with the invited speaker:
Kevin Khosrow Lashkari, Program Chair; Lili He Chapter Chair; Andy DiPaolo the invited
speaker; Ali Iranmanesh, Vice Chair; and, David Craven, Secretary.
Professor DiPaolo presentation was entitled: "Online Education in Support of Corporate Competitiveness."
Dr. Andy DiPaolo is the founding Executive Director of the Stanford
Center for Professional Development (SCPD) and Senior Associate Dean in
the School of Engineering at Stanford University. He is responsible for
one of the largest university continuing education organizations and
distance education networks in the United States delivering graduate
degree programs, credit courses, certificate programs, professional
education courses and custom training to knowledge workers in Silicon
Valley and around the world. DiPaolo, at Stanford since 1988, has a long
history as an advisor to public and private sector groups in North
America, Europe and the Pacific Rim on the strategic use of technology
to address education and training needs, the development of virtual
universities and the creation of new models for distributed learning.
Professor DiPaolo discussed how global development and competition have created both challenges and
opportunities, altering today's economic, industrial, political and
social landscape. Industry professionals must constantly update their
knowledge and skills to address these changes while balancing the
demands of work and family. DiPaulo's position was that "in order to maintain career vitality and
support corporate competitiveness it is essential that professionals
actively engage in lifelong education that is accessible from anywhere
and available at anytime." DiPaolo also discussed the dramatic rise of
Internet delivered education and how universities and companies are
using the Web to offer education and training to busy, mobile
professionals and managers. He also offered a profile of Stanford
University's new interdisciplinary initiatives in engineering and
science and how education outreach to industry is used to support
Stanford's goals in these areas
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| EdSoc's News&Thoughts RSS Feed |
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RSS (really simple syndication) has become a very popular technology. It's popular, as it allows news and information
to be published (syndicated) in much
the same manner as a traditional newspaper receives its AP, UPI, and Reuters news feeds. And, it accomplishes this as only
an Internet-based mechanism can!
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The Education Society has developed an RSS feed, which is available online. This feed is intended to provide
one-stop-viewing of aggregated high-quality news articles. This feed focuses on the nexus among engineering education, learning
pedagogy (i.e., for constructivism, for model-based knowledge domains), and emerging technologies that facilitate
education (i.e., education methods, engineering, Blogs, PODcasting, wikis, digital delivery of content).
This RSS feed can be viewed as a Web page, or it can be viewed through use of an RSS Feed reader (feed catcher).
Click here to view the RSS feed as a Web page. If
you like
what you see, you can subscribe to the feed from that Web page. Or you can simply access the Web page whenever
you're in-the-mood.
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| Today's Engineer Available Online |
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IEEE-USA Today's Engineer is a monthly webzine devoted to the issues affecting U.S. IEEE members' careers, such as professionalism, management skills, engineering performance, engineering skills and competencies, product development practices, project management issues, innovation and entrepreneurship, business practices.
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Additionally, Today's Engineer now includes content formerly published in IEEE-USA Policy Perspectives, including articles and commentary on the topics that are shaping legislation, the technology workplace, and the engineering world.
Today's Engineer strives to provide insights into both hemispheres of IEEE-USA's operations — building careers and shaping public policy.
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