technical subunit of one or more IEEE sections. Society chapters are your local link to the valuable resources available from the IEEE and its 39 technical societies. Chapter activities may include guest speakers, workshops, and seminars as well as social functions. Chapters provide society members with valuable opportunities to network at a local level - enabling both personal and professional growth.
In practical terms, this means that the prime purpose of a chapter is to conduct events (i.e., technical meetings
of short duration, community outreach programs, day-long workshops) at the IEEE Section-level that are within the Society's
Field of Interest, which is:
educational methods, educational
technology, instructional materials, history of science and technology, and educational and professional
development programs within Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and allied disciplines.
Typically chapter meetings are of a technical nature; but, many chapters also host additional events such as workshops
and educational seminars that also tend to be technical in-nature.
However the IEEE's view of a 'chapter' as primarily focusing on technical meetings/programs is somewhat narrow.
Today the membership is a much more diverse group with much more diverse needs. The function of a chapter
must adjust to the changing face of the IEEE.
It it very reasonable for a chapter to facilitate/formalize, support, or enhance collegial relationships among its members, and the
wider community.
Still again, a chapter may exist to formalize existing (or begin) educational activities and community outreach
in Science, Engineering & Technology related fields.
Many chapters do exist for one or all of these very sound reasons. However chapters also exist
for other reasons that are equally as important as those noted above!
Chapters develop leaders, which are necessary to maintain the vitality needed in a volunteer organization. These leaders
are the people who provide direction and guidance for the Education Society, for their IEEE
Section, and for the IEEE itself. In many instances, chapter leaders represent their peers to campus, state and federal government bodies (e.g.,
campus board of education, board of higher education, the European Union's Education Commission, the national
government).
For further information the IEEE Chapter Support Web site will be invaluable. This may be the best resource you have available.
If you would like to form a chapter, the Chair of the Chapters Committee and members of that committee will be very supportive
and are capable of making the chapter formation process very easy.
If you are interested in FORMING A CHAPTER of the IEEE Education Society,
please review the
IEEE Society Chapter Petition web page, which outlines the process of forming a new chapter
or changing the status of existing chapters. Need help, contact
Rob Reilly (r.reilly@ieee.org) for assistance.
The IEEE Distinguished Lecturer Program is one of the most exciting offerings available to the IEEE Society Chapters. The
Program is intended to serve as a convenient resource, especially for sections and chapters, to assist them in planning
high quality programs for their membership.
Currently the Education Society does not have a Distinguished Lecturer Program. We are in the process of forming a committee that will establish
this program.
The IEEE has terrific resources for Student Members. There are so many IEEE activities offered for students it's best if you browse the
IEEE's Student Web page for yourself. We hesitate to point you to one particular place or another as we are
not sure what would reach-out-and-grab-you.
We do suggest that after you peruse the Student Activities pages you may want to contact the Student
Services people directly and ask questions. You may also be well served by contacting your Section or Region's
Student Activity Committee Chair (the names of those people should be listed on the Section's or Region's Web site).
The Chapters Committee maintains a low-volume mailing list for the purpose of communicating with EdSoc Chapter
leaders. This is a closed list (you cannot subscribe/unsubscribe yourself) and is intended solely for the purpose of chapter
business.
If you would like to be added or removed from this mailing list contact the Chair of the Chapters Committee (Rob Reilly r.reilly@ieee.org).
If you are the Chair or Officer of an Education Society Chapter (or any IEEE chapter for that matter) there
is some 'paperwork' that must be completed.
Chapter Funding Guide. If your chapter has or will have a bank account, you must contact the Section Chair and/or Treasurer as there
are IEEE requirements regarding the management and accountability of funds.
Annual Report, which includes the names and contact
information for the chapter's officers and committee members. This Report must be revised when they is a change.
Report for Technical Meetings, which is the electronic method of
reporting technical meetings and workshops that the chapter sponsors (or co-sponsors). Note: IEEE requires that each
chapter conduct 2 technical meetings per year in order to maintain its 'active' status. A copy of these reports
should also be sent to the Section Chair and/or Section Treasurer.
Chapter Chair Handbook has been produced by the IEEE Chapter
Support staff. It is an excellent guide to the duties of a chapter chair.
New IEEE chapter chairs can request that a letter be sent to their employer. This letter is
sent from the Vice President of Regional Activities describing your new officer status and
expressing appreciation and support of your activities. To request this letter, please complete
the following form and return to the attention of Kathy Barretta via fax to USA +1-732-463-9359.
The information may also be returned by email to k.barretta@ieee.org or sent to the following
address:
IEEE
Regional Activities Department
Attn: Kathy Barretta
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331
Do NOT use this until after you have been elected as Chair, and the election results have been reported
to IEEE either via the Web site or by postal mail.
The Education Society does not, at present, have formal support programs in-place. The Chapters Committee has been
given one-time funding to support various activities. The Administrative Committee (AdCom) has asked the Chapters Committee to make
recommendations for a recurring budget to support its activities. This will be sumbitted to the AdCom at its June 2006
meeting in Chicago, Illinois USA.
Rosanna Chan
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Email: yychan@ie.cuhk.edu.hk
Lili He
San Jose State University, California USA
Email: lhe@email.sjsu.edu
Okyay Kaynak
Bogazici University, Turkey
Email: kaynak@bou.edu.tr
Ruigang Li
AMD Corporation, Austin, Texas USA
Email: ruigang.li@amd.com
Vladimir Petrovic
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Email: mailto:vp@etf.bg.ac.yu
Awards Sub-Committee
This Sub-Committee will be chaired by Trond Clausen (Norway). The purpose of this committee is to recommend the creation of relevant awards, create to award proposal, submit it to the AdCom and then onto the IEEE. The primary function of the committee is to publish a call for nominations, receive nominations, deliberate on those nominations, and choose an award recipient.
The award proposals include: Chapter Leadership Award, Best Chapter Award, Visionary Award, and, Leadership Certificates.
Trond Clausen, Norway, Chair (trond.clausen@hit.no) Oliver Ban, USA (bano@us.ibm.com) Massimo De Santo, Italy (desanto@unisa.it) Anastasia Kastania, Greece (ank@aueb.gr) Karen Panetta, USA (karen@eecs.tufts.edu) Jose Salvado, Portugal (jsalvado@est.ipcb.pt) Bill Taylor, USA (dr.bill.taylor@gmail.com) Lian Yong, Singapore, (eleliany@nus.edu.sg)
Chapter Formation & Rejuvenation Sub-Committee
This committee is responsible for providing
guidance and support for those Sections/Councils that wish to create an
Education Society Chapter.
Rob Reilly, Chair, USA (r.reilly@ieee.org)
Chapter Funding Sub-Committee
This Sub-Committee is chaired by David Craven (USA).
Their responsibility is to determine what programs the Chapters Committee
can implement to provide support for the various chapters. This requires
regular contact with the various chapter officers. This committee is
focused on providing funding to the various chapters (note: I will be
asking the AdCom for $4,000 USD for annual operating expenses). This
committee will: send-out a call for proposals for funding, receive funding
proposals from the various chapters, and make recommendations to the
Chapters Committee for the disbursement of funds.
Chapter Operation Support Sub-Committee
This Sub-Committee is chaired by Norman Mariun (Malaysia) This subcommittee will be available to the chapter officials for
advice and counsel in regard to the day-to-day needs of the chapters
(e.g., submitting various reports, elevating 'members' to 'senior member'
status, holding elections, how to apply for IEEE grants, etc.).
Chapter Activities Sub-Committee
This Sub-Committee is chaired by Fanny Klett (Germany). This committee is responsible to work closely with the Program
Development Committee and to advise the various Chapter officials about
programs that are in-effect in the various Education Society Chapters and
in Chapters of other IEEE Societies.
Distinguished Lecturers Program Sub-Committee
This Sub-Committee is chaired by Rob Reilly and the committee is conducting
the program as an online speaker series. It is doing very well.
The IEEE has a Distinguished Lecturers Program (DLP) in a number of
IEEE Societies. The DLPs that are currently operational are all in-person
events as opposed to an online (distance) presentation. The Sub-Committee will
imlement both the online DLP and in-person DLP.
Student Activity Sub-Committee
This committee's mandate is broad and encompasses all student activities that may be created or improved.
Emmanuel Gonzalez, Republic of the Philippine Islands, Chair (gonzaleze@dlsu.edu.ph)
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