IEEE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BOARD (EAB)
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Meeting Minutes
13 February 2010
These Minutes were approved during the 26 June 2010 EAB Meeting.
The IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) held its first meeting of 2010 on 13
February 2010 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. A preliminary
Agenda was provided on the IEEE Meeting Planning Services (MPS) Web Site.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND OPENING REMARKS
– Durrani
Tariq Durrani, IEEE Vice President, Educational Activities and Chair, Educational
Activities Board (EAB), called the meeting to order at 8:07 AM and asked for introductions. A member quorum was confirmed and attendance was as follows:
EAB MEMBERS PRESENT
Tariq Durrani, Vice President
Enrique Alvarez
Maja Bystrom
Antonio Ferreira
Fanny Klett
Richard Painter
S. K. Ramesh
Teofilo Ramos
Saurabh Sinha
Murali Varanasi
EAB MEMBERS ABSENT
Kapil Dandekar
Harvey Freeman
Leah Jamieson
David Law
Jose Moura
Arnold Peskin
NON-VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT
Irena Atov
Gordon Day
Bruce Eisenstein
Prasanna Venkatesan

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NON-VOTING MEMBERS ABSENT
Timothy Kurzweg
GUESTS PRESENT
Gus Gaynor
Richard Gowen
Joseph Hughes
Nick Tredennick
STAFF PRESENT
Douglas Gorham – EAB Secretary and Managing Director, Educational Activities
Fern E. Katronetsky, Staff Director, EAB Administration Support
Carolyn Solimine, (on phone), Sr. Administrator, EAB and Committee Operations
2. REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA a. Consent Agenda: Dr. Durrani reviewed the Consent Agenda.
(3.02) Approval of 21 November 2009 EAB Minutes (Agenda 3.02)
(3.03) Affirmation of 2010 EAB Membership ( Agenda 3.03
)
(3.04) Affirmation of 2010 EAB Committee Membership (Agenda 3.04)
(3.05) Approval of Appointments / Reappointments to the Committee on
Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA) (Agenda 3.05)
(3.06) Approval of Appointments / Reappointments to the Committee on
Technology Accreditation Activities (CTAA) (Agenda 3.06)
(3.07) Approval of Accreditation Policy Council (APC) Streamlining
Proposal for the CEAA and CTAA (Agenda 3.07)
(3.08) Revisions to the Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB)
Operations Manual (Agenda 3.08)
(3.09) Approval of EAB Awards & Recognition Committee’s (ARC) Motion
To allow the ARC to solicit nominations for both the EAB Section
Professional Development Awards and the EAB Society
Professional Development Award (Agenda 3.09) b. S. K. Ramesh motioned for the approval of the Consent Agenda
– the motion was unanimously approved. c. Murali Varanasi motioned for the approval of the Agenda
– the motion was unanimously approved.
3. REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
– Durrani
Dr. Durrani welcomed EAB members and guests and gave a presentation which covered the following topics: (Attachment 01)
3.1 Background
– Dr. Durrani discussed the IEEE Constitution and Bylaws.
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3.2 Mandate/Guiding Principles/Duties/Purpose
3.3 Composition
– Dr. Durrani discussed the council and committees that comprise the Educational Activities Board.
3.4 Committee Structure
3.5 IEEE Goals and EAB contribution
– Dr. Durrani discussed EAB’s contribution to the 3-5 year goals of the IEEE.
3.6 Strategic Plan structure
3.7 IEEE Transformation (to follow)
Dr. Durrani expressed his appreciation to Dr. Teofilo J. Ramos, 2009 Vice President,
Educational Activities, for his help and guidance. He stated that the EAB shall be IEEE’s interface on education related matters and that EAB has enormous presence with external organizations. Dr. Durrani then provided information on IEEE’s Guiding
Principles and EAB’s duties, which gives the EAB a significant level of responsibility and level of understanding. The EAB’s flagship initiative is IEEE Expert Now.
Dr. Durrani also discussed the IEEE’s Mission and Vision Statements and stated the importance of mapping our activit ies to these statements. The EAB’s Strategic Plan is
“to provide excellent educational opportunities that benefit IEEE members, the profession and humanity.”
4. REPORT ON TRANSFORMATION
–
Durrani
Dr. Durrani gave a presentation on IEEE Transformation which covered the following areas: (Attachment 02)
4.1 Issues with the Current Board of Directors
– Dr. Durrani discussed a concern about the effectiveness of the IEEE Board of Directors with 33 members. There is no focus on strategic planning.
4.2 Board Transformation Ad Hoc Committee
– This committee was appointed and a report was made. If approved, Constitutional Amendments will be placed on this year’s election ballot for member vote.
4.3 Overview and Attributes of Proposed Board of Directors
– If approved, the proposed membership would be 18 directors, (3 Presidents, 12 directors, an
Executive Directors, Secretary and Treasurer).
4.4 Implications for the EAB – The Vice President of Educational Activities would likely be elected by all IEEE members.
5. OVERVIEW OF EAB STAFF, PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS – Gorham
Dr. Douglas Gorham, Managing Director or the Educational Activities Department, gave a presentation which covered the following topics: (Attachment 03)
5.1 EAD staff support
– The EAD is currently staffed by 21 individuals.
5.2 Pre-University Education
– The objective of Pre-University Education is to increase the propensity of young people to select engineering as a career path
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5.3 University Education – The objective if University Education include Improving academic curricula and ensuring their purposeful adaptation to the changing technical and business climate, and improve the retention of engineering and technology students.
5.4 Standards Education - IEEE's Standards Education program is a cooperative effort between SA and EAB and it develops and disseminates learning materials and resources for students, educators and practicing engineers to aid in the understanding of technical standards and to actively promote the integration of standards into academic programs of study.
5.5 Continuing Education – The objective of Continuing Education is to provide
IEEE members and all persons involved in IEEE’s fields of interest with accessible and affordable high quality continuing education products
5.6 Women in Engineering - WIE’s core purpose is to facilitate the development of activities that promote the entry and retention of women in engineering, computing and technology and to enhance the careers of women in the profession.
6. IEEE FOUNDATION – Gowan
Richard Gowan, President of the IEEE Foundation
, gave a presentation entitled “IEEE
Foundation – Cultivating Relationships and Resources for the Benefit of Humanity,” which included the following topics: (Attachment 04)
6.1 Core Purpose of the IEEE Foundation – The core purpose of the IEEE
Foundation is to foster innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.
6.2 Supporting IEEE - IEEE Foundation provides fiscal oversight to the Awards
Board, the Honors Ceremony, the History Center, the Development Office and the Foundation Administration.
6.3 Donor Oversight – This section of the presentation presented different projects that the IEEE Foundation supports.
6.4 IEEE Foundation Grants – In 2009, 153 grant applications were received and
71 grants were funded, with the average award grant in the amount of
$15,493.00.
6.5 Humanitarian Technology Network Connecting Innovators with Implementers
– The Humanitarian Technology Network connects members to create innovative solutions, helps to provide innovative solutions and strives to improve life for the billions in need.
Dick Gowen spoke about the different programs that the IEEE is involved in funding, including the “Smart Grid” and Maxwell’s Glenlair, and how volunteers can get involved to assist their efforts.
7. MEMBER & GEOGRAPHIC ACTIVITIES (MGA) UPDATE
– Shoop
Barry Shoop, Vice President of MGA, gave a presentation entitled
“Thoughts on MGA
2010 Priorities and Opportunities for Engagement with EAB, ” (Attachment 05), during which he spoke about opportunities for collaboration between MGA and EAB.
These opportunities include the appointment of a Pre-University Coordinator, to sit on
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English Program, Continuing Education and IEEE Expert Now), and Eta Kappa Nu.
8. FINANCE COMMITTEE (FINCOM) UPDATE
– Alvarez
Enrique Alvarez, FinCom Chair, gave a presentation entitled “Treasurer’s Planning
Horizon,” which covered the following topics: (Attachment 06)
8.1 3-5 Year Goals
– The EAB’s 3-5 year goals include the Certification
Biometric Program, the IEEE Expert Now E-Learning Tutorials, the expansion of Standards Education, the Teacher-in-Service Program (TISP), and the
University Education activities.
8.2 Financial Issues for 2011 - Financial Issues for 2011 include obtaining additional resources and investment for existing products, as well as having the ability to invest in new areas of technology to form new revenue opportunities for the IEEE
9. ELECTION OF VP-EA BY IEEE MEMBERSHIP, SUBMITTED TO JANUARY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
– Durrani
Dr. Durrani reported on the EAB Motion presented to the IEEE Board of Directors during their January 2010 Meeting, which would allow the IEEE general membership vote to elect the Vice President of Educational Activities. The Motion did not pass, but the EAB will bring this up again in the future.
10. PLANS FOR 2010 – Durrani
Dr. Durrani reviewed his plans for 2010, which included: (Attachment 07)
10.1 Develop Strategic Plan reflecting IEEE objectives and goals – These goals and objectives include conducting a SWOT analysis, identifying objectives and the establishment of targets for 2010.
10.2 Updating the Planning Document
10.3 Revising the Operational Plan
10.4 Reviewing Committee Roles and activities
11. ABET BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE – Lightner
Michael Lightner, Past IEEE President and IEEE Representative Director on the ABET
Board of Directors, gave a presentation on current activities of the ABET Board of
Directors. His presentation covered the following topics: (Attachment 08)
11.1 Code of Conduct and ABET Financials
11.2 International Programs and Governance
11.3 ABET Statement on Human Rights
11.4 ECEDHA and the ABET Assessment
Dr. Lightner then spoke about complaints that IEEE has raised in certain areas. IEEE doesn’t like the fact that the ABET Board of Directors runs uncontested elections and
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ABET has placed Dr. Lightner on a subcommittee that will address areas of contention.
He is hopeful that the new leadership at ABET, (at both the Board of Directors level in addition to the staff level), will work with the societies towards our common goals.
12. AWARDS & RECOGNITION COMMITTEE (ARC) UPDATE - Klett
Dr. Fanny Klett, ARC Chair, spoke about the successful 2009 EAB Awards program, where we had at least one nomination from every IEEE Region and forty nominations over all, (Attachment 09) . She advised that in 2010 the EAB will be soliciting nominations from both the Society Professional Development Award and also the
Section Professional Development Award, (in the past they were offered in alternating years).
13. EAB INVITED SPEAKER: HIGHLIGHTS OF A MAJOR, MULTI-YEAR ASEE
INITIATIVE – Lohman
Dr. Durrani welcomed EAB Invited Speaker, Professor Jack R. Lohman. Professor
Lohman is with the Georgia Institute of Technology and has been working with Past
IEEE President Leah Jamieson and other colleagues on this ASEE Initiative, which he described as follows:
“In the fall of 2007, the American Society for Engineering Education launched a major three-year two-phase project with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
The purpose of the project is to catalyze a conversation within the U.S. engineering community on creating and sustaining a vibrant engineering academic culture for scholarly and systematic educational innovation —just as we have for technological innovation —to ensure that the U.S. engineering profession has the right people with the right talent for a global society. The first of two reports was released in June 2009, titled “Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in Engineering
Education.” Most reports on engineering education emphasize “what” needs to be changed. “How” the change should be driven and “who” should drive the change—both of which largely determine how quickly and how well change occurs and how it is sustained —have not been as fully addressed. The Phase 1 report addresses who, what, and how and their interrelationships. It also spotlights several illustrative examples of scholarly and systematic engineering education innovation. The project is now in Phase 2 and is seeking feedback on the report from the broader engineering and engineering education community. The feedback received will be analyzed, synthesized, and incorporated into a final report scheduled for late fall 2010. The highlights of the Phase 1 report and the status of the Phase 2 efforts will be presented.
Input from the IEEE Educational Activities Board will be sought,” (Attachment 10) .
14. TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES (TAB) UPDATE – Pollard
Roger Pollard, Vice President of TAB, gave a presentation entitled, “Technical
Activities
– issues and priorities.”
His discussion covered the following topics:
(Attachment 11)
14.1 Society memberships – Society memberships are declining although IEEE membership is growing.
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14.2 Future directions in publications and related products
14.3 Conferences
– in 2009 the revenue for conferences and conference publications was $120M.
14.4 Distinguished Lecturer program
14.5 Society education programs
14.6 Cross-disciplinary, sustainability and public engagement activities
15. SECTION EDUCATION OUTREACH COMMITTEE (SEOC) UPDATE – Sinha
Saurabh Sinha, SEOC Chair, gave a presentation entitled, “
IEEE EAB SEOC -
Introduction & Update ,” which covered the following topics: (Attachment 12)
15.1 SEOC Mission and Scope
– the Mission of the SEOC is to identify and facilitate the educational needs of the public, the profession, and IEEE members.
15.2 Suggested Change for EAB Operations Manual and Website – One specific change is the addition of an MGA Representative to EAB as a member of the SEOC.
15.3 SEOC Roster and Action Items – one of the key action items will be to draft job descriptions for members of EAB committees..
Sinha also presented a Motion to the EAB that the SEOC Charter be revised to include the two MGA Representatives to EAB. The Motion passed, (Action 01) .
16. ENGINEERING PROJECTS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE (EPICS HIGH) – Sinha
Dr. Sinha also gave a presentation on EPICs HIGH, which he works on with Dr. Kapil
Dandekar from Drexel University, (Attachment 13). His presentation covered the following topics:
16.1 Pilot Programs in 2009 included the Philadelphia Clean Air Council and the South Africa EPICs High Pilot Program.
16.2 World Wide Expansion – EPICs High will be expanded to include students in the Boston Section, the Botswana Sub-Section, the Hong Kong Section, the Israel Section, the Ottawa Section, the Peru Section, the Philadelphia
Section, the South Africa Section, the Uruguay Section, and the Zambia
Section.
16.3 Principal and Secondary Outcomes and Measures of Success – the
Principal Outcome is the establishment of a relationship between the student branches/members in each of the participating Sections, a local high school
(or schools), and non-profit or humanitarian organizations in each venue. A secondary outcome is to institutionalize EPICS within IEEE by drawing upon the model of the successful Teacher In Service Program (TISP) of EAB.
Measures of success include Description of the projects undertaken and their state of completion, student team demographics, assessment surveys targeted at the effectiveness of the program, statistics on TISP-like training sessions attendance and their subsequent impact, assessment surveys from
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TISP-like training sessions, final report documenting team projects and overall project outcomes, and a roadmap for institutionalization and a manual of best practices and lessons learned.
17. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (CPEC) UPDATE
– Peskin
Arnie Peskin, CPEC Chair, who participated in the meeting via teleconference, gave a presentation entitled, “Report of the Continuing Professional Education Committee of
EAB,” which covered the following areas:
(Attachment 14)
17.0 CPEC Membership and Major Concerns – There are currently 5 members of the CPEC and they are working on the Education Partners Program,
ExpertNow, web Access to All Offerings, and comprehensiveness of offerings.
18. EAB EDITORIAL BOARD OF IEEE EXPERT NOW
– Bystrom/Welch
Steve Welch gave a presentation on EAB Editorial Board of IEEE Expert Now,
(Attachment 15) , during which he covered the following topics:
18.0 IEEE Expert Now eLearning Product Life Cycle and Lessons Learned –
Lessons learned included the need to lower expenses, the plan to double the catalog every year, content depth v. breadth, keeping the business internal, d on’t over-promise, match content to the market, tutorials are not journal articles, and digital media take a long time to be an overnight success.
18.1 2010 Sales and Promotion Plans and the Acceleration of Content
Management
– This section detailed the promotional plans for 2010.
18.2 New Learning Management System (LMS)
18.3 E-Learning Portal for Society Content and Outreach by Expert Now eLearning, 2009-2010
– The E-Learning Portal was launched September
2009, offered to TAB & MGA as platform for their content, is a low-cost, flexible, open-source platform, can be integrated with related IEEE Xplore content, and contains social media tools and custom language.
18.4 Sales Forecast and Future Milestones for Success
– Some future milestones for success include the Member Loyalty Program, a preliminary analysis of the Relaunch and the Relaunch report.
19. ACCREDITATION POLICY COUNCIL (APC) UPDATE – Painter
Richard Painter, Chair, EAB Accreditation Policy Council (APC), gave a presentation on current activities in the EAB U.S. accreditation area, (Attachment 16) . He also spoke about current Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA), and
Committee on Technology Accreditation Activities (CTAA), activities. Painter reported on Member Appointments to committees, program evaluator selections and charter changes for both committees, (Action 02) .
20. GRADUATES OF THE LAST DECADE (GOLD) UPDATE – Venkatesan
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T.L. Prasanna Venkatesan, EAB Representative from IEEE Graduates of the Last
Decade, (GOLD), gave a presentation on current activities, (Attachment 17) . He spoke about the following topics:
20.1 GOLD Initiatives
– GOLD Initiatives include the online Webinar Series, the
IEEE Mentoring Connection, the Student Retention Programmes, the GOLD
Rush Newsletter
20.2 GOLD Liaison Role and Responsibilities
20.3
Act ion Plan and Areas Where EAB can be useful for GOLD Members’
Careers – Areas where EAB can be useful for GOLD members include:
Identifying which planned EAB activities are most relevant to GOLD members,
Informing IEEE MGA GOLD of EAB activities, and plan for participation and volunteering, Working with the regional GOLD liaison to engage them and their constituencies with EAB activities, and Choosing Pilot Regions-Sections to involve more GOLD Volunteers in EAB Activities.
21. OLD BUSINESS:
There was no old business.
22. NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
23. NEXT MEETING – Durrani
The next meeting of the EAB will be held on 26 June 2010, at the Hyatt Regency
Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
24. ADJOURNMENT – Durrani
The meeting was adjourned at 5:05pm.
Submitted by
Douglas Gorham, Ed. D.
Managing Director & Secretary
IEEE Educational Activities
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