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Message from the Chair : Next Meeting : IEEE-USA Supports Strengthening the NSF : South Carolina Council Web Site: Officers
Mark Stokes
Do you know what the IEEE-EAB is? You’ve probably guessed what the "IEEE" part is, but the EAB part is probably throwing you. It stands for the "Education Activities Board". The EAB is responsible for coordinating the educational activities of the IEEE. The list of programs the EAB is tasked with is quite extensive. Without going over them all, I’d like to focus on one that I read about recently.
Many times over the last few years I’ve heard various parents that I work with say something like "my kids just don’t understand the way their teacher is trying to teach them", or something like that. Well, I have the program for you. It’s called "IEEE Teacher In-Service Program". In short, this program partners engineers (you) with pre-college teachers to hopefully allow the teachers reach a higher level of technological literacy.
Engineers are encouraged to present practical design projects, coach, supply concepts and content, etc to pre-college teachers.
I encourage you to check out www.ieee.org/eab/precollege for more information. There is even a free online training workshop for engineers to get started.
Next Meeting
May 25, 2002
The Greenville Zoo
Mark Stokes
It’s time for our annual spouses meeting (non-spouses are just as welcome as spouses are). Every year we have a non-technical meeting to allow members to meet our significant others. This month we are going to hear from Lee Sims of the Greenville Zoo. Lee has been the Director of the Greenville Zoo since 1980. The discussion will involve an overview of the zoo with particular emphasis on the expansion. The construction of a orangutan/leopard complex is underway and initial planning is underway for a new giraffe exhibit.
The meeting is not located at the Zoo!
Where: La Quinta Inn at Pelham Road and Haywood Road, Greenville
When: Thursday, May 23, 2002
Agenda:
Dinner is free for all IEEE members and students. Guest dinners will be $5. Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 21, 2002 to Sally Surver if you plan to attend and especially if you plan to eat. Sally's email address is ssally@clemson.edu. For directions to the Inn, please call 864-233-8018. I will provide a carpool at the Ramada Inn in Clemson (please contact me (m.stokes@ieee.org) if you want to ride). I plan to leave at or around 6:00pm (I will have a late model green Toyota Sienna).
All husbands/wives/significant others/partners are welcome!
IEEE-USA Supports House Bill to Strengthen NSF
Chris McManes
WASHINGTON (7 May 2002) ? IEEE-USA supports the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (H.R. 4664), legislation to be introduced Thursday 8 May to authorize funding increases for the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The bill, introduced by Nick Smith (R ? Mich.) and cosponsors, would authorize 15 percent annual increases at the agency in FY 2003-2005. This would put the NSF budget on track to double in five years.
"NSF funds cutting-edge research in engineering and computing that are of tremendous interest to U.S. IEEE members, and ultimately beneficial to all Americans," IEEE-USA President LeEarl Bryant said. "NSF investments support our economy, not only by advancing the engineering sciences that fuel innovation, but through development of the nation's technological workforce."
An independent agency established by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to advance scientific and engineering progress in the United States, NSF supports 46 percent of the basic research in engineering performed at universities and colleges, and helps train more than 25,000 graduate students each year.
"These funding increases would help NSF address new challenges, including information technology, nanotechnology and homeland security, and could help offset the recent declines in Defense Department support for electrical and electronics-related research at universities," IEEE-USA Vice President for Technology Policy Ralph W. Wyndrum said.
Added IEEE-USA R&D Policy Committee Chair Ron Hira: "This legislation would help to restore much-needed balance to federal funding of engineering and the physical sciences, which have begun to lag dangerously behind federal investments in health-related research."
South Carolina Council Web Site
Lee Stogner
The South Carolina Council of the IEEE has been working to create a web site that will support the professional and career needs of electrical engineers based in our state. The new web site contains important IEEE links, real time news feeds and a wealth of other links that will connect the engineer with technology and job related resources. The South Carolina Council of the IEEE invites all electrical engineers in the state to use this important resource and make it their start page each morning. The page can be found at, http://ewh.ieee.org/r3/south_carolina_council/.
Give it a try and let them know what you think.
CHAIRMAN Mark Stokes (864) 647-2065 m.stokes@ieee.org
VICE-CHAIRMAN
SECRETARY/TREASURER Nick Pasquerilla (864) 886-1771
n.pasquerilla@ieee.org
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Allen Thomas (864) 228-4322
a.thomas@ieee.org
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Nick Pasquerilla (864) (864) 886-1771
n.pasquerilla@ieee.org
STUDENT ACTIVITIES Dr. John Komo (864) 656-5916
john.komo@ces.clemson.edu
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Lee Stogner (864) 281-8276
l.stogner@ieee.org
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Mark Stokes (864) 647-2065 m.stokes@ieee.org
AWARDS Dr. Randy Collins (864)656-5920
randy.collins@ces.clemson.edu
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-Mark