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 November 21, 1996  

                                PACE Patter

So what is PACE?  PACE is the Professional Activities Committees for
Engineers.  Actually it is the network of IEEE volunteers through which
IEEE-USA communicates from members to the IEEE-USA committees and from the
committees to the members.  It is through this network that the councils of
IEEE-USA determine the needs of the members and disseminate the programs
which are created to meet these needs.  The three councils are the Career
Policy Council, the Member Services Council, and the Technology Policy Council.

Career support for IEEE members is the most sought after member benefit,
according to a recent survey.  The committees of the Career Policy Council
provide both career support for U.S. members and career advocacy to
legislators.  Committees include: Career Equality, Career Maintenance and
Development, Engineering Employment Benefits, Intellectual Property,
Licensure and Registration, Precollege Education, Workforce, and the
Student and Member Professional Awareness Conferences.  All committees
welcome active new members so if you are particularly concerned about one
of these areas contact Daniel W. Jackson, address at end of column.

Member Services Council consists of the committees responsible for
developing programs and services to support individual members, sections,
and section leaders.  These committees include Awards & Recognition,
Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks (AICN), Communications, Employment
Assistance, State Government Activities, and the Surveys.  The AICN and the
Employment Assistance committee have been particularly busy the past two
years but all of them are very active and would welcome your help if you
are interested.

The committees of the Technology Policy Council present information and the
views of IEEE-USA to the public, Congress, and the executive branch of the
federal government on various technology issues.  The committees are
Aerospace Policy, Communications and Information Policy, Energy Policy,
Medical Technology Policy, and Research & Development Policy.  More than
200 volunteers are involved in the work of this council.  All of these
committees have testified before Congress and have developed the reputation
of providing valuable and unbiased testimony on many technology issues. A
particular focus this year has been support funding for US research and
development.  If these kinds of activities appeal to you contact Daniel W.
Jackson, address at end of column, for additional information.

Let me know if you would like to learn more about any of the IEEE-USA
activities: Daniel W.Jackson, (540)774-0484, d.jackson@ieee.org.

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