To:      Region 3 ExCom
From:    Pat Donohoe, Region 3 Educational Activities Chair
Subject: Educational Activities Committee Report
Date:    22 May 2006

IEEE Educational Activities is preparing to roll out a significant new 
member benefit in the IEEE Expert Now program.  IEEE Expert Now 
represents a collection of the best of IEEE conference tutorials, short 
courses and workshops delivered in one-hour online modules.  These 
professionally produced modules, developed by recognized experts, are 
delivered via an easy to use player-viewer incorporating audio and video 
files, diagrams, animations and automatic place marking.  The Expert Now 
modules will be available world-wide, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 
offer continuing education credits.  Currently, IEEE members can try 
selected modules in Expert Now for free (and gain continuing education 
credits) via their member web access at:

https://www.ieee.org/web/education/home/index.html

These free-trial courses will be available until September 15.  Once the 
  individual member sales begin, the cost per course to members will be 
$69.95.  Currently, there are approximately 50 modules in the Expert Now 
library and IEEE expects this number to grow significantly over time. 
In addition to single member sales, IEEE will encourage Sections to 
utilize these modules as Section meetings (a pilot project involving the 
Singapore Section is scheduled for August 2006).