Calls for Articles/Proposals/Courses
Call for Nominations to IEEE Positions and Committees NEW!
Call for Proposals: Information Overload
Certificate in Writing Technical Information
Trademark Law webinar FREE!
SEO Optimization webinar FREE!
Open University Discount for PCS members
LeaderPoint Executive Experience
IEEE Educational Opportunities
IEEE Nominations and Appointments Committee Seeks Recommendations For Officers and Standing Committee Members
| Who: | Standing Committee members and IEEE Corporate Officers |
| Date: | 1 July 2009 |
The IEEE Nominations and Appointments (N&A) Committee is seeking recommendations for several positions including standing committee chairs and members and IEEE Corporate officers.
Each position has specific job requirements and qualifications on which the N&A Committee evaluates potential candidates. They can be reviewed on the N&A Web site, http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/nominations/guidelines.html.
As a reminder, self-nominations are encouraged. An individual does not need to be nominated by a colleague in order to be considered.
Nominations can be submitted online at http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/nominations/nomform3d.html.
Read more in THE INSTITUTE story Seeking Nominees for Volunteer Positions.
Call for Chapter Proposals: Information Overload
| Title: | Information Overload: An International Challenge to Professional Communication Practices |
| Editors: | Judith B. Strother, Florida Institute of Technology Jan M. Ulijn, Eindhoven University of Technology Zohra Fazal, Florida Institute of Technology |
| Call for Papers: | Request a copy from Dr Fazel at |
| Proposal Due: | 30 April 2009 |
The computer industry has been working to address the hardware and software challenges posed by the great proliferation of information, for example, through improved search engines and filters, but such technical solutions are beyond the scope of this book. On the other hand, there has been little research on both causes and effects of information overload in the field of business and technical communication. Any resource on improved management of information overload would be a great value to technical and professional communicators in both academia and industry.
The editors of the proposed volume, Information Overload: An International Challenge to Professional Communication Practices, want to further our understanding of information overload in corporate settings by exploring the following topics:
- What is information overload, and what causes it?
- What effects do content, media selection, and prevalent mobile technologies have on information overload?
- What are the direct and indirect costs of information overload, and how can they be measured?
- Is there a difference in levels of information overload among various regions or countries, for example, between Europe and the United States?
- What are the effects of information overload?
- What are some knowledge management techniques that could be used to effectively deal with information overload?
- What are some strategies to reduce or control information overload in technical and professional communication situations?
The editors are interested in a range of methodological approaches that may include (but are not limited to) case studies, empirical studies, and usability studies that would inform writing practices and pedagogical practices. Articles might consider current scholarly work on information overload from a variety of fields including international business, technical and business communication, information architecture, usability engineering, psychology, and educational technology.
Submission Procedure
Prospective authors are invited to submit chapter proposals of about 1000 words on or before April 30, 2009. In their proposals, prospective authors should clearly explain the purpose and contents of their proposed chapter and how the chapter would fit into the overall text. Prospective authors should also submit a cover page with the name, affiliation, and full contact information for each author.
Please note that an invitation to submit a chapter proposal for review is not a guarantee that the manuscript will be accepted. Rather, the decision to publish manuscripts will be based upon reviews and assessments by the three editors. Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal and sent chapter organization guidelines by June 30, 2009. Drafts of chapters will be due on October 1, 2009.
Please send inquiries and submit material electronically to Zohra Fazal (e-mail:
) using files in Rich Text (.rtf) or Microsoft Work (.doc) formats.
Certificate in Writing Technical Information
| Courses: | http://www.middlesex.mass.edu/careertraining/Certificates/writingtechinfo.htm |
| Location: | Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA, USA |
MCC's 125-hour Writing Technical Information Certificate is a career enhancement opportunity for individuals who have well-developed writing skills and want to improve their effectiveness in communicating technical information. Classes run one night per week (Thursdays, from 5:45-9:45 pm) and one Saturday (9 am - 5 pm) per semester.
AIIM Online Training Courses
| Website: | www.aiim.org/training |
AIIM Essentials is a series of 4-6 hours educational programs designed to provide you with an unbiased focus on specific topics relevant to today's changing technological and business landscapes.
AIIM ESSENTIALS ONLINE COURSES:
- Web Content Management (WCM)
- SharePoint
- Digital Asset Management (DAM)
- eDiscovery
- PDF/A
- Imaging & Recognition (coming shortly)
The new AIIM Essentials programs have been designed for use as a series of standalone online courses that are focused on very specific topics applicable to any organization, and are a perfect compliment to enhance the training our students have received from our current educational Certificate offerings;
Free Webinar: Trademark Law
| Website: | http://xiosoftpresenter.com/?eventid=5788029 |
Entrepreneurial Authors face a very unique set of branding challenges. Branding yourself and your products is tricky enough, but when it comes time to protect that investment of time, money, and emotion authors can be surprised to find out they missed some critical elements of brand planning – the factors relating to Trademark Law.
Creative Business Attorney, Kevin E. Houchin, Esq. will give you a foundational knowledge of what to do to protect your current brands and strategies and factors to consider when planning to launch new brands.
Free Webinar: SEO Optimization
| Website: | http://www.gnc-web-creations.com/seo-optimization.htm |
The SEO Training Class helps small business owners learn the basics of search engine optimization to increase the visibility of their business in the search engines. By combining these techniques with excellent marketing skills, you will be well on your way to building a successful online business.
Once we accept your membership request to join the class, you will begin receiving the SEO training lessons in your email. All replies and assistance, along with necessary clarifications, are posted in that group. These SEO lessons are step-by-step tutorials which teach you to optimize your site from the ground floor up.
You never have to worry about falling behind in the training class. When we finish the course we start over, back at the beginning. As long as you remain active, there is no limit to how many SEO training class sessions you may attend!
10% Discount on Classes through Open University
| Website: | http://www.open.ac.uk/cpd/index.php?q=node/49 |
IEEE-PCS members (because of PCS' affiliation with INTECOM) receive a special course fee with the OU, which allows PCS members to study Open University's short web-based CPD courses at a discount of 10% off the published course fee. If you are interested in any of the courses, please click on the relevant link for information about the course and how to register. Read more.
AIIM Certificate courses in ECM Best Practices
| Courses: | http://www.aiim.org/education/certificate.asp |
| Location: | various locations and online |
Enterprise Content Management (ECM) is about managing your information assets. It is a framework which enables the management of information assets across an organization, and ties in platforms and programs including:
- Capture/Imaging
- Electronic Document Management
- Electronic Record Management
- Business Process Management
- Collaboration
- Web Content Management
- Digital Asset Management.
The Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Certificate Program reflects the global best practices in use across our 50,000 members. The program covers the strategies, tools, and technologies used to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver information in support of business processes.
- Learn global best practices for planning and implementing ECM
- Discover real world solutions and best practices for challenges you face
- Learn from experts in the field who are able to answer your questions, available to address your comments, and willing to accept your feedback
- Position yourself to be tomorrow's leader by enhancing your business and professional skills
LeaderPoint Executive Experience
| Courses: | http://www.leaderpoint.biz/ieee.htm |
| Educational Partnerships: | www.ieee.org/partners |
| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri USA |
LeaderPoint, a company specializing in executive and management development sessions and newest member to the IEEE Education Partners Program, is offering members a 10% discount on its Executive Experience session. The session, a five-day, comprehensive development program designed to advance leadership and management skills, is held in Kansas City, Mo. The Executive Experience will help participants gain the following skills:
- Build cooperation in seizing opportunity and gaining greater commitment
- Practice using systematic tools for strategic planning
- Diagnose and correct dysfunctional group dynamics
- Focus personal development in specific areas
- Develop a management mindset for improving business results
Each session has an assessment component which provides a summary of LeaderPoint's observations, the participant's comments, and specific recommendations.
Participants can contact LeaderPoint at any time for follow-up work, questions, and concerns. For more information on LeaderPoint visit http://www.leaderpoint.biz/ieee.htm. For general information on the IEEE Education Partners Program visit www.ieee.org/partners.
Mentors Needed
| Website: | http://www.leaderpoint.biz/ieee.htm |
| Contact: | www.ieee.org/partners |
The IEEE Mentoring Connection is looking for "online" mentors to help guide younger IEEE professionals in career planning and professional development. Currently, 989 mentees, but only 440 mentors have registered to participate.
Mentor participation is open to all IEEE members above the grade of Student Member. Soon, we will be inviting Graduate Student Members to join the program. These members have graduated with their first professional degree and are presently in a graduate program (Masters, MBA, PhD, etc.). We will need additional mentors in the program to handle the requests from this new group. We need you!
Presently our mentors represent the following positions:
- Associate Dean and Professor
- Director of Engineering
- Senior Sales Engineer
- Project Manager
- Corporate Owner
- Consultant
- R&D Technical Manager
- Licensing Manager
- Division Manager - Control Systems
- Electrical Engineer
- Vice President Research
- Director - Customer Operations
- Computer Scientist - Branch Chief
- Senior Product Development Engineer
- Design Engineer - Power
- Retired
If you have received an invitation to join the program and been thinking about it, now is the time to join. If you have already signed in as a mentor - thank you for participating.
Gary Hinkle, a mentor in the program, says "Helping young engineers develop in their careers is very rewarding. Working with some of these individuals has proven to be quite a challenge, because of the diversity among those seeking mentors. I'm glad to be contributing to this program."
The program enables the mentee to select their mentoring partner online from a list of individuals who have volunteered to serve as mentors. After mentors are identified as a potential match, they are contacted and asked to begin establishing a relationship.
Interested members can visit http://www.ieee.org/mentoring for information on the roles and responsibilities of each mentoring partner, including additional program information and an FAQ page. Potential mentors are asked to review the time and effort commitment to the program necessary to ensure a successful mentoring partnership. To enter the program website, please go to http://www.mentoringconnection.com and use the IEEE Group ID "IEEE2006" to enter for the first time. Once in, you will need to set your own User ID and Password.
If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Downer, Regional Activities, at c.downer AT ieee DOT org.
Educational Opportunities from IEEE
| Online Courses: | Expert Now http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/modules.modulebrowse.jsp |
| Educational Partnerships: | http://www.ieee.org/web/education/partners/eduPartners.html |
| CEUs | http://www.ieee.org/web/education/ceus/index.html |
Staying technically current in today's ever-changing workplace is a career must if you want to maintain your professional edge or your P.E. license as required by more than 30 states in the US. IEEE offers an innovative new product called Expert Now as well as a growing service, Education Partners Program to help meet your continuing professional development needs.
Expert Now is a collection of over 65, one-hour long, interactive online courses on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
- aerospace
- circuits & devices
- communications
- computing
- laser & optics
- microwave theory & techniques
- power
- reliability
- signal processing
- software.
Presented by experts in the field, each course brings to your desktop the best tutorial content IEEE has to offer through its technical meetings that take place worldwide. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) can be earned upon successful completion of the assessment. To review the course catalog visit http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/modules.modulebrowse.jsp.
For those looking for a more robust educational experience, more along the lines of a longer online course, or a more traditional classroom setting, the IEEE Education Partners Program can prove helpful in your search for continuing professional development opportunities. Exclusive for IEEE members, it provides access to more than 6,000 online courses, certification programs, and graduate degree programs at up to a 10% discount from academic and private providers that IEEE has peer reviewed to accept into the program. To review the current list of partners participating in the program visit http://www.ieee.org/web/education/partners/eduPartners.html.
Another way to browse for a course or educational events taking place in your area is through the courses registered with IEEE to offer CEUs. To review what's available in your area visit http://www.ieee.org/web/education/ceus/index.html. IEEE is an Authorized provider of CEUs through the International Association for Continuing Education and Training, as well as an authorized provider of CEUs for the Florida State Board. IEEE CEUs are also accepted by the New York State Board, and can easily be converted into PDHs. One CEU is equal to 10 contact hours of instruction in a continuing education activity. IEEE CEUs readily translate into Professional Development Hours (PDHs) (1 CEU = 10 PDHs).
For more general information on IEEE's Continuing Education products and services, visit http://www.ieee.org/web/education/home/index.html. Specific inquiries can be directed to Celeste Torres via email, c.torres AT ieee.org, or by phone +1 732 981 3425.