Region 5 PACE Related Job Descriptions

IEEE Region 5 PACE Related Job Descriptions

Student Professional Awareness Conferences (S-PAC) Cooridnator

Technical Policy Activities Coordinator

Employment Assistance Activities Coordinator

Member Professional Awareness Conferences (M-PAC) Coordinator

National Engineer's Week Activities Coordinator

Young Professional (YP) & Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Coordinator

Awards Coordinator

Student Professional Awareness Activities Coordinator

1.	Works closely with the Regional PACE Coordinator and the Regional Student Activities Committee Chair (R-SAC).
2.	Serves as the Regional Student Professional Awareness Conference (S-PAC) Coordinator.
3.	Promotes student professional awareness activities to the schools in the Region by:

	A.	Establishing contact with IEEE Student Branches
	B.	Encouraging schools to conduct S-PACs on a two-year cycle
	C.	Coordinating efforts with the Section PACE and Student Activities committee Chair

4.	Promotes S-PACs by:

	A.	Attending Regional student meetings and making presentations on S-PACs (15 minutes minimum)
	B.	Targeting large schools, medium-to-large schools that have never held an S-PAC, and schools that held an S-PAC two or more years earlier; calling Student Branch officers and Student Branch Counselors directly.
	C.	Writing form letters to selected schools encouraging them to plan S-PACs (addressed to Student Branch Counselor and Student Branch Chair)
	D.	Maintaining contact with Regional PACE Coordinator and other sources of funding for S-PACs
	E.	Maintaining contact with Regional S-PAC Support Coordinator.
	F.	Contacting RAB/SAC/SPAA Chair for Branch-related or RAB funding issues.

5.	Assists student organizers in S-PAC planning and preparation.

	A.	S-PAC format
	B.	Speaker selection (approves the roster of speakers, especially the national-level speakers whose travel is reimbursed by SPAC)
	C.	Selection of conference date, avoiding conflict with exams and major campus events.
	D.	IEEE interfaces, Section, Area, and Region (requesting/obtaining funds/support, local speakers, general participation, local engineering/industry support)
	E.	Publicity techniques
	F.	Ticket sales
	G.	Interface with Department Chair or Engineering School Dean
	H.	Answers questions about:
		- Size of committee and delegation of tasks
		- Faculty reception: participation, classes held at S-PAC or canceled
		- Ticket sales: when started, number sold (three weeks before conference)
		- Funding: contacts, problems, expenses

6.	Works with Regional PACE Coordinator and Section PACE Chair to ensure that high-quality S-PAC speakers are available locally and within the Region.
7.	In some Regions, may direct Regional Professional Activities Support Funds specifically allocated for S-PACs to schools holding S-PACs to support their operational costs.
8.	Reports on SPAC activities as required for the following:

	A.	Annual Report to SPAC Chair (calendar year)
	B.	Regional PACE Report (from one PACE Workshop to the next)
	C.	Two SPAC meetings each year
	D.	Newsletter support for Student Member

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