PACE (Professional Activities Committees for Engineers) Region 6 NEA Meeting Saturday, March 10, 2017 NEA PACE Chair: Peijung Tsai ptsai@ieee.org 11/20/2018

Region Officers Region 6 PACE Chair Region 6 STEM Chair Mostafa Mortezaie Nathalie Gosset 11/20/2018

What is PACE? (Professional Activities Committees for Engineers) A network of IEEE volunteers and committees organized at the section and chapter levels with support from Regions and IEEE-USA. 11/20/2018

PACE Objectives (Professional Activities Committees for Engineers) PACE promotes: The professional interests of the U.S. members The professional activities of Sections, Chapters, and Student Branches A mechanism for communication of members' views on their professional needs. 11/20/2018

https://ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/modules/default.asp 11/20/2018

https://ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/archived-webinar.asp?ID=160 11/20/2018

Five PACE Topics Government Activities Career and Employment Enhancement Activities Pre-university (K-12 STEM) Activities Student Professional Awareness Activities Technical Policy Activities 11/20/2018

PACE Project Ideas Professional Development Seminars Mixers/Banquets SPA-X Teacher-Engineer Partnerships Future City Competition FIRST Robotics Competitions Lego Mindstorms 11/20/2018

PACE Project Ideas (Continue) Industry relations networking event Professional Development Seminar (PDS) New members networking event Entrepreneurship training Distinguished lecturer presentation Conduct resume and interview workshop Creativity workshop Building great website and handy vtools 11/20/2018

Region 6 PACE Examples Section Project Leader Objectives Description Utah Jennifer Hershman WiE ILC Support Providing travel expense for WIE Chair to attend the WiE ILC in 2016. Charles Kidder IEEE University EE & CE Department - Speaker Making a career with engineering and how IEEE can assist you IEEE High Tech Merit Badge POW-WOW To provide individuals the opportunity to earn technical badges Opportunity to explore the various disciplines within STEM Fun With Chemistry Richland Jereme Haack Tri-Cities Future Cities Team Support support local Tri-Cities teams competing in the Future Cities competition Boise Kristen HOPPER (Section PACE chair) Sponsoring FutureCity Idaho FutureCity Idaho sponsorship, judging, and special award Buenaventura Nathalie Gosset Opportunity for Section officers to meet local industry leaders Industry Outreach Kickoff Event Metro LA Eremita Miranda METRO LA SECTION JOHN MUIR HS, PASADENA CAREER PATH PROGRAM SUPPORT Purchase materials and work with the pre-college students to guide them in Engineering/Math and Science career path. 11/20/2018

STEM 2016 – INSPIRED BY YOU! TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERS IN SCIENCE ENGINEERING A BETTER GREEN PEPPER SCIENCE FAIR FUTURE CITY BOYSCOUT BADGE FUTURE CITY PLAYERS OF THE LIGHT

http://ieee-region6.org/k-12-programs/ 2 1 3 Share your Initiatives and ideas: GOSSET@IEEE.ORG

RESOURCES Electronic Devices Society – Free kit

FUNDING TO EXPLORE YOUR SECTION TECH SOCIETIES R6 PACE

Funding 11/20/2018

PACE Funding http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/funding.asp 11/20/2018

Professional Development Funds (PDF) Allocation breakdown for 2017

Overall Region 6 PACE Allocation for 2017 Regional 6 Allocation: $21,705 (was $25,949 in 2016) 2017 Rising Stars Funding: $10,000 =========================== 2017 Region 6 PACE(total): $31,705

PACE Funding Section Process 1.  PACE request is sent to Region PACE Chair with approvals from the section Officers.  Approval process includes acceptance of electronic signatures, scanned signatures, or email approval from the Section Chair. 2.  PACE request is reviewed by Region PACE Chair for completion, applicability, approvals, etc.  PACE request is either denied or recommended for approval.  If denied, email reply explains the reasons and what needs to be changed.  If recommended for approval, it would be sent to Region Director and Region Treasurer with CC to requestor. 3.  Region Director approves or rejects.  If approved, Region PACE Chair add to spreadsheet of approved requests.  Treasurer sends matching funds to the Section to oversee reimbursement.  4. Upon completion of the project the Section would send the PACE Final Report to PACE Chair. Application example: http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/projects/default.asp 11/20/2018

Plan for 2017 (for your Section) 1.  Promote and discuss PACE project ideas at your next Section and Chapters. 2. Include PACE funding in your 2017 budget. 3. Reserve Section funding to be matched by Region 6 for the 2018 Rising Stars Conference. 4. Submit PACE Project request form to R6 PACE Chair. 5. Complete PACE Final Project Report for completed projects.

Getting Started Prepare a project plan Identify resources and funding Funding is available from multiple sources Execute your project Report the outcome of your project 11/20/2018

Reminder Recognize IEEE USA for PACE sponsored activities 11/20/2018

Questions/Comments 11/20/2018