IEEE Region 8 Student Activities Committee UKRI Student Branch Chair Meeting Southampton, February 29, 2012 Sohaib Qamar Sheikh Chair, R8 Pre-University Works Committee Coordinator, Pre-University Activities, R8 EASC
Agenda Introduction TISP EPICS Awareness Program 10/27/20152
MGA Regions 10/27/20153
Team 10/27/20154
Programs Teacher-in-Service Program Engineering Project in Community Service Awareness Program Webinar Series 10/27/20155
Teacher-in-Service Program (TISP) The Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) enables IEEE volunteers to share their technical expertise and demonstrate the application of engineering concepts to support the teaching and learning of science, mathematics, and technology disciplines. Lessons: TryEngineering.org TryNano.org TryComputing.org (August 2012) 10/27/20156
Teacher-in-Service Program (TISP) 10/27/20157
Teacher-in-Service Program (TISP) Previous Workshops: –Scotland –Saudi Arabia –Zambia –Tunisia, etc 2012 Workshops: –Czech Republic/Slovakia –East Africa TISP Training Workshops: –R8 SBC, Spain –ME-SBC, Lebanon –More… 10/27/20158
Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS-in- IEEE) EPICS is a program that organizes university and high-school students to work on engineering-related projects for local humanitarian organizations. Projects that are within IEEE's fields of interest should address one or more areas of interest as described below: Education: K-12 schools, museums, adult learning programs, after school programs Access and abilities: adaptive services, clinics for children with disabilities, programs for adults with disabilities, assistive technology Human services: homelessness prevention, affordable housing, family and children agencies, neighborhood revitalization, local government Environment: environmental organizations, neighborhood associations, parks & recreation 10/27/20159
EPICS-in-IEEE Selected Ongoing Projects: 10/27/ SectionProjectFunding Namibia Mobile Science lab for High School in Rural Area USD 5,635 South AfricaAir-quality microsensors for Earth Observations USD 9,300 UgandaPoverty Reduction And Enviromental Conservation Through Solar Powered Solutions USD 5,000
Pre-University Awareness Program New Initiative Involve Pre-University Students in Branch Activities Pilot programs: –Sweden, late 2012 –Lebanon, /27/201511
Webinar Series Pre-University Activities – 1 st March TISP - April 2012 EPICS-in-IEEE - June 2012 Education Portals - August 2012 Humanitarian Activities - October 2012 TBA -December /27/201512
Questions! Contact: 10/27/201513