Increasing Industry Support for IIE Roman Hlutkowsky August 19, 2005

Premise: IIE needs a well defined industry advisory group to be successful Natural tendency to focus on CIE as this groupNatural tendency to focus on CIE as this group CIE is a well established organization that must continue to provide input to IIECIE is a well established organization that must continue to provide input to IIE But many of the needs of an industry advisory board don’t necessarily mesh with CIEBut many of the needs of an industry advisory board don’t necessarily mesh with CIE

What are the objectives of an industry advisory group? Provide an “industry voice”Provide an “industry voice” –Help define relevance of the institute to the practitioner –Identify needs of the industry consumer Small, medium, largeSmall, medium, large –Ensure that the industry perspective is communicated to the BOT Identify issues and concerns of the groupIdentify issues and concerns of the group Respond to questions from the BOTRespond to questions from the BOT –Represent all member organizations Businesses, consultants, governmentBusinesses, consultants, government –Promote Corporate IIE membership

What are the objectives of an industry advisory group? Help shape the IE graduate “product”Help shape the IE graduate “product” –Participate on Visiting Committees –Provide a consistent message –Provide ABET evaluators –Nurture development of students in student chapters

What are the objectives of an industry advisory group? Ensure that excellence in our fields are recognizedEnsure that excellence in our fields are recognized –Nominate deserving candidates for institute awards –Actively recruit and develop successors to leadership positions within the institute –Recognize and promote best practices to all member companies

What are the objectives of an industry advisory group? Help identify and develop our human resourcesHelp identify and develop our human resources –Female, minority recruiting –Alliances with sister organizations NSBE, SWE, etcNSBE, SWE, etc –Formalize co-op and internship –Create new funding sources Scholarships, grants, sponsorshipsScholarships, grants, sponsorships

What should an industry advisory group look like? Must reflect our industry membership and profilesMust reflect our industry membership and profiles –Small companies/sole proprietors –Medium Companies –Large companies –National and international focus –Government agencies –Consultancies

What should an industry advisory group look like? Must span the plethora of industry typesMust span the plethora of industry types –Manufacturing Steel, automobile,Steel, automobile, –Consumer Products Durable goods, soft goodsDurable goods, soft goods –Service Hospitality, transportation, banking, telecomHospitality, transportation, banking, telecom –Healthcare Hospitals, PharmaHospitals, Pharma –High Tech Electronics, computersElectronics, computers

Many challenges exist to successfully create and harness such a group How to organize?How to organize? –20 to 30 member “board” –Must include CIE Executive director or assigned repExecutive director or assigned rep –Target director and above position –Ensure all constituencies represented –Maybe form an “Industry Division” Invite Society heads as appropriateInvite Society heads as appropriate

Many challenges exist to successfully create and harness such a group How to meet and communicate?How to meet and communicate? –Session at annual conference Morning or all day sessionMorning or all day session –Conference calls Quarterly, bi-monthly, monthlyQuarterly, bi-monthly, monthly –Website, s –Column in IE magazine

What are the next steps to form and launch the group? Form a launch teamForm a launch team –Refine and extend charter from BOT –Recruit initial “board” members Governance, interaction, etcGovernance, interaction, etc Develop member communicationsDevelop member communications Work with staff to raise awarenessWork with staff to raise awareness –Gain BOT approval on plans –Prepare for first meeting in Orlando Aggressive timetableAggressive timetable Forum to solidify the function of the groupForum to solidify the function of the group Active listening by the “board”Active listening by the “board”