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Overview of IEEE-USA’s 2006 PACE & Technology Policy Activities Dr. Russell Lefevre Vice President Technology Policy Activities IEEE-USA _________________

What is the PACE Network? PACE = Professional Activities Committees for Engineers The PACE Network is a grassroots network of IEEE volunteers and committees organized at the section and chapter level in the United States with support from their respective IEEE Regions and IEEE-USA. The goal of the PACE Network is to promote the professional interests of IEEE's U.S. members as well as provide a mechanism for communication of members' views on their professional needs. _________________

Resources for the PACE Network _________________ IEEE-USA Annual Meeting Section PACE Chairs are invited to attend the meeting for networking opportunities and to gain and learn valuable skills and resources 2006 Annual Meeting was held in St. Louis, MO on 3-5 March, Presentations from the meeting can be found at: Annual Meeting will be held 31 August – 3 September. Location and details will be announced soon.

Resources for the PACE Network _________________ PACE Web Site: IEEE-USA provides a web site designed specifically for the PACE Network: The PACE Web Site contains PACE funding request forms, ideas for PACE projects, sample projects, PACE Regional Contact information, and step by step instructions of how to hold a Member Professional Awareness Conference (M-PAC), a Student Professional Awareness Conference (S-PAC) and a Student Professional Awareness Venture (S-PAV).

Sample PACE Network Programs & Activities _________________ Member Professional Awareness Conference (M-PAC) M-PACs are professional awareness conferences that consist of non-technical topics such as career strategy, career makeover, leadership and communication skills, ethics, project management, etc. Step by step instructions can be found on the PACE web site at:

Sample PACE Network Programs & Activities _________________ EWeek Future City Competition The mission of the National Engineers Week Future City Competition is to provide a fun and exciting educational engineering program for seventh- and eighth-grade students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge with a "hands-on" application to present their vision of a city of the future. Details on how to participate on the Future City Competition can be found at:

Sample PACE Network Programs & Activities _________________ Example of Future City Competition: Region 5 North Texas 2006 Future City Competition Judging Middle School Design Details of this particular competition can be found at at:

How Do I get funding for PACE Programs & Activities? _________________ IEEE-USA offers funding of PACE programs through your Region Funding forms can be found on the PACE Web Site at: After you complete the funding form, contact your Regional PACE Coordinator for approval.

2006 IEEE-USA PACE Network Contacts _________________ Julie Gaevert, National PACE Committee Chair - Robert Sadowski, Region 1 PACE Coordinator - R William Walsh, Region 2 PACE Coordinator - Adeeb Hamzey, Region 3 PACE Coordinator - Jim Riess, Region 4 PACE Coordinator - Ted Carr, Region 5 PACE Coordinator - Winnfort Myles, Region 6 PACE Coordinator - Vishnu Pandey, GOLD Representative - Jean Eason, VP Professional Activities - Sandra Kim, IEEE-USA Staff -

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The Role of IEEE-USA’s Technology Policy Activities _________________ …to present technically important and relevant information from IEEE-USA to the public, Congress, and the executive branch of the federal government, and similarly to state governments when appropriate.

2006 TPA Committees _________________ Committee on Communications and Information Policy – Emily Sopensky, Chair Committee on Transportation and Aerospace Policy – Edge Nowlin, Chair Critical Infrastructure Committee – Luis Kun, Chair Energy Policy Committee – Fernando Alvarado, Chair Medical Technology Policy Committee – Michael Corrigan, Chair Research and Development Policy Committee – Clifford Lau, Chair

TPA 2006 Priorities _________________ National Innovation/Competitiveness Legislation Broadband Deployment U.S. Spectrum Policy Science and Technology R&D Aeronautics R&D Alternative Energy Transportation Security

Innovation and Competitiveness _________________ IEEE-USA is supporting major innovation legislation including the President’s American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) announced in the State of the Union address, with IEEE-USA- backed bills moving in Congress.

Innovation and Competitiveness Issue History _________________ In 2004 and 2005 several reports & books sounded the alarm on U.S. competitiveness: National Academies "Gathering Storm" Report The National Innovation Initiative Final Report: Innovate America: Thriving in a World of Challenge and Change Thomas L. Friedman Book The World is Flat

Innovation and Competitiveness Issue History _________________ Rising Above the Gathering Storm "It is the unanimous view of our committee that America today faces a serious and intensifying challenge with regard to its future competitiveness and standard of living.” Norm Augustine

Innovation and Competitiveness Issue History _________________ Rising Above the Gathering Storm Recommendations: Increase America's talent pool by vastly improving K-12 mathematics and science education; Sustain and strengthen the nation's commitment to long-term basic research; Develop, recruit, and retain top students, scientists, and engineers from both the U.S. and abroad; and Ensure that the United States is the premier place in the world for innovation.

Innovation and Competitiveness Issue History _________________ Congress and the Administration Responded with Various Proposals: The Protecting America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) Package – Senators Domenici, Bingaman, Alexander, Mikulski, Hutchison National Innovation Act - Senators Ensign and Lieberman American Competitiveness Initiative – Bush Administration Democrats’ Innovation Agenda – House Democrats House Competitiveness Package – House Science Committee

Innovation and Competitiveness IEEE- USA Actions _________________ IEEE-USA Technology Policy Has Been Extremely Active in this Vital Issue: Over 20 Meetings on Capitol Hill 13 Letters To Congress 5 Press Releases 2 Statements for Congressional Hearings 2 R&D Symposiums 3 Congressional Briefings 1 Policy Statement

Innovation and Competitiveness IEEE- USA Actions (Cont.) _________________ Activities and Outcome Highlights: Congressional Testimony Statement to the Senate Commerce Committee's Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee hearing on the Importance of Basic Research to United States Competitiveness (29 March 2006) Statement to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for a hearing on Innovation and Competitiveness Legislation.

Innovation and Competitiveness IEEE- USA Actions (Cont.) _________________ Activities and Outcome Highlights: Capitol Hill Visits IEEE-USA Volunteers and Staff Made Over 20 Personal Visits with the following Members of Congress and Key Legislative Aids including: Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. John Ensign, Sen. Jay Rockefeller Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Rep. Vernon Ehlers (RMI), Rep Frank Wolf, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Rush Holt Senate Energy and Natural Resources Staff, House Science Committee Staff Many Appropriations Committee members

For More Information Dr. Russell Lefevre Vice President, Technology Policy Activities or Bill Williams (Aerospace, Energy, R&D, Transportation Policy Issues) (x 8331) or Deborah Rudolph (Communications, Information Policy, Medical Technology Policy Issues) (x 8332) or _________________

Medical Technology Policy Committee _________________ Mission A focal point bringing the expertise of IEEE-USA to address national policy issues such as health care and wellness. The primary objective of MTPC is to assist in the rational formulation of medical technology legislation, regulation, and policy in the U.S.

Medical Technology Policy Committee _________________ Priorities for 2006: Health Information Systems including Electronic Medical Records, Personal Health Records, National Health Information Network Applying Flow Models and Issues to Geriatric Care Patient Safety/Reducing Medical Errors Quality of Healthcare Information on the Internet

Committee on Communications and Information Policy _________________ Mission Promotes formulation of sound legislation, regulation and policies relating to communications, computer and information technology development. Members have focused on such issues as spectrum efficiency, high- performance computing, digital high-resolution systems, personal communications systems, the national information infrastructure, and privacy and security of the infrastructure.

Committee on Communications and Information Policy _________________ Priorities for 2006: Telecommunications Reform and Deregulation Legislation Spyware including Electronic Authentication and Data Protection Broadband Deployment FCC Governance RFID Spectrum

Critical Infrastructure Committee _________________ Activities for 2006: Conduct a special briefing on Critical Infrastructure Protection for the Staffers/members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee Co-sponsor special symposia at the annual IEEE-EMBS Conference in New York

Critical Infrastructure Committee _________________ Co-sponsor/Participate in a special workshop as part of the second IEEE International Workshop on Critical Infrastructure protection sponsored by The Computer Society TFIA Write a Special IEEE-EMBS Magazine Issue on Critical Infrastructure Protection

Committee on Transportation and Aerospace _________________ Mission Chartered to contribute to the formulation of sound aeronautics and astronautics technology legislation, regulation and policy in the United States.

Committee on Transportation and Aerospace _________________ Priorities for 2006: Aeronautics Infrastructure Intermodal Transportation Security U.S. Space Policy Initiative

Energy Policy Committee _________________ Mission The principal efforts of the EPC are directed toward the energy and environmental technology policy ‑ related aspects of the activities of the executive and legislative branches of the United States government at all levels

Energy Policy Committee _________________ Priorities for 2006: Alternative Energy Resources/Clean Fuels Plug-in Hybrid Technology Nuclear Energy Policy

Research and Development Policy Committee _________________ Mission Develop and disseminate positions on engineering and defense research and development policies and programs in the United States within the scope of, or affecting, IEEE's technical expertise.

Research and Development Policy Committee _________________ Priorities for 2006: National Innovation/Competitiveness Legislation Science and Technology Research and Development Budget Congressional Research and Development Caucus

Innovation and Competitiveness Legislation _________________ American Competitiveness Initiative Announced by President Bush During the State of the Union Address Included in the President's Budget Request to Congress Increases Federal Investment in Research and Development by $137 Billion Over 10 Years at Three Federal Agencies: The National Science Foundation The Department of Energy Office of Science The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Innovation and Competitiveness Outlook _________________ Slow Going in Congress: Of all the bills in both the House and Senate, only three have been passed out of their respective Committees: PACE Energy (S.2197) Science and Mathematics Education for Competitiveness Act (H.R. 5358) Early Career Research Act (H.R.5356) Election Year; Congress Preoccupied with Getting Re-elected Concerns about Price Tags of Major Bills ($10 to $20 Billion for PACE Package, for example)

Innovation and Competitiveness Outlook _________________ Good News in Budget However: The Budget Bills Passed So Far in the House Contain Full Funding for the President’s American Competitiveness Initiative

Innovation and Competitiveness Strategy _________________ Two-pronged Approach: Meet with Members of Congress and Staff to Convince House and Senate to Pass Authorization Bills in Respective Chambers Press Appropriations Committee Members to Include Full Funding for President’s American Competitiveness Initiative

Innovation and Competitiveness IEEE- USA Actions _________________ Activities and Outcome Highlights: Symposia Held Engineering R&D Symposium educating volunteers on the federal engineering R&D budget and the innovation and competitiveness initiatives (May 17 and May 18) More than forty U.S. IEEE members joined over 300 engineers and scientists to participate in the eleventh annual Science-Engineering- Technology (SET) Congressional Visits Day (CVD). The IEEE was among the 42 organizations represented at the two-day event that brings scientists, engineers, researchers, educators, and technology executives to Washington to raise visibility and support for science, engineering and technology through in-person visits with members of Congress (28-29 March)