1. Presented by Ron Tabroff Region 1 PACE Coordinator Region 1 BOG Meeting, New York City Saturday March 9, 2013

2. REGION 1 PACE UPDATE New Guidelines for the 2013 PACE Project funding IEEE-USA 2013 MEP program Upcoming IEEE-USA Annual Meetings

3. GUIDELINES FOR PACE PROJECTS First-come first-served basis No or low-cost projects Variable subsidy based on project audience Utilize 3 rd party subsidies

4. FINANCIAL PROJECT GUIDELINES Max $1,000 per Section PACE project Max $2,000 per Section in 2013 Variable subsidy based on focus of PACE project Member focused – 50% Non-member focused – 40% Non-member focused w/ large member participation – 45% Any funds remaining after September 30 th allocated as above

5. THE MPE PROGRAM IEEE-USA Member Professional Engagement program Continues in 2013 One time payment of $200 per Section Section Requirements  Section must plan & implement at least 3 PACE professional events  Attendance for all events must total at least 100 people  Events must be reported using vTools  Submit early – program applies to first 100 Sections ONLY

6. FUTURE IEEE-USA ANNUAL MEETINGS 2013 August 1-4 2014 May 15-18 Portland, OR Providence, RI

7. PROPOSED CHANGE AT ANNUAL MEETINGS Max 5 minutes per video At least 1 per Region $500 1 st place prize $200 2 nd place prize Poster contest replaced by video contest

8. QUESTIONS?

9. THANK YOU!