1. IEEE Region 1 2009 Winter Meeting Region 1 Section Partnership Program Report Roger Sullivan Section Partnership Support Coordinator

2. 2009 IEEE Region 1 Winter Meeting Section Partnership Program Report Section Support Programs Region 1 Section Partnership Program IEEE Section Support via Regions (SSVR)

3. 2009 IEEE Region 1 Winter Meeting Section Partnership Program Report Region 1 Section Partnership Program The Section Partnership Program provides financial support for Section and Chapter activities that bring value to IEEE members Section Partnership Program project requests should be “technical” or “operational” such as: developing a newsletter, developing a web site, officer training, joint Section/student branch programs, distinguished lecturer presentations

4. 2009 IEEE Region 1 Winter Meeting Section Partnership Program Report Region 1 Section Partnership Program The maximum Section Partnership funding a Section and its chapters can receive within a calendar year is $1500. D epending on experience, this may be revised. Section funding must at least match requested Partnership Program funding Region 1 Director may wave this requirement. To simplify the evaluation/funding process, project funding requests should be signed and submitted electronically

5. 2009 IEEE Region 1 Winter Meeting Section Partnership Program Report Region 1 Section Partnership Program There will be up to three* periods for project submittals October 1 – January 1 Decisions announced at the Region 1 Winter Meeting February 15 – May 15 Decisions announced at the Spring Region1 ExCom meeting June 1 – August 1 Decisions announced at the Region 1 Summer Meeting * Dependent on how long the funds hold out

6. 2009 IEEE Region 1 Winter Meeting Section Partnership Program Report Region 1 Section Partnership Program Section Partnership Program Funding Request Submittal and Approval Paperless Process The Section Project Manager completes the SECTION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT PLAN AND FINANCING REQUEST form (available on the Region 1 website and forwards it to his/her Section Chair for approval. The Section Chair approves the project, the Section Chair forwards it to the Region 1 Section Partnership Program Coordinator. At the end of each period the Region 1 Section Partnership Program Coordinator collects, reviews, and prioritizes the received project funding requests and forwards the approved funding requests to the Region 1 Director for his/her approval. The Region 1 Director forwards all approved funding requests to the Region 1 Treasurer for disbursement of funds to the appropriate Section Treasurers

7. 2009 IEEE Region 1 Winter Meeting Section Partnership Program Report Region 1 Section Partnership Funding The total funding under this program for the first period is $13,065. The remaining 2009 budget under this program is $3,935.

8. 2009 IEEE Region 1 Winter Meeting Section Partnership Program Report Section Partnership Programs Long Island Globalization Outsourcing / Offshoring Impact on Long Island New Hampshire CSDP (Certified Software Development Professional) Distinguished Lecturer from a society that does not have a local chapter Student Branch Training Toastmasters’ International Speechcraft Tools training (Labview, VHDL Basics, Excel, Matlab) New York - WIE PDS Con ference Princeton/Central Jersey -Renewable Energy Workshop Series Schenectady - Engineer Writing Springfield - Microsoft Office Beyond the Basics-Workshop Syracuse - Syracuse EMBS Seminars Worcester - Leadership Development Dinner Meeting-Oct Southern Area - Southern Area Industry Day

9. 2009 IEEE Region 1 Winter Meeting Section Partnership Program Report Section Support Programs Region 1 Section Partnership Program IEEE Section Support via Regions (SSVR)

10. 2009 IEEE Region 1 Winter Meeting Section Partnership Program Report Section Support via Regions (SSVR ) Every year MGA allocates funds to each Region Director to assist them support their sections The amount is based on the number of Sections in the Region Available to and used at the discretion of the Region Director Funds are very limited Sections submit funding requests directly to the Region 1 Director There are no set criteria for evaluating/approving funding requests

11. 2009 IEEE Region 1 Winter Meeting Section Partnership Program Report Section Support Programs Questions / Comments Thank You