1. Region 10 Meeting Name: Hui Zhang Committee: Professional Activities Coordinator 1 May 2014 Kuching, Malaysia

2. PA 2013 Highlights 1. PA Pilot Fund 2013: Support 3 Professional Activity Projects. Kerala Section, Gujarat Section, Madras Section 2. R10 PA Promotion: IEEE R10 TENCON 2013, Oct, 22-25, Xi’an Promotion during the conference, WIE Activities 3. Professional Activities Committee Hui Zhang, Takatoshi Minami, Deepak Mathur, Supavadee Aramvith 4. R10 PA Web Page: http://www.ieeer10.org/communities/other/professional-activties.html

3. PA 2013 Expenses No.Item Budget (A) Actual (B) Difference (B-A) 1 PA Pilot Fund 2013 20001511-489 2 Joint Project with other committee & and PA Promotion during IEEE R10 Events 1500543.5-956.5 Total35002054.5-1445.5 [USD] ** Note 1.The planned joint event with other committees is not sufficiently matured. We will keep trying in 2014.

4. R10 Professional Activities Coordinator Objectives 1. Inventory and assess the current state of Professional Activities within IEEE. 2. Compile data on member interests and preferences related to Professional Activities, their management and financing. 3. Develop a strategic plan to assist all regions in developing Professional Activities tailored to their specific needs and interests. Projects / Tasks 1. Encourage R10 members to use free E-book,Webinar, IEEE TV, and so on. 2. Encourage and support the professional activities projects in R10. (Pilot Support Fund, the 2 nd year) 3.Joint Project with other committee & Promote Professional Awareness during R10 Events. (Try harder) 4.Promotion online. Website, Facebook, etc. Project / Task Measurable Project 1 A guide include information about the IEEE R10 Professional Activities and related available resources. Project 2 No. of projects supported. No. of attendees. Submission of Project completion reports. Project 3 No. of joint projects supported. No. of attendees. Submission of joint project completion reports. Activities for IEEE R10 PA Promotion. Project 4 More information on the IEEE R10 PA webpage. Facebook, maybe. Committee Structure 1. Chair: Hui Zhang 2.Members: Minami Takatoshi, Deepad Mathur, Supavadee Aramvith Budget (US$) Project 1 – NilProject 4 – Nil Project 2 – 2,000 Project 3 – 1,500 TOTAL Budget Required: US$ 3,500 Timeline 1.Project 1: By year-end 2.Project 2: April – Nov 2014 3.Project 3: April – Nov 2014 4.Project 4: By year-end

5. Appendices: Project 1 Professional Awareness to sections Project description: Professional awareness to sections. Encourage R10 members to use free E-book,Webinar, IEEE TV, and some other resources. Questionnaire survey. How does this project help you meet your committee’s objectives? : Inventory and assess the current state of Professional Activities within IEEE. Make more members know the Professional Activities and get involved. Project measureable deliverables : A guide include information about the IEEE R10 Professional Activities and related available resources. Some feedback report from R10 members. Budget breakdown – Expense: Nil – Income From Region 10: Nil From other sources : Nil Project Milestones leading to completion : by year end

6. Appendices: Project 2 Pilot Project Support Fund Project description : to help initiate and motivate new projects related to professional activities in R10. Providing support fund for several pilot projects. The project can be in form of lectures, colloquium, etc. How does this project help you meet your committee’s objectives? : Polit funds partially help establish the implementation of professional projects in R10 sections, especially for projects with young researcher and engineer attendees. Compile data on member interests and preferences related to Professional Activities, their management and financing. Project measureable deliverables : Number of projects supported. Submission of Project completion reports including feedback from IEEE members. Budget breakdown – Expense: US$2,000 (to support 4-5 projects) – Income From Region 10 : US$2000, US$500/project at most From other sources : 50% of each project will be financially supported by R10 Project Milestones leading to completion : April– November 2014

7. Appendices: Project 3 Joint Project & Promote Professional Awareness during R10 Events Project description :Cooperate with other Committees to support activities for members. Attend events of R10 to promote professional awareness. How does this project help you meet your committee’s objectives? : Polit funds partially help establish the implementation of professional projects in R10 sections, especially for projects with young researcher and engineer attendees. Compile data on member interests and preferences related to Professional Activities, their management and financing. Professional Awareness promotion during the large R10 events can draw more attention from R10 members. Project measureable deliverables : Number of projects supported. Submission of Project completion reports including feedback from IEEE members. Budget breakdown – Expense: Support 2-3 joint projects (US$500), travel to attend one IEEE R10 event for PA promotion (US$1,000). US$2,000 in total. – Income From Region 10 : US$1,500 From other sources : 50% of each project will be financially supported by R10 Project Milestones leading to completion: April– November 2014

8. Appendices: Project 4 Promotion online Project description : After one year investigation, I find that a lot of IEEE members do not know the Professional Activities, including some new Session Chairs. So the promotion of PA is an important aspects for now. How does this project help you meet your committee’s objectives? : The website will introduce more information about IEEE R10 Professional Activities, coming events, how to get involved, etc. Project measureable deliverables : more plentiful webpage. Maybe facebook. Budget breakdown – Expense: Nil – Income From Region 10 : Nil From other sources : Nil Project Milestones leading to completion : by year end

9. R10 PA Networking o Do you have a Professional Activities coordinator in your Section? o Is he/she active? o Emails please!