1. IEEE-USA “PRESENT AND FUTURE” Presented by DR. GARY L. BLANK IEEE-USA Vice-President Career and Member Services September 8, 2012

2. Let’s pretend we are in the same room.

3. Outline Part 1. Introductory Background Information Part 2. Organization of IEEE-USA Part 3. VP Responsibilities Part 4. Why Be a Member?

4. Part 1 Introductory Background Information EDUCATION: PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison MS University of Idaho BS Illinois Institute of Technology ALL DEGREES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

5. Part 1 Introductory Background Information(Continued) 1. ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS ENGINEER IN INDUSTRY specializing in Electronics, Controls, Power, Circuit Design. 2. CONSULTANT (Industry, consulted for over 40 corporations and companies as clients). 3. ENTREPRENEUR (started and helped-start several successful businesses). 4. EMPLOYEE (Worked as an employee for Litton Guidance & Control Systems Div., Unisys, Teledyne, Honeywell )

6. Part 1 Introductory Background Information (Continued) 5. ECE PROFESSOR (at Illinois Institute of Technology, Northern Illinois University, UCLA, Univ. of Florida, Marquette Univ.) 6. FE/PE EXAM, TEACHER OF REVIEW PREPARATORY COURSES 7. TECHNICAL SKILLS UPDATE TRAINER (INDUSTRY) 8. TEACH THE TEACHERS Hired by the U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY: to design and conduct courses in SMART GRID/RENEWABLE ENERGY/ELECTRIC VEHICLES, and teach the teachers how to teach.

7. PART 2 ORGANIZATION OF IEEE-USA REGIONS 1-6 l U.S.A. l 200,000- REGIONS 7-10 l OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.A l 200,000+

8. IEEE-USA PROGRAMS Career & Member Services 1) CareerNavigator with Online Career Manager 2) IEEE-USA Salary Service with Online Calculator 3) Career-related Webinars and Ebooks 4) Consultants Networks (40+) 5) Consultants Fee Survey 6) Consultants Website/Database 8 Gary Blank Vice President, Career & Member Services (Region 4)

9. IEEE-USA PROGRAMS(cont’d) Career & Member Services 7. Employment Assistance 8. Salary Service 9. Employment Networks (New) 10. Entrepreneurs Village 11. High Tech Start-Ups 12. Entrepreneurs Networks(New) 9 Gary Blank Vice President, Career & Member Services (Region 4)

10. IEEE-USA PROGRAMS(cont’d) Career & Member Services 13. Career Workshops (MAW) (New) 14. Future Media Skills 15. Licensure & Registration (S/W New) 16. Professional & Career Webinars 17. K-12 STEM Literacy 18. TISP & CONFERENCES 10 Gary Blank Vice President, Career & Member Services (Region 4)

11. Communications & Public Awareness http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/ l Awards & Recognitions l IEEE-USA In Action l IEEE-USA Today’s Engineer l Career/Professional Ebooks l National Engineers Week l E-Week Family Day l Mass Media Fellowship l Student Video Competition l Media Relations 11 Nita Patel Vice President, Communications & Public Awareness (Region 1)

12. Government Relations 12 Keith Grzelak Vice President, Gov’t Relations (Region 6) Policy Advocacy Congressional Briefings Government Fellowships (State/Congress) Washington Internships (WISE) Grassroots Advocacy (Visits/Fly- Ins) Eye on Washington Newsletter

13. Highlights – Gov’t Relations l Skilled Immigration Reform l Research and Development l Small Business Innovation. l Congressional Caucuses l Congressional Briefings l Inventors Rights 13

14. Professional Activities http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/ PACE Network Student Professional Awareness IEEE-USA Annual Meeting Professional Development Seminars and PACE Webinars 14 James Look Vice President, Professional Activities (Region 5)

15. R1-R6 Membership Revitalization Initiative and IEEE-USA 15 IEEE-USA ON-LINE CAREER MANAGER EMPLOYMENT NETWORKS IEEE METRO WORKSHOPS (Career Track Support) Ed Kirchner Chair, IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Committee ed.kirchner@ieee.org Gary Blank IEEE-USA, Vice President, Career & Member Services g.l.blank@iee.org IP PROFESSIONALS Evelyn Hirt Chair, Ad Hoc IP Professionals Committee e.hirt@ieee.org

16. PART 2 ORGANIZATION (continued) 4 Vice-Presidents l Career & Member Services (Gary Blank) $$ l Communications and Public Awareness $ l Government Relations $ l Professional Activities (PACE) $

17. *Innovation Institute

18. PART 3 –VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES 5 COMMITTEES C1. Licensure and Registration C2. K-12 STEM Literacy C3. Employment and Career Services C4. Entrepreneurs Activities C5. AICN Consultants Networks

19. PART 3 – VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES (continued) C1. RESPONSIBLE FOR LICENSURE AND REGISTRATION COMMITTEE HELP THE NCEES (National Examiners) PROVIDE INPUT FOR FE AND PE EXAMS PROVIDE REVIEW COURSES FOR OUR MEMBERS PUBLISH AN E-BOOK on LICENSURE & REGISTRATION FOR OUR MEMBERS INTRODUCTION OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AS A NEW PE OPTION

20. ANNOUNCING: PE IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

21. C2. RESPONSIBLE FOR K-12 STEM LITERACY ACTIVITIES MANY PRE-COLLEGE PROJECTS IN ALL 6 REGIONS USA SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON DC, APRIL 27-29, 2012 TISP (Teachers In Service Program) UPCOMING FIRST CONFERENCE FOR TEACHERS & ADMINISTRATORS (by the K-12 STEM Committee) PART 3 –VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES (continued)

22. COMING 2013! K-12 STEM FIRST CONFERENCE FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS

23. PART 3 –VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES C3. RESPONSIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER SERVICES COMMITTEE DOZENS OF PRODUCTS/PROGRAMS SALARY SURVEY SERVICES METRO AREA WORKSHOPS EMPLOYMENT NETWORKS (ORIGINATED by GARY BLANK) SECTIONS FORMING NETWORKS (NEW) WITH MGA FUNDING

24. INCREASED FUNDING FOR SECTIONS TO FORM EMPLOYMENT NETWORKS

25. PART 3 – VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES (continued) C4. RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTREPRENEURS ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE – FORMED ALLIANCES WITH SBA AND SCORE – SECTIONS ARE NOW FORMING ENTREPRENEUR NETWORKS (NEW, JUST STARTED) – COMMITTEE & STAFF MET WITH SENATOR OLYMPIA SNOWE & FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO PROMOTE SMALL HIGH-TECH BUSINESSES. – STAFF PARTICIPATED IN WHITE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION’S CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE INITIATIVE.

26. Part 3 – VP, Career and Member Services (C4 Continued) ENTREPRENEURS ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE IEEE-USA Members Can Download E-Books TECH MATCH – IEEE-USA Members can Have Business Proposals Reviewed by Experts LINKED IN – Network with IEEE Entrepreneurial Colleagues IEEE-USA – Entrepreneurs Achievement Award Find Local Networks, Resources, and Events Attend Webinars on Small Business Fundamentals

27. RAPIDLY APPEARING: IEEE-USA ENTREPRENEURS NETWORKS IN MANY SECTIONS

28. PART 3 – VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES (continued) C5. RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSULTANTS (AICN COORDINATING COMMITTEE) – AICN Networks (now have 40+ Networks in the USA and 6 overseas) – Almost ½ of all Networks Started Up by Gary Blank – GB Trains Members to Start & Expand a Successful Consulting Practice (workshop) – Involved in the Development of IEEE website and Database (for marketing consultants’ services)

29. BREAKTHROUGH! IEEE CONSULTANTS ACHIEVE EXTRA-ORDINARY STATUS

30. PART 3 – VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES (continued) How we help our members to market their services. As time permits, an on-line demonstration of how clients in industry find IEEE consultants in the IEEE-USA Consultants Database.

31. CLIENTS FINDING IEEE CONSULTANTS ON THE IEEE- USA CONSULTANTS DATABASE

32. PART 3 – VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES (continued) AFFINITY GROUPS Life Members LM Women In Engineering WIE Graduates Of Last Decade GOLD Consultants Networks AICN

33. Part 4. Why Be a Member? ADVICE GIVEN TO ME  Be a Member  Participate  Volunteer  Give  Be a Leader  Watch the Returns

34. Part 4. BENEFITS 1. KEEP TECHNICALLY CURRENT  e-Books  Member Digital Library  Societies  Specturm Magazine  Xplore Abstracts  Proceedings  Conferences  Webinars

35. Part 4. BENEFITS 2. CAREER RESOURCES AND RECOGNITION  Career Alert, Asset Manager, Navigator  Employment Navigator  Employment Networks  Entrepreneurs Village  Job Site  Women In Engineering  Member Elevation  Institute Newsletter  Today’s Engineer

36. Part 4. BENEFITS 3. PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING  Similar Interests  Consultants Networks  Employment Networks  Entrepreneur Networks  GOLD

37. Part 4. BENEFITS 4. CONTINUING EDUCATION  Mentoring  Preparation for Exams  Short Courses

38. Part 4. BENEFITS 5. DISCOUNTS  Car Rental  Dell Computers  Fed Ex  HP Products  Credit Cards  Insurances  Moving and Storage  MOZY On-Line Back-up  Wiley-IEEE Press Discounts

39. Part 4. BENEFITS 6. HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS  Many  Opportunities to Volunteer

40. ENDORSEMENT OF POPULAR IEEE-USA PAST PRESIDENT To: IEEE-USA Members: “I was the President of IEEE-USA in 2003. I met Dr. Gary Blank when he joined the Board of Directors that year as the IEEE-USA Vice-President of Member Activities. He immediately got my attention, the Board’s, and the IEEE-USA members as an outstanding leader, hard worker, organizer, and is very reliable. He continues to this day. I have followed his activities over the years. In my opinion he is the perfect candidate for the Presidency of IEEE-USA. He is bringing some exciting and fresh ideas. I enthusiastically endorse him.” /s/ Jim Leonard http://ieee-aess.org/contacts/officers/james-v-leonard

41. FUTURE August 15, 2012 3 RULES

42. HERE ARE THREE RULES FOR VOTING l RULE 1 IF YOU SEE A BLANK ON THE BALLOT VOTE FOR IT

43. THREE RULES FOR VOTING (continued) l RULE 1 IF YOU SEE A BLANK ON THE BALLOT, VOTE FOR THE BLANK: GARY BLANK x

44. THREE RULES FOR VOTING (continued) l RULE 2 IF YOU ARE TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW TO VOTE AND YOUR MEMORY GOES BLANK... VOTE FOR THE BLANK

45. THREE RULES FOR VOTING (continued) l RULE 2 IF YOU ARE TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW TO VOTE, AND YOUR MEMORY GOES BLANK.. VOTE WITH YOUR MEMORY l GARY BLANK x

46. THREE RULES FOR VOTING (continued) l RULE 3 IF YOUR MEMORY DRAWS A BLANK

47. THREE RULES FOR VOTING (continued) l RULE 3 VOTE FOR DR. NOTHING GARY BLANK x

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