1. ECEDHA Report Jon Bredeson, President Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association 17/02/2007, Universal City, CA, EAB

2. ECEDHA Membership Requirements l Must have an ABET Accredited Electrical or Computer Engineering Program in the US l Canadian universities were added about 3 years ago l Canadian Heads of Electrical and Computer Engineering (CHECE), or Bienvenue sur le site du (DGEIC)

3. ECEDHA Officers l Secretary/Treasurer Gerald Kane, Tulsa l Vice President, Mark Smith, Purdue l President, Jon Bredeson, Texas Tech l Junior Past President, Ken Connor, RPI l Senior Past President, Ken Jenkins, Penn State l Board Members, Terri Fiez, Oregon State; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Morgan State; Horacio J. Marquez, Alberta l IEC Member, Wayne Bennet, Clemson l John Janowiak, IEC

4. ECEDHA Meetings l 2006 Annual Meeting was in Hawaii l ECEDHA Board Meeting in Jackson Hole in July l Twenty-Third Annual Meeting l World Golf Renaissance, St. Augustine, FL, March 16 – 20, 2007 l Theme: Recapturing the Image

6. Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference l ECEDHA ABET Workshop for Programs to be visited in 2008 and 2009: Bill Hudson, Minnesota State l IEEE Program Evaluators Workshop: Dave Soldan, Kansas State l New Chairs Workshop: Dave Irwin, Auburn

7. Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference l Plenary Panel I – Image of ECE: Recruiting and Retention Strategies l Moderator: Mark Smith, Others to be determined

8. Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference l Panel Session II –Infusing principles of business and entrepreneurship into the curriculum l Moderator:Fred Berry (Rose Hulman) l Panelists: McRae C. Banks, Worcester Polytechnic; David F. Barbe, Maryland; John B. Ochs, Lehigh

9. Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference l Breakout II – Assessment Support for ABET a-k Criterion III: GradNet l Moderator: Gerry Kane, Tulsa l Panelists: Tamal Bose, Utah State; Dave Soldan, Kansas State; Wayne Bennett, Clemson; Roger Plummer, IEC

10. Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference l Regional Departmental Meetings l Canada – l Central – l Great Lakes Region l Mid-Atlantic – l Northeast – l Southeast – l Southwest – l Western –

11. Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference l Panel III – International Strategies – What are they doing in Europe, Asia, the Americas l Organizer: Ken Jenkins l Panel IV-- ABET: the costs and benefits of assessment l Moderator: Pamela Leigh-Mack, Morgan State l Panelists: Gloria Rogers, Rose-Hulman

12. Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference l Panel Session IV – Technology Enhanced Learning l Moderator: Mark Smith l Panelists: Shawn Brothy, Purdue University; Ken Connor, RPI l Panel Session V – The future role of energy and power in the ECE curriculum l Moderator: Ken Connor l Panelists: Horacio Marquez, Alberta; Gary May, Ga Tech; Terri Fiez, Oregon State; Mesut Muslu, UW- Platteville; Ned Mohan, Minnesota

13. Continued Initiatives, Ken Connor l Revitalization of Regional Groups l Western – Meetings do not involve all states. Membership is somewhat uncertain l Southwest – Well established with regular meetings l Central States – Well established but membership is somewhat uncertain l Great Lakes – Not very active l Southeast – Well established with regular meetings l Middle Atlantic – Well established with regular meetings l Northeast – Recently re-established with regular meetings

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15. Other Items l Survey l Improve Online Survey l Work to Increase Participation from universities l Purpose to assist in planning l Consistency in survey questions l Size of department, also Public vs Private, Research vs Teaching l Canada vs US l Website l Links to CHECE/DGEI (Canadian Heads) and CRA l Member benefits

16. Other Items l ABET Criterion 3 and l Provide information on meeting this criterion for universities l Check out http://gradnet.iec.orghttp://gradnet.iec.org

17. ECEDHA Report Jon Bredeson, President Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association 17/02/2007, Universal City, CA, EAB