1. Increasing Industry Support for IIE CIEDAH Presentation Roman Hlutkowsky October 20, 2005

2. What are the objectives of IIE’s industry advisory group? Provide an “industry voice”Provide an “industry voice” –Help define relevance of the institute to the practitioner –Identify needs of the industry consumer Small, medium, largeSmall, medium, large –Ensure that the industry perspective is communicated to the BOT Identify issues and concerns of the groupIdentify issues and concerns of the group Respond to questions from the BOTRespond to questions from the BOT –Represent all member organizations Businesses, consultants, governmentBusinesses, consultants, government –Promote Corporate IIE membership

3. What are the objectives of IIE’s industry advisory group? Help shape the IE graduate “product”Help shape the IE graduate “product” –Participate on Visiting Committees Develop pool of interested candidatesDevelop pool of interested candidates –Provide ABET evaluators –Nurture development of students in student chapters Active role in local chaptersActive role in local chapters Mentoring role in local chaptersMentoring role in local chapters

4. What are the objectives of IIE’s industry advisory group? Ensure that excellence in our fields are recognizedEnsure that excellence in our fields are recognized –Nominate deserving candidates for institute awards –Actively recruit and develop successors to leadership positions within the institute –Recognize and promote best practices to all member companies

5. What are the objectives of IIE’s industry advisory group? Help identify and develop our human resourcesHelp identify and develop our human resources –Female, minority recruiting –Alliances with sister organizations NSBE, SWE, etcNSBE, SWE, etc –Encourage co-op and internship –Create new funding sources Scholarships, grants, sponsorshipsScholarships, grants, sponsorships

6. IIE’s industry advisory group must reflect our industry member profile Small, medium, large companies/sole proprietorsSmall, medium, large companies/sole proprietors National and international focusNational and international focus Government agencies/consultantsGovernment agencies/consultants Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Service, Healthcare, High TechManufacturing, Consumer Products, Service, Healthcare, High Tech

7. Many challenges exist to successfully create and harness such a group How to organize?How to organize? –10 to 15 member leadership team –Must include CIE Executive director or assigned repExecutive director or assigned rep –Target director and above position –Ensure all constituencies represented

8. Many challenges exist to successfully create and harness such a group How to meet and communicate?How to meet and communicate? –Session at annual conference Morning or all day sessionMorning or all day session –Conference calls Quarterly or bi-monthlyQuarterly or bi-monthly –Website, emails –IE magazine Column or featured articlesColumn or featured articles

9. What are the next steps to form and launch the group? Form a launch teamForm a launch team –Refine and extend charter from BOT –Recruit initial leadership team Governance, interaction, etcGovernance, interaction, etc Develop member communicationsDevelop member communications Work with staff to raise awarenessWork with staff to raise awareness –Gain BOT approval on plans –Prepare for first meeting in Orlando Aggressive timetableAggressive timetable Forum to solidify the function of the groupForum to solidify the function of the group Active listening by the leadership teamActive listening by the leadership team