1. IEEE Region 8 Student Activities Committee UKRI Student Branch Chair Meeting Southampton, February 29, 2012 Sohaib Qamar Sheikh Chair, R8 Pre-University Works Committee Coordinator, Pre-University Activities, R8 EASC

2. Agenda Introduction TISP EPICS Awareness Program 10/27/20152

3. MGA Regions 10/27/20153

4. Team 10/27/20154

5. Programs Teacher-in-Service Program Engineering Project in Community Service Awareness Program Webinar Series 10/27/20155

6. Teacher-in-Service Program (TISP) The Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) enables IEEE volunteers to share their technical expertise and demonstrate the application of engineering concepts to support the teaching and learning of science, mathematics, and technology disciplines. Lessons: TryEngineering.org TryNano.org TryComputing.org (August 2012) 10/27/20156

7. Teacher-in-Service Program (TISP) 10/27/20157

8. Teacher-in-Service Program (TISP) Previous Workshops: –Scotland –Saudi Arabia –Zambia –Tunisia, etc 2012 Workshops: –Czech Republic/Slovakia –East Africa TISP Training Workshops: –R8 SBC, Spain –ME-SBC, Lebanon –More… 10/27/20158

9. Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS-in- IEEE) EPICS is a program that organizes university and high-school students to work on engineering-related projects for local humanitarian organizations. Projects that are within IEEE's fields of interest should address one or more areas of interest as described below: Education: K-12 schools, museums, adult learning programs, after school programs Access and abilities: adaptive services, clinics for children with disabilities, programs for adults with disabilities, assistive technology Human services: homelessness prevention, affordable housing, family and children agencies, neighborhood revitalization, local government Environment: environmental organizations, neighborhood associations, parks & recreation 10/27/20159

10. EPICS-in-IEEE Selected Ongoing Projects: 10/27/201510 SectionProjectFunding Namibia Mobile Science lab for High School in Rural Area USD 5,635 South AfricaAir-quality microsensors for Earth Observations USD 9,300 UgandaPoverty Reduction And Enviromental Conservation Through Solar Powered Solutions USD 5,000

11. Pre-University Awareness Program New Initiative Involve Pre-University Students in Branch Activities Pilot programs: –Sweden, late 2012 –Lebanon, 2013 10/27/201511

12. Webinar Series Pre-University Activities – 1 st March TISP - April 2012 EPICS-in-IEEE - June 2012 Education Portals - August 2012 Humanitarian Activities - October 2012 TBA -December 2012 10/27/201512

13. Questions! Contact: sohaibqamer@ieee.org 10/27/201513