1. Metro Area Workshops 2012 Plans Ralph FordRichard Herczeg IEEE R2 DirectorMGA Project Management 25 February 2012 IEEE Region 2 Meeting Baltimore, MD

2. Metropolitan Area Workshops Concept Large, multi-day, multi-track events –Professional training –Continuing Education Units available –Career Assistance for tech professionals transitioning to new emerging markets Under-represented markets & growth sectors Hosted by Regions, Sections and Chapters –Technical content provided by Societies Increase Member Engagement, Recruit New Members, & Provide Value to IEEE Members and the Community

3. Metropolitan Area Workshop Event Format Friday –3 Technical Tracks –Industry Panel Discussion –Plenary speaker –Reception Saturday –2 Technical Tracks (repeated) –Career Transition Assistance Track –Speed coaching IEEE Booths - Membership Recruitment, Member Discounts, Societies, Section, USA Local Section to determine final content and specific industry engagement

4. Metro Area Workshop Brochure 4

5. Metropolitan Area Workshop Highlights Austin (21-22 Oct) –153 attendees –35 new IEEE members –5 renewals –Survey results  78.8% overall satisfaction rating  87.5% more likely to renew Huntsville (4-5 Nov) –120 attendees –15 new IEEE members –2 renewals  82.3% overall satisfaction rating  85.4 % would recommend to a colleague 5

6. Metro Area Workshops Lessons Learned Buy-in of local sections is key to success Responsibilities must be clearly defined Consider larger metropolitan areas Offer technical tracks in other emerging technologies Promote to technical professionals that are currently job seeking Cost was considered reasonable Staff time is significant

7. Metro Area Workshops Lessons Learned Practicing professionals were majority of attendees Students attendees, (13%) Attendees travelled from outside section (25%) Need to develop long term sustainable model

8. Metro Area Workshops - 2012 RegionLocationVenueDates Region 6Santa Clara*Santa Clara Convention CenterSept 28/29 Region 4Detroit*Best Western Plus Sterling InnSept 7/8 Region 2BaltimoreTBD Oct 26/27 or Nov 2/3 Region 1NY/NJ MetroTBD Nov 2/3 or 9/10 * Contracts Pending

9. Detroit MAW Content - DRAFT SmartGrid IEEE-USA Career Workshop Hybrid Electric Vehicle Track HEV Power Trains, Power Electronics Components, Motors and Chargers High voltage vehicle safety training HEV Batteries Embedded Software Development Part 1: H/W & S/W Testing Part 2: TBD 9

10. Santa Clara MAW Tracks - DRAFT SmartGrid IEEE-USA Career Workshop Embedded Applications Embedded Software Development Part 1: Android and iPhone App Development Part 2: Android, Embedded Linux Consulting Do your prospect’s see you as a professional What do consultant’s need to know about patents How to become a patent agent 10

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