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PACE. Region 6 Joint Central/SO/SW Area Meeting. Saturday, October 8, 2016 Region 6 PACE Chair: Mostafa Mortezaie mortezaie@ieee.org. What is PACE? ( Professional Activities Committees for Engineers).
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PACE Region 6 Joint Central/SO/SW Area Meeting Saturday, October 8, 2016 Region 6 PACE Chair: Mostafa Mortezaie mortezaie@ieee.org
What is PACE?(Professional Activities Committees for Engineers) • A network of IEEE volunteers and committees organized at the section and chapter levels with support from Regions and IEEE-USA. • PACE promotes: • The professional interests of the U.S. members • The professional activities within sections of the region and student branches. • A mechanism for communication of members' views on their professional needs.
Five PACE Topics • Government Activities • Career and Employment Enhancement Activities • Pre-university (K-12 STEM) Activities • Student Professional Awareness Activities • Technical Policy Activities
Professional Development Funds (PDF) Allocation breakdown for 2016
Overall Region 6 PACE Allocation for 2016 • 2016 IEEE-USA PDF: $25,949 • PACE (Mentor ‘15): $5,000 • PACE (Maker ‘15): $5,000 • PACE (MD ‘15): $5,000 • PACE (Student ‘15): $5,000 • PACE (YP ‘15): $5,000 • R6 PACE Funding: $10,000 ===================== TOTAL: $60,949
Getting Started • Prepare a project plan • Identify resources and funding • Funding is available from multiple sources • Execute your project • Report the outcome of your project
PACE Project Ideas • Professional Development Seminars • SPA-X • Teacher-Engineer Partnerships • Future City Competition • FIRST Robotics Competitions • Lego Mindstorms
2015 Examples • Industry relations networking event • New members networking event • Entrepreneurship training • Distinguished lecturer presentation • Conduct resume and interview workshop • Creativity workshop • Building great website and handy vtools
Region 6 PACE Process 1. PACE request is sent to Region PACE Chair with approvals from the section Officers.Approval process includes acceptance of electronic signatures, scanned signatures, or email approval from the Section Chair. 2. PACE request is reviewed by Region PACE Chair for completion, applicability, approvals, etc. PACE request is either denied or recommended for approval. If denied, email reply explains the reasons and what needs to be changed. If recommended for approval, it would be sent to Region Director and Region Treasurer with CC to requestor. 3. Region Director approves or rejects. If approved, Region PACE Chair add to spreadsheet of approved requests. Treasurer sends matching funds to the Section to oversee reimbursement. 4. Upon completion of the project the Section would send the PACE Final Report to PACE Chair.
Plan for 2017 1. Promote and discuss PACE project ideas at your next Section and Chapters. 2. Include PACE funding in your 2017 budget. 3. Reserve Section funding to be matched by Region 6 for the Rising Stars Conference. 4. Reserve Section funding to be matched by Region 6 for the possible Future Leaders Form. 3. Submit PACE Project request form to R6 PACE Chair. 4. Complete PACE Final Project Report for completed projects.
Future City, Idaho Region Special Awardhttp://futureleaders.ieeeusa.org/ Here is how the Special Awards work: If a firm, professional society, or other organization makes a donation to the Idaho Future City Competition at the $300 or higher level, they get to sponsor a special award. The sponsors let us know the name and the criteria for the award as well as provide judges to evaluate the models and interview the students. A representative from the sponsor will present the award at the awards ceremony. http://futurecity.org/region/idaho-regional-special-awards
Future City, Idaho Region Special Awardhttp://futureleaders.ieeeusa.org/ Boise Section supported a pace project for Future city Idaho regional special award • Provided two judges • Provided the monetary award of $600 ($300 from Section and $300 from Region’s PACE Matching fund) • Was Platinum sponsor at Future City Idaho
Future City, Idaho Region Special Awardhttp://futureleaders.ieeeusa.org/