NEWS FROM IEEE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND THE HISTORY CENTER
(2nd Quarter 2005)
CALL FOR 2005 EAB AWARD NOMINATIONS
30 APRIL SUBMISSION DEADLINE APPROACHING
The IEEE Educational Activities Board is accepting nominations of IEEE members for its annual awards. The deadline for nominations is 30 April 2005. Awards include: IEEE EAB Meritorious Achievement Award in Accreditation Activities; IEEE EAB Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education; IEEE EAB Major Educational Innovation Award; IEEE EAB Pre-College Educator Award; IEEE EAB Meritorious Service Citation; IEEE EAB Employer Professional Development Award; And FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2005 - IEEE EAB Society/Council Professional Development Award (PLEASE NOTE that the EAB Society/Council Professional Development Award is offered in odd-numbered years alternating with the Section Professional Development Award which is offered in even-numbered years).
For award descriptions, honorarium details, and nominations packets, visit http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/EABAwards/callnominations-2005.htm. For more information, contact: Rae Toscano, Manager, +1 732 562 5482; Karen Kleinschmidt, Administrator, +1 732 562 5493; Email: eab-awards@ieee.org.
HISTORY CENTER MILESTONES
2004 saw seven Milestones dedications, a record! This year seems to be at least on the same pace. Three new Milestones were approved by the IEEE ExCom at their February meeting, four more nominations are being considered by the IEEE History Committee, and several other promising preliminary proposals have been approved. Sections are urged to get involved in local history, particularly through the Milestones Program. More information can be found at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/history_center/milestones_program.html.
HISTORICAL PRESENTATION
IEEE’s Regional Activities Department is promoting the use by Sections of IEEE’s Net Meeting service to deliver presentations to members who would otherwise have difficulty attending organized meetings at physical locations. To help do this, while at the same time providing content of interest to Sections, History Center Staff Director Dr. Michael Geselowitz delivered a lecture to members of Region 1 entitled “Looking Back to the Future: The History of IEEE” (Region 1 was chosen for this pilot presentation for time-zone reasons). Contact RAD’s Denise Maestri at d.maestri@ieee.org for more information on this program.
THE IEEE VIRTUAL MUSEUM
The IEEE Virtual Museum (http://www.ieee.org/museum) is IEEE’s award-winning outreach site for pre-college youth and the general public that uniquely combines engineering principles with the history and social context of technology. The IEEE Palm Beach Section has been adapting selections from the IEEE Virtual Museum as games in its eBulletin to entertain its members and to give the members tools to promote IEEE to the broader community. The eBulletin can be accessed from http://ewh.ieee.org/r3/palmbeach/.
VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGES FOR THE LATEST NEWS FROM IEEE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND THE IEEE HISTORY CENTER:
IEEE EAB Newswire, http://www.ieee.org/education/newswire
IEEE History Center What’s News, http://www.ieee.org/organizations/history_center/whats_news.html
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ABOUT IEEE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
The IEEE Educational Activities Board is responsible for coordinating the educational activities of the IEEE. The volunteer and staff members of IEEE Educational Activities carry out this responsibility by developing educational programs to ensure (1) The technological literacy of pre-college students, (2) the continuous maintenance and improvement of engineering education programs through active participation in accreditation activities, and (3) the development of continuing education products and services that serve the professional development and lifelong learning needs of electro-technology professionals worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/ or email education-services@ieee.org.
ABOUT THE IEEE HISTORY CENTER
The IEEE History Center is a staff unit of IEEE that is located not at the IEEE Operations Center, but on the nearby New Brunswick campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, which cosponsors the Center’s activities. The Center’s mission to preserve, research, and promote the legacy of IEEE technologies is overseen by the IEEE History Committee, a standing committee of the IEEE Executive Committee. Since most of the activities in carrying out this mission are educational in nature, the Staff Director of the History Center reports to the IEEE Managing Director for Educational Activities, and Center staff work closely with EAD staff on many programs. Those interested in more information are invited to look at the Center’s website (http://www.ieee.org/history_center) or to email the Center at history@ieee.org.
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