Standards for Region 5
Growth in 2012
Jeffry Handal
Region 5 Standards Coordinator
Region 5 Impact on SA
1. Increased presence and visibility of SA.
• R5 conference
• Southeast Symposium on Contemporary Engineering Topics
(SSCET) – postponed due to Hurricane Isaac
• Internet of Things: Home Networking Summit
• Region 5 website
2. Grants being submitted and approved for students.
• 16 submitted (2009-2011)
• 1 approval (2012)
3. Speakers requested:
• New Orleans (canceled due to Isaac)
• Central Texas (speaker pending)
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Standards Present - ieeer5.org
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SA Recognizing R5 Efforts
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SA staff open, receptive, and excited of working with R5
throughout 2012.
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Featured article on Standards Insights
http://www.standardsinsight.com/engineering_education/reg5activ
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Participation in the Standard Education Committee Meeting
(November 2012)
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Region 5 SA Resource Evaluation
Program Name
Student Grants
Observations and
Experiences
Recommendations for SA
R5 Actions for 2013
Great program with lots of
potential.
Create a flyer to promote the
grants.
Promotion within the
region especially through
SAC.
Showcase en example of a
successful grant submission.
SA Speakers Bureau
Two requests placed (New
Orleans and Central Texas).
Speaker was identified for
New Orleans but not for
Central Texas.
Create a list of pre-qualified
speakers beforehand. In addition,
create a set of guidelines for
speakers so the region may help
identify speakers.
Help identify potential
speakers to be part of
the SA speaker bureau.
Access to Standards
Several methods available:
Get program, university
affiliations.
Provide guidelines/tips on how
standards’ documents should be
read and used.
Use standards to
promote professional
development
activities/workshops.
Standards Education
Resources
Programs show great
potential through the eZine
magazine, trystandards.org,
standards workshops.
Target SA workshops for Region
5. The region will help with
logistics and volunteers on the
ground.
Propose grant to IEEE
higher boards to build on
the momentum
developed in 2012 to
promote standards
education in R5 for
2013.
SA Printed Media
Very colorful and useful
material is available to
promote SA. It must be
ordered with good lead time.
Some amendments shared with
staff to improve printed material.
Continue using material
to support local section
and regional events.
Develop hands on tools to show
standards in action.
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2013 Opportunities
1. Submit a grant for SA workshops in R5.
• Submit grant to IEEE foundation on premise of education.
• Tentative locations: Baton Rouge, Denver, St. Louis.
2. Develop local section activities around standards.
• E.g. PACE, GOLD
3. Increase number of applications for students grants in 2013.
4. Build and develop a stronger link to SA.
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Resources
Region 5 SA Coordinator
Jeffry Handal
[email protected]
Websites
http://TryStandards.org/
http://standards.ieee.org
http://standardseducation.org/
http://standardsmagazine-ieee-elearning.org/
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