2010 R4 Education Goals

• Provide R4 members with high-quality opportunities for education on various technical topics
  • Promote Region 4 educational activities, seminars and conferences
  • Promote IEEE webinars, training courses and online resources
• Promote career paths in engineering and technology-related fields, by promoting resources on R4 website
• Provide online resources for information on curriculum, accreditation, recruiting and retention, educational policies, and the research enterprise
• Promote IEEE EAB Awards (nominations close April 30)
• Partner with Technical, Student, Area Chairs and other R4 committees to coordinate educational activities for R4
• Develop roster of education chairs for sections, develop e-mail list and communicate with them at least quarterly to provide news and to gather feedback on section concerns/needs

Winter 2010 Presentation

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IEEE Educational Activities Programs

• TryEngineering.org
• Teacher-In-Service Program
• IEEE Expert Now (For Individual Member Use )
• IEEE Expert Now (Organizing a Section or Chapter Event)
• IEEE Education Partners Program
• Continuing Education Units
• Educational Activities Board Awards Program
• IEEE Standards Education
• University Programs - Real World Engineering Project
• Accreditation.org

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