SoutheastCon 2016 showcased the activities of Professional Activities Committees for Engineers (PACE) focusing on employment assistance, career development, student professional awareness, K-12 STEM education, and government activities. PACE, a network of IEEE volunteers, aims to promote professional interests, facilitate member communication, and offer various skill-building opportunities. Join PACE to enhance your career in engineering!
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SoutheastCon 2016 What is PACE? A network of IEEE volunteers and committees organized at the section and chapter levels with support from Regions and IEEE-USA PACE goals Promote the professional interests of U.S. members Provide a mechanism for communication of members' views on their professional needs 2
SoutheastCon 2016 PACE Focus Areas Employment Assistance Activities Career Development Activities Student Professional Awareness (SPAx) K-12 STEM Education Activities Government Activities 3
Career Development Activities SoutheastCon 2016 Presentation Skills Technical Writing Hiring Skills Leadership Skills Program Management Skills Preparing for Performance Reviews Starting Your Own Business Patent Writing Ethics Financial Planning 5
SoutheastCon 2016 Student Professional Awareness Any PACE activity organized by and for student members Online Reputation Management Ethics in Engineering Life Long Learning Road Trip to a Dream Job Differences between the Classroom and the Office Check out the new SPAx website developed by student members! 6
K-12 STEM Education Activities SoutheastCon 2016 FIRST Robotics Future City Competition MathCounts Competitions Science Olympiad Competitions Science & Engineering Fairs Family Science Nights School Career Days Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 7
SoutheastCon 2016 Government Activities Federal and State Legislative Visits Department of Labor Assistance Legislative Dinner Tort Reform Chamber of Commerce Participation 8
SoutheastCon 2016 Plan for New PACE Chairs 1. Get to know your section s past PACE Chair and previous PACE activities 2. Get to know the Region 3 PACE Coordinator (me) and your section officers 3. Assess professional interests of your Section and Chapter members 4. Explore the IEEE-USA PACE Website for available resources 5. Get familiar with funding options, forms and processes 6. Develop an activity plan for your first year 7. Recruit volunteers to assist with the activity plan 8. Execute, assess and review your first year s plan 9. Identify and train your replacement 9
SoutheastCon 2016 PACE Financial Resources I have money for your section! Section Funds PACE Chapter Funds PACE Region Funds Up to half the costs of your event up to $1500 PACE Committee Funds We want to give all PACE funds to the sections. 10
SoutheastCon 2016 Region Funding Process 1. Have an idea 2. Get Section approval to provide half the funds 3. Submit to Region PACE Chair (me) for approval 4. Conduct activity 5. File L31 report and Submit PACE report 6. Get money 11
SoutheastCon 2016 Funding Request and Report Forms Forms are available online https://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/funding.asp Forms are available in both Excel and pdf formats The PACE committee is in the process of simplifying the forms 12
What if you forgot to request funds in advance? I STILL want to give you money! Send me an email with the following information: Date of event Brief description of the event Income and expenses for the event Number of participants A link to the L31 report you filed for the event. If your event qualifies, I will pay for half your event net expenses! 13 3/20/2025
SoutheastCon 2016 2016 PACE Committee Chair Ed Kirchner ed.kirchner@ieee.org Region 1 Joe Cuker j.cuker@ieee.org Region 2 Emilio M. Salgueiro emsalgueiro@ieee.org Region 3 Theresa Brunasso theresa.brunasso@gmail.com Region 4 Tarek Lahdhiri lahdhiri@hotmail.com Region 5 David J. Pierce d.pierce@ieee.org Region 6 Mostafa Mortezaie MMortezaie@devry.edu YP Joseph Pietrykowski josephapie@gmail.com IEEE-USA VP Guru Madhavan bioengineer@ieee.org Staff David Iams d.iams@ieee.org 14
SoutheastCon 2016 PACE Committee Goals & Objectives Facilitate the distribution of IEEE-USA products and programs to members Stimulate and facilitate professional activities Communicate between IEEE US Members and IEEE leadership Develop and update training materials for PACE leaders Provide input to the IEEE-USA Annual Meeting 15
Want more information? Come back for the next session We re having a workshop to generate more ideas for PACE events. 16 3/20/2025
