region 1 wie status report august 2008 darlene e. rivera [email protected]
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9 WIE AGs/ 22 Sections (40%) *Up 4%
1605 WIE / 63,594 members (2.5%) *Down 1.5%
5,480 females members/63,593 members
(8.6%) *Down 5.4%
2 WIE Student Branch AGS*formed 6/08
**Data date July 2008
Target to form WIE group
Section TotalBerkshire 4 2% 11 6% 197Binghamton 22 3% 71 10% 724Boston 371 3% 1251 9% 13906Buffalo 22 2% 82 8% 1049Conneticut 93 2% 348 8% 4517Green Mountain 19 2% 95 10% 923Ithaca 34 6% 68 13% 536Long Island 66 2% 215 6% 3759Maine 17 2% 70 7% 978Mid-Hudson 37 3% 122 9% 1372Mohawk 15 2% 56 9% 623New Hampshire 63 2% 190 7% 2913New Jersey Coast 43 2% 193 7% 2631New York 263 3% 795 10% 8248NNJ 138 2% 534 8% 6401Princeton/Central Jersey 138 3% 524 10% 5205Providence 51 2% 166 7% 2259Rochester 68 3% 215 10% 2164Schenectady 46 3% 163 10% 1671Springfield 26 4% 78 11% 729Syracuse 30 3% 94 9% 1026Worchestor 38 2% 139 8% 1762
TOTAL 1604 5480 63593
WIE Female
Numbers in Red shows increase in # of WIE members
Purple denotes Sections with Established WIE Affinity Affinity Groups
**Data date July 2008
Currently there are 9 WIE affinity groups in Region 1Boston-Valencia M Joyner Connecticut-Dr. Yunsi Fei Mid-Hudson- Rebecca GottNorth Jersey-Kate Duncan New Hampshire-Liberty GunterNew York-Alexandra GagliottaNew Jersey Coast- Lynn Yacyk**formed 5/08
Springfield- Qi QiWorcester County, MA-Desiree A.
Awizio (Interim Chair)
Currently there are 2 newly formed Student Branch WIE affinity groups in Region 1Worcester County, MA-Worcester Polytechnic Institute **formed 6/08
Massachusetts-Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering **formed 6/08
REGION 1 STUDENT BRANCH AFFINITY GROUPS
2008 Activities Feb-
Nominated Dr. Mary Lanzerotti for a Region 1 Technical Innovation Award; awarded in Feb 2008
Region 1 Winter BOG Meeting ,Presentation: Introduction and Goals for Region 1 WIE, http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/newsletter/2008SWE.ppt
Region 1 website launched Our website was successfully launched in February 2008 thanks to help from the former WIE Coordinator, Dr. Wenli Huang, http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/wie/
March- Article to Region 1 Newsletter
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/newsletter/2008-S-NL.pdf 1st Teleconference w/Region 1 WIE
April Co-sponsor R1 GOLD/SAC/WIE Conference April 25-
27 Teaneck, New Jersey, http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/gold/conference/• WIE Training
WIE Orientation Tips for Running a Successful WIE Affinity
Group Tips on Applying for the WIE AG Award
• Professional Development Seminars: Professional Development for the
Engineer/Scientist What You Need to Know to Start Your Own
Tech Company Practical Tips for a Career in Science and
Engineering
Participated in IEEE Women in Engineering Committee Meeting April 19-20, 2008 Anaheim, CA
Region 1 WIE Status Report –April 2008 Working Group for revisions for WIE webpage Voted on several WIE committee actions Voted on WIE Affinity Group Award Working Committee WIE Affinity Group Award Web
Page May
Coordination with Region 2 WIE to help support the Region 2 WIE PDS conference October 3-5, 2008 Atlantic City, New Jersey
June 3rd Teleconference with Region 1 WIE Support/Coordination with Region 2 WIE PDS Conference Region 1 WIE Status Report- June 2008
July IEEE supports Nerd Girls MSNBC Today Show Broadcast
Interview with Dr. Karen Panetta, IEEE WIE Committee Chair, and Nerd Girls on Friday, July 18, 2008. Dr. Panetta created and founded the nationally acclaimed Nerd Girls program. Nerd Girls are well rounded, intelligent engineers and scientist that share common popular interests of today's youth. They are showing future generations of engineers and scientists how engineering helps improve the lives of individuals, communities and the environment.
The Institute -- http://bmsmail3.ieee.org/u/11673/50505050Newsweek -- http://www.newsweek.com/id/140457
Link to view the video and article on the Today Show Website. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/25736678/
Additional Photos:http://www.flickr.com/photos/17664531@N00
August Attend Region 1 BOG Summer Meeting-Albany, NY Region 1 WIE Status Report-August 2008 4thTeleconference with Region 1 WIE-TBD
GOALS1. Make existing WIE AGs more successful YES
Increasing the number of WIE members and volunteers YES
Increase WIE member participation in Section and Regional governance YES
Increase WIE members participation in technical societies YES
Increase attendance of WIE members at IEEE sponsored conferences YES
2. Increase the number of WIE AGs and student AGs
Encourage Regional WIE AGs to work closely with GOLD, PACE and SAC YES
Encourages new members to join WIE YES Provide opportunities for co-sponsorship of
professional development and networking sessions. YES
REGION 1 WIE will continue to work
towards these Goals!!!