Report to the AdCom

Dong Tan, President

PELS AdCom MeetingsJune 3, 2013

Challenges / Opportunities

Industry participation is vitally importantSustained and stronger membership growth demands more focused effortsStrong and stable conference financial returns require more outreach for coordination / cultivationTo bring PELS to the next level, we need more broader quality participation to cope with the growing field and to respond to increasing competition from other societies

Take PELS to the Next LevelPELS to be an organization that is well run by our volunteers and staff, well supported by our members, and well respected by the technical community we serve1. Champion system approach to enhance values to electronic

power system designers Industry game-changing with standards

2. Grow membership by 33% to ~10,000 by 2015 PELS will be a large society within IEEE

3. Improve effectiveness / enhance participation Operation Manuals for Society, VPs and TCs

4. Double the umber of achievable publications: 2 4 Launch JESTPE in 2013 & PELS Magazine in 2014

5. Establish more prevalent e-presence More values to people who are on social media

1. Establish Industry Advisory Board

One of the recommendations from the long range planning committeeIra Pitel is leading an ad-hoc group– Bill Peterson, Chuck Mullet, Bob

Guenther– Had a very first telecon with many

specific suggestions Next telecon on the third week of June

2. Grow the Membership: - Move PELS from #13 to the Top 10

Society, 2013 HG Members

Society Total

1 Computer 49,265 53,610

2 Communications 37,621 42,393

3 Power & Energy 27,852 30,060

4 Signal Processing 15,714 16,148

5 Microwaves T&T 11,252 11.596

6 Industry Applications 9,923 10,024

7 Robotic & Automation 9,860 11,472

8 Solid-State Circuits 9,818 9,967

9 Electronic Devices 9,873 10,242

10 Circuits & Systems 9,360 9,808

11 Engineering Med & Bio 8,268 8,955

12 Antenna & Propagations 7,999 8,280

13 Power Electronics 7,225 7,480

Need to grow 3,000 more

members to be in the top 10

2. Grow the Membership (cont’d)

Constituted a membership development committee– National Society Agreement: IEEE/CES– Sister Society Agreement: PELS/CES– Signed the agreement Friday, May 31

More in membership chair report– Established more contact with industry

organization in China

Need Motion: To approve the two agreements with CES

3. Improve Organizational Effectiveness / Participation

Develop operation manuals / procedures– Top-level policies, with clear definition of

roles and responsibilities, leadership succession

– Further refine society organization– First telecon set the goal of having the first

draft to be presented in Denver AdComMore agile volunteering– Retain long-time volunteers, develop

younger generation of leaders, and commitment to serve and be proactive

3. Improve Organizational Effectiveness / Participation (cont’d)

– Society Staffing– After a series of interviews, we have selected

Mike Markowizcy to replace Tom Monaco, Welcome, Mike.

– In consultation with Randi, Mary, Jerry and Dushan, we are actively working on a plan to hire a part-time executive director to enhance PELS office in strategic issues, to provide better service to volunteers, and to represent PELS more effectively within IEEENeed Motion: To approve the amount of $80k in society 2014 budget for a part time executive

director

4. Launch JESTPEDon attended the POE meeting in Dallas– Talked with IEEE Media about the new

magazine– Talked with Nancy, Bill, and Kristin

JESTPE pub schedule– First issue in May, Part 1 of inaugural issue

(late by two months)– Second issue in June, Part 2 of the inaugural

special issue (on time)– Third issue in Sep, special issue on wind

apps (on time)– Third issue in Dec, special issue on

miniaturization or motor apps (on time)

4. Launch PELS MagazineObtain the proposal approval in 2013– Phase 1 approval: Feb., 2013, Obtained– Phase 2 approval: Jun., 2013

Launch the magazine in the second half of 2014– Name: Power Electronics Magazine

A forum for applied power electronics Attracting practitioners and researchers

– Need to coordinate with Industry Participation Initiative to appoint an EiC after phase 2 approval

4. Launch “the Southern Conference Series”

An action from the long range committee meeting in Sep., 2012Initial discussion/agreement at APEC to start with the Brazilian conference firstPCIM collaboration for 2014 is too late since the contract has already been signed– More detail in Bram’s report

5. Launch a Mobile App for PELS Members

The society needs a user-friendly app for mobile applications to attract more people, especially young generation of engineers– Prasad has more details in his report– Mike should be able to help immediately

6. More Agile Activities in Publicity and Education

Publicity– Established a committee and people with

marketing backgroundEducation– Workshop on Power Electronics Education

Re-engage and be a major player– More interchange among educator around

world on teaching and lab materials

Celebrate PELS 25 Years of Success

Ad Hoc Committee: Prasad Enjeti/Phil Krein, Donna F., Kathy K, Don T– PELS Mission Statement distribution– JESTPE special issue on future of the

power electronics– Special event at ECCE2013: Details in

Prasad’s report– Special logo