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2008 Annual Meeting
"Green Engineering:  A Push Toward Sustainability"
25-27 April 2008

Hyatt Regency Indianapolis

One South Capitol Ave
Indianapolis, IN  46204
317 632 1234
317 616 6299 (fax)

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Annual Meeting Program
   
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Pre-Conference Webinars

1 April 2008
7:00 - 8:00 pm ET

IEEE's Memberships, Career, Employment & Financial Services

Peggy Hutcheson, Chair, IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services
Brian Pratz, IEEE Product Manager, Member & Geographic Activities
Lynn Koblin, IEEE Manager, Member Benefits

15 April 2008
7:00 - 8:00 pm ET

IEEE and the U.S. Member -
Demographics & Preferences of our Members
Marc Beebe
, IEEE Manager of Market Research


Pre-Conference Committee Meetings

Friday, 25 April
8:00 am - 5:00 pm IEEE-USA OpCom Breakfast & Meeting (Continental Breakfast at 8 am)
                                                                                                                 Vision
8:30 am -
5:00 pm
Communications Committee Meeting (Breakfast at 7:30 am)
                                                                                                              Studio 5
1:00 -
5:00 pm
Annual Meeting Pre-Conference Committee Meeting
                                                                                                              Studio 6


Annual Meeting
Program

Friday, 25 April
1:00 -
7:00 pm

                          Registration & Office                     Champs       

5 - 7:00 pm

Welcome Dinner (Casual, Come and Go) and Networking

Welcome: 
Russell J. Lefevre, Ph.D.
IEEE-USA President

Regency AB

7 - 8:30 pm Region 1 Breakout, Al Reinhart, PACE Coordinator                             Concept A-D
Region 2 Breakout, Carole Carey, PACE Coordinator                                  Theory   
Region 3 Breakout, Adeeb Hamzey, PACE Coordinator                         Regency C 
Region 4 Breakout, Hamid Vakilzadian, PACE Coordinator                  Regency D
Region 5 Breakout, Jim Look, PACE Coordinator                                  Regency E   
Region 6 Breakout, Jonathan David, PACE Coordinator                        Regency F  
8:30 -
10:30 pm
Cracker-Barrel I - Change in Model Engineering Licensure Law (B+30)
                                                                                                             Studio 1
Cracker-Barrel II - The Energy Debate:  How Can You Impact Change
 
Saturday, 26 April
6:30 am -
5:30 pm

      Registration & Office (Closed at Lunch)       

6:30 -
8:00 am
Buffet  Breakfast

Cosmopolitan A
8:00 -
9:00 am

Keynote:  Jill Buck, Founder, Go Green Initiative
Green Business is Good Business


Cosmopolitan B

9:00 -
10:00 am

Roundtable Topic Breakout Session

Cosmopolitan B

10:00 -
10:30 am
Coffee Break & Exhibits

Cosmopolitan B Foyer
 

Track 1: Leadership Training/Issues/Update of IEEE Products & Services

Track 2: Local Program & Resources Track 3: IEEE-USA Activities
10:30 -
11:25 am

Panel Session: Conference Planning in a Small Section

Donald Hill
2008 Region 3 Conference Committee Chair

Vickie Ozburn
Cedar Rapids Section ProCon Conference Chair

 

Fundamentals of Professional Development Seminars (PDS)

Hamid Vakilzadian
Region 4 PACE Coordinator

Adeeb Hamzey
Region 3 PACE Coordinator

Edward Perkins
Oregon Section PACE Chair
 
Government Activities: Engaging the Political System on the Local Level

Russ Harrison
IEEE-USA Grassroots Affairs, Sr. Legislative Representative

Room

Discovery

Cosmopolitan A Cosmopolitan CD
11:30 -
12:30 pm

Every Engineer an Innovator

Peggy Hutcheson
IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Chair

Overview:  Student Professional Awareness Conferences (S-PAC) Fundamentals

Erin Hogbin
IEEE-USA SPAC Chair

Kristi Brooks
Region 4
S-PAC Coordinator

S-PAC Student Perspective

Nicole Halper
The University of Texas at Dallas, S-PAC Chair
 
Congressional Visits

Debbie Rudolph
IEEE-USA Technology Policy, Manager

Congressional Visits:  Exploring Additional Ideas In the Public Policy Arena

Jim Jefferies
Region 5 Government Activities, Representative

Room

Discovery

Cosmopolitan A Cosmopolitan CD
12:45 -
2:25 pm

Lunch
IEEE-USA President-Elect & Member-at-Large Candidates
Moderator:
  Russell J. Lefevre, Ph.D., IEEE-USA President

Cosmopolitan B


2:30 -
3:30 pm
Selecting Leaders

John W. Meredith
IEEE-USA Past President
Section Best Practices: Examples of Professional Programs (Poster Session)

Amruthur Narasimhan
Region 1, New Jersey Coast Section PACE Chair

Emanuel Villa
Region 3,Memphis Section PACE Chair

Boris de Souza
Region 3, Memphis Section Student Member

Dusty Fisher
Region 5 Precollege Representative
Politics and Green Engineering

Bill Williams
IEEE-USA Technology Policy, Sr. Legislative Representative

Room

Discovery

Studio 1 Cosmopolitan CD
3:30 -
4:00 pm
Coffee Break & Exhibits

Cosmopolitan B Foyer
4:00 -
5:00 pm
Sections Going Green

William R. Kassebaum
Central Indiana Section Chair

Earl Hill
Power Engineering Society & Industry Applications Society Chapter Chair
Precollege Activities:  Teacher Reward (Grant) Program

Ken Reid
IEEE-USA Precollege Education Committee, Past Chair

Ron Rodgers
K-12 Teacher
IEEE-USA Government Fellows & Internship Programs

Steven Czuchclewski, 2006 State Department Fellow

Martin Sokoloski,
2004 Congressional Fellow


Emily Sopensky, 2003 E-Diplomacy Initiative Fellow

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Elizabeth Johnston
2007 WISE Intern

David Pietrocola
2007 WISE Intern

Andrew Quecan
2007 WISE Intern

Sarah Rovito
2007 WISE Intern

Room

Discovery

Cosmopolitan A Cosmopolitan CD
7:00 - 10:00pm Awards Banquet & Ceremony
(men - jacket required)

Regency Ballroom A-D


"Afterglow Dessert & Coffee Reception"

Regency Ballroom E-F
 
Sunday,  27 April
6:30 -
11:00 am

                        Registration & Office                  

6:30 -
8:00 am

Buffet Breakfast

Cosmopolitan A

8:00 -
9:30 am

Roundtable Topic Breakout Session

Cosmopolitan B

9:30 -
10:30 am
Panel:  What makes a Winner:  Meet the IEEE-USA Award Winners
Diane Collier
, IEEE-USA Awards & Recognition Committee Chair

Cosmopolitan B
10:30 - 11:30 am Final Remarks
Jean Eason
, IEEE-USA Annual Meeting Chair

Wrap-up & Recommendations

Cosmopolitan B

Post Workshop Meetings

Sunday,  27 April
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm                                   Annual Meeting Committee Post-Con          

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Last Update: 13 May, 2008
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