Contact: Pender M. McCarter, APR, Fellow PRSA, Communications/PR Director Help Put a Face with a Name: 2004 IEEE EWeek "New Faces of Engineering" Nominations Requested WASHINGTON (29 July 2003) — Young rising stars in the engineering profession will be featured prominently during National Engineers Week (EWeek) 2004, 22-28 February. The EWeek "New Faces of Engineering" program spotlights the vitality, diversity and contributions of the profession's youngest engineers. The IEEE and IEEE-USA are currently seeking nominations from among the Institute's worldwide membership. Sponsored by more than 100 engineering, scientific and education societies, as well as major corporations dedicated to increasing public awareness and appreciation of engineering, National Engineers Week is celebrated annually by tens of thousands of engineers, engineering students, teachers and leaders in government and business. IEEE/IEEE-USA and Fluor Corporation of Aliso Viejo, Calif., are co-chairs of EWeek 2004. "Participating and supporting National Engineers Week isn't just the right thing to do, it makes good business sense," said Joseph V. Lillie, chair of National Engineers Week 2004 and the IEEE's lead EWeek volunteer. According to Lillie, "Ensuring the vitality and prosperity of our profession is important to each of us, and it is incumbent on us to give back to our profession." For the first time, since ASHRAE and the EWeek Committee launched "New Faces" in 2003, the IEEE and Fluor are seeking to expand the program to include engineers outside of the United States. The top candidates will participate in a EWeek-sponsored global e-mail and/or online question and answer discussion forum with engineering undergraduates. Each IEEE regional director, IEEE section chair, and IEEE GOLD chair will have an opportunity to nominate one individual for this first-ever global EWeek engineering recognition program. All IEEE nominees will be included on the IEEE and/or EWeek and IEEE-USA web sites. An article featuring the IEEE "New Faces" will appear in The Institute and/or IEEE-USA News & Views. Nominees must hold an engineering degree, be employed as an engineer from two to five years, and have been involved in projects that significantly affect public welfare or further professional development and growth. Candidates are also asked to list languages in which they are fluent. IEEE nominations can be submitted through the regional directors, section and GOLD chairs, or independently, and should be directed to Kelly Cunningham at klcpr@bellatlantic.net. The deadline for all IEEE/IEEE-USA nominations is Friday, 5 September 2003. Through the selection of an ad hoc "New Faces" volunteer committee, the IEEE will submit five outstanding nominations to the National Engineers Week "New Faces" program. The top individual from each engineering society will be featured in USA Today during National Engineers Week. For a "New Faces" nomination form, or for more information about National Engineers Week, go to http://www.ieeeusa.org/eweek/ or www.eweek.org. >> Meet the 2003 "New Faces of Engineering" << 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 1202 Washington, DC 20036-5104 Phone: 202-785-0017, Fax: 202-785-0835 | Top of Page | News Releases | IEEE News | IEEE | IEEE-USA | Last Updated: 04
June 2003 |