WASHINGTON (1 October 2007)
—
Because engineers are our country's principal
innovators, and innovation generates economic
activity and leads to desirable, high-paying
jobs, IEEE-USA will host its first IEEE-USA
Innovation Forum at the Fairview Park Marriott
in Falls Church, Va., on 6-8 November.
The
day-and-a-half forum is designed to promote the
innovation process, highlight new technologies
and trends, and help scientists, engineers and
allied professionals improve their innovative
skills. Unlike programs offered by and for
business school graduates, the IEEE-USA
Innovation Forum is grounded in the experience
of successful technology innovators.
IEEE-USA Innovation Institute President Ralph W.
Wyndrum thinks the forum will benefit
individuals and their organizations in today's
globally competitive environment.
"Innovation has been the hallmark of American
engineering," said Wyndrum, who served as
IEEE-USA president in 2006. "We need to retain
our role as the world's technology leader and
innovation incubator. Our forum will help
prepare leaders responsible for the innovation
of new products and services by sharing the
experiences of successful innovators in a
coordinated program of interaction, mentoring
and networking."
Current and future leaders from industry,
academia and government will have the
opportunity to learn from a distinguished
faculty that includes: Mike Austin, who has
served as president and CEO of numerous U.S.
steel companies; Alain Rostain, founder and
principal of Creative Advantage, a strategic
innovation consulting firm; Mauro Togneri, a
former president and senior executive of U.S.
companies with R&D, sales and manufacturing
operations around the world; and Steve Walker,
an entrepreneur and former Defense Department
engineer who helped develop the ARPAnet packet
switching system that evolved into the Internet.
Howard Lieberman, founder and CEO of the Silicon
Valley Innovation Institute, will deliver the
keynote address.
Attendees will learn to innovate in a
team-setting and work through real case studies.
Group discussions and exercises will focus on:
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Leadership and culture's impact on
innovation
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Large vs. small organizations as foundations
for innovation
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The
innovation process and how to leverage your
style to promote innovation
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Capitalizing on new technologies and
processes
The
event begins on 6 November with an opening night
reception and dinner. The forum starts the next
day with a full day of teaching and includes
breakfast, lunch and breaks. It will conclude
with a half-day program that includes breakfast
and a morning break. The cost is $795 for IEEE
members and $950 for non-members. See
www.innovation-institute.org/dcforum.
The
IEEE-USA Innovation Forum is part of the
IEEE-USA Innovation Institute (www.innovation-institute.org).
IEEE-USA advances the public good and promotes
the careers and public policy interests of more
than 215,000 engineers, scientists and allied
professionals who are U.S. members of the IEEE.
IEEE-USA is part of the IEEE, the world's
largest technical professional society with
370,000 members in 160 countries. See
www.ieeeusa.org.
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