AICNCC

Many IEEE-USA members have turned to consulting as a way to practice their profession. Many of these members have come together to form local Consultants Networks. IEEE-USA is working to support these members career exploration into the field of self-employed consulting through its Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks Coordinating Committee (AICNCC). AICNCC helps local IEEE Consultants' Networks coordinate their activities and provides services to individual consultants in areas lacking sufficient members to start a local network. AICNCC's objectives include fostering the growth of Consultants' Networks in the United States, encouraging consultants to join existing networks or form new ones, promoting the use of independent technical and engineering consultants by industry and business, and providing educational activities for self-employed members. To date over 40 groups of IEEE members have formed local IEEE Consultants’ Networks.

Consulting News


IEEE-USA Consultants Fee Survey Report: 2011
The 2011 IEEE-USA Consultants Fee Survey Report provides an update-to-date profile of a typical self-employed/independent technical consultant. Data included in this report highlights IEEE consultants education, experience, business practices, median earnings, hourly fee and much more. IEEE-USA has conducted surveys of the compensation of IEEE’s U.S. members since 1972. Separate surveys focusing on the compensation of consultants were implemented in 2002 and, with the exception of 2003, have been conducted annually ever since. The Alliance of IEEE Consultants Networks (AICN) conducts this national fee surveys to assist independent consultants in setting rates and to provide an overall snapshot of an IEEE consultant.Download this eBook today!

New Consulting eBook Released - The Best of Today’s Engineer: On Consulting –Volume 2 (2011 Update)
This new compilation of articles from Today’s Engineer addresses a wide variety of consulting topics, including: reasons for becoming a consultant; how to become a better networker; and how to incorporate the new social media into your practice. This E-Book provides a convenient reference, as you build and incorporate new ideas into your practice.

A follow-up to Volume 1 (also still available), both volumes are “must-have references” for engineering consultants. Volume 1 and Volume 2 provide a wealth of information – and put it all in these two concentrated sources – right at your fingertips! Price is $4.79 for members and $5.99 for nonmembers.

AICN Newsletters
The AICN Newsletter is a new publication that provides timely news to consultants and would be consultants on how to start or improve your consulting practice. It contains stories written by IEEE members about the world of engineering consulting, highlighting trends in the engineering field and interviews with company executives about what they look for in a consultant.

2012 Winter Newsletter
2011 Fall Newsletter
2011 Summer Newsletter
2011 Sping Newsletter
2011 Winter Newsletter
2010 Fall Newsletter
2010 Summer Newsletter
2010 Spring Newsletter
2010 Winter Newsletter
2009 Fall Newsletter
2009 Summer Newsletter
2009 Spring Newsletter
2009 Winter Newsletter

Webinar: Consulting 102
As a follow-up to last year's webinar "Consulting 101," Gary Blank is back and provided more valuable information consultants can use to improve their practice. This webinar addressed the most important challenge facing consultants "How To Find Clients." He picked up where he left off from his previous webinar "Consulting 101," which focused on how to get started in consulting, this webinar presented several proven methods for finding clients for consulting services and also how clients can find consultants. >> Watch it today!

Teaching Today's Engineering Students To Be Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs
Today's Engineer interviewed G. Kemble Bennett, Ph.D., P.E., vice chancellor of engineering for The Texas A&M University System and dean of the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he leads one of the largest and highest ranked engineering programs in the nation. Dr. Bennett shared with TE insights on the importance of entrepreneurship, and what Texas A&M is doing to make it part of its engineering curriculum.
Read the transcript of that interview.

IEEE-USA Produces IEEE.tv Segment on Guy Kawasaki
Watch Guy Kawasaki, former Apple Fellow and Managing Director of Garage.Com, share his unique thoughts about what it is to be an entrepreneur and how to raise money. Hear from experienced entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and angels about how to raise money during the startup period and beyond. Watch on IEEE.tv

For more information on IEEE-USA's Consultant Services, the Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks Coordinating Committee, or how to start your own local IEEE Consultants' Network, contact:

Daryll Griffin
IEEE-USA
2001 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036-5104
(Office) 202/530-8337
(Fax) 202/785-0835
(Email) d.r.griffin@ieee.org

Updated: 21 December 2011
Contact: Daryll Griffin, d.r.griffin@ieee.org