2005 IEEE-USA Leadership Workshop

	2005 Leadership Workshop 11-13 March 2005 Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park 445 South Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711 Phone: +1 520.881.4200/Fax: +1 520.323.5225

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Pre Workshop Meetings

Friday-11 March
8:00 am - 4:30 pm	GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Committee Meeting Salon G
Noon - 1:00 pm	GOLD Committee Luncheon Salon H
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm	GOLD Leadership Workshop Attendee's Meeting Salon F

Leadership Workshop Program

Friday-11 March
1:00 pm - until	Registration & Office Palo Verde/Board Rm/Living Rm
5:30 - 7:30 pm	Reception/Dinner Buffet & Welcome Kristi M. Hummel, Chair, 2005 IEEE-USA Leadership Workshop Gerard A. Alphonse, President, IEEE-USA IEEE President Elect Candidate Statements Leah Jamieson & Gerald Peterson Salons ABCD
7:30 - 9:30 pm	PACE Training During Individual Breakouts Region 1 Breakout, Donald C. Herres, PACE Coord Salon F Region 2 Breakout, William P. Walsh, PACE Coord Salon G Region 3 Breakout, Adeeb Hamzey, PACE Coord Redwood Region 4 Breakout, Jim Riess, PACE Coord Salon H Region 5 Breakout, Bill Whipkey, PACE Coord Ironwood Region 6 Breakout, Winnfort J. Myles, PACE Coord Cottonwood
Saturday-12 March
6:45 - 7:45 am	Buffet Breakfast Salon E
8:00 - 8:45 am	Moderated by IEEE-USA President, Gerard A. Alphonse Panel Discussion: Meet the IEEE-USA Vice Presidents Vice Presidents' Answer to Questions Asked At Session Ron Hira, Career Activities Gregg Vaughn, Member Activities Jean Eason, Professional Activities Russell Lefevre, Technology Policy Activities Salons ABCD
8:45 - 9:45 am	Keynote Speaker Leadership: It Happens at Every Level Erna Grasz, Vice President of Research & Development Nellcor Products / Tyco Healthcare & National S-PAC Speaker Salons ABCD
9:45 - 10:05 am	Coffee Break & Exhibits Ballroom Foyer
10:05 - 11:00 am	PROGRAM A Government Relations	PROGRAM B Employment & Career Services	PROGRAM C Internal/External Communications
	U.S. Competitiveness, Offshoring & Technology Policy Ron Hira Vice President Career Activities Countering Offshoring Russ Lefevre Vice President Technology Policy	Find Me A Job And While You Are At It, What About My Career! Jean Eason Chair, Employment & Career Services Committee	IEEE-USA Communications & Successful Local Media Coverage Chris McManes IEEE-USA Staff Senior Marketing Communications & PR Coordinator IEEE In Action Maura Schreier-Fleming, Chair, Professional Activities IEEE Dallas Section
	Ironwood	Salons ABC	Salon D
11:05- Noon	PROGRAM A Government Relations	PROGRAM B Employment & Career Services	PROGRAM C Internal/External Communications
	U.S. Competitiveness, Offshoring & Technology Policy Ron Hira Vice President Career Activities Countering Offshoring Russ Lefevre Vice President Technology Policy	Find Me A Job And While You Are At It, What About My Career! Jean Eason Chair, Employment & Career Services Committee	IEEE-USA Communications & Successful Local Media Coverage Chris McManes IEEE-USA Staff Senior Marketing Communications & PR Coordinator IEEE In Action Maura Schreier-Fleming, Chair, Professional Activities IEEE Dallas Section
	Ironwood	Salons ABC	Salon D
Noon - 1:10 pm	Lunch Introductions by Ralph W. Wyndrum, Jr, 2006 President, IEEE-USA IEEE-USA Presidential Elect Candidate Statements Russell Lefevre & John W. Meredith Salon E
1:15 - 2:10 pm	PROGRAM A Government Relations	PROGRAM B Employment & Career Services	PROGRAM C Internal/External Communications
	U.S. Competitiveness, Offshoring & Technology Policy Ron Hira Vice President Career Activities Countering Offshoring Russ Lefevre Vice President Technology Policy	Find Me A Job And While You Are At It, What About My Career! Jean Eason Chair, Employment & Career Services Committee	IEEE-USA Communications & Successful Local Media Coverage Chris McManes IEEE-USA Staff Senior Marketing Communications & PR Coordinator IEEE In Action Maura Schreier-Fleming, Chair, Professional Activities IEEE Dallas Section
	Ironwood	Salons ABC	Salon D
2:15 - 3:45 pm	Workshop A1 Employment & Careers	Workshop B1 Government Relations	Workshop C1 Local Programs	Workshop D1 Leadership Skills
	Finding Success and Fulfillment: Career Development Challenges For the 21st Century Peggy Hutcheson CEO The Odyssey Group, Inc & IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Committee Member	Engineer Smith Comes to Washington Steve Watkins IEEE-USA Government Fellow Erica Wissolik IEEE-USA Staff Program Manager, Government Activities	The Nuts & Bolts of Starting Your Own Consultants' Network Gary Blank, Past Chair, AICN Coordinating Committee & Bruce Johnson IEEE-USA Vice Chair AICN Coordinating Committee	Be A Leader: Reach Out To Your Members And Conduct SPAC's & MPAC's In Your Local Section, Chapter or Region Don Herres Region 1 PACE Coordinator Tarek Lahdhiri Region 4 PACE Coordinator and Vishnu Pandey SPAC Region 1 Coordinator
	Ironwood	Salons ABC	Salon D	Cottonwood
3:45 - 4:00 pm	Coffee Break & Exhibits Ballroom Foyer
4:00 - 5:30 pm	Workshop A2 Employment & Careers	Workshop B2 Government Relations	Workshop C2 Local Programs	Workshop D2 Leadership Skills
	Beyond Job Satisfaction Nigel Bristow CEO Targeted Learning & IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Member	Getting to Know Your Congressperson Russ Harrison IEEE-USA Staff Legislative Representative, Grassroots Activities	Low Cost/No Cost Engineering In The Classroom: Precollege Education Outreach Larry Nelson Region 1 Representative, Precollege Education Committee	Project Management for Your Local Section/Chapter Lee Stogner Chair IEEE-USA Government Activities Committee Things You Need to Know About Licensure & Registration for Your Section/Chapter John Steadman Past President IEEE-USA
	Ironwood	Salons ABC	Salon D	Cottonwood
7:00 - 10:00 pm	Awards Banquet & Ceremony Salons EFGH Afterglow Reception Salons ABC
Sunday-13 March
6:45 - 7:45 am	Continental Breakfast Bonsai/Boojum
8:00 - 9:00 am	Breakouts to provide recommendations Region 1 Breakout, Donald C. Herres, PACE Coord Ironwood Region 2 Breakout, William P. Walsh, PACE Coord Basswood Region 3 Breakout, Adeeb Hamzey, PACE Coord Redwood Region 4 Breakout, Jim Riess, PACE Coord Cottonwood Region 5 Breakout, Bill Whipkey, PACE Coord Salon F Region 6 Breakout, Winnfort J. Myles, PACE Coord Salon H
9:00 - 9:45 am	Wrap-Up Recommendations Gerard Alphonse, President, IEEE-USA Bonsai/Boojum

Post Workshop Meetings

Sunday-13 March
10:00 am - 3:00 pm	GOLD Committee Meeting (continued from Friday) Salon G
Noon - 1:00 pm	GOLD Committee Luncheon Salon H
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Workshop Committee - Post Con Meeting Boardroom
11:00 am - 2:30 pm	Professional Activities Committee Meeting Cottonwood
Noon - 1:00 pm	Professional Activities Committee Luncheon Redwood
10:30 am - 5:00 pm	Region 6 PACE Meeting Ironwood
Noon - 1:00 pm	Region 6 Luncheon Bonsai

PROGRAM / WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

MEET THE VICE PRESIDENTS
Moderated by IEEE-USA President Gerard Alphonse
Ron Hira, Vice President, Career Activities
Gregg Vaughn, Vice President, Member Activities
Jean Eason, Vice President, Professional Activities
Russell Lefevre, Vice President, Technology Policy Activities

Learn about IEEE-USA's products, services, programs and public policy activities that will enhance you and your local members’ careers and professional development. You will also have the opportunity to pose questions to the Vice Presidents.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Leadership: It Happens at Every Level
Erna Grasz, Vice President of Research & Development, Nellcor Products / Tyco Healthcare

PROGRAMS

Program A: U.S. Competitiveness, Offshoring & Technology Policy
Ron Hira will be presenting on H-1b/L-1 Visas and Offshoring
Russ Lefevre will be presenting on Countering Offshoring
(Repeated: 10:05 - 11:00 am, 11:05 am - Noon, & 1:15 - 2:10 pm)

This program will be repeated three times so that all participants will have the opportunity to receive a legislative briefing and will include a Q&A session on U.S. Competitiveness, Offshoring & Technology Policy.

Program B: Find Me A Job And While You Are At It What About My Career!
Jean Eason, Vice President – Professional Activities & Chair IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Committee (Repeated: 10:05 - 11:00 am, 11:05 am - Noon, & 1:15 - 2:10 pm)

This program will be repeated three times so that all participants will have the opportunity to learn how you can provide your local members with the resources, tools and strategies for finding a job and maintaining their careers.

Program C: IEEE-USA Communications and Successful Local Media Coverage -
Local Member (TBD) & Chris McManes, IEEE-USA, Senior Marketing Communications & PR Coordinator (Repeated: 10:05 - 11:00 am, 11:05 am - Noon, & 1:15 - 2:10 pm)

This program will be repeated three times so that all participants will have the opportunity to learn about the variety of IEEE-USA communications vehicles. Through these vehicles the participant will be better prepared to inform their local members of the vast array of employment, career and public policy activities that are taking place on behalf of IEEE's U.S. members. The second part of this program will be devoted to highlighting best practices for local IEEE unit media interaction.

WORKSHOPS

TRACK A: EMPLOYMENT & CAREER STRATEGIES

Workshop A1:
Finding Success And Fulfillment In Your Career: Career Development Challenges for the 21^st Century-- Peggy Hutcheson, CEO, The Odyssey Group, Inc & IEEE-USA ECS Committee Member, Analyze some of your most important skills and values while examining the “payoffs from work.” You will identify your Career Orientation and differentiate between success and fulfillment. (2:15-3:45 pm)

Workshop A2:
Beyond Job Satisfaction-- Nigel Bristow, CEO, Targeted Learning & IEEE-USA ECS Committee Member, Hear from Nigel Bristow, the author of the newly released IEEE-USA publication, Beyond Job Satisfaction: A Fieldbook. Learn about tools, templates for maximizing your engagement and vitality at work. (4:00 – 5:30 pm)

TRACK B: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Workshop B1:
Engineer Smith Comes to Washington--Steve Watkins, IEEE-USA Government Fellow & Erica Wissolik, IEEE-USA Program Manager—Government Activities

Engineers can make a difference by personally engaging in the public policy process. This session will highlight IEEE-USA programs that help to engage IEEE members in the political process. Learn about IEEE-USA Fellowships, the WISE Internships, Congressional Visits Day (CVD) and the Careers Fly-In. Learn how to invigorate your local members to participate in such IEEE-USA Programs. (2:15 - 3:45 pm)

Workshop B2:
Getting to Know Your Congressperson -- Russ Harrison, IEEE-USA Legislative Representative

An interactive tutorial on writing effective advocacy letters to Congress and holding an effective meeting with your elected representatives. Participants will practice acquired skills in role-playing exercises. Session will include an overview of related IEEE-USA government relations programs. Training and materials will enable interested participants to give similar training as a local PACE activity. (4:00 – 5:30 pm)

TRACK C: LOCAL PROGRAMS (LOCAL CONSULTANTS' NETWORK, MPAC AND SPAC)

Workshop C1: The Nuts & Bolts of Starting Your Own Local Consultants Network & Setting Your Consulting Fees --Gary Blank, IEEE-USA Past Chair, Alliance of IEEE Consultants Networks (AICN)& Bruce Johnson, IEEE-USA Vice Chair, Alliance of IEEE Consultants Networks (AICN) (2:15 - 3:45 pm)

Learn how to establish your own local consultants' network. Join the 34 other networks throughout the U.S. while assisting your members who are consultants or who would like to be consultants. Hear about the Consultants very successful on line directory, the recent Consultants' Fee Survey and what it means for you and your local members. (4:00 – 5:30 pm)

Workshop C2:
Low Cost/No Cost Engineering in the Classroom: Precollege Education Outreach--

Larry Nelson, Region 1 Representative, Precollege Education Committee

Learn about projects that your local members can participate in with local schools in an effort to raise interest in technology. Some of the activities include establishing a Future Engineer and Inventors Club Lego Robotics, First Robotics, Science Olympiad, Presentations and Demonstrations of electrical phenomena including Tesla coils, Van De Graaf generators as well as other hands on activities. (4:00 – 5:30 pm)

TRACK D: LEADERSHIP SKILLS & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Workshop D1: Be A Leader: Reach Out to Your Members and Conduct SPACs & MPACs in Your Local Section, Chapter or Region--Don Herres, Region 1 PACE Coordinator, Tarek Lahdhiri, Region 4 PACE Coordinator & Vishnu Pandey, IEEE-USA Student Professional Awareness Committee Member & Region 1 SPAC Coordinator (2:15 – 3:45 pm)

Learn how to conduct a Member Professional Awareness Conference (MPAC) and Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC), apply for grants, locate speakers and topics. You will leave this workshop prepared to run your own MPAC in your local section/chapter.

Workshop D2: Enhancing Your Local Section/Chapter (4:00 – 5:30 pm)

Project management for Your Local Section or Chapter -- Lee Stogner, Chair, IEEE-USA Government Affairs Committee.

Learn the basics of project management and how you can use these skills to conduct meetings, programs, activities and projects in your region, section, chapter or society.

Things You Need to Know About Licensure & Registration for Your Local Section/Chapter -- John Steadman, Past IEEE-USA President

Hear about important licensure & registration issues while getting trained how to run a program in your local section/chapter on Licensure & Registration. The IEEE-USA Licensure & Registration Committee has prepared PowerPoint slides that you can present at your local meetings.

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