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)

Location                                                             

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Who Should Attend?

• Section/Chapter PACE Chairs
• Section/Chapter Chairs
• PACE Coordinators and Society PACE Chairs
• Region and Division Directors and their Society Presidents.
• IEEE-USA Committee Chairs & Committee Members

Why Should I Attend?

The 2008 IEEE-USA Annual Meeting will:

• Increase your understanding of the roles and activities of the IEEE-USA committees and volunteers in order to help you do your job better.
   
• Provide participants with information on the IEEE-USA's current legislative priorities, and information on how to develop an effective grassroots lobbying network.

• Teach you new ways to improve dissemination of information, products and services to members through local sections and chapters through the PACE Network.

What Do I Need to Know?

The IEEE-USA Annual Meeting will open at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, 25 April 2008.  The Annual Meeting will conclude by 12 noon on Sunday, 27 April.  Attendees will be able to register for the Annual Meeting starting on 22 February 2008. The Annual Meeting will provide you with interactive and "train-the-trainer" workshops that will focus on "Green Engineering: A Push Toward Sustainability."  The Annual Meeting will include workshops on employment and technology trends, professional development tools, products and services, grassroots lobbying, and public policy issues that are relevant to your career in a global economy. IEEE-USA will also sponsor the Awards Ceremony and Banquet on Saturday, 26 April.

The Hotel Cut-Off Date is  21 March.  Please make your sleeping room reservation as soon as possible.  The hotel's special link for our meeting is above in the side bar.

Other Important information on hotel requirements and concessions, registration cost, menus for meals are spelled out on the individual pages.  Please read and note those that apply to you and or your guest.

Pre-conference Webinars & Online Community
Despite our shorter format this year, and to make the most of your valuable time, we are offering a couple of opportunities for you to begin collaborating before you get to Indianapolis.
 

• IEEE’s Membership, Career, Employment and Financial Services
  You will hear from Peggy Hutcheson, IEEE-USA’s Employment and Career Services chair; Brian Pratz, IEEE Product Manager, Member and Geographic Activities; and Lynn Koblin, IEEE Manager, Member Benefits.  To be held 1 April 2008 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET
   
• IEEE and the U.S. Member – Demographics and Preferences of our
  Members
  Marc Beebe, IEEE Manager of Strategic Research and Planning, presents findings from the on-going work on IEEE membership models. To be held 15 April 2008 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00
  p.m. ET
  
  Register for webinars

We have also established an IEEE-USA Annual Meeting Community.  Please visit the community and respond to the poll on which issues you feel are most important for the IEEE and U.S. engineers. During the IEEE-USA Annual Meeting, we will be holding roundtable discussions on these local, national and global issues facing our members. Please participate in the poll no later than 11 April 2008 so that we can tabulate your responses prior to the Annual Meeting.  This community was established for pre- and post-conference interaction. Feel free to use it to get to know other participants and share best and future practices.

Attire

Suggested attire for the Annual Meeting is casual, with the exception of the Awards Banquet which will be business attire. We look forward to seeing you there.