Communications
Winter 2011 Issue of IEEE-USA in ACTION
Available
 The
Winter issue of
IEEE-USA in
ACTION includes insight into "What Are You Really Worth", an
industry roundtable exploring megatrends, halftime
report on the 112th congress and much more. You may also download
a
PDF of this issue for offline reading.
And our new app for iPad and iPhone is now available
through the
Apple App Store.
IEEE-USA Presents Journalism Awards, $3,000 in
Honoraria to Three Who Have Added to Greater
Engineering Awareness
At the 2011 IEEE-USA Annual Meeting, three
journalists were honored for their work in
helping to increase the public's understanding
of engineering.
more
IEEE-USA Presents $2,500 in Scholarship Awards
for 'How Engineers Make a World of Difference'
Online Video Competition
In conjunction with Engineers Week 2011 from
20-26 February, IEEE-USA presented $2,500 in
scholarship awards to Zachary Phillips, an
undergraduate electrical engineering student at LeTourneau
University in Longview, Texas, for his
first-place entry in the fourth IEEE-USA "How
Engineers Make a World of Difference" online
video competition.
more
EWeek 2011 Recap
If you weren't able to participate in this
year's Engineers Week activities, check out the
March issue of IEEE-USA in ACTION for a
recap of events in Washington, including a
record-breaking Family Day event at the National
Building Museum.
more
IEEE-USA
Receives Award for Publication Excellence
IEEE-USA Today's Engineer Digest was
recently honored with a 2010 APEX Award for
Publication Excellence. The Digest was one of
eight publications selected out of 76 entries in
the Magapapers & Newspaper-Print category.
Published in March 2009, IEEE-USA's winning
entry was the final issue of Today's Engineer
Digest. The magapaper has been replaced by
IEEE-USA in ACTION, an interactive
publication that debuted in 2010.
more
FOX 5 Reporter, NAE Program Receive IEEE-USA
Engineering Journalism Awards
In
July, IEEE-USA honored two Washington
journalists who have added to greater public
understanding of the contributions of engineers
and computer professionals to society. Holly
Morris, a live reporter for Washington's FOX 5
Morning News; and Randy Atkins, senior program
officer for media/public relations at the
National Academy of Engineering (NAE), are
sharing the IEEE-USA Award for Literary
Contributions Furthering Public Understanding of
the Profession. Their awards include a $1,500
honorarium.
more
Become a 2010 IEEE-USA Mass Media Fellow: Help
Promote Technological Literacy
If you're a senior in college or graduate
student and are interested in sharing technical
information with the public, consider becoming
an
IEEE-USA Mass Media Fellow.
Administered by AAAS, the fellowship program
helps strengthen connections between engineers
and journalists, as well as increase public
understanding and awareness of science,
engineering and technology. Applications for the
2010 program are now available at
www.aaas.org/programs/education/MassMedia/ .
IEEE-Technology-Related News Stories Aired in
More Than Two-Dozen U.S. TV Markets
Beginning in 2005, in collaboration with the
American Institute of Physics (AIP) and other
technical professional organizations, IEEE-USA
has helped to underwrite almost 300 local TV
news stories on engineering and science. Since
January 2006, more than two-dozen stories about
IEEE-related technologies aired in 23 different
U.S. TV markets, including New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tampa-St.
Petersburg, Phoenix and Miami. Recent IEEE
technology-related stories included: "Preparing
for Disaster"; "Movie Magic"; and "Engineers
Invent Doppler-Based Stethoscope." To view the
latest 90-second stories as well as archived
spots, go to
www.aip.org/dbis/IEEE/.
 IEEE-USA
Today's Engineer Digest Wins
2007 Apex Award of Publication Excellence
IEEE-USA's print publication, IEEE-USA
Today's Engineer Digest, has been awarded a
2007 Apex Award of Publication Excellence in the
Magapapers & Newspapers Print Category. With
close to 5,000 entries in 11 major categories,
only 10 publications received Awards of
Excellence in this category.
more
IEEE/IEEE-USA Reaching Out to Younger, Older
Audiences to Promote Engineering Awareness
The IEEE is reaching out to two different
segments of the public — from
nine-to-13-year-olds and to adults — in its
quest to promote the understanding of engineers
and engineering, as well as to encourage
technological literacy. For the third
consecutive year, IEEE-USA is underwriting the
American Institute of Physics (AIP) "Discoveries
& Breakthroughs" TV news spots. In addition, for
the first time, the IEEE is a cosponsor of a new
PBS TV series, the engineering-based reality
program, "Design Squad," which has now aired its
first 13 programs.
more
Communications Programs
IEEE-USA's Communications programs strive to
keep the IEEE's U.S. members informed of the
organization's accomplishments and services, and
to raise awareness among members and the general
public of issues affecting technology
professionals' careers.
Publications
IEEE-USA communicates its messages to every U.S.
member through its primary print and online
publications: the quarterly IEEE-USA in
ACTION, monthly IEEE-USA Today's Engineer,
and the monthly IEEE-USA Today's Engineer
Email Update.
Public Relations
IEEE-USA coordinates responses to media
inquiries regarding career and public policy
issues affecting U.S. IEEE members. IEEE-USA
volunteers have been quoted in such publications
as The New York Times, the Wall Street
Journal and The Washington Post; and
appeared on such television programs as CNN's
Lou Dobbs Tonight and Next@CNN.
Public Awareness, Outreach
IEEE-USA communicates to the public how U.S.
IEEE members and technical professionals improve
the quality of life in the United States and in
their local communities; and how U.S. IEEE
members and technical professionals promote
diversity and ethical behavior in the
profession. Each year, IEEE-USA sponsors student
members in the AAAS Science & Engineering Mass
Media Fellows program. And IEEE-USA supports
collaborative outreach and awareness programs
such as Engineers Week (EWeek).
Updated:
09 February 2012
Contacts:
Georgia C. Stelluto,
g.stelluto@ieee.org
Greg Hill,
g.hill@ieee.org
Chris McManes,
c.mcmanes@ieee.org
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