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NEW: The Best of Backscatter from Today's Engineer, Volume 2
In The Best of Backscatter from Today's Engineer, Vol. 2, compiled from the Today's Engineer archives, distinguished author, editor and engineer Donald Christiansen tackles topics such as engineering vs. marketing, the MBA degree, Internet search technology, and others with wit, wisdom and a unique perspective.

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[36 pages, 3.1 MB PDF, July 2009]
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The Best of Backscatter from Today's Engineer, Volume 1
Compiled from the Today's Engineer archives, distinguished author, editor and engineer Donald Christiansen tackles issues with no pat solutions, such as education, communication, and the use of technology for human progress.



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[38 pages; 1.5 MB PDF; July 2008]
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The Best of Today's Engineer: On World Bytes, Volume 1
In this first volume of his "World Bytes" columns, compiled from the early editions of the Today's Engineer archives, Terrance Malkinson compels readers to reflect not only on their engineering careers, but on the world around them. He challenges us to look at the big picture, and think about what life means in terms of being both an engineer and a person. 
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The Best of Today's Engineer: On Innovation
The Best of Today's Engineer: On Innovation is a compilation of the IEEE-USA magazine's best articles on — what it means, what it is, how to do it, what to think about it, how to achieve it, and how it might be affecting some aspects of engineering. 






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The Best of Today's Engineer: On Career Transitions
Change is a given in an engineering career, and today's job market offers an incredible set of opportunities. Are your prepared, aware, and willing to take a chance to further your career satisfaction? This collection of articles can help you to handle many situations you might face in your career, including: the job search; planning for retirement; updating your resume; and current trends in engineering employment.
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[104 pages; 2.93 MB PDF]
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The Best of Today's Engineer: On Career Survival
We all need the ability to survive in a changing world, and to understand the changing business eco-system and what the changes mean to engineers. This compilation can help you learn how to assess the market and yourself, and what steps to take to survive and remain competitive in this challenging job market.



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The Best of Today's Engineer: On Consulting
IEEE-USA's first e-Book puts 65 pages of content for consultants right at your fingertips. Access information on how to start a local consultants network; how to make sure you get paid for your work; how to make the transition from marketing to paid consulting; IEEE-USA's 2004 Profile of Consultants; and a sample consulting contract.

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Building Careers     | back to top |
Launching Your Career: Lifelong Learning — Your Key to an Enjoyable and Rewarding Career (Book 4)
A practical, how-to resource for the new technical professional that describes the strategies and habits necessary to avoid technical obsolescence and develop a long, vital, and rewarding career through the practice of lifelong learning.
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[Author: John Meredith. PDF download. 23 pages. Published February 2009.]
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Launching Your Career: A Practitioner's Guide to Leadership (Book 3)
This e-Book provides a starting point for those interested in becoming more effective leaders by stimulating thought, motivating practice and inspiring reflection.


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[31 pages; 550 KB PDF; January 2009]
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IEEE-USA Unemployment Survey 2008
This report on the 2008 IEEE-USA Unemployed Members Survey provides a comprehensive portrait of IEEE's unemployed U.S. membership and offers insights into the causes -- and remedies -- for loss of employment among technical professionals.

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[24 pages; 367 KB PDF; December 2008]
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Launching Your Career: How to Make the Transition from the Classroom to the Office (Book 2)
By learning and adjusting to the ways that the workplace is different than the classroom, you can get your career off to a fast and satisfying start. This e-Book tells you what you need to know to succeed in the working world.

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[21 pages; 890 KB PDF; November 2008]
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Launching Your Career: How to Find Your
Perfect Job (Book 1)
Your career decisions will play a major role in determining your income, community status, circle of friends, choice of a spouse — and even your identity and sense of self-worth. This concise manual will help you choose wisely and carefully, and get you started on the path to personal and professional fulfillment.
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[19 pages; 881 KB PDF; October 2008]
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Engineering the Art of Negotiation — Part 2: How to Handle Your Colleagues
In Part 2: How to Handle Your Colleagues, internationally renowned negotiations consultant and trainer John G. Shulman shows you how you can get ahead in your organization and experience more career satisfaction by building a better relationship with your colleagues using the principles and practices of interest-based negotiation.
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[26 pages; 799 KB PDF; October 2008]
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Engineering the Art of Negotiation — Part 1: How to Handle Your Boss
In Part 1, negotiations consultant and trainer John G. Shulman shows you how to get ahead in your organization and experience more career satisfaction by building better relationships with your superiors through interest-based negotiation.


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[22 pages; 778 KB PDF; August 2008]
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Survivor Planning: What Every Spouse Should Know
This e-book, written by George F. McClure, is a concise, step-by-step guide to compiling and organizing important personal information in advance of your or a family member's death, so that survivors can more easily handle necessary tasks following the loss of a loved one.


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2007 Profile of IEEE Consultants
This report on the IEEE-USA 2006 Consultants Fee Survey provides the profile of typical self-employed and independent technical consultants, including their education, experience, business practices, median earnings and hourly fee. Copyright 2007.
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Personal Positioning for Engineers
Learn more about employment options for engineers (direct/contract/consulting/starting a business) and how they might work for you. Personal Positioning for Engineers considers a series of questions on each of these options, and also looks at such career opportunities as moving into management versus staying technical, working for a large company versus a small company, and private industry versus government agencies.
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The Best of TE:
On Career Transitions

Change is a given in an engineering career, and today's job market offers an incredible set of opportunities. Are your prepared, aware, and willing to take a chance to further your career satisfaction? This collection of articles can help you to handle many situations you might face in your career, including: the job search; planning for retirement; updating your resume; and current trends in engineering employment.
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IEEE-USA Consultants Profile 2006
This report on the IEEE-USA 2006 Consultants Fee Survey provides the profile of typical self-employed and independent technical consultants, including their education, experience, business practices, median earnings and hourly fee.





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IEEE-USA Unemployment Survey Results 2006
This report on the sixth IEEE-USA Unemployed Members Survey provides a comprehensive portrait of IEEE's unemployed U.S. membership and offers insights into the causes — and remedies — for loss of employment among technical professionals.

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Engineers Guide to Lifelong Employability: What Are You Worth?
This e-book explains how to determine — and obtain — your full value as a technical professional employee. Topics covered include how to benchmark your pay, negotiation strategies, the importance on non-salary compensation, how to evaluate a salary offer, and more.
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Engineers Guide to Lifelong Employability: The Transitions to Work
This e-book provides a road map for the student preparing to enter the job market — what employers are looking for, how they will find you, how you can best find them, and what career paths are open to you as a new grad.


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Engineers Guide to Lifelong Employability: On Resumes Traditional and Otherwise
This e-book provides everything you need to know about creating and using resumes and cover letters — traditional to digital-age — in a convenient, easy-to-read format. Before you sit down to update your resume, learn the basics about format, content and delivery. Plus, how to avoid common blunders, and how to follow-up. This short primer will shorten the distance between you and your next great job!
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Guidelines for Professional Employment: A Framework for Communication
These IEEE-USA-developed Guidelines can help employers and employees understand clearly and fully the conditions in the workplace of the current and coming years, and they can provide guidance toward cultivating behavior that will be beneficial to the country and the engineering profession.


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Strategic Thinking: A High-Tech Strategy Guide-Book
This how-to guide provides the language and process of strategy, with the basic tools needed to understand and implement it. The guide is intended to be accessible to non-strategists in high-technology companies, helping them along the road to becoming effective strategists. The guide-Book's three sections reflect the steps of the strategy process: analysis, synthesis and action. 

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The Best of TE:
On Career Survival
We all need the ability to survive in a changing world, and to understand the changing business eco-system and what the changes mean to engineers. This compilation can help you learn how to assess the market and yourself, and what steps to take to survive and remain competitive in this challenging job market.



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Career Planning Guide: How to Achieve Greater Satisfaction and Impact at Work
What do you want from your work and your career? Whatever your career goals and interests, this planning tool will help you achieve greater satisfaction and make more of an impact at work. This guide will help you identify and tailor solutions to your unique needs, goals and work situation. 
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The Best of TE:
On Consulting

IEEE-USA's first e-Book puts 65 pages of content for consultants right at your fingertips. Access information on how to start a local consultants network; how to make sure you get paid for your work; how to make the transition from marketing to paid consulting; IEEE-USA's 2004 Profile of Consultants; and a sample consulting contract.


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Consulting     | back to top |
2007 Profile of IEEE Consultants
This report on the IEEE-USA 2006 Consultants Fee Survey provides the profile of typical self-employed and independent technical consultants, including their education, experience, business practices, median earnings and hourly fee. Copyright 2007.



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IEEE-USA Consultants Profile 2006
This report on the IEEE-USA 2006 Consultants Fee Survey provides the profile of typical self-employed and independent technical consultants, including their education, experience, business practices, median earnings and hourly fee.



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[22 pages; 1.35 MB PDF]
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The Best of TE:
On Consulting

IEEE-USA's first e-Book puts 65 pages of content for consultants right at your fingertips. Access information on how to start a local consultants network; how to make sure you get paid for your work; how to make the transition from marketing to paid consulting; IEEE-USA's 2004 Profile of Consultants; and a sample consulting contract.
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Educating Engineers in the 21st Century
Learn why U.S. engineering-school enrollment is declining, what that means for U.S. global competitiveness, and how the federal government can help industry stimulate the enrollment and graduation of engineers well-prepared for careers in today's economy.
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Energy     | back to top |
Plug-In Hybrids: Part 3
New Technology Challenges & Opportunities; & The Need for Federal Action Now
The last of a three-part series of coverage from the IEEE-USA-sponsored symposium, "Plug-in Hybrids: Accelerating Progress 2007," considers new technology challenges and opportunities; and the need for federal action now.
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[78 pages; 3.28 MB PDF; September 2008]
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Plug-In Hybrids: Part 2 Plug-In Vehicles and the Electric Grid
The second of a three-part series of coverage from the IEEE-USA-sponsored symposium, "Plug-in Hybrids: Accelerating Progress 2007," examines plug-in vehicles and the electric grid.


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[42 pages; 3 MB PDF; July 2008]
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Plug-in-Hybrids: Part 1 Electrification, Fuel Economy and the Environment
The first of a three-part series of coverage from the IEEE-USA-sponsored symposium, "Plug-in Hybrids: Accelerating Progress 2007," examines electrification, fuel economy and the environment.

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[47 pages; 1.73 MB PDF; May 2008]
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Interoperability & Critical Infrastructure Protection
In Interoperability & Critical Infrastructure Protection: A Review of Activities to Ensure the Reliability of the U.S. Electric Power Grid, authors Luis Kun of the National Defense University and Robert Mathews of the University of Hawaii examine and present the impacts of lack of interoperability on the reliability of the U.S. electric power grid. Copyright 2007.



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The Reliability of the Electric Transmission Infrastructure in the 21st Century
A raging battle exists between market pressures, technical necessities and policy priorities when it comes to modern energy and electricity sectors. Engineers, economists and policy specialists must all be knowledgeable about all sides of the fray to come to a peaceful resolution — as the vital American energy infrastructure — the lifeblood of our society — depends on it. This e-Book provides detailed analysis of The Energy Policy Act of 2005. 
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Financial Planning     | back to top |
Survivor Planning: What Every Spouse Should Know
This e-book, written by George F. McClure, is a concise, step-by-step guide to compiling and organizing important personal information in advance of your or a family member's death, so that survivors can more easily handle necessary tasks following the loss of a loved one.
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[10 pages; 2.74 MB PDF; May 2008]
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Free Member Downloads
*These e-books are available as a free IEEE member downloads. To download your free copy, go to http://salary.ieee.org and log-in with your IEEE Web account information. Then scroll down the page to find the title you wish to download. If you have any problems downloading the e-book, please contact Chris Currie at c.currie@ieee.org.

2008 IEEE-USA Program Book
The 2008 IEEE-USA Program Book highlights IEEE-USA's mission, goals and programs, and was developed to increase awareness of IEEE-USA programs and services, provided to advance the engineering profession and for the benefit of the IEEE's U.S. members. It also serves as a handy reference for members seeking information about specific programs or issues, or those who are looking for opportunities to volunteer their time and expertise in support of their profession. Copyright 2008.
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2007 IEEE-USA Annual Report
The 2007 IEEE-USA Annual Report highlights IEEE-USA's progress and accomplishments in each of our 2007 priority areas, as well as our related efforts to promote the public awareness and appreciation of engineering and increase organization outreach and engagement of the IEEE's U.S. membership. Edited by Pender M. McCarter. Copyright 2008.



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2007 IEEE-USA Program Book
The 2007 IEEE-USA Program Book highlights IEEE-USA's mission, goals and programs, and was developed to increase awareness of IEEE-USA programs and services, provided to advance the engineering profession and for the benefit of the IEEE's U.S. members. It also serves as a handy reference for members seeking information about specific programs or issues, or those who are looking for opportunities to volunteer their time and expertise in support of their profession.
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2006 IEEE-USA Unemployment Survey Results
This report on the sixth IEEE-USA Unemployed Members Survey provides a comprehensive portrait of IEEE's unemployed U.S. membership and offers insights into the causes — and remedies — for loss of employment among technical professionals.
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GovDocs     | back to top |
These public domain documents are provided through the IEEE-USA e-Book catalog as a free informational service to IEEE members. The nonmembers price is $9.95.
Building a Sustainable Energy Future [August 2009]
prepared by the National Science Board, offers key findings, recommendations to the U.S. government, and guidance to the National Science Foundation (NSF) on how to transform the nation to a sustainable energy economy. (62 pgs, 500 KB pdf)
Science and Technology Policy-Making: A Primer
[27 May 2009]
prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), is an introductory guide for members of Congress and their staff. It provides an overview of U.S. science and technology policymaking, describes the processes and key players that contribute to that policy, and concludes by highlighting the opportunities and challenges facing the current S&T policy decision making process. (43 pgs, 774 KB pdf)
The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress [3 June 2009]
is a background report prepared by CRS for Congress. It provides a brief history of OSTP and issues and options for Congress regarding the office. These include, among others, the title, rank, roles and responsibilities of the OSTP director, and whether OSTP should remain within the Executive Office of the President. (41 pgs, 638 KB pdf)
Smart Grid: Enabler of the New Energy Economy (Dec. 2008) This report offers recommendations from the Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Committee on how to transform the nation's electric power delivery system (the energy grid) into a more intelligent, resilient, reliable, self-balancing, and interactive network that enables enhanced economic growth, environmental stewardship, operational efficiencies, energy security, and consumer choice. (39 pgs, 2.1 MB pdf) Science and Engineering Indicators 2008, Volume 1 (2008) NSF's Science and Engineering Indicators is an annual compendium of quantitative information about the U.S. science, engineering and technology for use by public and private policy-makers. It encompasses data and trend highlights on the science and engineering workforce, U.S. and international R&D comparisons, and public attitudes towards science and engineering. (589 pgs, 9.6 MB pdf) University-Private Sector Research Partnerships in the Innovation Ecosystem (Nov. 2008) This report provides an overview of the U.S. research and development (R&D) enterprise and focuses on the critical role for university-private sector research partnerships, their potential to improve research and innovation, and the obstacles standing in the way of further progress. (93 pgs, 2.5 MB pdf)
A History of the Committee on Science and Technology: 1958-2008
Created in celebration of the Committee’s 50th Anniversary, this report traces the history and accomplishments of the House Science and Technology back to its creation in 1958 as Congress reacted to the Sputnik challenge. The House Science and Technology Committee has primary jurisdiction over federal civilian research and development agencies and programs. (157 pgs, 1.9 MB pdf)
The Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions), 2008 Edition
Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the ‘‘United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions,’’ commonly known as the Plum Book, is published, to provide information on over 7,000. Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment (e.g., positions such as agency heads and their immediate subordinates, policy executives and advisors, and aides who report to these officials). (218 pgs, 1.5 MB pdf)
The Globalization of R&D and Innovation: Scale, Drivers, Consequences and Policy Options
This report, compiled by the House Committee on Science and Technology, summarizes findings from a series of hearings held in 2008 and presents policy recommendations for the Congress to address the mounting challenges of the globalization of R&D and innovation to America's economy and workforce. (15 pgs, 230 KB pdf)
Innovation     | back to top |
Doing Innovation: Creating Economic Value
Book 4: What it Takes to be an Innovator
What It Takes To Be an Innovator, the last in a series of four ebooks written to provide the reader with an understanding of the fundamentals of converting ideas into innovations, describes the requirements to become an innovator within the organization:
  • Skills
  • Characteristics
  • Attitudes
  • Knowledge Base
  • Challenges
  • Doing Innovation

By Gerard H. (Gus) Gaynor, retired 3M Director of Engineering and President, IEEE Technology Management Council.

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[33 pages, 1.3 MB PDF download, published December 2009]

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Doing Innovation: Creating Economic Value
Book 3: Fostering an Innovation Culture

Fostering an Innovation Culture
, the third of four e-books written to provide the reader with an understanding of the fundamentals of converting ideas into innovations, provides the fundamentals for developing a culture that supports innovation. Its topics include the following:

  • Organizational Culture

  • Research Perspectives

  • Optimizing People Involvement

  • Encouraging Professional Attitudes

  • Developing Appropriate Management Practices.

By Gerard H. (Gus) Gaynor, retired 3M Director of Engineering and President, IEEE Technology Management Council.

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[30 pages, 1.7 MB PDF download, published November 2009]

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Doing Innovation: Creating Economic Value
Book 2: Developing a Workable Innovation Process

This, the second of four e-books written to provide the reader with an understanding of the fundamentals of converting ideas into innovations, focuses on the innovation process itself. Doing Innovation: Creating Economic Value - Book 2: Developing a Workable Innovation Process does the following:
  • Teaches the fundamentals related to the innovation process
  • Presents various models with their limitations
  • Describes the innovation design process
  • Considers the issues in developing a process model
  • Suggests a generic model
  • Describes organizing for innovation

By Gerard H. (Gus) Gaynor, retired 3M Director of Engineering and President, IEEE Technology Management Council.

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[31 pages, 1.8 MB PDF download, Published October 2009]
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Doing Innovation: Creating Economic Value
Book 1: Perspectives on Innovation

This new e-book is the first of four written to provide the basics for gaining an understanding of what innovation involves, what it takes to be an innovator, and what it takes to develop a culture where innovation can thrive. Doing innovation: Creating Economic Value is not a “how to” book series: its purpose is to learn and apply the fundamentals in the context of the organization’s purpose and associated values. So, if you’re looking to become an innovator, or participating in the innovation process, begin with Book 1: Perspectives on Innovation.

Book 1: Perspectives on Innovation:

  • Provides the historical background of innovation
  • Considers the ambiguities associated with innovation
  • Describes the basic concepts associated with innovation
  • Differentiates between idea, concept, invention, and innovation
  • Defines the types of innovation
  • Identifies how innovation takes place
  • Considers innovation in different types of organizations

By Gerard H. (Gus) Gaynor, retired 3M Director of Engineering and President, IEEE Technology Management Council.

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[24 pages, 1.7 MB PDF download, Published May 2009]
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Perspectives on the Management of Technology IEEE Technology Management Council President Gus Gaynor provides an overview of the discipline of Management of Technology (MOT), including general background, current status of MOT, steps needed to develop MOT as a recognized academic discipline and provide a positive impact on industry operations.
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[30 pages, 641 KB PDF, October 2008]
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Best of TE: On Innovation
The Best of Today's Engineer: On Innovation is a compilation of the IEEE-USA magazine's best articles on — what it means, what it is, how to do it, what to think about it, how to achieve it, and how it might be affecting some aspects of engineering.

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Innovation Conversations – Book 1: The Innovation Process
Renowned innovation authority William C. Miller provides a way to understand the process of innovation itself, and how people of any technical job can apply it to the challenges and opportunities they find in their day-to-day work.


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Plug-In Hybrids: Part 3
New Technology Challenges & Opportunities; & The Need for Federal Action Now
The last of a three-part series of coverage from the IEEE-USA-sponsored symposium, "Plug-in Hybrids: Accelerating Progress 2007," considers new technology challenges and opportunities; and the need for federal action now.
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[78 pages; 3.28 MB PDF; September 2008]
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Plug-In Hybrids: Part 2 Plug-In Vehicles and the Electric Grid
The second of a three-part series of coverage from the IEEE-USA-sponsored symposium, "Plug-in Hybrids: Accelerating Progress 2007," examines plug-in vehicles and the electric grid.


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[42 pages; 3 MB PDF; July 2008]
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Plug-in-Hybrids: Part 1 Electrification, Fuel Economy and the Environment
The first of a three-part series of coverage from the IEEE-USA-sponsored symposium, "Plug-in Hybrids: Accelerating Progress 2007," examines electrification, fuel economy and the environment.

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[47 pages; 1.73 MB PDF; May 2008]
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Interoperability & Critical Infrastructure Protection
In Interoperability & Critical Infrastructure Protection: A Review of Activities to Ensure the Reliability of the U.S. Electric Power Grid, authors Luis Kun of the National Defense University and Robert Mathews of the University of Hawaii examine and present the impacts of lack of interoperability on the reliability of the U.S. electric power grid. Copyright 2007.

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2007 RFID Survey Report
RFID IEEE Survey Report presents the results of a Spring 2007 IEEE-RFID Business Association Survey of IEEE Members worldwide on the state of RFID technology. Respondents were polled on the use, implementation, research of, and satisfaction with, RFID technology in various industries and parts of the world. Twenty-five pages of narrative, charts and tables.
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Engineering a Communication Bridge: Common-Language Correspondence Between Engineers and Policy Makers
This e-book calls for a common lexicon for engineers and policy-makers, so that those with the most valid and well-supported arguments can be heard more clearly — giving engineers a voice, and most importantly, one that is understood by present and future policy-makers.
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Communicating With Congress: How to Build a Relationship With Your Elected Officials
This lively and easy-to-read manual gives you everything you need to know to make a positive impact on Congressional policy. Chapters cover the "hows" and "whys" of e-mailing, letter-writing, Congressional visits, politics and the press, campaign volunteering and contributing, and more. Learn how communicating with Congress can benefit you, your profession, and our democracy -- and how IEEE-USA's grassroots network can support your own efforts to become an effective citizen lobbyist.
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NHIN: Interoperability for the National Health Information Network
Development of a National Health Information Network (NHIN) has been proposed as a means of providing secure and reliable transport of healthcare information. Developed by members of IEEE-USA's Medical Technology Policy Committee Interoperability Working Group, this whitepaper outlines a definition of interoperability for the NHIN, discusses the role of standards in guaranteeing interoperability, and provides a taxonomy of standards for developing the NHIN.

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The Reliability of the Electric Transmission Infrastructure in the 21st Century
A raging battle exists between market pressures, technical necessities and policy priorities when it comes to modern energy and electricity sectors. Engineers, economists and policy specialists must all be knowledgeable about all sides of the fray to come to a peaceful resolution — as the vital American energy infrastructure — the lifeblood of our society — depends on it. This e-Book provides detailed analysis of The Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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RFID: The State of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Implementation and Policy Implications
RFID is rapidly becoming the enabling technology of the 21st Century. This e-Book, based on a white paper by the IEEE-USA Committee on Communications and Information Policy, dated 21 November 2005, provides a basic introduction to RFID technology and surveys the current state of its implementation.
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