IEEE-USA Career & Work Force Policy Committee
Event Schedule & Meeting Agenda: 23-25 October 2009
 

Meeting Location

SUNDAY, 25 OCTOBER

CWPC Business Meeting [8:00 AM - 4:00 PM] Courtyard Boston/Woburn Boston North 700 Unicorn Park Drive Woburn, MA 01801 +1.781.938.9001

TELEPHONE ACCESS

Call In #           1.877.339.0018 Meeting #         *5328148*  -- be sure to enter asterisks (*) before and after numbers Moderator         Vin O’Neill

AGENDA

1. Meeting Summaries

1.1       Sept IEEE-USA BoD Meeting

1.2       Oct Government Relations Council Meeting

1.3       May CWPC Business Meeting
 

2. CWPC Overview

2.1       Annual Plan

2.2       Events and Accomplishments

2.3       Financial Status
 

3. Position Statements

New (Approved in 2009)

3.1       Electricity Delivery Workforce Training/Joint with IEEE PES
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/electricityworkforce.pdf

3.2       Health Care for Professionals
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/healthcare.pdf

3.3       Improving Pre-College STEM Education
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/STEMEducation.pdf

3.4       Workforce Diversity in STEM Fields
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/diversity.pdf

Proposed (Approval Pending – including Expiring Positions)

3.5       L-1 Visa for Intra-Company Transfers

3.6       Offshore Outsourcing – Ron Hira
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/offshoring.html

3.7       Tax Incentives for Continuing Education
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/continuingeducation.asp

3.8       Visa Processing
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/visaprocessing.asp

Recommended (For development and approval in 2010)

3.9       Phased Retirement –  McClure

3.10     Pensions and Retirement Security – Perkins

3.11     Social Security Reform Guidelines –  McClure
 

4. Government Relations Initiatives Reports

4.1       Power & Energy Engineering Workforce Collaborative – Ray
            http://www.ieee-pes.org/workforce/workforce-collaborative

4.2       Immigration Reform: Schumer Principles/SIA Letter – O’Neill

4.3       STEM Education: Hill Briefing/White House Initiative – O’Neill

5. Outreach and Research Reports

5.1       Career Survival Workshops (Se Mi, NoVa and BosMa ) - Lahdhiri

5.2       Career Survival Webinar(s) – Develop in 2010 (Volunteers)

5.3       Intergenerational Research Report (Findings and Conclusions) - 
            Lindborg             

6. Communications Reports

6.1       Media Highlights – McManes

6.2       TE Articles – O’Neill

6.3       Workforce Trends Website (Graphics) - Ellis
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/cwpc/STEM-Trends/default.asp

7. Workforce Statistics Reports

7.1       3^rd Quarter Employment Data Show Mixed Trends – McManes
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/releases/2009/100709.asp

7.2       STEM Measures Conference – Sokoloski
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/calendar/conferences/stem/

7.3       IEEE-USA Salary and Fringe Benefits Survey – O’Neill
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/salary/default.asp

8. Other Committee Business

8.1       Health Insurance Reform – Senate Finance Committee Bill

8.2       Professionals for the Public Interest (PftPI) – O’Neill
           http://pftpi.org/

8.3       Retirement USA Initiative – O’Neill
           http://www.retirement-usa.org/

9. New Directions in 2010

9.1       Proposed 2010 Public Policy Priorities ?
            http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/grc/EAgenda/2009Oct/Tab2a1.pdf

9.2       Member Education Opportunities – Webinars?

9.3       Joint Initiatives with IEEE Societies – Aero, Computer, Power?

Additional Resources

• IEEE Travel Expense Report Link