Region 1 GOLD Report

Region 1 GOLD Report

Uri Moszkowicz (uim@ieee.org)

2008 Region 1 GOLD Coordinator

2008 Region 1 Winter MeetingFebruary 9, 2008

Roadmap

• Introductions• GOLD Areas• New GOLD Chapters• Events– Graduation Reception– R1 GOLD Conference– GOLD Summit– Engineers without Borders

• R1 GOLD Resources

Introductions: About Me• Name– Uri Moszkowicz

• Location– Boston, MA

• Current position– R1 GOLD Coordinator

• History with IEEE– 2001 Cornell student chapter chair– Active in Boston GOLD since 2002– Volunteer for Boston GOLD since 2005– 2007 Boston GOLD chair

Introductions: GOLD

• GOLD = Graduates of the Last Decade• Facilitates transition to professional member• Creates future IEEE leaders• No signup required to join

Student Member

(Undergrad School)

Full Member

(Young Professional)

GSM

(Graduate School)

Full Member

(Young Professional)

Member or Senior ...

(Professional)

Graduated not more than 10 years from first professional degree

Member or Senior ...

(Professional)

GOLD Areas• Purpose– Reduced geographical size– Increased interaction with coordinator

• Areas– Northeast (A), Southern (B), Central (C), Western (D)

• Key features– Area coordinators

• Past GOLD chair– 1 Area event– 1 Meeting / teleconference– Yearly status report

New GOLD AGs

• R1 GOLD Affinity Groups: 13• Still need more– New Hampshire (180 members)– Ithaca (42 members)

• Recently formed– Springfield GOLD

• Others need to be more active

Events: Graduation Reception• Purpose– Introduce graduates to IEEE/GOLD

• History– Piloted last year

• Boston for R1– 2nd phase

• More sections• Key features– Celebration– Education– Speakers

Events: R1 GOLD Conference• Cohosted with SAC/WIE• Purpose

– Training– Teamwork– Planning– Interaction with students– Funding– Speakers

• Date– April 26, 2008

• Location– FDU (NJ)

Events: GOLD Summit

• Location– Sections Congress (Sept 19 – 22 in Quebec City)

• Purpose– Celebrate GOLD achievements– Develop GOLD leaders– Leverage networking and training

• Attendees– 3+ R1 GOLD

Events: EWB• Engineers without Borders (EWB)– Improve quality of life in developing countries

• Partnership– Collaborate on open projects– Identify interested IEEE members– Create awareness among young professionals

• Workshop– Location

• Boston, MA– Date

• August 2008– 170 participants

R1 GOLD Resources

• Document repository (wiki)– Training materials– Event planning guides

• Default tools– Website– Mailing lists

• Mailing lists for GOLD chairs• Newsletter for GOLD chairs

Questions?