Student Activity CommitteeRob Reilly, Chair

Student Activity Committee

• Appointed as RSAC March 2013• R1 Executive Committee• IEEE-MGA SAC• General Chair, R1 Student Conference

R1 Student Activity Coord

IEEE MGA SAC R1 ExCom/BoG

R1 SA Committee

R1 Student Conference

Advisory Group

R1 Conference Coordinator

Section SACs

GOLD

Gory statistics

• Over 100 Branches/Chapters in R1• Many with less than 20 students• 4 with “0” student members• Largest @ MIT with > 200 student members• Several new branch and branch chapters established

Student Activity Committee

• Priorities Identify R1 students/grad students & contact

o 4,600+ students/grad studentso Give them my planso Establish R1 SAC structure

Keep Charles Rubenstein as my personal advisor Select RSR (Region Student Representative)

o Tried twice but not successful yet Identify R1 Section EA/Student Activity people

o Assistance of Section Chairs

SAC Committees

• Establishing SAC structure STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE among other things, to review the landscape in other IEEE Regions in regard to student activity and make recommendation for the establishment of a similar Region 1 committee.

NOMINATION & APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE to solicit and select members  for the various Student Activity Committees.

OPERATIONS COMMITTEE to generally oversee the SAC, make recommendations,review the processes of other committees, and to review the student  committees that exist in other IEEE Regions.

STUDENT BRANCH/STUDENT CHAPTER COMMITTEE is to serve as a liaison among the branches/chapters,

HKN LIAISON COMMITTEE (HKN is the IEEE's honor society) to provide support and advise in creation of HKN chapters. This committee will be composed of people who are involved with existing HKN Chapters.

SAC Committees

STUDENT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE will eventually divide into other committees to deal with current and future conferences.

GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY COMMITTEE to work with the Region 1 and IEEE-USA government activity committee; lobby members of Congress, local government officials about IEEE related issues (only IEEE issues).

SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS COMMITTEE advise the R1 student/grad student members about scholarships and grants that are available to them.

PUBLICITY COMMITTEE publicize SAC activities and SAC related activity to R1 student/grad student members and professional members.

FRIDAY COMMITTEE as in Robinson Crusoe, my man/woman Friday.

Student Activity Committee

• 2013 SAC Conference at MIT• 206 attendees• IEEE President, IEEE-USA President, Past IEEE President, R1

Director, etc.• Terrific support – Soon Wan, Rob Vice, Bruce Hecht

Student Activity Committee

• 2014 SAC Conference• Will be accepting proposals for 2014 and 2015• leaning toward NY/New Jersey for 2014-15

• Possibly co-locate w/other IEEE conference/event• Identify sponsors early in the process

• Conference leadership imperatives• Familiar w/conference management• Reliable local steering committee• Location w/in Region 1

Student Activity CommitteeRob Reilly, Chair