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Region 1 WIE Status Report August 2008 Darlene E. Rivera [email protected] 9 WIE AGs/ 22 Sections (40%) *Up 4% 1605 WIE / 63,594 members (2.5%) *Down 1.5% 5,480 females members/63,593 members (8.6%) *Down 5.4% 2 WIE Student Branch AGS*formed 6/08 **Data date July 2008 Section Berkshire Binghamton Boston Buffalo Conneticut Green Mountain Ithaca Long Island Maine Mid-Hudson Mohawk New Hampshire New Jersey Coast New York NNJ Princeton/Central Jersey Providence Rochester Schenectady Springfield Syracuse Worchestor TOTAL WIE 4 22 371 22 93 19 34 66 17 37 15 63 43 263 138 138 51 68 46 26 30 38 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 6% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 4% 3% 2% 1604 Female 11 71 1251 82 348 95 68 215 70 122 56 190 193 795 534 524 166 215 163 78 94 139 Total 6% 10% 9% 8% 8% 10% 13% 6% 7% 9% 9% 7% 7% 10% 8% 10% 7% 10% 10% 11% 9% 8% 5480 197 724 13906 1049 4517 923 536 3759 978 1372 623 2913 2631 8248 6401 5205 2259 2164 1671 729 1026 1762 63593 Numbers in Red shows increase in # of WIE members Purple denotes Sections with Established WIE Affinity Affinity Groups **Data date July 2008 Target to form WIE group Currently there are 9 WIE affinity groups in Region 1 Boston-Valencia M Joyner Connecticut-Dr. Yunsi Fei Mid-Hudson- Rebecca Gott North Jersey-Kate Duncan New Hampshire-Liberty Gunter New York-Alexandra Gagliotta New Jersey Coast- Lynn Yacyk**formed 5/08 Springfield- Qi Qi Worcester County, MA-Desiree A. Awizio (Interim Chair) REGION 1 STUDENT BRANCH AFFINITY GROUPS Currently there are 2 newly formed Student Branch WIE affinity groups in Region 1 Worcester County, MA-Worcester Polytechnic Institute **formed 6/08 Massachusetts-Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering **formed 6/08 2008 Activities Feb Nominated Dr. Mary Lanzerotti for a Region 1 Technical Innovation Award; awarded in Feb 2008 Region 1 Winter BOG Meeting ,Presentation: Introduction and Goals for Region 1 WIE, http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/newsletter/2008SWE.ppt Region 1 website launched Our website was successfully launched in February 2008 thanks to help from the former WIE Coordinator, Dr. Wenli Huang, http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/wie/ March Article to Region 1 Newsletter http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/newsletter/2008-S-NL.pdf 1st Teleconference w/Region 1 WIE April Co-sponsor R1 GOLD/SAC/WIE Conference April 25-27 Teaneck, New Jersey, http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/gold/conference/ • WIE Training • WIE Orientation Tips for Running a Successful WIE Affinity Group Tips on Applying for the WIE AG Award Professional Development Seminars: Professional Development for the Engineer/Scientist What You Need to Know to Start Your Own Tech Company Practical Tips for a Career in Science and Engineering Participated in IEEE Women in Engineering Committee Meeting April 1920, 2008 Anaheim, CA May Region 1 WIE Status Report –April 2008 Working Group for revisions for WIE webpage Voted on several WIE committee actions Voted on WIE Affinity Group Award Working Committee WIE Affinity Group Award Web Page Coordination with Region 2 WIE to help support the Region 2 WIE PDS conference October 3-5, 2008 Atlantic City, New Jersey June 3rd Teleconference with Region 1 WIE Support/Coordination with Region 2 WIE PDS Conference Region 1 WIE Status Report- June 2008 July IEEE supports Nerd Girls MSNBC Today Show Broadcast Interview with Dr. Karen Panetta, IEEE WIE Committee Chair, and Nerd Girls on Friday, July 18, 2008. Dr. Panetta created and founded the nationally acclaimed Nerd Girls program. Nerd Girls are well rounded, intelligent engineers and scientist that share common popular interests of today's youth. They are showing future generations of engineers and scientists how engineering helps improve the lives of individuals, communities and the environment. The Institute -- http://bmsmail3.ieee.org/u/11673/50505050 Newsweek -- http://www.newsweek.com/id/140457 Link to view the video and article on the Today Show Website. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/25736678/ Additional Photos:http://www.flickr.com/photos/17664531@N00 August Attend Region 1 BOG Summer Meeting-Albany, NY Region 1 WIE Status Report-August 2008 4thTeleconference with Region 1 WIE-TBD GOALS 1. Make existing WIE AGs more successful YES Increasing the number of WIE members and volunteers YES Increase WIE member participation in Section and Regional governance YES Increase WIE members participation in technical societies YES Increase attendance of WIE members at IEEE sponsored conferences YES Increase the number of WIE AGs and student AGs 2. Encourage Regional WIE AGs to work closely with GOLD, PACE and SAC YES Encourages new members to join WIE YES Provide opportunities for co-sponsorship of professional development and networking sessions. YES REGION 1 WIE will continue to work towards these Goals!!!