Themes and Goals

Leah H. Jamieson2007 IEEE President

Region 4 Winter MeetingChicago, IL USA27 January 2007

Key Areas

Process Continuity Expanding the Conversation

Process

Strategic focus Data-driven decision making Agility Experimentation Improving access to resources Aligning resources with strategic directions

Continuity Initiatives

Value of membership China Industry relations New technologies

Core strengths: Publications products & services Conference business Standards Local networking Career development

Expanding the Conversation

What: The changing global context Who: Public understanding of engineering

tryengineering.org Teacher In Service Program New technology discourses U.S. NAE initiatives Roles of RAB, PSPB, Standards, TAB, USA?

Messaging by design

What does our engineering future look like?

20 Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century

Electrification Automobile Airplane Safe abundant water Electronics Radio and television Agriculture mechanization Computers Telephone Air conditioning &

refrigeration

Highways Space exploration Internet Imaging technologies Household appliances Health technologies Petroleum and gas

technologies Laser and fiber optics Nuclear technologies High performance

materials

Engineering in the World

Q1: What will be the greatest engineering achievements of the 21st century?

What will their impact be?

Humanity’s “Top Ten” Problemsfor the next 50 years

ENERGY WATER FOOD ENVIRONMENT POVERTY TERRORISM & WAR DISEASE EDUCATION DEMOCRACY POPULATION

Richard Smalley, Nobel Laureate

Theme 1: Engineering in theGlobal Societal Context

Engineering and the condition of the world are intimately connected

Challenge: Enhance the public understanding of engineering

The “publics” whose understanding could have an impact

Governmental decision makers Voters who elect government officials Academic leaders, professors, teachers CEOs and other business/industry leaders who

are NOT engineers Investors in new technology endeavors

Pre-university school children Parents of pre-university children Teachers of pre-university children Voters who elect bodies that fund education

Example: Engineering and Public Understanding

Energy Global political and economic implications Government and industry-sponsored research

for development of alternative and renewable energy source

Government policies that encourage/discourage alternative energies

Public support for the development of new energy sources; public acceptance of new fuels

Working as an Engineer

Q2: What will 21st-century engineering careers be like? What will be your greatest challenges in how you succeed in your career?

Engineering then…

Workplace Trends

Jobs will require flexibility, creativity, lifelong learning, and interaction with others

The half-life of an engineer’s knowledge is estimated to be less than five years

In 10 years 90% of what an engineer knows will be available on the computer

60% of future jobs will require training that only 20% of the current (U.S.) work force possesses

[Workforce 2020 : Work and Workers in the 21st Century]

Our IEEE

Q3: How will the IEEE serve the members, the profession, and the world?

PublicService

Technical Pubs

Member Community

Conferences

Search & Alert Service

Magazines

Education

Careers

IEEE Serves Its Fields Of Interest In Many Ways

>450 Conferences Each Year

32 Specialized Magazines, plus. . .

Educational Activities From Elementary to College and Beyond

Expert Now IEEE

Partners in Education

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44 Technical Societies

IEEE Focus on the Future:10 Strategic Objectives

1. Develop affordable and attractive alternative membership models that maximize membership opportunities, maintain the prestige of IEEE membership, protect IEEE’s reputation, and ensure the economic viability of the enterprise.

2. Position IEEE as a leader in Standards in the global marketplace and a trusted source for assessing the conformity of product and applications to appropriate IEEE standards.

3. Establish IEEE as a leading provider of continuing education and professional development.

4. Increase the value of the technical content and market relevance while continuing to provide trusted technical information products and services.

5. Embrace emerging technologies, broaden technologies already served, and build new technical communities as a means of fostering technological innovation.

IEEE Focus on the Future:10 Strategic Objectives

6. Increase the value of the technical content and market relevance while providing trusted technical information in a wide array of innovative products and services.

7. Evolve an IEEE-wide strategy in fast-developing regions of the world with an initial focus on China.

8. Promote public awareness, understanding and appreciation of engineering and technology.

9. Improve the effectiveness of IEEE’s volunteer and staff organization and its governance processes.

10. Diversify IEEE’s net-revenue generating business and product portfolio

Theme 2: It’s Our IEEE

Challenge: How will we make the IEEE the premier technical professional society for the 21st century?

IEEE Strategic Challenges

Shaping the future

Questions/Contexts What is the future of engineering? What will engineering careers look like? Who will become an engineer? How will people learn? access information? be competitive? What is the role of technology in learning? How will we create new knowledge? How do we identify emerging areas? How do we work across discipline boundaries? How do we foster innovation? How do we position engineering in society? How do we become truly global? In a fiscally and socially responsible way?

Thank you!