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Welcome to Student Leadership Workshop of IEEE – Day 2. Sunday, 14 October 2007. Ravikiran A Student Activities Chair -2007. Bangalore Section and You …,. Making it successful…,. What does Bangalore Section Offer you…. Its not about Money Link to the Professional Network
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Welcome to Student Leadership Workshop of IEEE – Day 2 Sunday, 14 October 2007 Ravikiran A Student Activities Chair -2007
Bangalore Section and You …, Making it successful…,
What does Bangalore Section Offer you… • Its not about Money • Link to the Professional Network • Industry Experience • Senior Mentors • Organization Expertise • Escalation Channel for Issues
Your Interface: Student Activities Chair • Branch Vision • Area of Focus • Branch Planning • Calendar of activities • Event which requires Section support • Regular report of events ( Monthly) • Update of calendar • Progress report • Financial Report • Financial Details • Bank Account Name and Number
Upcoming Events • BRV Varadan Student Paper Contest • Nov 2nd at SJCE Mysore • Jointly organized by SJCE, PESCE, NIE • Paper submission deadline – 23rd Oct 2007 • Technical Colloquium • Nov 17th at GIT Belgaum • Awards – Nominations by December 07 • Best Student Branch • Best Student Volunteer • Best Student Website
Ideas • Student Branch Work book • Worksheet • Google Groups • Contact Database • Standard e-mail Ids • All Office Bearers Active Participation • Speaker Database • ISBIR Interface • Student Branch Clusters • Working Together • Women in Engineering • Other Chapters/Society in your student branch
Bid for next year • Student Leadership Workshop • South Karnataka • Technical Colloquium • West Karnataka • BRV Varadan Paper Contest • North Karnataka
Some Sample Ventures /Programs For you to take forward
What is an S-PAC? • Student planned and run conference • (half to full day) • Nontechnical career issues discussed • High quality volunteer speakers • Funding from IEEE, university and industry
S-PAC Program Goals • To develop an awareness of engineering professionalism • To enhance technical education • To provide opportunities for personal development • To encourage ongoing participation in IEEE
Professional Awareness Topics • Category A: Career growth • Category B: Working • Category C: Professional ethics • and societal responsibility • Category D: Self-management • Category E: The engineer and public policy • Category F: Role of the professional society
S-PAC Planning Steps 1. Get Connected! 2. Begin Planning 3. Select Speakers 4. Budget Planning 5. Ticket Sales and Publicity 6. Prepare for S-PAC day 7. After the S-PAC
IEEE S-PAC FUNDING SOURCES --- AN OVERVIEW Regional Activities Board (RAB) IEEE USA Student Activities Committee (SAC) Other RAB Committees Career Policy Council (CPC) Other IEEE USA Councils Student Professional Awareness Activities RAB/SAC/SPAA Chair RSACs RSRs Other CPC Committees Student Professional (IEEE USA/SPAC) Awareness Committee Region IEEE USA/SPAC Chair R1-6 S-PAC Coords. (RSCs) R1-6 S-PAC Sup. Coords. (RSSCs) Two Student Representatives RAB/SAC/SPAA Chair Regional Director - Regional Student Activities Chair - Regional Student Representative - Other Regional Officers Area or Council Regional S-PAC Coordinator seeks funding on behalf of students Other Areas or Councils in a Region Area or Council Officers Students seek funding from Other Sections in an Area or Council Section Chair - Section Treasurer/Secretary - Section Student Activities Chair - Other Section Officers Note: IEEE USA/SPAC provides funds for speaker travel. All other IEEE Regions 1-6 funds can be applied to S-PAC operating expenses;e.g., IEEE Student Member subsidies, printing, advertising.
Student Benefits From S-PACs • Opportunities for personal development • Skills development • --- Team building • --- Project management • --- Marketing/sales • --- Finance • --- Communications • Build self-confidence • Industry connections
S-PAVe OVERVIEW • What is an S-PAVe? Student Professional Awareness Venture • S-PAVe Program Goals • Ventures • Elements of a Venture Proposal • Venture Budget • Funding and Support Letters • Submission and Review Process • For More Information...
What is an S-PAVe? • Projects or activities conceived by IEEE • Student Branches to develop an awareness of • engineering professionalism • Funded by IEEE through RAB/SAC/SPAA and • IEEE USA SPAC • Students develop the idea and submit a • proposal for funding • If approved, students receive funding to • proceed with their planned venture and report • results to IEEE
S-PAVe Program Goals • Develop prototype activities/materials to enhance • Student Member awareness of professional concerns • Increase Student Membership, with focus on • Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors • Provide new services for Student Branch Membership • Enable Student Branches to gain experience in project • planning and organization
Ventures • Can be of any nature except those that duplicate the • Student Professional Awareness Conference (S-PAC) • Suggested Formats: Service, Workshop, Video, • Simulation, Resource Materials • Examples • - Make a video tape depicting ethical dilemmas • - Develop an in-house training program that • instructs students on how to run a meeting • - Establish a resume evaluation service • - Create a computer package that gives basic • ideas on setting up your own company • Can span days, weeks or months, but should not • generally exceed one school semester
Elements of a Venture Proposal • Venture summary form (from IEEE) • Venture description and milestone list • Budget • Support letters • Student Branch Counselor • Regional S-PAC Coordinator (Regions 1- 6 only) • Financial support letter
Venture Budget • One or two pages itemizing income sources and expenditures • A base amount of funds is provided (up to US$200.00) • and additional funds on a matching basis • One additional dollar of S-PAVe funds (over the base • amount) may be requested for every dollar committed to • the venture from other sources (e.g., IEEE Section, • Student Branch, or local companies) • All requested S-PAVe funds may not be awarded • The maximum S-PAVe award is US$500.00
Venture Budget Example • Assume that US$175.00 has been secured from the IEEE • Section • US$375.00 can be requested from S-PAVe funds • - US$200.00 in base funding • - US$175.00 as a dollar for dollar match to Section funds • Total income would be US$550.00 • - US$175.00 Section funds • - US$375.00 S-PAVe funds • S-PAVe FUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE STUDENT • BRANCH ONCE THE VENTURE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR • FUNDING.
Funding and Support Letters • A Letter of Support indicates • - Its author has read the proposal, likes it, and • supports the Student Branch involvement • - If appropriate, any amount of financial commitment • Required Letters of Support • - Student Branch Counselor • - Regional S-PAC Coordinator (Regions 1-6 only) • A Letter of Financial Support is required from any • funding source
Submission and Review Process • Submit proposals at any time to: • Regions 1-6: IEEE-USA Manager, Professional Programs • Regions 7-10: IEEE Student Services Coordinator • Proposals are reviewed and awarded funds based on • - Expected achievement of S-PAVe goals • - Likelihood of success • - Originality • - Available funds • Each proposal is evaluated on its own merit -- not a contest • The reviewing is performed by: • RAB/SAC/SPAA Chair · RAB/SAC Chair · IEEE USA SPAC Chair • Award notification is made within 2 weeks