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Enhancing IEEE Region 1 Technical Activities: Insights from Dr. Ali Abedi

Dr. Ali Abedi, a Senior IEEE Member, has an extensive history with IEEE since joining as a student in 1996. He has held numerous leadership roles, including Chair of various chapters and conferences. His current focus as Region 1 Technical Chapters Coordinator involves revitalizing inactive chapters, facilitating communication, and creating training programs for chapter officers. Dr. Abedi aims to drive technology within IEEE, improve member services, and strengthen support for young professionals and practicing engineers.

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Enhancing IEEE Region 1 Technical Activities: Insights from Dr. Ali Abedi

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  1. Region-1 Technical Activities Dr. Ali Abedi, Senior IEEE Member Chapters Coordinator abedi@ieee.org

  2. About me • Joined IEEE as student in 1996 • DVP-chair, IT Society, Waterloo Section (2002-4) • COM/CS Joint Founding Chapter Chair, Maine (2005-7) • COM/CS Treasurer, Maine Chapter(2005-present) • Region-1 Student Conference Chair, 2006 • Maine Section Secretary (2006), Vice-chair (2007) • Maine Section Chair (2008) • Technical Program Committees in 2009: • IEEE GCC (Kuwait), IEEE IWCMC (Germany), IEEE CWIT (Canada), IEEE WTS (Czech Rep.) • Occupation: Assistant Professor of ECE at UMaine • IEEE Awards: • Regional Activities Board Friend of IEEE Award, 2006 • Best North American COM Chapter Chair, 2007

  3. IEEE Technical Activities Strategy Short and long term goals: • Increasing efforts to drive technology within the IEEE • Improving value to Society members • Improving services and opportunities for young professionals within IEEE • Creating stronger corporate value and better services for practicing engineers

  4. Regional Technical Chapters Coordinator Responsibilities • Establish and maintain communications with the R1 Chapters. • Work with the Area Chairs to help rejuvenate inactive Chapters. • Assist the Sections/Societies in the creation of new Chapters. • Find meaningful solutions to concerns and problems that are raised by the Chapters. • Enhance Regional Chapter management. • Develop appropriate training curricula, materials, and programs for Chapter officers, researching what the Societies have to offer. • Encourage mutual Chapter support by Societies and Sections.

  5. Game Plan Communication Strategy Management Strategy Communications Inactive Chapters New Chapters Concerns and problems Chapter management Training Encourage mutual chapter support • Communications • Inactive Chapters • New Chapters • Concerns and problems • Chapter management • Training • Encourage mutual chapter support

  6. Game Plan - Details • Communications Strategy • Email alias for Region-1 Chapters (Jan) • Webpage for sharing data between chapters (Feb) • Develop online resources to enhance webpage (Apr) • Management Strategy • Activity data from HQ and analysis (Feb) • Contact all section/chapter chairs (Mar) • Training workshops in summer (Aug)

  7. Networking with other Regions • Identify other Regional Chapter Coordinators • Study their activities and adopt best practices • Contact society chapter coordinators • Create a comprehensive list of available activities such as COMSOC-DLT or CS-DVP, etc.

  8. Questions / Comments abedi@ieee.org

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