Regarding Changes to IEEE Fellow Nominations Categories, Process

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Regarding Changes to IEEE Fellow Nominations
-Categories, Process Material
REMINDER
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Goals of the Changes

• Assure equal opportunity for recognition
• across the entire spectrum of Engineering
• disciplines from research to application
• related fields
• Stimulate more nominations of highly
• qualified Application Engineers and
• Practitioners, as this group has historically
• been under represented

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Fellow nomination process changes implemented

• IEEE Bylaw I-104.2.
• Fellow Nomination categories
• (Added Application Engineer/Practitioner)
• Nomination forms and instructions
• available
  on the WEB
• Capability to submit electronic nominations
• BOD assigns Ad Hoc committee to assist the Fellow
• Committee in publicizing the changes made -
  with
• emphasis on the Application Engineer/
  Practitioner
• category

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Outcome of Bylaw I-104.2 Change

• Clarified the eligibility of application
  engineers / practitioners
• Reinforced that accomplishments should bring the
  realization of significant value to society.
• To view specific changes made to Bylaw I-104.2,
  please refer to next slide

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Changes to IEEE Bylaw I-104.2 (changes
underlined)

• The grade of Fellow recognizes unusual
  distinction in the profession and shall be
  conferred only by invitation of the Board of
  Directors upon a person with an extraordinary
  record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE
  fields of interest.  The accomplishments that are
  being honored shall have contributed importantly
  to the advancement or application of engineering,
  science, and technology, bringing the realization
  of significant value to society.

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The IEEE Constitution says

• Its purposes are.directed toward the
• theory AND PRACTICE OF Electrical
• Engineeringand the IEEE shall strive to
• enhance the quality of life of all people
  throughout
• the World through the CONSTRUCTIVE
• APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY..

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IEEE Fellow Nomination Categories

• Categories effective 2005 Fellow Class based
  on 2003 BoD decisions
• Research Engineer/Scientist
• Application Engineer/Practitioner
• Technical Leader
• Educator
• Category was formerly Engineer/Scientist
• New category was established to clarify
  the eligibility of application
  engineers

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Fellow Nomination Material andSubmittal -
available Electronically

• Forms instructions are available at
• www.ieee.org/fellows
• Nominations can be submitted electronically at
• www.ieee.org/fellows

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Let us know if you have questions regarding IEEE
Fellow categories, nomination process
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• Good Luck!

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Supplementary information

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THE IEEE FELLOW PROCESS

• Individual Contributions/Evidence of Technical
  Accomplishment
• Description of disciplines within the engineering
  profession
• Application Engineer/Practitioner - What product
  development, advancement in system, application
  or operation, project management or construction
  activity, process development, manufacturing
  innovation, codes or standards development, or
  other application of technology was the direct
  result of the candidates personal effort? List
  the most important tangible and verifiable
  evidence of the candidates contribution and, if
  pertinent to any of the above, significant
  technical publications, technical reports and/or
  presentations, magazine articles, internal
  reports, testimonials or patents. Where a team
  effort was involved, identify and document the
  specific technical contribution of the candidate.

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THE IEEE FELLOW PROCESS

• . Individual Contributions/Evidence of Technical
  Accomplishment
• Description of disciplines within the engineering
  profession
• Research Engineer/Scientist - What inventions,
  discoveries or advances in the state of the art
  did the candidate make? Indicate innovation,
  creativity, and importance of the candidates
  research. List patents, papers published in
  refereed journals, and other tangible and
  verifiable evidence of the candidates
  accomplishments. Where a team effort was
  involved, identify and document the specific or
  technical contribution of the candidate.
  Describe the expected significant value to
  society of the candidates contributions.

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THE IEEE FELLOW PROCESS

• Individual Contributions/Evidence of Technical
  Accomplishment
• Description of disciplines within the engineering
  profession
• Educator -What impact has the candidate had on
  education in science or electrical engineering?
  For example What new curricula and/or courses
  has the candidate developed? In what way are
  they innovative and unique? Has the candidate
  written a pioneering text in his/her field? What
  has been the range of acceptance of this text
  regional or worldwide? Has the text improved the
  understanding of the particular field? What
  contributions has the candidate made in
  engineering education as an administrator? What
  has been the success of these efforts, and how
  and to what extent have they changed engineering
  education?

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THE IEEE FELLOW PROCESS

• Individual Contributions/Evidence of Technical
  Accomplishment
• Description of disciplines within the engineering
  profession
• Technical Leader - What outstanding engineering
  application or scientific accomplishment resulted
  from a managerial, team, or company-wide effort
  that was lead by this candidate? Explain its
  importance. Consider it from the point of view
  of benefit to society, technical innovation, risk
  involved, outstanding performance, achieving
  economic acceptability, or other advantages.
  What did this individual do that made the
  achievement possible? The candidates
  organizational position, while important, cannot
  be used as the sole evidence of achievement or
  technical contribution.