National Society of Black Engineers

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Alumni Programs

• 2006 Regional Leadership Conference   
• August 18-20, 2006    Indianapolis Marriott
  East Indianapolis, IN

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Where are AE Programs Headed?

• Our past does not reflect the destination of
  Alumni programs
• Serve the students only and Professional
  development only are both dead-end philosophies
• The destiny of NSBE-AE is much, much more
• AE Programs must grow in several key areas
• 05-06 has piloted key growth areas, but only sets
  the stage for what is to come

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Alumni Programs

• Historically, NSBE-AE has only engaged relatively
  recent graduates
• Often in 1-10 years from graduation
• Limited influence/authority in workplace
• Limited level of technical expertise
• Resulting level of AE programmatic impact has
  been minimaluntil now

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Alumni Programs

• Recent Accomplishments
• Project management and other training now
  standard at National Convention and Professional
  Development Conferences
• Leadership training relevant to corporate
  management being piloted at select Regional
  Leadership Conferences
• Training costs substantially below standard
  industry costs (in some cases 10 or less)
• Major technical research projects underway, in
  some cases unlike any other research on the
  planet
• NSBE technical presentations and conference
  tracks at external conferences

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Region IV Programs

• Priorities
• All
• CDP
• A Walk for Education
• Alumni
• Entrepreneurship Database
• Pilot Automotive SIG
• AE-150

• Collegiate
• Cyber-mentoring
• Competition Judging
• PCI
• TMAL
• NSBE JR. Board
• Kid Zone

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Alumni Programs

• Developmental Programs
• Technical Excellence (Special Interest Groups)
• Professional Development (Certifications,
  Developmental Workshops, Online Training)
• Entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurship Development
  Group)
• Outreach Programs
• College Initiative (CyberMentoring, Competition
  Judging)
• Pre-College Initiative (TMAL, RJEB, KidZone)
• Operations Programs
• CDP
• Alumni Summit
• Alumni Awards

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Initiatives for All

• 2006 Regional Leadership Conference

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Chapter Development Program

• September Submission
• 32 Questions (Initial Chapter Status,
  Programming, Membership, Leadership, Financial
  Vitality)
• December Submission
• 24 Questions (Participation Assessment, Strategic
  Plan Measures Analysis, Strategic Plan Resource
  Analysis, SWOT Analysis)

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Chapter Development Program (cont)

• February Submission
• - 28 Questions (Final Reporting Statistics,
  Chapter Improvement, Chapter Controls

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A Walk For Education

• AWFE 2007
• February 24, 2007
• Columbus, Ohio

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Alumni Initiatives

• 2006 Regional Leadership Conference

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Entrepreneurship Programming

• Entrepreneurial Directory
• Entrepreneurship Training
• NSBE Business Incubator

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Entrepreneurial Directory

• Developed from database of NSBE technical
  entrepreneurs
• Identifies business size, type, etc.
• Networking resource to AE entrepreneurs
• Potential to sell printed copies to BCA, other
  companies

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Entrepreneurship Training

• Organized curriculum of workshops, short courses,
  online presentations, and other materials
• Designed to encompass body of knowledge needed to
  go from I want to own my own business one day
  to being a successful owner of a technology
  enterprise
• Currently encompasses TPC, PDC, and Region 5 SPRC

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NSBE Business Incubator

• Focused training for serious entrepreneurs
• Promote incubator businesses to BCA Supplier
  Diversity Programs
• Entry fee for participation

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How to Sign Up for Entrepreneurship Programs

• Who can sign up?
• Any Alumni, Alumni Affiliate, Lifetime, or
  Honorary Member
• Sign up on NSBE Online
• Click on Programs
• Type Entrepreneurship Development Group in the
  quick search bar

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What Are Special Interest Groups? (SIGs)

• Technical societies/organizations within NSBE-AE
• Similar in concept to technical
  committees/divisions/ organizations within other
  technical organizations
• American Institute for Aeronautics and
  Astronautics (AIAA)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  (IEEE)
• NSBE SIGs enable the creation of an organized
  African American technological infrastructure
  something that does not exist anywhere in the
  world

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What Does Technical Excellence Mean for Special
Interest Groups?

• SIGs are not fan clubs for various technologies
  and industries
• SIGs are working units of NSBE, established to
  conduct innovative technical activity
• Advance the state of the industry become the
  experts in their fields
• Provide relevant technical education to
  technologists in other disciplines and contribute
  to the technical education of students
• Ensure the technical predominance of Black
  engineers and scientists
• Assume the mantle of cultural leadership by
  bringing technical leadership to Black business,
  political, and celebrity leaders
• Bring the promises of technology to reality in
  the Black community
• Independent engineering activity (design, test,
  build, analysis, site visits, public relations,
  membership drives, internet resources)

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Why Get Involved in Special Interest Groups?

• Develop your technical talents
• Refine skills you use in your day to day job
• Explore areas of your field you may not have
  developed
• Learn how to transition into other fields
• Our community needs your voice
• NAACP, Urban League, etc. cannot speak on
  technical issues such as Bioengineering,
  Environmental, Transportation, etcyou are the
  knowledge
• All of the knowledge in the universe is useless
  unless it is coordinated
• We must take ownership of our talents
• The next great invention may be ours
• There is no excuse when the next crisis strikes
• We are the technological infrastructure of the
  Black community

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SIG Structure
National Alumni Programs Chair
National Alumni Technical Excellence Chair

SIG Division 2
SIG Division 1
SIG Division n
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SIG Levels

• Level 3
• Broad scope (Division lead)
• Encompasses an entire engineering discipline
  (e.g. mechanical engineering) or
• Projected membership base exceeds 25 of current
  AE membership
• Two or more Level 2 SIGs may exist within this
  discipline
• Level 2
• Mid-range scope
• Encompasses a single technical industry (e.g.
  biotechnology) or a field within an engineering
  discipline
• One or more Level 1 SIGs may exist within this
  industry/field
• Level 1
• Narrow scope
• Encompasses a specific sub-industry (e.g. Linux)
  or subset of a field in a particular engineering
  discipline

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2006-2007 Pilot SIGs

• Automotive (Region IV)

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Role of the RAEB
With RAEB consent, Regional officer in pilot
SIGs industry and high interest in doing so may
serve as Director

• RAEB does NOT run pilot SIG(s), but instead
  advises/is kept informed by leadership team to
  help SIG accomplish its first-year criteria (let
  the SIG team do the work instead of doing it for
  them)
• SIG leadership team must include at minimum
• Director
• Technical Coordinator
• Fundraiser/Finance
• Secretary/Communications

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How to Join a SIG

• Who can join SIGs?
• Any Alumni, Alumni Affiliate, Lifetime, Honorary
  Member, or graduate student
• Some SIGs have dues and/or additional membership
  eligibility requirements
• Join SIGs on NSBE Online
• Click on Events
• Use Event Quick Search to locate desired SIG by
  typing portion of the SIG name

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AE-100

• Alumni Extension (AE)-150 is a program that will
  be used to train 150 technical professionals that
  have been a member of the AE for less than two
  years. The ultimate goal of AE-150 is that the
  participants become local, regional and national
  officers. The participants will be offered
  discipline specific training and training on the
  NSBE organization. AE-150 is an effort to
  promote the pursuit of advanced degrees,
  research, and leadership within NSBE-AE.

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2007 Alumni Awards All award applications active
on NOL by RLC

• Individual Member Awards
• Technologist of the Year
• Member of the Year
• National Mentorship Award
• AE Technical Scholarship
• National Leadership Award (AEB and AE)
• Alumni Chapter Awards
• Alumni Chapter of the Year
• PCI Program of the Year (via CDP application)
• NSBE FaceTime Award (via CDP application)
• SIG Awards
• Industry Technical Leadership Award
• Technical Community Impact Award
• Technology Advancement Award

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College Initiative

• 2006 Regional Leadership Conference

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Types of College Initiative Programming

• CyberMentoring
• Competition Judging

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CyberMentoring

• Electronic mentoring network linking college
  students and technical professionals
• Goal is that a student in any discipline can be
  connected with a professional in his or her field
• Beginning of the good old NSBE network
• Allows academic assistance, apprenticeship,
  application guidance, and other mentorship
• Matches based on career interest

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Competition Judging

• Alumni members are need to help judge various
  Academic Excellence competitions
• USTR
• Academic Tech Bowl
• Technical Paper Competition
• RAEBs have other conference duties and should not
  be used as judges
• College Initiative Chair and regional Alumni
  Programs chairs will assemble teams of Alumni to
  help judge

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How to Sign Up for CyberMentoring and Competition
Judging

• Who can sign up?
• Any Alumni, Alumni Affiliate, Lifetime, or
  Honorary Member
• Sign up on NSBE Online
• Click on Programs
• Type CyberMentoring in the quick search bar
• Type Competition Judging in the quick search bar

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Pre-College Initiative

• 2006 Regional Leadership Conference

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NSBE-AE PCI Programs

• Collegiate and Alumni work together on all PCI
  programs, but NSBE-AE takes the lead on several
• Try-Math-A-Lon
• NSBE Kid Zone
• Regional Junior Executive Boards

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Try-Math-A-Lon

• 06-07 toolkit already available on web
• http//www.nsbe.org/downloads/pci/TMALToolkit2006-
  2007.pdf
• Regional Alumni Chairs and Regional Alumni PCI
  Chairs should ensure Alumni chapters are planning
  local competitions now
• Pay close attention to deadlines in toolkit

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NSBE Kid Zone ProgramPurpose/Benefit to NSBE

• Purpose To provide a NSBE Kid Zone in the form
  of a Pre-NSBE Jr. event for children of NSBE
  members attending conferences
• Primary focus is grades 3-5
• Enables NSBE to promote math/science/engineering/t
  echnology careers to children too young for NSBE
  Jr. by developing STEMopoly games
• Enables NSBE members with children to attend
  conferences
• Reaches children at an age before other
  influences discourage them from STEM careers
• Enables NSBE to provide a cradle to the grave
  engineering experience

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NSBE Jr. Regional Executive Board (RJEB)

• NSBE Jr. component of Leadership and Operational
  Effectiveness directives
• 06-07 Boards to be selected at SCCs
• Program is overseen by the Regional Alumni PCI
  Chair
• Regional Jr. Chair
• Regional Jr. Vice-Chair
• Regional Jr. Secretary
• Regional Jr. Treasurer
• Regional Jr. Programs

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RJEB Duties

• Invited to RLCs
• Take NSBE Jr. Leadership test created by current
  National PCI Chair and National Alumni PCI Chair
• Establish the RJEBs Budget
• Submit Monthly NSBE Jr. chapter reports to REB
  and RAEB PCI Chairs
• Shadow a REB/RAEB/AEB/NEB member at FRC
• Increase RJEB and Chapter Communications
• Increase Program Participation

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RJEB Duties

• Host SCC Mock TMAL competition
• Assist Regional PCI Chair and REAB PCI Chair with
  the PCI mini conference agenda
• Host the FRC TMAL competition (Moderator, table
  judge, grade PAT and TEC)
• Conduct a NSBE Jr. Think Tank at FRC
• Assist with NSBE Kid Zone

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RJEB Duties

• Assist with rechartering NSBE Jr. Chapters
• Biweekly RJEB conference calls
• Will oversee the FADE to the BLACK program for
  their regions
• Recruit High School students/NSBE Jr. students
  for AWFE February 24, 2007 end of National
  Engineers week

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Questions?