2023 IEEE R10 Educational activities award

The IEEE R10 Educational Activities (EA) Volunteer Award aims to recognize IEEE members for the efforts and dedicated contributions in the promotion and implementation of educational activities.

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R10 Educational Activities Outstanding Group Award

Introduction
The IEEE R10 Educational Activities (EA) Group Award aims to recognize groups of IEEE members for the efforts and dedicated contribution in the promotion and implementation of educational activities in the following areas.

  • Foster the improvement of education through the process of accreditation engineering, engineering technology, computer science, and applied science programs.
  • Dedicated contribution to the design, delivery, and support of continuing education courses and programs in the fields of interest to IEEE
  • Volunteering of time and effort for the informal education community
  • Outstanding educational innovation in the field of interest of IEEE and whose innovation has made a major impact and been emulated outside the individual’s immediate environment
  • Work in a pre-university school and those who influence school-based activities for pre-university students.

Purpose
IEEE R10 EA Group Award has been established to recognize Section, Student Branch and other Affinity Groups which have exhibited exemplary and substantive leadership of an extraordinary nature in implementing activities in the scope of EA, as stated above, at the local, regional, national, and/or international level. The accomplishments of the group should be of “significant performance” and should have made a distinguishing contribution to IEEE R10 EA

Eligibility

  • IEEE Region 10 EA Group Award targets IEEE R10 Section, Council, Subsection, Society Chapter, Student Branch, Women in Engineering (WIE), Young Professional and Life Members Affinity Groups.
  • Nominated group must be led by IEEE R10 member(s) in good standing and the group has made an identifiable creative achievement and/or a significant contribution toward the scope of R10 EA.
  • Nominated group’s achievement and contribution must have been made within last 3 years for this award.
  • A member of the R10 EA subcommittee cannot be involved with the nominated group.
  • Nominated group must not have received the IEEE R10 EA Award(s) within the last 3 years.

Schedule

  • Call for Nominations: 1 April 2023
  • Nomination Deadline: 31 May 2023
  • Recipient Notified: By 30 September 2023

Scope
Based on the merit of each candidate, the R10 Awards & Recognition Committee may decide on the number of winners for the prevailing contest year. If no candidate is found to be suitable, no award will be given in that year.

Basis of Selection
The IEEE R10 EA Group Award is selected based on the following points relating to the nominated group’s eligibility:

The IEEE R10 EA Group Award is selected based on the following points relating to the nominated group’s eligibility:

  • Contribution for the scope of R10 EA
  • Quality of activities and programs
    • Purpose and objectives
    • Achievements and measurable impact
    • Support from the Section
    • Collaboration with Student Branch/YP/WIE Affinity Group or other groups
    • The number of participants
  • Quantity of activities and programs.
  • Other factors
    • Uniqueness of the approach
    • Outreach & societal implication
    • Size of Section

If no candidate is found to be suitable, no award will be given in the year.

Selection Committee

The R10 EA awards selection committee is composed of at least 3 members, 2 of whom are nominated by the R10 EA committee and to be headed by the latter’s chair. The award selection committee reserves the right to present no award if the committee is not satisfied with the standard or quality of entries received. The decision of the award selection committee, as approved by the R10 Director, is final.

Award Instrument
An award plaque and award prize of US$ 500 will be awarded to the selected Educational Activities Outstanding Group.

Presentation
Award will be presented to the attending Section Chair or representative at the R10 Annual General Meeting. Section shall then arrange to present the award to the award recipient(s) at an appropriate local Section event/ occasion.

Record/ Notification
R10 Educational Activities Committee Chair will notify the result of selection by e-mail to individual award recipient. R10 Awards & Recognition Committee Chair will make an official result announcement to the Section/ Council Chairs and Secretaries, and also maintain a record of award recipients on the on the R10 Website.

R10 Educational Activities Outstanding Volunteer Award

The IEEE R10 Educational Activities (EA) Volunteer Award aims to recognize IEEE members for the efforts and dedicated contributions in the promotion and implementation of educational activities in the following areas.

  • Foster the improvement of education through the process of accreditation engineering, engineering technology, computer science, and applied science programs.
  • Dedicated contribution to the design, delivery, and support of continuing education courses and programs in the fields of interest to IEEE.
  • Volunteering of time and effort for the informal education community.
  • Outstanding educational innovation in the fields of interest of IEEE and whose innovation has made a major impact and has also been emulated outside the individual’s immediate environment.
  • Work in a pre-university school and those who influence school-based activities for pre- university students.

Purpose
IEEE R10 EA Volunteer Award was established to recognize individuals who have exhibited exemplary and substantive leadership of an extraordinary nature in implementing activities in the scope of EA, as stated above, at the local, regional, national, and/or international level. The accomplishments of the candidate should be of “Significant Performance” and should have made a distinguishing contribution to IEEE R10 EA.

Eligibility

  • IEEE Region 10 EA Volunteer Award targets R10 Student Member Grade, Young Professional Member Grade and High Grade Members.
  • Nominee must be an IEEE R10 member in good standing who has made an identifiable creative achievement and/or a significant contribution toward the scope of R10 EA.
  • Nominee must be an individual.
  • The individuals nominated must be IEEE members at the time of nomination.
  • Nominee’s achievement and contribution must have been made within last 3 years for this award.
  • A member of the R10 EA subcommittee cannot be a Nominee.
  • Nominee must not have received the IEEE R10 EA Award(s) within the last 3 years

Schedule

  • Call for Nominations: 1 April 2023
  • Nomination Deadline: 31 May 2023
  • Recipient Notified: By 30 September 2023

Basis of Selection
The IEEE R10 EA Volunteer Award is selected based on the following points relating to the candidate’s eligibility:

  • Contributions to the scope of R10 EA
  • Impact of activities over the community
  • Uniqueness of the approach
  • Outreach & societal implication
  • Leadership ability

If no candidate is found to be suitable, no award will be given in the year.

Selection Committee

The R10 EA awards selection committee is composed of at least 3 members, 2 of whom are nominated by the R10 EA committee and to be headed by the latter’s chair. The award selection committee reserves the right to present no award if the committee is not satisfied with the standard or quality of entries received. The decision of the award selection committee, as approved by the R10 Director, is final.

Award Instrument
An award plaque will be awarded to the selected winner. One-year IEEE Membership fee (basic IEEE membership only) will be subsidized by R10 for the selected award winner.

Presentation
Award will be presented to the attending Section Chair or representative at the R10 Annual General Meeting. Section shall then arrange to present the award to the award recipient(s) at an appropriate local Section event/ occasion.
If the award recipient(s) wish to receive the award during the R10 annual general meeting on self-funding basis, it is possible to present the award directly to them, subject to R10’s approval.

Record/ Notification
R10 Educational Activities Committee Chair will notify the result of selection by e-mail to individual award recipient. R10 Awards & Recognition Committee Chair will make an official result announcement to the Section/ Council Chairs and Secretaries, and also maintain a record of award recipients on the R10 Website.

How to apply?

Submit all nomination forms to our google form below https://forms.gle/N8nAXQJLxnvhvmxcA