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Region 1 Milestone & History Committee Report

Nikolaos GolasRegion 1 Milestone & History Committee Chair/Coordinatorn.golas@ieee.org

2012 Region 1 Summer MeetingMarriott Newark, NJ 18 August 2012

IEEE Region 1 Milestone Report

• IEEE Milestone Program is administered thru IEEE History Center

• Honors significant technical achievements associated with IEEE

• Milestones recognize technological innovation & excellence for unique products, services, papers and patents

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Current Region 1 Milestones

Dedicated on June 27th 2012– 2010-10 LORAN (Boston Section)– 2010-11 Whirlwind Computer (Boston Section)– 2011-04 SAGE System (Boston Section)

Nominations Ready Board of Directors Action– 2011-03 Bell Laboratories, The First 60 Years

[AM] (New Jersey Section)

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Current Region 1 Milestones

Milestones in Early Stages– Lee De Forest “Triode Audion” from 1908 (New

York Section)

– William Higinbotham "Tennis for Two" First Video Game at Brookhaven National Laboratory in 1958 (Long Island Section) – Awaiting BNL Milestone Plaque acceptance

– "First Blind Flight" by Doolittle at Mitchel Field in Garden City, NY in 1929 (Long Island Section) – Received Milestone Plaque acceptance from Curator of the Cradle of Aviation Museum

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Future Milestones?

Are any other Sections working on Milestone nominations?

Please contact me if you need help with your Milestone nomination.

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Celebrate Member Loyalty at YOUR Section

2012 is IEEE's 50th yearIEEE was founded on January 1, 1963, through the merger of the AIEE (1884) and IRE (1912)IEEE is honoring those members who have been with us continuously since the beginningRegion 1 has 2057 members out 9400 throughout IEEE or 21.9% of the total

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Celebrate Member Loyalty at YOUR Section

All loyal members received a pin identifying them as a "Member 1st 50 Years”IEEE is asking them to contribute their memories to the IEEE Global History NetworkCelebrate and share with the rest of your Section’s members their loyalty and achievements

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Celebrate Member Loyalty at YOUR Section

Send congratulatory email to your whole Section with list of their namesPublish their names in your NewsletterList of 50 Year Members by Section at:– http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/List_of_50_Year_Me

mbers_by_Section

First-Hand:50 Year Member First Hand Histories– http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/First-Hand:50_Year_

Member_First_Hand_Histories

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Celebrating Section Anniversaries in 2012

Binghamton Section: Founded: 3/7/1952, 60th Anniversary

Ithaca Section: Founded: 10/15/1902 110th Anniversary

Princeton/Central Jersey Section: Founded: 7/1/1947 65th Anniversary

Springfield Section: Founded: 6/29/1922 90th Anniversary

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Celebrating Section Anniversaries in 2013

Boston Section: Founded: 2/13/1903, 110th Anniversary

Long Island Section: Founded: 5/6/1953 60th Anniversary

New Hampshire Section: Founded: 9/3/1953 60th Anniversary

Schenectady Section: Founded: 1/26/1903 110th Anniversary

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How to Celebrate Section Anniversaries

Announce Anniversary to all Section members

Plan special Anniversary event or combine with Section annual meeting

If special Anniversary event try to invite members, spouse or family

Develop brochure identifying Section achievements and recognize past Chairs or members

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Princeton/Central Jersey Section 65th Anniversary Celebration

Anniversary celebration took place at “Grounds for Sculpture” in Hamilton, NJ

Invited Section members, spouse and 2 guests

Over 171 members & guests responded to the invitation

Ceremony was held to cut Anniversary cake and members & guests enjoyed sculptures in park

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Princeton/Central Jersey Section 65th Anniversary Celebration

Congratulations to Rebecca Mercuri and the volunteers of the Princeton/Central Jersey Section

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Historical Milestones Detailed Process

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IEEE Region 1 Milestone Details

• IEEE Milestone Program is an IEEE History Committee Program administered thru IEEE History Center.

• Honors significant technical achievements associated with IEEE.

• Milestones recognize technological innovation & excellence for the benefit of humanity found in unique products, services, papers and patents.

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IEEE Milestone Program

IEEE established Milestone Program in 1983 in conjunction with 1984 Centennial Celebration.Each milestone recognizes a significant technical achievement that occurred 25 years ago in an area of technology represented in IEEE with regional impact.

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IEEE Milestone Program

Milestones are proposed, nominated and sponsored by organizational units such as Sections, Societies or Chapters.A milestone must be submitted to the IEEE History Committee for review and recommendation.After approval by the IEEE Board of Directors, a bronze plaque is awarded.The plaque is placed at an appropriate site with a dedication ceremony.

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Guidelines for Organizing Milestones

General requirementsSubmitting a milestone proposalReview of proposalSubmission of nominationReview of nominationApproval of Board of DirectorsNotification of approvalCasting of the plaqueDedication Ceremony

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Guidelines for Organizing Milestones

General Requirements– Milestones recognize an achievement

not a person or a place.– An achievement must be 25 years old &

must have regional importance.– The IEEE Global History Network website

lists all the requirements.– http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/

Milestones:Proposing_a_Milestone

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Guidelines for Organizing Milestones

Milestone submissions– Two step process: milestone proposal followed by a

nomination.– Any IEEE member can submit a proposal, but the

proposal must be sponsored by the organization unit.– The OU pays for the dedication ceremony & plaque.– Typical time frame from submission of proposal to

dedication of milestone is between 9 and 15 months.– Proposed milestones are submitted thru the IEEE

Global History Network & evaluated by the IEEE History Committee (IHC).

– IHC, when appropriate recommends approval by IEEE Board of Directors.

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Guidelines for Organizing Milestones

Proposal Review– Milestone Coordinator of IEEE History

Committee appoints an advocate, who is responsible for reviewing the proposal & determining the significance of the proposed milestone.

– If approved the proposers are invited to submit a detailed nomination with supporting documentation.

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Guidelines for Organizing Milestones

Submission of Nomination– Milestone administrator & advocate assist OU in

completion of nomination.– Supporting material, with appropriate references

must be in English & submitted in electronic format.– A draft citation describing the achievement must

also be submitted.– The History Committee has the final decision on

wording of citation.– Nomination must be submitted within 6 months of

the issue of invitation.

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Guidelines for Organizing Milestones

Nomination Review– Within 3 months of receipt the advocate

evaluates the documentation & recommends whether to approve or reject the nomination.

Approval of Board of Directors– The IEEE History Committee prepares the

final review & evaluation of the proposed milestone to determine recommendation for approval by Board of Directors.

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Guidelines for Organizing Milestones

Notification of Approval– Milestone administrator notifies the

organizational unit when the IEEE History Committee recommends approval of the milestone to B of D.

– If milestone is approved administrator completes arrangements for payment of plaque & suggests guidelines for dedication ceremony.

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Guidelines for Organizing Milestones

Casting of Plaque– The milestone plaque will be cast &

delivered to the OU within 2 months of receipt of payment by the History Center.

– Cost of Plaque is $795.00 plus approx. $65.00 for shipping.

– Each plaque is 18” x 12” x 1-1/4”, is made of bronze and weighs 21 lbs.

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Guidelines for Organizing Milestones

Dedication Ceremony– Organizational units are responsible for

developing & planning the dedication ceremony.

– Ceremony requires several months advance planning & should include 8 weeks for delivery of the plaque.

– Copies of the guidelines for organizing the dedication ceremony will be handed out.

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IEEE Region 1 History Report

IEEE History Committee has been advising the IEEE Board of Directors on matters of legacy & heritage of IEEE and its members & their related professions & technologies since IEEE’s inception.In 1980 IEEE established the IEEE History Center to be the staff arm of the History Committee.IEEE’s historical activities are carried out by the staff of the History Center, under the guidance of the History Committee.

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IEEE History Center

Mission of History Center is to preserve, research and promote the history of information and electrical technologies.Center maintains resources for the engineer, historian of technology and anyone interested in the development of electrical & computer engineering & their role in modern society.The History Center is part of IEEE Corporate Activities & is co-sponsored by Rutgers Univ., History Dept. School of Arts & Sciences.Most of the Center’s resources are available online at the IEEE Global History Network.

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IEEE Global History Network

The Global History Network is a new website of the IEEE History Center dedicated to the histories of IEEE, its members and their professions & technologies.– http://www.ieeeghn.org

GHN is wiki-based but restricted to IEEE members, technical authorities and professional historians.GHN empowers IEEE members to collaborate in documenting the histories of their organizational units.

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IEEE Region 1 History

Richard Ackley, a previous Region 1 Historian prepared an historic overview of Region 1 and our history of electro technology including a brief history of each Section in Region 1.This is a living document and I encourage each Section Chair or Section Historian to provide current and past Section history to be included in our Region 1 History Archives.Please send your Section history information / documents in electronic format to: n.golas@ieee.org

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For additional informationplease contact me:

Nikolaos Golas

Region 1 Milestone / History Committee Chair/Coordinator

n.golas@ieee.org

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