1、AESS - Education Board Meeting May, 2013,Joe Fabrizio VP Education,Presentation Outline,Core activities Distinguished lectures Online tutorials New initiatives aimed at younger members,Discussion topics Summary of current status Areas for improvement Some planned activities Issues for consideration,
2、Distinguished Lectures Current Status,New roster of DLs approved 16 presenters to represent AESS as DLs Two-year terms beginning 1 January 2013 Terms renewable at discretion of the BoG,DL Activity in 2012 12 DLs given by 8 speakers 8 DLs were inactive in 2012 14 DLs presented at least once since 201
3、0,Information on Website Lecture descriptions Author biographies Application procedure Funding guidelines,Program Objectives Eminence of speakers Diversity of topics Quality of content and delivery Geographic distribution of DLs,Participation DLs may remain inactive for a significant time - more tha
4、n 2 yrs. Active DLs are needed to be effective ambassadors of the AESS,Assessment Lecture evaluation sheets are often filled out by the point of contact (or not all) Need to monitor benefit as perceived by AESS members and other participants,Procedure Application process is rather informal and event
5、 details are not always made clear a priori Increases the potential for misunderstandings between the DL, host, and VP Education,Other Lectures are not often given when other travel opportunities arise e.g. conference travel Chapters chairs have not provided feedback to assist future DL selection wh
6、en requested,Distinguished Lectures Improvement Areas,Promotion DL program is advertised in AESS Magazine and on website but can more be done? Expand role of DLs to generate interest in AESS by proactive interaction with chapters,Ensure DLs are active Introduce a 2 year term with DL activity reviewe
7、d annually have informed DLs Phase out DLs that are inactive for more than 2 consecutive years across terms,Assess benefit to participants Host requested to register attendees at entry to lecture name, organization and email address List submitted to VP Education provide attendance information and s
8、end evaluation requests,Standardize application procedure Design a standard form to apply for a DL visit - make it available on website (or online direct) Ensures that all parties are clear on the arrangements (reduce potential for misinterpretation),Stretch AESS budget Encourage DLs to present when
9、 compatible with other travel eliminate cost of an airfare Hold more virtual DLs using modern video conference techniques particularly for students,Other Chapter Chairs to include suggestions for DLs and improving the AESS in annual report Recruit new DLs based on eminence, topic, quality of content
10、 and delivery, + geography,Distinguished Lectures Planned Activities,Past AESS-DL presenters Some have expressed a desire to continue advertising lectures as DLs (at no cost to AESS) Historically have not allowed this, if we break from tradition then it should apply for all past DLs Question for the
11、 BoG - is this something that we should allow?,Proposed process (effectively unchanged) Visit proposal submitted to VP Ed dates/venues, cost estimate, section/chapter funding commitment AESS pays for airfares, sections/chapters pay directly for local expenses - expenses submitted to VP Reimbursement
12、s made to DL and chapters (as required) to ensure that 50-50 rule is satisfied,AESS-portion funding Local sections and chapters are expected to pay for 50% of the speakers total expenses This favours larger chapters (o/s DLs expensive) - need to help smaller chapters to grow Consider relaxing 50-50
13、rule subject to both VP Ed and AESS president approval,DL activity interpretation DLs are expected to present at least once per year Some DLs have said that this condition should apply subject to invitation from a chapter My interpretation is that being active is broader than responding to invitatio
14、ns only,Distinguished Lectures Issues for BoG,Online Tutorials Current Status,Currently Online Bistatic & Multistatic Radar Hugh Griffiths GPS/GNSS + Inertial Navigation James Farrell Radar System Performance Modeling Dick Curry Sea Clutter - Simon Watts & Keith Ward Fundamental Concepts in Radar Si
15、gnal Processing - Mark Richards Introduction to Stealth Dave Lynch Under Discussion Foliage Penetration Mark Davis Inertial System and GPS Technology Trends George Schmidt Introduction to Image Fusion Erik Blasch,Analysis of Hits (5 months: Apr 1 to Sep 4, 2012) Position in a Google search for key w
16、ords is respectable Number of hits is much lower than desired 2700/month Half of the viewers take a quick peek and leave Only 67 visitors have returned to the site,Online Tutorials Improvement Areas,Other Products Tutorials on a wide variety of topics are freely available online Do not compete but p
17、rovided a facility for mem,Limited Utilization Activity reports from Google Analytic show that access to videos has been disappointing Half of the visitors take quick peek and leave, and only 15% of visitors return to the site,Member Login Tutorials are made accessible to AESS members but the login
18、procedure has been problematic Not obvious who to contact for login problems its possible that members try and then give up,Topic Diversity Tutorial topics available on line are dominated by radar-related subjects 5 out of the 6 Alternative fields of interest to AESS members are inadequately represe
19、nted at present,External Visibility Tutorials are accessible only to AESS members much larger pool of external viewers Non-members do not have access partial visibility may provide incentive to join AESS,Online Tutorials Planned Activities,Open access Allow previews or limited portions of tutorials
20、to be viewed by non-members (also applies to DLs) Enabled by modifying tutorial access and log-in on website,Broaden topics Better representation of AESS FOIs and search for emerging topics where AESS can provide home e.g. approach lectures who already present tutorials at conferences and meetings o
21、r authors of texts,Online education Develop an indexed compendium of useful links to existing open source education information Methods TBD with education committee of International Radar Systems Panel (community),Feedback page Implement a feedback page for AESS members to better understand their ne
22、eds directly This page could be made general to include all other VP areas not implemented as yet,Mentoring Scheme new initiative aimed at younger members,Main goal Develop programs aimed at providing attractive benefits for younger AESS members To retain student members and encourage young professi
23、onals to become members,Mentoring scheme Students and young professionals are often left to their own after joining the AESS Structured scheme to help young members integrate quickly into AESS community,Conference networking To simply invite students to attend AESS conferences under sponsorship is n
24、ot sufficient Need leaders to engage with them to help understand our community and promote AESS,Technical guidance Students often know of leaders in their field of interest - and often admire them from afar The scheme should actively help connect students and mentors for technical exchange,Signific
25、ant issue Concern about the Societys lack of growth - excerpt taken from 2012 strategic plan Sense that student interest is waning in engineering fields that traditionally feed AESS,Summary,Growing the AESS and revenue (not only membership per se) Important to do more than simply advertise existing
26、services and benefits Growth requires the implementation of new customer-focussed strategies,Strategy for AESS Education Improve existing services: Distinguished lecture program, online tutorial and education Provide more benefits: mentorship scheme new initiative aimed for younger members Grow technically: creating a professional home for alternative/emerging fields of interest,Overarching Strategy Our members should be more encouraged and empowered to help grow the AESS Use membership resource to grow internationally (part. under-represented regions),
