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04.08
IEEE-USA
E-Books: Continuing to Offer IEEE Members
Valuable References & Resources
By Sharon Richardson
IEEE-USA E-Books are alive, well
— and growing! IEEE-USA has now published 27
e-books on such topics as employment, careers,
government relations, consulting,
entrepreneurship, innovation, professional
activities and technology policy, as well as
several volumes compiled from the Today’s
Engineer archives — and all the books are
available at a low, discounted price (some are
free) for IEEE members.
Whether you are searching for
information on consulting, innovation, salary
surveys, or personal and professional
development, you will find it in the pages of
IEEE-USA e-books.
 2008
IEEE-USA Program Book (Free for IEEE
Members)
In IEEE-USA’s most recent
e-book, the 2008 IEEE-USA Program Book,
IEEE-USA Managing Director Chris Brantley brings
awareness to readers about IEEE-USA’s mission
and goals. He highlights IEEE-USA programs
developed to:
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Promote the professional,
social, economic and ethical status of
engineering
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Provide technical advice and
policy perspective to U.S. policy-makers
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Bring products and services
supporting the professional development and
career vitality needs of U.S. IEEE members
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Support communications with
and among U.S. IEEE members
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Enhance public awareness and
understanding of electrical, electronic and
computer engineering and related technical
fields
The Program Book also highlights
IEEE-USA’s mission and purpose: to recommend
policies and implement programs specifically to
serve and benefit the members, engineering
professionals and general public in the United
States, as well as IEEE-USA’s Strategic
Goals for 2008-2012, and the strategic focus
that supports those goals. In 2008, IEEE-USA
will be focusing on:
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Promoting innovation and
competitiveness
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Supporting K-12 math and
science education to encourage technical
literacy and train future technologists
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Offering increased member
value in products and services
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Providing serious,
career-long continuing education to maintain
a competitive U.S. work force and preserve
careers
To know more about IEEE-USA, its
programs, products and services, download the
2008 IEEE-USA Program Book. It’s free for
IEEE members. The price is $9.99 for
non-members.
 IEEE-USA
2007 Annual Report (Free for IEEE
Members)
Another great e-book to download
is the IEEE-USA 2007 Annual Report.
Compiled and edited by IEEE-USA Senior Public
Relations Counselor Pender M. McCarter,
IEEE-USA’s Annual Report highlights IEEE-USA
activities and accomplishments in 2007.
This e-book begins with a letter
from 2007 IEEE-USA President John Meredith,
commending IEEE-USA volunteers and staff for
helping to achieve such accomplishments as the
passing of the America Competes Act in
both the House and the Senate. The Act
authorized $43.3 billion in federal spending for
basic research. Meredith also highlights the
successful launch of IEEE-USA’s Innovation
Institute, which held its first Web-based
seminar in July 2007, and its first IEEE
Regional workshop in November 2007. He
emphasizes that innovation is an important part
of IEEE-USA’s strategic focus.
Other than highlighting the
major achievements and new products and
services, IEEE-USA’s Annual Report is also a
photo journal of IEEE-USA’s 2007 achievements —
another good way to become familiar with
IEEE-USA volunteers and staff. You will find a
photograph of the first Innovation Institute
Workshop in Falls Church, Virginia. The
Institute’s workshop was focused on the key
aspects of the innovation process, including
product development and corporate culture.
You’ll also see a photograph of 2007 IEEE-USA
President John Meredith speaking with a Member
of Congress at IEEE-USA’s annual Congressional
Visits Day on Capitol Hill. Meredith spoke with
several legislators in support of increased
research and development funding.
Some other photos in the book
include 2007 IEEE-USA Career Activity
Vice-President Paul Kostek testifying before the
House Science Subcommittee on the Implications
of Globalization of R&D and Innovation; a photo
of the IEEE-USA-sponsored 2007 Washington
Internship for Students of Engineering interns;
and the Engineering Family Day event in
Washington, D.C.
This e-book is available as a
free IEEE member download. To download your free
copy, go to
http://salary.ieee.org, and log-in with your
IEEE Web account information. Then, scroll down
the page to product number UH3371.
 The
Best of Today’s Engineer: On World Bytes (Vol.
1)
IEEE-USA E-Books has also
published a new e-book in the Best of Today’s
Engineer series: The Best of Today’s
Engineer: On World Bytes (Vol. 1). Written
by Terrance Malkinson, communications
specialist, business analyst, futurist and
volunteer editor-in-chief of IEEE-USA Today’s
Engineer Digest, this e-book has 61 pages
filled with thought provoking topics such as
Look Within for Personal Fulfillment; Sleep for
Success; Overcoming the Urge to Be Average;
Internationalize your Career; The Habit of
Pause; Reflecting on Resumes; Childhood and
Adult Obesity; Festivals; and the Global
Community of Values.
Under each topic the author
includes a Thought to Chew On and
Other Bits and Bytes highlighting and
summarizing other resource and reference
materials and articles that readers will find of
value as they take on life’s challenges.
The Best of Today’s Engineer:
On World Bytes (Vol.1) is only $4.95 for
IEEE Members and $19.95 for Non-Members.
 Profile
of IEEE Consultants 2007
Prepared by R.H. Gauger, P.E.,
IEEE Life Senior Member, member and past
national chair of the Alliance of IEEE
Consultants’ Networks, and a Distinguished
Engineering Achievement and IEEE Millennium
award winner, the Profile of IEEE Consultants
2007 is the fifth comprehensive national fee
survey that the Alliance of IEEE Consultants
Networks (AICN) has conducted on its members.
This profile was prepared to
give a consultant or potential consultant the
information they need to prepare or negotiate a
contract that is competitive and fair. The
survey provides profiles of a typical
self-employed and independent consultant,
including education, experience, business
practices and specialty. Readers may find the
data regarding the typical consultant’s median
earnings and hourly fee of particular interest
in this e-book. This e-book contains 21 pages of
current data, plus a review of the fee data from
earlier surveys.
This valuable resource can be
downloaded for the low member price of $9.95.
It’s $19.95 for non-members.
Ideas for new e-Books
IEEE-USA E-Books invites IEEE
members and volunteers to submit queries for
e-books they may want to write. If you’ve got an
idea for an e-book that will educate other IEEE
members on a particular topic of expertise,
e-mail your e-book queries and ideas to IEEE-USA
Publishing Manager Georgia Stelluto at
g.stelluto@ieee.org.
The link to the full list of
available e-Books
You can purchase IEEE-USA
e-books — and download free ones — at
www.ieeeusa.org/communications/ebooks. Happy
Reading!
Sharon Richardson is
IEEE-USA’s Communications Assistant and
Editorial Assistant for IEEE-USA Today’s
Engineer Digest.
Comments may
be submitted to todaysengineer@ieee.org.
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