Attention Program Evaluators and Department Heads

IEEE/ABET Will Host Two Training Workshops at ASEE Annual Convention PISCATAWAY, NJ. 7 April 2000.  On 18 June 2000, at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, ST. Louis, MO, the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) will hold two educational workshops during the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) annual conference.  Both the new Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Engineering Criteria 2000 and the classic Engineering.

Technology Criteria will be presented at simultaneous all day workshops.

The EC-2000 Training Workshop is co-sponsored by the Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA).  The purpose of this workshop is to train IEEE members serving as program evaluators and department heads under the new ABET Engineering Criteria 2000.  Full implementation of the new criteria is due fall 2001.

Trainers are:

Mr. C. Denny Avers, Retired from IBM, Training Coordinator for the Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA)/IEEE Representative to the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET

Dr. Williams E. Sayle, II, Professor and Associate, Chair School of Engineering and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology/IEEE Representative to the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET

Dr. David L. Soldan, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University/Member of the Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA)

The Engineering Technology Workshop is co-sponsored by the Committee on Technology Accreditation Activities (CTAA).  During this workshop, IEEE members who serve as program evaluators and department heads will be taught the classic ABET Engineering Technology Criteria.

Trainers are:

Mr. Richard A. Painter, Vice President, Painter Engineering, Inc./Program Evaluator Coordinator for the Committee on Technology Accreditation Activities (CTAA).

Professor Rosida Coowar, Assistant Chair, Department of Engineering ASEE Annual Convention Technology, University of Central Florida/Member, Committee on Technology Accreditation Activities (CTAA).

Both workshops will take place from 8:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a lunch break from 12:30 to 1:30.  Registration and a continental breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.  The cost for each workshop to non-IEEE Evaluators is $200.00 in advance, and $250.00 at the door.

To pre-register, or for more information, contact:

Accreditation Administrator
IEEE Educational Activities
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331
Phone: 1 732 562 5484
E-mail: eab-accred@ieee.org