Hatice Altug Named Liaison to WIEC
The IEEE Photonics Society has named BUPC faculty member, Hatice Altug, to be the 2010 liaison to the Women in Engineering Committee (WIEC). Liaisons act as a conduit between their respective societies and the WIEC. Following is a short description of what the job entails:
• Foster an awareness of IEEE Women in Engineering.
• Participate in WIEC monthly meetings and report to their society on WIE status and activities.
• Inform the WIEC of their society’s activities that might be of interest to the WIE membership.
• Support Society members in the establishment of a WIE group, helping to identify volunteers and training them.
• Provide guidance for new initiatives or for assistance in the procurement of funds for activities that support the objectives of the Society.
• Provide support and help to WIE members or WIE groups in the Society to maintain a good level of activity.
• Be responsible for editing articles for Society publications, both online and in print.
• Provide timely contributions to the Society newsletter and encourage WIE members to provide articles as well.
• Support Society membership activities utilizing WIE growth to increase the participation of women within IEEE.
Each year the WIEC asks the thirty-eight IEEE societies to appoint a representative to the committee. The representative position is a non-voting position and serves for the calendar year.