Direction presentation fo NSBE-AE

1. State of the Alumni
Dr. Njema J. Frazier
National Alumni Chair
Presented to Alumni Extension
2008 Professional Development Conference

2. Overview
 On Purpose
 On Plan
 On Point!

3. On Purpose
quot;to increase the number of culturally
responsible Black Engineers who excel
academically, succeed professionally
and positively impact the community.quot;

4. Membership
Region I Region II Region III
Total – 4,636 Region IV Region V Region VI
1,138
789 808
707 749
118 356
445
4,162
Lifetime Alumni Affiliate Alumni Alumni Members
*membership@nsbe-ae.org

5. Membership (under the hood)
Total – 4,636 Total* – 2,178
269
2,189
Lifetime
Returning International Alumni Affiliate
Recent Graduate Alumni Affiliate
Returning Alumni Affiliate
Returning Alumni
Returning International Alumni
Recent Graduate Alumni

6. Leadership
 Dr. Njema Frazier  Strauder Patton
 chair@nsbe-ae.org  finance@nsbe-ae.org
 Brian Jackson  Barrow Shurn
 chair-elect@nsbe-ae.org  pdc@nsbe-ae.org
 Nosa Egharevba  Carolyn Boyd
 chair-emeritus@nsbe-ae.org  pci@nsbe-ae.org
 Alice Walker  Chris Cooper
 secretary@nsbe-ae.org  entrepreneurship@nsbe-ae.org
 Cassandra Johnson  Tyria Riley
 treasurer@nsbe-ae.org  ci@nsbe-ae.org
 Thzaira Charles  Wilbert Moultrie
 programs@nsbe-ae.org  pr@nsbe-ae.org
 Stacie Suggs  Kumi Rauf
 parliamentarian@nsbe-ae.org  telecomm@nsbe-ae.org
 Darnell Fisher  Yolanda Turner-Smith
 membership@nsbe-ae.org  publications@nsbe-ae.org
• Regional Alumni Boards • National Executive Board • World Headquarters

7. Communication
 AE Chair Village Calls
 Calls held in June, August, and October
 Plan to have calls 12/08, 2/09, and 4/09
December 1, 2008
 First Mondays
 Open to all AE members
Next Call
 Registration on NOL
 Chapter Visits
 Regional and National Road Shows are underway
 AE Chapters in R2, R3, R4, and R6 already visited
 Currently identifying locales with high at-large membership for
Town Halls
 State of the Alumni
 Presented in all six regions and posted on the web
 Web updates

8. Continuity
 Maintain 2004 - 2008 Gains
Strengthened Pipeline from Collegiate
Open for public comment

 Growing Budgets
January 16, 2009
 AE Summit
 Save our Kids
 Road Shows
 Improve future planning
 Long-Range Strategic Plan
 Parallel to NSBE Strategic Plan
 Covers 2008 & Lays out 2009 – 2013
 Annual Calendar
 Used for planning and phasing
 MS Project document for all levels of leadership
 Revamp of Targeted Programs
 Chapter Development Program, Regional Leadership Conference

9. On Plan
 Focus Areas  Strategic Plan
 Membership Satisfaction  Outreach
 At-Large Members  Recruitment
 Chapters
 Retention
 Professional Excellence
 Professional Excellence
 Conferences
 Entrepreneurship & SIGs  Impact
 Community Outreach
 Directives
 TMAL
 P rofessional Excellence
 AWFE
 O utreach
 Financial Stability
 W orldwide Impact
 BCA Profiles
 E ngineering Excellence
 Sponsor Checklist
 R ecruitment and
Retention
2008 – 2009 Strategic Direction

10. On Plan
National Signature AE Long-
Directives AE Focus Areas
Strategic Plan Programs Range Plan
Professional Professional Professional Conferences
NSBE-Preneur
Excellence Excellence Excellence Entrepreneurship
Community Program Planning
Outreach Outreach SEEK
Outreach & Timelines
Worldwide TORCH
Financial Financially Stable
Impact Stability Base
Impact
Special
Engineering Interest
Engineering Technical
Excellence Impact Excellence
Groups
Recruitment
Recruitment & Achiever's Membership Chapters
Retention Plus Satisfaction At-Large Members
Retention
Directives & Signature Programs

11. Alumni Programs
 Face Time  Try-Math-A-Lon
 Cybermentoring  KidZone
 Competition Judging  Save Our Kids
 Certifications  Chapter Development Program
 Workshops  Alumni Awards*
 On-Line Training*  Alumni Summit
 NSBE-Preneur  Special Interest Groups
*programs@nsbe-ae.org

12. NSBE-Preneur 101
 The NSBE-Preneur Program is new
Signature Program that has been designed
to build and develop Small African-
American, technology-focused businesses.
 NSBE-Preneur is designed to connect small
businesses to each other as well as to major
corporations for supplier diversity vendor
opportunities.
 NSBE-Preneur includes several innovative
components that will hone the business management
skills of our current/future entrepreneurs to better
serve our society and the community at-large.

13. NSBE-Preneur Program Components
1 2 3
• NSBE-Preneur • NSBE-Preneur • NSBE-Preneur
Directory Two Track Mini-Conference
Certification @ National
• NSBE-Preneur Program Convention
Toolkit

14. Special Interest Groups 101
 Special Interest Groups, or SIGs, are…
 Technical Societies within NSBE AE that focus on a
particular engineering discipline or particular focus
area
 Venues where professionals in the same field come
together to discuss issues that they are facing
 Technical Think Tanks for issues that impact the Black
Community
 Vehicles for educating professionals outside of their
field on the type of work done
 Platform for interdisciplinary engineering
discussions and projects

15. Over 500
SIG Numbers to date… members!!
200 162
107
100 73
35 41 42
23 24
0 2
0
Microelectronics Wireless
Bioengineering Transportation
Energy Space
Aerospace Environmental Engineering
WISE ITTT
If you are interested in starting or joining a Special Interest Group,
Email programs@nsbe-ae.org OR
register in NOL Events – “SIG Registration 2008-2009” or eventID=3104

16. Alumni Awards*
 Individual Member Performance Awards
 Alumni Member of the Year
 National Leadership Awards
 National Leadership Award (AEB members only)
 National Leadership Award (member in good standing)
 National Mentorship Award
 Chapter Performance Awards
 Alumni Chapter of the Year
 PCI Program of the Year
 National Face Time Award
 Technical Excellence Awards
 Technologist of the Year
 AE Technical Scholarship
 SIG Industry Technical Leadership Award
 SIG Technology Advancement Award
 SIG Technical Community Impact Award

17. Microsoft Grant (Training Opportunity*)
Targeted to Student Members, but…
 Alumni can support the grant and download the software if
 You are in School
 Graduate School
 MBA
 Taking a class
 You are an advisor or mentor
 NSBE Jr. Advisor
 Tutoring PCI
 TMAL Coach
 You are willing to be a Software Trainer
 holding a series webinars
 assisting students use the full functionality of the Software
Interested?
Please email Njemile Vinson, Director of Membership, at nvinson@nsbe.org

18. NSBE Download Stats
Downloaded software usage from January 1 to September 10, 2008
Total Software Titles Quantity Product Retail Value of each
Downloaded Downloaded MSDN License
144 6159 $1,200
Top 10 Downloaded Applications
Windows Vista Business DVD
Windows XP Professional with SP2 (Single User) ISO Image
Visio Professional 2007
Project Professional 2007
Office Groove 2007
OneNote 2007
Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition (x86 and x64 WoW) – DVD
Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional - Full Install
Windows XP Professional (Single User) 64bit Edition
SharePoint Designer 2007

19. 2008 – 2009 Chapter Goals
….from our National Chairperson
 5 SEEK Applicants from every chapter
 Adopt at least 1 NSBE Jr. Chapter
 50% Chapter Participation in AWFE
 100% Chapter Membership with PASSPORTS
 1 Entry into the National Business Plan Competition
 Start JUST KEEP ONE retention campaign!!!

20. …and on POINT

21. Technical Professionals Conference – Top 10
1. Build your Professional Network
2. Take Training courses
3. Enter Business Plan Competition
4. Hear Inspirational Speakers
5. Participate in Technical Programming & Roundtables
6. Preview the New NSBE Year
7. Pulse the current Job Market
8. Gain skills to succeed as a Black Professional
9. Fellowship, relax, and enjoy top entertainment
10. See the CITY!

22. 13th Annual Technical Professional
Conference!!
Program Highlights:
• Diverse selection of Workshops, Panel Discussions and NSBE-preneur program activities
• Corporate Roundtables Series focused on: Green Engineering and Sustainability; Corner Office: Real
Talk from the Corporate Executive; Engineering in the Financial Sector; Social Networking -
Transforming Communications for the Future; NSBE-preneur & Supplier Diversity
Agenda Highlights:
 Friday
 Wednesday
 Joint SIG Luncheon
 AE Golf Classic
 TPC Tech Expo - Green Engineering &
 Alumni – Student Mixer Sustainability, Day 1
 Power Networking Suite  Career Engineering Networking Suites
 Thursday  Saturday
 Technical Training: Dare to Lead  AE Joint Regional Luncheon sponsored by US
Steel
 AE Kick-off Lunch & Forum sponsored by Booz
 TPC Tech Expo - Green Engineering &
Allen Hamilton
Sustainability, Day 2
 SIG-Entrepreneurship Mixer
 TPC Urban Oasis
 Career Engineering Networking Suites

23. 2009 Alumni Summit
 AE Chair's Golf Classic
 AE Forum
 Community Service
 Silent Auction
 Beach Outing
 Casino
 Night clubs and bars
 Swimming Pools
 Mini-Golf
 Children's program
 Three meals a day, afternoon snacks, and Midnight Buffet
 24 hour room service and pizza

24. 2009 Alumni Summit

25. 2009 -2010 Preview: Toronto 2010
A Major Step in NSBE’s Global Expansion Plans!
 The 1st International Convention of the National Society of Black Engineers
(NSBE) in it’s current 33 year history!
 NSBE will be bringing in over $15.9 million dollars in economic benefits to the
city of Toronto!
 Slated to be the Largest Black Professional Convention ever hosted in the
country of Canada.
Ainsley A. Stewart, Jr. – 2010 National CPC Chairperson (nebtoronto@nsbe.org)

26. In Closing
…On Purpose
..On Plan
…On POINT!

27. Questions/Comments