University of Maine Student Research Symposium Judge
Ron Brown was a Judge at the University of Maine’s Student Research Symposium held in Bangor on April 17, 2018. The symposium featured oral, poster, and demonstration presentations of undergraduate and graduate student research projects in all areas of study from the...
Maine Space Grant Consortium Planning
On February 28 and March 1, 2018, Ron Brown participated in a planning project sponsored by the Maine Space Grant Consortium. The session positively evaluated the benefits of pursuing the development a space port in Maine.
Oxford Elementary School Career Fair
For the fifth consecutive year on November 13, 2017, Ron Brown represented the engineering profession at the Oxford (Maine) Elementary School’s Aspire Higher Career Fair. He met with student’s from each grade, K-6th, talking with them about what engineers do and how...
IEEE Award
Ron Brown, IEEE Maine Section Chair, was recently recognized by the IEEE Region 1 Board of Governors with the Enhancement of the IEEE or Engineering Profession’s Image with the Public Award for his significant contributions to creating a positive IEEE-Public...
IEEE Region 1 Board of Governors Meeting
As IEEE Maine Section Chair, on June 9th and 10th Ron Brown participated as a voting member in the eight state IEEE Region 1 Board of Governors meeting. The achievement of the meeting was the planning of needed actions to continue to develop the IEEE as the world’s...
MTUG Scholarships Awarded
At the 30th annual MTUG IT Summit and Tradeshow, Ron Brown presented MTUG Information Technology Scholarships to 8 graduates of Maine high schools who are 3rd or 4th year students at a University of Maine System University and majoring in an IT oriented field. These...
IEEE STEM Ambassadors Program
Ron Brown working with the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, MMSA, again organized and participated in the STEM Ambassadors Program. The program is generously supported by Texas Instruments. This program brings together Maine science teachers and technical...
Importance of Telecommuters to Small Towns
At a conference titled Rural Maine's Next Economy held February 10, 2017, Ron Brown presented an analysis demonstrating the potential economic and social benefits of telecommuting workers to small rural towns. These workers could be newcomers to a town or adults who...
K-12 Computer Science Education
Ron Brown, as IEEE Maine Section Chair, participated in the K-12 Computer Science Education in Maine seminar held November 16, 2016 at Thomas College. The seminar, sponsored by the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, included 16 educators. Ron was the only...
IEEE Software Engineering Body of Knowledge
The IEEE Computer Society’s Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBoK) describes generally accepted knowledge about software engineering. The IEEE Computer Society published the first edition of the SWEBoK in 2004, as a part of its goal to define...