Fostering Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering: ECEDHA Is Bringing Together Thought Leadership in Engineering Education [Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women]

The IEEE has been a launching pad for many communities, including some that have grown outside its domain. One such organization, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Head Association (ECEDHA), developed in the mid-1980s after its university founders had been gathering informally at IEEE and American Society for Engineering Education events and felt it would be beneficial to formalize into what is now the current association. Not surprisingly, ECEDHA has a mission closely aligned to that of the IEEE: representing the academic leaders of more than 300 accredited programs in ECE in the United States and Canada, ECEDHA's goal is to foster advances in the disciplines of electrical and computer engineering, facilitate interaction and exchange of ideas among its members, and improve communication with the profession, industry, government, and other communities of interest.