APSENA

Mission Statement:

Initiate ways and means for fostering and encouraging cooperation with and among scientists and engineers of Pakistani origin in North America and their specialized organization to not only increase their contributions to science and technology in the United States of America, but also to become the vehicle for successfully disseminating knowledge to the developing countries, particularly to the country of their origin.

Goals:

1. Create and maintain an interactive professional website. (2008-2009)
2. Effectively create and develop collaborations and alliance partnerships in educational, informational and scientific initiatives with organizations, research institutes in the US, Canada and Pakistan. (2009-2010) 
3. Recruit and engage seasoned women scientists and engineers as APSENA members and officers in different regions. (2008-2009)
4. Re-engage previous active members and past officers of APSENA into the Association. (2008-2009)
5. Establish focus groups for students and young scientists & engineers' in the United States & Canada.(2009-2010)
6. Provide a forum for the budding engineers and technologists in sharing their research, professional expertise & white-papers. (2009-2010)
7. Increase and sustain paid membership. (2009-2010)
8. Establish virtual APSENA offices in Pakistan and Canada. (2009-2010)
9. Streamline and enhance services of APSENA for members. (2009-2010)
10. Adopt ways and means to increase APSENA revenues. (2009-2010)
11. Establish accountability measures in every aspect of the operation of APSENA. (2009-2010) 

Roles and Responsibilities of Regional Vice Presidents:

1. To act as a spokesperson for APSENA in their regions by organizing events, doing membership drives while supporting and targeting the eleven goals of the organization and meeting its mission.
2. To collaborate with the local universities, organizations and other institutions in their respective north american regions to work on community, educational, science and technology events in line with the global changes and advancement.
3. To serve as a key point of contact to connect fellow Pakistani-Americans for educational advancement, mentorship, joint projects, volunteerism and civic and professional activities.
4. To design at least one service project per year for APSENA members.
5. To report their accomplishments (activities) twice a year (June 30 & Dec,31) to APSENA president so that they document APSENA accomplishments.
6. To recommend outstanding Pakistani Americans from their region to be recognized at the annual conference.

In other words, your charge is mainly to:

• introduce APSENA in your region,
• build membership,
• initiate meaningful activities,
• support APSENA goals and
• advise the president.

Communication is of utmost importance in this role. We plan to initiate the newsletter again and produce several per year. We need news from each region. We need to identify high caliber, talented, accomplished Pakistani Americans and highlight their profiles in the newsletter. This will certainly inspire younger professionals. We will initiate unique service projects for our communities to have name recognition of APSENA and will indulge with planned service projects when we visit Pakistan. Each Region will adopt a University in Pakistan and collaborate with various alumni Associations of Science and Engineering Colleges and Universities. Let us put some effort to recruit more women in this organization.