1. IEEE Computer Society Chapters Jill I. Gostin IEEE CS MGAB Vice Chair, Outreach Committee and Geo Activities jgostin@ieee.org April 21, 2016

2. What’s a Chapter? Computer Society Chapters are the local arm of the IEEE Computer Society. 2 Society / Technical Council Chapters consist of Chapter members who share technical interests and geographic proximity. Chapter activities may include technical and professional presentations, workshops, tours, demos, seminars, social functions

3. What’s the bigger picture? 3 Technical Activities Board SocietySection Chapter Member and Geo Activities Board

4. The make-up of a Chapter Elected Officers –Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer Appointed committee chairs –Program Committee, Awards, Publicity, Membership, Communications, etc. Committee members Other volunteers (large and small efforts) Meeting participants –Members and non-members –Family members! 4

5. Where do I fit in? (1 of 2) Do I have a local Chapter? –Professional Chapter LocatorProfessional Chapter Locator –Student Chapter LocatorStudent Chapter Locator How do I find out about Chapter meetings? –Chapter Website (links at the Chapter Locator above) computer.org/chapters –vToolsvTools  Select Find Meetings –Select Upcoming Meetings, and enter Region, Section, and Organizational unit (C16) 5

6. Can I help influence the types of meetings that are held? Where do I fit in? (2 of 2) 6 What if I don’t want them to ask me to help out? –Never –Not Now –Not this role

7. What’s in it for me? Learn about interesting technologies being used in your area for a future job move or to enhance your current job, through talks, workshops, tutorials 7

8. What’s in it for me? Participate in interesting tours and demos 8

9. What’s in it for me? Find others with similar interests – enhance your network –Learn the dynamics within your field –Establish business contacts –Get “plugged in” to your community –Seek new career opportunities –Accelerate your professional development –Develop knowledge resources –Identify mentor/mentee opportunities 9

10. What’s in it for me? Join or start a service or technical project Learn Leadership skills through your service Professional Development – gain more control over the direction of your career 10

11. How does my participation help? 11 Provide positive feedback to the volunteers running the chapter Share experiences, enhancing the computing profession Encourage and engage others outside your normal contacts Demonstrate a commitment to the profession Be part of the voice of computing

12. What if I don’t have a local chapter? Attend a Section meeting View Technical and Professional presentation recordings http://www.nuxlabs.org/http://www.nuxlabs.org/ Collabratec Start a chapter –12 CS member signatures –A Chair –Signed petition Consider a joint chapter 12

13. Chapters by the Numbers (year end 2015) 493 Computer Society Chapters –205 Professional Chapters (43 joint) –288 Student Branch Chapters 13

14. IEEE Computer Society Chapters Questions? Ideas? 14

15. Jill I. Gostin jgostin@ieee.org 21 April 2016 Thanks for attending! Chapters