1. Membership Development & Awards Vil Arafiles, Membership Dev Chair March 19, 2005 HEM Baltimore Section Officer Training Adapted from Marc Apter’s Presentation

2. March 2005 Baltimore Training Senior Member Elevation l Benefits l The professional recognition of your peers for technical and professional excellence. l An attractive fine wood and bronze engraved Senior Member plaque to proudly display. l Up to $25.00 gift certificate toward one new Society membership. l A letter of commendation to your employer on the achievement of Senior member grade (upon the request of the newly elected Senior Member.) l Announcement of elevation in Section/Society and/or local newsletters, newspapers and notices. l Eligibility to hold executive IEEE volunteer positions. l Can serve as Reference for Senior Member applicants. l Invited to be on the panel to review Senior Member applications

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4. Requirements are not difficult l Substantial job responsibilities such as team leader, task supervisor, engineer in charge of a program or project, engineer or scientist performing research with some measure of success (papers), or faculty developing and teaching courses with research and publications, all are indications of significant performance well as the following: l Substantial engineering, responsibility or achievement l Publication of engineering or scientific papers, books or inventions l Technical direction or management of important scientific or engineering work with evidence of accomplishment l Recognized contributions to the welfare of the scientific or engineering profession l Development or furtherance of important scientific or engineering courses in a program on the l Contributions equivalent to those of (a) to (e) above in areas such as technical editing, patent prosecution or patent law, provided these contributions serve to advance progress

5. March 2005 Baltimore Training Membership Development l MD Programs l Member-get-a-Member/Student-get-a- Student, www.ieee.org/mgm l Nominate a Senior Member (Sections) www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/sminitiative.html l Conference membership recruitment l Student/Gold Retention initiative www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/mdprograms.html

6. March 2005 Baltimore Training Membership Development l Membership Development Progress Report – monthly newsletter www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/mdprogrpt.html l Membership statistics l Mailed monthly to MD Chairs but in the process of being made available via WWW l MD supplies – applications, posters www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/mdsupplyform.html Contact Mike Binder, m.binder@ieee.org +1 732 562 5514

7. March 2005 Baltimore Training RAB Awards l RAB William W. Middleton Distinguished Service Award l RAB Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award l RAB Innovation Award l RAB Leadership Award l RAB Achievement Award l Friend of IEEE Regional Activities www.ieee.org/rabawards

8. March 2005 Baltimore Training Recognition Products & Supplies l Supplies l Letterhead & envelopes l Recognition Products l Banners (customizable) l Plaques, certificates l Officer pins (by grade, position)

9. March 2005 Baltimore Training Recognition Products & Supplies l For volunteers l Billing l Rebate deductions preferred l Treasurer or chair approval needed l Invoicing available Contact Donna McClelland, d.mcclelland@ieee.org +1 732 562 5518 www.ieee.org/scsproducts

10. March 2005 Baltimore Training GOLD l Young Professionals l Identified on SAMIEEE l graduated within last ten years l Peer connection l Local social activities l Leadership opportunities l Regional GOLD Program – Wole Akpose Wole@ieee.org Contact Cathy Downer, c.downer@ieee.org, +1 732 562 5506 www.ieee.org/gold

11. March 2005 Baltimore Training IEEE Fellow Nomination Categories l Revised the categories for individual’s contributions l Engineer/Scientist category split: 1. Application Engineer/Practitioner 2. Research Engineer/Scientist l Technical Leader and Educator categories unchanged

12. March 2005 Baltimore Training Fellow Nomination Resource Center (FNRC) Fellow Nomination Resource Center (FNRC) l A volunteer support group l Assist nominators in obtaining the required number of references to support an IEEE Fellow nomination. Nominators can initiate a request for assistance to FNRC by sending an e- mail to FNRC@ieee.org. Nominators can initiate a request for assistance to FNRC by sending an e- mail to FNRC@ieee.org.FNRC@ieee.org

13. March 2005 Baltimore Training New in Membership l Redesigned membership web site l Member Options l Increase value of IEEE membership based on improved web experience for members http://www.ieee.org/myieee

14. March 2005 Baltimore Training MEMBER OPTIONS PORTAL Intro - Portal  Public Site – Membership options, value, and marketing Member log-in (members-only area) Member profile Membership references IEEE heritage Membership updates IEEE product feature Membership benefit tabs Society & Stds memberships Member benefit headline

15. March 2005 Baltimore Training MEMBER OPTIONS PORTAL Intro - Portal  “myIEEE”, Members’-only area – one-stop personalization, acct admin & online benefit access Volunteer Recruitment Benefit modules & other IEEE news Personalization Greeting and memberships Membership Management Renewal, change of profile, add services Personalization Local affiliations, Service Advisor Benefit Advertisements