Membership NPSS, March Sal Portillo

Remembrances of things past and questions: 1.Our membership levels remain the same ~2500 members 2.Saw tooth is still there- we peaked at ~ We recruited about 650 members 4.We lost about half but probably more 5.Question: do we have a set of core members, say 90% (??) that has been with us for more than 5 years and what is the turnover within that group? 6.What is the turnover with newer members (ones that have been with us for more than 2 years? Thank you Bob! 1.Expected answers today but Samieee says : proxy error! Proxy could not handle the request…ok maybe next week

This years Focus will be on 1.Establishing a membership set of core volunteers 2.Establish a relationship with an Asia-Pacific colleagues to help with recruitment activities in that region, specially at upcoming conferences 1.If we are to be successful we need to think ‘locally’ what do other regions need? 2.Need to look at the data with higher resolution (regions, chapters..)..Thank You Jean Luc 3.How can we improve on our 20 (dropped 12 so far) new members from latin America (long term).. Thank you. JP. Allain! 3.Subcommittee: Jean Luck, Jane, Albe, Sandra, Vern, And perhaps Zhan sen? 1.Vern…. 4.Retention.. 5.Increase our membership from other regions 6.Organic net growth..2%=50 new members a year…..(bridge too far)..ok 1%..25 new long term members a year….0.5%=12..?? Depends on our turnover..

Thank you!

Who we are… Feb About 2435 total, 130 students

New Members 2012…652 Total Active=371 Inactive=162

Sample Letter for retention.. Sample Questionnaire…Need to iterate with VP and President..

Volunteers 1.Thank you, I know it is hard work! 2.What do we need: 1.Members of the community with years of involvement.. Roots in the community 2.Outgoing/engaging 3.Local to the event? 3.Represent NPSS- Wave our flag… 4.Recruit 1.Set up day before 2.Must be there for All intermission and registration events 3.Can (should) see some of the presentations… 4.Small report at end of conference 1.Improvements 2.Concerns 5.Thank you again, I know it is hard work!

NameDateLocationVolunteer 1Volunteer 2 SOFEJune 10-14San FranciscoAlbe PPC/ICOPSJune 16-21San FranciscoVern? NSRECJuly 8-12San FranciscoDennis Brown NSS/MICOctober 27Seoul KoreaEd CampoS. Portillo I Need to engage a Korean Volunteer SCINTApril 15-19Shanghai, China Don’t know enough? Worth going? Is it large? I Need to engage a Chinese Volunteer ANIMMAJune 24-27Marseille France Jean Luc? NA-PACSep-29Pasadena CaS. Portillo RADECSSep 23-27Oxford England Jean Luc? ICALEPSOctober 1-7San Francisco Others NPSS affiliated meetings: we should support

I would like to start a Membership subcommittee: Areas of interest: 1.Revisit, address transition from paper forms to digital forms 1.Presently we have paper forms that need to be transcribed and checked and at times errors are made 2.How do we grow outside the US? (should we?) 1.How do we establish a close working relationship with our counterparts in foreign countries that can lead the recruiting efforts and be more successful at it 3.Improve our undergraduate and graduate recruiting AT the school location… 4.Is the booth the best way to recruit new members at conferences? 1.Should we have a general free snack get together where everyone is welcome.. specifically students…???? 2.Should we establish some kind of rotating internship where a a recent Ph.D can contribute to membership activities and meet people.. rotate once a year? 3.Free memberships viable option? 5.Subcommittee members: 6 members, small enough to be nimble yet not so small.. enough to get buy in: Albe Larsen, Jean Luc, Jane Lehr, Sandra Biedron??, Vern? Jennan?? (China), Sal 1.Meet once every two months telecom….UNM to the rescue 2.Work on mostly good ideas and path forward.. (Maybe some bad ideas as well!) 1.Conference Fees?? Get buy in from conference chair 2.Design a questionnaire for present members: Value of IEEE? Another one for those that did not renew?