Business Cycle Spotlight Did You Know? Section or Chapter Meeting Member Benefit Slides Membership Development Webcast Presented by: Dr. Charles Rubenstein, SMIEEE, CEng FIET 2009 Region 1 Director-Elect Pratt Institute Graduate School of Information and Library Science Contact: Slide 1

About the “Did you know?” Slide Series Use a single slide as a conversation starter at technical meetings to engage members in thinking about the value of their membership Use them at Section ExCom meetings to let your leaders know what they need to know and remind them of things they may not know There are lots and lots of other “DYK” possibilities for IEEE GOLD, Women in Engineering, Students, PACE, leadership, etc. If you come up with one or more, let me know so we can keep a set of these available for future use… Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 2

Unemployed? - Did you know? Unemployed IEEE members are entitled to a 50% dues reduction? IEEE = Networking Our members deserve all the support they can get whether employed or unemployed Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 3

Unemployed? - Did you know? If you become unemployed… Your IEEE membership is more important than ever as a resource for career and employment assistance and networking In the United States, contact your local Section PACE Chair for IEEE-USA Employment Assistance materials at little or no cost or see Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature. Technical assistance: Slide 4

IEEE Technical Meetings - Did you know? When attending a local IEEE Section technical presentation, the person next to you may well be a manager looking to hire folks in the field being presented… IEEE Members attend local events at little or no cost Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 5

IEEE Conferences - Did you know? IEEE proudly sponsors over 350 conferences and contributes to the technical programs of another 600 (!) each year all over the world IEEE Members attend IEEE Conferences at reduced registration fees Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature. Technical assistance: Slide 6

Life Membership - Did you know? Close to retirement? Don’t retire your IEEE membership too soon! IEEE Members who are over 65 and have been dues paying members for over 35 years qualify for IEEE Life Membership with waiver of future dues… Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 7

Career Development - Did you know? IEEE Members attending local Chapter meetings find it a cost effective way to learn about State-of-the-Art developments in a field With 38 Societies and 7 Councils, the fields of interest cover electrotechnology from Antennas to Ultrasonics at the research, component, and systems level Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 8

‘IEEE-Wear’ - Did you know? IEEE branded apparel, headwear, giveaways, supplies, and more are available for purchase at the IEEE Merchandise Store? Check out the many offerings at: Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 9

Free eBooks - Did you know? All Professional grade members who renewed their IEEE Membership for 2009 will have the option to choose one of the following e-books, compliments of IEEE-USA. Check your the week of 23 March to see how to get your eBook! Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 10

IEEE Publications - Did you know? IEEE Xplore, our online digital publications database has over 2 Million articles in it and… it’s growing every day! Check out IEEE Xplore’s Journals & Magazines, Conference Proceedings, Standards, Books and Educational Courses at: Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 11

ieee.tv - Did you know? As a member you have exclusive download privileges to view and share ieee.tv programs at your next meeting or event. Current ieee.tv program titles include: IEEE One Voice (7:01 minutes) The Spirit of Innovation (2:31minutes) Technology Discourse: Biofuels (7:20 minutes) See more at: out.html Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 12

IEEE Spectrum - Did you know? As a member you have exclusive download privileges to view IEEE Spectrum articles and features. Current Spectrum feature articles include: Open Arms Stop That Train! NASA Planet Hunter to Search Out Other Earths See more at: Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 13

Networking - Did you know? IEEE members polled in February 2009 declared that the most important networking channel for them as a member was: Conferences (37%) Local Meetings (23%) Volunteering (18%) IEEE Standards (14%) memberNet (5%) Mentoring Connection (2%) Other (1%) Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 14

Did You Know? 2009 is IEEE’s 125 th Anniversary Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 15

“Did you know?” Slides There are lots and lots of other DYK possibilities for IEEE member benefits and to tell our members and prospective members about our Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), Women in Engineering (WIE), Students, PACE, leadership, and other programs. Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 16

Thank you ! If you come up with one or more, let me know so we can keep a set of these available for future use… Give me your feedback at: Membership Development Web Cast Web Cast Etiquette: Ask questions using the online chat feature.Technical Slide 17