Society Resources for Chapter Chairs

What Else Could There Possibly Be?!! l Section & Chapter Support Staff l IEEE Distinguished Lecturers Program l IEEE Electronic Distinguished Lecturers Program l Member Contact Information l SAMI AND...

What Else Could There Possibly Be?!! l Senior Member Program l Society Chapter Funding l Lists and Aliases l IEEE Entity Webpage Hosting l The Society Chapter Homepage

Section/Chapter Staff Support What’s the Difference? l Contact: l April Nakamura Coordinator Technical Activities Department l When you need: l Member contact lists l Information on Society Programs that can help your Chapter. l Contact: l Vicki Waldman Supervisor Regional Activities Department l When you need: l Help with required reporting. l Information on Regions, Sections and IEEE Funding.

Distinguished Lecturers Program l What is it? l A personal visit from a renowned lecturer. l Offered by Societies/Councils. l How do Chapters benefit? l Outstanding technical content at a meeting. l Visit counts towards meeting requirements. l Opportunity to expand the Chapter.

Distinguished Lecturers (cont.) l Each Sponsoring Society/Council Coordinates its own Program. l Maintain a list of Speakers l Program Coordinator l Funding determined by Society l Determine which entities are eligible

Distinguished Lecturers (cont.) l 32 Societies Participate l Many allow any IEEE entity to make use of their program. l Arrangements should be made directly through the sponsoring Society. For details or contact information

Electronic Distinguished Lecturers Program (EDL) l Why electronic? l Available in CD-ROM format. l The lectures can be used to add technical content to a meeting. l Free for use by Chapters & Sections. l Available in English and Spanish. l No Scheduling Problems!

Electronic Distinguished Lecturers (cont.) l Three lectures currently available on CD-ROM: l “Power Control for Wireless Data” David Goodman – Communications Society l “Restructuring and Its Impact on the Cost and Reliability of Electrical Power Systems” John A. Casazza – Power Engineering Society l “Project Management: High-Impact Techniques for Any Effort” Cinda Voegtli – Engineering Management Society l CD-ROM Lending Library

Electronic Distinguished Lecturers (cont.) l CD-ROM Lending Library l Upon request, IEEE will mail a copy of one of the three lectures. l Use it at your Chapter meeting l Return it so it can be used again! To request a copy, send an to:

Member Contact Information l Member Contact Information is available for: l Society Chapter Chairs Only l Chapter Formation and development. l Welcoming new members. l Chapter Announcements and Outreaches

Member Contact Information l Name, Address, Phone, Fax, and IEEE Membership grade. l Data accuracy & completeness depends on the Member l Spreadsheet format l Updated bi-weekly

SAMI Section Access to Member Information l One person in each Section is given regular updates on local Membership l You can get Member information from that person. l Arrange for Regular updates of your Chapter data.

Chapter Opportunity Analysis l What is a Chapter Opportunity Analysis? l By Request, IEEE Staff will help you identify areas that have the opportunity to form or expand a Chapter by searching the entire IEEE Membership database. l Generally consists of a Membership count by IEEE Geographical Region and Section.

Chapter Opportunity Analysis l How can I use a Chapter Opportunity Analysis? l Contact related Societies with dense populations to host joint events. l In the future, if you find you’re in an area without a Chapter, find out if you can start one!

IEEE Senior Member Program l Prestigious! l Senior Members receive a plaque and 25$ for a Society Membership l Must be a Senior Member to hold an IEEE Executive Office l Senior Members have high retention rates

IEEE Senior Member Program l Any IEEE Member with: l 10 years of experience (including 5 years education) l 5 years of professional performance l References from 3 Senior Members OR 2 Senior Members and a nomination from a Society

Society Chapter Funding l The Society Chapter Funding Guide l Overview of Chapter funding and funding policies for most Societies. l Section Rebates - 180$ per Chapter l Only distributed to Sections if the Chapters report!

Chapter Funding P.2 l Society Chapter Subsidies l Societies may provide funding to support Chapter initiatives. l This funding may be annual or on a case by case basis. l You have to ask! l Contact the Society’s Chapter Coordinator and submit a request. l Joint Chapters may be eligible for funding from both sponsoring Societies.

IEEE Aliases - Personal l Personal IEEE Alias l Free to All Members l Virus Protection l Stays in one place whenever you move l Easy to set up

IEEE Entity Web Hosting l Create a web site for your Chapter l Hosted by IEEE Servers l Available to Chapters, Student Branches, Councils, Sections, Regions and Societies

The Society Chapter Homepage l Resources for Chapters l Best Practices l Links to Forms for Chapter Reporting l Helpful addresses l Chapter Briefs