Young Professionals: We Are the Future! Ramesh Nair Global Vice Chair, IEEE Young Professionals Design Engineer, Intel Corporation rameshnair@ieee.org

IEEE Young Professionals: who we are? Graduated from their first professional degree within the last 15 years *There is an opt-in option available for members that do not meet this criteria 171 Local Affinity Groups 1 out of 4 IEEE members is a Young Professional: 59,409 members in 181 countries

Background Information: IEEE Young Professionals worldwide Region Higher grade Students Total YoY Change 1-6 13,333 7,814 21,147 -6.3% 7-10 19,732 18,530 38,262 -1.8% 33,065 25,801 59,409 -3.4% Young Professionals 20% of all the IEEE members Source: 2017 February MD Report, February SAMIEEE

IEEE is “Missing” Young Engineers Why does IEEE need us? IEEE is “Missing” Young Engineers IEEE is Aging Source: Bill Moses

Why Computer Society? IEEE Computer Society is global network of technology professionals which provides computing and IT professionals with trusted, high quality, state-of-the art information on an on-demand basis. Computer Society members network in 168 Countries with 221 chapters.

Who We Are? Computer Society Members Work In: Industry, Academia, Government, and are Self Employed Computer Society Members Are Responsible For: Software Development/ Design Engineering Internet of Things UI Design/Development Cloud Computing Website/Applications/ Development Systems Engineering Security & Privacy AI Embedded Systems Development Quality Assurance Data Analytics Multi-Core Programming IS/IT/ICT Computer Graphics and Applications Mobile Application Development High Performance Computing Green Computing Big Data Games and Simulation Smart Grid

What We Do? Provide Information Learning Career Growth Computer Society Digital Library and Publications 600,000+ Searchable Articles 569,000+ Authors 13 Magazines 20 Journals 9,000+ Conference Publications Technical Webinars 140+ Webinars live and archived Conferences and Events 140+ Webinars live and archived Skillport Complete 100’s online courses and career resources Thousands of technical and business books from top publishers

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2017 IEEE Young Professionals Projects: Access to technical content via IEEE Xplore Leverage an existing IEEE service to provide IEEE Young Professional members with the technical content they desire as a membership benefit (not for opt-ins or grad students) μVolunteering platform Introduce a platform that allows IEEE Young Professional members to create and find flexible micro-volunteering opportunities Volunteer loyalty and recognition program Recognize local volunteer efforts on a higher level, track their achievements (modernize reporting), apply gamification theory to increase participation and engage more members Presence at high-profile events Support presence at high-profile events to expand global IEEE Young Professionals community, attract industry practitioners, and showcase IEEE membership benefits Seed funding for local events Increase volunteer engagement/satisfaction by providing support for local volunteers to deliver engaging event experiences for IEEE Student and Young Professional members

Young Professionals Funding Portal yp.ieee.org/funding-opportunities

Strengthening the global IEEE member network Creating sustainable, global networking experiences at conferences IEEE Conference Sponsored by Society (1000+ Int’l Attendees) Young Professionals Event at Conference (Panel, Hackathon, “Breakfast with Mentors”) FREE Off-Site Meetup Event with Local IEEE Members International Conference Attendees Local Section IEEE Members Global Professional Networking Experiences

IEEE Computer Society Student Membership

Student Membership IEEE + Computer Society Half Year Membership. Now through 15 Aug. USA & Canada = US$20 Outside North America = US$17.50 Already an IEEE member = US$4 Full member benefits Includes Full Access to Computer Society Digital Library

Scholarships for Students Richard E. Merwin Student Ambassador 40, US$1000 Scholarships Awarded Deadlines: April 30 & September 30 Designed to recognize and reward active student volunteer leaders in student branches or chapters who show promise in their academic and professional efforts Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society 4, $1,000 Scholarships Awarded Deadline: October 31 Lance Stafford Larson Paper Contest 2, $500 Scholarships Awarded Deadline October 31

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Products and Services for Students: www.ieee.org/resumelab Suite of online resume/CV development tools for each step of the job seeking process 24 hour global programming contest October 14, 2017 IEEE student members teams up proctored by a IEEE member to solve programming challenges

Enjoy a World-Class Member Experience! Vision: Building a strong, unified, global Young Professional network Let’s use the resources and products offered by IEEE Computer Society to empower our early-career development.

Thank you! rameshnair@ieee.org