LOGO Pingzhi FAN IEEE Region 10 MDC Chair 2008 IEEE Chengdu Section Chair-elect 2008 Professor and Head of Institute of Mobile Communications, Southwest Jiaotong University, China PhD (UK), FIEE, SMIEEE, MIEICE Adjunct professor of Leeds University (UK) and Shanghai Jiaotong University (China). General chair and TPC chair for over 10 Int. Conferences. Guest editor-in-chief and editor of 8 academic journals. Inventor of 20 patents and the author of over 300 research papers and 8 books (John Wiley, IEEE Press, Springer, Nova) Research Interests: CDMA technology, information theory & coding, radio resource management, radio positioning, etc.

IEEE R10 MDC Report Professor Pingzhi FAN IEEE R10 MD Chair Cambay Spa & Resort, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India 2 February 2008

3 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting The Present R10 MD Status The Next Step Actions The Future R10 MD Goals Outline

4 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting Membership Status by Region - As of 31 December 2007 Highest number of members Negative growth rate *December 2007 stats are preliminary

5 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting R10 Membership Analysis Region 10 is currently the largest IEEE region with 67,157 members as of 31 December 2007, representing 17.8% of IEEE’s total membership. Membership in Region 10 is down by 0.4% from December 2007, representing a loss of 285 members The Region has 42,380 Higher Grade Members and 24,777 Students Higher Grade membership is up by 2.5%, representing a gain of 1,044 members. Student membership is down by 5.1%, a loss of 1,329 students Senior Member Elevations: 362 Members elevated to Senior Member during 2007.

6 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting R10 Membership by Grade (As of 31 December 2007)

7 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting R10 Membership in 56 Sections Australian Capital Territory 400 Bangalore 3463 Bangladesh 306 Beijing 2345 Bombay 5738 Calcutta 963 Changwon 228 Chengdu 245 Daejon 935 Delhi 1952 Fukuoka 731 Gujarat 516 Harbin 202 Hiroshima 416 Hong Kong 2236 Hyderbad 2806 Indonesia 265 Islamabad 290 Kansai 2099 Seoul 3084 Shanghai 617 Shikoku 273 Shin-Etsu 217 Singapore 2757 South Australia 484 Sri Lanka 405 Taegu 273 Tainan 703 Taipei 3043 Thailand 454 Tokyo 7560 Uttar Pradesh 839 Victorian 1549 Vietnam 89 Western Australia 689 Wuhan 161 Xian 326 Karachi 210 Kerala 2032 Kharagpur 120 Kwangju 139 Lahore 566 Macau 116 Madras 5067 Malaysia 1706 Nagoya 1002 Nanjing 672 New South Wales 2288 New Zealand North 528 New Zealand South 227 New Zealand Central 224 North Queensland 105 Queensland 892 Repulic of Philippines 240 Sapporo 219 Sendai 616 (as of 31 December 2007) % 35.08%

8 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting CategoryUSD$ Total Member - Incentive 1 & Total Senior Member - Incentive 1 & Total Student - Incentive 1 & New Student Branch Grant4, Student Subsidy26, Total MDC Grant Payable31, IEEE Region 10 MD Grant For Year Pay in Year 2007 Prepared by IEEE APO on 6 August 2007

9 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting IEEE Region 10 MD Grant Payout in 2007 Based on 2006 Annual Statistics of the IEEE The MD Grant (USD31,668) is based on the following: - US$1 per Student Member based on 31 Dec 2006 stats. US$50 per new Student Branch formed in 2006 US$50 per new Student Branch formed in 2005 with 20 or more student members Incentive of US$250 to Section with the highest (1) number and (2) percentage increases in the grade Senior Member, Member and Student Member.

10 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting IEEE Region 10 MD Grant Payout in 2007 The Incentive grants went to: Senior Members Highest increase in number - Hong Kong Section & Taipei Section with the same number increase and therefore each received $125 Highest percentage increase - Philippines Section Members Highest increase in number - Beijing Section Highest percentage of increase - Sri Lanka Section Student Members Highest increase in number - Madras Section Highest percentage increase - Kwangju Section

11 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting IEEE Region 10 MD Grant Payout in 2007 A total MDC Grant of US$31,668 has been credited into the Custody Accounts of R10 Sections respectively, where about 82.3%, or USD26,068, goes to student subsidy. For Sections with no Custody Accounts, the MD Grant will be sent out together with the 2007 Section Rebate in 2008 (to minimize on administration and banking fees).

12 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting IEEE R10 Future MD Goals High growth rate in the number of sections/ subsections High growth rate in the number of higher grade members High growth rate in overall membership Top region in overall membership and member activities

13 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting Next Step: R10 MD Actions Revised MD Grants/Incentives for 2008  Membership promotion event:  $500/event  Membership publicity project:  $500/project  Membership development tour:  $500/tour  US$50 per new Student Branch formed  US$50 per new Student Branch formed in previous year with 20 or more student members  Incentive of US$250 to Section with the highest number and percentage increases in the grade Senior Member, Member and Student Member. Total Budget: $24,000, supporting about MD activities!

14 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting Send your proposal (by 31 May, 31 August) to Fanny & Serena IEEE Asia Pacific Operations Centre Event/Project/Tour Title Date and venue Organizer/coordinator and Section Name Brief description (proposal) Purpose, arrangements, budget, …. Promotion event: conference, meeting, … Publicity project: posters, leaflets, web publicity, … Recruitment tour: Section officer tours/talks Summary/Outcome (report) Next Step: R10 MD Actions Supporting activities, evaluated by R10 MD Committee!

15 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting Next Step: R10 MD Actions Publicity projects/recruitment tours More IEEE conferences in R10 Conference sponsorship conditions More sections/subsections in R10 Better member service, invoices, etc Membership renewal reminder Simpler ways to renew and join

16 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting Next Step: R10 MD Actions Bonus payment to Rising Sections Highest NUMBER of members increased Highest PERCENTAGE of members increased MD Activity Support Senior Member Member S2Member Retention

17 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting THANK YOU! No members, No IEEE, No future!

18 IEEE R10 Annual Meeting It was decided in the ExCom Meeting at Jeju Island on 13 January 2008 to constrain the MDC Budget to $24,000 in It was also agreed at the same ExCom Meeting to propose a more effective and responsible way to use of the MDC Grant. Next Step: R10 MD Actions Supporting activities, first come first serve!