12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 IEEE Student Membership Serving and Preparing our Next Generation of Leaders

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 Dec ,224 Student members 2,354 Student Branches Students represent 27% of total IEEE membership 63% graduate students, 37% undergraduate Global Asia/Pacific – 40%; U.S. – 28%; Europe, Middle East, Africa – 21%; Latin America – 8%; Canada – 3% Entrance into Workforce 25,000+ student members now enter workforce annually 143,500 student elevations over past six years Student Membership—Growing Worldwide Network Student Transition into Workforce 116,224

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 Student membership is the beginning of your IEEE relationship Multiple vectors for benefits and opportunities: e.g., Student Branches, Section meetings, myIEEE / IEEE memberNet IEEE provides professional development support and recognition throughout your career Local, Global & Virtual “Professional Home” Student Member Sr. Member Fellow Your Career Student Branch Section 2,354 worldwide 333 worldwide 2,000 visits daily

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 Community Oriented Professionally Astute Technically Advanced Member Developme nt IEEE Technical Programs & Opportunities  Technical chapters  IEEE Xtreme contest  Robotics contests  Paper contests ‘  Project showcases  Technical speakers  IEEE Spectrum  IEEE Potentials  Student member discounts  Student tracks at conferences  Society Membership Volunteer Development  Regional Student Congresses  Face to Face Meetings IEEE Career Programs & Opportunities  Job Fairs/Career Resources  ‘Soft-skill’ seminars  Industry connections  Engineers Week  Professional Awareness Events IEEE  Public Programs & Opportunities  Humanitarian initiatives  President’s Change the World competition  Future Cities/E4C  Engineers w/o Borders  Pre-University activities  EPICS  Awards & Recognition Engaging Students’ Interests

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 IEEE Student Branch is the operating organizational unit of IEEE constituted by a minimum of twelve (12) IEEE student members Goal: Engage students in the mission, benefits, and opportunities of the IEEE Sponsors activities and events technical, professional, and humanitarian aspirations –Guest speakers –Paper contests –Local public imperatives Fun, too! –Social events to bring together students with faculty –Pi Day Student Branch Activities

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 IEEE Xtreme Programming Challenge Worldwide, 24-hour programming challenge for IEEE Student Branches Teams of Student members, advised and proctored by an IEEE Member, compete in a 24-hour time span against each other to solve a set of programming problems. Provide Student branches with an exciting new competition Increase activities that appeal to computer, programming and information technology fans in IEEE Exciting Contests

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 IEEE President’s “Change the World” Competition Recognizes students or teams of students who develop unique solutions to real-world problems using engineering, science, computing and leadership skills to benefit their community or humanity Opportunity to win US $10,000 Are you working on a project with a team of students that will change the world or a corner of it? Then you or your team can enter Exciting Contests (cont)

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 Does your Student Branch have an idea for a community service program, robotics project or other idea? Submit your proposal in the IEEE Student Enterprise Award Topics may be of technical or non-technical, ranging from research on state-of-the-art technology to community service programs Competition encourages IEEE Student members to work with others on an engineering project of their choice - teamwork Request up to US $1,500 in your project proposal Student Enterprise Award Congratulations Winners Region 3: University of Technology, Jamaica-Recycling Proposal Region 8: Cairo University-Robotics Program Arab Academy of Science and Technology- Automatic Waiter-Graduation Project Proposal Region 10: St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology-Passenger Safety System Kongu Engineering College-Synthetic Vista Dhirubhai Ambani Inst of Information & Technology-Mesh Network Government Engineering College-Thissur- FPGA Based Project Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University- HOPE: Wireless Gadget for Home Bound Elders Vimal Jyothi Engineering College-Borewell Rescue & Inspection Robot

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 Through the Student Branch: Develop professional networks Enhance presentation skills in low risk environments Develop management skills, e.g., leading without authority Committee experience –Managing projects –Managing people Student Development Through Volunteering

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 IEEE.tv is an internet television network that produces and delivers special- interest programming about technology and engineering, for the benefit of IEEE's members and the public. Goal: Introduce video as a member benefit and public relations opportunity –“Made possible by the members of IEEE” Add dimension to the ‘IEEE experience’ IEEE.tv Member Basic is an exclusive benefit of IEEE membership Over 50 programs now available New IEEE.tv Student Channel Next Generation Benefits

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 Financial Rewards Help your Student Branch grow, and be rewarded and recognized All student members receive personalized membership referral cards through IEEE’s Member-get-a-Member program Earn incentive rewards (money) by recruiting other IEEE members –US $2 for each student recruited; US $15 for each professional grade recruited –Top recruiters recognized in IEEE’s membership development report, circulated to 2,000+ IEEE Volunteer leaders worldwide More about member-get-a-member program at

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 Graduating Student Transition and Elevation Program (STEP) Events Sponsored by IEEE Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Allows students to network with other young professionals Linkage to another local entity other than student branch/chapter Student Graduation Kits Mailed to every graduating student Recommends benefits for a beginning professional – Job Site, Mentoring Connection, IEEE memberNet Overview of members-only discounts Incentives to update mailing address info Student Member Sr. Member Fellow Your Career

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 ‘Professional Home’ After Graduation Connectivity via the IEEE Network IEEE Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Local IEEE Section & Technical Chapters IEEE Societies Beginning Career Benefits IEEE memberNet directory IEEE Job Site IEEE Mentoring Connection Many more… Student Member Sr. Member Fellow Your Career

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 Bringing it all together… myIEEE Personalized, Customizable, Portable Library of myIEEE modules/gadgets Layout selection, 2 or 3 columns, with drag- and-drop gadget placement RSS tools to import feeds from IEEE or other content sources Choice of several technology-based themes for the interface IEEE memberNet Only directory of all 400,000 IEEE members Enables online, peer-to-peer networking with technical expertise worldwide

12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 Thank you !