IEEE Central Texas Section Spring Planning Meeting Membership Development (Membership Recruitment and Recovery Committee - MRR) IEEE Central Texas Section Spring Planning Meeting January 26, 2013 San Marcos, TX Joe Redfield IEEE CTS Membership Development Chair

IEEE Central Texas Section l IEEE Membership Development Annual Cycle l Chapter Volunteer Support l IEEE Senior Member Upgrade l Planned Activities for 2013 Today’s Discussion … What is Membership Development? Membership Development = Member Engagement

IEEE Central Texas Section The IEEE Membership Cycle

IEEE Central Texas Section CTS Chapter Officer MD Volunteer Support l IEEE Membership Development Website l l SAMIEEE Membership Data l SAMIEE access available to Chapters l Will be scheduling CTS SAMIEEE training !!! l Membership Development Supplies l Direct order or though CTS MDC (me) l Speaking at Chapter Meetings l “Did you know” benefits presentation

IEEE Central Texas Section What is an IEEE Senior Member? Senior member is the highest grade for which IEEE members can apply. IEEE members can self-nominate, or be nominated, for Senior member grade. To be eligible for application or nomination, candidates must: be engineers, scientists, educators, technical executives, or originators in IEEE-designated fields; have experience reflecting professional maturity; have been in professional practice for at least ten years; show significant performance over a period of at least five of their years in professional practice.

IEEE Central Texas Section Becoming an IEEE Senior Member Must be an IEEE member in good standing Must either be nominated or self nominate Once nominated, applicant completes online application References are written and submitted online Application, resume, references are combined into a SM package and delivered to next Awards and Advancements (A&A) Panel review meeting A&A panel review of SM package by three IEEE members Each reviewer rates package as Qualified – meets all requirements Pending – need more information to evaluate Unqualified – missing one or more requirements, eg. 10 years experience, etc ALL three reviews must rate SM package as Qualified before SM elevation is granted Typical time – two to six months or more

IEEE Central Texas Section CTS Senior Member Elevation Program CTS evening event CTS Senior Member volunteers available to review application for completeness (experience and significant performance sections) CTS will provide nomination CTS will manage the writing of one, or both, of the required two references (done by fellow CTS IEEE Senior Members) Three to six month process Next CTS event – Spring 2013 (April/May in Austin)

IEEE Central Texas Section Section MD Outreach Activities l Welcome/New Member s l Support Senior Member Upgrades l NEW SM Upgrade Events l CTS/MD table at local IEEE Conferences and Events l NI Week l Engineers Week l Others l Austin Brain Party Opportunities to participate and engage members

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