Regional Activities: What’s New Cecelia Jankowski, Managing Director 2006 Region 4 Meeting January 2006
Our Recent Accomplishments l Sections Congress 2005 l New membership portal l myIEEE – one-stop & personalized for members l ieee.TV initiative l Comprehensive redesign of join & renew membership collateral l Launched geographic unit asset protection program for 300+ units l Young Professionals Mentoring Pilot l Established new Global Student Competitions and Awards
Current Challenges l Ensure the value—associated benefits and relevance--of IEEE membership in the face of rapidly changing technological & social environments l Develop and grow the IEEE Membership Business l Coordinate product & program development & implementation l Assess finances of the membership business & new member products l Global Activity – role of geographic units l Ensure the vitality and contributions of the geographic units l Optimize the RAB geographic unit structure l Encourage member/geounit growth & development l Volunteerism l Attracting & retaining good volunteers (Particularly industry related) l Enhance opportunities for volunteers at all levels
Geographic Units – 31 Dec Diff Regions10 0 Areas29 0 Sections Sub Sections34322 Technical Chapters1,5521, Affinity Groups Geographic Councils17 0 Student Branches1,4341, Student Branch Chapters Student Branch Affinity Groups Total4,0433,702341
Helping Sections to Service Members SAMI EEE – Volunteer access to member data & demographics EWH – Web Hosting for over 1,150 units e-Notice - Electronic newsletter subscription service – 522 units enrolled (Regions, Councils, Sections, Subsections, Chapters, Societies, Student Branches and Conferences) Enabling Member Communications Providing Member Relationship Management
2005 Membership Statistics 31 Dec 2005 l Total Members: 367,395 (+0.5%) l Total HG Members: 293,525 (-1.2%) l Total Students: 73,870 (+8.1%) l Total Affiliates: 27,226 (-0.2%) l Total Society Memberships: 346,532 (- 1.6%)
Membership Totals by Region RegionFinal 2005Final 2004% Change Region 139,19139, % Region 233,61734, % Region 330,57630, % Region 424,32524, % Region 529,68130, % Region 660,87061, % US Subtotal218,260221, % Region 715,38015,1071.8% Region 856,95353,4716.5% Region 914,26912, % Region 1062,53363, % Non-US Subtotal149,135144,3423.3% Total IEEE367,395365,4830.5%
Membership by Region Higher Grade & Students RegionHGChangeStudentsChange Region 1 35, % 4,0260.1% Region 2 29, % 3, % Region 3 26, % 4, % Region 4 20, % 4, % Region 5 25, % 4, % Region 6 54, % 6, % US Subtotal 190, % 27, % Region 7 12,0261.1% 3,3544.6% Region 8 42,0583.8% 14, % Region 9 6,8735.8% 7, % Region 10 41, % 20, % Non-US Subtotal 102, % 46, % Total IEEE 293, % 73,8708.1%
Top 10 Membership Countries 2005 RankCountry 2005 Membership % of All IEEE Mbrs 1UNITED STATES % 2INDIA % 3CANADA % 4JAPAN % 5UNITED KINGDOM % 6CHINA (including HONG KONG & MACAU) % 7AUSTRALIA % 8GERMANY % 9KOREA % 10MEXICO %
Graduate Student Member (GSM) l What is it? l A new Membership Grade l Qualifications: l GSMs must meet existing qualifications for Member grade, while also carrying carry at least 50% of a normal full-time academic program as a registered graduate student in a course of study in an IEEE- designated field l Rights and Privileges: l Graduate Student Members shall have all the rights and privileges of Members, including voting and eligibility to hold volunteer offices reserved for Members. l Dues: l At the present time GSMs will be assessed dues and fees at the existing Student rates.
GSM Implementation Schedule l The formal assignment of the Graduate Student Member grade will occur with the commencement of the 2007 renewal cycle (Sept 2006) l Upon renewal for 2007, those eligible will be issued membership cards reflecting their new grade. l Qualifying new members will also be assigned the GSM grade and issued the appropriate membership card commencing Sep 2006 l GSM’s will be eligible to vote in the 2006 election (for 2007 officeholders) and will be issued ballots
Revenue Source2005B Dues$29,380.8 IEEE-USA Assessment4,819.2 Regional Assessments748.4 Society Dues/Member Optional Pubs16,877.7 Member Digital Library1,750.0 Financial Advantage Royalties4,300.2 Standards Association Membership352.8 TOTAL$58,229.1 Excludes conference registration fees and product purchases by members. Member-Related Revenues $=000 IEEE Membership Overview
Strategy Foundations… l Membership Development Lifecycle l Applying product management to Membership value and markets development l Asymmetrical tactics (one size does not fit all); mass customization l Member Life-Time Value l Predictive modeling of future behavior l Assists with strategy development, e.g., assessing retention and recruitment priorities and investment levels IEEE Membership Strategy
“myIEEE” – entry page (September 2005 release) Volunteer Recruitment Benefit modules & other IEEE news myIEEE FEATURES Personalized list of technical memberships Personalized recommendations based on technical interest profile Greeting module Member’s name, member #, and Section Membership Management Self-service account management Utility desktops Tool clusters and member benefit modules. Volunteer desktop for volunteers.
Project Update - IEEE.tv Pilot IEEE.tv TECHNOLOGIES & VIEWER IEEE.tv Viewer … Integrated & real-time IEEE resources Program menu Banner Advertisement Playing program
Evolving Membership Value & Marketing Launch of myIEEE™ Pilot for IEEE mentoring program IEEE.tv Pilot Online Membership Directory Redesigned Membership Brochures New, Annual Benefits Update New, Membership CD-ROM
Regional Activities Staff Contacts Cecelia 562 RAB, Membership, geographic unit activities & programs, OFAC Dan 562 Administration - RAB Support (Strategic Planning, Finances, Awards), Geographic Unit Operations (Section, Chapter & Affinity Group formations, geographic unit rebate processing), Life Members Activities, Sections Congress Mike 562 Membership Operations, Admission & Advancement, GOLD, Industry Relations John 562 Membership Marketing & Communications, Electronic Business Opportunities, Member Web Portal Laura 562 Student operations & activities, Student Branch formations, student program development, IEEE Potentials Vera 562 Information Processing – Volunteer/& Member Electronic Services Development, SAMIEEE, Entity Web Hosting Fanny Su Internet Conferencing for Sections/Chapters, project development, Region 10 activities support, Communications Society Asia-Pacific activities support