This is YOUR IEEE IEEE Iowa Illinois Section November 15, 2005

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section This is about YOU! Without Members, The IEEE could not exist. It is up to YOU to make the most out of being a member. Go for all of the YOUR Member Benefits.

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Overview l IEEE Today l IEEE Mission, Vision, Membership l IEEE Organization l Section Governance l Section Operations l Member Benefits

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Quick Facts (As of 31 December 2004) l Over 365,000 members in over 150 countries l Almost 40 percent of whom are from outside the United States. l Over 68,000 Student Members. l Over 27,000 Society Affiliates. l 307 Sections l 1,446 Technical Chapters. l More than 1,300 Student Branches in 80 countries. l Over 300 Student Branch Chapters. l More than 147 Affinity Groups l 39 Societies & 3 Technical Councils

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Vision To Advance Global Prosperity by l Fostering Technological Innovation l Promoting IEEE Communities, World-Wide l Enabling Members’ Careers

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Fostering Technological Innovation l IEEE conferences l Over 300 conferences per year held worldwide l 110,000 plus participants l IEEE publications l Over 30% of world’s information l Over 1.3 million subscriptions l Over 100 periodicals l 200 conference proceedings per year l 50 new IEEE books per year l IEEE standards l More than 890 currently active standards published under the IEEE Standards Board. l IEEE Standards Association has more than 8,350 individual and almost 60 corporate members

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Enable Members’ Careers Pre-college programs University program accreditation Technology & professional policy Lifelong learning IEEE financial advantage program

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Promote Communities of Members l IEEE, Region, Section, Society identity l Over 4,500 local meetings & programs annually l Over 1,300 student branches l Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) l Life members l Volunteering l Peer awards

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Mission The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, & applying knowledge about electro- and information- technologies & sciences for the benefit of humanity & the profession.

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Membership By Regions 31 December 2004 R8 – 53,471

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Membership By U.S. Regions 31 December 2004 TOTAL 221,141 61,540 30,127 30,720 34,070 39,952 24,732

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This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Organization MEMBERS Board of DirectorsAssembly Publications, Products & Services Board IEEE-USA Standards AssociationEducational Activities Regional Activities Board Technical Activities Board Executive Committee Regions and Sections Societies & Technical Councils Staff & Society Executive Directors

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This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Why Do We Have Sections? l Ideal vehicles for informative local technical & professional meetings and for networking. l Meetings are one of the most visible & valuable ways in which Sections, Chapters, and Affinity Groups serve their members. l Successful meetings help to achieve the goals of education & professional advancement that are basic to all IEEE Units. l Provides a uniform way to manage IEEE business & maintain a healthy environment for membership retention and growth.

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Geographic & Technical Unit Relationships Technical Activities Board Parents - WIE, Consultants, GOLD, LM IEEE Societies Regional Activities Board Regions Sections Sub-Sections Student Branches SB Chapters SB Affinity Groups Council ChaptersAffinity Groups Areas

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Geographic Units Diff Regions10 0 Areas29 0 Sections Sub Sections32311 Technical Chapters1,4461,38462 Affinity Groups Geographic Councils1720(3) Student Branches1,3331,24093 Student Branch Chapters Student Branch Affinity Groups Total3,7023,478224

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Geographic Unit Relationships l Regions oversee Sections l Areas established as a management & organizational unit of the Region l Sections oversee Subsections, Chapters, Student Branches & Affinity Groups l Geographic Councils serve Sections l Exist at the pleasure of the member Sections l Do ONLY those things the individual Sections cannot do as efficiently on their own

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Geographic Unit Relationships l Affinity Group parents also oversee Affinity Groups l Women In Engineering (WIE) l Consultants’ Networks l Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) l Life Members (approved by RAB in June) l Student Branches oversee Student Branch Chapters l Societies indirectly oversee Chapters and Student Branch Chapters

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section RAB Mission l Serve the needs of the members of the IEEE by maintaining, enhancing, and supporting the geographical organizational units of the IEEE. l Responsible for IEEE membership & member development. l Membership includes, recruitment, development, administration of admissions, retention, elevation, and service, as well as related operational and budget issues. l Member development includes member value development, new member programs and services and support for members’ careers, in collaboration with other IEEE Organizational Units.

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Membership Benefits

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Website

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section l IEEE Spectrum l IEEE Potentials l The Institute l IEEE Xplore search l What’s l Proceedings of the IEEE l IEEE Member Digital Library l Ask*IEEE l Joining an IEEE Society Membership Benefits - Publications

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Publications – IEEE Xplore TM Over 1.1 million documents! Members receive access to all Enhanced Abstracts and Tables of Contents

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Publications – IEEE Xplore Alerts Receive an when a new journal or magazine in your chosen area of interest is posted

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Publications – IEEE Spectrum Online

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Publications – What’s IEEE Free monthly s providing highlights on ten different technical or professional topics

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Publications – Member Digital Library (MDL) l Unrestricted* instant access to any articles from IEEE periodicals and conference proceedings from every Society, including l More than 120 journals, transactions, magazines l More than 600 conference proceedings l All articles back to 1988, select titles to 1950 l Full-text access with one convenient subscription l Personal file cabinet l $35.00/month cost with a minimum 6 month commitment – billing is monthly * a 25 article per month limit applies

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Standards Association – Individual Memberships

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Conferences & Meetings

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Community – IEEE Societies IEEE currently has 39 Societies covering a vast array of technical and professional interests

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Online Communities Members can choose to join dozens of Online Communities Visit their exhibit table

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Career & Employment Resources

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Career – IEEE Job Site

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Career – Continuing Education

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This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE networking & purchasing power l Global Sections l Technical Chapters l Student Branches alias l Member discounts – ShopIEEE l IEEE credit card l Low-cost insurance - Term Life Insurance, Professional Liability Insurance, Disability Income Insurance, Long Term Care plans l Reduced-cost business and home services l Joining a Society

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Financial Advantage Program

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section FAP - Overview of Programs l Group Insurance l Term Life Insurance l HealthCare Insurance l Gateway Travel l Financial Services l Credit Cards l Non-US Investments l Home Services l Home/Auto Ins l Real Estate Program l Business Help l Professional Liability l Small Employer Ins. l Office Supplies l Express Delivery l Computer HW&SW

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Global Travel Service

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This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Enhancing the Profession l IEEE Job Site l IEEE Consultants Database l Career Alert l Continuing Education Units l Distance Learning l Awards l Scholarships l Joining a Society

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Web Account

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Web Account l Like an IEEE Alias, the web account is a necessity for any IEEE member l It is the username and password to get into almost all password protected IEEE services l Must have an IEEE web account to do anything with your membership or access any additional services on the IEEE web site l For more information attend l Electronic Services for Section Volunteers

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section

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This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section IEEE Mentoring Program l Exclusive Member benefit l Web-based interface facilitates mentor and mentee sign-up and matching l Structured methodology to help insure positive mentor and mentee experience l Pilot in 2005, assessing full roll- out in 2006

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Online Member Directory l Exclusive Member benefit, available within myIEEE l Basic directory listing all members and grades l Advanced, opt-in directory containing more info about Members (technical interests, Section, address, etc) l Development and launch… 4Q- 2006

This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section This is about YOU! Without Members, The IEEE could not exist. It is up to YOU to make the most out of being a member.

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This is YOUR IEEE – November 15, 2005 Iowa Illinois Section Credits….. IEEE MEMBER BENEFITS Delivering and Communicating Value BY Brian Lee Leann Kostek Sections Congress 2005 IEEE Sections 2005 Website and Presentations