1. IEEE Young Professionals Building the Future of Region 6
Ravendar Lal & Sean Collison
IEEE Region 6 YP Chair & IEEE Region 6 NE Area YP Chair
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2. IEEE Region 6
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3. Area and number of sections in Region 6
Central Area – 7 Sections
NE Area – 6 Sections
NW Area – 8 Sections
SO Area – 8 Sections
SW Area – 8 Sections
TOTAL => 37 Sections
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4. Area and sections w/ YP in Region 6
Central Area – 7 Sections – 2 YP Chapter
NE Area – 6 Sections – 2 YP Chapters
NW Area – 8 Sections – 3 YP Chapters
SO Area – 8 Sections - 2 YP Chapters
SW Area – 8 Sections – 2 YP Chapters
TOTAL => 37 Sections YP Chapters (30%)
168 total YP chapters in the world
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5. List of YP Chapters in Region 6 NE Area
Section
First Name
Last Name
Boise Section
Currently Open
Utah Section
Samuel Alan
Mitchell
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6. What does this tell us?
Majority of sections are not serving our YP members (1/3 membership base in IEEE).
Today’s YP members are tomorrow’s IEEE leaders.
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7. Why you don’t have an YP chapter?
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8. What do you need to form an YP Chapter?
6 GSM or above grade IEEE members
Endorsement of Section
A business plan for first 6 months of activities.
Can form YP group via new online petition form.
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9. What do we specifically need to address?
Access to technical content is very important, but not every member has access
Mean satisfaction very low
Satisfaction (Mean = 39%)
Strong need for local member engagement and professional networking
Lower priority improvements
Importance (Mean = 60%)
Top improvement opportunity
Source: 2016 Member Segmentation Study

10. Goals for 2017! 5 New YP Chapters in 2017!
3 reported activities/YP Chapter
1 Strategic partnership with non-IEEE entity
2 Signature events at major conferences in R6
YP industry representative group
Engage with all YP chapters
Social media presence (850 followers currently -> 2k followers).
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11. MGA YP Funding 2017 MGA has committed $200K funding this year for YP.
Each YP Chapter is eligible to receive:
Step: $500
Meetup/Social/Networking events: $1500
Seed Funding for new initiative: $750
TOTAL: $2750
Apply here:
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12. Motions for IEEE Board of Directors
Proposed: Resolved that the IEEE Board of Directors supports the proposal from the IEEE (MGA) Young Professionals for funding of $200K, $625K, and $505K in 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively, to support the delivery of the current program and the projects proposed in the business plan and asks the IEEE Finance Committee to advise on the proposal and future funding Passed: Resolved that the IEEE Board of Directors supports the proposal from the IEEE (MGA) Young Professionals for funding of $200K in 2017 with a review in 2017 for further continuation.

13. Strategic Partnership
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14. Strategic Partnership [Updates] 1/3
Startup Grind (
200 Cities, 98 Countries, 1M+ entrepreneurs
Monthly event:
Networking, Successful local entrepreneur/VC, Mentorship
Attendance: YP age group of people.
In Region 6, Startup Grind have 7 active chapters
Seattle, San Francisco, Bay Area, Los Angeles, Boise, San Diego, Phoenix
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15. Strategic Partnership [Updates] 2/3
20 $15/ticket (against the average of $20) for local event.
YP will cover $10, attendee will pay $5.
Per chapter annual expense:
6 Events x 20 tickets x $10 => $1200
$750 will be covered by MGA seed funding.
Section out of pocket: $450
Seattle is in-progress (starting from February event).
Boise also in-progress.
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16. Strategic Partnership [Updates] 3/3
IEEE Logo at their marketing material
Shout-out to IEEE at their event
IEEE Exposure opportunity to: 50 YP potential members on every event.
But most importantly, a local chapter membership benefit that worth $100+ by itself.
If you/your section are interested, contact:
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17. Immediate next steps:
If your section has an YP Chapter: Please report your officers.
If your section doesn’t have any YP Chapter and you are interested, please connect with Ravendar or I: and
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18. Thank you for your attention.
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