1. Young Professionals: We are the Future!
Ramesh Nair
Vice Chair, IEEE Young Professional Global Strategy
Senior Design Engineer, Intel Corporation

2. IEEE Young Professionals: who we are?
Graduated from their first professional degree within the last 15 years
*There is an opt-in option available for members that do not meet this criteria
171 Local Affinity Groups
1 out of 4 IEEE members is a Young Professional: 59,409 members in 181 countries

3. Background Information: IEEE Young Professionals worldwide
Region
Higher grade
GSM
Total
YoY Change
1-6
25286
10972
36258
-6.0%
7-10
41279
29645
70942
-2.3%
66583
40617
107200
-3.6%
Young Professionals 20% of all the IEEE members
Source: 2017 December MD Report, December SAMIEEE

4. IEEE is “Missing” Young Engineers
Why does IEEE need us?
IEEE is “Missing” Young Engineers
IEEE is Aging
Source: Bill Moses

5. 2017 Young Professionals Business Plan:
Overarching trend
3.6% decrease in Young Professional membership (Sep vs. Sep. 2016)
Young Professional volunteer and member engagement/satisfaction are declining
IEEE Young Professional members want
To stay technically competent and up-to-date
To be more involved in the IEEE community, but in a way that suits their lifestyle
Be better represented at conferences, activities and events
To have customized products and services with superior user experience
November 2016 IEEE Board Series
MGA approved funding for 3-years development of the YP Business Plan
IEEE Board approved funding for the YP Business Plan development in 2017, with possible extension
In June 2017, MGA Board Approved $90k for 2018 for further development of the YP Business Plan

6. 2017 IEEE Young Professionals Projects:
Access to technical content via IEEE Xplore
Leverage an existing IEEE service to provide IEEE Young Professional members with the technical content they desire as a membership benefit (not for opt-ins or grad students)
μVolunteering platform
Introduce a platform that allows IEEE Young Professional members to create and find flexible micro-volunteering opportunities
Volunteer loyalty and recognition program
Recognize local volunteer efforts on a higher level, track their achievements (modernize reporting), apply gamification theory to increase participation and engage more members
Presence at high-profile events
Support presence at high-profile events to expand global IEEE Young Professionals community, attract industry practitioners, and showcase IEEE membership benefits
Seed funding for local events
Increase volunteer engagement/satisfaction by providing support for local volunteers to deliver engaging event experiences for IEEE Student and Young Professional members

7. Projects Status as of Feb 2018:
IEEE Xplore
Continuing research into implications and needed approvals from stakeholders to run pilot of special MDL/Xplore packages
uVolunteering
Potential platform identified with sandbox testing launched in the middle of October
Vendor negotiation and full scale pilot to occur in Q2/3 of 2018
Loyalty program
Research, framework creation and negotiations with consulting companies has been completed
Discover phase of consulting agreement with workshop and stakeholder interviews in scheduling
Signature & Meet Up Events
7 Signature and 21 Meet-ups are organized in 2017, surpassing success metric of 5 and 15, respectively. Survey and feeback looks positive.
Seed funding
Program was launched in February and supported over 32 events organized by YP Affinity Groups worldwide

8. yp.ieee.org/funding-opportunities
Young Professionals Funding Portal:
yp.ieee.org/funding-opportunities

9. What can you do as Section leaders?:
Initiate a Young Professionals Affinity Group (AG) in your section.
Encourage the AG to elect officers and conduct events (Global YP Team has funding for events) – STEP and Seed.
Collaborate with schools in your section and introduce YP program to graduating senior students. (Help retain IEEE membership).
Conduct events with networking and professional development opportunities for YP’s.
Provide opportunities to young people in your section to take on IEEE leadership roles in your section!

10. Strengthening the global IEEE member network Creating sustainable, global networking experiences at conferences
IEEE Conference
Sponsored by Society
(1000+ Int’l Attendees)
Young Professionals
Event at Conference
(Panel, Hackathon, “Breakfast with Mentors”)
FREE Off-Site
Meetup Event
with Local IEEE Members
International
Conference
Attendees
Local Section
IEEE
Members
Global Professional Networking Experiences

11. yp.ieee.org/bp Young Professional Business Plan Updates:
YP Business Plan document
YP Business Plan progress report – June 2017
YP Business Plan progress report – November 2017

12. 2019 IEEE Rising Stars Conference
A premier student and young professionals conference from IEEE Region 6
January 4-6, 2019 at Las Vegas
2019 will be the 5th IEEE Rising Stars Conference, first one happened in Venue is Las Vegas.
Conference has grown significantly over the past several years, with 278 attendees in Rising Stars.
The 3 day event aims at student and young professionals technical and professional development and competitions.
Increase in number of Young Professionals YoY. 40% attendees at 2018 RS were YP’s.
Partnership and collaboration with several IEEE OU’s and industry.

13. Thank You!