1. Leveraging Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Affinity Groups to Engage Students, Members and the Public Presenter: Brian Roberts, Region 1 GOLD Coordinator Graduates Of the Last Decade

2. What is GOLD? The Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) is membership program to help students transition to young professionals within the larger IEEE community GOLD Vision: IEEE GOLD will be a global community of enthusiastic, dynamic, and innovative young professionals engaged for the benefit of humanity. GOLD Mission: To inspire, energize, empower, and engage young professionals to envision and realize their dreams. 10/16/20152

3. Who is an IEEE GOLD Member? IEEE Professional and Graduate Student Members who have graduated with their first professional degree in the past ten years 10/16/20153

4. How to Leverage GOLD? 10/16/20154

5. Recruit Committee Members Chair Past Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer Publicist/Webmaster General Members 10/16/20155

6. $Funding Sources Are Available$ 10/16/20156 Affinity Group Rebate: $ Note: Must have reported not less than two meetings in previous year Affinity Group Additional Rebate: $ Note: Must have reported six or more technical meetings in previous year STEP Event Rebate: $ http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/gold/step.html#sect3 Joint PACE Funding: $ Submit a joint request with Section PACE Chair http://ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/funding.asp http://ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/funding.asp Section Funding: $ Region Funding: $ Revenue/Other: $ Total: $

7. Planned Events EventDateBudgetLead Committee Kickoff & Planning Meeting $GOLD Chair STEP$500 Joint $ $ IEEE Day$ Humanitarian$ GOLD @ Local Conf.$ 10/16/20157

8. Recent GOLD Activities Paintball Investing Seminar Pool Night Casino Night Rock Climbing Power Plant Tour Star Gazing Entrepreneurship Seminar White Water Rafting Camping Financial & Investment Elections Graduation Reception Home Buying Seminar Second Life Workshop Skiing Trip Beach Volleyball Companies Tour Career Decisions Baseball Sky Diving Career Fair Public Speaking 10/16/20158

9. You Have Help! Area GOLD Coordinators: –Northern: Vacant (Contact R1 Coordinator) Boston, Worcester County, Providence, New Hampshire, and Maine Sections –Central: Aisha Yousuf (ayousuf@ieee.org) Schenectady, Mohawk Valley, Mid-Hudson, Springfield, Berkshire, and Green Mountain Sectionsayousuf@ieee.org –Western: Vacant (Contact R1 Coordinator) Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton, and Ithaca Sections –Southern: Visan Koshy Varghese (visankoshy@gmail.com) New Jersey Coast, Princeton-Central Jersey, North Jersey, New York, Long Island, and Connecticut Sectionsvisankoshy@gmail.com Region 1 GOLD Coordinator: Brian Roberts brian.roberts@ieee.org brian.roberts@ieee.org 10/16/20159

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