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IEEE: State of Operations & Environmentally-friendly Initiatives

John Vig, IEEE President and CEO, discusses the state of IEEE operations, including financial stability and environmentally-friendly initiatives. He also highlights the importance of feedback and the reasons for IEEE's success.

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IEEE: State of Operations & Environmentally-friendly Initiatives

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  1. IEEE All Staff Meeting“The State of IEEE” John Vig 2009 IEEE President and CEO 19 February 2009

  2. How are wedoing . . . • Operations • Other Activities • Environmentally-friendly IEEE • Getting Your Feedback • The Reason for Our Success

  3. First. . . Thank you for your efforts in 2008. I look forward to working with you, and with our soon-to-be Executive Director in 2009!

  4. Operations

  5. Financially Sound: IEEE Operations Are Net Positive *Misc is change in Accounting Principle Pension Related Note: Net before invest returns include initiative spending.

  6. 2009 Outlook –Comments are as of 5 February 2009: • “Cautiously optimistic” about IP Revenue; on track with the 2009 budget projection. The couple of accounts that did not renew have been more than offset with new business. • Membership revenue is OK; but renewals have started to lag as compared to the same time period last year. …terminator to run at the end of February. • Conference data is mixed. Some increases; some decreases in attendance. It is too early to determine if the conference business is softening. Conference Services is monitoring the top 50 conferences and will be reporting monthly.

  7. IEEE Reserves ($Millions) Dec. 08

  8. Travel Expenses 2009B60% Growth in 3 Years

  9. HistoricalMembership Trends 1963 - 2008 Dec. 2008 :382,000 Students: 85,000

  10. IEEE Publications Today • Record number of authors • 32K journal + 139K conference articles articles published in 08 – 82% more than in 2004 (); 2 millionth in Xplore soon • More people using our information • 4,300+ customer sites, worldwide, accessing our electronic packages -- >3x the ’04 number • More reading more IEEE material • 7m downloads a month from Xplore (almost 230,000 a day!) in 2008 -- up 60% in2004

  11. Web-Based Products Transformed IEEE’s Pubs Revenue Stream 2000-2009B $ millions earned2000-2009B in $ millions earned $145.8 $152.4 $57.7 87% Online +19% +14% +10% +11% +10% +14% +12% +8% +5% 20% Online (Total Publications Package revenue, all media. Excludes Society-only products.)

  12. Open Access OA = providing content free of charge on the Internet OA Types: immediate, delayed, OA archiving… >3K OA journals, per www.doaj.org, including the Open Electrical & Electronics Engineering Journal (OEEE), www.bentham.org/open/toeej/ IEEE policy: authors may post own papers in OA archive w/o delay; 31% of 2005 articles & 36% of 2001 articles were OA by 2007 (e.g., via www.scholar.google.com) Per www.eprints.org/openaccess/policysignup (Sept 08): 27 Funder Mandates (US NIH, Canadian NRC, EC, UK agencies…) 22 Institutional Mandates (CERN, universities…) John Vig, 14 Nov 2008

  13. IEEE Conferences • In 2008 IEEE… • Sponsored over 900 conferences • ~560 financially sponsored (52% in R7-10) • ~350 technically cosponsored (84% in R7-10) • In 62 countries • Touched approximately 400K attendees • >100K presentations • Generated over $100 million in revenue

  14. Threats to Conferences Business • Easy to start a competing conference • Easy to get IEEE technical cosponsorship (use of IEEE logo/brand); geo units are tech. cosponsoring competing “international” conferences (three examples in the following slides) • Easy to develop an emailing list & website • Easy to get proceedings into Xplore • Sponsorship and tech cosponsorship are the same to most people; both are an “IEEE conference.” • Market growth vs. nos. of conferences?

  15. Future Revenue Source Possibilities • More & larger exhibits; trade shows • Continuing education – tutorials, short courses, workshops… • Presentations online (conferences, short courses, DLs…) • Advertising (online ads, especially; partner with Google?) • Certification of competency, including courses leading to certification • Standards - certification of product compliance & educational products • Outside sponsorship of humanitarian, sustainability & similar activities • Data & IP (Xplore) related services; data mining for ??? • Expert services, white papers, market surveys, technology trends info

  16. Standards Pipeline and Membership Continue Growth • 950 active stds; 563 projects • under development • Standards Pipeline: The core metric • 2008 approved projects: at a 7-year high • 2008 approved standards: at a 10-year high • 2008 Standards Published: 90 (up from 84 in 07) • SA Membership: Increased industry engagement • Corporate: 2008:132 (1998:10) • Individual: 2008:7440 (1998:2107) • In 95 countries • About 3 in 10 are from foreign countries • Canada is second largest source of individual members, followed by United Kingdom, Japan, and Korea (South)

  17. Continuing Education: Potential New Revenue • Members expect continuing education from IEEE but rate IEEE low in its ability to deliver • Viability of certification programs still to be determined • Watch CSDA, Wireless and Biometrics in 2009 • Current investment in ExpertNow, Webinars and capturing content at conferences is limited • ExpertNow revenue near $1M, module count increasing, but customers want more • IEEE Partners Program growing slowly and breaking even, but serves a small number of members • 1258 in 2008 vs. 435 in 2007 • Societies, Sections and EA all offer continuing education opportunities, but marketing coordination is needed

  18. Other Activities

  19. 2009 Ad Hoc Committees • Executive Director Search • Public Visibility • 125th Anniversary • India • China & Emerging Markets • Sustainability • “Green” Initiatives • Humanitarian • IEEE as a Model Global Association • Contributions to Disaster Relief • IEEE Student Honor Society • Eta Kappa Nu • IEEE As a Business • Finance & Inequities • Advertising • Presentations Online • Technology to Reduce Travel Expenses • Technical Co-Sponsorship • OU-OU Conferences and Educational Activities Cooperation • Quality of Conference Articles in IEEE Xplore • IT Transition

  20. STARS Ad Hoc Committee • The Significant Technological Achievement Recognition Selections (STARS) – History Committee • Enhancement of the IEEE Milestones program to. . . • Develop recognition of the most significant seminal papers, patents and other achievements that have shaped the technologies represented in the IEEE.

  21. 125th Anniversary Celebration • Goals: Increase awareness of contributions of IEEE, its members and the profession • Kickoff at Sections Congress; tool kit; 8 Section events • Website:www.ieee125.org or ww.ieee.org/125 • Change the World student competition • Opportunity for all groups to contribute – by organizing celebrations, using the anniversary mark, mentioning as often as possible, promoting the student competition

  22. Going “Green” Environmentally-friendly IEEE

  23. The results are in… • Recent poll commissioned by SCA/Tork, conducted by Harris Interactive: • 48% of all U.S. adults surveyed agreed that they make an effort to support businesses that use "green " products and/or environmentally friendly practices • Respondents were willing to spend an average of 17% to 19% more for these products or services. • April 2008 survey of 2511 participants aged over 18

  24. Minimizing Our Impact • Paperless Board of Directors and other meetings • IT: server consolidation; virtual computing; Energy Star rated computers • POCO a Green Conference; how-to session proved popular. MCM planners training to implement sustainable practices in meetings • Ordering recycled office supplies/materials in 08 saved 38 trees, 14,113 gallons of water, energy equivalent of 196 gallons of oil and 7,807 kilowatt hours of electricity. • Facilities implemented multiple energy saving features, water reduction programs, recycling/reuse programs.

  25. Solar Energy Project • 1/3 of NJ Operations Center roof due for regular replacement in ‘09 • Looking to combine with solar panel project • Proposal received: No capital cost to IEEE • Savings & cost guaranteed by vendor • Engineering study underway by vendor • Details for possible contract • Will submit proposal to Green Initiatives Ad-Hoc & FinCom for review • Possible 2009 installation

  26. How We’re Contributing to the Greater Good • Staff regularly participatesin Adopt a Highway Program; maintains 2 mile section of Hoes Lane. • Eyeglasses and other items collected year round for distribution to special agencies • Gently used coats and other winter garments collected and distributed to homeless shelters • Regularly scheduled blood drives • Giving Tree Program benefits disadvantaged children during holidays • Regularly scheduled food drives support local food pantry

  27. Awards • NJ Smart Workplaces-- Gold Award 2008 • “Backyard Habitat” certification from National Wildlife Foundation for wildlife-friendly NJ courtyards and grounds in 2006 • Environmental Excellence Award from Pisc. Township in 2002 for landscaping & community service

  28. Getting Your Feedback

  29. IEEE President’s Suggestion Boxwww.ieee.org/suggestion Roll-out to IEEE Staff, then later for members

  30. The Relationship Between IEEE Volunteers and Staff Is A Major Reason for Our Success…

  31. Helps strengthen our volunteer/staff team Staff members bring a different perspective Your participation is valued Staff members bring corporate memory, skills and knowledge especially to help volunteers make transitions to volunteer leadership positions If you have other ideas, send them to the IEEE President’s Suggestion Box. Staff Involvement in Volunteer-facing Activities

  32. …together we comprise a formidable team!

  33. So, maintain your enthusiasm, your energy, and your dedication to IEEE. And, oh, yes. . .

  34. . . .dance more!

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