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Maine IEEE: Growing Membership, Increasing Awareness, and Providing Value

This report outlines the focus areas of the Maine Section of IEEE, which include growing membership and member participation, increasing public awareness of electrical and computer engineering as a profession, and providing value to members. The report also highlights the issues faced by the Maine Section, such as low membership density and stagnant membership. It provides updates on recent meetings, outreach efforts to members and the community, and upcoming activities. The report concludes with a positive note, stating that there is an uptick in interest.

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Maine IEEE: Growing Membership, Increasing Awareness, and Providing Value

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  1. IEEE Maine Section R1 Report • Focus • - Grow membership and member participation. • - Increase public awareness of ECE • as a profession. • - Provide value to our members.

  2. Issues the Maine Section faces: • Low membership density. • - It is a far from Southern Maine to • Northern Maine as it is from Southern • Maine to Washington, DC! • Stagnant membership. • Low public awareness of us.

  3. Meetings • March 1st l general meeting, Alan Caron, author • of Maine's Next Economy presented what • Maine must do to succeed economically. • Coming this fall: • -Mixers at UMaine and USM to attract/retain • students to ECE and IEEE. • ExCom meetings - include all officers • - Monthly. • - Meetings are usually by telecom. • - Harold Belson, NE Area Chair, attended.

  4. Out Reach • To members • -ExCom Member Walter Rawle ExCom is • preparing a survey to determine what • members want from the Maine Section. • By Members • - Participation in K-12 job fairs. • -Participation in STEM activities at local high • schools and community colleges.

  5. IEEE STEM Ambassadors(thanks to Dusty Fisher!) • - Training for techies and 6th grade teachers. • - Learn a simple project. • - Techies go to schools for project to do • project with students & talk about STEM. • Supported by Texas Instruments, the Maine • Math and Science Alliance, and IEEE-USA. • We're looking for funding to take the • program to the rest of Maine.

  6. Maine Engineering Workforce Summit • - Maine Section is a Supporting Partner. • - Ron Brown is on the Organizing Committee. • Portland Adult Education • Working with techie educated New Mainers • to integrate them into the workforce. • - Resume preparation. • - Interview skills. • - Assistance in finding internships and jobs.

  7. IT Professionals Day at Central Maine Community College • - The Maine Section will have table. • - Ron Brown will speak on the advantages of joining a professional association.

  8. The Beacon - Our aperiodic newsletter is back! • Purpose: A quick read of items of interest to • Maine members • No long articles. • Content: • - Something a member did. • - Someone's new job. • - Someone's retirement. • - Local continuing education opportunities. • - References/links to non-IEEE articles, etc. • - Up-coming IEEE activities. • - Other activities of interest to members.

  9. The Bottom Line... • We are seeing an uptick in interest!

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