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Dang! It’s Like a Box ‘a Chocolates

Dang! It’s Like a Box ‘a Chocolates. Professional Activities/Section Operations. Emily Sopensky. 16/Oct/2005 Tampa, FL. Candy is Dandy. Member’s Choice…Pick your Sweet(s)! Participate Learn Grow. choc box pix. Participate by -- Organizing a conference Introducing a speaker.

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Dang! It’s Like a Box ‘a Chocolates

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  1. Dang! It’s Like a Box ‘a Chocolates Professional Activities/Section Operations Emily Sopensky 16/Oct/2005 Tampa, FL

  2. Candy is Dandy Member’s Choice…Pick your Sweet(s)! • Participate • Learn • Grow choc box pix

  3. Participate by -- Organizing a conference Introducing a speaker Learn how to -- Manage volunteers, balance content, and make a surplus Gather notes on the speaker, prep the podium, and prep the speaker Extensive “sweets”

  4. Participate by -- Engaging a keynote for an IEEE event Acquiring funding for an event. Managing the books Learn how to– Find, vet, prep, and get him or her to the event Attract and secure sponsors Use IEEE tools and best accounting practices Extensive “sweets”

  5. Make the Connections

  6. Two examples • New Member Orientation Program • Technology Policy Forums

  7. New Member Orientation • CenTex Section – Austin / San Antonio & the Great Divide • Proposal. • Define “new” members, project shareholders, project details and outcome expected. • Purpose • Establish interactive communication with new CTS members. • Introduce new members to local IEEE activities. • Provide a view of the vast resources of IEEE • Establish a long term relationship with the local IEEE Community.

  8. New Member Orientation Project • Direct mail/email campaign • Social Mixer/Speaker meeting • Web-based survey • Recognize new members in Section newsletter

  9. Peer-to-peer (“buddy”) program Use SAMIEEE to extract info on new members ID members willing to reach out (phone, email, both) Max. 5 per volunteer Supply contact data Ask for report back after contact Follow-up New Member Orientation Project

  10. From SAMIEEE March 2003 CTS new members A  New Election to Membership B  Reinstatement to Membership after One Year or More E  Address Change Moving into Section G  Transfer to Student Membership Grade H  Transfer in Membership Grade except to Student GC Add Gold Flag S  More than One Year Delinquent Paying Dues

  11. New Member Orientation Logistics • Prepared proposal acceptable to Section Excom • Cost was minimal • Personnel – who “staffs” it? • Results

  12. New Member Orientation - Ask The Section asked entities of IEEE to • Endorse this as a demonstration project. • Provide guidance, if needed. • Support the project – technically and financially, as needed.

  13. Technology Policy Forum • CenTex Proposal • Title: “The Globalization of Technology– Current & Future Impact”

  14. Why? • First-ever “regional” forum • Central Texas is a center of technology recognized worldwide • Benefit members • Opportunity for pros/cons & dialog • Asked to

  15. When? • Fall (late Sept/early Oct) • Friday

  16. Where? • Austin • University or Hotel venue

  17. How? • Employ event specialist • Engage volunteers • Engage other organizations (e.g. AeA, ATC)

  18. What? • One-day event • Panel, single-track, symposium-type format • education(K-12 education; math & sciences teachers; diversity in engineering education) • technology transfer/commercialization • security & privacy • energy • Keynote speaker at breakfast, lunch &/or pre-reception • Associations • AeA (Amer. Elec Assoc) • ATC (Austin Tech Council) • Out-of-town IEEE speakers (IEEE-USA tab)

  19. Thumbnail Budget • Income: 200 /$50 members @ 15; 150 non @$55 = $9K • Other: ?? associations; in-kind • Expenses: Event manager - $3K • Expenses: Refreshments + lunch @15 =$3K • Expenses: facility = $.5K • Surplus: $2.5K

  20. Sweet Rewards! • Professional activities programs are fluid. • Resources at section, regional, HQ • Just ask how you can participate, learn, and grow. • The Choice is yours!

  21. Emily Sopensky e.sopensky@ieee.org

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