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IEEE GOLD Program: Bridging Students to Professionals

Learn about the IEEE Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) Program bridging recent grads to professionals, offering leadership training and networking opportunities. Discover how you can contribute and benefit from GOLD to enrich your IEEE experience.

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IEEE GOLD Program: Bridging Students to Professionals

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  1. What is GOLD and Why IEEE needs it? Slawo Wesolkowski IEEE GOLD Chair Student Workshops

  2. Overview • What is the IEEE GOLD Program? • Why does IEEE need GOLD? • How can you help? • How can GOLD help IEEE at the local level? • Some future directions

  3. What is GOLD? • Graduates Of the Last Decade • An IEEE program that caters to recent graduates • A bridge between student and professional activities • A means of getting recent graduates easily involved in the IEEE • A network of young professionals • Leadership training

  4. MEMBERS Board of Assembly Directors Publication IEEE-USA Educational Regional Standards Technical Executive Products& Services Activities Activities Association Activities Committee Regions Societies ED & Staff General IEEE Structure

  5. RAB Structure

  6. RAB Structure Regional Activities Board Regions Areas Sub-Sections Sections Chapters Student Branches Councils Affinity Groups Student Branch Chapters

  7. Why does IEEE need GOLD? • To provide a bridge between the academic and professional worlds • To provide a way for recent graduates to participate in the IEEE and form the next generation of IEEE leaders • Many sections especially in Canada lack the volunteers they need to run local activities

  8. Region 7 Activities • Working on creating GOLD Groups • Current groups: St. Maurice, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Kitchener-Waterloo and Hamilton • Groups forming: Southern Alberta • Working on creating a GOLD network • Applying for funding and organizing GOLD Workshops

  9. How can you help? • By keeping your membership when you graduate • By talking to your section executive about volunteering when you graduate • By having joint networking sessions where students meet recent grads • By invitingGOLD Affinity Group exec to your student branch meeting

  10. Why Be An IEEE Member? • Networking • Help your career by helping the profession • Leadership training • Technical information • EE & COMP Standards development • Financial Advantage Program

  11. How Can GOLD Help Locally? • Organize activities of interest to younger and older professionals under a GOLD Affinity Group • Organize programs which promote GOLD member participation in chapter activities • GOLD members can run chapter activities • GOLD members can be used as a link between the section and students (e.g., mentoring) • Increase resources by recruiting new members • Hold networking meetings to encourage communication between all members

  12. Future directions • IEEE Global: • Establish a GOLD transition package for students • Build and roll out a customizable multimedia promotional package • Build and roll out a best practices web guide • IEEE Canada: • Select a regional GOLD Coordinator for 2002-2003 • Establish a dynamic GOLD network in the region • Keep promoting GOLD Group formation and student branch/GOLD/section integration activities

  13. Maintain a Healthy Profession - Join and Volunteer with the IEEE

  14. For more information… • Email me at s.wesolkowski@ieee.org • Email IEEE Canada GOLD Coordinator Ivana Vujosevic at ivanav@ieee.org • Email GOLD staff at gold@ieee.org • www.ieee.org/gold

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