Computer Society Learning Series Webinar

1. Computer Society Learning Series Webinar Personalizing Your CS Membership Experience: New Benefits for 2017 John Walz, IEEE Division VIII Director 24 August 2016

2. Agenda • New Membership Experience • Why the Change? • Review all 5 tiers of membership • myCS • The new way to read you CS magazines and journal subscriptions • Skillsoft • Upgraded content and launch of a new platform • TechIgnite • 2 day event with a focus on Emerging Technologies, IoT, big Data, Cybersecurity • 6 Keynotes including Steve Wozniak

3. Why The Change? • Provides members with a choice and lets them determine which benefits are useful to their career development. • Allows members to see the primary benefits more clearly. • Helps to reduce cost of membership. • Give us more information on which benefits members find useful.

4. Student Membership IEEE + Computer Society • North America = US $40 • Outside NA = US $35 • Full member benefits • Includes Full Access toComputer Society Digital Library

5. Basic Membership Provides the foundational resources you need as an IT professional to stay informed about current industry trends, including the latest research and professional practices from around the globe. Benefits include: • Subscription to Computer magazine (12 issues per year) • Subscription to ComputingEdge (12 issues per year) • Print North America • Electronic Elsewhere • Unlimited access to computer.org and myCS • ComputingNow Newsletter • Local chapter membership • Members-only webinars • Deep member discounts on all programs, products and services

6. Training and Development The choice if you’re looking to learn new skills, refresh existing skills and ultimately ensure you have the skillset to do your job more effectively while advancing your career. All basic benefits plus….. • Skillsoft Complete: On demand training. Helping you to stay current, do your job, advance your career. Over 100 IT and business certifications with online mentoring. Videos, Books, Practice Exams, Mentoring, Challenge Series • Safari Books Online – 650 technical titles and videos • Three free Computer Society Learning Webinars: interactive monthly webinars on technical issues you deal with daily

7. Research The best choice if you’re a technology professional in industry or academia who wants to stay up-to-date in our ever-changing technology landscape and identify solutions to specific technical challenges. All basic benefits plus … • Choice of any two Computer Society signature magazines • 30 tokens to the myComputerApp • 12 article downloads from the Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) 

8. Preferred Plus The widest access to all Computer Society benefits. Preferred Plus benefits include: All basic membership benefits plus … • Your choice of any two Computer Society signature magazines • SkillsoftComplete: On demand training. Helping you to stay current, do your job, advance your career. Over 100 IT and business certifications with online mentoring. • Videos, Books, Practice Exams, Mentoring, Challenge Series • Safari Books Online – 650 technical titles and videos • Three free Computer Society Learning Webinars: interactive monthly webinars on technical issues you deal with daily • 12 article downloads from the Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) • 30 tokens to MyComputer mobile app •  Priority registration at Computer Society events • One-time 20% Computer Society online store discount

9. 2017 Membership Options Cost With IEEEWith Out Preferred Plus $60 $126 Research $55 $115 Training $55 $115and Development Basic $40 $99 Student $40

10. Beginning 1 January 2017 digital subscriptions nolonger fulfilled through Qmags. • Past issues will be archived on Qmags. You will need to save issues. • New issues will be archived on myCS. • myCS is: • Easily Accessible – desktop, eReader, laptop, tablet smartphone • Customizable to your Preferences – adjust layout, color, text size • Conveniently Archived – all CS journal and magazine subscriptionssaved in myCS mycs.computer.org

11. Skillsoft: Upgraded Content • On demand training. Helping you to stay current, do your job, advance your career. Over 100 IT and business certifications with online mentoring. • For 2017 more than 30,000 additional assets added. Videos, Books, Practice Exams, Mentoring, Challenge Series

12. Skillsoft: New Platform 8i Modern cloud-based content delivery platform that provides an unparalleled learning experience.  • Personalized homepage and profile • Content recommendations, features topics and curated learning plans • Powerful search engine with multiple filters • Intuitive library display with easy access to new releases

13. Skillsoft Certifications SkillchoiceIT - Over 100 IT Certifications with online mentoring including: • (ISC)2 • BCS Professional Certifications • 10+ Cisco Certifications: Routing and Switching, Security, Network Professional, Data Center, and Cloud • 8 CompTIA Certifications: Linux+, Network+, Security+, and A+ • EC-Council • Linux Professional Institute • Over 40 Microsoft Certifications: MCTS, MCITP, MCTS, MCSA, and MCSD • 16 Oracle Certifications: SQL, 12c, and Java Se 8 • PRINCE2 • Red Hat • ScrumMaster SkillchoiceDesktop Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and SharePoint with online mentoring SkillchoiceBusiness • ASQ • Human Resource Certification Institute • International Institute of Business analysis • ITIL • PRINCE2 • Project Management • Society for Human Resource Management

14. 21-22 March 2017 San Francisco, CA, USA • Six Keynotes • SteveWozniak, Co-Founder, Apple Computers • Grady Booch, Chief Scientist, Software Engineering, IBM • Peter Fonash, CTO, Homeland Security • Bill Ruh, Chief Digital Officer, GE Digital • Brian David Johnson, Futurist, Intel • Annette Bruls, VP Medtronic • Four Tracks • Emerging Technologies  Internet of Things Big Data CyberSecurity Fireside chat with Steve Wozniak on the future of Tech!