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R4 Graduates of the Last Decade. Aisha Yousuf Region 4 GOLD Coordinator Region 4 Meeting Detroit, MI January 22-24, 2010. Full Member (Young Professional). Member or Senior ... (Professional). Student Member (Undergraduate School). Member or Senior ... (Professional). GSM
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R4 Graduates of the Last Decade Aisha Yousuf Region 4 GOLD Coordinator Region 4 Meeting Detroit, MI January 22-24, 2010
Full Member (Young Professional) Member or Senior ... (Professional) Student Member (Undergraduate School) Member or Senior ... (Professional) GSM (Graduate School) Full Member (Young Professional) Graduated not more than 10 years from first professional degree GOLD Introduction (1) • GOLD is defined as Graduates Of the Last Decade • GOLD members are IEEE Full Member or GSM (Graduate Student Member) who have graduated with their first professional degree in the past ten years
GOLD Introduction (2) • Facilitates the transition from Student members to Higher Grade members • Provides Networking, as well as, Professional and Technical development opportunities • Benefits of GOLD • More Active Leaders in the section • Retention of Graduating student members • Long term sustainability of the section due to more active members
2010 (1) • Support to send representatives to IEEE-USA Annual Meeting in Nashville • Host the GOLD Training as well as the first Regional GOLD Humanitarian Workshop • Monthly Teleconferences with the section GOLD Chairs • Increase Interaction between the GOLD Groups within the Region
2010 (2) • Ensure GOLD Groups are aware of all resources available to them • Help section affinity groups meet their member expectations • Aim for more GOLD Groups in the Region • Stay updated with GOLD activities around the world
GOLD Main Programs • (Student Transfer and Elevation Partnership) STEP Program • Humanitarian Events • Webinars • A Survival Guide for Scientific Writing in the Academic and Professional Environments • Two Brains Are Better Than One: Right-Brained Leadership for Projects • Conflict Management
Sections Without GOLD Groups Sections With Arrowhead Cedar Rapids Central Indiana Iowa-Illinois Milwaukee Missouri Slope Red River Valley Rock River Valley Siouxland Southeastern Michigan Twin Cities West Michigan Calumet Central Illinois Central Iowa Chicago Fort Wayne Madison Nebraska Northeast Michigan Northeastern Wisconsin Southern Minnesota Toledo
Forming GOLD Groups • Need Six (6) Signatures • One (1) needs to step up as the GOLD Chair
Sections Without Number of GOLD Members by Section Sections With Arrowhead: 51 Cedar Rapids: 164 Central Indiana: 555 Iowa-Illinois: 74 Milwaukee: 416 Missouri Slope: 31 Red River Valley: 94 Rock River Valley: 78 Siouxland: 86 Southeastern Michigan: 976 Twin Cities: 783 West Michigan: 261 Calumet: 194 Central Illinois: 420 Central Iowa: 129 Chicago: 1,252 Fort Wayne: 118 Madison: 190 Nebraska: 235 Northeast Michigan: 85 Northeastern Wisconsin: 149 Southern Minnesota: 103 Toledo: 87
GOLD Section Survey • What successful activities has your GOLD group tried in the past year? What did you try that wasn’t successful? • What types of activities or goals has your group planned/or would like plan to do over the next six months? • Describe some successful ways you have been able to recruit new GOLD members? • What has your group been doing to meet with local Student Branches? Have you been able to show them the value of keeping their IEEE memberships and the value of GOLD? • How can your section and region help you? (i.e. funding, meeting ideas, places to meet, etc.)
Active Sections Arrowhead Cedar Rapids Central Indiana Iowa-Illinois Milwaukee Missouri Slope Red River Valley Rock River Valley Siouxland Southeastern Michigan Twin Cities West Michigan
Active Sections Arrowhead Cedar Rapids Central Indiana Iowa-Illinois Milwaukee Missouri Slope Red River Valley Rock River Valley Siouxland Southeastern Michigan Twin Cities West Michigan
Active Sections Arrowhead Cedar Rapids Central Indiana Iowa-Illinois Milwaukee Missouri Slope Red River Valley Rock River Valley Siouxland Southeastern Michigan Twin Cities West Michigan
Section Chair Action Items • Please ensure that your section can fund one member to attend the region 4 GOLD leadership training workshop • Make sure you report the GOLD officers to IEEE • Please encourage GOLD AG Chairs to stay in touch with the Region • Award Nominations • Activity Ideas/ event announcement/ funding resources • Help with problems • Stay in touch with your GOLD groups!!
Thank You! • Questions?