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IEEE Region 2 Committee Director Report - February 2003

This report provides an overview of the Region 2 committee in the context of IEEE, including membership statistics, mission and vision, regional issues, and updates from the Board of Directors Meeting 2003.

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IEEE Region 2 Committee Director Report - February 2003

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  1. Region 2 Committee Director Report Moshe Kam February 2003

  2. Outline • Region 2 committee in context • Region 2 statistics • Mission and Vision • “Regional” issues • IEEE-USA • Board of Directors Meeting 2003 • BDO Seidman Report; Sections Congress • Questions and answers

  3. What is this meeting about… • We are the Committee of IEEE Region 2 (Eastern USA) • The Committee reports to the Region Activity Board of IEEE, one of the main Boards of the organization

  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 IEEE Organization

  5. Regional Structure RegionalActivitiesBoard Regions Areas Sub-Sections Sections Chapters Student Branches Councils Affinity Groups Student Branch Chapters Student Affinity Groups

  6. 7 8 (IEEE Canada) 1-6 10 9 IEEE Membership By Regions31 December 2002 R7 – 15,796 R10 – 64,180 R1 - 6 237,246 R9 – 13,659 R8 – 51,602 TOTAL – 382,483

  7. IEEE Membership By U.S. Regions (31 December 2002) 26,029 44,170 65,939 36,113 32,735 32,260 TOTAL 237,246

  8. Membership Totals by Region

  9. Regional Percentages of Total Membership

  10. Sections within Region 2 (by size)

  11. Sections within Region 2 (by size)

  12. IEEE Student Membership Region2002 Total 2001 Total Growth % 1 4,143 3,701 11.9 2 3,890 3,581 8.6 3 4,946 4,440 11.4 4 4,139 3,881 6.7 5 4,667 4,161 12.2 6 6,874 6,328 8.6 7 3,440 3,504 (-1.8) 8 11,655 12,152 (-4.1) 9 6,181 7,150 (-13.6) 10 22,393 16,771 33.5 Total 72,328 65,669 +10.3

  13. Biggest Student Branches • University of Maryland (Baltimore Section): 328 [23rd largest worldwide] • Ohio State University (Columbus Section): 278 • Drexel University (Philadelphia Section): 253 • Pennsylvania State (Central PA Section): 251 • Carnegie Mellon (Pittsburgh Section): 234

  14. Sections with the largest number of students • Washington: 572 • Philadelphia: 555 • Pittsburgh: 457 • Columbus: 429 • Central PA: 317

  15. IEEE Membership by Grade31 December 2002 69% Voting Associate 13.1% 31% Non-Voting Student 18.9 % Member 59.2% Senior Member 7.2% Fellow - 1.5%

  16. Fellow grade • Average in Region 2.0% • IEEE: 1.5% • Highest in Region: • Central PA (4.3%) • Washington (3.3%)

  17. Senior member • Average in the Region: 9.4% • IEEE: 7.2% • Very high retention rate • Highest in Region • Erie: 13.2% • Dayton: 12.1% • Southern NJ: 11.1% • Washington: 10.25%

  18. Members Holding Society Memberships (31 Dec 2002) Society Memberships # of Percent of Members All Members 1 Society 144,469 37.8% 2 Societies 51,254 13.4% 3 – 9 Societies 30,040 7.9% 10- 19 Societies 493 0.1% 20 – 36 Societies 47 0.0% Total w/Society Memb. 226,303 59.2% Without Society Memb. 156,180 40.8%

  19. Chapters in the Sections • Approximately 30 society sponsored conferences a year in the Region • Out of about 300 worldwide • Second-largest in the US (Region 6: 85) • Largest society memberships in Region 2 • Computers: 22% • Communications: 16% • Power: 6.5% • Signal Processing: 5.3% • Industrial Applications: 3.9%

  20. Chapters in the Region… • About 95 chapters in the Region • Most popular: IA, PE, C, SP, EMB, COM • Close to 400 reported meetings • 6.5% of total reported IEEE Chapter meetings • Most active overall • Industrial Applications (41) • Power Engineering (39) • Signal Processing (39) • EMB (33) • Computer Society (32)

  21. Largest number of Chapters per Section • Philadelphia: 15 • NoVa and WS: 24 distinct chapters together • Baltimore: 10 + 2 with NoVa/WS • Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Pittsburgh • 8 chapters each

  22. IEEE Mission The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, & applying knowledge about electro- and information-technologies & sciences for the benefit of humanity & the profession.

  23. IEEE Vision To Advance Global Prosperity By • Fostering Technological Innovation • Promoting IEEE Communities, World-Wide • Enabling Members’ Careers

  24. IEEE Regional Activities BoardMission • Shall serve the needs of the members of the IEEE by maintaining, enhancing & supporting the geographical organizational units of the IEEE. • Shall be responsible for IEEE membership & membership development, including recruitment, administration of admissions, retention, elevation & service, as well as related operational and budget issues.

  25. IEEE Regional Activities BoardMission (continued) • Recognizes the intimate relationship between Sections & Societies & their Chapters & will work with other IEEE organizational units to foster improved interactions

  26. IEEE Regional Activities Board Vision Through the leadership of its volunteers and by providing the very best management structure geographically, RAB will enable the 21st century IEEE to be a globally relevant organization in which members and nonmembers hold IEEE membership in the highest esteem.

  27. R2 Committee’s official mission • The affairs of Region 2 shall be managed by the Region 2 Committee consisting of • voting members designated by the Institute Bylaws • voting and non-voting members appointed by the Region Chairman.

  28. My own specific goals… • Improve Board-Region-Section cooperation and information flow. • Recruit and train new leaders for the Region and the Sections. • Expand relations with industry and provide services to practicing engineers. • Support Section officers through Area Chairs and Director visits. • Provide assistance to student chapters and student professional activities.

  29. About this committee… • Voting Members Designated by the Institute’s Bylaws… • Chair – Moshe Kam • Immediate Past Director – Marc Apter • Chair Elect – Thomas Tullia • Secretary – John Dentler • Treasurer – Robert Conn • PACE Chair – Parviz Famouri • Chair, Student Activities Committee – Andrew Berger • Region 2 Section Chairs

  30. Voting Members Appointed by the Region 2 Director • Area Chairs • Chairman, Educational Activities Committee • Chairman, Membership Development Committee • Chairman, Awards and Recognition Committee • Selected ad hoc committee chairmen

  31. Nonvoting Members Appointed by the Region 2 Director • Members, Nominations and Appointments Committee • Student Representative • Remaining ad hoc committee chairs • Others assisting in the administration of the Region

  32. Some of my duties as Director • Member of the IEEE BoD • Delegate to the IEEE Assembly • Member of RAB • And RAB’s Strategic Planning Committee • Member of IEEE-USA BoD • Member of IEEE Audit Committee • Significant changes in the law following Enron/Worldcom

  33. Some of my “region-directed” activities since November 2002 • Appointments to the Region 2 Committee • Attempts to balance… • The need for continuity with the need to introduce new ideas and new individuals • Different views, backgrounds, and experience • Outreach to society volunteers • Geographical diversity

  34. Solicitation of funds… • Received about $3,700 from RAB • Received $2,000 from the Philadelphia Section • Received in-kind support from Drexel University • Secretarial help • Equipment

  35. Dissolution of the National Capital Area Council • Southern New Jersey Awards Banquet

  36. Participation in RAB/TAB’s Section-Chapter Support committee • Policy on accounts of dissolved sections • Information collection on Councils and Subsections • Replaced by John Dentler • Participation in RAB’s rejuvenation committee • List of delinquent Chapters will be presented later • Replaced by Thomas Tullia

  37. Recent awards in Region 2 • Drexel Hill (Pa.) Middle School won IEEE-USA Best Communications System Award • at the national finals of the National Engineers Week Future City Competition • For “the most efficient and accurate communications system."

  38. Recipients of RAB awards • Jan Aminoff • John Margosian • R. Barnet Adler • John Dentler • Harvey S. Newman • Roger Kaul

  39. Growth Awards • Johnstown Section – 8.6% • Largest growth in numbers – Dayton (46 members) • Wright State university student branch (Dayton Section)

  40. Significant anniversaries • Philadelphia (18 February 1903) • Washington (9 April 1903) • Susquehanna (18 June 1953)

  41. Several “Regional” issues from the 2003 BoD Series • Our allocation is expected to grow (slowly) • Financial report and 2003 budget will be presented on Sunday • We have no regional assessment • Some of the US regions do

  42. Section Rebates • Reports due February 21, 2003 • First to submit Youngstown Section • In 2002 18 of our 20 sections reported before the deadline • Received 10% bonus • Current Rebate is $1,800/section • Will grow to $2,000 in 2004 • Subsections received a $500 rebate

  43. Rebates • $3.00/member • $1.50/affiliate • $4.00/fellow or senior member • $180 for each qualifying chapter/affinity group

  44. Delinquent Chapters • Dayton CS23, EM14 • Lehigh Valley C16, SP01 • NoVa CS23 • Pittsburgh MAG33 • Washington/NoVa IA34 • Washington MAG33

  45. Bank account signature cards • Audit requirement • May delay rebates • Chapter accounts • Baltimore Section • Annapolis Subsection • Pittsburgh Section (MTT) • Washington Section (MTT)

  46. Some IEEE-USA related issues… • Motion to remove IEEE-USA from IEEE Board of Directors and Executive Committee Failed • …but exposed friction points that need attention • IEEE-USA H1-B visa policy was discussed at great length • I am participating in a re-writing effort

  47. A word on IEEE Finances • 2003 budget is balanced • Small surplus (l.t. $1M) • In 2002 • Revenue was $212.1M • 14.5M less than budgeted • Expense was $207.2M • 19M less than budgeted • Investment loss was 21.4M • Investment losses continue to be a major source of concern

  48. Board of Director Series 2003 • Primary issue – investment policy • Change in investment philosophy • Preservation of capital as primary objective • Growth as secondary objective • Major shift of funds to short-term “safe” fixed income investments • Concern about missing future opportunities

  49. Strategic planning • Centered at reaction to the BDO Seidman report • Commissioned in 2001 at the request of the societies through TAB • Studied the efficiency and effectiveness of the IEEE corporate infrastructure

  50. The BDO Seidman Report • A series of interviews and document analyses • Interviewed 60 people • Analyzed about 1,000 pages of documentation • 8 weeks • Opinion: the report enabled action on several issues that were already well known

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