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Senior Member Program

Senior Member Program. IEEE Region 4 Meeting Jan 31 – Feb 1, 2004 Presenter: Bob Adams R4 Membership Chair. What is it?. Senior Member Event Host events to support eligible members in upgrading to Senior Member status

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Senior Member Program

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  1. Senior Member Program IEEE Region 4 Meeting Jan 31 – Feb 1, 2004 Presenter: Bob Adams R4 Membership Chair

  2. What is it? • Senior Member Event • Host events to support eligible members in upgrading to Senior Member status • At event, Section Senior Members help with online application submission and serve as the necessary Senior Member reference

  3. What does it look like? • Evening Event - 6:30 to 9 PM • Located at a college or business • Members come and go during evening • With no wait, member spends 30 to 45 minutes completing the application process • Can have light refreshments (optional)

  4. Requirements for Senior Member Upgrade • Practice in profession for at least 10 years • Academic time resulting in degrees count toward professional practice • Five years of significant performance • Does NOT require special awards, patents, or other extremely sophisticated technical accomplishments • References - three required OR • Nomination from Section and • Two written references from other Senior Members

  5. Process/Procedure • Procedures listed in three separate blocks of activities • Prior to Event • At the Event • Post Event • Detailed procedure list and supporting material is available www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/smprogram.html

  6. Prior To Event • Identify an event source person (i.e.MDC) • Identify a Location • Need an area for staging/waiting • Required to have bank of computers with internet access and floppy drives (12 min, depending on size of section) • Contact eligible members • News Letter Announcement (two months prior) • Send Email to all eligible members, request RSVP • Send follow-up Email to all RSVPs listing what to bring • Contact SM/Officers and invite to participate

  7. Day of Event • Have at least two SMs present for each 10 expected members • SMs coach EVERY candidate in filling out an application - Significant Performance • No references or reference writer names are given at event - Leave application blank • Event tracking spreadsheet is filled out • Contains contact info and IEEE member # • Electronic copy of resume and SM application are gathered BEFORE applicant leaves

  8. Post Event • Applicants assigned to SM reference writers • Distribute resume and application to reference writer - encourage writers to contact applicants for any clarification • Reference writers Email applications to IEEE HQ, CC event source person for tracking • Regular call (weekly) to IEEE HQ to check status of applicants • Follow-up with reference writers - reassign as necessary

  9. Reference Generation • Time to write reference - 20 to 45 minutes • Can be any format, Email, Document, Webpage • needs to contain all the information required • Writer does not need to know the applicant personally outside of IEEE • Focus writing effort on significant performance section of application • Provide recommendation for upgrade

  10. Advertising new SMs in Section • After A&A panel meeting, advertise new Senior Members in • Section Newsletter and/or • Section Website • Make a big deal out of Senior Member status locally

  11. Questions • To get further information, contact RD (Bob) Adams r.d.adams@ieee.org 317-841-0655

  12. Membership Development IEEE MEMBERSHIP IS EVERYONE’S BUSINESS

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