IEEE Region 6 North East Area

1. IEEE Region 6 North East Area Director’s Welcome – Spring 2017 Kathleen A. Kramer

2. We Share a Mission • Advance technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity • IEEE is behind the technology that drives innovation and better living. • IEEEisa global thought leader on prominent technology advancements and issues • Inspire, Enable, Empower and Engage Members of IEEE • The people, the industry and the culture of our region have global impact and responsibility These are our whys

3. IEEE - Advancing Technology for Humanity • We help our members to advance technology- • Technical Activities underlies all our activities • We advance the public imperatives -- • Educational Activities • Student and College Activities, • STEM/Pre-College Activities, • Humanitarian Activities • Government Relations • History • Ethics • (Public Visibility) • We bring together so much and as leaders, we are called to be role models

4. IEEE Region 6 Anchorage • You are here! Seattle Spokane Billings Portland Boise Sacramento Salt Lake City San Francisco San Jose Las Vegas Los Angeles Albuquerque Phoenix San Diego Tucson Honolulu

5. Anchorage Seattle Spokane Portland Billings Boise Central Area Sacramento Northwest Area Salt Lake City San Francisco Northeast Area San Jose Southwest Area Las Vegas Southern Area Los Angeles Albuquerque Phoenix San Diego Tucson Honolulu

6. North East Area Boise Central Montana Eastern Idaho Eastern Montana Western Montana Utah

7. STATISTICS – Region 6, Sections

8. STATISTICS – Region 6, Sections (cont.)

9. STATISTICS – Region 6, Sections with Student Branches Student Branch statistics reflected on the next 5 slides are based on membership data as of 31 December 2016

10. STATISTICS – Region 6, Sections with Student Branches (cont.)

11. NEW ONLINE PETITION NEW ONLINE PETITION FORM • IEEE MGA is excited to announce a new online petition form for forming new Chapters, Affinity Groups, Student Branches, Student Branch Chapters, and Student Branch Affinity Groups. • Access the online petition form • The above link also provides more information about IEEE geographic unit formation policies and petitions, including links to the petition forms for forming Councils, Sections, and Subsections. • In accordance with the actions of the IEEE MGA Board, there are specific guidelines to follow when forming an IEEE geographic unit. More information about forming a geographic unit can be found in Section 9 of the MGA Operations Manual.

12. New SAMIEEE Tool New SAMIEEE Tool • Easier to use with an intuitive interface • Data provided in dashboard views • Added features for better presentation of data by using multi-dimensional charts, heat maps and global maps • Improved performance, response times and operation efficiency • Full launch is planned for August 2017

13. Strategic Planning – January 2017 What should IEEE look like in 2025 to appeal to and serve young professionals and other underserved communities globally, and what should IEEE do to get there? IEEE Proprietary

14. New Approach to Volunteering(Orange) People in Industry(Gold) Teams for 12 Topics Communication(Light Blue) Women in IEEE: Attract, Engage, Retain(Black) Member Models(White) Develop IEEE in African Continent(Red) Effective Engagement(Brown) Career Training and Development(Green) Infrastructure for 2025(Yellow) Global Culture(Dark Blue) Student Retention(Purple) Entrepreneurship(Silver) People Topics IEEE Proprietary

15. What emerged… IEEE Proprietary

16. Engage, Enable, and Empower Diverse Global Communities RECOMMENDATIONS IEEE Proprietary • Build the right infrastructure to enhance engagement and communications with top notch user experience • Build the right infrastructure to enhance engagement and communications with the best user experience--a portal driven by analytics • Use customers' data to drive communications and segmentation of customer type (categories) and include recognition of contributions • Tailor the membership model to meet the needs of diverse communities • Launch a corporate membership for IEEE • Pilot in 2017 with between 2 and 3 corporations; consider in package offering industry distinguished lecturers, trend papers, education, innovation workshops, management, etc. • Futureproof our engagement model • Consider appointment of a Young Professional as a non-voting member of the BoD • Foster collaboration on Strategic Agenda with underserved communities

17. Supporting Young Professionals and Serving Key Communities Within the Career Life Cycle YPs IEEE Proprietary

18. Strategic Initiatives – Going Local • Our mission to enable and inspire all members from all types across our geography --. • We represent all kinds of members and are transforming our activities to draw and and serve underrepresented and affinities. • Our mission to enable and inspire from pre-college through career • We are called to lead the way. SPA-X, PACE-X, STEM-X. • Lead the way by bringing more together We are unique among all regions in the degree to which we regard our members not based upon where they were born but where they are contributing to advancing technology for humanity.

19. Our Strategic Initiatives Inspire, Enable, Empower and Engage Members of IEEE Advance technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity • Transformation started with students. • YP and PACE next • Sections Congress in Sydney is an opportunity to move forward 21

20. Carrying Out Our Strategic Initiatives Advance technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity • Be cool. Be creative. • Use our superpowers for good. • Don’t be boring. 22