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Membership Development Report Region 4 Meeting January 26, 2008 Marriott Hotel, Chicago. Tarek Lahdhiri Region 4 MD Chair. Responsibilities. Promote Membership Development and diversity
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Membership Development ReportRegion 4 MeetingJanuary 26, 2008Marriott Hotel, Chicago Tarek Lahdhiri Region 4 MD Chair
Responsibilities • Promote Membership Development and diversity • Development, implementation and evaluation of programs intended to recruit new members, retain existing members and recover members • Analysis of membership statistics • Support the Senior and Fellow membership program • Create new MD products that fits the Region • Enhancement & maintenance of the MD Web pages • Communicate member feedback to IEEE MD committees
Key Activities in 2007 • Conducted and organized a membership retreat in R4. • Participated in the 2007 IEEE MD Retreat, New Brunswick, NJ • Actively participated in MD web casts • Developed and distributed Media to promote MD resources • IEEE Membership tables at major events • Conducted workshops and seminars to increase IEEE membership awareness • Special visit to local sections: Chicago and Nebraska • Developed a Module for Membership benefits with Peggy Hutcheson (IEEE-USA, ECS Committee Chair)
Plan for 2008 • Increase IEEE awareness among sections : MD Chair in each section • More communications with the local MD Chairs: Webinars, Seminars, and workshops • Promote membership elevation programs • Increase IEEE awareness among sections • Provide support to GOLD and WIE • Provide support to ExCom programs and projects • Participate in MD workshops and web casts • Conduct and organize a membership retreat in R4 • No more Membership losses in R4
Key Websites for MD Development • IEEE MD Website (Main) http://www.ieee.org/web/volunteers/membership_dev • IEEE MD Virtual Community https://www.ieeecommunities.org/ieee.md.net?type=join • IEEE-USA Career Navigator http://careers.ieeeusa.org
Membership Recruitment Kits Membership Development Manual • Member Benefits • Membership Development Calendar • Monthly Checklist • Letter Templates Brochures • Prospect Brochure • Multimedia CD-ROM • Member-get-a-Member Program & Business Cards • Society, Standards Memberships • Benefits Brochure • IEEE Financial Advantage Program Giveaways • Posters • Bookmarks, Pens, Bumper Stickers
Membership Development Manual • Description: • The must-have resources for MD officers • Advice for developing new members and retaining old • Also available in PDF format • Usage: • Summary of duties • Membership development guidelines, calendar • Correspondence templates • Concise list of member benefits • How to respond to objections
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