R4 Expectations of Sections

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R4 Expectations of Sections

• IEEE Region 4 Meeting
• Jan 31 Feb 1, 2004
• Presenter Bob Parro,
• R4 Central Area Chair

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Expectations

• Support the mission of IEEE
• Support the mission of Region 4

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IEEE Mission

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

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Region 4 Mission

• Represent IEEE throughout our geographic area by
  providing excellent support to all sections,
  subsections, chapters and Student Chapters so
  they may in turn provide value to IEEE members

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Section Mission

• What is the mission of your section?

• Is it to provide VALUE to section members?

• must understand what membership ascribes 'value'
  to in context of career/profession

• you won't know until you find out

• must assess needs of section membership -
  continuous process of gathering metrics

• You should create a mission for your section!

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Expectation Section Vitality

• Offer events allowing members to network - HAVE
  FUN (ExCom and members)!!!
• Offer technical programs/meetings allowing
  members to grow in their fields of specialization
• distinguished lecturer program - world class
  speakers for nearly free!!!
• Offer professional development (i.e. PACE)
  programs/meetings allowing members opportunity to
  grow in non-technical dimensions
• Establish monthly rhythm so it becomes a
  consistent, dependable dimension of nurturing
  members career

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Expectation Be Good Stewards

• and leverage resources allotted/available to
  section
• annual rebate
• bonus for timely filing of L-50 report
• revenue from section programs
• members contact information
• R4 resources (staff, experience, knowledge,
  information) - they are here to server R4 members
• IEEE staff - they are here to serve the members
  globally

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Expectation Be Good Stewards

• and leverage resources allotted/available to
  section
• IEEE products/services - http//www.ieee.org/servi
  ces/index.html
• IEEE Job Site/Career Development
• IEEE Travel Services
• IEEE Financial Advantage
• IEEE Personal Email Alias with Virus Scan Service
• IEEE Spectrum, other IEEE Publications, IEEE
  Xplore (abstract/citation record)
• Conference Database Search with online
  registration for most
• AskIEEE document delivery service
• IEEE History Center
• IEEE Concentration Banking Program
• IEEE Conference Management Services
• IEEE Website Hosting Server
• IEEE Mailing Lists
• Grants for conferences, projects and programs
• IEEE Meeting Planning Services
• Internet Conferencing

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IEEE Services
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Expectation - Communicate

• facilitate timely and effective communication
  across section eNetworking
• newsletters/eNewsletters
• website
• email

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Expectation - Compliance

• comply with section reporting requirements BEFORE
  DUE DATES!
• meeting reports (L-31 Annual Report, or after
  each meeting)
• financial reports (L-50 Annual Report)
• section leadership changes (each time there is a
  change)

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Expectation - Engagement

• become engaged in IEEE initiatives and leverage
  into your sections
• GOLD
• Membership Development
• Pre-College Education
• WIE (Women in Engineering)
• Consultants' Network
• Student Activities
• Awards and Recognition

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Expectation Plan for Future

• section succession planning
• recruit/train/mentor volunteers

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Suggestion Strategic Planning

• Suggest Strategic Planning Committee for your
  section
• ExCom tends to be tactical in scope, with little
  time left to devote to strategic view
• R4 has a Long Range Strategic Planning
  Committee (LRSPC)

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Expectation Stir Some Excitement in Your Section

• there's a lot to get excited about!

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Summary of Suggestions

• Create a section mission
• Strategic planning

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Summary of Expectations

• Discover section members needs
• Develop programs to meet the needs
• Leverage all available resources
• Be good stewards of resources
• Infuse energy into section - section vitality
• Communicate with members
• Compliance with IEEE rules/regs
• Engagement in IEEE initiatives
• Succession planning

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Summary of Expectations

• The profession, the IEEE, you and your career
  have a lot going for you GET EXCITED!!!

• Plus sometimes theres a memory stick in it for
  you!