Long Range Planning Committee

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Long Range Planning Committee

• Fulfilling the Vision
• 1 October 2005

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Goal

• What should MTT do to fulfill the 2004 Vision
  MTT-S is the first place RF Microwave
  engineers throughout the world go to ensure their
  success
• Look at the needs of our constituencies
• Determine which areas we can address
• Develop plans to carry forward ideas with merit

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Action Plans

• Virtual conference participation. Perhaps a
  limited trial with some workshops.
• Need e-savvy volunteers
• IMS2006 willing, given volunteers to implement
• Subsidized travel to IMS
• Funding sponsorships
• Selection criteria students, key researches
• Membership Services (Transnational) Committee
• Partner with universities to provide peer
  review/user rated post degree educational
  material
• Expert now
• IP database
• Work with Education/ Publications Committees

• Virtual Networking/Mentoring
• Post workshop discussion
• Next generation members
• Is this already going on? (some technical
  committees)
• Publicize MTT benefits and activities (Publicity
  Comm)
• Purview of the Publicity ad-hoc Committee
• Translations of tutorial material
  (Publication/Education Committees)
• Workshops
• Expert Now
• Magazine
• Identify substantial language populations
• Track IEEE initiative