Region 2 IEEE Student Activities

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Region 2 IEEE Student Activities

• W. Andrew Berger, ltBerger_at_uofs.edugt
• IEEE Region 2 RSAC
• Dept. of Physics Electrical Engineering
• University of Scranton
• Robert Tulevski Jr., ltb.tulevski_at_ieee.orggt
• IEEE Region 2 RSR
• Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Cleveland State University

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IEEE Student Activities Mission
To provide undergraduate and graduate students
who have an interest in the Electrical,
Electronics and Computer Engineering or related
professions with opportunities for educational,
technical and professional development,
emphasizing the value of continuing IEEE
membership. There are 1,158 Student Branches and
315 Student Branch Chapters and 2 WIE Student
Branch Affinity Group. It is important for
Regions and Sections to work with Student
Branches, introducing students to the benefits of
active involvement in IEEE activities worldwide.

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Student Activities

• December Student membership summary
• 10.1 increase in Student members
• 72,328 Student members as of 31 December 2002
• 65,669 Student members as of 31 December 2001
• 28,659 US Student members
• 43,669 non-US Student members
• Student membership application on Web
• Over 35,000 students have joined IEEE online
• 610 Student Branches registered for online
  service with active participation by the Branch
  Counselor

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IEEE Student Branches

• Region 1 77
• Region 2 72
• Region 3 87
• Region 4 58
• Region 5 80
• Region 6 79
• Region 7 56
• Region 8 177
• Region 9 185
• Region 10 287

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IEEE Affinity Groups, Student Branches, WIE

• Region 4 1
• Region 9 1

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Student Branches

• Top Ten Student Branches worldwide by membership
  size as of 31 December 2002
• Section Student Branch
• Bombay PUNE INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
• Madras SATHYABAMA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
• Atlanta GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• Central Texas UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-AUSTIN
• Bombay THADOMAL SHAHANI ENG COLLEGE
• Bombay VES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• Santa Clara Valley STANFORD UNIVERSITY (C-016)
• Western Puerto Rico UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO
  RICO-MAYAGUEZ
• Virginia Mountain VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
  STATE UNIVERSITY
• Houston TEXAS A M UNIVERSITY (C-016,EMB-018)

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Student Membership

• Student members Student members Growth Growth
• 31-Dec-02 31-Dec-01
  
• R1 4,143 3,701 442 11.9
• R2 3,890 3,581 309 8.6
• R3 4,946 4,440 506 11.4
• R4 4,139 3,881 258 6.6
• R5 4,667 4,161 506 12.2
• R6 6,874 6,328 546 8.6
• R1-6 28,659 26,092 2,567 9.8

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Student Membership

• Student members Student members Growth Growth
• 31-Dec-02 31-Dec-01
  
• R7 3,440 3,504 -64 -1.8
• R8 11,655 12,152 -497 -4.1
• R9 6,181 7,150 -969 -13.6
• R10 22,393 16,771 5,622
  33.5
• R7-10 43,669 39,577 4,092
  10.3
• R1-10 72,328 65,669 6,659 10.1

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Student Membership-Who Qualifies

• Undergraduate or graduate students
• 50 of a normal full-time course of study (at
  least part-time studies)
• Electrical, electronics or computer engineering,
  computer sciences
• An allied branch of engineering, engineering
  technology or the related arts and science

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Student Membership Dues

• 30.00 US and Canada (Regions 1-7)
• includes Potentials magazine (5 issues per year)
  (print)
• includes Spectrum and the Institute (online and
  print)
• 25.00 all other areas of the world (Regions 8, 9
  10)
• with option to subscribe to Potentials magazine
  for 5.00
• includes Spectrum and the Institute (online and
  print)

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Student Membership Benefits

• IEEE Spectrum Magazine - monthly
  www.spectrum.ieee.org
• IEEE Potentials Magazine - six issues per year
  included with membership dues for students in
  the U.S. and Canada optional 5 subscription
  for students in all other areas of the world
  www.ieee.org/potentials
• The Institute - www.institute.ieee.org/INST/ti.htm
  l

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Student Membership Benefits

• Information Advantage Program(TM).
• Offers members valuable research tools
• Xplore www.xplore.ieee.org
• Email Alias with free virus scanning
  www.ieee.org/eleccomm/
• Web account to access online products
  www.ieee.org/web/accounts
• Visit www.ieee.org/products/infoadvantage
• whats new for students www.ieee.org/whatsnew/

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Student Activities

• IEEE Student Concourse Web site
  www.ieee.org/students
• lists all Student Branches,
• awards and scholarships
• Regional Student paper contest
• Student Branch Web site contest
• benefits of membership
• how to join, renew and add services on the web
• Career and job resources
• Student Branch Centers of Excellence grant
  proposals due 1 April 2003
• Branch Leadership Training Workshops in each
  Region (fall)
• Entity Web Hosting - Student Branches can get
  free web hosting at http//ewh.ieee.org

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Top Reasons for Joining IEEE

• Undergraduate and graduate students top reasons
  for joining IEEE
• 1 technical publications
• 2 career enhancement
• 3 suggestion of a professor

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Student Branch Communications

• Branch News newsletter on web
• http//www.ieee.org/membership/students/sc_branchn
  ews.html
• Email lists for all ten Regions
• sb-r01_at_ieee.org, sbc-r01_at_ieee.org (branch
  counselors)
• Sbch-r01_at_ieee.org (branch chairs)
• Student Concourse
• http//www.ieee.org/students

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Student Branch Awards and Recognition Programs

• www.ieee.org/scholarships
• Student Paper Contests
• Outstanding Branch Counselor Award
• RAB Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities
  Award
• Branch Web site contests
• Exemplary Branch Award Outstanding Branch
  Award
• Outstanding Student and Outstanding
  Design Award certificates

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Student Branch Programs

• Student Professional Awareness Conference (S-PAC)
• http//www.ieeeusa.org/committees/SPAC/general_inf
  o.htm
• Student Professional Awareness Venture (S-PAVe)
• http//www.ieeeusa.org/committees/SPAC/spave_gener
  al_info.html
• ATT Labs Student Enterprise Award Program
• http//www.ieee.org/membership/students/awards/sc_
  att.html
• Branch Centers of Excellence
• http//www.ieee.org/membership/students/programs/g
  rants.html
• Branch Mentor
• http//www.ieee.org/membership/students/sac/mentor
  .html

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Student Branch Support

• http//www.ieee.org/students
• Maintain Branch and Branch Chapter officer
  records
• Branch Administration
• Formation of new entities
• Branch membership statistics
• Student officer and member inquiries

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Student Branch Materials

• Branch membership lists
• Branch supplies (stationery, membership
  applications, membership pins, posters)
• Membership benefit information
• Leadership Training Workbook
• Reporting forms

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Student Branch and Section Interaction

• Student members are members of a Section and
  Student Branches
• Sections receive 3.00 rebate for Student members
• Branch Mentors provide link between branch and
  section activities
• Student members and GOLD members are valuable
  volunteer resources for Sections
• GOLD activities promote leadership development
  opportunities for young professionals p
  http//www.ieee.org/gold
• Section involvement - key to graduating students
  staying with IEEE

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Student Membership Recruitment

• Student Branches organize membership recruitment
  campaigns annually (spring and fall membership
  drives)
• Regions and Sections should consider holding
  meetings and activities at Student Branches
• Student membership recruitment at regional and
  technical conferences

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Student Services Staff

• Laura Durrett - Manager, Student Services
• l.durrett_at_ieee.org
• Christine Eldridge - Administrative Assistant
• c.eldridge_at_ieee.org
• Barbara Koenig - Staff Assistant
• John Paserba ltJohn.Paserba_at_meppi.comgt
• Region 2 Student Professional Awareness Committee
  (SPAC) Coordinator
• Student Activities Committee (SAC) Industrial Rep
• Pittsburgh Section Student Activities Chair
  (Section-SAC)
• student-services_at_ieee.org

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Upcoming Student Activities

• Region 2 SAC Conference
• April 4-6, 2003 University of Maryland Eastern
  ShorePrincess Anne, MD
• Student Branch Leadership Training
• paper contest
• hardware competition
• "Project Showcase"
• http//www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/2/r2sac/reg2contest200
  3.html
• reg2contest2003.html

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2002 Reg. 2 Activities

• SAC Conference, at University of Scranton, April
  26-28, 2002
• 10 papers presented
• Summit Challenge 4 robots
• 2002 Student Branch Web Site Contest IEEE
  student branch at Rowan University

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Issues of Concern

• Support, Support, Support
• Branch source of future members
• Assist in development
• Assist and respond to the needs
• By Sections - go to the students
• hold meetings at branches schools (w/ or w/o
  dinner)
• Invite dept. chair to give a talk
• Best branch of the section,of the region
• Meetings/Seminars
• S-PACs
• Branch Counselors and officers !!!!
• existence/quality of the Branch
• Reward/recognition

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IEEE Student Branch Counselor Job Description

• Specifically, the Counselor's position includes
  the following responsibilities
• Promoting the IEEE and membership benefits on
  campus.
• Acting as a role model for students, thus
  encouraging students to join the IEEE and to
  remain members of IEEE after graduation.
• Working with the Branch Mentor to guide the
  activities of the Branch.
• Informing other faculty members and staff of the
  activities of the Branch, and seeking their
  assistance.
• Promoting an awareness of the IEEE organization.
• Fostering good relations with the local Section

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IEEE Student Branch Counselor Job Description

• Endorsing all qualified new IEEE Student member
  applications.
• Participating in annual or semi-annual meetings
  of the Regional activities Committee.
• Promoting the IEEE Student Paper contest and
  providing help to students interested in entering
  contests.
• Promoting student awareness of the professional
  and technical benefits of membership, awards,
  contests and other programs. Establishing
  industrial contacts for Branch programs and
  activities, including speakers and tours and
  other opportunities to help Student members
  Network.

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Issues of Concern

• Support, Support, Support
• Branch source of future members
• By Sections - go to the students
• Best branch of the section,of the region
• Meetings/Seminars
• S-PACs
• Branch Counselors and officers
• Organization roster updated, distributed
  through the region
• GOLD
• Financial Advantage Program