IEEE Young Professionals Building the Future of Region

IEEE Young Professionals Building the Future of Region 6 Ravendar Lal & Sean Collison IEEE Region 6 YP Chair & IEEE Region 6 NE Area YP Chair 1 9/25/2020

IEEE Region 6 2 9/25/2020

Area and number of sections in Region 6 Central Area – 7 Sections NE Area – 6 Sections NW Area – 8 Sections SO Area – 8 Sections SW Area – 8 Sections TOTAL => 37 Sections 3 9/25/2020

Area and sections w/ YP in Region 6 Central Area – 7 Sections – 2 YP Chapter NE Area – 6 Sections – 2 YP Chapters NW Area – 8 Sections – 3 YP Chapters SO Area – 8 Sections - 2 YP Chapters SW Area – 8 Sections – 2 YP Chapters TOTAL => 37 Sections - 11 YP Chapters (30%) 168 total YP chapters in the world 4 9/25/2020

List of YP Chapters in Region 6 NE Area Section First Name Last Name Email Boise Section Utah Section Currently Open Samuel Alan Mitchell samuel. alan. mitchell@gmail. com 5 9/25/2020

What does this tell us? Majority of sections are not serving our YP members (1/3 membership base in IEEE). Today’s YP members are tomorrow’s IEEE leaders. 6 9/25/2020

Why you don’t have an YP chapter? 7 9/25/2020

What do you need to form an YP Chapter? 6 GSM or above grade IEEE members Endorsement of Section A business plan for first 6 months of activities. Can form YP group via new online petition form. 8 9/25/2020

What do we specifically need to address? 0. 65 Access to technical content is very important, but not every member has access 0. 60 Mean satisfaction very low Satisfaction (Mean = 39%) 0. 55 Conferences Online access to transactions, journals, and magazines Online access to conference proceedings 0. 50 Printed copies of transactions, journals, and magazines Online access to standards Google Apps @IEEE. org account- formerly the IEEE email alias 0. 45 Open access publishing Having access to and obtaining responsive answers from the IEEE Contact Center 0. 40 Printed copies of conference proceedings Printed copies of standards 0. 35 Social networking Ability to participate in standards development Salary and compensation benchmark data in your field 0. 30 Discounts on professional products and services Online meetings/webinars Opportunities for professional networking Promoting the appreciation of technology and our profession to the general public Internet video programming of conference Continuing education opportunities highlights, author interviews, and so on Awards and scholarships Technical Skills Contributing to the people of the world through Interaction with other members Local meetings with other professionals humanitarian efforts Opportunities for leadership roles Forums and newsgroups Online career resources Printed books Representation on public policy issues related to the profession Non-Technical Business Skills 0. 25 Insurance and other financial products and services 0. 20 0. 25 0. 35 0. 45 Lower priority improvements Source: 2016 Member Segmentation Study 0. 55 0. 65 Importance (Mean = 60%) 0. 75 Strong need for local member engagement and professional networking 0. 85 0. 95 Top improvement opportunity Series 32

Goals for 2017! 5 New YP Chapters in 2017! 3 reported activities/YP Chapter 1 Strategic partnership with non-IEEE entity 2 Signature events at major conferences in R 6 YP industry representative group Engage with all YP chapters Social media presence (850 followers currently -> 2 k followers). 10 9/25/2020

MGA YP Funding 2017 MGA has committed $200 K funding this year for YP. Each YP Chapter is eligible to receive: – Step: $500 – Meetup/Social/Networking events: $1500 – Seed Funding for new initiative: $750 – TOTAL: $2750 Apply here: https: //yp-events. fluidreview. com/ 11 9/25/2020

Motions for IEEE Board of Directors Proposed: Resolved that the IEEE Board of Directors supports the proposal from the IEEE (MGA) Young Professionals for funding of $200 K, $625 K, and $505 K in 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively, to support the delivery of the current program and the projects proposed in the business plan and asks the IEEE Finance Committee to advise on the proposal and future funding. Passed: Resolved that the IEEE Board of Directors supports the proposal from the IEEE (MGA) Young Professionals for funding of $200 K in 2017 with a review in 2017 for further continuation.

Strategic Partnership 13 9/25/2020

Strategic Partnership [Updates] 1/3 Startup Grind (https: //www. startupgrind. com) 200 Cities, 98 Countries, 1 M+ entrepreneurs Monthly event: – Networking, Successful local entrepreneur/VC, Mentorship – Attendance: YP age group of 60 -80 people. In Region 6, Startup Grind have 7 active chapters – Seattle, San Francisco, Bay Area, Los Angeles, Boise, San Diego, Phoenix 14 9/25/2020

Strategic Partnership [Updates] 2/3 20 Tickets @ $15/ticket (against the average of $20) for local event. YP will cover $10, attendee will pay $5. Per chapter annual expense: – 6 Events x 20 tickets x $10 => $1200 – $750 will be covered by MGA seed funding. – Section out of pocket: $450 Seattle is in-progress (starting from February event). Boise also in-progress. 15 9/25/2020

Strategic Partnership [Updates] 3/3 IEEE Logo at their marketing material Shout-out to IEEE at their event IEEE Exposure opportunity to: 50 YP potential members on every event. But most importantly, a local chapter membership benefit that worth $100+ by itself. If you/your section are interested, contact: Ravendar. bhojwani@ieee. org 16 9/25/2020

Immediate next steps: If your section has an YP Chapter: Please report your officers. If your section doesn’t have any YP Chapter and you are interested, please connect with Ravendar or I: Ravendar. bhojwani@ieee. org and scollison@gmail. com 17 9/25/2020

Thank you for your attention. 18 9/25/2020