Membership Development Membership Recruitment and Recovery Committee MRR
Membership Development (Membership Recruitment and Recovery Committee - MRR) IEEE Central Texas Section Spring Planning Meeting January 26, 2013 San Marcos, TX Joe Redfield IEEE CTS Membership Development Chair J. Redfield@ieee. org
What is Membership Development? Membership Development = Member Engagement Today’s Discussion … l l IEEE Membership Development Annual Cycle Chapter Volunteer Support IEEE Senior Member Upgrade Planned Activities for 2013 IEEE Central Texas Section
The IEEE Membership Cycle IEEE Central Texas Section
CTS Chapter Officer MD Volunteer Support l IEEE Membership Development Website l l SAMIEEE Membership Data l l l SAMIEE access available to Chapters Will be scheduling CTS SAMIEEE training !!! Membership Development Supplies l l http: //www. ieee. org/md Direct order or though CTS MDC (me) Speaking at Chapter Meetings l “Did you know” benefits presentation IEEE Central Texas Section
What is an IEEE Senior Member? • • Senior member is the highest grade for which IEEE members can apply. IEEE members can self-nominate, or be nominated, for Senior member grade. To be eligible for application or nomination, candidates must: • • be engineers, scientists, educators, technical executives, or originators in IEEE-designated fields; have experience reflecting professional maturity; have been in professional practice for at least ten years; show significant performance over a period of at least five of their years in professional practice. IEEE Central Texas Section
Becoming an IEEE Senior Member • • • Must be an IEEE member in good standing Must either be nominated or self nominate Once nominated, applicant completes online application www. ieee. org/seniormember • • References are written and submitted online Application, resume, references are combined into a SM package and delivered to next Awards and Advancements (A&A) Panel review meeting A&A panel review of SM package by three IEEE members Each reviewer rates package as • • • Qualified – meets all requirements Pending – need more information to evaluate Unqualified – missing one or more requirements, eg. 10 years experience, etc ALL three reviews must rate SM package as Qualified before SM elevation is granted Typical time – two to six months or more IEEE Central Texas Section
CTS Senior Member Elevation Program • • • CTS evening event CTS Senior Member volunteers available to review application for completeness (experience and significant performance sections) CTS will provide nomination CTS will manage the writing of one, or both, of the required two references (done by fellow CTS IEEE Senior Members) Three to six month process Next CTS event – Spring 2013 (April/May in Austin) IEEE Central Texas Section
Section MD Outreach Activities - 2013 l l Welcome/New Member Emails Support Senior Member Upgrades l l CTS/MD table at local IEEE Conferences and Events l l NEW SM Upgrade Events NI Week Engineers Week Others Austin Brain Party Opportunities to participate and engage members IEEE Central Texas Section
Membership Development…. . It’s What We Do! What Can We Do to Support YOU ? ? ? Thanks IEEE Central Texas Section
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