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Membership Activities
Darrel ChongVice Chair, Membership Activities Chair, Membership Development
1 March 2014Kuching, Malaysia
The membership activities committee is structured to support members’ lifecycle
SAC(Om, Pasan)
YP (GOLD)(Open)
MD(Darrel)
LM(Kunio)
WIE (Takako)
Members’ Lifecycle Supported
IBSC(Michael)IBSC
(Michael)
Awards(Kukjin)
Awards(Kukjin)
SC Support(Elmer)
SC Support(Elmer)
Membership Activities’ overarching objectivesPUSH – PULL - IMPROVE
1. PUSH: Create awareness of the IEEE’s values to members
2. PULL: Regularly engage our members so that we listen and understand their needs.
3. IMPROVE: Identify our gaps and seek proactive ways to enhance our members’ experience
Section health is extremely important. You are our frontline leaders.
As of 31 Dec 2013 for Region 10o 57 Sections (0 formed in 2013)o 18 Sub-sections (1 formed in 2013)o 6 Councils (0 formed in 2013)o 542 Chapters (37 formed, 10 Dissolved in 2013)
o 1,070 Student branches (112 formed in 2013)o 291 Student branch chapters (89 formed in 2013)
o 27 GOLD Affinity groups (0 formed, 1 Dissolved in 2013)o 25 WIE Affinity groups (0 formed, 1 dissolved in 2013)o 5 Life Member Affinity group (0 formed in 2013)
R10 Membership grew above global average in 2013
o Higher grade R10 +1,400 vs. Total (2,000)o GSM R10 +2,400 vs. Total +2,000o Student R10 + 1,500 vs. Total +2,300
R10 Young Professionals (GOLD) grew at 10.8% … above global average
R10 WIE grew at 19.7% … above global average
Ranking countries by higher-grade membership. India, Japan, China, Australia are among the top 10.
Benefits of IEEE Membership – find out by country, by member-cycle! You will see six categories of benefits !
http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/benefits/index.html
Members from 21 countries in R10 are eligible for e-membership
1. Bangladesh 2. Bhutan 3. Cambodia 4. China 5. North Korea6. Fiji 7. India 8. Indonesia 9. Laos People’s Democratic Republic 10. Malaysia 11. Maldives 12. Mongolia 13. Myanmar 14. Nepal 15. Pakistan 16. Papua New Guinea 17. Philippines 18. Sri Lanka19. Thailand 20. Timor-Leste 21. Vietnam
Benefits e-Membership Traditional Membership
Membership Card electronic (PDF) print
IEEE Spectrum electronic print & electronic
The Institute NL electronic print & electronic
Potentials Mag. electronic print & electronic
All other benefits of membership no change no change
Annual base dues US$50* US$138*
*IEEE membership dues also carry a regional activities assessment based on your country, and can be US$4, US$5 or US$13 additional depending on where you live. This assessment is the same whether you choose electronic or traditional membership
The e-Membership option is available to new and renewing members who reside in countries where the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) does not exceed US$15,000 (per United Nations Guidelines). Annual base dues with e-Membership are just US$50*.
Senior Member Elevation
IEEE Grade 2012 Membership Year Retention Rate
Fellow 98.9%Life Fellow 95.4%
Life Member 93.5%Life Senior Member 93.1%
Senior Member 96.2%Member 78.7%
Associate Member 66.7%Student 30.9%
Graduate Student Member 67.8%
Why the Senior Member Initiative: The higher the grade, the more likely members retain their membership, and also volunteer.
R10 Membership Activities offers 26 grants, awards & recognition, and contests to R10 sections and members - on top of the HQ-level activities.
COM Description Type Annoucement date Rewards
1 SAC R10 Larry K.Wilson Award winner Recognition Jun-13
2 SAC R10 Exemplary Student Branch Award Recognition Jun-13 $250A customised Certificate
3 SAC R10 Student Website Competition Contest Jun-13
4 SAC R10 UG Paper Contest Contest Jun-13
5 SAC R10 PG Paper Contest Contest Jun-13
6 SAC R10 GINI grants / Section Support grants Grants Dec-13 Grant of $3,000 in total 7 SAC R10 Re-activate / Form New Student branches Grants Dec-13 Grant of $1,800 in total 8 SAC New initiatives grant to increase retention Grants Dec-13 Grant of $1,400 in total 9 GOLD R10 GOLD Affi nity Group Award Recognition 15 November, 2013 Cash Prize $500 Plaque 10 GOLD R10 GOLD Individual Award Recognition 22 November, 2013 Certificate 11 GOLD R10 GOLD Initiatives Grant Grant $ 4,850 12 WIE R10 WIE AG of the Year Award Recognition September 1st week $ 250 13 WIE R10 WIE SB AG Award Recognition September 1st week $ 250 14 WIE R10 WIE GOLD/Volunteer Award Recognition December 1st week Certificate 15 WIE R10 WIE Student Volunteer Award Recognition December 1st week Certificate 16 WIE R10 WIE Fund Grant End of June $ 9,000 17 WIE R10 WIE Best Paper Award at TENCON2013 Contest $ 100 18 IBSC Region 10 IB&SC Survey and Feedbacks Survey 30 September, 2013 Cash Prize of 3 x 200USD 19 IBSC Region 10 IB&SC Best Benefits Schemes by
SectionRecognition 15 December, 2013
20 ARC R10 Distinguished Large Section Award Recognition 30-Jun $ 1,000 21 ARC R10 Distinguished Small Section Award Recognition 30-Sep $ 1,000 22 ARC R10 Outstanding Volunteer Award Recognition 30-Sep23 MDC R10 Outstanding Membership Activities by
Section (Project Bril l iant) Recognition October
COM Description Type Annoucement date Rewards
1 SAC R10 Larry K.Wilson Award winner Recognition Jun-13 Customised Plaque3 year complimentary
2 SAC R10 Exemplary Student Branch Award Recognition Jun-13 $250A customised Certificate
3 SAC R10 Student Website Competition Contest Jun-13 1st Prize: US$500 + Certificate + Qualify for Inter-regional Website contest2nd Prize: US$350 + Certificate3rd Prize: US$200 + Certificate
4 SAC R10 UG Paper Contest Contest Jun-13 1st Prize: USD 300 + certificate2nd Prize: USD 200 + certificate3rd Prize: USD 150 + certificate
5 SAC R10 PG Paper Contest Contest Jun-13 1st Prize: USD 350 + certificate 2nd Prize: USD 300 + certificate3rd Prize: USD 200 + certificate
6 SAC R10 GINI grants / Section Support grants Grants Dec-13 Grant of $3,000 in total 7 SAC R10 Re-activate / Form New Student branches Grants Dec-13 Grant of $1,800 in total 8 SAC New initiatives grant to increase retention Grants Dec-13 Grant of $1,400 in total 9 GOLD R10 GOLD Affi nity Group Award Recognition 15 November, 2013 Cash Prize $500 Plaque 10 GOLD R10 GOLD Individual Award Recognition 22 November, 2013 Certificate 11 GOLD R10 GOLD Initiatives Grant Grant $ 4,850 12 WIE R10 WIE AG of the Year Award Recognition September 1st week $ 250 13 WIE R10 WIE SB AG Award Recognition September 1st week $ 250 14 WIE R10 WIE GOLD/Volunteer Award Recognition December 1st week Certificate 15 WIE R10 WIE Student Volunteer Award Recognition December 1st week Certificate 16 WIE R10 WIE Fund Grant End of June $ 9,000 17 WIE R10 WIE Best Paper Award at TENCON2013 Contest Oct. 25th (at $ 100 18 IBSC Region 10 IB&SC Survey and Feedbacks Survey 30 September, 2013 Cash Prize of 3 x 200USD 19 IBSC Recognition 15 December, 2013 1st prize = 500USD,
2nd prize = 300USD, 3rd prize = 200USD
20 ARC R10 Distinguished Large Section Award Recognition 30-Jun $ 1,000 21 ARC R10 Distinguished Small Section Award Recognition 30-Sep $ 1,000 22 ARC R10 Outstanding Volunteer Award Recognition 30-Sep Up to USD $700 for the first 23 MDC Recognition October $250 per outstanding
membership activity. Award up to 20 awards, 5 per
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2013 IEEE Membership & Society Membership Dues: www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/join/join_dues.htmlMemberships & Subscriptions Catalog:http://www.ieee.org/membership-catalog/index.html?N=0e-Membership:http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/join/emember.html
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Student Competitions: http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/students/competitions/index.htmlMGA is transitioning the SCOOP newsletter to MGA News Web pagehttp://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/mga_news.html
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R10 Annual General Meeting
Name: Takako Hashimoto, Coordinator Committee: 2013-2014 R10 Women In Engineering1-2 March 2014Kuching, Malaysia
R10 WIE membership is growing smoothly!
02/20/1317
R10
Taipei Section WIE was formed.
Kansai Section WIE
will be formed soon.
Xi’an Section has started forming WIE
Sections do not have Section WIE AGs
Still 26 sections do not have Section WIE
04/21/2318
• Australia Council• Australian Capital Territory• Beijing• Chengdu• Daejeon• Fukuoka• Harbin• Hiroshima• Karachi• Kwangju• Macau• Nagoya
•New Zealand Central•New Zealand North•New Zealand South•Northern Australia•Republic of Philippines•Sendai, Shikoku•Shinetsu•SriLanka•Taegu•Tokyo•Uttar Pradesh•Vietnam•Wuhan•Xian
Please promote WIE AG(s) formation in your Section!
R10 WIE support Fund
o Basic Policy
o So far, R10 WIE supported WIE Section/SB AGs directly by selecting projects sent by them
o R10 would like to support SECTIONS so that SECTIONS can promote WIE activities more comprehensively and strategically
o We call for project proposals from SECTIONs. Namely, project proposers should be SECTIONs
Please lead WIE activities in your SECTION!
2014 IEEE Asia-Pacific Committee Meeting
Name: Om Perkash & Pasan PethiyagodeCommittee: Student Activities Committee
March 1, 2014Kuching, Malaysia
ATT: SECTION CHAIRS
Please fill the Student Activities Information form on your desk. RSAC and RSR information will help us communicate better with your Section SAC team
We will collect it back from you during lunch break.
Thanks.
R10 Student Activities Committee
Student Activities Committee
Objectives1.Understand the needs of student members in region and create student activities to engage them for better future2.Increase student membership in growing countries and collaborate with GOLD for successful transition of students3.Increase interaction between Region to Sections ad Sections to Student branches
Projects / Tasks1.Coordinate regular award/recognition activities2.Establish sub-region wide student networks and provide platform to student members in order to increase the collaboration between Region->Section, Section->SBs, SBs -> Students / volunteers3.Re-activate and Re-engage student branches who are inactive to encounter the problem of student retention and inactive student branches.
Project / Task Measurable Project 1a.Number of inputs b.Quality of submissions/winnersc.Recognition and feedback of new venturesd.New website to support these initiatives and provide information in innovative way
Project 2a.Number of GSMs/STMsb.Number/quality of coordinated IEEE student events c.Amount of information exchanged through the frameworkd.Online survey of student members regarding understanding of/satisfaction to IEEE
Project 3a.Number of student branches re-activatedb.Number of new student members joinedc.Number of years SB continued to remain active d.Measure retention rate over 3 years span
Committee Structure1.Chair: Om Perkash2.Members: Pasan Pethiyagode, Prof. Takao Onoye,
Arjun Pillai, Arjun Narain, ManZhang, Esther Ling, Sai Ram
Budget1.Project 1: $3,5002.Project 2: $3,0003.Project 3: $2,0004.Travel Expense: $6,500 (RSAC$3,500+RSR$3,000)Total Proposed Budget: $15,000 (RSAC+RSR)
Timeline1.Project 1: Completion by December 20142.Project 2: Completion by December 20143.Project 3: Completion by December 2014
Student Membership Statistics (Jan 2014)
2014 January R10 Total Membership: 115,337
– 54,540 (47.28%) are Students ---- 2.28% increase!
In 2013: 48,153 (45%) were Students
54,540 Total Student membership
– 16,581 GSM members
– 37, 959 Student members
126, 541 Global Student Membership
– 54,540 (43%) are in R10
2013: 41% .
– 29% is the Global Average of Students in Regions
22% in 2013
Student Branches Statistics (Dec 2013)
2,516 Global Student Branches
– 1059 (42%) Student Branches belongs to R10
In 2013: 949 Student Branches (40%) belongs to R10
– 400+ Student Branches have <10 members
– 200+ Student Branches have 0 members
We need help. Please attend Student Retention Workshop tomorrow to know how to counter this issue!
A few Questions?
Fact: We have approximately 50% student members.
What percentage of Section budget you spent on students?
How many executive committee members you have in your Section?
– SAC?
– SSR?
Student members are future of your Section. Please support the student activities in your Section
Appendices: Project 1 – Regular activities
Project description: Regular award/competition activities
How does this project help you meet your committee’s objectives?: Keep attracting attentions of student members as well as encouraging inputs to MGA level awards/competitions.
Budget breakdown – Website competition& Exemplary SB $1,300– Outstanding branch counselor award $ 300– Operational expenses & web-domain $ 400– IEEE Blog, Tweet & Video Contest $1,000– GOLD/WIE collaborative initiatives $ 500
Project Milestones leading to completion:– Competition due dates (Mar)– Detailed collaborative ventures planning (Mar)– OBC due date (Sept)– New project execution (Nov)– Wrap-up (Dec)
Appendices: Project 2 – Student Networks
Project description: GINI project completed it’s 5 years and activities initiated by GINI are now integrated into Student Activities by leveraging student networks. These student networks report to Sections / Council.
How does this project help you meet your committee’s objectives?: Bottom-up network construction fits student activities including better understanding of IEEE membership value as well as recruiting new members.
Budget breakdown:– Section / Council (country) level congress support $2,000– New projects to engage students and benefit Section $1,000
Only Section supported activities will be supported
Project Milestones leading to completion:– Detailed plan in each sub-region (April)– Selection of new sections (April)– Events coordinated (Nov), – Wrap-up and survey (Dec)
Appendices: Project 3 – Re-activating SBs and Increase Student Retention
Project description: IEEE Region 10 has the highest number of inactive student branches among all the regions and also highest number of students not renewing their membership (retention).
How does this project help you meet your committee’s objectives?: This project will focus on conducting activities to counter this problem directly. Supporting Student branches financially (in collaboration with Sections) will kick start and we will check if the model is working
Budget breakdown:– Support 10 student branches financially in different Sections $2,000
Project Milestones leading to completion:– Identify potential student branches with Section (April)– Award some conditional money (Jun)– Provide on-going support and guidance (July), – Monitor progress (Dec)
Comparative Retention Rates
Through the month of January, 23,386 of 94,041 student members had not renewed their membership
– Student member retention is running behind last year by 1.3%
– Graduate student retention is running behind by 9.6%
LocationHigher-Grade
Graduate Students
Undergrad Students
Total
Global 67.1% 40.7% 14.2% 57.0%
Regions 7-10 60.0% 39.3% 10.8% 46.7%
Region 10 59.1% 30.4% 6.7% 39.9%
Regions 1-6 72.8% 43.7% 26.5% 68.0%
Through January ‘14 …
Region 10 Student Membership Performance- through end of January 2014
REGION 10 Opportunity # Renewal % Renewal
Australian Capital Terr 97 49 50.5%
Hong Kong Section 364 183 50.3%
Shin-Etsu Section 30 15 50.0%
Singapore Section 515 250 48.5%
Sendai Section 93 42 45.2%
Victorian Section 352 151 42.9%
Macau Section 61 26 42.6%
South Australia Section 96 40 41.7%
Nagoya Section 146 56 38.4%
Xian Section 194 74 38.1%
Top 10 Student Retention
Bottom 10 Student RetentionREGION 10 Opportunity # Renewal % Renewal
Madras Section 8125 204 2.5%
Pune Section 739 28 3.8%
Kerala Section 3969 181 4.6%
Karachi Section 331 20 6.0%
Hyderabad Section 3483 212 6.1%
Lahore Section 284 20 7.0%
Gujarat Section 747 54 7.2%
Bombay Section 3896 290 7.4%
Islamabad Section 438 33 7.5%
Delhi Section 2727 238 8.7%
Top 10 Student Recruitment
Bottom 10 Stu Recruitment
REGION 10 2014 2013 % Year over Year
Bangalore Section 1288 1463 -12.0%
Bombay Section 1230 1113 10.5%
Madras Section 1150 1125 2.2%
Delhi Section 1001 1342 -25.4%
Hyderabad Section 534 966 -44.7%
Kerala Section 585 1255 -53.4%
Beijing Section 223 267 -16.5%
Uttar Pradesh Section 289 177 63.3%
Sri Lanka Section 239 290 -17.6%
Malaysia Section 70 40 75.0%
REGION 10 2014 2013 % Year over Year
New Zealand Central 2 2 0.0%
Hiroshima Section 2 11 -81.8%
Sapporo Section 3 3 0.0%
Kwangju Section 4 4 0.0%
New Zealand South Section 4 7 -42.9%
Harbin Section 4 15 -73.3%
Shikoku Section 5 13 -61.5%
Taegu Section 6 4 50.0%
Kharagpur Section 7 1 600.0%
Sendai Section 7 6 16.7%
Vietnam Section 7 8 -12.5%
IEEE ResumeLab – An Added benefit for IEEE members specially students
An online resource to that allows IEEE members to develop a resume or CV
Numerous resume templates available.
Members can also perform mock interviews using over 900 potential interview questions
develop letters, portfolios, and skills assessments to use during the interview process
information developed on IEEE ResumeLab is easily shared with potential employers, mentors, or colleagues via a personalized Web site.
Benefits:
– Resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
– Letters and Portfolio
– Skills assessment and Mock interview
– Video resume
IEEE ResumeLab – An Added benefit for IEEE members specially students
Thank you
and
we look forward to speak to you at Poster Session!
R10 Young Professionals (GOLD)
3 Minutes Expresso
1 March 2013-2014Kuching, Malaysia
Young Professionals (GOLD) - 2013 updates and programs in 2014
1. The new Region 10 GOLD website launched (http://www.r10gold.org)
2. The Clustering Project runs successfully to enable section GOLD vibrancy
o R10 continues to support worthy GOLD initiatives. Grants awarded to 17 proposals out of the 23 proposals submitted.
o Region 10 GOLD Individual Award 2013 was awarded to Mr. Deepu John from IEEE Singapore GOLD Affinity Group
o Efforts to establish GOLD AG continues – Thailand / Vietnam
o IEEE Tokyo GOLD Affinity Group bagged the new Region 10 GOLD Affinity Group Award .
o Five out of six IEEE MGA GOLD Achievement Award 2013 were bagged by R10
3. IEEE Region 10 S|G|W Congress, 2013 is a success.
R10 Life Members
3 Minutes Expresso
Kunio Tada R10 Life Members Coordinator, 2013-2014
1 March 2014Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Life Members Activities
o In Region 10, 732 Life Members (54% of total 1353 LMs) are affiliated with 5 existing LMAGs.
o These LMAGs (New South Wales, Bombay, Tokyo, South Australia, Kansai, in forming order) are as a whole active enough.
o Sections are encouraged to form LMAG. Victorian Section and Nagoya Section are very much interested in forming LMAG.
o It is important to encourage elderly members to obtain Life Members Status in the future.
R10 Awards
3 Minutes Expresso
Kukjin Chun, R10 Awards Chair, 2013-2014
1 March 2014Kuching, Malaysia
Award & Recognition Committee
Objectives
– Recognize sections and volunteers for contribution to IEEE by granting awards
– Promote sections for further enhancement in membership and activities
Committee Members– Kukjin Chun(Chair)– Takatoshi Minami– Darrel Chong– Deepak Mathur– Zia Ahmed– Elmer Dadios
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2012 R10 Distinguished Large Section Award
– Hong Kong Section
2012 R10 Distinguished Small Section Award
– Kharagpur Section
2013 R10 Outstanding Volunteer Award
– Peter Howard Over (New Zealand North Section)
– Ohno Eiichi (Tokyo Section)
– Sanjib Kumar Panda (Singapore Section)
– Arup Dasgupta (Gujarat Section)
– Sasi P M (Kerala Section)
2013 R10 Awards
2013 MGA Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award
– Mini Thomas (Delhi Section)
2013 MGA Leadership Award
– Darrel Chong (Singapore Section)
2013 MGA Achievement Award
– Sateesh Babu (Kerala Section)
– Eiichi Ohno (Tokyo Section)
– Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan (Madras Section)
2013 MGA GOLD Achievement Award
– Rayees Amar Nishad (Kerala Section)
– Manjunath Iyer (Bangalore Section)
– Ajin Baby (Kerala Section)
– Muhammad Maroof Raza (Lahore Section)
– Josheel Pranlal (New Zealand North Section)
2013 MGA Awards
R10 Distinguished Section Awards
Evaluation guide (Total 105 points) :
– 15 Membership Growth/Retention
– 10 Affinity Group(GOLD, WIE, LM) Activity
– 10 Chapter Activity(new C/Maintenance 5, Chapter activity 5)
– 10 Students Activity(SB activities 5, new SB/Maintenance 5)
– 10 Awards received by section/volunteers of section
– 7 Continuing Education Activity
– 8 Technical Activity(DLP, Seminar)
– 7 Industry Relations(Membership Growth, Activity)
– 8 Humanitarian Technology Activity
– 10 Special events/projects
– 10 Communication Activity (Newsletter 5, website 5)
2014 Projects & Activities
R10 Distinguished Large/Medium/Small Section Awards
– New Medium Section Award for 501 ~ 1500 membership
– Selection based on review of section report
– Notification of result : June 30, 2014
– USD 1,000 Cash Prize with wonderful certificate
R10 Outstanding Volunteer Award
– Recognition of R10 volunteers with outstanding contribution
– Call for nomination : June 1, 2014
– Deadline of nomination : August 31, 2014
– Notification of result : November 30, 2014
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R10 Annual General Meeting
Name: Elmer P. DadiosCommittee: Section and Chapter
1-2 March 2014Kutching, Malaysia
SECTION/CHAPTER Committee 2014 Work Plan
ObjectivesMonitor and police the activities of the
sections/chapters.
Projects / TasksPerformance evaluation and monitoring of the Section/Chapter operations and conduct leadership and membership development workshops.
Project / Task Measurable a.At least 2 sections/chapters activities evaluated.b.At Least 2 Major activities conducted. That is during TENCON and TENSYM 2014.c.Quality of activities conducted. d.Feedback from participants to measure impact.
Committee Structure1.Chair : Elmer P. Dadios2. Members : Darrel Chong, Kukjin Chun, Michael Ong, Takako Hashimoto,
Timeline1.Activity 1: Completion by April 20142.Activity 2: Completion by October 2014
Thank you for your attention
R10 IBSC
3 Minutes Expresso
Michael Ong, R10 IBSC Chair, 2013- 2014
1 March 2014Kuching, Malaysia
IBSC Activities2013 highlights:1. IEEE R10 IB&SC Section Survey – completed
- To work with the Sections to identify the local benefit schemes, to improve upon them if necessary, and to recommend new benefit schemes that are of interests to the members.
- The winners are:- Singapore Section: the most innovative and excellent local benefit schemes- Kerala Section: the best proposals for local benefit scheme.
2. IEEE R10 IB&SC Member Survey – completed- To find out from its members the types of benefits and services that they would like to
have in their Sections. Four winners were identified.
2014 proposed activities:1. Identify and recommend 3-4 proposals to be implemented by Sections schemes with limited
financial support from R10.
2. Propose and implement 2-3 family/lifestyles benefits such as discounts to Singapore Science Centre, Singapore Museums, Singapore Zoo, Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, Gardens by the Bay, and etc. Corporate rates are available for IEEE members at the Park Avenue Rochester, Singapore for all IEEE members.