R4 Graduates of the Last DecadeAisha YousufRegion 4 GOLD Coordinator

Region 4 MeetingDetroit, MI January 22-24, 2010

GOLD Introduction (1)

GOLD is defined as Graduates Of the Last Decade

GOLD members are IEEE Full Member or GSM (Graduate Student Member) who have graduated with their first professional degree in the past ten years

Student Member

(Undergraduate School)

Full Member

(Young Professional)

GSM

(Graduate School)

Full Member

(Young Professional)

Member or Senior ...

(Professional)

Graduated not more than 10 years from first professional degree

Member or Senior ...

(Professional)

GOLD Introduction (2)

Facilitates the transition from Student members to Higher Grade members

Provides Networking, as well as, Professional and Technical development opportunities

Benefits of GOLD– More Active Leaders in the section

– Retention of Graduating student members

– Long term sustainability of the section due to more active members

What year was GOLD Formed in?

2010 (1)

Support to send representatives to IEEE-USA Annual Meeting in Nashville

Host the GOLD Training as well as the first Regional GOLD Humanitarian Workshop

Monthly Teleconferences with the section GOLD Chairs– Increase Interaction between the GOLD Groups

within the Region

2010 (2)

Ensure GOLD Groups are aware of all resources available to them

Help section affinity groups meet their member expectations

Aim for more GOLD Groups in the Region

Stay updated with GOLD activities around the world

GOLD Main Programs

(Student Transfer and Elevation Partnership) STEP Program

Humanitarian Events

Webinars– A Survival Guide for Scientific Writing in the

Academic and Professional Environments

– Two Brains Are Better Than One: Right-Brained Leadership for Projects

– Conflict Management

How many GOLD Affinity Groups are in Region 4?

GOLD Groups

Sections With Sections Without1. Arrowhead2. Cedar Rapids3. Central Indiana4. Iowa-Illinois5. Milwaukee6. Missouri Slope7. Red River Valley8. Rock River Valley9. Siouxland10. Southeastern Michigan11. Twin Cities12. West Michigan

1. Calumet2. Central Illinois3. Central Iowa4. Chicago5. Fort Wayne6. Madison7. Nebraska8. Northeast Michigan9. Northeastern Wisconsin10. Southern Minnesota11. Toledo

Forming GOLD Groups

Need Six (6) Signatures

One (1) needs to step up as the GOLD Chair

Number of GOLD Members by SectionSections With Sections Without

1. Arrowhead: 512. Cedar Rapids: 1643. Central Indiana: 5554. Iowa-Illinois: 745. Milwaukee: 4166. Missouri Slope: 317. Red River Valley: 948. Rock River Valley: 789. Siouxland: 8610. Southeastern Michigan: 97611. Twin Cities: 78312. West Michigan: 261

1. Calumet: 1942. Central Illinois: 4203. Central Iowa: 1294. Chicago: 1,2525. Fort Wayne: 1186. Madison: 1907. Nebraska: 2358. Northeast Michigan: 859. Northeastern Wisconsin:

14910. Southern Minnesota: 10311. Toledo: 87

GOLD Section Survey1. What successful activities has your GOLD group tried in the

past year? What did you try that wasn’t successful?

2. What types of activities or goals has your group planned/or would like plan to do over the next six months?

3. Describe some successful ways you have been able to recruit new GOLD members?

4. What has your group been doing to meet with local Student Branches? Have you been able to show them the value of keeping their IEEE memberships and the value of GOLD?

5. How can your section and region help you? (i.e. funding, meeting ideas, places to meet, etc.)

Active Sections

1. Arrowhead

2. Cedar Rapids

3. Central Indiana

4. Iowa-Illinois

5. Milwaukee

6. Missouri Slope

7. Red River Valley

8. Rock River Valley

9. Siouxland

10. Southeastern Michigan

11. Twin Cities

12. West Michigan

Active Sections

1. Arrowhead

2. Cedar Rapids

3. Central Indiana

4. Iowa-Illinois

5. Milwaukee

6. Missouri Slope

7. Red River Valley

8. Rock River Valley

9. Siouxland

10. Southeastern Michigan

11. Twin Cities

12. West Michigan

Active Sections

1. Arrowhead

2. Cedar Rapids

3. Central Indiana

4. Iowa-Illinois

5. Milwaukee

6. Missouri Slope

7. Red River Valley

8. Rock River Valley

9. Siouxland

10. Southeastern Michigan

11. Twin Cities

12. West Michigan

GOLD Affinity Group ChairsSection Name First Name Last Name

Arrowhead Section William Schwalbe

Cedar Rapids Section Shana Fliginger

Central Indiana Section Jennifer Morrison

Iowa-Illinois Section Kevin Whitty

Milwaukee Section Justin Holder

Missouri Slope Section Brian Fettig

Red River Valley Section Reza Fazel Rezai

Rock River Valley Section Terry Johnson

Siouxland Section Sara Venhuizen

Southeastern Michigan Section Lora Schulwitz

Twin Cities Section Gregory Burk

West Michigan Section Kristofor Koorndyk

Section Chair Action Items

Please ensure that your section can fund one member to attend the region 4 GOLD leadership training workshop

Make sure you report the GOLD officers to IEEE

Please encourage GOLD AG Chairs to stay in touch with the Region– Award Nominations– Activity Ideas/ event announcement/ funding

resources– Help with problems

Stay in touch with your GOLD groups!!

Thank You!

Questions?