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We who have been active members for a long time encourage you become a member. See the IEEE Membership page.

Computer Society members living in the Southeastern Michigan (and Windsor, Ontario) are automatically members of the local chapter.

IEEE has too many benefits to mention here. Try starting with the IEEE Services page.

One of the new benefits of IEEE membership is the portal myIEEE. This portal is tailored to your membership. Use your IEEE web account to login.

As a member of IEEE, you are eligible for especially negotiated rates on personal insurance, insurance for your business, credit cards and financial services, as well as on products and services for your home and office through the Financial Advantage Program. Availability of programs varies by Region and State. Active IEEE membership is a requirement for participation.

We always need good volunteers to help with running the Chapter. Serving as a volunteer can help you in many ways, including:

• improve your team work skills
• increase your management and leadership skills
• increase your network of professional colleagues
• improve your knowledge about IEEE and the Compter Society

We welcome volunteer help from members and student members. You can do as much (or as little) as you like and attend only the events you choose. (It's not difficult -- as Chapter Chair I have done all of these jobs!) For a list of upcoming events, see our meetings page.

The items below are just suggestions. You are welcome to make other suggestions.

Volunteer Position	Description of Responsibilities
On-Site Registration	You will check-in attendees when they arrive and register those that have not yet registered. You need to arrive early to the seminars. Work as a team with the Event Coordinator, Greeters, Facility Liaison, and Speaker Host. Work any events you choose. We need several volunteers for each seminar.
Greeters	You will help make attendees feel comfortable and welcome at the meetings and workshops. Greet attendees as they enter. Answer their questions about the facilities, the day's agenda, and the Chapter in general. Work as a team with the Event Coordinator, Registration, Facility Liaison, and Speaker Host. You need to arrive early to the events. Work any events you choose. We need several volunteers for each seminar.
Speaker Hosts	You will help make the speaker(s) feel comfortable and welcome at the meetings and workshops. Introduce yourself as the speaker host to the speaker(s) through email weeks prior to the meeting. Greet the speaker at the event and answer any of his/her/their questions. Help them setup their presentation. If the speaker is traveling, arrange to meet the speaker at the airport. Make sure the speaker has transportation to/from the event. Work as a team with the Event Coordinator, Registration, Greeters, Facility Liaison, and chapter officers. Work any events you choose.
Facility Liaison	You will interface with the meeting facility manager to resolve any facility issues. Deliver the facility contract before the event and payment after the event. We typically hold our workshops at Fairlane Center on Hubbard, University of Michigan-Dearborn, (off of Southfield Freeway). Work as team with the Registration, Greeters, Speaker Host, and chapter officers. Work any events you choose.
Web Content Providers	You will own the content for an area of these web pages. You will provide new information, and update existing information. We have many other areas to publish that are not currently listed on the menu. Ask us about these areas.
Technical Portfolio Contributors	OK, this is a fancy title just for submitting seminar topics, but our technical content is utmost important. We welcome ideas for seminar topics from engineering managers, engineers, technical professionals, and engineering students. You will contribute directly to successful seminars by suggesting topics. You may also want to finding speakers for those topics and make arrangements for a particular seminar date.
Student Volunteers	As a student member, you will participate in any of the above positions. Take your pick!
Speakers	We always welcome speakers to talk on a variety of engineering and management topics. See the information for speakers on our meetings page.
Vice Chair of Member Benefits	You will help the chapter members get more out of their IEEE membership benefits. IEEE has many, many benefits. So much so that we need constant reminders and updated information about member services and benefits. Learn about all of the member benefits available to IEEE members. Interface with the IEEE organization, the IEEE staff, and the IEEE Engineering Management Society to obtain benefit information. Distribute benefit information to chapter members through email and at seminars, including items such as membership grades, technical publications, and conferences in other IEEE technical societies.
Vice Chair of Technical Society Activities (TAB)	You will help the chapter members get more out of their membership in the Computer Society. Learn about all of the technical activities offered by the Society. Interface with the IEEE staff, the IEEE Computer Society, and Society officers and volunteers in other Sections and Regions. Obtain information on activities and share it with chapter members through emails and at seminars, including items such as technical publications and conferences offered by the Society.
Vice Chair of Section Activities (MGA, formerly RAB)	You will help the chapter members get the most out of their membership in the local Southeastern Michigan area. Interface with the IEEE Section officers and volunteers. Obtain information on activities in the Section and Region and share it with chapter members through emails and at seminars, including items such as local seminars and conferences. Provide the Section information on our Chapter's recent and up coming activities. Represent Chapter 3 at the Section Executive Committee (ExCom) monthly officer meetings. (Other officers can also represent the chapter.)

To volunteer, contact the Chapter Chair. For a list of all officers, see our "Contact Us" page.