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Welcome to the Southeastern Michigan Chapter of the IEEE Technology Management Council. We are a local chapter of the IEEE Technology Management Council. The Society is concerned with overseeing the management of engineering and technology. We host technical meetings of interest to local management and technical professionals. This one of several dozen IEEE societies.

Our Chapter Mission is to help each other obtain the most out of our Society membership and contribute to our continuing management education.

We support the Mission of our Section : To inspire, enable, empower, and engage members for the purpose of fulfilling the mission of IEEE, enhancing the member's growth and development throughout their life cycle, and providing a profssional home.

Our chapter vision is to be a community that influences local management practices.

Our values are:

• We value quality presentations and quality technical material over quantity. We would rather present one or two great presentations per year than four or five mediocre ones.
• We value putting theory into practice: "There is nothing more practical than a good theory," -- Kurt Lewin.
• We value building on the knowledge and experience of the past. We encourage our members to read foundational material, such as: Harry Levinson, "Asinine Attitudes Toward Motivation", Harvard Business Review, Jan 1, 1973; and Stephen Covey, "Seven Habits." Too often, managers confuse "ruling" with "leading".
• We value inclusion and participation by all members. The only thing we need to exclude is ... exclusion itself!
• We value professionalism and helping our members be more professional.

We send a monthly email newsletter to everyone on our email list. TO subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://ewh.ieee.org/enotice/options.php?LN=semichigan-chapter10 or read more about the list on the listserv page at http://ewh.ieee.org/r4/se_michigan/ems/listserv.html

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Try these links for job postings and career information from IEEE, IEEE-USA, and IEEE Spectrum.

If you find something here that you find very useful, please let us know . We would like to get your feedback and hear your story.

• IEEE Spectrum webcasts :
  • Tech Insider: Navigating Your Career in Science and Technology
• IEEE Career and Employment Resources the homepage for IEEE career page
• IEEE Job Site job site for members
• IEEE jobs another job site
• IEEE Sections Congress 2008 Recorded Training Material
• IEEE Region 3 Employment Assistance for members
• IEEE-USA Career Navigator the homepage for IEEE-USA Careers
• IEEE-USA Business and Consulting consulting resources
• IEEE-USA Entry Level Employment Assistance entry level resources
• IEEE-USA Employment & Career Strategies Forum one of several dozen Online Communities for members
• Engineer's Guide to Lifelong Employability book for any stage of your career
• IEEE-USA Member Salary Survey salary information for members
• IEEE-USA Student Services Student Resources Page
• Help Wanted Ads Double On IEEE Job Site
• IEEE Spectrum: Dream Jobs 2007
• Engineering Careers Canada
• LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) professional networking site
• See also our pages on universities and advanced degrees for engineers and managers

Interviews Tips

Dress for success (see the book and this book ). You will need a navy-blue wool blazar and gray wool slacks. Wear a maroon tie rather than a red tie. Avoid aftershave and perfume. Research you perspective company. Smile in your job, even when you don't feel like it. Don't compromise your ethical standards. For more information, view the presentation Career Management by Ray Findley from IEEE Sections Congress 2008.

If you find something missing here, please let us know and we will consider adding your suggestion.

Learn more about the transition to the Technology Management Council.

The IEEE Section Online Community has much more information for members. Join the Online Community and get connected.

IEEE provides many resources through the dozens of technical societies:

• IEEE Expert Now short educational courses and tutorials from conferences and workshops
• SEonline software engineering resources from the IEEE Computer Society
• Standards Podcast Series standards podcasts, for example Software engineering standards for IT departments supporting Sarbanes-Oxley
• ComSoc's Enhanced Conference Tutorial Program conference tutorials on security and home networking
• IEEE Online Communities several dozen forums for members

We are a local IEEE Technical Society Chapter. We are part of the local Southeastern Michigan Section. The Section is a geographic entity, not a technical entity. Our Chapter and Section reside in the same Southeastern Michigan geographic area. See the further description on our About Us page.

IEEE has many, many, member benefits. See the IEEE web page and our membership page.

Eligible professionals may join IEEE as full members. You don't need to be a manager to join. Others may join as associate members. Professionals that want to only join the Technology Management Council may join as affiliate members (but understand that you don't get the benefits of being an IEEE member). Eligible undergraduate students may join as student members. Graduate students join as graduate student members. See IEEE membership.

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IEEE sponsors over 300 conferences per year, including the International Engineering Management Conference .

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