From wharri@bellsouth.net Thu Jan 27 10:44:16 2000 Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 22:50:15 -0500 From: William B. Harrison Reply-To: w.harrison@ieee.org To: Region 3 Executive Committee Subject: Corporate Relations Project Plans CORPORATE RELATIONS PROJECT PLAN Corporate Relations Project plans for 2000 will be based on the recommendations in the Region 3 Corporate Relations Pilot Project Report. Those recommendations are listed below. A more detailed plan will be developed after the national Membership Development meeting in February. Successful Corporate Relations project activities will depend on obtaining a level of executive and staff support (along the lines mentioned in the recommendations). We will be looking to get at least an unofficial "yes, we will help" from the right people at HQ. We hope to build support for the project at the IEEE Board of Directors level during the year. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM REGION 3 CORPORATE RELATIONS PILOT PROJECT 1. Move Region 3 Corporate Relations Project From Pilot to Broader Implementation by Involving Sections and Chapters in IEEE Regions 1 Through 10 (Pilot Phase 2) 2. Involve Sections Congress Representatives Who Volunteered or Expressed Strong Interest in Being Involved in the Next Phase of Corporate Relations Activities 3. Involve Others Who Have Supported or Been Involved in the Past Two Years of Pilot Activity 4. Provide Staff to Support and Facilitate the Corporate Relations Activities of Local Sections and Chapters -- Staff Would Serve As an IEEE Focal Point and Clearinghouse To: - Conduct and Share Research on Companies to Be Visited - Develop Official Positions on Issues Raised in Corporate Visits - Develop and Provide Common Data and Presentation Materials to Support Local Corporate Relations Activities - Document and Share Successes (and Problems) Among Sections and Chapters Participating in Local Corporate Relations Efforts - Share Information on Related IEEE Initiatives and Activities 5. Combine R-3 Corporate Relations and Transnational Committee Efforts Into a Single Project 6. Establish a Corporate Relations Working Group to Conduct Second Phase of Corporate Relations and Employer Support Project 7. The Corporate Relations Working Group Should Report to the Membership Development Committee of the IEEE Board 8. Assign Chair(s) to Lead the Corporate Relations Working Group 9. Provide Budget and IEEE Staff Support for Corporate Relations Working Group 10. Make Corporate Relations a Local/Regional Activity -- Devise Ways to Involve Region and Technical Society Executives to Provide Support and Guidance to Local Section/Chapter Corporate Relations Activities 11. Develop Model Section/Chapter Corporate Relations Officer Job Descriptions and By-laws Statements Identify Region and Technical Society Officers Who Will Assume Corporate Relations Responsibilities (Write Position and Duties Into By-laws and Operations Guides) 12. Develop Tailored Versions of Corporate Relations CD for Use by Various Regions, Societies, Languages, Cultures, Etc. Bill Harrison 409 Oakland Street Decatur, GA 30030 w.harrison@ieee.org 404-378-5553 voice 404-378-4447 fax