July 2009
IEEE Member Benefit Bulletin

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IEEE Education Partners Program
Deeper Discounts Announced on Partner Programs

The IEEE Education Partners Program (IEEE EPP) partners with academic and corporate entities to provide quality learning opportunities exclusively for IEEE members. Each educational partner is carefully screened to provide only the highest quality experience. As an IEEE member, participants in the programs receive a 10% discount for enrolling in the programs offered through the IEEE Education Partners Program.

IEEE EPP is pleased to announce that two partners, GE Power and PDHengineer.com, have increased discounts offered to IEEE members who enroll in their courses.

GE Power, a lead educator in Power Systems Planning and Analysis, Energy Economics/Markets and Emerging Generation Technologies courses, is providing a 20% discount to IEEE members who enroll in any of their 2009 individual course offerings. PDHengineer.com, a leader in continuing education for engineers and technologist, which include soft skill training, is providing IEEE members a 15% discount on all their course offerings.

New program partners are added every month with specialties in a variety of disciplines. This value added benefit of membership is a great way to stay current with industry trends or to explore other engineering and technology diciplines.

Visit the IEEE EPP web site for a complete list of partners and program offerings.



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How do you enter your information? It's easy. Once you are in memberNet choose the "My Opt-in Preferences" link at the top of the page to enter your information. Here you will decide which information will be available for members to see.

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Congratulations to our July 2009 IEEE Merchandise Giveaway winners. Five random IEEE Members are selected each month.
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Anthony Lee Queensland Brisbane Australia
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Paul Crepeau Northern Virginia Annandale USAs
Shuning Wu Oakland-East Bay Alameda USA

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