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Orlando Section
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https://www.ieee.org/orlando/
- SCOOP,
March 2004
Published for
IEEE Section Chairs
Vicki Waldman,
Editor; Tracy Hawkins, Manager Section/Chapter
Support
- Contents:
- IEEE
To Expand Email Alias Service - UCE
Filtering
The IEEE Email
Alias Service now includes a new optional feature to help
IEEE members manage the amount of unsolicited commercial
email (UCE), or spam, they receive. The service is
offered free-of-charge to all IEEE Email Alias users. To
opt-in to this new service please visit the IEEE Web site
at https://uce.ieee.org.
- Although no tool could
ever completely eliminate spam all together, this
application can help dramatically reduce it.
- Members who elect to
take advantage of this new service will have the option
of either tagging or blocking possible unsolicited
commercial email.
- The tagging option - Tag
email messages that the service considers spam. With this
option, the recipient will receive messages, but the
prefix "***[Possible UCE]***" will be included in
the subject line for easy identification. Recipients can
then either delete the messages or use the filtering
capabilities of their email
software.
- Since not everyone
agrees on what constitutes UCE, the tagging option
ensures that what someone might consider legitimate email
will not be blocked.
- The blocking option -
Block email messages that the service considers spam.
With this option, the recipient will not receive the
messages at all. As a result the sender will receive a
mail bounce error indicating that the recipient did not
receive the intended
message.
- To opt-in to this new
service please visit the IEEE Web site at
https://uce.ieee.org.
- Please forward any
questions/comments to "ucepilot@ieee.org".
Your input and participation is
appreciated.
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- SECTIONS
HELP SECTIONS!
Does your Section
communicate with adjoining Sections? With few
exceptions, most IEEE Sections are direct neighbors with
other Sections. Some, such as the Broward, Palm Beach and
Miami Sections in Florida, partner to hold joint
meetings, particularly if the meeting is going to be in a
location that is convenient to members of another
Section. We'd like
- to know how many other
Sections communicate with their neighbors, or if they do
not. We would appreciate it if you would take a few
moments to complete a poll on the Section Chapter
Volunteer Forum Virtual Community at
- https://www.ieeecommunities.org/section-chapter_vol.
- If you are not already a
member of the Section Chapter Volunteer Forum virtual
community, please sign up! In addition to the poll, you
can join in a discussion on the topic and find other
subjects of interest to Section, Chapter and Affinity
Group Chairs.
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- THE
IEEE EXHIBITS MARKET PROGRAM
The IEEE Exhibits
Market Program is designed to create a venue to recruit
and renew IEEE members, to sell products like books and
conference proceedings, and to move towards the IEEE goal
of "doing business
electronically."
- Another aspect of the
program, the IEEE Partnering Display Program, is designed
to support conferences efforts and member recruitment.
Organizers design their own displays and are provided
with items such as IEEE brochures, membership
applications, flyers, magazines, and Wiley-IEEE Press
and/or IEEE Standards books or CDs, if
requested.
- Individuals who join the
IEEE at any of these shows receive a free IEEE Society
Membership for that year, as well as a promotional gift.
The Exhibits Program also offers a special incentive gift
to all volunteers who organize meetings for the
Partnering Display Program.
- In 2004, the Sales &
Marketing Exhibits Program will again attend more than 25
conferences. You can find the Exhibits Program 2004
schedule at:
- https://www.ieee.org/services/exhibits/schedule.htm.
For more information, contact Beverly Banks at
b.banks@ieee.org.
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- RECRUITING
AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS, PART
VII
What volunteers
need: "a reasonable deadline for completing the task*."
It is important to set a specific due date, or end date,
when assigning a job to a volunteer. This allows the
individual to prioritize volunteer work with family and
job commitments. It also lets them know that the job
will
- eventually
end.
- The deadline should be
confirmed in writing at the time you confirm the
volunteer's commitment (email confirmation is fine).
Follow up with the volunteer on progress and let them
know they should contact you as soon as possible if they
cannot complete the task.
- Section "tried and true
solution": the IEEE Broward (Florida) Section officers
noticed that many people do not want to volunteer for
anything that involves a lengthy time commitment (6
months ? 1 year). So the officers decided to try a
different approach and have had success in
asking
- people to volunteer to
take on short-term duties, for example, planning just one
meeting. This allows the Section officers to take care
of only administrative tasks and helps avoid burnout for
long time volunteers.
- (*from "Volunteers: How
to Get Them, How to Keep Them" by Helen Little; page 44,
Panacea Press, Inc. Naperville IL.,
1999)
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- CALL
FOR NOMINATIONS - RAB
POSITIONS
The Regional
Activities Board (RAB) Nominations and Appointments
Committee is currently soliciting recommendations for the
following positions in 2005:
- * RAB
Chair/VP-RA
- * RAB
Treasurer
- * RAB Vice Chair,
Member Activities
- * RAB Vice Chair,
Region, Section and Chapter Activities
- * RAB Vice Chair,
Strategic Planning
- * RAB Vice Chair,
Student Activities
-
- The deadline for
submitting nominations is 1 May 2004 for 2005 RAB Chair
and 15 June 2004 for all other RAB Assembly elected
positions
- The individuals elected
to these positions will serve on the 2005 Regional
Activities Board. RAB is responsible for serving the
needs of the members of the IEEE by maintaining,
enhancing & supporting the geographical units of the
IEEE.
- Additionally, the RAB
N&A Committee is seeking candidates who are
interested in serving on RAB Committees in 2005.
Please visit the RA web page (https://www.ieee.org/rab/rab)
for additional information on the duties/responsibilities
of the positions stated above and the various RAB
Committees. Send nominations to the RAB Nominations
& Appointments
- Committee Chair, Maurice
Papo, via email to radmin@ieee.org.
- IEEE
STANDARDS INFORMATION NETWORK WEB
SITE
The Web site for the IEEE Standards Information
Network offers information on the publishing operation's
titles as well as the opportunity to sign up for peer
reviews and submit book proposals. IEEE Standards
Information Network publishes leading-edge guides,
handbooks, tutorials, and other materials that enhance
the understanding and implementation of
standards.
- Visit
online: https://standards.ieee.org/standardspress/
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- NEW
SITE PROVIDES DEFINITIVE INFORMATION ON IEEE ONLINE
COLLECTIONS
A
new section of the IEEE Web site provides visitors with
thorough, definitive information on IEEE online
collections and other subscription options to access IEEE
online technical documents. The new IEEE Publications
Online information site is located at https://www.ieee.org/onlinepubs.
- This
online resource provides comprehensive information on
IEEE publications, product features, and subscription
options for libraries, members and individuals. The site
also helps users understand the multiple subscription
options offered by IEEE, and provides pricing details,
licensing information, key contacts, support services,
training options and other important details related to
IEEE online resources.
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