 Calendar
of Events
Chairman's
Corner
Chapter
Meetings
Comments
Minutes
PACE
Previous
Issues
Proposed
Budget
SCOOP
Strategic
Planning
-
-
|
IEEE
Orlando Section
Monthly
https://www.ieee.org/orlando/
- SCOOP,
July 2004
Published for
IEEE Section Chairs
Vicki Waldman,
Editor; Tracy Hawkins, Manager Section/Chapter
Support
- Contents:
2005
STUDENT MEMBER RENEWALS, NEW APPLICATIONS ONLY VIA
WEB
- Starting
in September 2005, IEEE will only accept membership
applications and/or renewals from Students via the web.
To accommodate this change, paper application forms and
renewal forms for Students will no longer be produced.
IEEE will, however continue to offer a brochure
highlighting the benefits of Student membership. These
brochures will be distributed to Sections and Student
Branches during August.
-
- This
past February, the online Student application was
enhanced to improve access and to allow students from any
school in the world to join IEEE online. Features of the
enhanced version include:
-
- Join
IEEE online with a credit card
- Instant
access to online services with an IEEE web account
Students can now self-certify that they qualify for IEEE
student membership, and no longer need the approval of
the Student Branch Counselor or faculty member.
Undergraduate or graduate students taking at least 50% of
a normal full-time program/course of study in IEEE
designated fields are eligible for Student membership in
IEEE.
- Improved
data integrity since the Student enters his/her
information directly. No re-keying of data is
required.
-
- IEEE is
aware that there are many Students who do not have a
credit card. Students who wish to pay by check or other
means can still make use of the online application form.
Once the online application or renewal form has been
completed, the user will be presented with an option to
"Continue to Checkout", or "Print and Mail with Payment".
By choosing the "Print and Mail" option, the information
that has been entered is temporarily stored and matched
with the form when it arrives at the IEEE Operations
Center with payment.
-
- This new
policy is the result of an action taken by the IEEE Board
of
- Directors
in November 2003. The Board acknowledged that there may
be extenuating circumstances where paper applications
would still be
- acceptable.
For example, someone who wishes to join IEEE at a
conference where there is no Internet connection
available. For these situations, an electronic version
(PDF format) of the student application can be
provided.
-
- For
additional information on this change, please contact
IEEE Student Services at
student-services@ieee.org.
VALUE
ADDED - DISCOUNT FOR GRADUATING STUDENT MEMBERS
IEEE Student
members who graduate and are elevated to full IEEE
membership, will automatically receive a one-year discount
of 50% off of the full higher grade IEEE and Society
membership dues rates upon renewal. The offer is available
once to IEEE Student members upon their graduation and
elevation to full higher IEEE membership. The discount is
available to all IEEE Student members graduating with an
undergraduate or graduate degree.
IEEE Student
members, who previously graduated with a Bachelors degree
and received a discount upon their elevation to full IEEE
member grade, would not be eligible to receive the 50%
discount again if they returned to school and completed an
advanced degree program.
RECRUITING
AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS, PART X
What
volunteers need: "adequate training*." Training should be
matched to the experience, needs and duties of the
volunteer. Some volunteers may have experience in the job
area and not need much training. Others may have
volunteered in order to gain new skills and will need more
help.
Depending on
the type and complexity of the job, the training can be one
on one, in a group setting, or may consist of a list of
step-by-step instructions. Planning ahead will help you
anticipate the need for training.
Most Regions
hold annual meetings of which officer training is an
integral part. The officer that attends can share the
information obtained at those meetings. There is also a lot
of information available for Section and Chapter officers on
the web. Check out the links on the following
URL's:
https://www.ieee.org/officers
(there are training presentations available on this
page)
https://www.ieee.org/organizations/vols/
https://www.ieee.org/scs
Another good
source of information for Section/Chapter/Affinity Group
volunteers is the Section Chapter Volunteer Forum virtual
community, which can be found at https://www.ieeecommunities.org/section-chapter_vol.
(*from
"Volunteers: How to Get Them, How to Keep Them" by Helen
Little; page 53, Panacea Press, Inc. Naperville IL.,
1999)
-
-
- SPECIAL
EDITION SCOOP
- We would
like to keep you informed about the highlights of the
June meeting of the Regional Activities Board (RAB), but
due to size limitations of some peoples' email servers,
we did not want to add it to this issue of SCOOP. We will
be sending a separate, special edition of SCOOP. Please
look for the "July SCOOP, RAB Special Issue," coming
soon!
FOR
SECTION NEWSLETTERS AND WEBSITES:
- Contiguous
Section Affiliation
- Your
IEEE mailing address automatically determines your
Section affiliation. However, you may choose to
affiliate with a neighboring Section instead of the one
assigned. This is a common request from commuters who
live near Section boundaries.
- Once the
change is made, you will receive meeting notices,
newsletters and other information from the new Section,
and only that Section. You will be on the new Section's
roster with the mailing address provided. Contiguous
Section affiliation status remains on your record until
such time as it is manually removed. If you relocate out
of the area contiguous to the Section assignment
requested, you will be automatically reassigned to the
appropriate Section.
- To make
a request for change of Section affiliation, you can send
an email to contiguous@ieee.org. The email must include
name, member number, current Section and the Section with
which you wish to be affiliated.
- IEEE Ads and Web
Graphics Available
- A variety of print and
Web advertisements for IEEE business are available
through the IEEE Online Promotional Library at
https://www.ieee.org/promolibrary.
IEEE publications and Web sites may use the IEEE Online
Promotional Library to access hundreds of print ads and
Web graphics free of charge.
- Browse print or Web ads
to find promotional items that match your
needs.
- Web ads are available
for immediate download. Print ads may be requested
through an online form and will be shipped on CD within
seven business days. All users must register on the site
before receiving any of these promotional
items.
- For more information,
contact creativeservices@ieee.org.
-
|
