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Home In order to support volunteer recruitment, the Virginia Council is developing a Volunteer Recruitment Handout. This handout is intended to be printed on card stock with tear-off page for the members to fill out and turn in to the section. The Council is also preparing templates for "Elevator Projects". Elevator speeches are 15 second self-promotions that aspiring junior executives prepare just in case they get to share a (15 second) elevator ride with their CEO. These Elevator Projects are small (ideally less than 4 hours) projects that the section has ready to go for when they find a volunteer. The volunteer has an opportunity to "quit" if he finds the task too hard or distasteful. At that point, the section should have a number of other projects available that the volunteer can choose that better suit his strengths.
Interested in helping us, contact Sean Haynes ( ) or Bill Clayton ( )
Draft Volunteer Recruitment Handout (PDF - 96 KB). PDF files need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view in your browser. If you don't already have this product, click here to download your copy.
More InformationProposed "Elevator Project" Templates
You can quit. You can be asked to do something else that suits you better. But, at the end of the month you will still be able to make those mortgage payments.
You efforts in support of the IEEE look good on your resume. Just as importantly they are valuable experience at no additional cost to you.
Not the 802.11 kind of network, but contacts with really smart, influential people that will be there when you have a business opportunity or need to move on to the next job.
IEEE members are involved in some of the most exciting and challenging technical work in the world. But you already knew that or you wouldn't be an EE.
This is a variation on our first point. As an IEEE Volunteer you will have the opportunity to interact with a diverse population in a non-threatening environment.
When you were in college did you try to avoid any touchy feely class that wasn't based on state-of-the-art science? Most of us did the same thing. Now you have a chance to start over under the tutelage of engineering mentors.
The IEEE is the largest technical society in the world. You can be part of its operations. The processes and procedures that make it tick are open to you, the volunteer.
People are people. Politics do get involved in some aspects. Working with other volunteers who will gladly serve as your mentor, you will learn when to duck and when to push forward. See our first point.
You should already know this one,; IEEE is an international organization. As a volunteer you will gain insight into what that really means.
Other People's Money. Well it is really your money: you paid your dues. IEEE turns a significant portion back to the volunteers to implement programs at the local and regional level. As a volunteer, you get to influence the priorities and guide these programs.
You developed an elegant design. One that is novel, inexpensive, and highly efficient. All your customer cares is that it is cheap and appears to work. Your peers on the other hand, will be able to realize your true genius.
Engineers do think differently that the rest of the world. Sometimes it is relaxing to be in an environment where you are not so different.
We sincerely hope you have decided to become an IEEE volunteer. As a volunteer you can pretty much write your own ticket. Here are some suggested volunteer activities that you may want to consider:
Arrange one of the next section or chapter meetings in your area.
Since we are not salaried, our awards and recognition program is an important part of our benefits package. You can help this program by spending a few hours interviewing a nominee and documenting his or her accomplishments for the award submission.
You know those newsletters you get periodically. They don't write themselves. You could help by writing an article of local interest.
From time to time, members choose not to renew their membership. Personal contact frequently brings them back. Volunteers contact is more effective than all the junk mail in New Jersey.
IEEE has prepared material to help you introduce electricity and electronics to your local schools.
GOLD has nothing to do with Fort Knox. The Graduates of the Last Decade recognizes that too many recent graduates do not appreciate the value of IEEE membership. We need volunteers to reach out to this population and bring them back in to the fold.
We pair you with your local state or federal elected officials, to serve as their legislative advisor on technical matters.