BENEFITS & RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
MEMBERSHIP
BENEFITS
Both Professional/Consulting and Associate members receive:
1. Custom name badge.
2. Continuing subscription to the monthly OCCN newsletter, The OC Independent*.
3. Free publication of marketing or other articles in The OC Independent.
4. Continuing subscription to the quarterly AICN Newsletter*.
5. Receipt of E-Mail News and Reminders*.
6. Receipt of all client referrals by E-Mail.
7. Access to the OCCN Database and resources via the Web (a password-protected area).
8. Participation in Orange County Engineering Council (OCEC) activities.
9. Support to start and chair an OCCN Special Interest Group on an appropriate topic.
10. Full voting privileges.
11. Access to any group discounts arranged for OCCN members.
12. An opportunity to get involved and help others as well as one's own business.
*Also available on request to non-members on a short-term, renewable basis.
In addition, Professional/Consulting members also receive the following promotional benefits:
13. Listing in OCCN Brochures and Directories (when published).
14. Detailed listing and Business Resume on OCCN Web Site (www.occn.org).
15. Participation in special
promotional activities as they are developed.
RESPONSIBILITIES
All OCCN members agree to:
1. Adhere to the IEEE Code of Ethics (over).
2. Extend a helping hand, whenever possible, to other OCCN members.
3. Participate in OCCN activities to the extent possible.
4. Refer others to the OCCN as potential clients or potential members, whenever possible.
5. Provide a prompt, courteous
response to all potential client inquiries, whether for your services or
for the referral
to another member or associate.
6. Understand that other
members in your same field are not "competitors" but potential resources,
mentors/mentorees,
marketing support, and referrals.
7. Renew membership and update changes in business and personal information promptly.
8. Respond promptly to OCCN requests for information (ballots, surveys, confirmations).
9. Certify that all business
and personal information provided to the OCCN is true and correct to the
member's best
knowledge.
In addition, Professional/Consulting members are required to have:
a) A legal business name and all necessary business licenses.
b) A phone with "professional-sounding" answering during business hours.
c) An E-mail address that is read on a reasonably prompt basis.
d) An intent and availability
to do business.
OPPORTUNITIES
When attending OCCN Networking meetings, you have the opportunity to:
1. Introduce yourself, your business, and your specialties to other attendees.
2. Exchange business cards with other attendees.
3. Participate and "interact" in meeting activities, rather than just listening to a speaker
and being shunned by an "old boys' network".
4. Meet other engineers that are:
7. Begin building long term business, professional and/or personal relationships:
a) Special Interest Groups on business-related topics
b) Workshops and Seminars
c) Fee Surveys
WHO WE ARE
The Orange County IEEE Consultants'
Network (OCCN) is a network of independent engineering consultants and
consulting firms, in ALL engineering fields, providing services in and
around Orange County, California.
OUR CREDO
"Engineering Problem Solvers
in ALL Engineering
Fields"
OUR VISION
To become a respected and
prominent networking organization in Orange County, and surrounding areas,
that provides significant benefits to its members whom, in turn, are known
for providing outstanding services to their clients.
OUR MISSION
To provide our members with
the promotional services, resources, and networking to improve their independent
consulting practices.
OUR SPONSOR
While the OCCN is sponsored
by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc., (IEEE),
only our officers are required to be members of the IEEE. Many of our members
are also members of other such associations as the ACM, AChS, AIAA, APC,
ASME, CSPE, ICCA, and OCFCA.
The IEEE Code of Ethics
1.
To accept responsibility in making engineering decisions consistent with
the safety, health and
welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly factors that might endanger
the public or the
environment;
2.
To avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible, and
to disclose them to affected
parties when they do exist;
3. To be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on available data;
4. To reject bribery in all its forms;
5. To improve the understanding of technology, its appropriate application, and potential consequences;
6.
To maintain and improve our technical competence and to undertake technological
tasks for others
only if qualified by training or experience, or after full disclosure of
pertinent limitations;
7.
To seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of technical work, to acknowledge
and correct errors, and
to credit properly the contributions of others;
8.
To treat fairly all persons regardless of such factors as race, religion,
gender, disability, ages, or
national origin;
9. To avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment by false or malicious action;
10.
To assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional development and
to support them in
following this code of ethics.
TO CONTACT US
Ron
Taggart, Secretary
(949)
852-9144
a.r.taggart@ieee.org
https://www.occn.org/