Developing Nations e-Membership Option Overview for Staff Elyn Perez MGA Membership Development 20 July 2010.

Developing Nations e-Membership Option

Overview for Staff

Elyn PerezMGA Membership Development20 July 2010

What is e-Membership?

Everything that IEEE membership currently offersBut no paper– Electronic acknowledgement pack and

membership card– Electronic versions of print publications

(Spectrum, The Institute)– Electronic renewal invoices

Reduced annual base dues rate of $50

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Who is eligible for e-Membership?

Current and prospective IEEE members who reside in countries where the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is $15,000 or less– As defined by the United Nations guidelines.– We take a 3-year average.– Currently affects 153 countries.

Higher-grade membership only– Students not eligible– Special Circumstance discounts can’t be

applied to e-Membership

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Pricing

Regional assessments will be charged with e-Membership the same as with Traditional– $50 base dues – $13 assessment in R8– $4 in R9– $5 in R10– $2 in Jamaica

Post-join or renew changes to membership type will be allowed in certain cases, but must be done thru the Contact Center (see chart next slide)

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Business Rulese-Members will have full voting rights, and will receive voting materials electronically. e-Members will receive full consideration for grade elevation (e.g. Senior Member, Fellow, etc) – Years of service will count towards life

membership.e-Members will be able to join any society they choose, at whatever pricing the society has available.– Special Circumstances can be claimed on Society

memberships even when e-Membership is also selected.

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Business Rules (cont)Students and GSM’s are not eligible for e-Membership.Eligible HG members in these countries are not required to take e-Membership.Eligible HG members cannot claim Special Circumstances when they choose the e-Membership option.– Special Circumstances can still be applied to any

additional Society memberships though.

We will offer ½ year dues pricing for e-Membership.– $25 after 1 March

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List of Developing Nations, Alphabetical By Region

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Region Country

R3 Jamaica

R8 AlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusBeninBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadCongoCote d IvoireCroatiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEgyptEritreaEthiopiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGuinea

Guinea-BissauHungaryIranIraqJordanKazakhstanKenyaKosovoKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLithuaniaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMoldovaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaOccupied Palestinian TerritoryPoland

RomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSlovakiaSomaliaSouth AfricaSudanSwazilandTajikistanTogoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Republic of Tanzania: MainlandUnited Republic of Tanzania: ZanzibarUzbekistanYemenZambiaZimbabwe

List of Developing Nations, Alphabetical By Region

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Region Country

R9 Antigua and BarbudaArgentinaBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasMexicoMontserratNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameUruguayVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Region Country

R10 AfghanistanBangladeshBhutanCambodiaChina, People's Republic ofComorosCook IslandsDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaFijiIndiaIndonesiaKiribatiLao People's Democratic RepublicMalaysiaMaldivesMongoliaMyanmarNauruNepalPakistanPapua New GuineaPhilippinesSamoaSeychellesSolomon IslandsSri LankaSyrian Arab RepublicThailandTimor-LesteTongaTuvaluVanuatuViet Nam

MGA Staff Contacts

For general questions pertaining to e-Membership please contact:– Elyn Perez

x5392 [email protected]

– John Day x6356 [email protected]

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Payment in Rupee --Program in independent from e-Membership

Information received from William Cook, Staff Director, Member Operations:

– “Plan at this point is to extend the offer to all students in India for the 2011 renewal cycle which begins in September

– No plans to extend this offer to higher members in India at this time”

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