Region 1 Workshop – March 9-11, 2012 IEEE Admission & Advancements Senior Member Upgrades Harold Belson IEEE A & A Member, 2010-2012 [email protected]
Region 1 Workshop – March 9-11, 2012 IEEE Admission & Advancements Senior Member Upgrades Harold Belson IEEE A & A Member, 2010-2012 [email protected].
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Region 1 Workshop – March 9-11, 2012
IEEE Admission & Advancements
Senior Member Upgrades
Harold BelsonIEEE A & A Member, [email protected]
IEEE Region 1 Workshop – March 9-11, 2012
IEEE Admission & Advancement(A&A) Committee
• The Admission and Advancement Committee is a standing committee of the Member and Geographic Activities Board.
• Implements and recommends new IEEE policies, rules and procedures for admission and transfer to all grades of membership except Honorary Member and Fellow grades
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Member Grade Elevation and Recognition
Grades:– Honorary Member– Fellow– Senior Member -----– Member– Associate Member– Graduate Student Member– Student Member
IEEE Region 1 Workshop – March 9-11, 2012
Member Grade Elevation and Recognition
Senior Member Grade:The highest IEEE grade for which IEEE members can apply
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Benefits of Senior Member Grade
Recognition: The professional recognition of your peers for technical and professional excellence. Senior Member Plaque: Since January 1999, all newly elevated senior members have received an engraved Senior Member plaque to be proudly displayed for colleagues, clients and employers to see. The plaque, an attractive fine wood with bronze engraving, is sent within six to eight weeks after elevation. US$25 Coupon: IEEE will recognize all newly elevated senior members with a coupon worth up to US$25. This coupon can be used to join one new IEEE society. The coupon expires on 31 December of the year in which it is received. Letter of Commendation: A letter of commendation will be sent to your employer on the achievement of senior member grade (upon the request of the newly elected senior member).
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Benefits of Senior Member Grade
Announcements: Announcement of elevation can be made in section/society and/or local newsletters, newspapers and notices. Leadership Eligibility: Senior members are eligible to hold executive IEEE volunteer positions. Ability to Refer Other Candidates: Senior members can serve as a reference for other applicants for senior membership. Review Panel: Senior members are invited to be on the panel to review senior member applications. US $25 Voucher: Newly elevated Senior Members are encouraged to find the next “Innovators of Tomorrow”. New joins can use the voucher towards IEEE membership.Print a certificate: Via myIEEE enhancement (7/2011)
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Benefits of Senior Members to the IEEE
Senior Members: – Senior Members have a high retention rate. – are eligible to hold executive IEEE volunteer positions. – can serve as a reference for other applicants for senior
membership. – are invited to be on the panel to review senior member
applications.
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Admission and AdvancementProcedures
A&A review panels are composed of IEEE Senior Members and Fellows that meet periodically as working groups in sites rotated among the Regions.
– Panels review all applications for Senior Member grade since the last review panel meeting
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Membership Qualifications
Membership qualifications pertain to IEEE Designated Field, which include:
Engineering Computer Science & Information
Technology Physical Sciences Biological and Medical Sciences Mathematics Technical Communications, Education,
Management, Law, and Policy
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Requirements for Senior Member Elevation
10 years of Professional Experience 5 years of Significant Performance References: Required from Senior
Members, Fellows or Honorary Members-2 if nominated, 3 if self nominated
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Professional Experience - Education
Education contributes:
• 3 years for a BS in an IEEE-designated field
or• 4 years for a Masters
or• 5 years for a Doctorate
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Examples of Significant Performance for Senior Member
Case 1 An applicant/nominee has a bachelor's degree and seven additional years of professional experience beyond graduation in an area encompassed by one of IEEE's technical Societies, which meets the requirement of ten years of professional experience. Significant performance can be demonstrated by describing substantial job responsibilities for a period of at least five years. Result: All criteria are satisfied and the application is Approved
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Examples of Significant Performance for Senior Member
Case 2 Same as Case 1, except that the applicant/nominee worked in industry for one year following graduation with the bachelor's degree and then was a full-time graduate student for two years, obtaining a masters degree. The applicant demonstrates significant performance during another five years in industry. Result: Approved
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Examples of Significant Performance for Senior Member
Case 3 An applicant/nominee has bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees in an IEEE-designated field. Five years of significant performance in academia, industry, or government beyond the doctoral degree are demonstrated (e.g., a faculty member with five years beyond the doctorate and promotion to associate professor). Result: Approved
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Examples of Significant Performance for Senior Member
Case 4 An applicant/nominee has no degree and has worked for many years in the electric industry as a technician. Ten years ago, he accepted an engineering level position and continued with it since that time. Included was a period of at least five years with demonstrated significant performance. Result: Approved
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Examples of Significant Performance for Senior Member
Case 5 An applicant/nominee retired some years ago and has not been active recently in the profession. Prior to retirement, the applicant/nominee had at least ten years of professional experience, including five years of significant performance. Result: Approved.
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Senior Member Nomination Event Guide Includes
ChecklistSample newsletter articleGuidelines for referencesResume or CV tipsBenefits of Senior Membershiphttp://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/senior/seniormember_elevation_toolkit.html
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What’s New…
Application FormReference FormAppeal Voting Process
Start at www.ieee.org/seniormember
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Senior Member ApplicationEnhancements
Ability to save the application in draft formReferences will be notified immediately by email to complete the reference formUpload resume/CV capability – up to 3 MB (no zip files or web links)
Real time application status – application web site will have an “application’s status view”Applicant Region and Section will be auto populated
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Senior Member ApplicationEnhancements
Nominator can start the process with only nominee’s name and member numberNominee can thereafter log in and see their nomination form.Nominator may request nominee complete the nomination form for his review and/or insertion of references. If candidate starts the self nomination process in advance of a nominator, it remains self nominated and three references will be required
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Senior Member Application New Design
IEEE Region 1 Workshop – March 9-11, 2012
Senior Member ApplicationNew Design
IEEE Region 1 Workshop – March 9-11, 2012
Senior Member Reference FormNew Design
IEEE Region 1 Workshop – March 9-11, 2012
Senior Member Reference FormNew Design
IEEE Region 1 Workshop – March 9-11, 2012
Senior Member ProgramContact & Inquiries
Gim [Soon] Wan – R1 Membership Development Chair– [email protected]
Denise Maestri– Membership Program Manager
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Questions??2012 Dates Location18 February Phoenix, AZ, USA (R6)24 March Panama City, Panama (R9)21 April Dallas, TX, USA (R5)2 June Tokyo, Japan (R10)30 June Boston, MA, USA (R1)28 July Milwaukee, WI, USA (R4)1 September Madrid, Spain (R8)6 October Ottawa, Canada (R7)10 November New Brunswick, NJ,USA (R1)
2012 Review Panel Dates & Locations
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1. Educational Information – Enter number of years of creditBachelors-3, Masters=4, PhD-5
2. Professional Experience – Note number of years of experience
3. Add results from above two steps. Total >= 10 years
4. Review professional experience for significant performance. This should be at least 5 years.
5. Decision – Check one of Qualified, Pending, or Unqualified boxes
when two reviewers do not agree on a decision, a third reviewer is allowed to review. Panel Chair will make the final decision.
Candidates can appeal Deferred(Pending) or Denied (Unqualified) decision
5-Step Guideline for Completing Evaluation Sheet for Panel Members
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Questions??
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