2011 Chinese Volunteer Leadership eade s p Workshop o s op Dr. James Jhing-Fa Wang IEEE R10 Section/Chapter Coordinator IEEE Fellow & Chair Professor, NCKU, Taiwan Beijing, July 2011 Section Chair Quick Qu c Start Sta t Training a g James, Jhing-Fa Wang IEEE R10 Section/Chapter Coordinator IEEE Fellow & Chair Professor, NCKU, Taiwan July 2011 O tli Outline 1. Introduction to IEEE Section and Chapter 1 2. How to Run Your Section Successfully 2.1 21 Organize Your Section/Chapter Officers 2.2 Set Up the Calendar 2.3 2 3 How H to t Prepare P a Report R t and d Apply A l for f Rebate R b t 2.4 How to Win the MGA Outstanding Section Awards 2.5 25H How tto O Organize i S Section ti A Activities ti iti 2.6 How to Inform Members about Section Activities 3. Conclusion Useful Links 1. Introduction to IEEE Section and Chapter Visions and Missions IEEE – Inspire, Inspire Enable, Empower and Engage in Enable the Technology for Humanity To increase member engagement in IEEE Sections and Chapters To improve the quality of IEEE technical activities To increase operational efficiency and effectiveness of IEEE Sections Sections, Chapters and Coordinators To improve relationships with and between IEEE Societies, Councils, Sections and Chapters To enhance collaboration with other IEEE organization units and other professional organizations In 2010 2010, the IEEE R10 comprises of 6 Councils (Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand)) 57 Sections (A new Section requires at least 50 members), 21 Subsections (at least 20 members) 500+ 500 Chapters Ch t (at least 12 members) 583 student branches (at least 12 student members) Current Section Status The following figure lists the top 10 active sections in R10 ffrom 2008 tto 2009 2009. (Th (The d details t il off th the reportt are described later) Numb ber of reports # reports = # section reports + # subsection reports + # chapter reports + # affinity group reports Current Chapter Status 82 new chapters have been formed in 2010. The following is the number of chapters formed from 2005 to 2010. Detailed D t il d iinformation f ti ffor th the status t t off sections and chapters can be found on IEEE R10 Section/Chapter Coordinator webpage. 2. How to Run Your Section Successfully 2.1 Organize Your Section Organize the Section Roster Contact & invite the active volunteers in your Section to be the Officers: Vice chair, Vi h i secretary, t ttreasurer Electronic communications coordinator, newsletter editor, SAMIEEE (Section Access to Members)(Get statistics on members, contact members using g E-notice,, conduct a surveyy on members)) Chapter coordinator, industry relations coordinator Affinity group chair (including GOLD, Life Members, Women in Engineering chairs), chapter chair Student/professional/educational activity officer Nominations and appointments, awards and recognition, membership development officers Organize the Committees Executive Committee, Technical Chapter, Affinity Group, and/or St d t Branch. Student B h Affinity y Group p Def: IEEE Affinityy Groups p are nontechnical Subunits of one or more Sections or a Council. (http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activitie s/affinityy_g groups.html) p ) Types of Affinity Groups(喜好, 本性, 傾向): C Consultants lt t N Network t k GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Life Members (ages>= 65 & ages + member yrs >= 100) Women in Engineering Standing Committee, Executive Committee: http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities /officer_training/officer_training_glossary.html Starting a Consultants Network You are a consultant Y lt t or considering id i b becoming i a consultant lt t off engineering i i services i – in i simpler i l terms, a private practitioner. You are an IEEE member and you would like to be associated with other Consultants. Requirements to Form an IEEE Affinity Group (Affinity Group Petition) To take advantage of IEEE's branding and resources and qualify for funding through the IEEE Section Rebates, new consultants networks are required to register as "affinity groups" to the Alliance of IEEE Consultants Networks. This document walks you through the required steps, including the petition for affinity group formation. If you are interested in starting a local IEEE Consultants Network, contact Daryll Griffin at 202/530 8337 or d.r.griffin@ieee.org 202/530-8337 d r griffin@ieee org for more details. details For more information on IEEE-USA's Consultant Services, the Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks Coordinating Committee or how to start your own local IEEE Consultants' Network Committee, Network, contact: Daryll Griffin IEEE-USA 2001 L Street Street, NW NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036-5104 (Office) 202/530-8337 (Fax) 202/785-0835 (Email) d.r.griffin@ieee.org 2.2 Set Up the Calendar Work with the Section Secretary and other Section/Chapter volunteers to establish an annual calendar ((see a sample in the next slide). As the Section Chair Chair, you will be responsible for running the regular meetings of the Section Executive Committee ((usually, y, once a month). ) Calendar Sample D t Date A ti it Activity 15-Jan Section Executive Committee Meeting - approval of Section budget for current year, completion/review of prior year financial report 24-Jan Future Cities Competition - Final Judging 26 Jan 26-Jan Final Date to submit Graduate and Undergraduate Student Papers 4-Feb Section ExCom Meeting - Student Paper Presentations 17-Feb Engineering Expo, 10:30 - 1:30 17-Feb Regional Science and Engineering Fair 4-Mar Section ExCom Meeting 31-Mar Deadline - Submission of Officer, meeting, and financial reports 1-Apr Section ExCom Meeting 8-Apr Section LM Affinity Group Event - Combined technical talk with a Technical Society Chapter 10-Apr UTA - Student Professional Awareness conference 16-17 April Regional Conference 6-May 6 May Section ExCom Meeting 3 June Section ExCom Meeting - review of financial transactions/check register 2-Jul Section ExCom Meeting 5-Aug Section ExCom Meeting 17-Aug Computer Society Speaker/Symposium 2-Sep Section ExCom Meeting - call for nominations for Section positions in the upcoming year 7-Oct Section ExCom Meeting 15-Oct Technical Meeting - Radio Frequency Identification - Past, Present, and Future 4-Nov Section ExCom Meeting 2-Dec Section ExCom Meeting - annual election of officers 2.3 2 3 How to Prepare Reports and Apply pp y for Rebate ((補助, 退款)) Two main kinds of reports: p 1. P 1 Prepare section ti reportt tto R10. R10 2. Prepare p Section Annual Reports p to MGA & apply for Rebate 1. How to prepare a report to R10 Purpose; 1 Share the information among the 1. sections in R10 2. To win the R10 distinguished section award Report p to R10 : Suggested Section Report Format (Submission deadline: Feb. Feb 15) PART A - SECTION SUMMARY A.1 Executive Summary – (Please follow the format given below) Section Executive Committee Member List Section Highlights Major Events (International, National) Major Chapter Activities Major Student and Affinity Group Activities Awards A.2 Financial Report – (Please follow the format given below) Summary (as per submitted L50) Any other financial activities Takatoshi Minami 2011-2012 IEEE R10 Awards & Recognition Committee Chair PART B - ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES B.1 Membership Development Activities Total number of active members in the past 3 years. Summary and evidence of work done to improve the value of membership, which leads to retention and growth of members B.2 Chapter Activities Total number of Chapters in the Section Number u be o of C Chapters apte s formed o ed in tthe e cu current e t yea year Number of Active Chapters (Chapters who have reported required number of meetings during the year) Summary y of Chapter p activities chapter p wise with attachment table / information B.3 Professional and Continuing Education Activities Summary of continuing Educational activities including conferences, technical activities, training courses, and distinguished lecture programs with attachment table / information B.4 Students Activities Total number of Student branches in the Section Number of Student branches formed in the current year Section level student activities (student congress, paper and other contests, awards etc)) Number of Active Student branches (Student branches who have reported required number of meetings during the year) S Summary off Student S d branch b h activities i i i student d b branch h wise i with ih attachment table / information B.5 Affinity Group Activities GOLD WIE Life Member B.6 Awards & Recognition Activities Award constituted by the section Award constituted by the section Award(s) received from R10 Award(s) received from IEEE HQ B.7 B 7 Communication Activities (Newsletter, (Newsletter Home Page, E-mail etc.) Newsletter ((name and number of issues in the yyear)) Home Page of the section (give the URL and frequency which it is updated) Other means of contacts with section members B.8 Community Activities B 9 Other B.9 O h Organizational O i i l Activities A i ii PART C - OTHERS C.1 Relationship with National Societies C.2 Special Events C.3 Problems to be Anticipated C.4 Best Practices of your section (which you would like share with other sections for the benefits of members) PART D - GOALS AND PLANS D.1 Continuation of Project/Activity in Progress and Their Implementation Plans D 2 Goals D.2 G l and d Future F Plans Pl 2010 R10 Section Award - Recipients Large Section Award: Madras Section Small Section Award: Islamabad Section 2. How to Prepare a Report to 2 MGA and Apply pp y for Rebate The Section officers should collect all the annuall reports t off the th subsections, b ti chapters, and affinity groups. Annual reports include: Meeting Activity Current Officers Financial Activity Meeting Activity Report Template Visit http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/main Officer Report Template Visit: http://ewh.ieee.org/forms/scs/interactofficerform.php Financial Report Template Visit http://mgal50reporting.ieee.org/ Section secretaries are responsible for submitting b itti meeting ti activity ti it and d officer ffi reports. Section treasurers are responsible for submitting the financial report report. Section Rebate After providing reports to the MGA Board Board, the MGA (Member and Geographic Activity) Board will review i th the S Section ti record. d The Section is eligible to earn a rebate payment. Minimum meeting requirements to earn a rebate 5 meetings for Sections and Subsections 2 technical meetings for Chapters 2 meetings for Affinity Groups Section Rebate Schedule 19th Feb: Early reporting for 10% bonus on total rebate 31st Mar: Final Deadline for rebate eligibility including that of subunits 30th Apr: Payouts for Section Rebates Detailed Schedule: Search “IEEE IEEE MGA rebate schedule schedule” on Google 2.4 2 4 How to Win the MGA Outstanding g Section Awards To recognize the excellent work of a l large section ti and d a smallll section, ti th the MGA board gives Outstanding Outstanding g A Large Section Award Small Section Award large Section: #Members > 500 A small Section: #Members ≦ 500 Selection criteria for winning the award: Financial, Fi i l officer ffi and d meeting ti reports t mustt be b submitted; b itt d New GOLD Affinity Group formations; How to start a new GOLD Section? Submit a petition signed by 6 IEEE GOLD members (excluding student members) Start with a committee that at least includes: Chairperson, Vicechairperson, Treasurer, and Secretary. Active Student Branch activity such as student paper contest, recruitment of Student members; Continuing educational activities including conferences, technical activities, and training courses; Contacts with Section members, including the number of newsletter issues, e-mail newsletters, regular updates of Section, Chapters, and Student Branches Web pages; 2004 - 2011 R Recipients i i t Outstanding Large Section Award Recipients 2011 R7 Ottawa Section 2010 R7 Vancouver Section 2009 R10 Taipei Section 2008 R9 Peru Section 2007 R3 Melbourn Section 2006 R2 Pittsburgh g Section 2005 R7 Ottawa Section 2004 R1 Long Island Section Outstanding Small Section Award Recipients 2011 R7 London Section 2010 R7 Canadian Atlantic Section 2009 R6 Richland Section 2008 R10 South Australia Section 2007 R10 Shikoku Section 2006 R5 Oklahoma Section 2005 R9 Bahia Section 2004 R10 South Australia Section MGA Outstanding Section Award Submission information : Go to http://mga-awards.myreviewroom.com/ and submit the application pp form online. Deadline is on 16th May, 2011. Nominees and recipients will be notified in July. 2.5 How to Organize Section Activities Lead the Section Executive Committee (ExCom) to review/revise Section activities Your Section ExCom should establish a calendar of events, goals, priorities, and budget. budget Inform members about the activities via Section and R10 Newsletters Promote members to be senior members & IEEE Fellow 2.6 2 6 How to Inform Members about Section Activities A newsletter article (please contact R10 Newsletter Editor: Dr. Zia Ahmed or Section Newsletter Editor) A posting ti to t the th R10 S Section ti web b site it ((please l contact t t Electronics Communication coordinator: Dr. Jin Dong) SAMIEEE Tools (Get statistics on members members, contact members using E-notice, conduct a survey on members) Useful Links Section Chair Quick Start Training: http://www.ieee.org/societies p g _communities/geo g _activities/officer_trai ning/chair.html Chapter Chair Quick Start Training: http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/officer_trai ning/chapter_chair.html i / h t h i ht l Annual Report and Rebate Information: http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/required_r eporting/rebate_schedule.html ti / b t h d l ht l MGA Outstanding Section Award: http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/awards/re cipients/awards_outstanding_section.html i i t / d t t di ti ht l R10 Section report ewh.ieee.org/reg/10/reports/secrep/secrep index.html ewh.ieee.org/reg/10/reports/secrep/secrep_index.html 3. Q&A This ppt will be put on the R10 S ti /Ch t C Section/Chapter Coordinator di t webpage. b