R 10 Student Activities:
Report & Vision 2007-08
Mini S. Thomas,
R 10 Student Activities Coordinator 2007-08
Prof. & Head, Department of EE,
JMI, New Delhi, India
& Kazuyuki and Gopal, RSRs
Organization of the Talk
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Introductory Remarks
Vision/Programs 2007-08
Strengthening Existing Branches
Regular SAC activities
Status of Student activities in R10
Positive Notes
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Largest number of Student branches
Enthusiastic Branch counselors
Vibrant student branches
Many sections with more student
members than full members
Student members Dec 2006
2006
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2005
Change
R1
4,187
4,026
161
4.0%
R2
3,761
3,763
-2
-0.1%
R3
4,767
4,563
204
4.5%
R4
3,886
4,070
-184
-4.5%
R5
4,036
4,292
-256
-6.0%
R6
6,469
6,668
-199
-3.0%
R7
3,587
3,354
233
6.9%
R8
16,439
14,895
1,544
10.4%
R9
7,253
7,396
-143
-1.9%
R10
26,106
20,843
5,263
25.3%
R10 %
32.43%
28.2%
79.5%
Total
80,491
73,870
6,621
9.0%
No of Branches Dec 2006
Student
branches
(1526)
Region
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Branch
Chapters
WIE
R1
83
41
1
R2
75
20
0
R3
94
33
1
R4
60
26
1
R5
84
31
0
R6
75
35
0
R7
57
20
6
R8
257
36
28
R9
257
119
24
R10
484 (32%)
49
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Top 14 student branches: 6 from R10
R10
MADRAS
CRESCENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE
693
R3
ATLANTA
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
610
R8
EGYPT
ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY
472
R10
BOMBAY
MAHARASHTRA ACADEMY OF
ENGINEERING
455
R10
MADRAS
VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE
430
R5
CENTRAL TEXAS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - AUSTIN
426
R4
CENTRAL ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - URBANA
412
R9
WESTERN PUERTO
RICO
UNIVERSITY OF-PUERTO RICO MAYAGUEZ
377
R10
BOMBAY
SSGM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
376
R6
METROPOLITAN LOS
ANGELES
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
339
R6
SANTA CLARA
VALLEY
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
336
R8
LEBANON
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
335
BOMBAY
THADOMAL SHAHANI ENGINEERING
COLLEGE
322
BOMBAY
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - PUNE
319
R10
R10
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Status Student activities in R10
Alarming facts
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Maximum number of dormant
student branches
Student membership fluctuations
Minimal Reporting by student
branches (30%) 1st May & 1st November
Lack of networking among student
members
R10 Student Branch Statistics
Dec 2006
Total Student Branches: 484
Inactive student Branches: 146
(zero membership)
Student Branches in India: 366
(120 Inactive)
Student branches In Pakistan: 25
(16 Inactive)
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Inactive Branches Dec 2006 (Zero)
Section
BANGALORE
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
DELHI
HYDERABAD
KERALA
MADRAS
KARACHI
LAHORE
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Student
Branches
Inactive
Branches
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78
10
23
13
24
4
7
30%
1321
4203
398
989
52
35
119
16 30%
4 11%
50 42%
1786
1250
3799
9
9
8
6
38%
31%
40%
89%
67%
Student
Membership
73
94
Vision 2007-08
Strengthening of Existing Student Branches
1. Enhance Networking Among Branches
2. Empower the Branch Counselor
3. IEEE Alumni Groups
4. Branch Operations Guide/ News letter
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1. Emphasize on the network
•Student Branch Networking (section level)
•Healthy competition among branches
•Section level Biannual student meets,
•Annual Council & Regional level student
meets
•E groups at section level
•Update of emails & addresses of branch
officers –started already
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2. Empowering the Branch Counselor
Student branch challenges:
 Ever changing student leadership
 Not able to successfully transfer the
experience base
 The Branch Counselor: The Vital Link
Activities
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Start Branch Counselor’s congress at section
level and at Council level. Call for the first
congress given in January
Counselor Awards at R10 level (The same format
as the RAB award, deadline 30th May 2007)
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Objectives:
To empower and motivate the Branch
counselors who are the vital link
between the changing student
leadership of a branch.
Activity:
Branch Counselor’s Congress: at
section level, council level with all
/partial expenses paid by R10.
More outstanding Branch Counselor
awards: 3 new awards for Region 10,
Branch Counselors congress:
Motivating the Branch Counselor
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Make the counselor aware of the
possibilities in front of them
Make a manual of activities that can be
planned (Technical, Professional, Social
etc) for the branch
The importance of the branch counselor
during the infancy of the student branch
Financial management of the branch
Liaison with the local section
Motivating the Branch Counselor
(contd…)
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Fund raising tips
Conduct of effective meetings
Resolving a crisis, election process of the
branch
Calendar of events for the student branch
Awards and recognition for the branches,
students & counselors
Branch Counselor’s Congress:
Pilot Project
Three Applications received
Council level
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Japan Council: October 2007
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India Council: October 2007
Section level
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Hyderabad section: April 2007
The SAC committee approved all the three
proposals
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3. IEEE ALUMNI Groups
Form IEEE student branch ALUMNI Groups
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Keep in constant touch with IEEE student Branch
Alumni wherever they are!
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Call an IEEE Alumni meet every year
(SB level /Section)
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Make senior members talk to alumni for
membership retention/benefits
Call prominent IEEE Alumni from Academics&
Industry for interaction: mentoring
Big boost for GOLD
4 meetings planned in 2007
Announcement to be made in April 2007
IEEE ALUMNI Meet 2007
The first IEEE SB Alumni Meet
th January ’07
 At Jamia Millia Islamia on 7
 Registration: 10 IEEE Alumni and 40
Current IEEE students
 GD, Pledge, Mentoring etc
 A Big boost to GOLD affinity Group
 The Alumni renewing the IEEE
membership
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4. Branch Operations Guide
•A Guide for the student branch officers
• Available on-line and hard copy to branches
•Contents: Organization, Branch
administration, Activities, Awards, Library,
Rebate Schedule, Calendar, Forms, etc
• Contents: Suggestions are welcome
•Addresses of current branch officers??
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Proposals for R10 SC/GOLD Congress2008
Call for proposals:
Madras Section short listed for holding the
congress
Explore the possibility of holding a
Joint R10, R8 student congress in Dubai!
Final decision in May after getting detailed
proposals from Madras and Dubai
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R10 Student-GOLD Congress 2006
HOST:
th -17th
 BEIJING, CHINA 13
July 2006
Hosted by 4 Beijing SBs
 Beijing Univ. of Post & Tech.
 Beijing JiaoTong Univ.
 Peking University
 Tsing Hua University
A Big Thank You to
Beijing Section
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Budget allocation for Activities 2007
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IEEE Branch counselor’s Meet pilot project One per year in
any one section/ council (new)
US$ 3800
IEEE Alumni Meet Pilot project (three to four per year)
Branch/ Section level (new)
US$ 1000
Branch Operations Guide around 1000 copies (hard) and
update on the website (new)
US$ 2500
R 10 Outstanding Branch Counselor award Three awards
per year US$ 250 each to the branch counselor and US $ 100
to the student branch ( new)
US$ 1050
Student congress Council/section level
One per year and innovative projects (new)
US$ 800
Website contest
Travel expenses to Graduate student to attend TENCON
(paper contest winner)
US$ 1050
US$ 1000
SAC expenses attending SAC meetings, Alumini and Branch
Counselor’s meet
US$ 3800
Operational Expenses
US$ 3000
RSR expenses
US$ 5500
R10 SAC Committee 2007
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Mr. Marc Apter, IEEE Presidential candidate
Dr. Aki Nishihara, Past RSAC
Dr. Marzuki, Past RSAC
Dr. M.M. Shah, past IC SAC
Mr. Yasuhara Ohgoe, GOLD
Mr. Kazukuki Sodoh, RSR
Ms. Helene Fung, GOLD
Mr. Gopal Balakrishnan, RSR
Dr. Mini S. Thomas, R10SAC
Thank you members!
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Suggestions are welcome
Thank You !!!!!
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