Scalability
of your IEEE Membership: Choices and
Opportunities for Serving and Being Served
IEEE Region 1 iSTEP Presentation by
Dr. Charles Rubenstein, SMIEEE, CEng FIET; Region 1 Director
Pratt Institute – Graduate School of Information and Library Science
Syracuse University – Syracuse, New York – 29 October 2011
Welcome to iSTEP!
What is iSTEP?
It is an integrated Student Transition to
Engineering/Technology Professional
event created by IEEE Region 1 to
celebrate our student members – where
they are now, where they can help
local K-12 STEM students, where they
can go with IEEE’s assistance…
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Where does iSTEP fit?
Whether you are a freshman or senior;
new to engineering technologies or
taking masters/doctoral studies; a
mentor or mentee; iSTEP attempts to
show you how scalable your IEEE
membership is from pre-U to GOLD
(Graduates Of the Last Decade) to
WIE and beyond: IEEE is here to help
you grow in your career.
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Who is iSTEP?
iSTEP is IEEE leaders reviewing how you
fit in our professional society; local HR
folks making mentoring presentations;
practicing engineering technologists
letting you know what options are
available to you in the profession and in
graduate education; students and IEEE
members adding their experiences;
All here to help you grow in your career.
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Where are you now?
IEEE MEMBERS
Part of the Work Force
K-12 STEM
College
Graduate
School
Graduates of the
Last Decade (GOLD)
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Retired,
Life
Member
iSTEP = Career Resiliency
Overview
 Computer
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Electronic Communications Tools
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E-commerce and Networking requirements
 IEEE
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Technology Tools
Structure/Management
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Scalability
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Performance
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Reliability
You have already learned in your
lab experiments…
 Noise
is Collected
 Analysis
yields Data
 Distillation
yields Information
 Evaluation
yields Knowledge
 Understanding
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yields Insight
You’ve mastered Electronic
Communications Tools
 Email,
 Word
Blogs, Podcasting
processing
 Spreadsheet
 Circuit
& Systems Simulation
 PowerPoint
 Smart
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Presentations
Phones, Tablets and iPads
Did you know that E-commerce
and Networking Requirements:
Scalability
Performance
Reliability
… are also member requirements
for IEEE?
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IEEE is Volunteer Managed
Volunteers manage all IEEE Boards and
Organizational Units
Your 2011 Region 1 iSTEP Contacts:
 Charles Rubenstein – Project Manager,
<c.rubenstein@ieee.org>
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Soon Wan – Co-Chair, <gimsoon@ieee.org>
Ravi Todi – Co-Chair, <rtodi@ieee.org>
2011 Region 1 S-PAC Contact:
 Rob
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Vice – S-PAC Chair, <vice@ieee.org>
IEEE Facts & numbers
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More than 407,500 members in over 160 countries, with nearly
50% from outside the United States.
Over 62,000 Student & 40,000 Graduate Student Members.
More than 20,000 society affiliates.
333 sections.
2,050 chapters.
More than 1,991 student branches in over 80 countries.
Over 585 student branch chapters.
More than 349 affinity groups.
38 technical societies and 7 technical councils.
More than 3 million documents in the IEEE Xplore Electronic
Database.
Publishes a total of 946 ‘serial’ publications - transactions,
journals and magazines.
Sponsors more than 1200 conferences each year.
The IEEE Standards Association has 7100 individual and 205
corporate members and publishes nearly 1000 Standards.
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IEEE Board Structure
 IEEE
Board of Directors
 Educational
Activities Board (EAB)
 Publications Services and Products Board (PSPB)
 Member & Geographic Activities Board (MGA)
 Technical Activities Board (TAB)
 IEEE-United States Activities Board (IEEE-USA)
 IEEE Standards Activities Board (SA)
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Your Geographic IEEE
Anywhere in the World – There you are!
One of over 407,000 Members in 160 countries
 Regions
1 through 6 = United States
 Region
7 = Canada
 Region
8 = Europe, Africa, Middle East
 Region
9 = Latin America
 Region
10 = Asia and Pacific
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IEEE in the world*
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP – 407,541
R7 – 16,955
R1 to 6 – 209,765
R10 – 90,593
R1 – 36,172
R2 – 32,312
R3 – 30,928
R4 – 23,530
R5 – 29,550
R8 – 73,297
R6 – 52,273
R9 – 16,931
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*2010 IEEE Report of the Secretary
Reflecting the global
nature of IEEE, R10
and R8 are now the
two largest IEEE
Regions
About IEEE: Region 1-6 Map
Hopefully You are here
Role of IEEE-USA vs. IEEE
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Four Areas of IEEE Region 1
 Western
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Binghamton
Buffalo
Ithaca
Rochester
Syracuse
Northeastern
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Boston
New Hampshire
Providence
Worcester County
Southern
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Connecticut
Long Island
New York
North Jersey
Princeton-Central
Jersey
– New Jersey Coast
Central
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Berkshire
Mid-Hudson
Mohawk Valley
Schenectady
Springfield
Green Mountain (VT)
Geographic entities of the
IEEE
Southwest Area of Region 6
Region 6
Areas
Region 6
Sections
Region 6 in the World
San Diego Section
of Southwest Area
of Region 6
Student
Branches
Univ. of Calif.
at San Diego
IEEE Student
Branch
Note: Not drawn to scale and
boundaries are only approximate
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HKN
Your Technical IEEE
IEEE’s global technical activities are
divided into -
10 IEEE ‘Divisions’ encompassing
38 IEEE Technical Societies
7 Technical Councils
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In Regions 1 –6 (US) IEEE-USA
provides programs and services on
the IEEE-USA PACE Web Site
http://www.ieeeusa.org
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PACE is Professional Development
IEEE-USA Annual Meeting (and Leadership Workshop)
May 3-6, 2012 – Cincinnati, OH
Here in the US, local PACE funding is available for
 Leadership Skills Workshops
 Project Management Workshops
 Student Professional Awareness (S-PACs)
 Professional Development Conferences
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Professional Development - Online
@ http://www.ieeeusa.org
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The Basic Principles for a Collaborative Workplace
Coaching Bringing out the Best in Others
Conducting a Collaborative Performance Review
Expressing Yourself: Presenting Your Thoughts and Ideas
Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback
Giving Recognition
Handling Emotions Under Pressure
Identifying Work Priorities and Setting Verifiable Goals
Influencing for Win/Win Outcomes
The Leader in Each of Us
Managing Your Priorities
Moving From Conflict to Collaboration
Moving the Organization Forward:
Defining Your Team's Contribution
Personal Strategies for Navigating Change
Proactive Listening
Model Section/Chapter
Professional Activities
 Awards
& Recognition
 Consultants Networks
 Employment and Career Activities
 Engineer’s Week Activities
 Government and ‘Grassroots’ Activities
 Professional Development Seminar (PDS)
 Pre-College Activities
 Student Professional Awareness (S-PACs)
 Technical Policy Support and Awareness
 MENTORING!
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Student Professional Awareness
Conferences (S-PAC)
Since 1979 – 32 years of service –
Bringing students and GOLD members,
together with local, national and
international speakers for soft skill
presentations in six topic areas
 Co-Result: Student Membership Drive –
Free/reduced admission for members!
For more information:
http://www.ieeeusa.org/committees/SPAC
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S-PAC is …
More fun than going to Octoberfest!
S-PACs are student organized and
managed so you can learn about:
 Conference planning and budgets
 How to contact speakers and industry
 Making presentations
 Finding funding resources
 Coordinate
two or three S-PACs in an
area using the same speakers!
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Student Professional Awareness
Conference (S-PAC) Topics
 Career
Growth
 Working
 Professional
Ethics & Social Responsibility
 Self-Management
 Engineers
 The
& Public Policy
Importance of a Professional Society
to You (This presentation is in this category...)
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What is IEEE to You?
It’s the scalability of your local section membership
which begins when you are a …
 IEEE
Member: Student, GOLD, WIE, etc.
and continues as you volunteer as
 Meeting or Conference Speaker/Organizer
 Local Chapter Officer
 Local Section Committee Chair
 Local Section Officer
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Your Scalability continues as a
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Regional or Technical Society
Board Member, or Officer
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Technical Society President
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EAB, PSPB, MGA, TAB, SA
Board Member, or Officer
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Scalability includes service as …
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Regional or Technical Division Director
IEEE Vice-President
TAB & IEEE-USA VP are member elected
IEEE-USA Past Presidents Ralph Wyndrum and Gerry
Alphonse are both from New Jersey – IEEE Region 1
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Even as IEEE President; From Region 1 we have:
(2013 Peter Staecker – Lowell, MA)
2009 John Vig – Fort Monmouth, NJ
2008 Lewis Terman – Schenectady, NY
2004 Arthur Winston – Boston, MA
2001 Joel Snyder – Long Island, NY
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“But How do I get there?”
Encourage your colleagues to become
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IEEE Student Members, and then
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IEEE Graduate Student Members, then
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IEEE GOLD Members, and possibly
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IEEE WIE Members …
To participate in all the fun – become
a VOLUNTEER!!!
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Performance
Your service as a IEEE volunteer
gives you experience in
leadership,
management,
and presentation skills …
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at low risk
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with potentially wide exposure
Membership = RESPONSIBILITY!
As a Graduate Student or GOLD Member it is
your privilege and RESPONSIBILITY to
VOTE! in IEEE elections
To be a leader, YOU must take the lead…
encourage those in your Section to VOTE
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IEEE = Reliability
 15+
years: Member Benefits Program
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Life Insurance

Credit Card Programs
 IEEE
 32
Years of IEEE S-PAC presentations
 127
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Xplore online Library Resource
Years of IEEE member Service
So what’s your investment?
Student
Membership Dues
$32 for a full year!
Full
IEEE Membership Dues
(with a Society Membership)
$15/month – about 50 cents per day
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IEEE’s GOLD Member Benefits:
Share
Resources
Network among peers
Leadership/Management Training
IEEE Alias Address
IEEE Insurance
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Your Next Steps?
 Not
a member? - JOIN! - ask me how!
 Students
Plan to participate in Student Branch activities
 Graduate
Student and GOLD Members
Plan to attend IEEE-USA Leadership Workshops!
Next year’s will be in conjunction with the:
2012 IEEE-USA Annual Meeting
May 3-6, 2012
Cincinnati, OH
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Then What?
 Plan
to Organize a Section or Chapter level:
S-PAC, PDS, or
Leadership Skills Workshop
Speak to me later as I lead these…
Project
Management Workshop
Colleagues do these…
Professional
Activities Programs
Speak to your Section PACE Chair…
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12 BASIC NEEDS THAT ALL
VOLUNTEERS SHARE
According to one expert, there are 12 basic needs that all volunteers
share*
1.
A specific manageable task with a beginning and an end.
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A task that matches the interests and reasons for volunteering.
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A good reason for doing the task.
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Written instructions.
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A reasonable deadline for doing the task.
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Freedom to complete the task when and where it is most
convenient for the volunteer.
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Everything necessary to complete the task without interruption.
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Adequate training.
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A safe, comfortable, and friendly working environment.
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Follow-up to see that the task is completed.
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An opportunity to provide feedback when the task is finished.
12.
Appreciation, recognition, and rewards that match the reasons for
volunteering.
(*The list is from “Volunteers: How to Get Them, How to Keep Them”
by Helen Little; Panacea Press, Inc. Naperville IL., 1999)
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http://www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/scs/volunteer/recruit.htm
I C ED TE A
dentify a potential volunteer
ontact them personally
nlist their help
esignate a small task for them
hank them profusely afterwards
ncourage them to stay involved
sk them to help again
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Charles Rubenstein
<c.rubenstein@ieee.org>
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