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REGION 10 MEETING, MARCH 2007 IEEE LIFE MEMBERSHIP IN REGION 10 Presentation by Dr Graeme Gwilliam, Region 10 Life Member Coordinator (RLMC) Email; gb.gwilliam@ieee.org. Who are Life Members Life Members are those who have reached; 65 years of age and
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REGION 10 MEETING, MARCH 2007 IEEE LIFE MEMBERSHIP IN REGION 10 Presentation by Dr Graeme Gwilliam, Region 10 Life Member Coordinator (RLMC) Email; gb.gwilliam@ieee.org IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Who are Life Members • Life Members are those who have reached; • 65 years of age and • a value of 100 when their age in years and • their years of IEEE membership are added together IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
How to become a Life member • This is automatically calculated by IEEE • based on the above criteria, • and IEEE advises those who are eligible. • Individuals are notified in the 4th quarter of the year • prior to becoming Life members. • A non-renewable membership card • is issued to those eligible. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Why have Life Members • To recognize their loyalty of membership. • To help long time members (in retirement?) • maintain contact with their profession. • To utilize the accumulation of knowledge and skills • acquired from IEEE membership. • To support members in retirement with appropriate • activities for themselves and partners. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Life Member Benefits • Life Members are exempt from annual dues. • Life members continue to receive those • (no charge) Society publications they • have previously received (provided they have • been a Society member for 5 years). • For those Life Members who wish to continue • attending conferences and other similar activities, • most Societies provide reduced or • free conference registration fees. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Life Members Newsletter • Life members receive a quarterly • newsletter containing articles of interest. • This is also sent to members over 65 years of age • pending their reaching Life Member status. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
How can Life Members help • Assisting in the organization and • conduct of conferences, seminars, etc • Continuing to give active support and participation • in Section and Chapter Committees and activities • Promoting the image of professional • Electrical and Electronics Engineers • Supporting and participating • in Life Member Group activities. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Formation of Section Life Member (Affinity) Groups • All Sections are encouraged to form their own • Life Member Group • Six (6) Section members (including 4 Life Members) • can establish a Life Member Group • LM Groups, • which conduct no less than 2 activities in each year, • are eligible to receive annual funding of US$200 • from the Annual Section Rebate Programme. • Additional funding for activities is available up to $500 IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Region 10 Life Members Committee • Within Region 10 a Regional Life Members Committee • will be established comprising the RLMC (as Chair) • together with all Section Life Member Group • representatives. This committee will be the • forum for Life Member matters within Region 10. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
IEEE Life Members Committee • Within the IEEE the Life Members Committee (LMC) • exists with special responsibilities. • “..4. The LMC should encourage Life Members • to financially support the Life Members Fund”. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
IEEE Life Member Fund • The Life Members Fund is a part of the • IEEE Foundation, • in accordance with the objectives and • procedures of the IEEE and the IEEE Foundation. • Projects, which receive finance • from the Life Member Fund, • are to be consistent with • the interests of IEEE Life Members. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
IEEE Life Member Web Site • Further detailed information on matters of • ‘Benefits to Life Members’, • ‘Life Member Committee’, • ‘Life Member (Affinity) Group’ and • ‘Life Member Fund – how to apply’ • is available at the web sites • www.ieee.org/lmc or • www.ieee.org.lifemembers IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Region 10 Activities for 2007 IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
1. Establishment of Life Member Groups in Sections • Currently Region 10 has 650+ • Life Members registered. • This is a reflection of the youth of this Region • compared to other Regions, • and is in effect about 1% of • the total Region membership. • The average value of Life Members in Regions • worldwide is about 6% to 6.5% of total members. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Con’t … • 1. Establishment of Life Member Groups in Sections • The Bombay and New South Wales Sections • are the only Sections in Region 10 • having Life Member Groups in their Sections. • Using the criterion that a Section requires • only 4 Life Members to form a Life Members Group, • there is the opportunity for about • 26 Sections within Region 10 • to form Life Member Groups. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Con’t … • 1. Establishment of Life Member Groups in Sections • Based on 2005 data, these include • Lahore (4), Hong Kong (14), • Taipei(9), Republic of Philippines (4), • Seoul(10), Singapore(8), • Thailand(8), Beijing(10), • Bangalore(18), Delhi(6), • Madras(9), Calcutta(6), • Hyderabad(5), Gujarat(4), • Uttar Pradesh(4), New Zealand North(7), • Victorian(23), Queensland(12), • South Australia(9), Australian Capital Territory(5), • Tokyo(273), Sendai(24), • Nagoya(17), Kansai(55), • Hiroshima(7), & Fukuoka(8) Sections. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Con’t … • 1. Establishment of Life Member Groups in Sections • The initiative to establish Life Member Groups • rests with each Section Committee. • The target number of Sections establishing • Life Member Groups in 2007 is 7 being about • 25% of the total potential. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
2. Provide support to those Sections establishing • Life member Groups • When a Section establishes a Life Member Group, • the RLMC will be available to provide • whatever assistance to that Section and • their Life Member Co-ordinator as is • appropriate and possible. • This could include advice regarding activities, • funding, etc. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
3. Encourage Life Members and Members • to actively support the Life Members Fund • The Life Member Fund distributes • about US$100,000 each year • for projects and activities which are considered • worthy of support. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007
Thank you, Graeme Gwilliam Region 10 Life Member Coordinator. IEEE R10 Meeting, Kota Kinabalu, 24th & 25th March 2007