Transcript 4E – Senior Member Elevation

IEEE Admission &
Advancements
Senior Member Upgrades
Harold Belson
IEEE A & A Member, 2010-2012
[email protected]
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IEEE Admission & Advancement
(A&A) Committee
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The Admission and Advancement
Committee is a standing committee of
the Member and Geographic Activities
Board.
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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
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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 Advancement
Procedures
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
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-2 if nominated, 3 if self nominated
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Professional Experience Education
Education contributes:
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3 years for a BS in an IEEE-designated
field
or
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4 years for a Masters
or
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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 fulltime 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
Checklist
Sample newsletter article
Guidelines for references
Resume or CV tips
Benefits of Senior Membership
http://www.ieee.org/membership_servi
ces/membership/senior/seniormember_
elevation_toolkit.html
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What’s New…
Application Form
Reference Form
Appeal Voting Process
Start at
www.ieee.org/seniormember
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Senior Member Application
Enhancements
Ability to save the application in draft form
References will be notified immediately by
email to complete the reference form
Upload 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 Application
Enhancements
Nominator can start the process with only
nominee’s name and member number
Nominee 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
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Senior Member Application
New Design
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Senior Member Reference Form
New Design
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Senior Member Reference Form
New Design
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Senior Member Program
Contact & Inquiries
Gim [Soon] Wan
– R1 Membership Development Chair
– [email protected]
Denise Maestri
– Membership Program Manager
[email protected]
[email protected]
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2012 Review Panel Dates & Locations
2012 Dates
18 February
24 March
21 April
2 June
30 June
28 July
1 September
6 October
10 November
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA (R6)
Panama City, Panama (R9)
Dallas, TX, USA (R5)
Tokyo, Japan (R10)
Boston, MA, USA (R1)
Milwaukee, WI, USA (R4)
Madrid, Spain (R8)
Ottawa, Canada (R7)
New Brunswick, NJ,USA (R1)
Questions??
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5-Step Guideline for
Completing Evaluation Sheet for Panel Members
1. Educational Information – Enter number of years of credit
Bachelors-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
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Questions??
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