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Section ChairQuick Start Training
Dr. James Jhing-Fa WangIEEE R10 Section/Chapter Coordinator
IEEE Fellow & Chair Professor, NCKU, TaiwanMar. 6 2011
Outline 1. Introduction to IEEE Section and Chapter 2. How to Run Your Section Successfully
2.1 Organize Your Section/Chapter Officers 2.2 Set Up the Calendar 2.3 How to Prepare a Report and Apply for Rebate 2.4 How to Win the MGA Outstanding Section Awards 2.5 How to Organize Section Activities 2.6 How to Inform Members about Section Activities
3. Conclusion Useful Links
1. Introduction to IEEE Section and Chapter
IEEE – Inspire, Enable, Empower and Engage in 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, 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
Visions and Missions
Currently, 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+ Chapters (at least 12 members) 583 student branches (at least 12 student members)
The following figure lists the top 10 active sections in R10 from 2008 to 2009. (The details of the report are described later)
Current Section StatusN
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Current Chapter Status 82 new chapters have been formed in 2010. The following is the number of chapters formed from
2005 to 2010.
Detailed information for the status of 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, secretary, treasurer Electronic communications coordinator, newsletter editor, SAMIEEE
(Section Access to Members)(Get statistics on members, contact members using E-notice, conduct a survey 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
Student Branch.
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, you will be responsible for running the regular meetings of the Section Executive Committee (usually, once a month).
Calendar SampleDate 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 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 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 How to Prepare a Report and Apply for Rebate
The Section officers should collect all the annual reports of the subsections, chapters, and affinity groups.
Annual reports include:Meeting ActivityCurrent OfficersFinancial 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 meeting activity and officer reports.
Section treasurers are responsible for submitting the financial report.
Section Rebate
After providing reports to the MGA Board, the MGA (Member and Geographic Activity) Board will review the Section record.
The Section is eligible to earn a rebate payment.
Minimum meeting requirements to earn a rebate5 meetings for Sections and Subsections2 technical meetings for Chapters2 meetings for Affinity Groups
Section Rebate Schedule19th Feb: Early reporting for 10% bonus on
total rebate31st Mar: Final Deadline for rebate eligibility
including that of subunits30th Apr: Payouts for Section Rebates
Detailed Schedule: Search “IEEE MGA rebate schedule” on Google
2.4 How to Win the MGA Outstanding Section Awards
To recognize the excellent work of a large section and a small section, the MGA board givesOutstanding Large Section AwardOutstanding Small Section Award
A large Section: #Members > 500 A small Section: #Members ≦ 500
Selection criteria for winning the award: Financial, officer and meeting reports must be submitted; 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, Vice-
chairperson, 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 - 2010 Recipients Outstanding Large Section Award Recipients
2010 R7 Vancouver Section 2009 R10 Taipei Section 2008 R9 Peru Section 2007 R3 Melbourn Section 2006 R2 Pittsburgh Section 2005 R7 Ottawa Section 2004 R1 Long Island Section
Outstanding Small Section Award Recipients 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
Submission information:Go to http://mga-awards.myreviewroom.com/
and submit the application 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.
Inform members about the activities via Section and R10 Newsletters
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 to the R10 Section web site (please contact Electronics Communication coordinator: Dr. Jin Dong)
SAMIEEE Tools (Get statistics on members, contact members using E-notice, conduct a survey on members)
3. Q&A
This slide will be put on the R10 Section/Chapter Coordinator webpage.
Useful Links
Section Chair Quick Start Training: http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/officer_training/chair.html
Chapter Chair Quick Start Training: http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/officer_training/chapter_chair.html
Annual Report and Rebate Information: http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/required_reporting/rebate_schedule.html
MGA Outstanding Section Award: http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/awards/recipients/awards_outstanding_section.html