Feb’2003

Region 5Region 5OverviewOverview

Feb’2003

IEEE Membership By U.S. IEEE Membership By U.S. RegionsRegions

31 December 200231 December 2002

TOTAL 237,246

65,939

32,260

32,735

36,113

44,170

26,029

Feb’2003

Region 5Region 5

Feb’2003

Membership Totals by RegionMembership Totals by Region2001 2002 %

Change

1 44,168 44,170 0.0%

2 35,943 36,113 +0.5%

3 32,239 32,735 +1.5%

4 25,701 26,029 +1.3%

5 31,832 32,260 +1.3%

6 65,708 65,939 +0.5%

US 235,591 237,246 +0.7%

7 16,037 15,796 (-1.5%)

8 52,808 51,602 (-2.3%)

9 14,744 13,659 (-7.4%)

10 58,162 64,180 +10.3%

Non US

141,751 141,751 +2.5%

Total 377,342 377,342 +1.4%

% of US Members

R119%

R215%

R314%

R411%

R514%

R627%

Membership Growth (US)

R10%

R210%

R330%

R420%

R526%

R614%

Feb’2003

R2 R5 R1-10

Councils 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 21Sections 20 (7) 24 (8) 298Subsections 3 (6) 6 (12) 49Society Chapters 93 (7) 90 (7) 1,284Affinity Groups 5 (7) 10 (14) 70Student Branches 73 (6) 80 (7) 1,156Student Branch Chapters 19 (6) 27 (9) 295

Total Geographical Units 214 237 3,173

Geographic UnitsGeographic Units31 December 200131 December 2001

Feb’2003

Geographic UnitsGeographic Units

R2 R5

Largest Sections (> 3000) 4 4N. Virginia 6332 Dallas 5856Washington 5982 Denver 4809Philadelphia 5455 Cent. Texas 4655

Smallest Sections (< 300) 6 7Lima 159 Ark River Vly 81Johnstown 163 Panhandle 118W. Virginia 188 Ozark 213

Most Society MembersComputer 6807 Computer 5529Communic. 4939 Communic. 4161Power Engrg 1984 Power Engrg 2439Signal Proc. 1624 Circ & Syst. 1211Ind. Appl. 1128 Ind. Appl. 1174

Feb’2003

Section Activities & ParticipationSection Activities & Participation

6,935 Section meetings in 2000o Includes technical, professional,

educational & administrative topicso Over 270,000 participants

Average attendance = 39 Average meetings per Section = 23

o 4,134 Chapter meetings (60% of total)

Feb’2003

Meetings 2000Meetings 2000

324

63

31

72

38

528

22

276

40

18

132

45

511

32

0 200 400 600

Tech

Prof

Soc

Admin

Edu

Tot Section

Soc Conf

R2

R5

Feb’2003

R5 PACE ActivityR5 PACE Activity

21 Project funded by Regiono 8 Pre-college programso 4 MPACso 1 Government activityo 7 others

Total ~ $11K Region funds

Feb’2003

Outstanding Section Outstanding Section ProgramsPrograms

Feb’2003

Membership ProgramMembership Program

Central Texas Section Membership Upgrade Program

o More than 70 new Senior Members Direct Mail/Email Campaign

o Contact all members moving into or joining Section

Other program ideas:o Social mixero Buddy programo Survey to determine effectivenesso Recognition in Section newsletter

Feb’2003

Continuing EducationContinuing Education

Houston Section’s Continuing Education on Demand o Two-year program of courses in IAo 11 courses per yearo Have been offering the program for 7

years

Working with Communications Society and Computer Society to develop similar programs

Feb’2003

Region MeetingsRegion Meetings

2 Executive Committee Meetingso Jan-Febo Oct

Annual Region Meeting (April)o Region Committee meetingo Section officer trainingo TechCono Student contests and meetings

o April 11-13, New Orleans

Feb’2003

Region 5 Executive Committee

S ecretary

Ger oge Z obr ist(S t . Louis)

T reasurer

Diane Collier(Fort W or th)

Director - E lect

J ohn M er edit h(Pikes Peak)

Past Director

J oe L illie(Bylaws, N ominat ions)

(L af ayet t e)

PA CE

Gar y J ohnson(Cent r al T ex as)

S tudent A ct ivit ies

Bob L eavene(S t . Louis)

Conf erence

Paul M eisel(Denver )

N or th A rea

Bob S colli(O kla Cit y)

PA CE - Pre- college

T odd H iemer(O kla Cit y)

S tudent Rep.

L ance Por t ell(S t . Louis)

T echCon

T BD

W est A rea

T ed Car r(Panhandle)

PA CE - Employment/

Car eerGar y J ohnson

S PA C

J ay Pluc ienkowski(Denver )

Membership

J oe Redfi eld(Cent r al T ex as)

S outh A rea

Bill W hipkey(Galvest on)

PA CE - Govt A ct

Geor ge Dean(W ichit a)

A udit

J ohn Guidr y(L af ayet t e)

GO LD

Ken O wens(S t . Louis)

East A rea

F r anc is Gr osz(N ew O r leans)

S trategic Planning

J ohn Reiner t(Pikes Peak)

W eb

Dqayne Lowr y(H oust on)

Lif e Members

Ross A nder son(H oust on)

Educat ional A ct

Don Dunn(H oust on)

I ndustry Relat ions

J ohn Reiner t(Pikes Peak)

Director

J ean Eason

Feb’2003

R5 Goals & ObjectivesR5 Goals & Objectives

Provide regular, quality local programs

o Reverse the trend of fewer local technical programs.

o Develop Regional (Section) – Society partnerships.

o Investigate/develop local technical conferences (applications-oriented).

o Support career & professional development meetings.

o Promote continuing education opportunities.

Feb’2003

R5 Goals & ObjectivesR5 Goals & Objectives

Provide leadership training and opportunities for advancemento Provide opportunities for leadership and

program management skills development. o Ensure each Section volunteer has access to

basic information necessary to perform his job.

o Facilitate the exchange of “best practices” among volunteers.

o Provide recognition for successes and sponsorship for advancement through the organization to positions of increasing responsibility.

Feb’2003

R5 Goals & ObjectivesR5 Goals & Objectives

Identify and provide tangible benefits to industry such that IEEE is recognized as a essential partner with industry o Establish closer relationships with local

industry to identify and explore areas of mutual benefit.

o Establish an IEEE liaison (disciple) at major companies to promote those areas of mutual benefit.

o Increase recognition of industry relations efforts.

Feb’2003

R5 Goals & ObjectivesR5 Goals & Objectives

Promote community involvement and professional image

o Encourage IEEE involvement in areas of importance to local communities: pre-college education activities, educational seminars on public interest issues, local government/tech policy issues.

o Raise visibility and public awareness of the profession.

o Develop and maintain contacts with local media.

Feb’2003

R5 Goals & ObjectivesR5 Goals & Objectives

Improve communication at and between all levels and units

o Take maximum advantage of electronic communication facilities.

o Maintain accurate lists of volunteers, contact information and responsibilities.

o Collect and distribute best practices across the Region.

Feb’2003

SC02 Issues & SC02 Issues & RecommendationsRecommendations

1. Sharing program ideas2. Value of membership: Provide a free Society

membership as part of member ship dues. 3. Enhance volunteerism with clear policies and

procedures for motivating, training, and recognizing new and prospective officer volunteers.

4. Add Institute-wide awards:o Outstanding section communication with memberso Industry executive support of section activities

Feb’2003

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