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Graduates of the Last DecadeIEEE Systems Council AdCom Meeting
September 24, 2012
OPHIR KENDLERIEEE GOLDVancouver, Canada
GOLD Affinity Group created in 1996
Aimed at retention of graduating IEEE members
Peer group of recent graduates and young engineers
Regular members, sometimes graduate students
Focus on the needs of young professionals
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Student Member(Undergrad)
Student Member(Undergrad)
Member(Young Professional)
Member(Young Professional)
Graduate Student Member
Graduate Student Member
Member(Young
Professional)
Member(Young
Professional)
Member or Senior
(Professional)
Member or Senior
(Professional)
Member or Senior
(Professional)
Member or Senior
(Professional)
GOLD Members
10 years
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GOLD Vision: ◦ “IEEE GOLD will be the global community of
enthusiastic, dynamic, and innovative young professionals engaged for the benefit of humanity.”
GOLD Mission: ◦ “To inspire, energize, empower, and engage
young professionals to envision and realize their dreams.”
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“Developing young professionals: Young professionals are the reason for our very existence - we are passionate about helping young professionals to develop personally, professionally, and technically”
“Innovation: We embrace creative thinking and innovative ideas”
“Voice & Visibility: We strive to ensure the voice and visibility of young professionals around the world”
“The World Around Us: We have a passion for the world around us and all that IEEE stands for. We embrace diversity, member engagement, and cooperation to inspire solutions for the benefit of humanity”
“Fun & Friendships: We celebrate our youthful energy and spirit through the fun we have and the friendships we make”
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Provide recent graduates with professional and personal development opportunities
We provide value to the young professional demographic and a home where they feel welcome
Network opportunities between GOLD and other professionals in all member grades
Explore different areas of professional development, such as,◦ Career Development◦ Leadership
Complement non-technical interests in general◦ Financial Management◦ Time Management◦ Health
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Organization evolves with each new generation of members
Develop future IEEE leaders
Recruit and develop volunteers for Sections
Increase retention rate
Increase participation in all events
Align IEEE with latest technological trends
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GOLD Focuses on the needs of young professionals
GOLD gives young professionals a home at IEEE, which in turn increases member retention
GOLD is an Affinity Group and is generally non-technical, similar to other Affinity Groups ◦ Women In Engineering, ◦ Life Members◦ Consultants Network
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What are the needs of GOLD members?
◦ Learn about Engineering life… (Non-technical)
Professional development Career advancement Continuing education Personal Development
◦ Networking with senior members and industry
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EntrepreneurshipIntellectual propertyProfessional EngineeringSocial
GOLD brings in new members – future professionals
Systems engineering is socio-technical…
Early career is good time to choose a direction
Systems engineering is valuable to all engineers. Young engineers need to know…
GOLD is a place were professionals of various disciplines come together
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How can we introduce GOLD members to the activities and interests of IEEE System Council?
◦ Social events with some technical flavor
◦ Guidance on the systems engineering career path
◦ Continuing education in systems engineering and related fields
◦ STEP events, introducing new graduates to Systems Engineering, as they enter the professional world
◦ Workshops for young professionals, touching on topics relevant to Systems, hence to all engineers, such as: Risk Management Project Management Robust Design The “ilities”
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Human Factors SysML System Dynamics …and so on.
Systems engineering should be promoted – what better place to begin than with young professionals?
GOLD Affinity Group focuses on non-technical needs of newly graduated IEEE members and young professionals.
Any suggestions are more than welcome!
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