Janina Mazierska IEEE Asia Pacific Director 2007-2008

IEEE R10 Meeting, Ahmedabad, 3-4 February 2008

Region 10 Asia-Pacific

Janina MazierskaIEEE Asia Pacific Director

2007-2008



Progress in Sciences, Engineering and Technology depends strongly on

Exchange of Ideas between Kindred Minds

Hence International Collaborations, Conferences, Workshops, Networking

Are of Great Importance

And this is where IEEE is involved!



This is the vision that captured our minds and hearts!

IEEE VISION:

Advance global prosperity,

Fostering technological innovation,

Enabling members careers,

Promoting worldwide community

IEEE is the World’s largest technical professional society for the advancement of technology



Thanks to its members IEEE is the World’s largest technical society

Over 374,000 members in 160 countries More than 80,000 students with over 1,615

Branches Holds more than 500 international conferences

annually Publishes over 30% of the world’s literature

in electrical engineering and computing (top, 8 of 10 journals most cited)

Offers more than 900 active industry standards



R9 – 15,410

R8 – 64,976

R10 – 67,157R1 to 6 – 212,838

R7 – 15,947

IEEE Membership– 376,328

R1 – 37,973

R2 – 32,363

R3 – 30,782

R4 – 23,555

R5 – 29,020

R6 – 59,145 Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R10 and R8 are now the

two largest IEEE Regions*2007 Preliminary



IEEE Top 10 Membership Countries

2005 Rank Country

2006 Membership

1 UNITED STATES 216,942

2 INDIA 23,683

3 CANADA 16,157

4 JAPAN 12,961

5 UNITED KINGDOM 9,267

6 CHINA - including HONG KONG & MACAU

7,166

7 AUSTRALIA 6,231

8 GERMANY 6,225

9 KOREA 5,387

10 ITALY 4,064



The World is changing rapidly!!!

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China Japan India France Germany Italy Spain UnitedKingdom

UnitedStates

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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2002 2010 2025 2050

42 42 41 39 39 3632 24 39Median age(2002-03)

In 2002, China is the most populous country in the world and India, the second most populous. India gains population rapidly and eclipses China in total population in 2037.

Half of the world’s more developed countries (MDCs), including those in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, are expected to experience population declines over the next 50 years. The United States is the only MDC expected to be among the ten most populous countries in 2050.

MDCs will experience aging populations, while LDCs will have a “youth bulge.” Nearly 50% of the world’s population could be less than 18 years old by 2020.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Population Division, International Programs Center, International Data Base

Courtesy of M.Lightner



Region 10 Membership History1967 - 2007

2,5096,034

17,327

35,276

67,157

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20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

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1967 1977 1987 1997 2007



R10 is complex!!!

2007/06 2005Sections 56/52 47

Sub Sections 9 9

Technical Chapters 379/334 288

Affinity Groups 34 31

Geographic Councils 5/4 4

Student Branches 524/490 439

Student Branch Chapters 57/49 43

Student Branch Affinity Groups 21 13

Black as at 31st December 2006



Region 10 Membership 31 Dec 2006

1 2 3 4 5 6

Honorary

6

(0.00%)

Fellow

740

(1.10%)

Senior Member

3,716

(5.51%)

Member

33,376

(49.49%)

Associate Member

3,498

(5.19%)

Student Member

26,106

(38.71%)

Total R10 Members = 67,442 (100%)

R10 Higher Grade Members = 41,336 (61.29%)

R10 Voting Members = 37,838 (56.10%)

( ) = Percent of Total Region Membership



Region 10 has

• The highest membership (but probably not for much longerunless we do something !!!!)

• The highest % of students,

• The highest % of female members,

• Very large diversity,



GOAL1: Regional and ExCom members: dedicated, very active, well informed,

innovative, efficient

• Changes to Executive Committee • New Sections and Section Chairs• Two more Responsibilities of

ExCom and Regional Committee members:– Training of successors– Preparation for work at HQ

level, (Leadership training)

2007 Goals for the Region 10

GOOD PROGRESS: Increased Training for: EXCOM, New Section

Chairs, Student Volunteers, GOLD and WIE Volunteers



GOAL2: Increased Role of the Region 10 on the HQ Level

• More Nominations:

• Voting – needs to increase!

• Improved Communication with HQ

2007 Goals for the Region 10:

Reasonable progress:* R10 HAS NOW MORE REPRESENTATIVES ON MAJOR COMMITTEES* Voting improved but not enough!



GOAL3: Increased Collaboration with the Industry

New Position- Industry Liaison

Coordinator

To be developed: Region 10 Awards

for supporting Companies

2007 Goals for the Region 10:

Great ProgressAchieved!!!



March 2007 WISH LIST - - Region 10 by 2009:

• Increased membership by 20,000 - NOT PROGRESSING!

• Operate in one more country - DONE,• Have increased proportion of volunteers at

the HQ level at RAB, TAB, EAB, Standards and Pubs: - SOME SUCCESS

• Increased benefits for the members - We need to do something!



HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST YEAR

• Introduction of Industry related Awards• LINK program by Kerala Section to solve the

problem of inactive student branches• Several Awards from HQ for our volunteers• IEEE in a New Country - Vietnam• Very successful R10 Student Congress



Student Congress 2008



WHAT DO WE NEED TO DEAL WITH IN 2008?

• No Growth in 2007 (a small loss in fact),• Too small number of Higher Grade Members,• Financial Constrains: Decreased Income for R10

while costs of travel increased and # of Sections significantly increased…….

• Inactive Student Branches, 37%• Need for extra benefits of IEEE Membership

– (eg IEEE Credit Card for India)



We need to “think big, think fast, think ahead”……Dhirubhai Ambani

Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish all of us a very efficient and successful

IEEE R10 Meeting 2008!

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Janina Mazierska IEEE Asia Pacific Director 2007-2008