State of the Society

Appendix 5aIEEE/NPSS AdCom

Annapolis, MDMarch 3, 2001

Peter Winokur(thanks to Ed Lampo, Steve Gitomer, and Vern Price)

Phone: (202) 224-3542E-Mail: p.winokur@ieee.org

Focus areas

• Publications/Conferences

• Membership

• Finances

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Publications/Conferences

• Status TNS/TNS publishes 2700/1800 (?) pages; TMI is 1300 pages. NPSS conferences are strong, financially sound, and

international.

• Challenges Make electronic review (on-line vs. e-mail) and publication work. Meet publication schedules; improve “on-time” performance. PAC

• Goals Plan and hold conferences outside North America. Shepherd TNS B journal through TAB approval process; gain

entry to Index Medicus. Early availability of work prior to publication. Increase TPS page count. Expand Xplore access to Proceedings/Workshops.

MembershipWhy join IEEE? NPSS?

• Status NPSS membership is constant at 2950. IEEE members get a good deal on conference registration. In 2000, chapters formed in Paris and Kiev.

• Challenges A “Societyless” IEEE cannot be summarily dismissed. Transactions to conference attendees reduces membership. TCs need to submit articles to NPSS Newsletter.

• Goals Continue to expand membership/chapters in Region 8,

e.g., Benelux section. Professional web interface/membership booth. Launch a Technical Field Award. Address the “member value proposition” in everything we

do! --- brochure/retreat with Peter Staeker/Div IV

Finances

• Status NPSS is financially strong and we earned it. NPSS has $2.7M in reserves, about 2x yearly expenditures. In 2000, + $392k net income between conferences, periodicals,

and investments; usually 2 out of 3 do well. In 2000, we gave $383k to IEEE to balance corporate books, so

we broke even.

• Challenges “Deficit” budget at corporate and volatile stock market. Periodicals income is uncertain with IEL; it’s a business. To build reserves, we need to spend less or make more.

• Goals Maintain reserves at present level. Launch important initiatives for “member value proposition.”