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
Candidate for IEEE-USA Candidate for IEEE-USA President-ElectPresident-Elect
I would appreciate your vote in September