membership development report region 4 meeting january 26, 2008 marriott hotel, chicago tarek...
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Membership Development ReportRegion 4 MeetingJanuary 26, 2008
Marriott Hotel, Chicago
Tarek Lahdhiri
Region 4 MD Chair
Responsibilities Promote Membership Development and diversity Development, implementation and evaluation of
programs intended to recruit new members, retain existing members and recover members
Analysis of membership statistics Support the Senior and Fellow membership program Create new MD products that fits the Region Enhancement & maintenance of the MD Web pages Communicate member feedback to IEEE MD
committees
Key Activities in 2007 Conducted and organized a membership retreat in R4. Participated in the 2007 IEEE MD Retreat, New Brunswick, NJ Actively participated in MD web casts Developed and distributed Media to promote MD resources IEEE Membership tables at major events Conducted workshops and seminars to increase IEEE membership
awareness Special visit to local sections: Chicago and Nebraska Developed a Module for Membership benefits with Peggy
Hutcheson (IEEE-USA, ECS Committee Chair)
Plan for 2008 Increase IEEE awareness among sections : MD Chair in each
section More communications with the local MD Chairs: Webinars,
Seminars, and workshops Promote membership elevation programs Increase IEEE awareness among sections Provide support to GOLD and WIE Provide support to ExCom programs and projects Participate in MD workshops and web casts Conduct and organize a membership retreat in R4 No more Membership losses in R4
Key Websites for MD Development IEEE MD Website (Main)http://www.ieee.org/web/volunteers/membership_dev
IEEE MD Virtual Communityhttps://www.ieeecommunities.org/ieee.md.net?type=join
IEEE-USA Career Navigator
http://careers.ieeeusa.org
Membership Development Manual Member Benefits Membership Development Calendar Monthly Checklist Letter Templates
Brochures Prospect Brochure Multimedia CD-ROM Member-get-a-Member Program &
Business Cards Society, Standards Memberships Benefits Brochure IEEE Financial Advantage Program
Giveaways Posters Bookmarks, Pens, Bumper Stickers
Membership Recruitment Kits
Membership Development Manual
Description: The must-have resources for
MD officers Advice for developing new
members and retaining old Also available in PDF format
Usage: Summary of duties Membership development
guidelines, calendar Correspondence templates Concise list of member benefits How to respond to objections
MD Online Community https://www.ieeecommunities.org/ieee.md.net
• Repository of MD documents
• Communicate
• Collaborate
• Share Practices
• Time-sensitive alerts
• Archive of past MD webcasts
The web page to join the IEEE www.ieee.org/join The web page for MD volunteers www.ieee.org/md The web page for IEEE benefits
www.ieee.org/benefits The MD Virtual Community
https://www.ieeecommunities.org/ieee.md.net
Your Region web page www.ieee.org/?? Your Section web page www.ieee.org/?? Your Chapter web page www.ieee.org/?? Your Conference web page www.ieee.org/?? Your Student Branch web page www.ieee.org/??
Online MD Resources