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

Nov-2007 Membership Statistics

Nov-2007 Membership Snapshot

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

MD Tools and Resources

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

Online Order Form

www.ieee.org/mdsupplies

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