James N. Riess, PE, SMIEEE2009-2010 Director-Elect

Strategic Planning Committee

Region 4 Meeting

January 22-24, 2010

Detroit, Michigan

Region Goals

1. Increase Member Engagement

2. Improve Relationship in & among

Members

3. Increase Operational Efficiency &

Effectiveness within the Region

4. Enhance Collaboration with Other Regions

5. Increase Membership

6. Increase Collaboration & cooperation

between Geographic Units

Completed Sub-Goals

1A. Training Program for new/current officers > Training Program on R4

Web Site and ieee.org (search “quick start”).

1B. Training for GOLD Members > GOLD Chair to present at R4 meeting

in January.

1C. Can students from non-branch colleges join a student branch >

Sections can form student branch.

1D. Who are Graduate Students? > See SAMIEEE.

2A. Build sense of Region 4 Community > Virtual communities

2B. Member Survey Template > vTools

2C. Educate members on services IEEE has to offer >

http://ieee.org/web/membership/benefits/index.html.

Completed Sub-Goals

3A. Improve and expand funding sources > Treasurer to present at

January R4 meeting.

3C. Web Site development assistance & support > vTools web-in-a

-box.

3F. Tele-conference/web-conferencing meetings for Sections >

DimDim.

3G. Streaming service for remote broadcast with playback >

Instantpresenter.com, contact Dave Paulsen So. MN Section.

3J. Electronic service to send paper mailing > postcards.com paid

thru payPal.

Completed Sub-Goals (cont'd)

3L. Real time credit card processing > proposed for vtools.

3M. Leads/contacts for effective and successful guest speakers from

Region 4 > Region 4 Distinguished speaker form on Region 4

Website.

3O. Contacts at NASA > http://nasa.gov/about/speakers/index.html.

3V. Improve vtools to include blog > EWH-ieee.org/mu/R4.

3W. Limitations for Corporate sponsorship > Treasurer to present at

January R4 Meeting.

Completed Sub-Goals (cont'd)

5A. Membership marketing plan > Participate in Lee Stogner's

Membership development program.

5F. How does IEEE in USA need to change given declining

membership, fewer and busier volunteers, lower revenues > Lillie,

Day, Hirt & Jensen may address.

6A. Regional Newsletter > Instead use regional virtual communities,

webinars and R4 web site.

Remaining Sub-Goals

1E. Share Region 4 educational outreach initiatives

1F. Improve relationships between Sections and universities.

2D. Area Chairs to summarize best practices and post on R4 web site

3B. Improve communications among Sections

3N. Prepare webinars for training.

3T. Develop plan to improve Section relationships with Companies

3U. Improved Query for L31.

Thank You