2007 Membership Development Committee

 *  denotes Non-voting Member

A. General
The Membership Development Committee (MDC) is a committee of the IEEE Regional Activities Board.

B. Scope
The Membership Development Committee shall create, promote and monitor appropriate and effective membership development programs to increase IEEE membership.

C. Functions
The IEEE Membership Development Committee shall be responsible for:

• Increasing IEEE Membership by recruiting new members, retaining current members and recovering members in arrears.
• Increasing IEEE membership quality.
• Promoting elevations in grade.
• Increasing Society memberships.
• Increasing awareness by members of the values of IEEE membership, and
• Providing efficient and timely communication to all management levels of interests and concerns over membership trends, changes and problems.

The Membership Development Committee shall implement these responsibilities by emphasizing the value and benefits of IEEE membership, involving all IEEE organizational units and staff in coordinated membership development activities, encouraging, motivating and recognizing volunteerism and insuring that the needs and concerns of members are measured and understood.

D. Composition
The IEEE Membership Development Committee shall consist of the following:

Voting Members

• Chair – appointed by the Regional Activities Board
• Vice Chair – appointed by the MD Chair.
• Past Chair (ex officio)
• RAB Student Activities Committee Chair (ex officio)
• RAB Vice Chair, Member Activities (ex officio)
• IEEE Admission and Advancement Committee Chair (ex officio)
• RAB Graduates of the Last Decade  (GOLD) Committee Chair (ex officio)
• Two liaisons from the Regional Activities Board -- appointed by the Vice President, Regional Activities.
• Two liaisons from the Technical Activities Board -- appointed by the Vice President, Technical Activities
• One liaison from the Educational Activities Board – appointed by the Vice President, Educational Activities
• One liaison from the Publication Services and Products Board – appointed by the Vice President, PSPB
• One liaison from the Standards Association – appointed by the President of IEEE-SA
• One liaison from the IEEE-USA – appointed by the President of IEEE-USA
• One liaison from the RAB/TAB Transnational Committee – appointed by Transnational Committee Chair
• Vice President, Regional Activities (ex officio)
• Vice President, Technical Activities (ex officio)

Non-Voting Members

• Regional Activities Board Secretary (ex officio)
• Staff Secretary for the IEEE Membership Development Committee (ex officio)
• Liaison from IEEE Individual Benefits and Services Committee (ex officio)

E. Vacancies
In the event of the incapacity of the Chair, the most recent Past Chair available shall serve as Acting Chair until such time as the Regional Activities Board appoints a new Chair.  In the event of the absence of the Chair, the most recent Past Chair available shall serve as Acting Chair or, if none, the voting members of the Committee present, from amongst their own, shall select someone to so serve.  The Acting Chair shall notify the Regional Activities Board in a timely manner and continue to serve until further directed by the Regional Activities Board.

F. Membership Requirements
Voting members of the Committee shall be IEEE members of Member, Senior Member or Fellow grade.

G. Appointments, Elections and Terms of Office

1. All committee members serve for a one-year term, with reappointment permissible for up to two additional one-year terms.
2. The Committee Chair shall serve a one-year term, with reappointment permissible for up to two additional one-year terms.
3. Such other members to serve on an ad hoc basis by appointment of the Committee Chair, with the concurrence of the RAB Vice Chair or RAB Chair, in connection with specific projects as may arise.

H. Subcommittees

1. MD Advisory Group

To insure broad representation of IEEE entities in the IEEE's membership development activities, an MD Advisory Group shall be formed to provide input to the MD Committee, and to conduct membership development training and strategic planning activities in all the IEEE Regions and technical Societies. Reporting to the MD Committee, the MD Advisory Group shall be composed as follows:

• Chair - Membership Development Committee Chair or his/her designee
• Members of the IEEE MD Committee
• Regional Representatives – one appointed by each Regional Director
• Society Representatives -- one appointed by each Society President
• Vice President, Regional Activities
• Vice President, Technical Activities

I . Changes to Charter
Changes to this Charter must conform to IEEE Bylaws and be approved by the Regional Activities Board.

J. Reports
The MD Chair will provide a report to the Regional Activities Board at each of its three annual meetings and will provide additional reports as requested by the Vice President, Regional Activities. Such reports on membership development activities shall be provided to the IEEE Board of Directors through the Vice President, Regional Activities and shall include, but not be limited to current projects and activities, statistics and membership trends, as well as strategic plans for future activities.