James B. Kuo
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The Electron Devices Society would like to announce the start of two new membership programs, i.e., the Senior Member Program (SMP) and the Membership Fee Subsidy Program (MFSP). These programs, which will both be administered by the EDS Chapters, are described in the following paragraphs. We welcome and encourage your participation in these new programs. If you have any questions, please contact the EDS Executive Office. Thank you for supporting IEEE and EDS.
EDS has initiated a new program to increase its number of members with the grade of Senior Member. This is the highest IEEE grade for which an individual can apply and is the first step to becoming a Fellow of IEEE. If you have been in professional practice for 10 years, you may be eligible for Senior Membership. Just so you are aware, one's educational history is counted towards this 10-year requirement (e.g., 3 years for BS, etc.)
New Senior Members receive a wood and bronze plaque and a credit certificate for up to US$25 for a new IEEE society membership. Upon request, the IEEE Admission and Advancement Department will send a letter to your employer (supervisor or whomever you designate) recognizing this new status as well.
With EDS' new program, your local EDS chapter can also benefit from your successful elevation to Senior Member. All that is required is for you to indicate on your Senior Member application form that EDS is your nominating entity. Actually, there is a line on the application form that specifically requests the Nominator's Section or Society. So please just indicate "EDS."
If you are approved for elevation to Senior Member, then your local EDS chapter will receive US$25 from EDS within the first quarter of 2002. In addition, as a result of indicating EDS as your nominating entity, EDS will also receive US$10 from the IEEE as part of the IEEE's Nominate-a-Senior-Member Initiative.
For more information concerning Senior Membership, please visit http://www.ieee.org/membership/grades_cats.html#SENIORMEM.
To apply for Senior Member grade, please complete an application form which is available at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/smelev.htm . You can also request a hard copy Senior Member packet by mail or fax as follows:
IEEE Admissions and Advancements Department
445 Hoes Lane, PO Box 1331
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331
FAX: 732 981 0225
We strongly encourage you to apply for IEEE Senior Membership to enhance your career. At the same time, you will be helping your local EDS chapter. To take full advantage of this opportunity, please be certain to indicate EDS as the nominating entity on your application form.
IEEE policy currently allows a 50% discount on IEEE dues and one society membership for any individual whose annual salary is less than US$8600. This offering is referred to as the Minimum Income Special Considerations Option. The Electron Devices Society now has a new program for its chapters called the Membership Fee Subsidy Program (MFSP), which will both complement the IEEE Minimum Income offering and provide a significant additional benefit for qualified individuals.
With the EDS Membership Fee Subsidy Program, EDS will pay the other 50% of the IEEE and EDS dues that are not covered by IEEE for individuals qualifying for the Minimum Income option for 10 individuals per chapter. These individuals can be either prospective new members or existing members. Although the IEEE Minimum Income option allows individuals to purchase publication subscriptions for one-society at a 50% reduced rate, the EDS MFSP does not cover the payment of publication subscriptions.
If a chapter has individuals who qualify for the reduced IEEE Minimum Income offering and the EDS MFSP, all the Chapter Chair needs to do is coordinate the obtaining and submission of the IEEE/EDS membership application forms (for prospective new members) and/or IEEE membership renewal bills (for existing members) for the individuals he/she is proposing to be covered by EDS. The Chapter Chair should also contact the EDS Executive Office to advise of their participation in the program. All application forms and renewal bills should be mailed to the EDS Executive Office. Once received, the application forms and bills will be coded by the Executive Office with a special account number and submitted to the pertinent IEEE department for processing.
In subsequent years of participation in the EDS MFSP, the chapter must replace a minimum of six of the ten members who were paid for by EDS in the previous years. Also, a given member will only be allowed to have his/her memberships paid for by EDS a maximum of two times. These two policies will avoid having the same members receive the benefit each year and encourage new membership. These EDS members receiving the MFSP benefits are encouraged to participate in chapter activities and promote its growth.
Aside from being a program for existing EDS chapters, the EDS Membership Fee Subsidy Program is also an extremely good means to help facilitate the launching of new chapters in low income geographical areas. For any questions concerning the program, please contact the EDS Executive Office.
James B. Kuo
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada