IEEE 2008 Sections Congress Recommendations

The highlight of every Sections Congress is when delegates develop and vote on recommendations that IEEE will address in order to best serve the needs of its members.

On Monday, 22 September 2008, the Primary Section Delegates prioritized 21 recommendations that were developed during the issue caucuses.

The recommendations were presented to the IEEE Board of Directors in November 2008.

The MGA Board has taken ownership of each recommendation.  An MGA Board member is responsible for working with other IEEE Organizational Unit(s) in providing a response to each recommendation.

At each MGA Board meeting (February, June, and November), a response summarizing the action being taken or justification for why action was not taken will be provided.  At the same time, each Organizational Unit liaison to the MGA Board will be provided with a status report on the recommendations, and updates will be provided to each Regional Sections Congress Coordinator.

The MGA Board will also provide status reports on the recommendations to all SC08 attendees on a regular basis.  A final report on the top ten recommendations will be completed by December 2010.

SC08 Recommendation - Response Form (DOC, 45 KB)

Updates on each recommendation are attached below.



Top Ten Recommendation from IEEE Sections Congress - as prioritized by Primary Section Delegates.  

Ranking MGA Board Assignment Recommendation (Group that recommendation was generated from)
1 TAB Liaison to MGA Board

Every member to have an annual entitlement to a limited number of free IEEE Xplore downloads. (Member Benefits Group)
2 MGA Treasurer

Payment Flexibility - Members, especially students and those in developing countries who do not have credit cards, need flexible payment methods

  • regardless of location and banking methods;
  • supporting aggregated payments in local currency;
  • minimizing transaction costs and processing overheads. 

(Business/Financial Operations)

3 MGA Vice Chair - Geographic Unit Operations

Provide "Leadership Training Handbook (Text and Multimedia) for Section Officers,” to include:

  • Volunteer Recruitment;
  • Roles & Responsibilities of Section Chair and Section Committee;
  • Presiding at Meetings;
  • Documentation - Websites & Forms;
  • Time Table for Elections & Other Formal IEEE Required Activities;
  • Transfer of Responsibilities to Incoming Officers.

(Member Growth & Development)

4 MGA Vice Chair - Information Management

The MGA Board to assign staff to develop a user-friendly system and support to enable sections, chapters and affinity groups to deliver, at low cost, teleconferencing, collaborative technologies, and webinars, as a free member benefit. (IT Operations)
5 TAB Liaison to MGA Board

For digital libraries: develop additional, smaller tiered packages (10, 20 items, etc.) which allow members to purchase defined quantities of digital content without expiration.  Provide members permanent electronic access to previously purchased content. (Member Growth & Development)
6 Past MGA Board Chair

Improve the implementation of recommendations identified at Sections Congress. (Operations)
7 MGA Vice Chair - Member Development

There are a good number of IEEE member benefits that are relevant or accessible to Regions 1 - 6 members only.  IEEE should implement similar benefits of local relevance across all regions. (Member Benefits)

8 MGA Treasurer

Sections and chapters need a web-based payment solution for small local events that is:

  • Low cost;
  • Secure and immediate;
  • Capable of depositing into a concentration banking account or international equivalent with event and payer identification.

(Business/Financial Operations)

9 MGA Vice Chair - Information Management

Provide support and tools for the creation and maintenance of easy to update section web sites with “single sign-on” authentication via IEEE web accounts, featuring at least blogs, meeting calendars, and member surveys. Use commonly available best practice technologies not requiring programmer support for day to day use. (IT Operations)
10 MGA Vice Chair - Member Development

Implement sustained membership options for all membership grades exclusive of Student grade:

  • Single dues payment for multiple years/life-long membership;
  • Increasing benefits in proportion to the length of renewal;
  • Lowers IEEE administrative expenses related to “annual” membership cycles.

(Membership)

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