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To recognize the excellent work of a large section and a small section in the past year.
- large section = 501 or more members (including Students) as of 31 December of the prior year.
- small section = 500 or less members (including Students) as of 31 December of the prior year.
Previous MGA award recipients
Nominators are encouraged to view previous recipients and activity highlights from recent award recipients and nominees to see examples of what achievements have been awarded in the past.
Previous MGA Outstanding Large and Small Section Award Recipients
Selection criteria
The following aspects and activities in the past year are considered in selecting the Outstanding Section:
- completed nomination form must be submitted via the online portal (deadline 15 May);
- submission of financial, officers and meeting report must be submitted;
- evidence of retention of members;
- new GOLD Affinity Group formations;
- active Student Branch activity such as student paper contest, recruitment of Student members;
- continuing educational activities including conferences, technical activities, and training courses;
- contacts with Section members, including the number of newsletter issues, e-mail newsletters, regular updates of Section, Chapters, and Student Branches Web pages;
- community projects/service that project positive visibility to IEEE; and
- continuing support for Section/Chapter activities.
View step-by-step instructions (PDF, 380 KB) for completing the online nomination
No Section may receive two MGA Outstanding Section Awards within three years.
Selection and award instrument
- two (2) MGA Outstanding Section Awards will be presented annually:
- one large Section
- one small Section
- recipients will be selected by the MGA Awards and Recognition Committee and approved by the MGA Board at the June MGA Board Meeting;
- nominees and recipient will be notified in July;
- recipient will receive a plaque inscribed with the accomplishment;
- the VP-MGA or Region Director will present the award at an appropriate Region event in which the Section Chair or representative of the Section will be attending; in the year of Sections Congress, the current recipient and two previous recipients will be properly recognized at Sections Congress.
More information
Please e-mail MGA Awards if you have questions about the MGA Outstanding Section Awards or the MGA Awards Process.
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