Mission of SCOOP
Serve as
one of the primary communication vehicles to
Geographic Unit leaders from IEEE Member and
Geographic Activities.
MGA Goals
The
distribution of SCOOP supports the following MGA
goals:
- Increase member engagement
- Increase operational efficiency and
effectiveness within MGA and its
interfaces
- Enhance collaboration with other
Organizational Units
- Increase the collaboration and
cooperation between Geographic Units
- Enhance the membership-related
information available to the member and
the Geographic Units
Content
A typical
issue contains 4-10 articles. Information
included focuses on the following items:
- Informing Geographic Unit leaders of
activities and initiatives that should
be promoted locally to the members or the public
- IEEE 125th Anniversary
efforts
- Ensuring that Geographic Unit leaders
are aware of appropriate MGA required
deadlines
- Officer reporting, 1099
requirements
- Informing Geographic Unit leaders of
appropriate IEEE policies and resources
available to them
- MGA recognition products,
IEEE merchandise
- Information on IEEE
conference requirements
- Providing practical
information/suggestions about running IEEE units
- How to run a meeting,
recruit volunteers, use the vTools
Program
- Soliciting nominations; Calling for
Awards and Nomination and Appointment
nominations
- MGA, EAB Awards, IEEE
Fellow Nominations
This
newsletter shall NOT be used to promote specific
IEEE conferences or programs/activities that
are pertinent to only a limited portion of the
intended audience (for example, articles of interest
to Officers in only one Region). It is
also important to avoid becoming too
“US-centric” in subject matter.
Production Schedule
- Distributed monthly by the 3rd Friday
of each month (flexible)
- Deadline for submission of
articles: 2nd Friday of each month
Distribution Method and Recipient List
- Sent via e-mail (E-Notice) to
individuals who hold the position of
Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice Chair,
Newsletter Editor, or Webmaster, within
a Region, Section, Council, Subsection, or
Area. Also sent to MGA Board members, MGA
Staff, and IEEE Board of Directors
- Posted to this web page
(www.ieee.org/scoop)
Submission Process
All
departments are welcome to submit news items
relevant to Geographic Unit leaders.
Please limit submissions to 50-200 words.
Multiple submissions are permitted and will
run as space permits. Items may be edited
for clarity and/or length. No content
changes will be made without the content
creator’s approval. Articles
should include the following items (1)
title/headline (2) relevant links (3) contact
information.
E-mail article
submissions to SCOOP.
