Chapters and Local Activities

Steven H. Gold

NPSS AdCom Meeting19 July 2014

Paris, France

Chapters Report

• NPSS has 21 chapters and joint chapters, including 1 student branch chapter: 19 are active -- 9 in North America, 5 in Europe, 3 in Asia, 2 in North Africa; 2 are currently inactive.

• Chicago has been inactive since 2008, and will be dissolved; Germany has become inactive with retirement of Klaus Frank.

• Efforts are under way to form new chapters: – Beijing (Zhen-An Liu) [Beijing chapter+Tsinghua student

chapter]– Student chapters in France and Region 8 (Jean-Luc Leray)– Student chapter at Vellore Institute of Technology, India

• I attended a Region 8 chapter coordinators meeting in Budapest to learn more about organizing and supporting new chapters

• Patrick Le Dû plans to attend the Region 8 Student and Young Professionals Congress in Poland, which will have student branch representatives from throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

• Chapter support in 2014: $2600—Seoul ($500); East Ukraine ($500); Singapore ($500); Albuquerque ($500); Alexandria University SBC ($600).

NPSS Chapters by Region

Last 6 years

Welcomeby the Chapter Coordination

Subcommittee (ChCSC) ChairElya Joffe

Region 8 Chapter Coordination Subcommittee Chair

Budapest, 4 April, 2014

Chapter Best Practices

• Support for existing Chapters

– Financial support

– Distinguished Lectures program (at least one per chapter per year )

– Better communication with chapter chairs, including invitation to attend nearby AdCom meetings

– Chapter awards (e.g., chapter of the year, most improved chapter)

– Improved visibility for chapter events (webpage; Facebook)

– Involvement of local chapters at conferences, including chapter coordination meetings. Funds for chapter chairs to attend?

• Active promotion of new Chapters

– Startup support [e.g., free NPSS memberships]

– Chapter Founder’s award

• Special support for new student Chapters

– Improved outreach and membership drives at universities

– Free first-year NPSS membership for students

– More student volunteer roles and student travel awards

NPSS Chapter Founder’s Award

Description: To recognize individuals who found a new chapter for the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.

Prize: PlaqueFunding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences

Society.Eligibility: Must be a member of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma

Sciences Society and found a new Society chapter.Basis for Judging: Formation of a new chapter. If multiple chapters

are founded in a year, then the founder of each chapter will receive the award. If two people found a new chapter together, each will receive the award as a co-founder. If more than two individuals help found a single chapter, then the primary two persons will receive the award as co-founders.

Presentation: The awardee may receive the award by mail or at an IEEE NPSS sponsored meeting or conference that they are attending.

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