Leveraging Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Affinity Groups to Engage Students, Members and the Public

Presenter: Brian Roberts, Region 1 GOLD Coordinator

Graduates Of the Last Decade

What is GOLD?The Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) is membership

program to help students transition to young professionals within the larger IEEE community

GOLD Vision: IEEE GOLD will be a global community of enthusiastic, dynamic, and innovative young professionals engaged for the benefit of humanity.

GOLD Mission: To inspire, energize, empower, and engage young professionals to envision and realize their dreams.

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Who is an IEEE GOLD Member?IEEE Professional and Graduate Student Members who have graduated with their first professional degree in the past ten years

Pre-CollegeIndustryAcademiaGovernment

UnderGradSchool

GraduateSchool

Retire

Member, Senior, Fellow, LifeStudent Member

Member, Senior, Fellow, LifeStudent Member

GSM Member

GOLD Member(Young Professional)

GOLD Member(Young Professional)

Graduated not more than 10 years from the first professional degree

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How to Leverage GOLD?

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Recruit Committee Members

Chair

Past Chair

Vice-Chair

Secretary

Treasurer

Publicist/Webmaster

General Members

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$Funding Sources Are Available$

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Affinity Group Rebate: $<200>Note: Must have reported not less than two meetings in previous year

Affinity Group Additional Rebate: $<75>Note: Must have reported six or more technical meetings in previous year

STEP Event Rebate: $<500>http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/gold/step.html#sect3

Joint PACE Funding: $<$>Submit a joint request with Section PACE Chair http://ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/funding.asp

Section Funding: $<$>Region Funding: $<$>Revenue/Other: $<$>Total: $<$>

Planned EventsEvent Date Budget Lead

Committee Kickoff & Planning Meeting

$ GOLD Chair

STEP $500

Joint <Society> $

Joint <Section> $

IEEE Day $

Humanitarian $

GOLD @ Local Conf. $

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Recent GOLD ActivitiesPaintballInvesting SeminarPool NightCasino NightRock ClimbingPower Plant TourStar GazingEntrepreneurship SeminarWhite Water RaftingCampingFinancial & Investment

ElectionsGraduation ReceptionHome Buying SeminarSecond Life WorkshopSkiing TripBeach VolleyballCompanies TourCareer DecisionsBaseballSky DivingCareer FairPublic Speaking

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You Have Help!

Area GOLD Coordinators:– Northern: Vacant (Contact R1 Coordinator)

Boston, Worcester County, Providence, New Hampshire, and Maine Sections

– Central: Aisha Yousuf (ayousuf@ieee.org)Schenectady, Mohawk Valley, Mid-Hudson, Springfield, Berkshire, and Green Mountain Sections

– Western: Vacant (Contact R1 Coordinator) Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton, and Ithaca Sections

– Southern: Visan Koshy Varghese (visankoshy@gmail.com)New Jersey Coast, Princeton-Central Jersey, North Jersey, New York, Long Island, and Connecticut Sections

Region 1 GOLD Coordinator: Brian Robertsbrian.roberts@ieee.org

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Questions

Graduates Of the Last Decade