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November 2000 ©Max Haroon Slide 1
The Society of Internet Professional (SIP)
Embrace opportunities for success
Opening a Chapter in your City
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What is SIP?
The Society of Internet Professional (SIP):- a not-for-profit International organization of professionals and organizations involved in the Internet.
SIP's mandate:- to standardize Internet training certification and accreditation.
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SIP Organization
Board of Directors
Advisory Board
Executive Committee
Certification & Standards
Board Administration
Standing Committees
Chapter Committees
Steering Committees
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Boards and Committees
SIP is run and co-ordinated by the following elected and nominated bodies:
A. Board of Directors (BD) B. Executive Committee (EC) C. Chapter Committees (CC) - one for
each chapter city D. Advisory Board (AB) E. Standards & Certification Board
(SCB)
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Chapter Committees (CC)
Each city will have its own ChapterCommittee:
Chapter DirectorEvent CoordinatorTrade Show CoordinatorMembership Coordinator PR CoordinatorSystems Coordinator
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Membership Coordinator
Individual membership promotions Corporate membership promotions Coordinating with local vendors to
provide free /discounted benefits for SIP members
Affiliations /partnership with local associations / vendors.
Provide input to Membership Directory
Provide membership forms and payment to the SIP HQ
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Event Coordinator
Pre-Event tasksProcuring and booking of: speakers, location / venue
and catering. Mailing, making flyer for the event and feedback form.
Event tasks (on the day of event)
Greeting attendees and directing them to registration, registering and collecting event fee, handing out Application form and other handouts, photography, broadcasting the event, looking after refreshments, Emcee, thanks, raffle, distributing and collecting feedback forms.
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Event Coordinator (Con’t)
Post-event tasksData entry of email of attendees, thanks you and
inviting attendees to become members, accounting, adding the event with photoes on the “Past Event” Web page of SIP.
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PR Coordinator
Press release Media relations Photography of events Preparing flyers Promote SIP-U Online Articles for local media
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Tradeshows Coordinator
Identify shows Apply for booth and sponsorship Identify career shows Coordinate volunteers to staff the
booth at shows
Booth assemble and transportation.
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Systems Coordinator
Maintaining chapter’s mailing lists (one way, monitored and posting allowed by all).
Maintaining web pages for Chapter’s web site (part of SIP Web site)
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Chapter Director
Get a Corporate member to sponsor the Chapter
Select members of the Chapter Committee
Conduct monthly committee committee meeting
Hold a monthly symposiums for members and non-members
Liaise with SIP HQ
Remit payments to SIP HQ
Establish Objectives and Targets
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Chapter Director: Commitment
Can you commit to this role and believe in the mandate of the SIP?
Can you get your company or some other company to become a corporate member of SIP ?
In addition to a Chapter Director we need a Chapter Sponsoring company.
There are a lot of marketing opportunities for the company and profile building exposure for a Chapter Director.
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Resources
Review presentations about SIP Profile and SIP-U Online (also available on our Web site)Arrange discussions with HQ over the Net Meeting (Max Haroon, President or Frank Edwards, Executive Director)Visit and review our Web site http://www.sipgroup.org To receive SIP event announcements send a blank email to: [email protected]
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Resources
Four page Promotional flyers (used at COMDEX) available for distribution for your chapter.Your own Business cards.
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Inquiries
Max Haroon, President ([email protected])Frank Edwards, Executive Director
([email protected]) Society of Internet Professionals
53 Mandel Crescent, Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 9Z1, CANADA
Phone: (416) 891-4937, Fax: (905) 940-4739
http://www.sipgroup.org
