Director’s Message“Let’s Work Together
as One Team”
Increase ComSoc Activities Leads to Membership Increase
and Retention
Wahab AlmuhtadiDirector, ComSoc North America Region
North America Region, 2018 Regional Chapter Chairs Congress (RCCC’18) Kansas City, MO, USA May 19-20, 2018
ComSoc Chapters in 4 ComSoc Regions
212/04/2016
NORTH AMERICA REGION (NAR)The Communications Society’s North American Region (NAR) consists of 93 IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Chapters in the following IEEE regions:•United States:
• IEEE Region 1 – Northeastern USA: 16 ComSoc Chapters• IEEE Region 2 – Eastern USA: 9 ComSoc Chapters• IEEE Region 3 – Southeastern USA: 16 ComSoc Chapters• IEEE Region 4 – Central USA: 9 ComSoc Chapters• IEEE Region 5 – Southwestern USA: 11 ComSoc Chapters• IEEE Region 6 – Western USA: 16 ComSoc Chapters
•Canada:• IEEE Region 7 – Canada: 18 ComSoc Chapters
Asia/Pacific Region 10 (AP): 51 chapterEurope, Middle-East, & Africa Region 8 (EMEA): 42 chapterLatin America Region 9 (LA): 25 chapter
NORTH AMERICA REGION (NAR)The Communications Society’s North American Region (NAR) consists of 93 IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Chapters in the following IEEE regions:•United States:
• IEEE Region 1 – Northeastern USA: 16 ComSoc Chapters• IEEE Region 2 – Eastern USA: 9 ComSoc Chapters• IEEE Region 3 – Southeastern USA: 16 ComSoc Chapters• IEEE Region 4 – Central USA: 9 ComSoc Chapters• IEEE Region 5 – Southwestern USA: 11 ComSoc Chapters• IEEE Region 6 – Western USA: 16 ComSoc Chapters
•Canada:• IEEE Region 7 – Canada: 18 ComSoc Chapters
ComSoc Membership Status
312/04/2016
What it is now?
Whatit was?
What it will be!?
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ComSoc Y/Y Membership R1-R7 2014 to 2017 (Sept to Dec – 16 Month View)
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ComSoc Y/Y Membership R8-R10 2014 to 2017 (Sept to Dec – 16 Month View)
Region/Member Grade 2014 2015 2016 2017Region 8Total Higher Grade 9,262 6,892 6,152 5,649Graduate Students 1,604 779 563 527Students 901 228 188 159Affiliates 367 414 130 108Total All Grades Region 8 12,134 8,313 7,033 6,443
Region 9Total Higher Grade 1,670 1055 893 873Graduate Students 199 84 68 83Students 724 201 206 242Affiliates 44 43 13 10Total All Grades Region 9 2,637 1,383 1,180 1,208
Region 10Total Higher Grade 9,448 6,780 7774 6,844Graduate Students 1,720 650 609 603Students 2,010 303 388 417Affiliates 311 329 126 138Total All Grades Region 10 13,489 8,062 8,897 8,002
Total Membership 49,163 32,201 29,785 27,537?
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Region/Member Grade 2018
Region 1-6
Total Higher Grade 8,960
Graduate Students 455
Students 51
Affiliates 106
Total All Grades Region 1-6 9,572
Region 7
Total Higher Grade 842
Graduate Students 71
Students 13
Affiliates 12
Total All Grades Region 7 938
ComSoc Y/Y Membership R1-R7 Sept. 2017 to April 2018
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Region/Member Grade 2018Region 8Total Higher Grade 4,854Graduate Students 493Students 124Affiliates 89Total All Grades Region 8 5,560
Region 9Total Higher Grade 711Graduate Students 70Students 152Affiliates 14Total All Grades Region 9 947
Region 10Total Higher Grade 5,963Graduate Students 1147Students 508Affiliates 110Total All Grades Region 10 7,728
Total Membership 24,745
ComSoc Y/Y Membership R8-R10 Sept. 2017 to April 2018
R1
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Region Code Section Description Acronym LF F LS SM LM M AM GSM StM AF
Berkshire Section COM019 3 3
Binghamton Section COM019 4 3 12 2 21
Boston Section COM019 17 17 20 85 61 295 7 19 1 3 525
Buffalo Section COM019 4 1 6 3 19 1 8 42
Connecticut Section COM019 4 4 5 8 36 3 2 4 66
Green Mountain Section COM019 2 1 10 1 14
Ithaca Section COM019 2 2 2 2 1 9
Long Island Section COM019 2 2 4 9 13 62 1 9 1 103
Maine Section COM019 1 3 10 6 1 1 22
Mid-Hudson Section COM019 1 3 2 14 1 21
Mohawk Valley Section COM019 2 1 8 4 5 2 22
New Hampshire Section COM019 4 15 12 64 1 96
New Jersey Coast Section COM019 16 21 23 45 22 73 1 1 202
New York Section COM019 9 17 17 25 18 117 4 14 3 3 227
North Jersey Section COM019 7 11 12 36 35 113 2 7 1 2 226
Princeton/Central Jersey Section COM019 10 15 8 43 16 114 2 6 2 2 218
Providence Section COM019 2 1 3 3 6 23 2 1 1 42
Rochester Section COM019 2 2 9 2 46 1 1 63
Schenectady Section COM019 2 1 1 6 14 1 1 1 27
Springfield Section COM019 1 3 1 2 4 7 3 21
Syracuse Section COM019 1 4 3 8 2 1 19
Worcester County Section COM019 2 10 6 29 1 1 49
66 102 106 325 231 1072 23 81 14 18 2038Total Memberships
Number of Assets Total Memberships
Society
IEEE Communications Society Membership R1
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
Region 1
Society Statistics Details
2017 / 12
Number of AssetsTotal Memberships
SocietyRegion CodeSection DescriptionAcronymLFFLSSMLMMAMGSMStMAF
IEEE Communications Society MembershipR1Berkshire SectionCOM01933
Binghamton SectionCOM0194312221
Boston SectionCOM019171720856129571913525
Buffalo SectionCOM0194163191842
Connecticut SectionCOM01944583632466
Green Mountain SectionCOM0192110114
Ithaca SectionCOM019222219
Long Island SectionCOM01922491362191103
Maine SectionCOM019131061122
Mid-Hudson SectionCOM01913214121
Mohawk Valley SectionCOM01921845222
New Hampshire SectionCOM0194151264196
New Jersey Coast SectionCOM01916212345227311202
New York SectionCOM01991717251811741433227
North Jersey SectionCOM0197111236351132712226
Princeton/Central Jersey SectionCOM0191015843161142622218
Providence SectionCOM019213362321142
Rochester SectionCOM0192292461163
Schenectady SectionCOM01921161411127
Springfield SectionCOM019131247321
Syracuse SectionCOM01914382119
Worcester County SectionCOM0192106291149
Total Memberships661021063252311072238114182038
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
R2
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Region Code Section Description Acronym LF F LS SM LM M AM GSM StM AF
Akron Section COM019 2 11 13
Baltimore Section COM019 4 5 16 55 19 211 6 7 5 328
Central Pennsylvania Section COM019 2 3 2 2 8 1 4 1 23
Cincinnati Section COM019 1 3 3 23 30
Cleveland Section COM019 1 4 6 21 1 33
Columbus Section COM019 1 2 4 9 2 25 2 2 1 48
Dayton Section COM019 2 3 4 13 2 24
Delaware Bay Section COM019 1 1 5 3 16 2 1 29
Erie Section COM019 1 2 3
Johnstown Section COM019 1 2 3
Lehigh Valley Section COM019 1 3 1 10 5 20 3 3 46
Northern Virginia Section COM019 9 8 36 62 88 351 9 11 5 579
Philadelphia Section COM019 3 2 6 22 26 111 3 3 2 1 179
Pittsburgh Section COM019 1 2 2 9 5 37 5 2 1 64
Southern New Jersey Section COM019 4 4
Susquehanna Section COM019 1 1 4 4 20 1 31
Washington Section COM019 19 10 20 41 55 198 5 9 3 5 365
West Virginia Section COM019 1 3 4
Youngstown Section COM019 1 1 1 3
41 37 94 233 221 1077 26 50 8 22 1809
Number of Assets Total Memberships
Society
IEEE Communications Society Membership R2
Total Memberships
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
Sheet1
Society Statistics Details
2017 / 12
Number of AssetsTotal Memberships
SocietyRegion CodeSection DescriptionAcronymLFFLSSMLMMAMGSMStMAF
IEEE Communications Society MembershipR2Akron SectionCOM01921113
Baltimore SectionCOM01945165519211675328
Central Pennsylvania SectionCOM0192322814123
Cincinnati SectionCOM0191332330
Cleveland SectionCOM01914621133
Columbus SectionCOM019124922522148
Dayton SectionCOM01923413224
Delaware Bay SectionCOM0191153162129
Erie SectionCOM019123
Johnstown SectionCOM019123
Lehigh Valley SectionCOM019131105203346
Northern Virginia SectionCOM019983662883519115579
Philadelphia SectionCOM01932622261113321179
Pittsburgh SectionCOM019122953752164
Southern New Jersey SectionCOM01944
Susquehanna SectionCOM019114420131
Washington SectionCOM01919102041551985935365
West Virginia SectionCOM019134
Youngstown SectionCOM0191113
Total Memberships413794233221107726508221809
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
R3
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Region Code Section Description Acronym LF F LS SM LM M AM GSM StM AF
Alabama Section COM019 3 4 7 4 16 4 1 39
Atlanta Section COM019 6 7 13 44 25 178 2 11 1 4 291
Broward Section COM019 3 2 3 5 29 1 43
Canaveral Section COM019 1 1 2 2 5 1 12
Central Georgia Section COM019 3 4 7 1 15
Central North Carolina Section COM019 1 4 3 9 1 18
Central Savannah River Section COM019 1 2 8 11
Central Tennessee Section COM019 1 1 2 4 20 1 29
Central Virginia Section COM019 2 2 9 4 27 44
Charlotte Section COM019 1 7 3 20 1 4 1 37
Chattanooga Section COM019 3 2 8 1 14
Coastal South Carolina Section COM019 1 2 2 12 1 18
Columbia Section COM019 2 3 3 11 1 20
Daytona Section COM019 1 2 3 1 6 1 14
East Tennessee Section COM019 7 3 22 4 36
Eastern North Carolina Section COM019 1 7 7 19 15 84 6 2 141
Evansville-Owensboro Section COM019 1 3 4
Florida West Coast Section COM019 5 2 7 11 12 59 1 6 1 104
Gainesville Section COM019 3 2 6 3 10 5 1 30
Hampton Roads Section COM019 2 8 8 17 1 5 1 42
Huntsville Section COM019 1 3 9 9 19 41
Jacksonville Section COM019 1 4 2 5 1 1 14
Jamaica Section COM019 2 4 12 1 19
Lexington Section COM019 1 1 4 1 7
Louisville Section COM019 1 1 1 11 1 15
Melbourne Section COM019 10 13 8 29 2 62
Memphis Section COM019 1 3 1 7 12
Miami Section COM019 2 1 4 3 26 3 5 1 45
Mississippi Section COM019 2 3 2 5 1 13
Mobile Section COM019 2 3 5
Northwest Florida Section COM019 2 6 8
Orlando Section COM019 1 1 13 7 33 1 1 57
Palm Beach Section COM019 4 5 3 5 19 2 38
Piedmont Section COM019 1 1 7 3 8 1 21
Richmond Section COM019 1 4 6 25 1 2 2 41
Savannah Section COM019 1 2 3 4 1 11
Tallahassee Area Section COM019 5 6 2 13
Tri Cities Section COM019 4 1 5
Virginia Mountain Section COM019 1 3 1 6 22 16 49
Western North Carolina Section COM019 1 3 1 5 10
Winston-Salem Section COM019 1 1 2 1 5
35 26 86 229 156 803 14 86 3 15 1453
Number of Assets Total Memberships
Society
IEEE Communications Society Membership R3
Total Memberships
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
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Society Statistics Details
2017 / 12
Number of AssetsTotal Memberships
SocietyRegion CodeSection DescriptionAcronymLFFLSSMLMMAMGSMStMAF
IEEE Communications Society MembershipR3Alabama SectionCOM0193474164139
Atlanta SectionCOM0196713442517821114291
Broward SectionCOM019323529143
Canaveral SectionCOM01911225112
Central Georgia SectionCOM019347115
Central North Carolina SectionCOM0191439118
Central Savannah River SectionCOM01912811
Central Tennessee SectionCOM019112420129
Central Virginia SectionCOM01922942744
Charlotte SectionCOM0191732014137
Chattanooga SectionCOM019328114
Coastal South Carolina SectionCOM01912212118
Columbia SectionCOM01923311120
Daytona SectionCOM01912316114
East Tennessee SectionCOM0197322436
Eastern North Carolina SectionCOM01917719158462141
Evansville-Owensboro SectionCOM019134
Florida West Coast SectionCOM019527111259161104
Gainesville SectionCOM0193263105130
Hampton Roads SectionCOM0192881715142
Huntsville SectionCOM01913991941
Jacksonville SectionCOM01914251114
Jamaica SectionCOM0192412119
Lexington SectionCOM01911417
Louisville SectionCOM01911111115
Melbourne SectionCOM0191013829262
Memphis SectionCOM019131712
Miami SectionCOM01921432635145
Mississippi SectionCOM0192325113
Mobile SectionCOM019235
Northwest Florida SectionCOM019268
Orlando SectionCOM01911137331157
Palm Beach SectionCOM019453519238
Piedmont SectionCOM01911738121
Richmond SectionCOM0191462512241
Savannah SectionCOM0191234111
Tallahassee Area SectionCOM01956213
Tri Cities SectionCOM019415
Virginia Mountain SectionCOM0191316221649
Western North Carolina SectionCOM019131510
Winston-Salem SectionCOM01911215
Total Memberships35268622915680314863151453
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2017 through December 2018
R4
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Region Code Section Description Acronym LF F LS SM LM M AM GSM StM AF
Arrowhead Section COM019 3 4 7
Calumet Section COM019 1 5 2 6 1 7 7 2 31
Cedar Rapids Section COM019 2 1 4 14 2 23
Central Illinois Section COM019 1 8 1 2 17 4 1 1 35
Central Indiana Section COM019 1 5 1 7 1 33 3 3 54
Central Iowa Section COM019 1 5 1 3 12 3 25
Chicago Section COM019 6 13 20 41 29 188 5 11 3 5 321
Fort Wayne Section COM019 2 1 2 5 10
Iowa-Illinois Section COM019 1 4 5
Madison Section COM019 2 4 14 1 21
Milwaukee Section COM019 1 4 3 29 37
Missouri Slope Section COM019 1 3 4
Nebraska Section COM019 1 1 7 4 31 9 53
Northeast Michigan Section COM019 1 1 3 1 6
Northeastern Wisconsin Section COM019 1 2 10 1 2 16
Red River Valley Section COM019 2 7 9
Rock River Valley Section COM019 1 1 1 2 5
Siouxland Section COM019 1 2 5 1 9
Southeastern Michigan Section COM019 2 4 1 12 12 66 2 10 2 111
Southern Minnesota Section COM019 1 1 2 7 1 12
Toledo Section COM019 1 1 2 3 1 8
Twin Cities Section COM019 2 1 5 13 11 59 2 3 96
West Michigan Section COM019 3 1 11 1 1 17
17 44 38 112 82 534 12 55 4 17 915
Number of Assets Total Memberships
Society
IEEE Communications Society Membership R4
Total Memberships
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
Sheet1
Society Statistics Details
2017 / 12
Number of AssetsTotal Memberships
SocietyRegion CodeSection DescriptionAcronymLFFLSSMLMMAMGSMStMAF
IEEE Communications Society MembershipR4Arrowhead SectionCOM019347
Calumet SectionCOM0191526177231
Cedar Rapids SectionCOM01921414223
Central Illinois SectionCOM01918121741135
Central Indiana SectionCOM01915171333354
Central Iowa SectionCOM019151312325
Chicago SectionCOM01961320412918851135321
Fort Wayne SectionCOM019212510
Iowa-Illinois SectionCOM019145
Madison SectionCOM0192414121
Milwaukee SectionCOM0191432937
Missouri Slope SectionCOM019134
Nebraska SectionCOM019117431953
Northeast Michigan SectionCOM01911316
Northeastern Wisconsin SectionCOM01912101216
Red River Valley SectionCOM019279
Rock River Valley SectionCOM01911125
Siouxland SectionCOM01912519
Southeastern Michigan SectionCOM0192411212662102111
Southern Minnesota SectionCOM0191127112
Toledo SectionCOM019112318
Twin Cities SectionCOM0192151311592396
West Michigan SectionCOM01931111117
Total Memberships174438112825341255417915
Blue cells indicate subsections: Data is September 2016 through December 2017
R5
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Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
Region Code Section Description Acronym LF F LS SM LM M AM GSM StM AF
Arkansas River Valley Section COM019 1 1
Arkansas Section COM019 1 1 3 10 1 16
Baton Rouge Section COM019 1 3 2 3 9
Beaumont Section COM019 1 1 5 7
Central Texas Section COM019 3 7 9 48 17 111 9 2 5 211
Corpus Christi Section COM019 1 1 4 1 7
Dallas Section COM019 10 21 55 25 197 1 6 2 8 325
Denver Section COM019 2 3 7 34 17 151 4 10 3 231
El Paso Section COM019 1 2 1 10 3 1 18
Fort Worth Section COM019 2 9 8 38 2 1 1 61
Galveston Bay Section COM019 3 3 5 9 1 21
High Plains Section COM019 1 1 7 3 19 1 32
Houston Section COM019 1 8 6 20 8 72 1 3 3 122
Kansas City Section COM019 1 4 11 3 44 1 3 1 68
Lafayette Section COM019 1 1 2 3 7
New Orleans Section COM019 3 3 2 11 1 20
Oklahoma City Section COM019 1 1 6 2 10 1 1 22
Ozark Section COM019 1 2 3 6
Panhandle Section COM019 1 1
Pikes Peak Section COM019 1 2 5 6 41 1 2 58
Saint Louis Section COM019 2 3 2 8 2 35 6 1 3 62
Shreveport Section COM019 1 5 1 7
South Plains Section COM019 2 2
Southwest Missouri Section COM019 1 1 2
Tulsa Section COM019 1 5 15 8 29
Wichita Section COM019 1 10 11
12 38 65 224 108 809 12 53 13 22 1356
Number of Assets Total Memberships
Society
IEEE Communications Society Membership R5
Total Memberships
R6
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Region Code Section Description Acronym LF F LS SM LM M AM GSM StM AF
Alamogordo-Holloman Section COM019 0 0
Alaska Section COM019 2 1 1 19 1 1 25
Albuquerque Section COM019 1 1 2 4 3 20 4 35
Boise Section COM019 1 4 10 1 16
Buenaventura Section COM019 10 9 2 18 2 1 42
Central Coast Section COM019 2 5 1 1 8 15 2 1 1 36
Central Montana Section COM019 1 4 1 6
Central Washington Section COM019 2 2
China Lake-Bakersfield Section COM019 2 5 1 8
Coastal Los Angeles Section COM019 7 7 11 19 34 70 4 4 3 159
Eastern Idaho Section COM019 1 2 1 5 1 10
Foothill Section COM019 2 2 1 10 2 35 2 54
Fort Huachuca Section COM019 1 5 6
Hawaii Section COM019 1 2 1 6 4 23 1 38
Las Vegas Section COM019 3 3 2 3 9 1 1 22
Los Alamos/Northern New Mexico Section COM019 2 1 5 8
Metropolitan Los Angeles Section COM019 2 5 5 8 6 35 5 2 68
Northern Nevada Section COM019 1 3 11 1 16
Oakland-East Bay Section COM019 3 9 14 26 19 165 1 7 1 2 247
Orange County Section COM019 1 7 9 12 21 113 1 5 4 4 177
Oregon Section COM019 2 6 2 29 14 113 1 4 1 5 177
Palouse Section COM019 2 5 8 15
Phoenix Section COM019 3 7 13 20 21 69 1 8 1 143
Richland Section COM019 1 3 6 1 11
Sacramento Valley Section COM019 3 6 5 4 10 39 1 3 1 1 73
San Diego Section COM019 7 10 11 51 34 240 2 4 1 4 364
San Fernando Valley Section COM019 6 5 4 35 2 2 1 55
San Francisco Section COM019 2 4 7 17 20 100 5 1 1 157
Santa Clara Valley Section COM019 18 25 26 131 86 575 14 8 1 17 901
Seattle Section COM019 2 13 9 32 16 142 2 7 3 4 230
Spokane Section COM019 1 1 2 8 12
Tucson Section COM019 1 3 4 4 7 13 6 38
Utah Section COM019 2 3 16 7 44 1 2 2 1 78
Western Montana Section COM019 1 1 1 3
62 116 150 424 332 1962 43 76 19 48 3232
Number of Assets Total Memberships
Society
IEEE Communications Society Membership R6
Total Memberships
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
Sheet1
Society Statistics Details
2017 / 12
Number of AssetsTotal Memberships
SocietyRegion CodeSection DescriptionAcronymLFFLSSMLMMAMGSMStMAF
IEEE Communications Society MembershipR6Alamogordo-Holloman SectionCOM01900
Alaska SectionCOM019211191125
Albuquerque SectionCOM0191124320435
Boise SectionCOM0191410116
Buenaventura SectionCOM0191092182142
Central Coast SectionCOM019251181521136
Central Montana SectionCOM0191416
Central Washington SectionCOM01922
China Lake-Bakersfield SectionCOM0192518
Coastal Los Angeles SectionCOM0197711193470443159
Eastern Idaho SectionCOM0191215110
Foothill SectionCOM01922110235254
Fort Huachuca SectionCOM019156
Hawaii SectionCOM0191216423138
Las Vegas SectionCOM019332391122
Los Alamos/Northern New Mexico SectionCOM0192158
Metropolitan Los Angeles SectionCOM01925586355268
Northern Nevada SectionCOM0191311116
Oakland-East Bay SectionCOM019391426191651712247
Orange County SectionCOM01917912211131544177
Oregon SectionCOM01926229141131415177
Palouse SectionCOM01925815
Phoenix SectionCOM0193713202169181143
Richland SectionCOM019136111
Sacramento Valley SectionCOM01936541039131173
San Diego SectionCOM0197101151342402414364
San Fernando Valley SectionCOM0196543522155
San Francisco SectionCOM0192471720100511157
Santa Clara Valley SectionCOM01918252613186575148117901
Seattle SectionCOM019213932161422734230
Spokane SectionCOM019112812
Tucson SectionCOM0191344713638
Utah SectionCOM0192316744122178
Western Montana SectionCOM0191113
Total Memberships621161504243321962437619483232
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
R7
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Region Code Section Description Acronym LF F LS SM LM M AM GSM StM AF
Canadian Atlantic Section COM019 2 1 3 20 4 1 31
Hamilton Section COM019 1 6 3 22 3 4 1 1 41
Kingston Section COM019 2 2 1 5 11 2 23
Kitchener-Waterloo Section COM019 1 7 6 1 23 1 9 1 49
London Section COM019 1 3 2 11 5 22
Montreal Section COM019 4 3 5 40 5 67 10 1 2 137
New Brunswick Section COM019 5 1 3 1 10
Newfoundland-Labrador Section COM019 5 5 6 16
North Saskatchewan Section COM019 2 2 1 8 1 14
Northern Canada Section COM019 1 2 6 3 26 5 43
Ottawa Section COM019 3 5 12 49 14 126 3 4 2 2 220
Peterborough Section COM019 1 3 4
Quebec Section COM019 1 2 6 9
Saint Maurice Section COM019 1 1 2 4 8
South Saskatchewan Section COM019 3 3
Southern Alberta Section COM019 1 1 1 6 5 48 3 1 3 69
Toronto Section COM019 2 9 8 36 11 108 4 11 5 194
Vancouver Section COM019 3 5 6 14 13 77 10 1 1 130
Victoria Section COM019 1 6 1 16 3 27
Windsor Section COM019 1 1 4 1 1 8
Winnipeg Section COM019 1 2 4 1 9 4 1 1 23
19 40 40 201 62 600 12 82 9 16 1081
Number of Assets Total Memberships
Society
IEEE Communications Society Membership R7
Total Memberships
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
Sheet1
Society Statistics Details
2017 / 12
Number of AssetsTotal Memberships
SocietyRegion CodeSection DescriptionAcronymLFFLSSMLMMAMGSMStMAF
IEEE Communications Society MembershipR7Canadian Atlantic SectionCOM019213204131
Hamilton SectionCOM01916322341141
Kingston SectionCOM019221511223
Kitchener-Waterloo SectionCOM01917612319149
London SectionCOM01913211522
Montreal SectionCOM019435405671012137
New Brunswick SectionCOM019513110
Newfoundland-Labrador SectionCOM01955616
North Saskatchewan SectionCOM0192218114
Northern Canada SectionCOM019126326543
Ottawa SectionCOM019351249141263422220
Peterborough SectionCOM019134
Quebec SectionCOM0191269
Saint Maurice SectionCOM01911248
South Saskatchewan SectionCOM01933
Southern Alberta SectionCOM019111654831369
Toronto SectionCOM01929836111084115194
Vancouver SectionCOM0193561413771011130
Victoria SectionCOM01916116327
Windsor SectionCOM019114118
Winnipeg SectionCOM0191241941123
Total Memberships1940402016260012829161081
Blue cells indicate subsections; Data is September 2016 through December 2017
From These Figures
We see:It is a serious problem
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What Will We Do?
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During this 2 days of the NA RCCC’18:
We will conduct a panel discussion on hot topics that will focus on membership:
– What is the cause of membership decline?– What are solutions that will help increasing
the membership?– What we can do to maintain the membership
retention?– Learn from the hot topics of NA RCCC’16.
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Let’s Start Here at the NA RCCC’18
During this 2 days of the NA RCCC’18, to help increase the chapter activities, we will have training on:
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Let’s Start Here at the NA RCCC’18
vTools Topics: MD Topics:
• vTools eNotice • Elevator Pitch for Recruiting New Members
• vTools Events (Meetings) • IEEE Member Grade Elevation on IEEE.org• WebEx Request Form • Recruitment Best Practices• vTools Officer Reporting • Membership Reporting Training• OU Analytics • Center for Leadership Excellence• IEEE Web Hosting • First Year Member Toolkit• Remote Conferencing and Screencasting • MD Manual - English • Listserv • Benefits of Membership • Survey Access Request Form • Retention Best Practices• IEEE Vitality Dashboard (focused on the
Chapter) • MD Officer Training presentation
• MD Officer Training
e.g. Activities and Initiatives for Serving Members
DL seminars/Tours
Local meetings and workshops
Conferences
Holding Activities for YP, WIE, & Student Members
Relationship with the Community
Membership & Development19
• Membership and Global Activities Contribution Award(MGCA)New award for 2018
• Chapter of the Year (CoY) Award• Chapter Achievement Award (CAA)Who are the Winners in 2007 to 2017 for CoY and CAA?
Recognition of best ComSoc Chapters
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2007
CoY:
Taipaie – AP Region
CAA:
Taipai – AP
Turkey – EMEA
Peru – La
Maine – NA
2008
CoY:
Calcutta – AP
CAA:
Calcutta – AP
Sweden – EMEA
Colombia – LA
Toronto – NA
Recognition of best ComSoc Chapters
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2009
CoY:
Beijing – AP Region
CAA:
Beijing – AP
Austria – EMEA
Panama – LA
Santa Clara Valley–NA
2010
CoY:
Ottawa – NA Region
CAA:
Calcutta – AP
Russia – EMEA
Colombia – LA
Ottawa – NA
Recognition of best ComSoc Chapters
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2011
CoY:
Washington DC – NA
CAA:
Kerala – AP
Sweden – EMEA
Colombia – LA
Washington DC – NA
2012
CoY:
Montreal – NA Region
CAA:
New Zealand North &South – AP
Sweden – EMEA
Ecuador – LA
Montreal – NA
Recognition of best ComSoc Chapters
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2013
CoY:
San Diego –NA Region
CAA:
Montreal – AP
Sweden – EMEA
Colombia – LA
San Diego – NA
2014
CoY:
Malaysia – AP Region
CAA:
Malaysia – AP
Republic of Macedonia – EMEA
Colombia – LA
New Jersey Coast–NA
Recognition of best ComSoc Chapters
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2015
CoY:
Austin – NA Region
CAA:
Kolkata – AP
Sweden – EMEA
Ecuador – LA
Austin – NA
2016
CoY:
Malaysia – AP Region
CAA:
Malaysia – AP
Romania – EMEA
Panama – LA
Ottawa – NA
Recognition of best ComSoc Chapters
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2017
CoY:
Austin – NA Region
CAA:
Kolkatta – AP
Lebanon – EMEA
Colombia – LA
Austin – NA
Recognition of best ComSoc Chapters
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Wahab [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]
Increase ComSoc Activities �Leads to Membership Increase and RetentionComSoc Chapters in 4 ComSoc RegionsComSoc Membership StatusSlide Number 4Slide Number 5Slide Number 6Slide Number 7R1R2R3R4R5R6R7From These FiguresWhat Will We Do?Let’s Start Here at the NA RCCC’18Let’s Start Here at the NA RCCC’18e.g. Activities and Initiatives for Serving MembersRecognition of best ComSoc ChaptersRecognition of best ComSoc ChaptersRecognition of best ComSoc ChaptersRecognition of best ComSoc ChaptersRecognition of best ComSoc ChaptersRecognition of best ComSoc ChaptersRecognition of best ComSoc ChaptersSlide Number 27