IEEE R10 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEETING – FEBRUARY 2017

Nivas Ravichandran Region 10 Young Professionals Coordinator

nivasravichandran@ieee.org

Transition from GOLD to Young ProfessionalsNew Name, New Feel!

“Graduated from their first professional degree within the last 15 years. There will be an opt-in option available for members that do not meet this criteria.”

The name, “IEEE GOLD” was not instantly recognized as a Young Professionals Group

Increase member awareness and engagement

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Region 10 Young Professionals Team

Coordinator: Nivas Ravichandran

Zone Coordinators:

North Asia Coordinator: Kojiro Nishimiya (Tokyo)

South Asia Coordinator: Nipun Manral (Bangalore)

ANZ Coordinator: Om Perkash (Queensland)

South East Asia Coordinator: Hussain Mahdi (Malaysia)

Operations:

Design Lead: Amaad Soomro (Karachi)

Web Lead: Kartik Gajjar (Gujarat)

Financials: Samridhi Seth (Mumbai)

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Region 10 Young Professionals Team

Editorial Committee:

Prabhnoor Walia (Delhi)

Rinita Tazreen (Bangladesh)

Sachinthana Pathirana (Sri Lanka)

Webinar Coordinators:

Ahsan Farooqui (Islamabad)

Peshan Sampath (Sri Lanka)

New Initiative Project : Communications & Social Media

Udari De Alwis (Sri Lanka)

Mehak Saeed (Islamabad)

Abhishek Iyer (Madras)

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Region 10 Young Professionals Supporters : IEEE Leaders

Karen BartlesonIEEE President 2017

Kukjin ChunIEEE R10 Director 2017 – 2018

Deepak MathurVice-Chair : Membership Activities R10

Rafal SlizIEEE MGA Young Professionals Chair

Mario MilicevicPast IEEE Young Professionals Chair

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REGION 10 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS - PROJECTS

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Project 1: Young Professionals AG Formation Project

57Sections

39Have YP AGS

18Sections without AG

Sections which do not have Young Professional AGNorth Asia

• Changwon

• Daejeon

• Fukuoka

• Hiroshima

• Sapporo

• Sendai

• Seoul

• Shanghai

• Shikoku

• Shin-etsu

• Wuhan

• Xian

• Macau

• Nanjing

South Asia

• Gujarat

• Kharagpur

ANZ

• Northern Australia

South East Asia

• Republic of PhilippinesTarget

10 New YP AGS

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Project 2 : Region 10 Young Professionals Support Funds

To encourage innovative & technical activities and initiatives among YPs in IEEE Region 10.

Project Description

How does this project help meet your committees objectives?

Increase in the number of activities and the engagement of members will lead to higher retention rate in Young Professionals AGs.

Project measureable deliverables

• No. and quality of submissions• No of awarded projects/events• Reports to the Young Professional and R10 Newsletter

Focus Area + Target

20+ ActivitiesTechnical ProgramsLeadership DevelopmentIndustry/Society Collaboration

Feb 20 – Call for ProposalsMarch 15 – AnnouncementOctober 15 – Activity CompletionDecember - Reports Submission

Project Milestone

10 2/4/17

Project 3: Region 10 Young Professionals Signature Programs

Signature events for Young Professional members at conferences of Region 10 and also organize themed summits / workshops catering to Young Professionals.

Project Description

How does this project help meet your committees objectives?

Young Professional members across Region 10 attend events on a specific theme. Increase in interest towards IEEE among Non-IEEE members to increase membership.

Project measureable deliverables

• No of participants• No of Collaborations & Partnerships

Focus Area + Target

1. Young Professionals Track in TENSYMP

2. IEEE HardTech Summit

3. Young Professionals Track in R10 HTC

TENSYMP – May IEEE HardTech - November HTC - DecemberReports Submit - December

Project Milestone

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Region 10 Young Professionals - Micro Projects

Project 4 : Communication Channels Project 5 : DLP for Young Professionals

Project 6 : Industry Webinars

How?

o Improved Email Tool

o Regular Newsletters

o Improved Social Channels

GOAL: TBD

How?

o Crowdsourced Speaker List

o Interactive Platform

o Regular Updates & Feedback

GOAL: Launch Portal + 4 Activities

How?

o Industry Young Professionals

o Career + Industry Oriented

o Certification Webinars

GOAL: 6 Webinars + 1 Certification Series

Project 7 : IEEE Café Initiative

How?

o Collaboration with Co-Working Spaces

o Partnerships & MoUs

o Bottom – Top Approach

GOAL: 5 Partnerships / Activities

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TEAM – ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

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Zonal Coordinators – Roles & Responsibilities

Kojiro NishimiyaNorth Asia Coordinator23 Sections : 9 Young Professional AG

1. Coordinating activities, reports, finances for

9 Young Professional Affinity Groups

2. Forming YP AG in 14 Sections

3. Japan SYWL | China SYWL | South Korea YP

Nipun ManralSouth Asia Coordinator16 Sections : 14 Young Professional AG

1. Coordinating activities, reports, finances for

14 Young Professional Affinity Groups

2. Forming YP AG in 2 Sections

3. TENSYMP / HTC - Young Professionals Track

Om PerkashANZ Coordinator10 Sections : 9 Young Professional AG

1. Coordinating activities, reports, finances for

9 Young Professional Affinity Groups

2. Forming YP AG in 1 Section

3. ANZCON

Hussain MahdiSouth East Asia Coordinator8 Sections : 7 Young Professional AG

1. Coordinating activities, reports, finances for

7 Young Professional Affinity Groups

2. Forming YP AG in 1 Section

3. IEEE HardTech Summit 2017

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Operations – Roles & Responsibilities

Amaad SoomroDesign LeadSocial + Events Design

1. Design for Social Media Promotions

2. Design for R10 YP Events + Activities

3. Design for R10 YP New Initiatives

Kartik GajjarWeb LeadR10 YP Website + Events

1. IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Website

2. R10 YP Activities Update

3. R10 YP Blog Updates

4. New Initiatives – Micro Projects

Samridhi SethFinancial CoordinatorR10 YP + YP AG Activities

1. Financial Reports

2. Expense Reports from YP AG

3. Budget for YP Activities

4. Budget for New Initiatives

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Editorial Coordinators – Roles & Responsibilities

Saima TazreenEditorial CommitteeBlog + Region 10 Newsletter

1. Reports for R10 YP Activities

2. Proposals & Funding Requests

3. Report review for YP AG Activities

4. Blog + Region 10 Newsletter

Prabhnoor WaliaEditorial CommitteeBlog + Region 10 Newsletter

1. Reports for R10 YP Activities

2. Proposals & Funding Requests

3. Report review for YP AG Activities

4. Blog + Region 10 Newsletter

Sachinthana PathiranaEditorial CommitteeBlog + Region 10 Newsletter

1. Reports for R10 YP Activities

2. Proposals & Funding Requests

3. Report review for YP AG Activities

4. Blog + Region 10 Newsletter

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Webinar Coordinators – Roles & Responsibilities

Ahsan FarooquiWebinar CoordinatorIndustry Series Initiative

1. Industry Professionals Webinar Series

2. Grow Bigger than Webinars

3. Monetization – Experiment

4. Training Webinar Series

Peshan SampathWebinar CoordinatorIndustry Series Initiative

1. Industry Professionals Webinar Series

2. Grow Bigger than Webinars

3. Monetization – Experiment

4. Training Webinar Series

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Communications & Social Media – Roles & Responsibilities

Udari De AlwisCommunications & Social MediaNew Initiatives Project

1. Explore New Communication Channels

2. Distinguished Lecture Program for YPs

3. IEEE Café Initiative

4. Social Media

Mehak SaeedCommunications & Social MediaNew Initiatives Project

1. Explore New Communication Channels

2. Distinguished Lecture Program for YPs

3. IEEE Café Initiative

4. Social Media

Abhishek IyerCommunications & Social MediaNew Initiatives Project

1. Explore New Communication Channels

2. Distinguished Lecture Program for YPs

3. IEEE Café Initiative

4. Social Media

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QUESTIONS?

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THANK YOU