Daily Archives: 25 March 2022

A Step-by-Step Guide for Student Branches

 in Student Branch Cookbook

Step 1. Host your first Executive Committee meeting

  • Discuss roles and responsibilities
  • Diariase monthly meeting dates
  • Plan first event

 

Step 2. First event

  • What is IEEE? Why we joined? Why should YOU?
  • Take attendance and photos
  • Report your event on vTools
  • Share on social media

 

Step 3. Advertise and encourage participation

  • IEEEDay
  • IEEEXtreme
  • Student Paper Contest
  • IEEEduino

 

Step 4. Why so serious?

  • Organize team-building activities
  • Pizza and Games day/night

 

Step 5. Half-year membership season

  • Recruit new members (1 March – 15 August)
  • Get discount on renewal fee by recruiting

 

Step 6. Call for nominations for new officers

  • New committee elections day
  • Report new officers on vTools
  • Submit your SB Annual Plan Report by February 1st
    • No Report = No Rebate!

IEEE Students Awards

 in Awards for Students and Student Branches

Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award

  • Why? Recognize, annually, in each Region of the IEEE, the Student member most responsible for an extraordinary accomplishment associated with Student Activities.
  • Who? IEEE Student Volunteers
  • Visit official website >

 

Regional Exemplary Student Branch Award

  • Why? Provide public recognition of exemplary IEEE Student Branch operations. Awards will be presented to those Student Branches that are found to be operated in a manner consistent with the goals of IEEE.
  • Who? Student Branches
  • Visit official website >

 

The Darrel Chong Student Activity Award

  • Why? Change the mindset of our student groups, from being number-driven to becoming value-driven and to acknowledge exemplary student activities around the world. The goal is to improve the quality of activities and to foster knowledge sharing among students.
  • Who? Student Activities
  • Visit official website >

 

Outstanding Branch Counselor and Branch Chapter Advisor Award

  • Why? Aware of the unusual and dedicated efforts of Student Branch Counselors and Branch Chapter Advisors, the Regional and Technical Activities Boards sponsor a cash award to each of the approximately 20 outstanding Counselors and Advisors around the world.
  • Who? Student Branch Counselors and Chapter Advisors
  • Visit official website >

A Step-by-Step Guide for Student Branch Chapters

 in Student Branch Cookbook

Step 1. Host your first Chapter Committee meeting

  • Who could attend?
    • You can invite the Advisor to the meeting
    • Important chapter officers should attend
    • SB Representative (e.g. Chair, Chapter Coordinator) could also be invited
    • Your meeting could be open to all Chapter members or entire SB members
  • Discuss the roles and responsibilities of your Chapter officers according to your Student Branch Constitution following your Student Branch and its Chapters reality.
  • Schedule your meeting dates according to your needs
  • Plan your events and your overall activity
  • Prepare your action plan for your Chapter Chair to present it at the SB ExCom meeting

 

Step 2. Participate and organize events

  • Participate in your SB introductory event and explain “What is your Society? Why did we join  and why should YOU?”
  • Co-organize events with your Student Branch and participate in your SB events like:
    • IEEEDay 
    • IEEEXtreme 
    • Student Paper Contest
    • IEEEduino
  • Learn about other activities related to the society and organize related events:
    • Distinguished Lecturer Program
    • Society-driven contests and competitions
    • Seminars and workshops on society-related field
    • Team-building activities for your Chapter members to strengthen useful connections with others
  • Advertise and encourage participation:
    • Take attendance list and photos for the event
    • Report your event on vTools “Important”
    • Share it on social media

 

Step 3. Establish useful connections to your SB chapter

  • Create connections with the other SB chapters inside your University
  • Create connections with similar SB chapters in your Section, your Region or even globally
  • Keep in touch with the SSAC and SSR in your Section
  • Keep in touch with the related chapter committee in your Section
  • Keep in touch with Student Activities officers of your Society

 

Step 4. Half-year membership season

  • Recruit new members (1 March – 15 August) at a 50% discounted price in comparison with full-year membership
  • Get a discount on the renewal fee by recruiting through IEEE Member-Get-A-Member program

 

Step 5. Call for nominations for new officers

  • New committee elections day
    • This is encouraged to be the same with your Student Branch elections
  • Report new officers on vTools
  • Report your activity back to your SB ExCom and your Society according to its standards

IEEE Region 8 Awards

 in Awards for Students and Student Branches

Student Branch of the Year Award

  • Why? Identify the Student Branches that have conducted quality events, workshops, projects, etc. for the benefit of students.
  • Who? Student Branches

 

Outstanding Student Branch Website Award

  • Why? Recognize those student websites that provide information about the activities, latest tech updates, learning opportunities, IEEE Benefits etc. through creative digital efforts aimed to make it easy for students of their student branch to obtain the information.
  • Who? Student Branches

 

Student Branch Membership Growth Award

  • Why? Recognize the essential work of the student branches in Region 8 regarding student membership growth, and also to promote and encourage student branches to work in that direction.
  • Who? Student Branches

 

Section Student Membership Development Award

  • Why? Recognize the essential work of the sections in Region 8 regarding student membership development, and also to promote and encourage sections to work in that direction.
  • Who? Sections

 

Student Branch Chapters of the Year Award

  • Why? Recognize outstanding performance of the nominated chapter, reflected by the completed nomination form and supporting documents.
  • Who? Student Branch Chapters

 

Women in Engineering Student Affinity Group of the Year Award

  • Why? Recognize activities and achievements for a WIE Student Affinity group from Region 8 within the past year.
  • Who? Student Branch Women in Engineering Affinity Groups

 

Outstanding Women in Engineering Student Volunteer Award

  • Why? Recognize an outstanding WIE Student volunteer who has been devoted to promoting WIE activities and spearheading events within their Student Branch AG
  • Who? IEEE Student Volunteers

 

Outstanding Student Branch SIGHT Group of the Year Award

  • Why? Recognize the essential work of the existing student branch SIGHT groups in Region 8, but also to promote and encourage student branches to create SIGHT groups.
  • Who? Student Branch SIGHT Groups

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IEEE Region 8 Student Activities Committee mission is to deliver a common, high quality IEEE experience for lifelong, professional success through IEEE membership for students in Europe, Middle East and Africa.