Communications Committee

November 3rd 2012

Communications CommitteePrinting

• Promotional Literature: About run out.

Communications CommitteeBooth Issues

Booth: The three sets of banners are good for now and we have been also distributing the CSI banners and leaflets.

Pens and other promotional giveaways: Should I buy a new supply of pens just for the booth (perhaps 1,000) or have some for conferences as well? Some good sales are about to end with pens about 40% off and thus costing 60 cents to $1.50 approx.

Distribution: The IEEE warehouse and the French warehouse have worked well. We have made 12 shipments again this year.

Pen Examples….

What to Write, Prepare and Print

Promotional Literature: Some items have been fully used up and others are low. We will be re-printing in the New Year and while none of the present leaflets were suggested to be dropped, perhaps some could morph into region-specific internationalization leaflets. For additional topics, the possibilities are:

Benefits of being a member (IEEE and NPSS)Benefits of organizing your conference as an IEEE/NPSS conferenceBenefits of publishing in IEEE/NPSS journalsPromotion of different technical areas of NPSS (We have Nuclear Power and the PAC guys)Student Issues leaflet

Communications CommitteeDistribution of Promotional Materials

Pictures: Remember also pictures this year in preparation for next year. I need ones that show:

• People at work• Experiments• People interacting to make the conferences look

exciting and essential to attend!– In meetings, listening attentively to a speaker– In poster sessions, a group around a poster– In the exhibit area– Just spontaneous conversations

Communications CommitteeInternet…

• Web Site: Please remember to keep your area of the site current if not expanded.

• More after committee meeting

Communications CommitteeMembership

Effectiveness of the effort:

We spend a considerable amount of money and volunteer resources on this effort of communications and membership recruitment and retention. We do need input on the effectiveness of this effort.

Other Points from Yesterday

Rest of Committee Report: Many other detail points were brought up and these will be documented shortly. However, two are worthy of mention here:

NPSS Conference Membership Promotion: Conference Chairs have no discretion on whether they have the membership effort and the booth or not. Neither should a registration fee have to be paid by people at the meeting to promote membership – for booth duty.

Technically Co-Sponsored Conferences: This same point as above should be written into the MOU.

Communications CommitteeMembership

Membership: The updated charts are attached. We see the normal annual progression although the base membership is picking up a little. .

The meeting yesterday brought up possible new benefits of membership. Of course nothing is implemented without enthusiasm and work and that is understood. Points were;

“You Tube” videos on short topics“Facebook/LinkedIn” style networkingWeb-based Journal clubs

Membership Statistics

Membership % Changes