Membership Update

Presented by:Ravi Todi Membership Development Chair – Region-1

Active Membership

“Big-5 Recruitment Drive” – asking our largest Sections to engage extra

Higher-Grade Members Student Members w/GSMs Total Members

2008 2007 # % 2008 2007 # % 2008 2007 # %

Berkshire Section

123 121 2 1.7% 7 5 2 40.0% 130 126 4 3.2%

Schenectady Section

905 895 10 1.1% 138 146 -8 -5.5% 1043 1041 2 0.2%

Providence Section

1216 1226 -10 -0.8% 150 139 11 7.9% 1366 1365 1 0.1%

Boston Section 7887 7877 10 0.1% 758 772 -14 -1.8% 8645 8649 -4 0.0%

Green Mountain Section

466 466 0 0.0% 40 44 -4 -9.1% 506 510 -4 -0.8%

Springfield Section

311 319 -8 -2.5% 90 86 4 4.7% 401 405 -4 -1.0%

Worcester County Section

916 924 -8 -0.9% 132 128 4 3.1% 1048 1052 -4 -0.4%

Ithaca Section 219 219 0 0.0% 92 100 -8 -8.0% 311 319 -8 -2.5%

Binghamton Section

338 338 0 0.0% 69 86 -17-

19.8%

407 424 -17 -4.0%

Maine Section 503 515 -12 -2.3% 70 76 -6 -7.9% 573 591 -18 -3.0%

Mohawk Valley Section

308 311 -3 -1.0% 45 62 -17-

27.4%

353 373 -20 -5.4%

Buffalo Section 458 468 -10 -2.1% 79 97 -18-

18.6%

537 565 -28 -5.0%

Syracuse Section

515 529 -14 -2.6% 71 87 -16-

18.4%

586 616 -30 -4.9%

Higher-Grade Members Student Members w/GSMs Total Members

2008 2007 # % 2008 2007 # % 2008 2007 # %

Mid-Hudson Section

774 793 -19 -2.4% 63 75 -12

-16.0%

837 868 -31 -3.6%

Rochester Section

998 1025 -27 -2.6% 205 212 -7 -3.3% 1203 1237 -34 -2.7%

New Hampshire Section

1698 1745 -47 -2.7% 141 150 -9 -6.0% 1839 1895 -56 -3.0%

New York Section

3609 3633 -24 -0.7% 558 591 -33 -5.6% 4167 4224 -57 -1.3%

New Jersey Coast Section

1702 1761 -59 -3.4% 59 68 -9 -13.2% 1761 1829 -68 -3.7%

Long Island Section

2153 2201 -48 -2.2% 157 189 -32 -16.9% 2310 2390 -80 -3.3%

Connecticut Section

2340 2394 -54 -2.3% 228 287 -59 -20.6% 2568 2681 -113 -4.2%

Princeton/Central Jersey

Section2449 2538 -89 -3.5% 218 271 -53 -

19.6% 2667 2809 -142 -5.1%

North Jersey Section

3148 3216 -68 -2.1% 363 463 -100 -21.6% 3511 3679 -168 -4.6%

IEEE Nov 2007 --> Nov 2008 Membership

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82.8%82.9%83.1%84.2%84.5%81.6%

84.0%84.8%85.8%87.5%88.3%

53.5%54.4%56.5%

61.1%63.7%

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69.3%72.4% 76.8%77.0%78.0%

80.1%80.9%77.3%

80.3%81.6%83.0%

85.1%86.4%

20082007200620052004200320022001200019991998

IEEE Membership Retention Rates by Year

Higher Grade Members Student Members Overall

Membership Retention2008 total retention down 0.2% (smallest decline in 10 years)Total retention by Region, at a glance…

– R1 – same– R2 – increase– R3 – decline– R4 – increase– R5 – increase– R6 – increase– R7 – increase– R8 – decrease– R9 – decrease– R10 – increase

2008 retention significance to 2009 MD = total renewal opportunity

Footnote: Data clean-up in 2003 resulted in a trending anomaly.

Membership Development Web Cast

More information on the incentive can be found at,

http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/membership/default.asp

and

http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/membership/sectionincentive.asp

Other Regions and Societies are encouraged to promote their own membership incentives.

Let’s make membership development competitive and fun.

IEEE-USA MD Incentive – Regions 1-6

Online Order Form – www.ieee.org/mdsupplies

Membership Development Web Cast

The web page to join the IEEE www.ieee.org/joinThe web page for MD volunteers www.ieee.org/md The web page for IEEE benefits– www.ieee.org/benefits

The MD Virtual Community– https://www.ieeecommunities.org/ieee.md.net

Your Region web page www.ieee.org/??Your Section web page www.ieee.org/??Your Chapter web page www.ieee.org/??Your Conference web page www.ieee.org/??Your Student Branch web page www.ieee.org/??

Online MD Resources

Membership Development Web Cast