2005 Dues Rates and Membership Development Programs

1. 2005 Dues Rates and Membership Development Programs Michael J. Binder MD Retreat 29 April 2005

2. 2005 Higher Grade Dues Rates * Includes $2 ABET Assessment

3. Higher Grade Half Year Rates You can not take advantage of half-year rates if you were a member the previous year. Half year rates also apply to Society Memberships. You can not have been a member of that Society the previous year.

4. Special Consideration Dues Programs* • Unemployed – 50% Reduction in Dues • Involuntarily unemployed and seeking employment • Minimum Income – 50% Reduction in Dues • Prior year’s income does not exceed 100 times base dues rate ($11,600 in 2005) • Retired - 50% Reduction in Dues • Not gainfully employed • Minimum 62 years old • Recent Graduate – 50% Reduction in Dues • Available to IEEE Student members for the 1st year after their graduation from any degree program • One-time lifetime availability • Life member – All Dues and Assessment Waived • Minimum 65 years old • Age + IEEE years of service = 100 or more • Change of status is processed automatically by IEEE when the member becomes eligible * Available to Higher Grade members only.

5. 2005 Student Dues Rates

6. Student Half Year Rates

7. Membership Development Programs Recruitment Retention Recovery Recognition

8. Nominate a Senior Member Initiative • Purpose: • Promote elevation of members to Sr. Member Grade by encouraging Sections and Societies to nominate potential candidates (Recognition and Retention) • Details: • Sections/Societies receive $10 for each successful nomination • Elevated member receives a plaque and a $25 voucher to join a “new” Society • Section/Society rebates are paid at year-end. $12.4K in 2004 • Elevations have been growing since program began. • In 2004 there were 2,081 elevations. • 801 Section nominations • 441 Society nominations http://www.ieee.org/nsmi

9. Arrears Telemarketing Outreach Regions 1 to 7 • Purpose: • To recapture US and Canadian Members whose memberships have not been renewed (retention) • Details: • Program commences immediately after Service Terminator (approx. Feb 28) and runs through May • Calls are made by personnel from Member Services Dept. who are familiar with member products, services & benefits • An attempt is made to contact each Higher Grade member • In 2004 this program resulted in 2,505 IEEE membership renewals and 2,278 Society renewals. The program recovered dues revenues of $523.8K

10. Arrears E-mail OutreachRegions 8 to 10 • Purpose: • To recapture members in Regions 8, 9 and 10, who have not renewed their membership (retention) • Details: • Like the telemarketing outreach, this program commences immediately after Service Terminator (~Feb 28) • E-mail messages are sent to all members in arrears. • The program runs over a three week period, addressing one Region each week.

11. Conference Membership Recruitment • Purpose: • To use IEEE Conferences as a mechanism for capturing new IEEE members and encouraging Society membership (recruitment) • Details: • IEEE Membership Development will pay for one free Society membership to any new Higher Grade member joining IEEE at a conference • Conference organizers should contact Felicia Taylor (f.taylor@ieee.org) to advise dates/locations of conference and to receive a tracking code to place on applications • Highly recommend a staffed membership desk be set up at the conference. MD materials are available for use at the desk. http://www.ieee.org/cmr

12. Membership Development Promotional Materials • Purpose: • To provide volunteers with printed and electronic materials for use in promoting membership (recruitment, retention) • Details: • Print collateral (applications, posters, etc.) can be ordered via an online order form located at: http://www.ieee.org/ra/md/mdsupplyform.html • Advertisements (print and web) can be ordered from the online promotional library at: http://www.ieee.org/services/promolibrary/

13. B-59 Mailing • Purpose: • To capture a post-graduation address from graduating students so as not to lose contact after they graduate (retention) • Details: • Outreach occurs in 5 “waves” throughout the year to try and align with graduation dates • Students who have an e-mail address on record are contacted via e-mail. Students without an e-mail contact are sent a postal mailing • All are encouraged to respond via the web, but the postal mailing also includes a printed reply card • Last year those who responded were offered a chance to win a 1-year subscription to IEEE MDL.

14. Member-Get-A-MemberStudent-Get-A-Student • Purpose: • To use the very best sales force we have (IEEE members and IEEE Students) to attract new members and new student members (recruitment) • Details: • Program provides cash vouchers to recruiters paid in September • $5 per HG member recruited • $5 for 2-4 students, $10 for 5-7 students, $15 for 8+ • Support materials are available to assist (MGM/SGS flyers) • 2004 program results: • 1,954 Members Recruited • 4,364 Students Recruited • Payout to Recruiters was $11.8K http://www.ieee.org/mgm

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