IEEE Public Visibility Initiative and 125th Anniversary

John Vig, IEEE President-Elect 125th Anniversary Committee Chair POCO 25 July 2008

Presentation Overview

Public Visibility Initiative

IEEE 125th Anniversary Activities

Opportunities for Societies, Conferences; your members and presenters

How you can help

Public Visibility: Defining the Initiative

• Five-year initiative

• Raise visibility of IEEE and its professions

• Increase public understanding of how technology benefits humanity

• Position IEEE as a trusted source of technology information

• Rolling out in 10 countries

A global, marketing communications program that uses the anniversary to:

IEEE 125th Anniversary

Increase awareness of contributions of IEEE,

members and the profession

Celebrate prestige and successes of the IEEE with key stakeholders, including

volunteers, students, members, nonmembers,

customers and staff

125th Anniversary Mark and Theme

125th Anniversary Mark and Theme

StandardsIEEE SpectrumThe Institute PublicationsIEEE-USA

History Center History ConferenceMilestones

Public Visibility125th

Regions/Sections

Societies/ConferencesStudent Branches

Connections

Connecting IEEE Through the 125h

Activities Launch in September 2008

Anniversary Website

•Site to launch 1 September•Tool kit•Media Center (Video vignettes, photos, message board

•Calendar of Anniversary Events

•Fun, viral video contest (using YouTube)

•Presidents’ Competition information and entry form

SECTIONS CONGRESS KICK OFF

• Goal: To promote global participation

•Encouraging Sections, Branches and Chapters to plan local celebrations and use the anniversary website

•13 May 2009 “Official” anniversary day

IEEE Presidents’ ‘Change the World’ Competition

•Students Create Solutions to Real World Problems

• Individual IEEE Student Members or teams led by Student Members

•Entries accepted 1 Sept 08 to 28 Feb 09.

•Prizes funded through President’s discretionary fund

Initial judging by SAC chairs; final selection by three P’s.

Top Prize: US$10,000

Top three finaliststo be invited to 2009Honors Ceremony

One People’s Choice prize; voting open to all

Opportunities to Showcase Societies and Conferences

• Highlight exciting, new development

announced at conferences • Feature emerging technologies in

Societies’ areas of influence

• Increase visibility of Society members as technical experts

• Reinforce that IEEE and its Societies are trusted, valued sources

Be an IEEE Anniversary Ambassador• Promote the 125th: any event in 2009 is an anniversary event

•Mention the anniversary in conference openings, key sessions or award ceremonies, welcome letters, conference programs and websites

• Put your anniversary events on the calendar at ieee125.org

•Submit anniversary event photos on the website at ieee125.org

Celebrate the IEEE

What Can You Do to Help?Use the IEEE Anniversary Mark and acknowledge the anniversary during your conferences

Let us know about new exciting technologies

Promote Presidents’ ‘Change the World’ Competition to studentswww.ieee.org/ChangeTheWorld

Celebrate the anniversary during your events.

Questions?

Send names of potential topics or spokespeople to: Corporate-Communications@ieee.org