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Pingzhi FAN

IEEE Region 10 MDC Chair 2008IEEE Chengdu Section Chair-elect 2008Professor and Head of Institute of Mobile Communications, Southwest Jiaotong University, China PhD (UK), FIEE, SMIEEE, MIEICEAdjunct professor of Leeds University (UK) and Shanghai Jiaotong University (China).General chair and TPC chair for over 10 Int. Conferences.Guest editor-in-chief and editor of 8 academic journals. Inventor of 20 patents and the author of over 300 research papers and 8 books (John Wiley, IEEE Press, Springer, Nova)Research Interests: CDMA technology, information theory & coding, radio resource management, radio positioning, etc.

IEEE R10 MDC Report

Professor Pingzhi FAN

IEEE R10 MD Chair

Cambay Spa & Resort, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

2 February 2008

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The Present R10 MD StatusThe Present R10 MD Status

The Next Step Actions The Next Step Actions

The Future R10 MD Goals The Future R10 MD Goals

Outline

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Membership Status by Region- As of 31 December 2007

REGION 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006# % # % # %

1 33,883 34,430 -547 -1.6% 4,090 4,187 -97 -2.3% 37,973 38,617 -644 -1.7%2 28,751 29,293 -542 -1.9% 3,612 3,761 -149 -4.0% 32,363 33,054 -691 -2.1%3 26,019 25,848 171 0.7% 4,763 4,767 -4 -0.1% 30,782 30,615 167 0.5%4 19,989 20,096 -107 -0.5% 3,566 3,886 -320 -8.2% 23,555 23,982 -427 -1.8%5 25,338 25,408 -70 -0.3% 3,682 4,036 -354 -8.8% 29,020 29,444 -424 -1.4%6 53,087 53,670 -583 -1.1% 6,058 6,469 -411 -6.4% 59,145 60,139 -994 -1.7%

R 1-6 187,067 188,745 -1,678 -0.9% 25,771 27,106 -1,335 -4.9% 212,838 215,851 -3,013 -1.4%7 12,716 12,433 283 2.3% 3,231 3,587 -356 -9.9% 15,947 16,020 -73 -0.5%8 47,515 44,417 3,098 7.0% 17,461 16,439 1,022 6.2% 64,976 60,856 4,120 6.8%9 7,604 7,345 259 3.5% 7,806 7,253 553 7.6% 15,410 14,598 812 5.6%

10 42,380 41,336 1,044 2.5% 24,777 26,106 -1,329 -5.1% 67,157 67,442 -285 -0.4%R 7-10 110,215 105,531 4,684 4.4% 53,275 53,385 -110 -0.2% 163,490 158,916 4,574 2.9%TOTAL 297,282 294,276 3,006 1.0% 79,046 80,491 (1,445) -1.8% 376,328 374,767 1,561 0.4%

Change Change Change

Geographic IEEE Membership Summary - DECEMBER 2007HIGHER GRADE MEMBERS STUDENT MEMBERS TOTAL MEMBERS

Highest number of members Negative growth rate

*December 2007 stats are preliminary

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R10 Membership Analysis

Region 10 is currently the largest IEEE region with 67,157 members as of 31 December 2007, representing 17.8% of IEEE’s total membership.

Membership in Region 10 is down by 0.4% from December 2007, representing a loss of 285 members

The Region has 42,380 Higher Grade Members and 24,777 Students

Higher Grade membership is up by 2.5%, representing a gain of 1,044 members.

Student membership is down by 5.1%, a loss of 1,329 students

Senior Member Elevations: 362 Members elevated to Senior Member during 2007.

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R10 Membership by Grade

R10 – Membership Totals by Grade

Grade Dec-07

Dec-06

Change #

Change %

Honorary 7 6 1 16.66% Fellow 769 740 29 3.91% Senior Member 3,901 3,716 185 4.97% Member 34,255 33,376 879 2.63% Associate 3,448 3,498 -50 -1.43% Student 24,777 26,106 -1,329 -5.09% Total 67,157 67,442 -285 -.42%

(As of 31 December 2007)

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R10 Membership in 56 SectionsAustralian Capital Territory 400

Bangalore 3463

Bangladesh 306

Beijing 2345

Bombay 5738

Calcutta 963

Changwon 228

Chengdu 245

Daejon 935

Delhi 1952

Fukuoka 731

Gujarat 516

Harbin 202

Hiroshima 416

Hong Kong 2236

Hyderbad 2806

Indonesia 265

Islamabad 290

Kansai 2099

Seoul 3084

Shanghai 617

Shikoku 273

Shin-Etsu 217

Singapore 2757

South Australia 484

Sri Lanka 405

Taegu 273

Tainan 703

Taipei 3043

Thailand 454

Tokyo 7560

Uttar Pradesh 839

Victorian 1549

Vietnam 89

Western Australia 689

Wuhan 161

Xian 326

Karachi 210

Kerala 2032

Kharagpur 120

Kwangju 139

Lahore 566

Macau 116

Madras 5067

Malaysia 1706

Nagoya 1002

Nanjing 672

New South Wales 2288

New Zealand North 528

New Zealand South 227

New Zealand Central 224

North Queensland 105

Queensland 892

Repulic of Philippines 240

Sapporo 219

Sendai 616 (as of 31 December 2007)

-50.54%

35.08%

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Category USD$Total Member - Incentive 1 & 2 500.00

Total Senior Member - Incentive 1 & 2 500.00

Total Student - Incentive 1 & 2 500.00

New Student Branch Grant 4,100.00

Student Subsidy 26,068.00

Total MDC Grant Payable 31,668.00

IEEE Region 10 MD GrantFor Year 2006 - Pay in Year 2007

Prepared by IEEE APO on 6 August 2007

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IEEE Region 10 MD Grant Payout in 2007Based on 2006 Annual Statistics of the IEEE

http://www.ieee.org/organizations/corporate/secrpt/index.html

The MD Grant (USD31,668) is based on the following: -

US$1 per Student Member based on 31 Dec 2006 stats.

US$50 per new Student Branch formed in 2006

US$50 per new Student Branch formed in 2005 with 20 or more student members

Incentive of US$250 to Section with the highest (1) number and (2) percentage increases in the grade Senior Member, Member and Student Member.

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IEEE Region 10 MD Grant Payout in 2007

The Incentive grants went to:

Senior Members Highest increase in number - Hong Kong Section &

Taipei Section with the same number increase and therefore each received $125

Highest percentage increase - Philippines Section

Members Highest increase in number - Beijing Section Highest percentage of increase - Sri Lanka Section

Student Members Highest increase in number - Madras Section Highest percentage increase - Kwangju Section

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IEEE Region 10 MD Grant Payout in 2007

A total MDC Grant of US$31,668 has been credited into the Custody Accounts of R10 Sections respectively, where about 82.3%, or USD26,068, goes to student subsidy.

For Sections with no Custody Accounts, the MD Grant will be sent out together with the 2007 Section Rebate in 2008 (to minimize on administration and banking fees).

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IEEE R10 Future MD Goals

High growth rate in the number of sections/ subsections

High growth rate in the number of higher grade members

High growth rate in overall membership Top region in overall membership and member

activities

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Next Step: R10 MD Actions

Revised MD Grants/Incentives for 2008 Membership promotion event: $500/event Membership publicity project: $500/project Membership development tour: $500/tour US$50 per new Student Branch formed US$50 per new Student Branch formed in previous year with 20 or more student members Incentive of US$250 to Section with the highest number and percentage increases in the grade Senior Member, Member and Student Member.

Total Budget: $24,000, supporting about 35-55 MD activities!

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Send your proposal (by 31 May, 31 August) to Fanny & Serena (ieeeapo@pacific.net.sg)

IEEE Asia Pacific Operations Centre

Event/Project/Tour Title Date and venue Organizer/coordinator and Section Name Brief description (proposal) Purpose, arrangements, budget, ….

Promotion event: conference, meeting, … Publicity project: posters, leaflets, web publicity, … Recruitment tour: Section officer tours/talks Summary/Outcome (report)

Next Step: R10 MD ActionsSupporting activities, evaluated by R10 MD Committee!

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Next Step: R10 MD Actions

Publicity projects/recruitment tours

More IEEE conferences in R10

Conference sponsorship conditions

More sections/subsections in R10

Better member service, invoices, etc

Membership renewal reminder

Simpler ways to renew and join

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Next Step: R10 MD Actions

Bonus payment to Rising Sections

Highest NUMBER of members increased

Highest PERCENTAGE of

members increased

MD Activity Support

Senior MemberMemberS2Member Retention

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THANK YOU!

No members, No IEEE, No future!

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It was decided in the ExCom Meeting at Jeju Island on 13 January 2008 to constrain the MDC Budget to $24,000 in 2008.

It was also agreed at the same ExCom Meeting to propose a more effective and responsible way to use of the MDC Grant.

Next Step: R10 MD ActionsSupporting activities, first come first serve!