Membership

NPSS , March 2 2013

Sal Portillo

Remembrances of things past and questions:

1. Our membership levels remain the same ~2500 members2. Saw tooth is still there- we peaked at ~32003. We recruited about 650 members4. We lost about half but probably more5. Question: do we have a set of core members, say 90%

(??) that has been with us for more than 5 years and what is the turnover within that group?

6. What is the turnover with newer members (ones that have been with us for more than 2 years? Thank you Bob!1. Expected answers today but Samieee says : proxy

error! Proxy could not handle the request…ok maybe next week

This years Focus will be on1. Establishing a membership set of core volunteers2. Establish a relationship with an Asia-Pacific colleagues to help with

recruitment activities in that region, specially at upcoming conferences1. If we are to be successful we need to think ‘locally’ what do other

regions need?2. Need to look at the data with higher resolution (regions,

chapters..)..Thank You Jean Luc3. How can we improve on our 20 (dropped 12 so far) new members

from latin America (long term).. Thank you. JP. Allain!

3. Subcommittee: Jean Luck, Jane, Albe, Sandra, Vern, And perhaps Zhan sen?1. Vern….

4. Retention..5. Increase our membership from other regions6. Organic net growth..2%=50 new members a year…..(bridge too far)..ok

1%..25 new long term members a year….0.5%=12..?? Depends on our turnover..

Thank you!

Who we are… Feb 27-2013About 2435 total, 130 students

New Members 2012…652 Total

Active=371

Inactive=162

Sample Letter for retention.. Sample Questionnaire…Need to iterate with VP and President..

Volunteers

1. Thank you, I know it is hard work!2. What do we need:

1. Members of the community with years of involvement.. Roots in the community

2. Outgoing/engaging3. Local to the event?

3. Represent NPSS- Wave our flag…4. Recruit

1. Set up day before2. Must be there for All intermission and registration events3. Can (should) see some of the presentations…4. Small report at end of conference

1. Improvements2. Concerns

5. Thank you again, I know it is hard work!

Name Date Location Volunteer 1 Volunteer 2

SOFE June 10-14 San Francisco Albe

PPC/ICOPS June 16-21 San Francisco Vern?

NSREC July 8-12 San Francisco Dennis Brown

NSS/MIC October 27 Seoul Korea Ed Campo S. Portillo I Need to engage a Korean Volunteer

SCINT April 15-19 Shanghai, China

Don’t know enough?

Worth going? Is it large?

I Need to engage a Chinese Volunteer

ANIMMA June 24-27 Marseille France

Jean Luc?

NA-PAC Sep-29 Pasadena Ca S. Portillo

RADECS Sep 23-27 Oxford England

Jean Luc?

ICALEPS October 1-7 San Francisco

Others

NPSS affiliated meetings: we should support

I would like to start a Membership subcommittee:

Areas of interest:1. Revisit, address transition from paper forms to digital forms

1. Presently we have paper forms that need to be transcribed and checked and at times errors are made

2. How do we grow outside the US? (should we?)1. How do we establish a close working relationship with our counterparts in foreign

countries that can lead the recruiting efforts and be more successful at it3. Improve our undergraduate and graduate recruiting AT the school location…4. Is the booth the best way to recruit new members at conferences?

1. Should we have a general free snack get together where everyone is welcome.. specifically students…????

2. Should we establish some kind of rotating internship where a a recent Ph.D can contribute to membership activities and meet people.. rotate once a year?

3. Free memberships viable option?5. Subcommittee members: 6 members, small enough to be nimble yet not so small..

enough to get buy in: Albe Larsen, Jean Luc, Jane Lehr, Sandra Biedron??, Vern? Jennan?? (China), Sal

1. Meet once every two months telecom….UNM to the rescue2. Work on mostly good ideas and path forward.. (Maybe some bad ideas as well!)

1. Conference Fees?? Get buy in from conference chair2. Design a questionnaire for present members: Value of IEEE? Another one

for those that did not renew?