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Student BranchStudent Branch► Branches are IEEE entities belonging to their Branches are IEEE entities belonging to their

respective Sectionsrespective Sections

► A Student Branch is linked to a university-A Student Branch is linked to a university-level education centre level education centre 20 members, of whom at least four must 20 members, of whom at least four must

volunteer to form the branch executive volunteer to form the branch executive committeecommittee

One Professor to act as Branch CounselorOne Professor to act as Branch Counselor A Branch Mentor (optional) is a Section member A Branch Mentor (optional) is a Section member

not associated with the university, appointed by not associated with the university, appointed by the local Section, to serve the Student Branchthe local Section, to serve the Student Branch

Branch members organize activities to increase Branch members organize activities to increase awareness and learning of engineering and its awareness and learning of engineering and its related fields, according to the IEEE missionrelated fields, according to the IEEE mission

GSM and GOLDGSM and GOLD►Graduate Student Member (GSM)Graduate Student Member (GSM)

New status — GSM pays student membership but New status — GSM pays student membership but enjoys the privileges of a full member (advantage enjoys the privileges of a full member (advantage limited to a total of 10 years)limited to a total of 10 years)

May serve as a Section OfficerMay serve as a Section Officer

►GOLD (GOLD (GGraduates raduates OOf the f the LLast ast DDecade) Affinity ecade) Affinity Groups are established at Section levelGroups are established at Section level Pay full membershipPay full membership GOLD helps keep graduating members as part of GOLD helps keep graduating members as part of

IEEEIEEE Sections may consider organizing special activities Sections may consider organizing special activities

for GOLD members for GOLD members You can easily start a GOLD affinity group by getting You can easily start a GOLD affinity group by getting

10 GOLD members and filling in a form10 GOLD members and filling in a form

IEEE Student CompetitionsIEEE Student Competitions► Regional Student Paper Contest Regional Student Paper Contest

(typically held in conjunction with R4 EIT)(typically held in conjunction with R4 EIT) 2008 Paper Contest will be on May 18 in 2008 Paper Contest will be on May 18 in

conjunction with EIT 2008 in Ames, Iowaconjunction with EIT 2008 in Ames, Iowa Paper contests are also held in some sectionsPaper contests are also held in some sections

►Outstanding Student Branch Advisor or Outstanding Student Branch Advisor or Counselor Award (Feb 28)Counselor Award (Feb 28)

► Annual Regional Exemplary Student Branch Annual Regional Exemplary Student Branch Award (Mar 1)Award (Mar 1)

► Regional Student Branch Website Contest Regional Student Branch Website Contest (Mar 15) (winner/s forwarded to the (Mar 15) (winner/s forwarded to the International Student Branch Website ContestInternational Student Branch Website Contest

► Region 4 Ethics Competition (held in fall) Region 4 Ethics Competition (held in fall) ► IEEEXtreme Programming Contest (April)IEEEXtreme Programming Contest (April)

IEEE Student Awards and IEEE Student Awards and ScholarshipsScholarships

► RAB Student Branch Membership Growth RAB Student Branch Membership Growth Award is given to One student branch per Award is given to One student branch per Region based on the following formula: Region based on the following formula:

►Many other society specific awards and Many other society specific awards and fellowships are also available through IEEE. fellowships are also available through IEEE. Check Check http://www.ieee.org/scholarships

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Section-sponsored Student Section-sponsored Student ActivitiesActivities

►Sections may award scholarships, hold Sections may award scholarships, hold paper contests, design project paper contests, design project competitions, or simply provide funds competitions, or simply provide funds to support student branch activitiesto support student branch activities

►Sections are encouraged to have few Sections are encouraged to have few joint meetings with student branchesjoint meetings with student branches

Communication with Sections Communication with Sections regarding Student Activitiesregarding Student Activities

► I will continue to send you (Section Chairs) I will continue to send you (Section Chairs) timely emails about Region-based student timely emails about Region-based student events, competitions, and activitiesevents, competitions, and activities

►As Student Activities Chair, I will appreciate As Student Activities Chair, I will appreciate

your support for student branches, not just your support for student branches, not just financial but more importantly, motivation!financial but more importantly, motivation!