The first IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Committee Meeting for 2017. Presented by IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Coordinator 2017 - Nivas Ravichandran.

1. IEEE R10 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEETING – FEBRUARY 2017
Nivas Ravichandran
Region 10 Young Professionals Coordinator
nivasravichandran@ieee.org

2. Transition from GOLD to Young Professionals
New Name, New Feel!
“Graduated from their first professional degree within the last 15 years.
There will be an opt-in option available for members that do not meet
this criteria.”
The name, “IEEE GOLD” was not instantly recognized as a Young
Professionals Group
Increase member awareness and engagement

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Region 10 Young Professionals Team
Coordinator: Nivas Ravichandran
Zone Coordinators:
North Asia Coordinator: Kojiro Nishimiya (Tokyo)
South Asia Coordinator: Nipun Manral (Bangalore)
ANZ Coordinator: Om Perkash (Queensland)
South East Asia Coordinator: Hussain Mahdi (Malaysia)
Operations:
Design Lead: Amaad Soomro (Karachi)
Web Lead: Kartik Gajjar (Gujarat)
Financials: Samridhi Seth (Mumbai)

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Region 10 Young Professionals Team
Editorial Committee:
Prabhnoor Walia (Delhi)
Rinita Tazreen (Bangladesh)
Sachinthana Pathirana (Sri Lanka)
Webinar Coordinators:
Ahsan Farooqui (Islamabad)
Peshan Sampath (Sri Lanka)
New Initiative Project : Communications & Social Media
Udari De Alwis (Sri Lanka)
Mehak Saeed (Islamabad)
Abhishek Iyer (Madras)

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Region 10 Young Professionals Supporters : IEEE Leaders
Karen Bartleson
IEEE President 2017
Kukjin Chun
IEEE R10 Director 2017 – 2018
Deepak Mathur
Vice-Chair : Membership Activities R10
Rafal Sliz
IEEE MGA Young Professionals Chair
Mario Milicevic
Past IEEE Young Professionals Chair

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REGION 10 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS - PROJECTS

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Project 1: Young Professionals AG Formation Project
57
Sections
39
Have YP AGS
18
Sections without AG
Sections which do not have Young Professional AG
North Asia
• Changwon
• Daejeon
• Fukuoka
• Hiroshima
• Sapporo
• Sendai
• Seoul
• Shanghai
• Shikoku
• Shin-etsu
• Wuhan
• Xian
• Macau
• Nanjing
South Asia
• Gujarat
• Kharagpur
ANZ
• Northern Australia
South East Asia
• Republic of Philippines
Target
10 New YP AGS

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Project 2 : Region 10 Young Professionals Support Funds
To encourage innovative & technical activities and initiatives among YPs in IEEE Region 10.
Project Description
How does this project help meet your committees objectives?
Increase in the number of activities and the engagement of members will lead to higher retention
rate in Young Professionals AGs.
Project measureable deliverables
• No. and quality of submissions
• No of awarded projects/events
• Reports to the Young Professional and R10 Newsletter
Focus Area + Target
20+ Activities
Technical Programs
Leadership Development
Industry/Society Collaboration
Feb 20 – Call for Proposals
March 15 – Announcement
October 15 – Activity Completion
December - Reports Submission
Project Milestone

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Project 3: Region 10 Young Professionals Signature Programs
Signature events for Young Professional members at conferences of Region 10 and also organize
themed summits / workshops catering to Young Professionals.
Project Description
How does this project help meet your committees objectives?
Young Professional members across Region 10 attend events on a specific theme. Increase in interest
towards IEEE among Non-IEEE members to increase membership.
Project measureable deliverables
• No of participants
• No of Collaborations & Partnerships
Focus Area + Target
1. Young Professionals Track in TENSYMP
2. IEEE HardTech Summit
3. Young Professionals Track in R10 HTC
TENSYMP – May
IEEE HardTech - November
HTC - December
Reports Submit - December
Project Milestone

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Region 10 Young Professionals - Micro Projects
Project 4 : Communication Channels Project 5 : DLP for Young Professionals
Project 6 : Industry Webinars
How?
o Improved Email Tool
o Regular Newsletters
o Improved Social Channels
GOAL: TBD
How?
o Crowdsourced Speaker List
o Interactive Platform
o Regular Updates & Feedback
GOAL: Launch Portal + 4 Activities
How?
o Industry Young Professionals
o Career + Industry Oriented
o Certification Webinars
GOAL: 6 Webinars + 1 Certification Series
Project 7 : IEEE Café Initiative
How?
o Collaboration with Co-Working Spaces
o Partnerships & MoUs
o Bottom – Top Approach
GOAL: 5 Partnerships / Activities

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TEAM – ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

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Zonal Coordinators – Roles & Responsibilities
Kojiro Nishimiya
North Asia Coordinator
23 Sections : 9 Young Professional AG
1. Coordinating activities, reports, finances for
9 Young Professional Affinity Groups
2. Forming YP AG in 14 Sections
3. Japan SYWL | China SYWL | South Korea YP
Nipun Manral
South Asia Coordinator
16 Sections : 14 Young Professional AG
1. Coordinating activities, reports, finances for
14 Young Professional Affinity Groups
2. Forming YP AG in 2 Sections
3. TENSYMP / HTC - Young Professionals Track
Om Perkash
ANZ Coordinator
10 Sections : 9 Young Professional AG
1. Coordinating activities, reports, finances for
9 Young Professional Affinity Groups
2. Forming YP AG in 1 Section
3. ANZCON
Hussain Mahdi
South East Asia Coordinator
8 Sections : 7 Young Professional AG
1. Coordinating activities, reports, finances for
7 Young Professional Affinity Groups
2. Forming YP AG in 1 Section
3. IEEE HardTech Summit 2017

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Operations – Roles & Responsibilities
Amaad Soomro
Design Lead
Social + Events Design
1. Design for Social Media Promotions
2. Design for R10 YP Events + Activities
3. Design for R10 YP New Initiatives
Kartik Gajjar
Web Lead
R10 YP Website + Events
1. IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Website
2. R10 YP Activities Update
3. R10 YP Blog Updates
4. New Initiatives – Micro Projects
Samridhi Seth
Financial Coordinator
R10 YP + YP AG Activities
1. Financial Reports
2. Expense Reports from YP AG
3. Budget for YP Activities
4. Budget for New Initiatives

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Editorial Coordinators – Roles & Responsibilities
Saima Tazreen
Editorial Committee
Blog + Region 10 Newsletter
1. Reports for R10 YP Activities
2. Proposals & Funding Requests
3. Report review for YP AG Activities
4. Blog + Region 10 Newsletter
Prabhnoor Walia
Editorial Committee
Blog + Region 10 Newsletter
1. Reports for R10 YP Activities
2. Proposals & Funding Requests
3. Report review for YP AG Activities
4. Blog + Region 10 Newsletter
Sachinthana Pathirana
Editorial Committee
Blog + Region 10 Newsletter
1. Reports for R10 YP Activities
2. Proposals & Funding Requests
3. Report review for YP AG Activities
4. Blog + Region 10 Newsletter

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Webinar Coordinators – Roles & Responsibilities
Ahsan Farooqui
Webinar Coordinator
Industry Series Initiative
1. Industry Professionals Webinar Series
2. Grow Bigger than Webinars
3. Monetization – Experiment
4. Training Webinar Series
Peshan Sampath
Webinar Coordinator
Industry Series Initiative
1. Industry Professionals Webinar Series
2. Grow Bigger than Webinars
3. Monetization – Experiment
4. Training Webinar Series

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Communications & Social Media – Roles & Responsibilities
Udari De Alwis
Communications & Social Media
New Initiatives Project
1. Explore New Communication Channels
2. Distinguished Lecture Program for YPs
3. IEEE Café Initiative
4. Social Media
Mehak Saeed
Communications & Social Media
New Initiatives Project
1. Explore New Communication Channels
2. Distinguished Lecture Program for YPs
3. IEEE Café Initiative
4. Social Media
Abhishek Iyer
Communications & Social Media
New Initiatives Project
1. Explore New Communication Channels
2. Distinguished Lecture Program for YPs
3. IEEE Café Initiative
4. Social Media

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QUESTIONS?

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THANK YOU