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DESCRIPTION:IEEE Senior Member is the highest IEEE member grade for which I
 EEE members can apply and does not incur any additional cost or fees. The 
 Senior Member grade is a way for the IEEE members to receive recognition f
 or their professional experience and significant performance in Electrical
  and Electronics Engineering\, and the related fields including Computer S
 cience and Information Technology\, Physical Sciences\, Biological and Med
 ical Sciences\, Mathematics\, Technical Communications\, Education\, Manag
 ement\, Law\, and Policy.\n\nThe advancement to Senior Member provides the
  IEEE members with significant and distinct benefits. These benefits inclu
 de the eligibility to hold Executive IEEE Volunteer Positions and getting 
 recognition of your peers for technical and professional excellence. Newly
  elevated senior members will also receive an engraved senior member plaqu
 e from IEEE.\n\nSenior Member Elevation:\n\nIEEE SEM Section Membership Co
 mmittee will reprise its Senior Member Elevation event\, on Saturday June 
 1\, 2024 from 10:00AM to 12 noon &lt;In person&gt;\n\nElevation:\n\nSenior Membe
 r Reviewers will assist interested member candidates with at least 10 year
 s of experience in their profession.\n\nThe way it works is:\n\nAt least a
  10 years of significant experience with BS degree needs be be established
  to initiate the senior membership elevation. (A Ph.D is considered to be 
 5 years of significant experience and a master degree is considered to be 
 2 years of significant experience. The remaining 5 (with PhD) to 8 (with M
 S degree) years of significant experience should be established from the m
 ember experience in his/her profession to initiate and submit applications
  for Senior Member Elevation.)\n\nNote: There is no cost to becoming a Sen
 ior Member\, and this step is a necessary prelude to seeking the IEEE ‘F
 ellow’ level. Some IEEE positions are open only to senior members\, For 
 a complete description of the Senior Member process and its benefits\, see
  the link at: https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/grade_el
 evation.html\n\nTo [sign up](https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/416546)for &quot;
 Elevation&quot; Time Slot\, please[register on this site](https://events.vtools
 .ieee.org/m/416546)for the event and consider contacting existing senior m
 embers/fellows as references\; also bring an electronic copy of your resum
 e\, and relevant supporting materials (list of papers published\, standard
 s work done\, patents\, awards\, senior/leadership positions\, etc).\n\nHe
 re is a link to [useful checklist](https://www.ieee.org/membership/senior/
 deadlines.html) before filing your application. Also you may seek to conta
 ct or network with other Southeastern Michigan Section members who were up
 graded to senior status.\n\nNetworking:\n\n* We recommend that attendees j
 oin us in person\, we will create 1-on-1 sessions\, one for each reference
  (at least)\n* NOTE: Preference given to members of Southeastern Michigan 
 first! Time permitting we can follow up with members from outside the Sect
 ion\n\n* The whole idea of the Saturday meeting:\n\n-\n- Is to learn and c
 onnect with references. when references meet you and interact\n- Once they
  know you\, they can do a better job of writing a reference\n- Get tips on
  what to upload to the online application\n- Learn what areas to include/h
 ighlight for the supplemental materials\n- Learn not to simply copy paste 
 the CV to the different areas of the online application.\n\nCo-sponsored b
 y: Sharan Kalwani\n\nSpeaker(s): \, Sharan Kalwani\n\nAgenda: \nAGENDA\n(S
 aturday)\n\n10:00 AM - Coffee/Tea\, Introductions\, and Elevation processi
 ng.\n12 noon - Wrap up\, Clean up\, Solidify new friendships\, contacts\, 
 networking\, pizza and temporarily say &#39;Good bye&#39;\n\nRoom: EC 281\, Bldg: 
 Engineering Center\, Oakland University\, 115 Library Drive\, Rochester\, 
 Michigan\, United States\, 48326
LOCATION:Room: EC 281\, Bldg: Engineering Center\, Oakland University\, 115
  Library Drive\, Rochester\, Michigan\, United States\, 48326
ORGANIZER:mberri@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:Southeastern Michigan Section Senior Member Elevation (an In-Person
  Event!)
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X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetic
 a\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;IEEE Senior Member is the highest IEEE
  member grade for which IEEE members can apply and does not incur any addi
 tional cost or fees. The Senior Member grade is a way for the IEEE members
  to receive recognition for their professional experience and significant 
 performance in Electrical and Electronics Engineering\, and the related fi
 elds including Computer Science and Information Technology\, Physical Scie
 nces\, Biological and Medical Sciences\, Mathematics\, Technical Communica
 tions\, Education\, Management\, Law\, and Policy. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span s
 tyle=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;The
  advancement to Senior Member provides the IEEE members with significant a
 nd distinct benefits. These benefits include the eligibility to hold Execu
 tive IEEE Volunteer Positions and getting recognition of your peers for te
 chnical and professional excellence. Newly elevated senior members will al
 so receive an engraved senior member plaque from IEEE.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;spa
 n style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;
 &lt;strong&gt;Senior Member Elevation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font
 -family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;IEEE SEM Sect
 ion Membership Committee will reprise its Senior Member Elevation event\, 
 on &amp;nbsp\;Saturday June 1\, 2024 from 10:00AM to 12 noon &lt;span style=&quot;back
 ground-color: rgb(251\, 238\, 184)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;lt\;In person&amp;gt\;&lt;/str
 ong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helv
 etica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elevation:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;
  font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;Senior Member Reviewers will assist&amp;nbsp\;interested m
 ember candidates with at least 10 years of experience in their profession.
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\
 ; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;The way it works is:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font
 -family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;At least a 10
  years of significant experience with BS degree needs be be established to
  &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;initiate&lt;/span&gt; the senior mem
 bership elevation. &lt;em&gt;(A Ph.D is considered to be 5 years of significant 
 experience and a master degree is considered to be 2 years of significant 
 experience. The remaining 5 (with PhD) to 8 (with MS degree) years of sign
 ificant experience should be established from the member experience in his
 /her profession to initiate and submit applications for Senior Member Elev
 ation.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, 
 sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: &lt;/strong&gt;There is no cost to
  becoming a Senior Member\, and this step is a &lt;strong&gt;necessary prelude&lt;/
 strong&gt; to seeking the IEEE &amp;lsquo\;Fellow&amp;rsquo\; level.&amp;nbsp\; Some IEEE
  positions are open only to senior members\,&amp;nbsp\; For a complete descrip
 tion of the Senior Member process and its benefits\, see the link at: &lt;/sp
 an&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial
 \, helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Member Elevation&quot; href=&quot;https://www
 .ieee.org/membership_services/membership/grade_elevation.html&quot; target=&quot;_bl
 ank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; data-saferedirecturl=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?hl=en
 &amp;amp\;q=http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/grade_elevation
 .html&amp;amp\;source=gmail&amp;amp\;ust=1500048061782000&amp;amp\;usg=AFQjCNGcU3ITSjL
 5w7S3bDU0p1PBPKciEg&quot;&gt;https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/g
 rade_elevation.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-f
 amily: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;To &lt;a href=&quot;htt
 ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/416546&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;sign 
 up &lt;/a&gt;for &quot;Elevation&quot; Time Slot\, please&lt;a href=&quot;https://events.vtools.ie
 ee.org/m/416546&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt; register on this site&amp;nbs
 p\;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;or the event and
  consider contacting existing senior members/fellows as references\; also 
 &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;bring an electronic copy of you
 r resume&lt;/span&gt;\, and relevant supporting materials (list of papers publis
 hed\, standards work done\, patents\, awards\, senior/leadership positions
 \, etc).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, 
 sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;Here is a link to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.iee
 e.org/membership/senior/deadlines.html&quot;&gt;useful checklist&lt;/a&gt; before filing
  your application. Also you may seek to contact or network with other Sout
 heastern Michigan Section members who were upgraded to senior status.&amp;nbsp
 \;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Networking:&lt;/str
 ong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;* We recommend that at
 tendees join us &lt;strong&gt;in person\,&lt;/strong&gt; we will create 1-on-1 session
 s\, one for each reference (at least)&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\
 , 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;* &lt;strong&gt;NOTE: Preference given to members of Southeastern M
 ichigan first! Time permitting we can follow up with members from outside 
 the Section&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14
 pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;* The whole id
 ea of the Saturday meeting:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n
 &lt;li style=&quot;list-style-type: none\;&quot;&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li style=&quot;color: rgb(0\, 0\, 
 0)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
 Is to learn and connect with references. when references meet you and inte
 ract&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li style=&quot;color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span 
 style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once they kn
 ow you\, they can do a better job of writing a reference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sp
 an&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li style=&quot;color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt
 \; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get tips on what to upload to the 
 online application&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li style=&quot;color: rgb(0\, 0\
 , 0)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;stron
 g&gt;Learn what areas to include/highlight for the supplemental materials&lt;/st
 rong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li style=&quot;color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;f
 ont-size: 14pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn not to simply 
 copy paste the CV to the different areas of the online application.&lt;/stron
 g&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span
  style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; font-
 family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AGENDA&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/spa
 n&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, s
 ans-serif\;&quot;&gt;(Saturday)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; font
 -family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;10:00 AM - Coffee/Tea\, Introdu
 ctions\, and &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;Elevation processi
 ng&lt;/span&gt;. &amp;nbsp\;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; font-family: a
 rial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;12 noon - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 
 14pt\;&quot;&gt;Wrap up\, Clean up\, Solidify new friendships\, contacts\, network
 ing\, pizza and temporarily say &#39;Good bye&#39;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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