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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 Southeastern Michigan (SE
 M) Section Membership Committee will reprise its Senior Member Elevation e
 vent\, on Saturday July 20\, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 10:30AM (online).\n\nEle
 vation:\n\nSenior Member Reviewers will assist interested member candidate
 s with at least 10 years of experience in their profession.\n\nThe way it 
 works is:\n\nAt least a 10 years of significant experience with a Bachelor
 s&#39; degree needs be be established to initiate the senior membership elevat
 ion. (A Ph.D is considered to be 5 years of significant experience and a m
 aster degree is considered to be 2 years of significant experience. The re
 maining 5 (with PhD) to 8 (with MS degree) years of significant experience
  should be established from the member experience in his/her profession to
  initiate and submit applications for Senior Member Elevation.)\n\nNote: T
 here is no cost to becoming a Senior Member\, and this step is a necessary
  prelude to seeking the IEEE ‘Fellow’ level. Also for some positions w
 ithin the IEEE\, senior status is a requirement. For a complete descriptio
 n of the Senior Member process and its benefits\, see the link at: https:/
 /www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/grade_elevation.html\n\nTo [s
 ign up](https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/425009)for &quot;Elevation&quot; Time Slot\
 , please[register on this site](https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/425009)fo
 r the event and consider contacting existing senior members/fellows as ref
 erences\; also bring an electronic copy of your resume\, and relevant supp
 orting materials (list of papers published\, standards work done\, patents
 \, senior/leadership positions\, etc).\n\nHere is a link to [useful checkl
 ist](https://www.ieee.org/membership/senior/deadlines.html) before filing 
 your application. Also you may seek to contact or network with other South
 eastern Michigan Section members who were upgraded to senior status.\n\nNe
 tworking:\n\n* We recommend that attendees join us online\, we will create
  3 breakout rooms\, one for each reference (at least)\n* NOTE: Preference 
 given to IEEE members of SE Michigan first! Time permitting we can follow 
 up with members from outside the Section/Region....\n\n* The whole idea of
  the Saturday meeting:\n\n-\n- Is to learn and connect with references. wh
 en 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 onl
 ine application\n- Learn what areas to include/highlight for the supplemen
 tal materials\n- Learn not to simply copy paste the CV to the different ar
 eas of the online application.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Sharan Kalwani\n\nAgend
 a: \nOnline Link (TBD)\n\n(Saturday)\n\n09:00 AM - Introductions\, 1-on-1 
 pairing and Elevation processing.\n\n10:30 PM - Wrap up\, Clean up\, Solid
 ify new friendships\, contacts\, networking and temporarily say &#39;Good bye&#39;
 \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/425009
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/425009
ORGANIZER:mberri@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:14
SUMMARY:Southeastern Michigan Section Senior Member Elevation (a Virtual Ev
 ent!)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/425009
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 Southeas
 tern Michigan (SEM) Section Membership Committee will reprise its Senior M
 ember Elevation event\, on &amp;nbsp\;Saturday July 20\, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 
 10:30AM &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(online).&lt;/stro
 ng&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&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;&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 member 
 candidates with at least 10 years of experience in their profession. &lt;/spa
 n&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-famil
 y: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;At least a 10 years
  of significant experience with a Bachelors&#39; degree needs be be establishe
 d to&amp;nbsp\;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;initiate&lt;/span&gt; the 
 senior membership elevation. &lt;em&gt;(A Ph.D is considered to be 5 years of si
 gnificant experience and a master degree is considered to be 2 years of si
 gnificant experience. The remaining 5 (with PhD) to 8 (with MS degree) yea
 rs of significant experience should be &lt;strong&gt;established&lt;/strong&gt; from t
 he member experience in his/her profession to initiate and submit applicat
 ions for Senior Member Elevation.)&lt;/em&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;&lt;strong&gt;Note: &lt;
 /strong&gt;There is no cost to becoming a Senior Member\, and this step is a 
 necessary prelude to seeking the IEEE &amp;lsquo\;Fellow&amp;rsquo\; level.&amp;nbsp\;
  Also for some positions within the IEEE\, senior status is a requirement.
 &amp;nbsp\; For a complete description of the Senior Member process and its be
 nefits\, see the link at: &lt;/span&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;Membe
 r Elevation&quot; href=&quot;https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/gra
 de_elevation.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; data-saferedirecturl=&quot;ht
 tps://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;amp\;q=http://www.ieee.org/membership_servi
 ces/membership/grade_elevation.html&amp;amp\;source=gmail&amp;amp\;ust=15000480617
 82000&amp;amp\;usg=AFQjCNGcU3ITSjL5w7S3bDU0p1PBPKciEg&quot;&gt;https://www.ieee.org/me
 mbership_services/membership/grade_elevation.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/spa
 n&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font
 -size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;To &lt;a href=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/425009&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.ieee.org/m/425009&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopen
 er&quot;&gt; register on this site&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underli
 ne\;&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;b
 ring an electronic copy of your resume&lt;/span&gt;\, and relevant supporting ma
 terials (list of papers published\, standards work done\, patents\, 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.ieee.org/membership/senior/deadlines.html&quot;&gt;useful checkl
 ist&lt;/a&gt; before filing your application. Also you may seek to contact or ne
 twork with other Southeastern Michigan Section members who were upgraded t
 o senior status.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;st
 rong&gt;Networking:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;*
  We recommend that attendees join us &lt;strong&gt;online\,&lt;/strong&gt; we will cre
 ate 3 breakout rooms\, one for each reference (at least)&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;c
 olor: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;* &lt;strong&gt;NOTE: Preference given to IEEE m
 embers of SE Michigan first! Time permitting we can follow up with members
  from outside the Section/Region....&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: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;
 em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;* The whole idea 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 s
 tyle=&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 ref
 erences meet you and interact&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 know you\, they can do a better job of writing a re
 ference&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;sp
 an 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;strong&gt;Learn what areas to include/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;highl
 ight &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for the supplemental materials&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;Learn not to simply copy paste the CV to th
 e different areas of the online application.&lt;/strong&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\, helveti
 ca\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Link (TBD)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&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;(Saturday)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; font-fa
 mily: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;09:00 AM - Introductions\, 1-on-1 
 pairing and&amp;nbsp\;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;Elevation pro
 cessing&lt;/span&gt;. &amp;nbsp\;&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;10:30 PM - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;
 font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;Wrap up\, Clean up\, Solidify new friendships\, contact
 s\, networking and temporarily say &#39;Good bye&#39; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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