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DESCRIPTION:Topic:\n\nA very informative and valuable event for IEEE member
 s! James Mercier&#39;s extensive experience with the IEEE and his dedication t
 o helping members navigate the organization will surely provide attendees 
 with great insights. Here&#39;s a summary of the key points and questions he w
 ill address during the meeting.\n\nTopics James Mercier will discuss:\n\n1
 . IEEE Structure and Support for Chapters and Sections:\n\n- How does the 
 IEEE structure support Chapters and Sections?\n\n2. Societies and Their In
 teraction with Sections:\n\n- What are the different societies within IEEE
 ?\n\n- How do these societies interact with a Section?\n\n3. Activating Ch
 apters and Sections:\n\n- Strategies for having an active Chapter or Secti
 on.\n\n- Responsibilities and activities of a Chapter.\n\n4. Speakers and 
 Programs:\n\n- Do all speakers need to come from the Society that sponsors
  the Chapter?\n\n- Are Joint Society Chapters beneficial?\n\n- Requirement
 s for program content: technical vs. non-technical.\n\n5. Inter-Chapter Pa
 rticipation:\n\n- Can members attend events from other Society Chapters?\n
 \n6. Regulations and Restrictions:\n\n- What activities are not allowed?\n
 \n- Understanding the funding mechanism for the new PES Chapter.\n\nPurpos
 e of the Meeting:\n\n- To help IEEE members understand the benefits of the
 ir membership.\n\n- To provide clarity on how to maximize the resources an
 d opportunities offered by IEEE.\n\nThis meeting should provide practical 
 advice and answer members&#39; questions about navigating and benefiting from 
 their IEEE membership.\n\nSpeaker(s): Jim\, \n\nAgenda: \n6:00 pm Doors Op
 en\n\n6:30 pm-6:45 pm Announcements\n\n6:45-8:00 pm Presentation-James Mer
 cier\n\nRoom: Exchange Conference Room\, DeskChair Workspace\, 201 East 4t
 h Street\, Loveland\, Colorado\, United States\, 80537\, Virtual: https://
 events.vtools.ieee.org/m/427798
LOCATION:Room: Exchange Conference Room\, DeskChair Workspace\, 201 East 4t
 h Street\, Loveland\, Colorado\, United States\, 80537\, Virtual: https://
 events.vtools.ieee.org/m/427798
ORGANIZER:rtoftness@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:10
SUMMARY:Section/Chapter Vitality- Ask me Anything About IEEE
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/427798
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic: &lt;/strong&gt;
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A very informative and valuable event for IEEE 
 members! James Mercier&#39;s extensive experience with the IEEE and his dedica
 tion to helping members navigate the organization will surely provide atte
 ndees with great insights. Here&#39;s a summary of the key points and question
 s he will address during the meeting.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;T&lt;strong&gt;o
 pics James Mercier will discuss:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;1. IEE
 E Structure and Support for Chapters and Sections:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNorma
 l&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;- How does the 
 IEEE structure support Chapters and Sections?&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;2.
  Societies and Their Interaction with Sections:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
 &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;- What are the dif
 ferent societies within IEEE?&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-s
 pacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;- How do these societies interact wi
 th a Section?&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;3. Activating Chapters and Section
 s:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbs
 p\; &lt;/span&gt;- Strategies for having an active Chapter or Section.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p c
 lass=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;-
  Responsibilities and activities of a Chapter.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;4
 . Speakers and Programs:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacer
 un: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;- Do all speakers need to come from the S
 ociety that sponsors the Chapter?&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;m
 so-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;- Are Joint Society Chapters ben
 eficial?&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp
 \;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;- Requirements for program content: technical vs. non-tec
 hnical.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;5. Inter-Chapter Participation:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p 
 class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;
 - Can members attend events from other Society Chapters?&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;Ms
 oNormal&quot;&gt;6. Regulations and Restrictions:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span 
 style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;- What activities are no
 t allowed?&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nb
 sp\;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;- Understanding the funding mechanism for the new PES C
 hapter.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose of the Meeting:&lt;/strong&gt;
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;- To help IEEE members understand the benefits 
 of their membership.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;- To provide clarity on how
  to maximize the resources and opportunities offered by IEEE.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p clas
 s=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;This meeting should provide practical advice and answer memb
 ers&#39; questions about navigating and benefiting from their IEEE membership.
 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;6:00 pm Doors Open&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;6:30 pm-6:45 p
 m Announcements&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;6:45-8:00 pm Presentation-James Mercier&lt;/p&gt;
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