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DESCRIPTION:[]IEEE Senior Member is the highest IEEE member grade for which
  IEEE members can apply and does not incur any additional cost or fees. Th
 e Senior Member grade is a way for the IEEE members to receive recognition
  for their professional experience and significant performance in Electric
 al and Electronics Engineering\, and the related fields including Computer
  Science and Information Technology\, Physical Sciences\, Biological and M
 edical Sciences\, Mathematics\, Technical Communications\, Education\, Man
 agement\, Law\, and Policy.\n\nThe advancement to Senior Member provides t
 he IEEE members with significant and distinct benefits. These benefits inc
 lude the eligibility to hold Executive IEEE Volunteer Positions and gettin
 g recognition of your peers for technical and professional excellence. New
 ly elevated senior members will also receive an engraved senior member pla
 que from IEEE.\n\nSenior Member Elevation:\n\nIEEE SEM Section Membership 
 Committee will reprise its Senior Member Elevation event\, on May 17th\, 2
 025 between 10:30 AM and 11:00 AM (HYBRID - In Person and online).\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 mast
 er degree is considered to be 2 years of significant experience. The remai
 ning 5 (with PhD) to 8 (with MS degree) years of significant experience sh
 ould be established from the member experience in his/her profession to in
 itiate and submit applications for Senior Member Elevation.)\n\nNote: Ther
 e is no cost to becoming a Senior Member\, and this step is a necessary pr
 elude to seeking the IEEE ‘Fellow’ level. For a complete description o
 f the Senior Member process and its benefits\, see the link at: https://ww
 w.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/grade_elevation.html\n\nTo [sign
  up](https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/461460)for &quot;Elevation&quot; Time Slot\, p
 lease[register on this site](https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/461460)for t
 he event and consider contacting existing senior members/fellows as refere
 nces\; also bring an electronic copy of your resume\, and relevant support
 ing materials (list of papers published\, standards work done\, patents\, 
 senior/leadership positions\, etc.).\n\n[]Here 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. You m
 ay find some of them profiled in our monthly newsletter - [Wavelengths](ht
 tps://r4.ieee.org/sem/about-sem/sem-history/wavelengths-magazine-archive/)
 !\n\nNetworking:\n\n* We recommend that if attendees cannot join us in per
 son (due to weather or traffic conditions) you may join us online\, we wil
 l create several breakout rooms\, one for each reference (at least)\n\nCo-
 sponsored by: Sharan Kalwani\n\nSpeaker(s): Mohamad Berri\, Sharan Kalwani
 \n\nAgenda: \nOnline Link (TBD)\n\n10:30 AM - Introductions and Elevation 
 processing.\n\n11:30 AM - Wrap up\, Clean up\, Solidify new friendships\, 
 contacts\, networking. Then we temporarily say &#39;Good bye&#39;\n\nRoom: M 218\,
  21000 West Ten Mile Road\, Southfield\, Michigan\, United States\, 48075-
 1058\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479782
LOCATION:Room: M 218\, 21000 West Ten Mile Road\, Southfield\, Michigan\, U
 nited States\, 48075-1058\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/4797
 82
ORGANIZER:mberri@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:Senior Member Elevation (a HYBRID Event!)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479782
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;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left\; border-width
 : 5px\; border-style: hidden\; margin: 5px\;&quot; src=&quot;https://events.vtools.i
 eee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/52ec2c8f-45fb-4dc8-a738-d445b595a418&quot; alt=
 &quot;&quot; width=&quot;179&quot; height=&quot;337&quot;&gt;IEEE Senior Member is the highest IEEE member 
 grade for which IEEE members can apply and does not incur any additional c
 ost or fees. The Senior Member grade is a way for the IEEE members to rece
 ive recognition for their professional experience and significant performa
 nce in Electrical and Electronics Engineering\, and the related fields inc
 luding Computer Science and Information Technology\, Physical Sciences\, B
 iological and Medical Sciences\, Mathematics\, Technical Communications\, 
 Education\, Management\, Law\, and Policy. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;text-ali
 gn: justify\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; 
 font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;The advancement to Senior Member provides the IEEE memb
 ers with significant and distinct benefits. These benefits include the eli
 gibility to hold Executive IEEE Volunteer Positions and getting recognitio
 n of your peers for technical and professional excellence. Newly elevated 
 senior members will also receive an engraved senior member plaque from IEE
 E.&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;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 Section Membership Committee will reprise its Senior Mem
 ber Elevation event\, on May 17th\, 2025 between&amp;nbsp\; 10:30 AM and 11:00
  AM &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(HYBRID - In Person
  and online).&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-fami
 ly: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;The way it works i
 s:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&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 st
 yle=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;initiate&lt;/span&gt; the senior membership e
 levation. &lt;em&gt;(A Ph.D is considered to be 5 years of significant experienc
 e and a master degree is considered to be 2 years of significant experienc
 e. The remaining 5 (with PhD) to 8 (with MS degree) years of significant e
 xperience should be established from the member experience in his/her prof
 ession to initiate and submit applications for Senior Member Elevation.)&lt;/
 em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-seri
 f\; 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 IEE
 E &amp;lsquo\;Fellow&amp;rsquo\; level. &amp;nbsp\; For a complete description of the 
 Senior Member process and its benefits\, see the link at:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sp
 an style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, hel
 vetica\, 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;_blank&quot; r
 el=&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;
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  arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;To &lt;a href=&quot;https://e
 vents.vtools.ieee.org/m/461460&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/461460&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt; register on this site&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/a
 &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;or the event and consi
 der contacting existing senior members/fellows as references\; also &lt;span 
 style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;bring an electronic copy of your resu
 me&lt;/span&gt;\, and relevant supporting materials (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\; f
 ont-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border-width: 5px\; border-style: hidden\; m
 argin: 5px\; float: left\;&quot; src=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/
 media/display/5ea456d3-1bbe-47b1-808c-08da5db0e6d1&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;236&quot; hei
 ght=&quot;236&quot;&gt;Here is a link to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ieee.org/membership/senio
 r/deadlines.html&quot;&gt;useful checklist&lt;/a&gt; before filing your application. Als
 o you may seek to contact or network with other Southeastern Michigan Sect
 ion members who were upgraded to senior status. You may find some of them 
 profiled in our monthly newsletter - &lt;a href=&quot;https://r4.ieee.org/sem/abou
 t-sem/sem-history/wavelengths-magazine-archive/&quot;&gt;Wavelengths&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Networking:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-s
 ize: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;* &amp;nbsp\;We recommend that if attendees cannot join us in per
 son (due to weather or traffic conditions) you may join us online\, we wil
 l create several breakout rooms\, one for each reference (at least)&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;/p&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-ser
 if\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Link (TBD)&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;10:30 A
 M - Introductions and &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;Elevation
  processing&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;11:30 AM - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span sty
 le=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;Wrap up\, Clean up\, Solidify new friendships\, con
 tacts\, networking. Then we temporarily say &#39;Good bye&#39;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/
 p&gt;
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