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DESCRIPTION:Interested in becoming a senior member join us for this event.\
 n\nOnline interviews will be scheduled for members wishing to elevate by c
 urrent Senior Members where the Seniors can get to know the candidates in 
 order to act as references for your application.\n\nSenior Member Reviewer
 s will assist interested member candidates with at least 10 years of exper
 ience in their profession.\n\nTo sign up for &quot;Review&quot; Time Slot\, please r
 egister for this event\, send an electronic copy of your resume\, and rele
 vant supporting materials (list of papers published\, standards work done\
 , patents\, senior/leadership positions\, etc.) to vaozburn@ieee.org at le
 ast two week (May 13th\, 2026) before the event. You may not be invited to
  the event if you do not submit needed documents.\n\nIEEE membership enhan
 ces every stage of your career. Whether you are an established professiona
 l or just starting out\, IEEE membership identifies you as superior talent
 . Advancing your member grade can bring added peer recognition to your acc
 omplishments and shows your employer your desire to improve your technical
  and leadership skills. Senior Membership is encouraged because it is requ
 ired\, in most cases\, for key volunteer positions at the IEEE.\n\nBenefit
  of being a Senior Member\n\nAs an IEEE Senior member\, you receive the fo
 llowing benefits:\n\n-\nRecognition: The professional recognition of your 
 peers for technical and professional excellence.\n\n-\nLeadership Eligibil
 ity: Senior members are eligible to hold executive IEEE volunteer position
 s.\n\n-\nAbility to refer other candidates: Senior members can serve as a 
 reference for other applicants for Senior Membership.\n\n-\nReview panel: 
 Senior members are invited to be on the panel to review Senior member appl
 ications.\n\n-\nLetter of commendation: A letter of commendation on the ac
 hievement of Senior member grade will be sent to your employer (upon your 
 request).\n\nThe advancement to Senior Member provides the IEEE members wi
 th significant and distinct benefits. These benefits include the eligibili
 ty to hold Executive IEEE Volunteer Positions and getting recognition of y
 our peers for technical and professional excellence. Newly elevated senior
  members will also receive an engraved senior member plaque from IEEE.\n\n
 Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/557235
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/557235
ORGANIZER:meredith.a.godar@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:6
SUMMARY:Region 4 Virtual Senior Elevation Event
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/557235
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(35\, 111
 \, 161)\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interested in becoming a senior membe
 r join us for this event.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Online 
 interviews will be scheduled for members wishing to elevate by current Sen
 ior Members where the Seniors can get to know the candidates in order to a
 ct as references for your application.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Senior Mem
 ber Reviewers will assist interested member candidates with at least 10 ye
 ars of experience in their profession.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;colo
 r: rgb(186\, 55\, 42)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To sign up for &quot;Review&quot; Time Slot\, pleas
 e register for this event\, send an electronic copy of your resume\, and r
 elevant supporting materials (list of papers published\, standards work do
 ne\, patents\, senior/leadership positions\, etc.) to vaozburn@ieee.org at
  least two week (May 13th\, 2026) before the event.&amp;nbsp\; You may not be 
 invited to the event if you do not submit needed documents.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span
 &gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;IEEE membership enhances every stage of your career. W
 hether you are an established professional or just starting out\, IEEE mem
 bership identifies you as superior talent. Advancing your member grade can
  bring added peer recognition to your accomplishments and shows your emplo
 yer your desire to improve your technical and leadership skills. Senior Me
 mbership is encouraged because it is required\, in most cases\, for key vo
 lunteer positions at the IEEE.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Benefit of being a Senior
  Member&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;As an IEEE Senior member\, you receive the follo
 wing benefits:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ol&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role
 =&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recognition:&lt;/strong&gt; The professional recognition
  of your peers for technical and professional excellence.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li 
 dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leader
 ship Eligibility:&lt;/strong&gt; Senior members are eligible to hold executive I
 EEE volunteer positions.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir
 =&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ability to refer other candidates: &lt;/st
 rong&gt;Senior members can serve as a reference for other applicants for Seni
 or Membership.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; rol
 e=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review panel:&lt;/strong&gt; Senior members are invited
  to be on the panel to review Senior member applications.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li 
 dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Letter
  of commendation&lt;/strong&gt;: A letter of commendation on the achievement of 
 Senior member grade will be sent to your employer (upon your request).&amp;nbs
 p\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ol&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The advancement to Senior Member provi
 des the IEEE members with significant and distinct benefits. These benefit
 s include the eligibility to hold Executive IEEE Volunteer Positions and g
 etting recognition of your peers for technical and professional excellence
 . Newly elevated senior members will also receive an engraved senior membe
 r plaque from IEEE.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong id=&quot;docs-int
 ernal-guid-3aca2cf5-7fff-0f2b-0430-3c2142dd88ce&quot;&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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