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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. We will also feature their profile in the next edition of W
 avelengths.\n\nSenior Member Elevation:\n\nIEEE SEM Section Membership Com
 mittee will reprise its Senior Member Elevation event\, on September 19th\
 , 2026 between 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM () .\n\nThe way it works is :\n\nAt l
 east a 10 years of experience with BS degree needs be be established to in
 itiate the senior membership elevation. (A Ph.D is considered to be 5 year
 s of significant experience and a master degree is considered to be 2 year
 s of significant experience. The remaining 5 (with PhD) to 8 (with MS degr
 ee) years of significant experience should be established from the member 
 experience in his/her profession to initiate and submit applications for S
 enior Member Elevation.)\n\nNote: There is no cost to becoming a Senior Me
 mber\, and this step is a necessary prelude to seeking the IEEE ‘Fellow
 ’ level. For a complete description of the Senior Member process and its
  benefits\, see the link at: https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/memb
 ership/grade_elevation.html\n\nTo [sign up](https://events.vtools.ieee.org
 /m/569325)for &quot;Elevation&quot; Time Slot\, please[register on this site](https:
 //events.vtools.ieee.org/m/569325)for the event and consider contacting ex
 isting senior members/fellows as references\; also bring an electronic cop
 y of your resume\, and relevant supporting materials (list of papers publi
 shed\, standards work done\, patents\, senior/leadership positions\, etc.)
 .\n\n[]Here is a link to [useful checklist](https://www.ieee.org/membershi
 p/senior/deadlines.html) before filing your application. Also you may seek
  to contact or network with other Southeastern Michigan Section members wh
 o were upgraded to senior status. You may find some of them profiled in ou
 r monthly newsletter - [Wavelengths](https://r4.ieee.org/sem/about-sem/sem
 -history/wavelengths-magazine-archive/)!\n\nNetworking:\n\n* We recommend 
 that if attendees cannot join us in do look for the next events { most lik
 ely once again in early October}.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Sharan Kalwani\n\nSp
 eaker(s): Mohamad Berri\, Sharan Kalwani\n\nAgenda: \n10:00 AM - Introduct
 ions and Elevation processing.\n11:30 AM - Wrap up\, Clean up\, Solidify n
 ew friendships\, contacts\, networking and head off to get a bite to eat. 
 Then we temporarily say &#39;Good bye&#39;\n\nALL times are in EST/EDT time zone\n
 \nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/569325
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/569325
ORGANIZER:mberri@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:16
SUMMARY:Senior Member Elevation (VIRTUAL Event!)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/569325
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. We will also feature their profile in the next edition of Wavelengths.&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: 14
 pt\;&quot;&gt;IEEE SEM Section Membership Committee will reprise its Senior Member
  Elevation event\, on &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;September 
 19th\, 2026 between&amp;nbsp\; 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM &lt;span style=&quot;text-decorat
 ion: underline\;&quot;&gt;()&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/
 span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-seri
 f\; font-size: 14pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span styl
 e=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;The wa
 y it works is :&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 experience with BS degree needs be be established to&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;initiate&lt;/span&gt; the senior membe
 rship elevation. &lt;em&gt;(A Ph.D is considered to be 5 years of significant ex
 perience and a master degree is considered to be 2 years of significant ex
 perience. The remaining 5 (with PhD) to 8 (with MS degree) years of signif
 icant experience should be established from the member experience in his/h
 er profession to initiate and submit applications for Senior Member Elevat
 ion.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sa
 ns-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: &lt;/strong&gt;There is no cost to b
 ecoming a Senior Member\, and this step is a necessary prelude to seeking 
 the IEEE &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;/s
 pan&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: aria
 l\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Member Elevation&quot; href=&quot;https://ww
 w.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/grade_elevation.html&quot; target=&quot;_b
 lank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; data-saferedirecturl=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?hl=e
 n&amp;amp\;q=http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/grade_elevatio
 n.html&amp;amp\;source=gmail&amp;amp\;ust=1500048061782000&amp;amp\;usg=AFQjCNGcU3ITSj
 L5w7S3bDU0p1PBPKciEg&quot;&gt;https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/
 grade_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-
 family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;To &lt;a href=&quot;ht
 tps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/569325&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.i
 eee.org/m/569325&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt; register on this site&amp;nb
 sp\;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;or the event an
 d consider contacting existing senior members/fellows as references\; also
  &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;bring an electronic copy of yo
 ur resume&lt;/span&gt;\, and relevant supporting materials (list of papers publi
 shed\, 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-se
 rif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border-width: 5px\; border-style: hid
 den\; margin: 5px\; float: left\;&quot; src=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vto
 ols_ui/media/display/5ea456d3-1bbe-47b1-808c-08da5db0e6d1&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;2
 36&quot; height=&quot;236&quot;&gt;Here is a link to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ieee.org/membershi
 p/senior/deadlines.html&quot;&gt;useful checklist&lt;/a&gt; before filing your applicati
 on. Also you may seek to contact or network with other Southeastern Michig
 an Section members who were upgraded to senior status. You may find some o
 f them profiled in our monthly newsletter - &lt;a href=&quot;https://r4.ieee.org/s
 em/about-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-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;* &amp;nbsp\;We recommend that if attendees cannot join us
  in do look for the next events { most&amp;nbsp\; likely once again in early O
 ctober}.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14
 pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;10:00 AM - Introductio
 ns and &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;Elevation processing&lt;/sp
 an&gt;. &amp;nbsp\;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; font-family: arial\,
  helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;11:30 AM - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\
 ;&quot;&gt;Wrap up\, Clean up\, Solidify new friendships\, contacts\, networking a
 nd head off to get a bite to eat. Then we temporarily say &#39;Good bye&#39;&amp;nbsp\
 ;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;ALL times are in EST/
 EDT time zone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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