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Guidelines and Best Practices. Kerala Section (R10 Distinguished Large Section, 2009). Overview. Geography and Demography History of Section Current status Operational strategies Conclusion. 2 /17. Geography. 3 /17. Demography. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Guidelines and Best Practices
Kerala Section(R10 Distinguished Large Section, 2009)
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Overview
Geography and Demography History of Section Current status Operational strategies Conclusion
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Geography
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Demography
Located at the lower South-West coast of the Indian peninsula
Subtropical geography and high biodiversity High density of population Ancient maritime trade-links with Arab, European, Chinese,
and South-east Asian regions
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Demography (2)
Highly educated (100% literacy) and cosmopolitan, multi-religious culture
Leads the country in UN development indices that are comparable to Developed Countries
Large-scale migration of educated manpower to Middle East, Europe and the US
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History
Started out in 1973 as a Sub-section of Bangalore Section Became full Section in 1984 Gradual growth in Membership in the first 15 years Rapid growth in membership, especially from students, for last 5 years
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Membership Growth
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Member Constituents
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Membership As On
Membership Grade 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-07 31-Dec-0 31-Dec-09 31-Dec-10 Change
(%)
Senior Life Members 3 3 4 6 7 17%
Life Members 0 0 1 1 1 0%
Senior Members 36 43 39 53 58 9%
Members 243 283 317 481 626 30%
Associate Members 113 67 39 64 42 -34%
Grad Student Members 0 177 304 326 313 -4%
Students 1229 1459 2014 2658 2959 11%
TOTAL 1624 2032 2718 3589 4006 12%
Annual Increase (%) 7% 25% 34% 32% 12%
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Section Membership
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Chapter Members Chapter Members
Computer Society 260 Communication Society 356IA/IE/PEL 67 Power Engineering 97
Signal Processing 47 Control Systems 31
Technology Management Package 14 Circuits & Systems 24Consumer Electronics 13 Robotics & Automation 20Electron Devices 13 Computational Intelligence 17Aerospace & Electronics Systems 12 Engineering in Medicine & Biology 15Solid-State Circuits 12 Instrumentation & Measurement 15Information Theory 11 Vehicular Technology 15Microwave Theory & Techniques 9 Antennas & Propagation 12Professional Communication 8 Education Society 11Broadcast Technology 6 Social Implications of Technology 10
Components, Packaging & Manufacturing Technology 4 Oceanic Engineering 9
Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation 4 Systems, Man & Cybernetics 9
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Society Membership
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Section Organisation
Chapters Affinity Group Subsection
CSComSocPEIA/IE/PELLINK
WIEGOLD
Malabar Subsection
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Best Practices (1)
Membership Enhancement Subsection development GOLD for conversion of graduate members Development of Technical Societies Conduct of Technical programmes Volunteer recruitment and training processes
Student Activities LINK, a model innovated at Section and adopted by R10 Led to enhanced communications and membership growth
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Best Practices (2)
Linkages with other professionals bodies Joint weekly lectures with other societies such as IE(I), CSI and IETE
(continuing unbroken for the last 25 years)
Fundraising Conducting Joint programs cost-effectively Sponsorship from Govt, Industry Self-generation through technical activities
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Strategies (3)
Enhancing Section visibility Fully operational office with competent staff Newsletter Website SMS Alerts for programmes Sister section arrangement with Syracuse and Tennessee sections Conduct of International events Close linkage with local Government Programs on leading-edge technologies Utilizing visiting experts for lectures
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Strategies (4)
Miscellaneous Continuous and harmonious leadership at Section level Focus on HTC activities Adaptation of own practices (eg., Recital of IEEE Code of Ethics at
important meetings) Blend of industry and academia in Section ExeCom Section leadership participation in IEEE global/R10 levels Continued contributions from members-at-large (past Section Chairs)
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Conclusions
Kerala Section has been a smaller section in the initial period, but growing fast
The Section has made significant strides in its operations, offering value to members
With Subsections at Malabar and Cochin (under process), the Section hopes to consolidate its position
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