The Member-get-a-member (MGM) works!

MGM accounted for 19% of new IEEE members in 2008! 14,247 out of 60,570 new members. 12% for higher grade and 21% for students. For example, MGM participants resulted in 6,633 new members in Region 10. Congratulations to Solyelis Rodiguez of the Centro Occidenta Section for the highest number of MGM recruited new members --- 136 !!! For 2009, every member received four MGM cards with their renewal.

MGM works. Members who recruit receive a "promotion code" with their renewal. Their results count for the MGM Section incentive awards.

Highlights of the Member-Get-a-Member Program

Higher Grade (Professional) Members:

$15 for each Professional member recruited (Maximum Individual Earnings - $90.00)

Student Members:

$2 for each Student or Graduate Student member recruited (Maximum Individual Earnings - $90.00)
$15 for each Professional member recruited (Maximum Individual Earnings - $90.00)

Section Benefits.

The top five recruiters in each IEEE Geographic Region will earn membership development rewards for their Section, to help underwrite the Sections' local programs and activities. Within the Region, the following incentive will be rewarded to the recruiters' Section:

First Place - $500.00
Second Place - $400.00
Third Place - $300.00
Fourth Place - $200.00
Fifth Place - $100.00

The top recruiter in IEEE earns an additional $500 reward for his/her Section, and can attend an all-expenses-paid trip to the bi-annual IEEE Membership Development Retreat & Orientation, held at IEEE Headquarters in Piscataway, NJ, USA.

Professional members are not eligible to receive incentives for recruiting IEEE Students or IEEE Graduate Students. All amounts are quotes in US Dollars.

Member Recruiters will be notified of their incentives earned in October 2009. Incentives will be valid toward IEEE dues, IEEE Society fees, IEEE products and services. Or, at your option, the value of the incentive *may be donated to the IEEE Foundation*. IEEE MGM incentives are not redeemable for cash and will expire on 31 December 2009.

The IEEE USA also has a Membersip Incentive. Two sections in Regions 1 - 6 will receive $1000 each for membership growth. More information on this incentive can be found at www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/membership/

For more information on this and other membership development issues, please contact Bill LaBelle at