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SCOOP Quarterly Issue Published for Section and Chapter Chairs
Vicki Waldman, Editor; Tracy Hawkins, Manager S/CS
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: =====================================================; IN THIS ISSUE:; - Higher Interest On Concentration Bank Accounts; - Report Forms On The Way; - New Member Of The IEEE Section/Chapter Support Staff; - IEEE Cooperative Display Program; - Internet Conferencing; - Conference Tutorials; - Announcing: The New Conference Search Site; - Three IEEE Publications Set To Launch In 2001; - Travel Insurance; - Chapter Chairs Rate DL Program; - Best Practice: High Performing Chapter Grant Program
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: HIGHER INTEREST ON CONCENTRATION BANK ACCOUNTS; Does your Section have an IEEE Concentration bank account or Custody; Account? If so, you will be interested to know that effective October; 2000, the interest rate paid on Concentration Bank accounts will be the; six-month Certificate of Deposit rate posted in the "Money Rates" section; of the Wall Street Journal. The rate for the month of October is 6.49%.; The rate for October was set on October 31 and will change each month based; on the rate posted at each month end.; This year, the six-month Certificate of Deposit rate has averaged; approximately 70 basis points higher than the six-month Treasury Bill rate,; paid previously on all Concentration Bank accounts. This will allow; business units in the Concentration Banking program to receive an interest; rate comparable with certificates of deposit while still maintaining; liquidity through check writing on account balances; If your Section finances are based in the United States and you would like; to enroll in the program, contact IEEE Treasury Department staff at +1 732; 562 5363, or send an email to MailTo:concentration-banking@ieee.org. To; find out more about the program and for up-to-date information, check out; the web page at https://www.ieee.org/concentration.
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: REORT FORMS ON THE WAY; The annual reports of officer, meeting, and financial activity are the; basis for Section and Chapter funding in the form of Section Rebates.; Within the next few weeks, the Section/Chapter Support group in the IEEE; Regional Activities Department will be mailing out packages to Section; officers containing the forms and instructions for completing these; required reports. Chapter officers should obtain their copies from the; Section or from the web.; If you start gathering data now, the reporting process should be easy and; quick, with plenty of time to send the package in by deadline. The; deadline for reporting 2000 activity is 23 February 2001. Sections whose; reports received by then will get an additional 10% of the rebate. Report; forms, instructions and information will be updated and available on the; Section/Chapter Support web site on or about 11 December 2000. The URL is; www.ieee.org/ra/scs, then select the link for Required Reporting. If you; have questions, please contact Vicki Waldman at MailTo:v.waldman@ieee.org; or phone +1 732 562 5564.

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: NEW MEMBER OF THE IEEE SECTION/CHAPTER SUPPORT STAFF; IEEE Section/Chapter Support would like to introduce the newest member of a; great team! Lauren Lawson has taken the position of Tracy Hawkins'; administrative assistant. In addition to assisting Tracy in various; projects, Lauren will be overseeing the Bylaws program for Sections.; Lauren will also be the S/CS web master, editor of Dollars & $ense, and; will be responsible for updating the Program Resources Guide .; Lauren joined the IEEE in 1995 as a Department Assistant and has; subsequently held positions in Educational Activities, Strategic Planning &; Institutional Research and Technical Activities. Lauren is a talented; singer and in her time away from IEEE, can be heard singing in various; gospel choirs and at weddings, banquets and church services in the; community. Lauren can be contacted at MailTo:l.lawson@ieee.org or phone +1; 732 562 5511.
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: IEEE COOPERATIVE DISPLAY PROGRAM; IEEE's Membership Development has partnered with the IEEE Marketing; Exhibits to support IEEE technical and non-IEEE conference efforts with; IEEE membership applications and promotional gifts, along with IEEE books,; brochures, catalogs, flyers, posters and other materials. A prominent; membership desk can help make a conference membership effort successful by; having a place for inquiring applicants to gather, ask questions, review; IEEE materials and products and have the benefit of IEEE membership; explained to them.; IEEE will pay up to $250 of shipping, printing and labor charges in the USA; and up to $500 outside of the USA. If organized sufficiently in advance,; the IEEE can also offer FREE Society membership to those higher-grade new; members who join at the conference. For the rules governing the "Free; Society Membership" program and to arrange for the program at your; conference, contact Bill Hunter at MailTo:w.hunter@ieee.org at least 4; (four) weeks prior to your conference.; To arrange for a customized shipment of products, applications and; promotional pieces to make your membership effort a success, contact the; IEEE Marketing Department no less than 4 (four) weeks prior to the; conference by faxing to +1 732 981 9334 or by contacting Beverly Banks at; MailTo:b.banks@ieee.org. Tell them your conference wants a Cooperative; Display Program.
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: INTERNET CONFERENCING; IEEE now has Internet Conferencing now available for volunteer meetings.; The new service enables users to create live, interactive meetings using an; Internet connection, a web browser and a telephone. The technology allows; meeting presenters to incorporate PowerPoint presentations, live software; demos, web tours and polling in online meetings while attendees participate; in the audio portion via telephone. There is a fee, and the required; reservations will be handled on a first come, first served basis. For more; information visit https://www.ieee.org/web/webconf/.

Top of Page | Back to Main Page: CONFERENCE TUTORIALS; Do you offer tutorials or short courses at any of your conferences? IEEE; Educational Activities is compiling a list of links to educational; offerings available through Societies' Conferences. Positioned in the IEEE; Professional Development Institute (IEEE PDI), the list will publicize; Conferences to those outside the Societies who may be interested in; enhancing their careers. It will draw members to your website and; conference sites with one easy click.; Please submit your links to MailTo:education-services@ieee.org. For; additional information, contact Lynn Murison, IEEE Educational Activities,; telephone +1 732 562 6526; MailTo:l.murison@ieee.org.
Top of Page | Back to Main Page: ANNOUNCING: THE NEW CONFERENCE SEARCH SITE; The new, on-line IEEE Conference Database Search will allow you to retrieve; information on any of hundreds of IEEE meetings in the Conference Database; (formerly TAG or Technical Activities Guide). The search is located at; https://www.ieee.org/conferencesearch/. Included are all current and; future meetings that are listed in the IEEE Conference Database as well as; meetings held within the past 12 months.; You can search by month, year, location, keyword in title and more.; Individual conference information includes details of the meeting, as well; as contact information and a link to the conference URL (if available).; A search help function is included with the IEEE Conference Database; Search. For additional information contact Rosemary Tennis, IEEE Technical; Activities telephone +1 732 562 6524; MailTo:r.tennis@ieee.org.; To ensure that your meetings are included in the IEEE Conference Database; Search, the Conference Information Schedule form must be submitted to IEEE; Conference Services. The forms are available on-line at; https://www.ieee.org/organizations/tab/conflink.html. For additional; information on IEEE Conference Services, and for information on conferences; held more than 12 months ago, contact Mary Ann DeWald, IEEE Technical; Activities, telephone +1 732 562 3873; MailTo:m.dewald@ieee.org.
Top of Page | Back to Main Page: THREE IEEE PUBLICATIONS SET TO LAUNCH IN 2001; Three IEEE publications set to launch in 2001 include "IEEE Transactions on; Device and Materials Reliability," "IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine" and; the "IEEE Sensors Journal."; "IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability" is an online; publication that will provide leading-edge information critical to the; creation of reliable electronic devices and materials. It will be; available free to all members through IEEE Xplore(TM).; "IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine" will cover theory, analysis,; computer-aided design and practical implementation of circuits.; The "IEEE Sensors Journal," a collaborative effort of the IEEE and the; Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition will focus on the; electronics and physics aspects of sensors and integrated sensor-actuators.; For information on the process for developing a new publication, go to; https://www.ieee.org/organizations/tab/perpro1.html or contact Laura Pohl,; IEEE Technical Activities, telephone +1 732 981-3446;; MailTo:l.pohl@ieee.org.
Top of Page | Back to Main Page: TRAVEL INSURANCE; IEEE Global Travel Services has contracted with AccessAmerica to offer; improved travel protection insurance to IEEE members. In addition to basic; flight coverage, the new insurance program covers non-refundable trip; deposits associated with airline ticket and hotel penalties, as well as; canceled and interrupted cruise and tour packages.; For more information, go to the "Travel Insurance" link on the Global; Travel Services Web site at https://www.ieeetravelonline.org.
Top of Page | Back to Main Page: CHAPTER CHAIRS RATE DL PROGRAM; In a recent survey, the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society assessed the; popularity of the Distinguished Lecturers Program. The survey, which; gathered opinions from Chapter Chairs, indicated the program provides; outstanding lecturers who are enthusiastically received at Chapter; meetings.; The SSCS Executive Office recently compiled a new Distinguished Lecturer; web page for Chapter Chairs. This helpful site includes tips for planning; effective meetings, answers to frequently asked questions, current lecturer; topics and contact information. Please visit this site at www.sscs.org/DL.; Sections considering forming an SSCS Chapter are invited to use this; information and request a Distinguished Lecturer.; Sections around the world have formed more that 30 Solid-State Circuits; chapters in the three years since the society has been formed, a record; growth rate. For more information on how to form a Chapter, contact; MailTo:c.macor@ieee.org or visit our website at; https://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/sscs/about.htm.
Top of Page | Back to Main Page: BEST PRACTICE:; HIGH PERFORMING CHAPTER GRANT PROGRAM; The Power Engineering Society approved a High Performing Chapter Grant; pilot program for 2000. Under the pilot program, any Chapter that meets; the minimum requirements for achieving the High Performing Chapter status; for 2000 would be eligible to receive a grant of $1000 to defray the future; cost of operation of its Chapter. If this program is successful it may be; extended beyond 2000.; The requirements for a PES Chapter to achieve the High Performing Chapter; status include meeting guidelines for officer information, meeting; activity, hosting a web page and an award program. For details on; requirements, deadlines and Regional Representatives, please contact Barney; Speckman at MailTo:Bmspeckman@aol.com.

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