Open a connection with your peers!

IEEE GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) is a peer group among our membership formed to help bridge the transition from student to career professional and to also develop IEEE activities of interest for this group. This forms a group of IEEE members who have received their first professional degree in the last ten years.

Connect with your peers to share experiences, network, by initiating a GOLD program in your IEEE Section or Chapter. Find out how you can be involved by contacting your Region GOLD Coordinator.

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The GOLD program has been established to provide the framework and tools for the Section's use in retaining this valuable group of members. Identifying those who make up this affinity group, determining their needs and expectations, and acting to meet those needs and expectations, the goal of GOLD is to add such value to the IEEE membership that the recent graduate finds.

It is not the purpose of GOLD to supplant the Section Student Activities Committee (SAC), student Branch Mentor or any other section officer, but, rather to complement the efforts of Section representatives interested in assisting recent graduates.

Comparison of School and GOLD Offerings

School	IEEE GOLD
People to ask what classes are good to take and have available seats.	People to ask what jobs are available and what they are like.
People to get help on an assignment or to ask where to look for information.	People to get help on a task or to ask where to look for information.
People with common interests to do things with outside of school.	People with common interests to do things with outside of work.
People to keep you informed as to what's going on in school.	People to keep you informed as to what's going on in industry.
People to make friends with when you move to a new area.	People to make friends with when you move to a new area.

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Our Goals

Short Term (One Year)

Communicate the purpose and opportunities for GOLD activities to local branches and sections
Assist in the development of GOLD activities within sections.
Generate a pool of GOLD members and identify potential candidates for section committees

Long Term (Three Years)

Establish GOLD initiatives as an important component of section and branch activities.
Identify and nominate/recommend at least 3 GOLD members to IEEE committees.
Complete a GOLD notebook to serve as a baseline and as a training document for the position at the region level.

Brochure

A downloadable brochure for IEEE GOLD is available for download. Feel free to distribute it to anyone who may be interested in learning more about us.

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Benefits of Joining IEEE & IEEE GOLD Presentation

A downloadable PowerPoint presentation describing some of the benefits of joining our IEEE GOLD affinity group is available for download. Feel free to distribute it to anyone who may be interested in learning more about us. This presentation was given at the 2007 Student Reception at Dave & Buster's.

Download Presentation [PPT]