Volunteer Resources   - I am New, what is GOLD all about?   - How to start my GOLD Group?   - How do I set up an email list for GOLD members in my Section?   - How to set up web hosting for my GOLD Group?   - How to get funding for my event?   - How to apply for Quick Start Incentive Fund (QSIF)?   - How to get the IEEE GOLD Table-Top Display for my event?   - Where can I get a high-resolution logo for my pamphlet or poster?   - How to organize a meeting?   - How to recognize my volunteers and my Group?   - Where do I find resources from the 2006 IEEE Canada Regional GOLD Congress? I am new, what is GOLD all about? Not sure what we are doing? Read this and it'll all be crystal clear. (Don't forget the Notes in the PowerPoint presentation - Tool Bar -> View -> Notes Page) GOLD Introduction: PowerPoint,PDF How to start my GOLD Group? Gather signatures of at least six (6) IEEE Members, other than Students required (Not necessarily GOLD members though, can be Senior Members, Life Members, or any other Regular Members) File a completed petition as indicated here in IEEE RAB Affinity Group Petition Page How do I set up an email list for GOLD members in my Section? The IEEE electronic communication services provide easy to use mailing lists. Please visit https://eleccomm.ieee.org/email-services.shtml for details. How to set up web hosting for my GOLD Group? Courtesy: Dawn Nedohin-Macek of Winnipeg GOLD Group Webpage Setup Illustration How to get funding for my event? US$180 Annual Section Rebate - File L-31 meeting reports https://www.ieee.org/L31 Section budget US$200 - $500 GOLD Quick Start Incentive Fund Local industry IEEE Canada: https://www.ieee.ca IEEE Canadian Foundation: https://ieeecanadianfoundation.org IEEE Foundation: https://www.ieee.org/foundation Life Members Committee: https://www.ieee.org/organizations/committee/lmc/ Regional Activities Board (RAB): https://www.ieee.org/ra Membership Development Programs: https://www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md How to apply for Quick Start Incentive Fund (QSIF)? Courtesy: Verona Wong of Vancouver GOLD Group This is a one-time grant to any formally established GOLD group based on a written proposal. The base amount is US$200 and matching fund is up to US$300, total US$500 maximum. To apply, simply follow the following steps Consult IEEE GOLD QSIF Page Write up a course of activities to be implemented over a period of time Source Matching fund from Section - Contact Section Chair & Treasurer Source Matching fund from Region - Contact Region 7 GOLD Coordinator Source Matching fund from Industry Complete the application, click here for an example How to get the IEEE GOLD Table-Top Display for my event? The IEEE GOLD Table-Top Display can be shipped to any GOLD group for temporary display at events at no cost to the local GOLD group. The shipping expenses are covered by the headquarters in New Jersey and there is no cost to use the display. Just need to make sure it is available and arrange shipment. It's that easy to get promotional materials! Contact Cathy Downer c.downer@ieee.org to reserve the display. Do this early as the display needs to clear customs at the border. Let Cathy know if you also need GOLD brochures, application forms, posters, display materials, etc. Find out if GOLD groups near your geographical location or within Canada may want to use it soon after your event. If we ship it within Canada, it'll be cheaper than shipping it back to US and then to another Canadian location. After you receive the display, assemble it on a table top similar to the picture on the left When you're done, use the attached airbill to ship to another location or back to New Jersey if no one else in Canada needs it or someone already reserved it with Cathy. Where can I get a high-resolution logo for my pamphlet or poster? IEEE Logo How to organize a meeting? Planning, publicity, those details, run!, after the meeting, and reporting Here are the important details which you canuse as a check list to print and follow. How to recognize my volunteers and my Group? Sponsor / Subsidize GOLD volunteers to attend the Section's AGM or Social Event Order IEEE Certificate of Appreciation Nominate your Section's GOLD volunteers for Section GOLD Leadership Recognition Nominate GOLD volunteers of a particular Society's GOLD for Society GOLD Leadership Recognition Talk to your Section to nominate your group for the Region Outstanding GOLD Program Award Talk to your Section to nominate your group for the Outstanding GOLD Program Award Where do I find resources from the 2006 IEEE Canada Regional GOLD Congress? Please see the links below for presentations, notes, reports, etc. from the 2006 IEEE Canada Regional GOLD Congress. This list will be updated until all notes are present! Congress Agenda Participant Survey Results IEEE Overview - Bob Hanna Student Activities Overview - Jim Reiss Women in Engineering Overview - Jennifer Jessop GOLD Overview - Lori Hogan IEEE Canadian Foundation Overview - Luc Matteau RAB GOLD Committee Basics of Starting and Running an Affinity Group Round Table Starter Slides Aurum - IEEE Canada GOLD Newsletter IEEE GOLD 10th Anniversary Celebration Break-Out Groups - Potential Topics