The IEEE Region 8 Vice Chair, Membership Activities (VCMA) shall chair the IEEE Region 8 Membership Activities Committee and be responsible for planning, leadership, and guidance for activities relating to IEEE Region 8 members, including the areas of membership development, admission and advancement, affinity group programs (GOLD - Graduates of the Last Decade, WIE - Women in Engineering and Life Members), communication, history and professional (non technical) activities.

 The Region 8 Vice-Chair of Membership Activities for 2009 and 2010 is Pilar Molina Gaudo.
She can be contacted via e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Membership Activities and Subcommittees

IEEE Region 8 Membership Activities include, but are not limited to, the following Subcommittees and Activities:

• Membership Development
• Professional Activities (Enhancing Member's Careers)
• Region 8 News (print)
• Electronic Communications (Websites, Electronic Newsletters, Mailing Lists)
• Sections Congress Organisation and Preparation
• GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade)
• WIE (Women In Engineering)
• LM (Life Members)
• HA (History Activities)

Goals and Objectives

Region 8 Membership Activities focus on the following goals and objectives:

• Improve the value of IEEE membership by increasing services and benefits to R8 members
• Develop non-technical IEEE activities in the Region (including contests, awards and promotion programs)
• Foster members' awareness of IEEE activities and existing benefits
• Support Region 8 initiatives and inform other IEEE organizational units about them
• Increase membership and develop retention strategies
• Develop local retention and membership programs
• Enhance member's careers
• Provide a platform for co-ordination, motivation and interaction among R8 members and organisational units
• Provide input to the IEEE Membership Development Committee regarding R8 issues
• Assure IEEE membership promotion at IEEE Conferences and other events in R8
• Promote and support MA officers in R8 Sections
• Provide Training & Orientations for Section MA officers
• Help in formation, organisation and development of non-technical IEEE organisational units (including affinity groups)
• Provide support to and rejuvenate IEEE organisational units
• Help with communication between existing IEEE organisational units
• Represent R8 members' interests and voice their concerns
• Introduce new ideas and proposals and implement initiatives for new activities within the membership responsibilities.
• Assure recruitment of new members and volunteers, control retention of active members and recovery of arrears.
• Promote and support member grade elevation
• Support and provide recognition of IEEE voluneers