Invitation to the 2010 IEEE EMC Chapter Chair Training Session & Dinner

The IEEE EMC Society is extending an invitation to all IEEE EMC Chapters to attend the Chapter Chair Training Session & Dinner. The event will be held in conjunction with the 2010 IEEE EMC Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., July 25-30, 2010 at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center.GoalsThe main objective of the Training Session is to help Chapter Officers to be aware of the services provided to chapters by IEEE and EMC Society, and of their responsibilities in serving as Chapter Chair.Planned Topics include:• Structure of IEEE & EMCS• Administrative information for Chapter Chairs• Membership development at the chapter level and senior member program• Leadership recruitment• Regional events (discussion of proposal, planning of regional workshops and conferences on EMC, and coordination of global, regional, and local events)• Cooperation between chaptersThe main objective of the Dinner is the exchange of information between the Chapter Chairpersons and the EMCS Global and Regional officers (e.g. VP for Member Services, Regional Membership and Chapter Coordinator, Regional Conference Coordinator). More active chapters could assist less active chapters by exchanging their experiences, knowledge as well as methods about developing a chapter and organizing events. We plan to have short presentations by the Chapter Officers on the activities and best practices in their chapters.Please, prepare a short presentation (2-3 PowerPoint slides) of your chapter status, activities and top 5 best practices. You will be given time to present your chapter to the attendees at the dinner.SummaryFollowing the success of the previous retreats, we are certain that this day dedicated to chapters will be of great value to you and your chapter. Therefore, we recommend that you and/or a representative of your chapter attend the Training Session and/or the Dinner.Kindly confirm your participation no later than June 15, 2010 to Sergio A. Pignari at sergio.pignari@polimi.it, Chapter Coordinator, and a copy to Robert H. Davis at robert.h.davis@lmco.com, VP for Member Services.