Young Professionals activities are specific to each Society/Council and each Region. This section contains various resources and examples, which can help volunteers to plan activities for the Societies/Councils.
1. Where to look for the activities (resources)
- Manuals and Event Guides – At this webpage, volunteers can find manuals for various event ideas such as technical workshops, meetups, industry tours, etc. These guides can be helpful in planning and organizing various events. There are also guides for marketing and social media activities.
- Past events – At this webpage, volunteers can find past events organized for young professionals across the globe. This webpage aims to serve as an easy way for volunteers to get new ideas for events and topics, as well as to familiarize themselves with the work of other Societies/Councils. See any interesting events reported? Reach out to the specific Affinity Group to find out more about how they organized the event, and what impact it had on their local community.
- The volunteers can organize events at flagship conferences of the society. For example, a flagship conference of the Society/Council can have a theme, so the Young Professionals rep can plan to have a technical panel in line with the conference theme.
- The volunteers can organize exclusive Young Professionals events at conferences for local graduate student members and young professionals who are not attending the entire conference. Plan with conference organizers to make sure you can accommodate outside guests.
- Look at examples of other Societies/Councils and other IEEE OUs. You can read some of the best practices mentioned at the end of this document. However, each Society has different demographics and the activities will be different accordingly.
2. Who to talk to for suggestions on activities
- For more information and ideas, reach out to IEEE Young Professionals Committee via email or Facebook.
- Contact: yp.ieee.org/contact-us
- Email: [email protected]
- Facebook: facebook.com/ieeeyp
- Reach out to Society/Council leadership to engage activities with ongoing Society/Council activities. Reach out to Young Professional representatives from other societies. Also, if the Society has staff, keep the staff aware of all initiatives and activities so that everyone will have a better understanding of Society/Council activities.