Connect again with a revived IEEE Life Member Committee

As it is said, you are never old to start. This is true IEEE Life member committeeWhich has been revived after the dissolution of the Covid-19 epidemic.

The committee supports at least 65 years of age, which has been a long -time member so that their age and years of membership are equal to or more than 100. The outstanding, regional assessments, and society fees are waived, and some conference registration fees are reduced.

During the epidemic, members of low life were participating in the activities of the individual and were joining the local groups, and donating to donate. Life member fundWhich supports many programs, dropped.

“As we rebound from Covid,” says Howard VolfmanThe previous chairman, “Life Member Committee took a deep breath and said, ‘Let’s move forward. What are our issues?’

“We re -established connections, developed new goals, and introduced new programs,” they say.

During the last five years, the committee started several initiatives including an annual conference and A. mentoring programIt also worked to activate again Intimacy group It had become inactive, and it formed new people. The intimacy group are part of an IEEE section or region.

The committee also launched a campaign to increase donations to Life Member Fund, which IEEE Foundation Manages. The campaigns showed how donations are used to support member activities and IEEE programs.

The number of members of life increased from 25,000 in 2019 to around 39,000 last year. IEEE now estimates an increase of 58 percent by 2034. The organization says it wants to use its most experienced and knowledgeable engineers.

Technology for an aging population

The inaugural life member conference was held in April 2024 in Austin, Texas. Its theme was “Evolution: Technology, Application and Contribution”. Open to all IEEE members, the incident focuses on how emerging technologies and new applications can affect senior citizens. More than 180 people participated.

This year’s conference“Learning Never Stop,” is scheduled from 11 to 13 June Tufts university In Medford, Mass. Subject Include innovations in health technology, artificial intelligence and robotics. The systems affecting the society are expected to discuss a session energy grid and telecommunications.

“Members of life have an opportunity to share the knowledge gained through career in industry or academics along with their membership.”

As World health organizationBy 2030, one of the six people in the world will be 60 or older.

Keeping this in mind, a conference on aging and longevity will cover technologies to increase the quality of life for older people, calling Wolfman, saying that it will touch freedom and overall welfare. Age technology Fields include health and welfare monitoring, smart equipment and home-care robots.

Technology Standards of IEEE Standards Association for aging activity There are plans to offer a session to discuss the technical standards being developed to ensure such products, which are inter -qualified, safe and safe. Is the keynote speaker Rick RobinsonVice president and manager of general manager AARP’s agetech collaborativeWhich supports developers in the area. Dean Commen, an honorary IEEE member who is probably known for the most invention Segway scooterThe closing is expected to give the main addresses.

You do not need to be a member to attend the conference. Registration is still open,

Share experience with young generations

The concept of mentoring is not new. Traditional advice programs usually include one-per-one session. But Wolfman says that he had an epiphene for a new type of program that the committee should launch: Group mentoring,

Last year, group sessions include a meeting of life members with high school students, college students and young professionals. Wolfman says that members share the ups and downs of their professional and personal life, learn lessons, and disadvantages to escape, call Wolfman.

Group sessions have been held OtawaSan Marcos, TexasAnd Tokyo,

Volfman says, “One thing I have learned to talk to participants is that mentoring works both ways.” “Members of life are also advised. We learn about what is going on in today’s world, so it is a two-way road.”

He is expanding the advice program in other IEEE groups, including Women in engineering And Professional youthTherefore participants can get different approaches.

Intimacy group activities

More than 190 lives in 66 countries are members of affinity groups. Africa Council formed one of the newestIts members come from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Zambia and three other countries.

Many intimacy groups were re -activated after several years of inactivity, which included Dallas Group Last year.

Group has a variety of activities. Last year IEEE Benelx Group Visited European Space Agency Noordwijk, in the Netherlands. Members also visited medical equipment company MalayManufacturing plant in Maclane, Belgium. In Colorado, IEEE Denver And Pahar tip Group visited US General Service Administration Scags research centerIn boulder.

Affinability groups organize academic sessions on cyber security, power safety, spintonics and similar subjects.

Supporters of 15 programs

Members of life are generous. Last year, according to the IEEE Foundation, he gave more than USEEE philanthropic programs over US $ 1.7 million. 65 percent of the total donations made by individuals for more than 215 IEEE Foundation accounts are members of life.

IEEE’s Life Member supports more than 15 programs including funds award, conference, Educational outreach, FellowshipAnd Humanitarian projects,

For example, funds support the epic in IEEE projects worldwide. Last year, over 12,800 students and some 1,600 volunteers participated in the service-teaching program in their community.

Another program that receives funding is the IEEE move (mobile outreach using volunteer engagement). In the United States, three trick vehicles provide community with strength and communication capabilities in areas affected by broad outage due to natural disasters. In the last one year, he has been deployed from Kentki floods, Florida has been deployed to assist a storm in Florida and wildfire in California.

Move India organized several programs last year, including disaster-awareness session, STEM workshops and voluntary training. Move India survived solar lantern and mobile chargers Wayanad landslide Which were without power.

“The members of life have an opportunity to share the knowledge gained through career in industry or academics along with their membership,” says Wolfman. “We get the satisfaction of knowing that we are giving back to the next generation innovators, normally IEEE and society.”