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CLE
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Did you know? ..........that CLE offers role descriptions for 23 volunteer leadership positions at the operational unit level? They apply to Section, Chapter, Student Branch, Affinity Group, and Committees. Starting August 2019, the CLE made available 10 role descriptions for volunteer leadership positions at the Region level. Go to the CLE homepage, click on the Volunteer icon to find the information located in a central area.
Questions on CLE? email m.t.schneider@ieee.org or s.kim@ieee.org
You’re Invited to Enter the October 2019 IEEE DataPort™ Upload Contest
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Did you know that the first IEEE DataPort Dataset Upload Contest was launched on October 1st in conjunction with IEEE Day? The contest is open to all IEEE members so upload your dataset to IEEE DataPort today and qualify for valuable prizes! Standard (non-Open Access) or Open Access datasets must be uploaded to IEEE DataPort to enter the contest. The top three datasets that get the most views during the month of October 2019 will receive prizes. Enter today at https://ieee-dataport.org/dataset-upload-contest!
IEEE DataPort™ is an easily accessible data platform enabling users to share, access, and manage datasets in one trusted location. You can upload up to 2TB of data, collaborate with other data owners, and also link your manuscripts and gain more citations for your dataset.
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Explore IEEE Resource Centers
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Access a vast array of educational and society-specific material through the IEEE Resource Centers. Not only do many of the resource centers include such sources as conference slides, webinars, and videos but they also offer the opportunity to receive your educational credits.
As an IEEE Society member, you have access to the Resource Center offered by your society. The Resource Centers consolidate all valuable content such as tutorials, conference videos, and slides in one, single location. Organized by content type, the IEEE Resource Centers are user-friendly and very easy to locate and view. Almost all materials are available to society members for free and to non-members for a small fee. Visit the IEEE Resource Center page and start exploring how to expand your knowledge base!
Alert: Mandatory Traveler Profile Updates
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In an effort to increase security measures and improve the accuracy of data within the online booking tool for IEEE Concur Travel, users are required to update their profile with the following information prior to booking their next trip.
Full Legal Name
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Phone Number
o Either work or cell phone
Emergency Contact
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Gender
Date of Birth
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Email Address
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Improve your skills with the IEEE Learning Network
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For those in the engineering and technical community, it is important to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and developments. The IEEE Learning Network (ILN) has the online content members seek to refresh their skills. ILN offers access to learning content from across IEEE. There are over 800 courses on core and emerging technologies, leadership skills, and engaging technical subjects. Many of these courses, taught by industry leaders, offer CEUs and PDHs for continuing professional development.
Special offer for IEEE members: Get 50% off the following courses by using the code ILNSCOOP at checkout!
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VoLT – Creating the IEEE Leaders of Tomorrow
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Continuing its successful multi-year year implementation, the MGA 2019 Volunteer Leadership Training Program (VoLT) is set to launch on 5 September 2019, with a class of 66 volunteers, 63 mentors, 15 sessions and 12+ speakers.
The Members & Geographic Activities (MGA) Board agreed to pilot the program in 2013, with 19 graduates, and later approved its implementation. Since then, the VoLT program continues to thrive, boasting over 250 graduates by end of 2018. VoLT graduates represent all IEEE Regions and over 100 Sections.
“From the start, the purpose of the VoLT program has been to empower volunteers to become more engaged, take positions of leadership within their units and later within the larger IEEE,” said Loretta J Arellano, a senior IEEE Volunteer from Region 6 and the program founder.
Help Bring the Light to IEEE Smart Villages
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More than 984 million people have little or no access to electricity, especially in remote areas of the world. Without sufficient access to power, these communities continue a cycle of economic impoverishment.
IEEE Smart Village (ISV) seeks champions to lead fund-raising teams using crowdfunding. The campaign, called “Bring the Light,” allows small groups to establish reasonable fund-raising goals and then contribute on-line with one-time or monthly donations to IEEE Foundation.
New IEEE website templates available!
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The Digital & Creative Innovations team has created a flexible, free IEEE-branded website template suite for use by staff and volunteers. These templates support conferences, local IEEE Sections and Regions, Student Branches, programs, services, and initiative websites to create high quality, user-friendly web designs. 
IEEE DataPort - The data platform to meet all your research data needs
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With data-based research prominent in today’s world, it is helpful to have a central location to store, manage, search, and access datasets. IEEE DataPort™, a valuable easily accessible data platform, is already serving as that central location for over 90,000 users across the globe and it can significantly enhance your research efforts. As an IEEE member, you can upload your datasets to help generate citations and bring your research to the forefront for other researchers and authors. IEEE DataPort provides a DOI for each dataset and enables you to store up datasets up to 2TB each, integrate your ORCID with your dataset, and meet open access requirements.
Read more: IEEE DataPort - The data platform to meet all your research data needs
Enhance Your Knowledge Base – Explore the IEEE Resource Centers
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Looking for the latest IEEE society conference slides? Or perhaps the latest tutorial from your society? Or maybe you are looking to earn educational credits (CEUs/PDHs)? With the IEEE Resource Centers you can explore all this and more. All material is consolidated in one location and IEEE members can access materials at a discounted price and almost all materials are available to society members for free.
IEEE Resource Centers are organized by content type and are searchable, allowing you to easily locate and view any technical material that you need on-demand. Consider visiting the IEEE Resource Centers and exploring the over 4000 technical presentations and courses. Start today to expand your knowledge base and give your career a boost!