The Worcester County Section is sponsoring a Senior Member Elevation Clinic to assist Worcester County Section members apply for elevation to IEEE Senior member grade. Senior member is the highest IEEE member grade for which members can apply and does not incur any additional cost or fees.

The significant benefits of elevation to Senior member grade include: IEEE recognition of your technical and professional excellence; if requested, a letter of commendation to be sent to your employer on the achievement of Senior member grade; and you will receive an attractive fine wood, bronze engraved, Senior Member plaque to be proudly displayed for colleagues, clients and employers to see.

To be eligible for elevation to Senior Member grade, a Senior Member candidate must:

• be an engineer, scientists, educator, technical executive, or originator in IEEE-designated fields;
• have experience reflecting professional maturity;
• have been in professional practice for at least ten years;
• show "significant performance" over a period of at least five of their years in professional practice.

If you have ten or more years of commensurate professional experience, educational experience is counted toward the 10-year requirement; you probably qualify for elevation to Senior member grade. You are encouraged to take advantage of this informational meeting to investigate the application process and to contact potential, required references.

This no charge Senior Member Elevation Clinic dinner meeting will be held on March 10, 2010 at the Imperial Buffet in Shrewsbury. All Worcester County Section members are urged to attend the dinner meeting to learn about the advantages of Senior Member grade and to have the opportunity to network with your IEEE colleagues. Additional information and directions can be found on the Clinic’s web page.

If you have any questions or need additional information please contact me, Ilir Progri, at ifprogri@ieee.org or (508) 791-3304.

I look forward to seeing you there,

Ilir Progri, Ph.D., Senior Member IEEE
IEEE Worcester County Section Senior Member Committee Chairman