| Goals |
Strategies
for Implementation |
Implement |
Resources
Necessary for Implementation |
| Increase student
membership |
Establish reasons
leading to membership application/ renewal /non-renewal,
by obtaining input from each local student chapter |
Ongoing |
Committee members |
| |
|
Ongoing |
Committee members |
| |
Increase publicity
about incentives associated with student memberships |
Ongoing |
"Committee
members"
"Cost of publicity" |
| |
Encourage academic
active members of the Society to promote membership
benefits to students |
Ongoing |
Committee members |
| |
Implement,
publicize and manage annual student membership
campaign with special recognition (to be determined)
for local student section with highest number (increase
percentage?) of members (undergraduate and graduate
students) |
Ongoing |
Committee members |
| Increase student
attendance at Society meetings |
Study and make
recommendations to Council regarding methods to
increase attendance |
Ongoing |
"Committee
members
Lucas etal Whitaker" |
| |
Encourage the
participation of student members (doctoral level)
in the interview process of abstracts for annual
meeting |
Ongoing |
Committee members,
Special Interest Group Committee Chair, symposia
chairs, topic coordinators, Ph.D. student names |
| Increase number
of student abstract reviewers |
Work with Program
Chair, Special Interest Group Committee Chair,
symposia chairs, topic coordinators |
Ongoing |
Committee members |
| |
Define special
recognition for student reviewers |
Ongoing |
Committee members,
ribbons? |
| Increase number
of student session moderators |
Work with Program
Chair, Special Interest Group Committee Chair,
symposia chairs, topic coordinators |
Ongoing |
Committee members |
| Increase the
number of student chapters 50% by 2000 (U.S.) and
500% by 2000 (outside the U.S.) and recognize their
activities |
Establish a
list of potential academic institutions and contact
a member of the Society at each institution for
support |
2000/then ongoing |
Committee members |
| |
Increase
involvement of local student chapters at annual
meeting (see
award released 1999/Awards, Ceremonies & Nominations
Committee) |
Ongoing |
Committee members |
| |
Work with Program
Committee to enable each student chapter to select
an outstanding presentation/abstract from its respective
chapter which will be acknowledged at meeting (in
program) |
Ongoing |
Committee members |
| Liaise between
industry and students |
Provide a resume
referral service where potential employers may
request the resumes of qualifying individuals per
expertise |
Ongoing |
Committee members
and job service |
| |
Establish a
reachout program forresumes with the National Student
Section |
Ongoing |
Committee members
and annual meeting job fair |
| |
Study and recommend
to Council a mentoring program that would link
students with professionals in similar fields of
interests |
Ongoing |
Committee members,
Devices and Materials Committee |
