Dear Valued IEEE Member,

Greetings from IEEE UP Section.

Welfare of its members is always at core of our Section. We believe that any society can only grow with the active involvement of its members. Many of our members are now qualified to become Senior Member of IEEE. We look forward to assist those who are eligible. Eligibility details are given below. For complete information, kindly visit: http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/senior/senior_requirements.html.

To apply for Senior membership, please visit the following link: https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/senior/application/index.html.

Benefits

• Recognition: The professional recognition of your peers for technical and professional excellence.
• Senior Member plaque: All newly elevated Senior members receive an engraved Senior Member plaque to be proudly displayed for colleagues, clients, and employers to see. The plaque, made of fine wood with bronze engraving, is sent within six to eight weeks after elevation.
• US$25 coupon: IEEE will recognize all newly elevated Senior members with a coupon worth up to US$25. This coupon can be used to join one new IEEE Society. The coupon expires on 31 December of the year in which it is received.
• Letter of commendation: A letter of commendation can be sent to your employer on the achievement of Senior Member grade upon the request of the newly elected Senior member.
• Announcements: Announcement of elevation can be made upon request to your Section/Society in their local newsletters, newspapers, and notices.
• Leadership Eligibility: Senior members are eligible to hold executive IEEE volunteer positions.
• Ability to refer other candidates: Senior members can serve as a reference for other applicants for senior membership.
• Review panel: Senior members are invited to be on the panel to review Senior member applications.
• US$25 referral coupon: Newly elevated Senior members are encouraged to find the next innovators of tomorrow and invite them to join IEEE. Invite them to join and the new IEEE member will receive US$25 off their first year of membership.

Guidelines

The grade of Senior member is the highest for which application may be made and requires experience reflecting professional maturity. For admission or transfer to the grade of Senior member, a candidate shall be an engineer, scientist, educator, technical executive, or originator in IEEE-designated fields.

The candidate shall have been in professional practice for at least ten years and shall have shown significant performance over a period of at least five of those years, such performance including one or more of the following:

• Substantial responsibility or achievement in one or more IEEE-designated fields
• Publication of papers, books, or inventions in one or more IEEE-designated fields
• Technical direction or management of important work with evidence of accomplishment in one or more IEEE-designated fields
• Recognized contributions to the welfare of the professions encompassed by one or more of the IEEE-designated fields
• Development or furtherance of important courses in one or more of the IEEE-designated fields at an institution in the REP list
• Contributions equivalent to those of the above areas related to IEEE-designated fields, provided these contributions serve to advance progress substantially in IEEE-designated fields

For any query, please feel free to reach the undersigned on sunilkkhatri@gmail.com or profsunil.k.khatri@ieee.org.

With regards,

Prof. Sunil Kumar Khatri

Convener, Membership Development Committee

IEEE UP Section