TO: All IEEE U.S. Section Chairs and Section Membership Chairs

FROM: John Meredith, President, IEEE-USA

SUBJECT: SPECIAL INCENTIVE TO IEEE U.S. SECTIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT

As encouragement to IEEE's U.S. Sections to proactively recruit higher grade members during the fourth Quarter, 2007, I am pleased to announce the following financial incentives:

• A $1,150 incentive to the section that has the largest percentage increase in higher-grade membership between 1 October 2007 and December 31, 2007.
   
• A $1,150 incentive to the section that recruits the most new higher grade members (not renewals or transfers between sections) between 1 October 2007 and December 31, 2007.

This special IEEE-USA incentive is in addition to the financial incentives available through IEEE's Member-Get-a-Member program.

Funds will be distributed to the Sections (and individuals) in the first quarter of 2008 after membership numbers are confirmed. Winners and their successful campaigns will be profiled in a future issue of IEEE-USA's Today's Engineer.