Branch Counselors Congress

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Objectives:

To empower and motivate the Branch counselors who are the vital link between the changing student leadership of a branch.

Activity:

  1. Branch Counselors Congress: at section level, council level one per year with all /partial expenses paid by R10.
  2. More outstanding Branch Counselor awards: 3 new awards for Region 10.(The same format as the RAB award, to be submitted to R10 SAC Coordinator )

Motivating the Branch Counselor:

  1. Make the counselor aware of the possibilities in front of them
  2. Make a manual of activities that can be planned(Technical, Professional, Social etc) for the branch
  3. The importance of the branch counselor during the infancy of the student branch
  4. Financial management of the branch
  5. Liaison with the local section
  6. Fund raising tips
  7. Conduct of effective meetings
  8. Resolving a crisis, election process of the branch
  9. Calendar of events for the student branch
  10. Awards and recognition for the branches, students & counselors

The SAC committee of R10 has formulated the following new projects to empower the Branch Counselor: The branch counselor should feel that he/she is taken care by IEEE. Branch Counselors Congress: at section level, council level one per year with all /partial expenses paid by R10.

Pilot Projects:

Two pilot projects are envisaged for accomplishing this task.

1. Sections:

Sections with 10 or more student branches can apply for this project. Two or three sections can jointly host the congress as well. The proposal is to hold one/two day long meetings of the branch counselors of the new and sick branches once every year and the branch counselors of the active student branches will be invited to share their experience.

Expected outcome:
  • A manual for activities, dos & donts will be developed with the interaction between the branch counselors and student leaders in this meeting
  • Branch counselors of new and sick branches will be motivated to do well and develop/ revamp the branches to become more active in every way. They will be apprised of the 10 responsibilities as listed in motivating the branch counselor.
  • Branch counselors will take more interest in the activities of the branch and learn from others who are successful as branch counselors
  • IEEE alumni group in each student branch will be formulated and activated within one year, which will enhance membership retention and many other activities.

2. Councils:

Participation: 30 branch counselors from all over the IEEE council. 3-5 branch counselors from each section. Preferably, 3 branch counselors from each section, one counselor from a new branch, one from a very active branch and one from a sick branch.

Expected outcome:

Same as above, however, this will give a broader spectrum to the manuals as suggestions from all over the council will come

Proposal:

The proposal should include

  1. Congress Theme
  2. Reasons for Application
  3. Desired Objectives other than stated in this announcement
  4. Proposed Venue & Dates (should be before October 31)
  5. Proposed Budget for Branch counselors congress (the Branch counselor may be charged a very small amount to make sure participation, other wise need not be charged any registration amount, The R10 support to the section level event would be limited to US$ 1000 and the council level event will be limited to US$ 2000 only. The rest of the budget projection if any has to be raised through sponsorship and support by local section/chapter/student branches). The budget should include the travel allowance to Branch counselors, food and stay if any and other operational expenses.
  6. Others, if any

The proposal should be submitted to the R10 SAC Coordinator using the contact details furnished here.