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Marketing & Industry Relations Report
OpCom2Sept. 21-22, 2011Venice, Italy
Stan MoyerDirector – Marketing &
Industry RelationsJohn Pape
Director, Marketing and Creative Services
Slide 2
Outline
Membership Stats & Trends
Corporate Patron Program
ComSoc Social Media
Virtual Wireless Course
Marketing Issues & News
Slide 3
Membership Statistics
7/2011 YoY Change
IEEE 379,266 +2.0%
Societies 322,307 +2.4%
ComSoc 46,785* -0.3%
*down 139 members, but projecting to be ahead of 2010 numbers by end of August
• ComSoc had 1,350 affiliates at end of July, which is 225% more thanat end of July 2010
Slide 4
Corporate Patron ProgramNo new participants – still have: – LG-Bronze level– SK-bronze– Cisco-Bronze– Samsung-Platinum– KT-bronze
Prospects:
Sent information to leads suggested by Industry PromotionCommittee members, with no results.
Had good teleconference with AT&T, but no replies to follow-ups
No positive results from Byeong’s meetings with NTT or NEC – NTTdeclined to participate
Have not had any feedback from Byeong’s trip to China
Plan to start contacting existing participants about renewals soon
Slide 6
WCET & Wireless Training Summary
• Wireless training strong: • 288 registrants in 8 courses in 2011, YTD• 6 courses and 2 Metro Area Workshops
remain for 2011• Includes one-day in person courses, one-
day virtual courses, 3 day in-person, and 5 day virtual
• Vetting 6 new potential instructors this Fall
• WCET – 42 seats for Spring window; 30 applied for Fall 2011, YTD
• New WCET Practice Exam available• WEBOK sales in excess of 2,000; new edition
in preparation
Slide 7
2012 Course Notes10 Jan 2012 LTE for the Wireless Engineering Practitioner: Fundamentals & Applications 1 day virtual
16-20 Jan 2012 Virtual Intensive Course on Wireless Communications Engineering 5 day virtual
22 Feb 2012 The Future of Wireless - Nanotechnology and Practical Wireless Communications -- IWCE
1 day in-person
14 Mar 2012 An Introduction to Professional Wireless Communications 1 day virtual
19-23 Mar 2012 Virtual Intensive Course on Wireless Communications Engineering 5 day virtual
4-6 Apr 2012 Wireless Communications Engineering; Venue To Be Determined 3 day live course
16 Apr 2012 Wireless Communications Engineering – Current Practice NAB (tentative) 1 day in-person
25 Apr 2012 Broadband Access Standards 1 day virtual
1 May 2012 An Introduction to Professional Wireless Communications 1 day virtual
10 May 2012 Wireless Communications Engineering – Current Practice CTIA (tentative) 1 day in-person
14-18 May 2012 Virtual Intensive Course on Wireless Communications Engineering 5 day virtual
18 May 2012 LTE for the Wireless Engineering Practitioner: Fundamentals & Applications 1 day virtual
9-11 Jun 2012 Wireless Communications Engineering; ICC 3 day live course
Tentative 2012 Schedule – first half
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Slide 9
ComSoc exhibits at MILCOM, 4G World, PCIA’s Wireless Infrastructure Show
45 ComSoc social media sites; Facebook page has over 20,000 likes; i-Phone apps; newi-Pad app - ComMag
Member survey launched
Five minute ComSoc recorded interview video available
A new ComSoc logo possible for 60th anniversary
Bundled society membership/2-tiered membership; Support at IEEE?
Instructor vetting, new NAR chapter website template, conference web portal draft, Best Readings NIC proposal in preparation
Marketing @ ComSoc