R10 YP Outstanding Volunteer Award
The purpose of this award is to promote and recognize enthusiastic volunteerism and impactful contributions in academia and industry. The Region 10 Young Professionals Awards Committee will choose one winner per category (academia and industry) based on merit. If no suitable candidate is found, no award will be granted in that category.
Introduction
IEEE Region 10 places a very high priority to assist Young Professionals in their early career by creating opportunities to network, refine and plan their career goals, and learn soft skills to boost their chance for success. IEEE Region 10 recognizes the vital role that volunteers play in the realization of these objectives and has launched Region 10 Young Professionals Outstanding Volunteer Award to motivate and recognize the efforts and achievements of Young Professionals who have made substantial contributions towards their professional field through volunteering for IEEE. The award will be conferred upon two categories namely, (1) academia and (2) industry. One winner per category will be chosen, considering the substantive projects and achievements of the candidates which have left an undeniable imprint.
Purpose: The purpose of this award is to encourage the high-spirited volunteerism and contributions of individuals and showcase their initiatives that have benefited academia/industry.
Scope: Based on the merit of candidates the Region 10 Young Professionals Awards Committee will select one winner in each category (academia and industry) for the contest year. If no candidate is found to be suitable in a category, no award will be given in that category for the contest year.
Eligibility Criteria
Region 10
The nominee should be an IEEE Young Professional Member and should be residing within the geography of IEEE Region 10.
Above 3 years
The nominee should not have received the same award in the past three (3) years.
MGA Goals
The nominee should have made substantial contributions to the activities of Young Professionals in Section and/or Region 10, which have directed to the fulfillment of one or more of the goals of Region 10 and/or MGA Young Professionals.
Exclusion
The following officers from Region 10 Young Professionals Committee cannot be nominated for the award;
- R10 YP Committee Chair
- R10 YP Committee Project Chairs
- R10 YP Awards & Recognition Project Leads.
Nomination Conditions and Basis of Selection
- Self nominations are allowed.
- The Nominations can be made by any IEEE Young Professional Member (Graduate Student Members & above)
- The nomination should be submitted via the R10 Young Professionals Awards Submission Portal
Basis of Selection
- Nominee’s contributions that created an impact and added value to the membership of IEEE Young Professionals with respect to,
- Leadership abilities and achievements.
- Professional activities conducted.
- Collaborative activities were conducted.
- Efforts were taken to expand the sectional/regional/global network of IEEE Young Professionals.
- Activities conducted on Student to Young Professional member elevation.
The long-standing impact of the activity or activities organized by the nominee towards the goals of IEEE MGA Young Professionals and/or Region 10 Young Professionals. - Efforts taken by the nominee to increase the value of IEEE and/or towards career development of Young Professionals in his/her field (Academia/Industry).
Timeline
31 Mar
Call for Nominations
31 May
Nomination Deadline
1 Jun - 31 Jul
Evaluation period
30 Sep
Recipient Notified
Timeline
31 Mar
Call for Nominations
31 May
Nomination Deadline
1 Jun - 31 Jul
Evaluation period
30 Sep
Recipient Notified
Highlights
Selection Committee
The awards committee reserves the right to present no award if the committee is not satisfied with the standard or quality of entries received. The decision of the awards committee, as approved by the Region 10 Director, is final.
Award Instrument
An award plaque and one-year IEEE Membership fee will be subsidized by Region 10 for the award winner(s).
Award Instrument and Presentation
An award plaque and one-year IEEE Membership fee will be subsidized by Region 10 for the award winner(s).
Presentation: Award will be presented to the attending Section Chair or representative at the R10 Annual General Meeting. Section shall then arrange to present the award to the award recipient(s) at an appropriate local Section event/ occasion.
Record/Notification
The IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Committee Chair notifies the result of selection by e-mail to individual award recipients. Region 10 Awards & Recognition Committee Chair will make an official result announcement to the Section/ Council Chairs and Secretaries and maintain a record of award recipients on the Region 10 Website.