Benefits of Membership
Your IEEE Student Branch at the University of Melbourne is your local hub to connect to the global IEEE network. Here we outline how we get you plugged in, and more specifically, how your membership is of benefit to you!
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Action
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The student branch runs many programmes and events throughout the year that you can become involved in on two levels:
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As a student member. We welcome and encourage all our student members to attend our events, as they are run for you! Examples of events include workshops, seminars, movie nights, BBQs, and sporting events.
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As a committee member. It is important to recognise that coursework and/or research studies cannot provide the full-wealth of professional training that is demanded by todays world. By becoming a branch committee member you will be exposed to a team environment where you will pick up many professional skills and experience that will shine on your resume when you're looking for a job.
Region 10 occasionally holds a leadership workshop that you may attend as an officer of the branch that can provide invaluable leadership training.
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Networking
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People networks are vital in high technology industries and academic research communities. You can use your student branch to join such networks in a variety of ways:
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Joining the committee: your fellow officers will one day take on a wide variety of roles throughout the world and you will already know them on a personal level.
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Branch alumni system: we will be starting an alumni system so you may look up old branch members who you can call upon in future years.
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Industry night: pre-view what others are doing in industry and gain contacts for work experience or jobs following your studies.
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Travel
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The sky's the limit!
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Enter student paper competitions and present your winning paper at a conference. Some examples include:
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Receive discounted registration at most IEEE conferences and receive student travel grants to help get there. Some examples include:
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Jobs
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Your link between academia and industry...
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Access to the IEEE Job Site where you can search for jobs in the fields of electrical, electronics, computer and other electrotechnology and information-technology. Jobs matching your profile can be viewed immediately, or automatically sent via email.
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You can easily join professional networks through the Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) programme, or the IEEE Victorian Section.
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Being recognized as a member of a professional organization such as the IEEE can really help you in the job market. Furthermore, getting involved on the student branch committee, allows you to gain valuable skills and experience that is highly sought after in the job market! ["Joining the IEEE Before Joining the Workforce Pays Off", Today's Engineer Jan 2005]
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Fun
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Be a part of the fun!
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You can join in on our regular BBQs, where you can meet many of your fellow IEEE student members.
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If you're the active type, how about competing in sporting activities such as the our Tennis Championship?
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Do you like StarTrek... hmmm... OK, what about the latest Hollywood blockbuster instead? Jump on board for movie nights!
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If only life was only fun and games... well, sometimes it is - education can be fun too... find out just how much at one of our site visits to exciting places like the Telstra Research Laboratory.
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