2023 Individual Life Member (LM) Service Award

Description 

  1. The IEEE Region Individual Life Member Service Award, is presented annually to a Life Member for his significant contributions and service in advancing IEEE Regional initiatives, through excellence in sustained leadership after achieving the Life Member status till 31st December of the preceding year.
  2. The IEEE Global Individual Life Member Service Award will be given to the outstanding Life Member amongst the current regional awardees.

Deadline: April 15 — Apply here!

Schedule

  • Nomination Call issued: 1 March
  • Nomination deadline: 15 April
  • Committee approval: May
  • Recipient notified: June
  • Plaque delivery: July
  • Prize money sent: July

Awards

  1. Region Award: Plaque of Recognition to be presented during a Region / Section level event.
  2. Global Award: Plaque of Recognition to be presented at LMC event. Expenses may be paid to the awardee for travelling to an appropriate event to receive the award.

Scope

One Regional award per region and one global award among regional awardees will be granted annually. However, awards may not be granted in a given year if no suitable nominations have been submitted.

Eligibility

All active Life Members in a LMAG / Region are eligible for the award. No Life Member is eligible to receive more than one Regional IEEE Life Member Individual Service Award within a two-year period and No Global IEEE Life Member Individual Service Award more than once within 3-years.

Selection Committees

1. Regional Awards Committee

Region Individual Life Member Service Award Committee chaired by Regional Life Member Committee Chair and three Regional Life Members, will judge the Nominations received and select one Life Member Individual Service Awardee as winner. Regional Awards Committee shall consider the extraordinary contributions of the Life Member to the LMAG and Life Members in that region.

2. Global Award Committee

Awards committee of the Life Member Committee will select Global Individual Life member Service Awardee amongst the Regional winners.

Presentation

Presentation of the award will take place at IEEE Region or Area meetings or even local IEEE section events, awards ceremony or any other IEEE Event.   The specific venue and timing of the presentation will be finalized between the LM Regional Coordinator or the Life Member Committee and the award recipients.