Outstanding Section

Region 6 has different Section awards (Large, Medium and Small) because a Section with fewer volunteers cannot compete with the number of activities of a larger Section. We encourage all Section to separately submit a nomination for their section to the MGA awards website.

The Region 6 Outstanding Section description and criteria are

To recognize the outstanding work of an IEEE Section based on its success in carrying out the objectives of the IEEE through the implementation of the Section’s programs. In this evaluation, recognition will be given to the successful maintenance of ongoing efforts designed to sustain the basic core activity of the Section and its components as well as recognizing innovative and creative efforts to develop and implement new programs or new entities such as Chapters, Councils, and Affinity Groups.

The IEEE MGA specified criteria are

for their successful efforts in fulfilling the educational and scientific goals of IEEE for the benefit of the public by maintaining, enhancing, and supporting the Student Branches, Technical Chapters, and Affinity Groups within their geographic boundaries.

• Completed online nomination form
• Submission of financial, officer, and meeting reporting
• Sections may not receive two MGA Outstanding Section Awards within three years

• List of names and titles of all officers; Chapters; Affinity Groups; and Student Branches in the Section

• Community-service projects that projected positive visibility to IEEE
• Technical programs
• Professional programs
• Educational programs
• Programs co-sponsored with other professional/technical organizations
• Student Branch programs benefiting IEEE Student members
• Programs/efforts that facilitated interface between higher grade IEEE members and IEEE Student Branch members
• Programs/efforts that facilitated improved industrial relations
• Programs/efforts that facilitated improved government relations

• Examples of awards presented by the Section to recognize IEEE members, non-members, firms, etc.
• Examples of awards presented to the Section to recognize individual IEEE members or the Section, Chapters, or Affinity Groups

• Comparison of statistics for higher grade membership and Student membership in the Section from this year to the previous year
• Communication methods used to communicate with the general Section membership and frequency of communications
• Efforts conducted by the Section to recruit new IEEE members and new Section volunteers
• Efforts conducted by the Section to recruit and retain Student members

We encourage all Section to separately submit a nomination for their section to the MGA awards website by the deadline: May 15.