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Emerging Professionals. -A new Society initiative to help those new to the lighting industry; a grass-roots program to help accelerate lighting new comers to reaching their full potential. Who is an Emerging Professional? .
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Emerging Professionals -A new Society initiative to help those new to the lighting industry; a grass-roots program to help accelerate lighting new comers to reaching their full potential
Who is an Emerging Professional? • Students in a field of study that will enter the lighting world after graduation • Others employed in the lighting industry with less than 5 years experience, including: • Sales and sales support persons at agents, manufacturers, distributors • New employees at engineering, architecture and consulting firms • New Lighting Designers • Anyone else making a career in lighting
The Benefits-why should your section care? • Encourages younger members and those new to the Industry to get actively involved in the IESNA. • Creates special learning opportunities. • Creates programs/activities geared toward EP members’ interests. • Develops emerging professional skills and abilities. • Expands the EPs recognition in the community.
The Benefits (continued) • Creates new leadership and integrates new ideas into the Society. • Creates opportunities for EPs to share their concerns and needs with each other and to facilitate the fulfillment of those requirements. • Provides a much needed voice to the Society about future needs. • Provides opportunities to meet mentors. • Provides both Local and Society service and career opportunities for Emerging Professionals.
How to start your EP Group • Identify those in your territory who are emerging professionals (EPs) and have them join the Society as Student or Associate members • Choose a leader from among the EP group • Appoint the leader as Chairperson of the EP Committee and invite them to attend your Board meetings • Make sure your Board commits to looking for ways to assist the EPs in efforts
What the EP Group does • The Chair of the Emerging Professionals Committee will arrange meetings of their group from time to time, This could take the form of: • Networking opportunities • Specific educational opportunities • Mentorship availability • Tours of manufacturing facilities (where they exist) • Specific program meeting topics aimed at their needs • Etc.
What happens next? • The Chair reports to your Board • The Board finds ways to address the EPs needs • The Board implements appropriate programs and activities • The Board finds outside resources for the EPs
Getting Started • Contact the your local Membership Committee Chair and Section President to verify if an EP initiative already exists or if there are others in the area showing interest. • Request a list from your local Section of the Society members in your area with five (5) years of experience or less. • Confirm, with the local Section President, that the chair of the EP will be invited to serve on the local Section Board of Managers. • Arrange an EP “get together” for interested EPs and select a Chair. • Find a senior advisor – likely a local Board of Managers Member - to assist with program planning and EP initiatives. • Find experienced members who can help as volunteers or Mentors
How the Society can help • Engage Society level mentors • Develop informational resources that can be shared with the EP group • Consider suggestions that originate with EP groups that can’t be addressed at the local level
Building Momentum • Allow both members and non-members to attend EP events, but charge non-members more—make the differential large enough that it will encourage people to participate in the program. • On the event flyer, invite people to bring a friend or two. • Identify the event discount associated with being an emerging professional member. • Make announcements at Section events to encourage Members to think about, and extend a welcome to, EPs at their companies.
Why should your Section/Chapter participate? • Help develop a stronger, more educated lighting community • Source of new members for your section • Source of new leadership candidates for your Board
Who’s already started? • A pilot project has been developed in Ottawa and initial results are very positive. • Emerging Professionals have had some challenges holding face to face meetings, but have corresponded by email • Group has identified mentorship, training, networking and membership dues assistance as some key objectives • Section has identified a list of local mentors who can provide assistance to the group members. • Dues assistance concerns will be forwarded to the Society for consideration • Group chair will be invited to attend an education planning meeting for input in developing the Society’s future courses
Want to start your own group? • Contact • Fred Hasler fhasler@ksu.edu OR • Carla Bukalskicarla.bukalski@sylvania.com OR • Tim Heck theck@ies.org