Transcript NPSS AdCom Membership Report 25-26 March 2011 Prepared for Uwe Bratzler by VGPrice The gains and losses in NPSS membership over a three year.

NPSS AdCom Membership Report
25-26 March 2011
Prepared for Uwe Bratzler by VGPrice
The gains and losses in NPSS membership over a
three year period is illustrated, including our ’Saw-tooth’
chart showing the results.
A summary of recruiting activities made during
2010 at five scheduled conferences held by NPSS is
presented. This recruiting activity contributes to the
membership gains listed. The recruiting gains made during
2008 and 2009 are also tabulated.
Some current IEEE parameters are included.
Some IEEE Members “Opt-out” of NPSS
The IEEE MD Report for NPSS memberships in January lists
not only those members who have renewed but also the “PreArrears” members who have not yet renewed. Those NPSS members
who renewed their IEEE membership, but who decided to ‘Opt-out’ of
membership in NPSS no longer appear in our report.
These ‘Opt-outers’ tried our offerings but were not satisfied
so they discontinued membership in NPSS. How many fall into this
classification? This chart gives the answer:
Date
NPSS
Date
NPSS
‘Opt-Outs’
31 Dec 2007
3350
31 Jan 2008
3247
103
31 Dec 2008
3311
31 Jan 2009
3209
102
31 Dec 2009
3672
31 Jan 2010
3596
76
NPSS Members “in Arrears” After February Drop-offs
In IEEE practice, membership renewals must be done in the fall
of each year. If not completed before 31 December, a person then falls
into ‘Pre-Arrears’ status. His/her membership rights then hold for two
months until the end of February. If renewal is not completed by then, the
membership rights are lost and the ‘in Arrears’ status occurs.
Each year, membership on that date for about 100,000 IEEE
members ends . The recruiting process replacing the lost members then
begins anew .
In the case of NPSS, February drop-offs were as follows:
Date
NPSS
Date
NPSS
in Arrears
31 Jan 2008
3247
28 Feb 2008
2562
685
31 Jan 2009
3209
2 8 Feb 2009
2568
641
31 Jan 2010
3596
28 Feb 2010
2702
894
Total NPSS January/ February Losses for
the years 2008 -2010
Summing the January ‘Opt-out’ losses in NPSS
membership at the beginning of each year with the February
‘Drop-off’ losses gives the total NPSS losses. These losses in the
years 2008 to 2010 are shown in this table:
Year begin
Jan Opt-Outs
Feb Drop-offs
Total Losses
2008
103
685
788
2009
102
641
743
2010
76
894
970
These losses in NPSS membership are illustrated
in our familiar ‘Saw-tooth’ chart shown in the next slide:
NPSS Membership by Month
2009
3600
2010
3400
3200
2008
3000
2009
2010
2800
2600
2400
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
NPSS Measurement Gains 2008-2010
The previous slides have illustrated the losses in membership
experienced by NPSS during the January and February periods beginning
in the years 2008 through 2010.
Replacement of these losses is made by gains made by
1. Recruitment of new members at conferences sponsored by NPSS.
2. Random new applicants from around the globe who join because they
become interested in the products and values of the Nuclear and Plasma
Sciences Society.
3. Solicitation by IEEE, where some 10% of ‘lost’ members rejoin IEEE,
returning during the summer ‘build-up’ period, thus regaining their
previous membership status.
In the next few slides, the conference recruitment gains for
2008-2010 are portrayed:
NPSS 2008 Conference Recruitment
Gains
Conference
Venue
Regulars
Students
Add-Ons
Totals
PMC
Las Vegas
38
7
SORMA
Berkeley
72
24
24
108
ICOPS
Karlsruhe
98
33
23
124
NSREC
Tucson
34
1
1
48
NSS-MIC
Dresden
18
75
75
101
Totals-
260
130
36
426
45
NPSS 2009 Conference Recruitment
Gains
Conference
Venue
PAC
Vancouver
185
60
3
248
Real Time
Beijing
25
16
1
42
ICOPS
San Diego
77
1
78
SFE
San Diego
42
3
45
ANIMMA
Marseille
13
1
14
1
106
5
26
Pulsed Power Washington
Regulars
90
Students
15
Add-Ons
Totals
NSREC
Quebec
21
NSS-MIC
Orlando
28
68
21
117
481
159
36
676
Totals
NPSS 2010 Conference Recruitment
Gains
Conference
Venue
Regular
Student
Add-On
Real Time
Lisbon
9
3
12
ICOPS
Norfolk
49
50
99
NSREC
Denver
24
2
17
Total
43
RADECS
Längenfeld
6
11
NSS-MIC
Knoxville
29
61
4
94
117
127
21
265
Totals--
17
Total Gains During Years 2008-2010
The period from Mar 1 to the end of December is one in
which NPSS seeks new members by inviting people to join IEEE and
NPSS at conferences. Other people also join NPSS during that period
as well.
In the three year segment from 2008 to the present, how
many people joined IEEE/NPSS (both conference recruits and
others)?
this information:
DateThe following
NPSSchart gives
Date
NPSS
Gain
28 Feb 2008
2562
31 Dec 2008
3311
749
28 Feb 2009
2568
31 Dec 2009
3672
1104
28 Feb 2010
2702
31 Dec 2010
3342
640
Some of the gains came from people who were recruited at NPSS
conferences while others were people who joined on their own volition.
The following chart summarizes the gains and losses over the
period 2008-2010:
NPSS Gains/Losses Summary
YEAR
1 January
Population
1 March
Population
Losses
Conferenc
Gains
Non-Conf
Gains
Dec 31
Population
2008
3350
2562
788
426
323
3311
2009
3311
2568
743
676
428
3672
2010
3672
2702
970
265
375
3342
2011
3342
Totals
2501
1367
1126
This chart provides a summary over three years, allowing a view of the
results minimizing the effects of the number of conferences held each year. It is seen
that about 55% of the new people came from recruiting at conferences while 45%
were joiners-at-large. NPSS began the year 2011 with 330 fewer members than it
had at the beginning of the previous year.
Observations
About half of the new members of NPSS are derived from
recruiting at conferences and, without further analysis, about half of
the losses experienced each year are attributable to either source.
Further checking after the February de-activation will permit a better
view.
The current IEEE membership is reported as ~419,000
members. About 15% of these are in the GOLD classification.
e-Memberships are increasing in the eligible nations and now
stand at about 25% of the available members.
Very close to half of the IEEE members now live outside the
United States