To recognize the best student chapter in a given calendar year based on activity. Prize: A Certificate. Funding: This award will be funded by the IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society. Presentation: The best chapter will be recognized annually at the IEEE I2MTC. Basis for Judging: • Pre-requisite: The student chapter must have been submitting its annual report regularly. • Composition and structure (10%): Adequate number of student members with at least three officers (i.e. Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary) with specified terms and succession plans. • Membership Increase (20%): Identify total number of members in previous two years and current year. • Membership Advancement/Increase (10%): Significant achievements and awards received by chapter members should be included here. • Activities – Technical, Societal/Social, or Student/Industry (40%): Information can be provided on Technical Activities/Meetings, hosting job fairs or student/industry networking sessions, social activities involving students and the local community, student mentoring services, work towards student membership development, and activities that include interfacing with local industries. Eligibility: All Student Chapters of the Instrumentation and Measurement Society are eligible; Starting 2016 only Student Chapters that submitted regularly the annual activity report to the society are eligible; Student Chapters not selected for this award may apply each year; Student Chapters selected for this award must wait two years after receiving the award to reapply.
