Hi Jody:
Thank you for bringing up the subject that many companies will pay the IEEE and PSES dues. Personally, I enjoyed this company benefit for many years. Here are some arguments to present to management: Product safety engineering is, for now, an academic orphan, rarely taught as a subject in its own right. Most people in the field learn not from academe but >from on-the-job experience and mentoring by others. On-the-job training is good, but not sufficient as it is highly specialized to the specific job. What coverage there is in colleges is nothing like what a product safety engineer will find on the job. PSES meetings and the Symposium are the only places where product safety engineers can learn both product-safety basics and state-of-the-art advances. Safety and compliance engineers tend to be isolated specialists within their own companies. They stand to learn more from counterparts at other companies than from their co-workers. Some of the best safety discussions can only take place one-on-one. At meetings and at the Symposium, members can meet with colleagues from other companies and share their learnings. Obviously, competitors are not free to discuss product specific issues, but even talking in generalities one can learn things that could apply your company's products. The IEEE PSES provides opportunities for personal growth in product safety expertise. Your company should support these opportunities by paying all or some of the dues. Best regards, Rich From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leber, Jody (San Diego) Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 3:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: IEEE Membership All, In the event you cannot personally support the financial requirement, many companies will pay the fees if you can justify the value of membership to management. Best Regards, Jody Leber SGS Consumer Testing Services Manager, Battery Test Certification Program SGS - U. S. Testing Company, Inc. 16870 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 250 San Diego, CA 92127 USA Phone: 678.469.9835 Fax: 858.592.7107 E-mail: [email protected] - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
