Volunteer Role Descriptions

• Shall be the individual who was president the year previously
• Shall assist sitting chair with strategic development
• Shall be responsible for the strategic direction of the IEEE N3XT® Stars Program
• Holds a leadership role with the IEEE N3XT® Flagship Event

• Shall be empowered to determine and appoint the steering committees chairs as required to conduct business, and outreach functions for the initiative in accordance with appropriate IEEE bylaws and procedures
• Shall identify and develop potential future volunteer leaders for the initiative
• Shall supervise the affairs of the initiative and shall speak for IEEE Entrepreneurship on all matters not specifically delegated to others
• Shall oversee the activities of the IEEE N3XT® Brand including flagship events, affiliated event selection, and the IEEE N3XT® Stars Program

• Shall assist the Chair of the initiative and shall attend meetings of the IEEE Entrepreneurship steering committee meetings six months prior to the beginning of term
• Shall work with the chair to ensure continuity where needed from year-to-year on projects that span multiple years

• Shall be empowered to determine and appoint the steering committees chairs as required to conduct business, and outreach functions for the initiative in accordance with appropriate IEEE bylaws and procedures
• Shall identify and develop potential future volunteer leaders for the initiative
• Shall supervise the affairs of the initiative and shall speak for IEEE Entrepreneurship on all matters not specifically delegated to others
• Shall oversee the activities of the IEEE N3XT® Brand including flagship events, affiliated event selection, and the IEEE N3XT® Stars Program

• Shall seek collaborative opportunities with external partners to produce educational content for engineering driven startup community
• Shall serve on the IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Events oversight team
• Shall identify IEEE Entrepreneurship content that could qualify for CEU programs
• Assist IEEE organizational units developing new awards/honors
• Makes recommendations as to the extent of the initiatives involvement in awards and awards-related events at the IEEE level.
• Produces and/or identifies content in this area for the IEEE Entrepreneurship website and communications platforms

• Shall be responsible for outreach and coordination within IEEE to identify and pursue collaborative opportunities.  
• Shall be responsible for outreach and coordination with IEEE partners to identify and pursue collaborative opportunities in current activities for new actions beneficial to the global startup community
• Shall be responsible to monitor industry trends worldwide and maintain knowledge of topical issues.
• Shall work with the Chair to identify external technology entrepreneurship and large-scale technology events for IEEE N3XT® Stars Program roll-out on-site
• Shall oversee the IEEE Entrepreneurship Founder Office Hours Program
• Produces and/or identifies content in this area for the IEEE Entrepreneurship website and communications platforms

• Actively participates in all meetings of the full Steering Committee
• Serves as a liaison to other IEEE organization units where assigned at the discretion of the Chair or the Vice President IEEE Technical Activities
• Is assigned duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the Chair
• Serves on adhoc project teams at the discretion of the chair

These roles are filled at the discretion of the Chair and with the affirmation of committee. These roles vary based on the goals and efforts within a given year. Other non-voting liaison roles can be added at the discretion of the chair and with the affirmation of the committee.

• Coordinates efforts with the Chair and Vice Chair, Industry & Investor Activities
• Serves as liaison to the IEEE-USA Entrepreneurship Policy and Innovation Committee (EPIC)
• Serves as liaison to the IEEE-Vienna Office for EU Public Policy review
• Serves as the primary contact in identifying public policy content for the Digital Presence Chair
• Elevates issues related to worldwide public policy for startups to the steering committee, regional leadership, and/or other related IEEE entities
• Produces and/or identifies content in this area for the IEEE Entrepreneurship website and communications platforms

• Coordinates efforts with the Vice Chair, Education & Awards
• Serves as liaison with IEEE Humanitarian Activities
• Monitors activities of IEEE organization units for social impact related to the startup community
• Coordinates with Chair opportunities for IEEE to gain exposure in sustainable and social entrepreneurship communities and events

• Coordinates efforts with the Chair and Vice Chair, Industry & Investor Activities
• Serves as liaison to Standards Activities and/or TA Committee on Standards in providing guidance on needs of entrepreneurial audiences
• Monitors activities of IEEE organization units for standards activity related to the startup community

• Works with the IEEE N3XT® Program team on developing content and recruiting speakers related to standards activity within the startup community

• Coordinates efforts with the Chair and Vice Chair, Digital Presence
• Shall monitor the status of all IEEE YP programs and activities
• Shall coordinate with IEEE YP Chair to develop programs and activities to promote the visibility of IEEE.
• Shall create a high-level event plan for the year

• Coordinates communications between the Local Network, staff and volunteer leaders
• Ensures that appropriate individuals on the Local Network volunteer team have access to the Local Network website
• Other responsibilities as agreed to by the IEEE Entrepreneurship Steering Committee and the Local Network Chair

• May be invited to participate in specific activities/projects at the discretion of the sitting chair, IEEE President, or IEEE Technical Activities Vice President