Charles P. Rubenstein earned a doctorate in bioengineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New York and a Masters in Library and Information Science at Pratt Institute.

Dr. Rubenstein is professor of information science at Pratt Institute’s graduate School of Information and Library Science and has been a visiting professor of engineering at the Farmingdale State College (SUNY).He is a senior member of the IEEE and has served the IEEE in many volunteer positions including IEEE Director – Region 1 (2010-2011), Member of the Board of IEEE-USA Directors, Member-at-large of the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB), Member of the Member and Geographic Activities Board (MGA), Member of the Technical Activities Board (TAB), and as a Honorary Member of the Board, Vice President for Conferences, Vice President for Membership, and Elected Member-at-large of several of IEEE’s Technical Societies and Councils. His major local efforts have been in Region 1 – the Northeastern US – where in addition to serving as 2008-2009 Director-Elect, 2010-2011 Director, and 2012-2013 Past Director, he has served the Region as an Area Chair, Electronic Communications Coordinator, Chapters Coordinator, and Student Activities Coordinator. He has received various IEEE Awards including IEEE-USA’s highest award for professionalism; the prestigious Robert S. Walleigh Award for “sustained leadership and inspiration in professional activities within the IEEE Divisions and Regions.”

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SCALABILITY OF IEEE MEMBERSHIP

Students and GOLD members alike are often not aware of the power of the scalability of their IEEE membership. This presentation reviews the structure of IEEE with an eye on providing the student or GOLD member "choices and opportunities for serving and for being served" through their membership and leadership roles in the IEEE. Focused on the professional development tools available through the Regional and Section Professional Activities Coordinators in general, and in Regions 1 through 6 through - the IEEE-USA PACE Network, it has also been suitable for non-US presentations, and has been presented at IEEE-USA Professional Development Seminars and as a luncheon keynote at Regional conferences.

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LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Students and members alike are often not aware of the leadership skills their IEEE membership provides for them. The presentation can be presented as a short overview during S-PACs and/or Student Branch Leadership Workshops, or as a half-day or full day Leadership Training Workshop.

(If half or full-day workshops are intended to be a revenue generator for the Section, etc., then in addition to the customary coverage of travel expenses, an honoraria may be required. If NOT offered for revenue generation, the presentation will be provided on a pro-bono basis.)

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