{"id":2370,"date":"2024-02-09T14:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieeepels.wpengine.com\/?page_id=2370"},"modified":"2024-11-21T16:15:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:15:25","slug":"student-branch-chapters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/membership\/student-branch-chapters\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Branch Chapters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2370\" class=\"elementor elementor-2370\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bd7ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5bd7ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab19c51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab19c51\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39aa668 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39aa668\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1367710 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1367710\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770417a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"770417a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/student-chapters.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1942\" alt=\"student chapters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/student-chapters.png 640w, https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/student-chapters-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/student-chapters-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67e312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e67e312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Branch Chapters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff76576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff76576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Student Branch Chapter (SBC) requires a minimum of six IEEE Student Members or Graduate Student Members of an IEEE Society. SBCs are established by submitting a petition to the parent IEEE Student Branch and Society connected to represent and fulfill the members&#8217; needs. SBCs can only be established at a college, technical institute, or university that has a Student Branch.<\/p>\n<p>A joint SBC made up of members from more than one Society or Student Branch can be established. The petition will need at least six signatures (at least three signatures for each Society or Student Branch involved). When creating a petition for a joint SBC, please select the &#8220;Section Chapter\/Affinity Group Status Change&#8221; petition.<\/p>\n<p>More information about creating an SBC or joint SBC can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mga.ieee.org\/board-committees\/operations-manual\"><em>IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Operations Manual<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835335a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"835335a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/live.runmyprocess.com\/live\/2215365968\/appli\/233967?P_mode=LIVE&#038;P_version=\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start a Petition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b62e1a e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b62e1a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7810b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7810b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg id=\"Carousel\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"324.317\" height=\"65.628\" viewBox=\"0 0 324.317 65.628\">\n  <path id=\"Path_265\" data-name=\"Path 265\" d=\"M324.317,65.628,252.177,0H0V65.628Z\" fill=\"#f3f3f4\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d07ac8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d07ac8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a0d6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4a0d6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ecde7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44ecde7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9475fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9475fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources Available to SBCs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fedd2 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"49fedd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"77589970\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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id=\"e-n-tab-content-775899701\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-775899701\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-34f4b87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34f4b87\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3459829 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3459829\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ce00a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50ce00a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PELS Best Student Branch Chapter Award<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4356484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4356484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The PELS Best Student Branch Chapter Award recognizes excellent service by a PELS SBC (or joint SBC connected to PELS) to its student members and the power electronics community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a14ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d6a14ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/awards\/best-student-branch-chapter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-775899702\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-775899702\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-ac25830 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac25830\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0514070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0514070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distinguished Lecturer Programs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e977d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28e977d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The PELS Distinguished Lecturer (DL) program is an exciting offering available to SBCs. Each year, PELS selects a few members of the profession to serve as DLs to celebrate their high achievements in the power electronics field. This supports PELS SBC activities by providing high-profile speakers for local SBC events.<\/p><p>PELS also offers a Regional DL (RDL) program to support members and local SBCs in various regions around the globe. The selected RDLs give lectures during local PELS SBC events within their region and in a local language, if available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3758100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3758100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/membership\/distinguished-lecturers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-775899703\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-775899703\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4d5fa60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d5fa60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c74d0bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c74d0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Financial Support<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15fbcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15fbcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PELS offers a one-time payment of USD 500 to newly established SBCs and USD 250 to newly established SBCs. The SBC Chair should submit an application to request the funds. Funds will be sent to the IEEE Section the SBC is connected to, so the SBC Chair will need to coordinate with the IEEE Section&#8217;s Treasurer to receive it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a321490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a321490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/ad3096b99fe34d51807c4e2b21b256dc\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit an Application<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0f1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e0f1e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SBCs in good standing can also receive USD 250 or more as operational funding to support their activities. To receive this funding, the SBC Chair should complete the application sent to their email and provide a report on their activities over the past year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-775899704\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-775899704\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-cd5dc21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd5dc21\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92958d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92958d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Guidebook<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc087a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bc087a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This guidebook is a reference for students who are eager to establish a new SBC, in leadership positions of a newly founded SBC, and new leaders in an existing SBC. 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