Then welcome your Student graduates and newest members. Sections and Societies can identify their graduating Students by using SAMIeee to select Students and filtering graduation dates they wish to select. Student Branches and Sections should let their graduating Student members and other young IEEE professionals know about GOLD programs. Invite them to take an active role in planning, developing and executing GOLD programs and activities. Not only will they be helping their own future, they'll be taking charge and getting in the habit of being an active IEEE volunteer.
Funds are available to form a GOLD committee and initiate activities.
Recently an IEEE Fellow phoned looking to replace the vanity IEEE license plate sold in his Sections long ago. The IEEE license plate was stolen right from his car in the driveway. I contacted a Section that still sells the license plates and asked them to help him out. The IEEE Fellow called the next day and said he wanted to cancel that order. Seems the IEEE license plate had been returned.